Read about it here.

To summarize: thugs try to break into homeowners house armed with a crowbar. Homeowner confronts them at the front door. Thugs assault homeowner with a bottle. Homeowner's stepson fires two shots from an air rifle at thugs. Police come and arrest the stepson for assault and "possession of a knife." (Oh the horror!) Stepson pleads guilty.

The kicker: "It is not known if Mr Goldie (the thug) was charged with any offences after the incident"

We have to be vigilant that we don't end up in the same boat over here.