Over recent years I have been continually bemused by the anti-victim stance the British Judicial system seems to have favoured.

There have been a catalogue of rulings, from Paul Clarke who was charged and sentenced to five years for handing in a shot gun to police which he found at the bottom of his garden to Renate Bowling, 71 years old, charged with assault after prodding a youth after he had been throwing stones at her house.

I thought perhaps the law had finally seen sense following the release of Munir Hussain, charged with beating a burglar.

It seems that I was lulled into a false sense of security. Despite the fact that Hussain and his family were tied up, threatened with knives and were outnumbered by the intruders the violence they inflicted was viewed to be extreme.

His brother is still in custody and will serve at least two years; the same appeal court that released Munir refuses to drop charges against him.

It seems Hussain was released due to public outcry as a token gesture. The Lord Justice assures the public that the ruling should not be seen as a precedent encouraging the public taking the law into their own hands. 

I should note here that I am aware that many of you will believe Hussain was in the wrong and his use of a baseball bat was excessive but please ask yourself; would you try to tackle armed intruders alone with nothing but your fists or helplessly dial 999 who would have undoubtedly arrive 20 minutes later with a donut in their mouth? Of course not!

For those of you who are ever in the unfortunate position of the aforementioned VICTIMS whatever you do; do not protect yourself or your family; as this is apparently not lawful.

Nice country.