I resent the slaver driver & religious oppression part at the beginning ( europe wasnt
that bad in ye olden days was it?

), but everything else I agree 100% on. Criminals will be criminals no matter what, law abiding citizens should have the right to defend themselves, with lethal force if needs be.
Case in point:
A female celeb saw 2 guys trying to rob her garden shed the other day, so she waved a kitchen knife at them from her upstairs window to scare them off, then called the police. Police turned up and advised her that it was illiegal to use such potential force against intruders, would-be thieves escaped scottfree.
The point being that courts these days care more about protecting the rights of the criminal to ensure they dont become victims, and dont give a sh*t about the real victims since the law states you can only use 'reasonable force', might as well bend over and let them screw you over that way too.