On 5/21/07, sean@epoptic.com sean@epoptic.com wrote:
It is surprising and faintly scary to learn that South Africa may be the most progressive of common-law countries.
Eh not really. When South Africa shifted to it's post apartheid legal structure the Bill of Rights introduced has (as far as I understand obviously I'm not a lawyer) the effect that it would probably be illegal to use lethal force to protect property. However this has not as yet been directly tested in court as far as I know so I can't be certain (all the past cases being under the old system where it was under certain conditions legal).