LC Brendan from Oz sends us this from his own country:

A MAN claims an intruder he’s accused of bashing with a baseball bat yelled, “I’m going to kill you” as he broke down the door to his Sydney home.

Let’s recap: Violent goblin kicks down door to residence and enters swinging a plank while screaming “I’m going to kill you.” Clear case of self-defense against a home invasion, a situation clearly justifying (in this country) the use of lethal force, right?

Unless you live in Chicago or some other such corrupt, leftist shithole where self-defense is illegal, the last question may be considered rhetorical.

But in Oz, it’s a different matter:

Darryl Stoneham, 37, from Doonside, in Sydney’s west, faced Blacktown Local Court today charged with malicious assault inflicting grievous bodily harm.

“Malicious assault?” It seems to me, M’Lud, not to mention every other organism on the planet with an IQ above that of protozoa, that Mr. Stoneham wasn’t the one instigating the malicious assault here. Unless kicking in a door and assaulting somebody with a two by four while screaming “I’m going to kill you” is just some quaint, Australian way of saying “hi mate, care for a brew?”, which we somewhat doubt.

The charge related to an alleged attack on David Kuusik, 38, who, according to police facts, broke into Stoneham’s home last night.

In documents tended to the court, police alleged two other people at the house attempted to stop Mr Kuusik entering the premises about 8.35pm (AEST) while Stoneham called triple-0.

But the documents said Mr Kuusik knocked a door off its hinges and entered the house brandishing a plank of wood, which Stoneham claimed was being swung around.

So, other than Mr. Stoneham, we have two eye-witnesses at the scene attempting to stop goblin Kuusik who, presumably, aren’t contradicting Mr. Stoneham’s explanation. After all, if they were, we’re sure that M’Lud would have made a note of it, it being somewhat central to the case.

Care to explain why this “case” hasn’t been no-billed and dismissed with prejudice, M’Lud?

Stoneham then picked up a baseball bat and began swinging at Mr Kuusik, striking him a number of times “above the shoulders but below the head”, police allege.

Police allege Stoneham told them Mr Kuusik yelled “I’m going to kill you” as he tried to enter the house.

The two men are believed to have been known to each other before the incident.

Magistrate Paul MacMahon released Stoneham on bail, to reappear again in the same court on June 7.

The accused left the court wearing a plastic jump suit because his clothes had been seized for forensic testing.

Mr Kuusik remains in Westmead Hospital with a fractured skull.

‘Tis a great pity that the goblin was hit in the head, it being the place least likely to inflict damage to anything vital in his case.

Outside the court, Stoneham’s sister Kerry Davidson said the charges against her brother were “very unfair”.

“He (Mr Kuusik) smashed into his home, he did a home invasion, my brother protected himself, they should fix the laws up for innocent people who don’t deserve to be treated like this,” she told reporters.

Calling it “unfair” is entirely too kind, Ms. Davidson. “Gross miscarriage of justice” would be much more apt under the circumstances.

Stoneham’s lawyer John Crackles said he did not know if his client would take legal action against Mr Kuusik.

“It is (unfortunate) where on the facts it appears that he would have been the victim but it’s a matter of self defence,” Mr Crackles told reporters.

“I think in the circumstances (bail) is quite reasonable.”

I see that the former subject of the Crown still master the art of the British Understatement. Under the circumstances, multiple lead injections to the goblin would have been quite reasonable and, had it happened in a country where the safety of law-abiding citizens means something such as, say, here, that would have been the outcome, followed by a complete, routine dismissal of charges.

Observe what happens when bleeding heart liberals have their way and deny the rights of individuals to defend themselves.

Observe and shudder.

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