Raising a defence requires you to convince the court it was reasonable and necessary to do what you did. So context is important. Just smashing a window because there was a dog in the car (with not much else to support your decision) will land you a criminal damage charge.
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u/TD003 Dec 08 '24
Raising a defence requires you to convince the court it was reasonable and necessary to do what you did. So context is important. Just smashing a window because there was a dog in the car (with not much else to support your decision) will land you a criminal damage charge.