Suseonline,
" what sort of unprovoked physical violence should result in their death do you think.....a slap of the face?
A punch to the body?
A poke of the finger into the chest?
A good sound boxing of the ears?
How about a kick to the leg?"
A definite yes to all these.
Assault is assault and retaliation is necessary to stop it. Killing the assailant is the best way to stop them from doing it again.
Don't be so squeamish.

Dear Suse,

The chances are quite slim that a poke of a finger or a kick to the leg would be responded to lethally within the next 5 minutes, so while it would be rare, the fact that such a chance exists will deter potential offenders and result in less injuries overall.

When there are no witnesses and a suspicion of murder arises, then there is an array of forensic tools to try to discover the truth. The only difference is that currently a murderer will run away and cover their tracks while with this law-reform, the killer will report to a police station shortly after, claiming that they were attacked first - so the evidence will be fresher and the killer may well be asked to produce their fresh injury as evidence.

Of course I haven't detailed all the fine print - that will be debated and produced by a competent committee of legislators, with due checks and balances, as in the Dromi Law. That fine print could for example have a clause that excludes people with criminal record from benefiting from this exemption.

Yuyitsu and ChrisGaffe, you must surely be having us on?

You are living in the wrong country if you want to be able to shoot someone dead if they slap your face, and expect to get away with that lawfully.

Try North Korea or Afghanistan...

Dear Suse,

I don't want to shoot anyone dead - only to have them think that I could.

Suse,

Should the 84 year old have had to wait until his attackers actually harmed him before defending himself or should he have been able to assume that because they illegally entered his home that they intended him harm and to act accordingly in his own defence?

Is Mise. I hate to think of the elderly being frightened and hurt as much as you do.

Do I think someone should be lawfully shot dead for breaking into someone else's home?
No, I don't.

Obviously I am closer to the truth than all the rednecks on this thread, because the law, as it stands now, agrees with me.