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What people here don't seem to realize, is this: there's a vast difference between US laws and European laws. In the UK for example, you're usually not allowed to own a gun. And you're usually not allowed to kill intruders, unless they try to kill you first (self-defense rules). Same goes for most of Europe.
And no, I don't agree with it either, nor do many other members of the public. But we're led by left-wing people; compared to US politicians, that'd be extreme left-wing, almost communist guys. The people in power (and most intellectuals) believe everyone has human rights, including criminals, and that nobody is allowed to infringe on those rights. It's slowly starting to change because of some serious persistent problems with a small number of repeat offenders, some as young as 13... Hugging and helping them doesn't seem to work.
Anyway, prosecutors tend to emphasize the dangers of playing your own judge, and always demand high penalties for it. Judges seem to turn around, though: last week, a jeweler here was sentenced to pretty much nothing for shooting someone that just robbed his store and was now running away; he got punished for illegal firearms possession, not for the shooting (which was ruled self-defense).
So, Sixate, if you were living in Europe, and do what you say you'd do to a burglar... you'd likely be thrown in jail for years to come, unless you have a *very* sympathetic judge.
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