what force was necessary when tackling intruders without facing prosecution.In the past 15 years, only 11 people had been prosecuted after attacking intruders, including cases in which burglars had been pursued and shot as they fled, and one in which an intruder was tied up and set alight.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/02/01/uburglars.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/02/01/ixpor