Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, told the Labour conference that so-called 'have-a-go-heroes" should  escape prosecution if they injure an assailant.

The Bill will ensure that people who use reasonable force to protect themselves or others have full protection under the law.

Hooray is all I can say, and about time too, it's about time we were able to protect our homes and families and show those criminals the business end of a baseball bat without fear of getting sued by them.

It will also make it illegal to incite hatred against the disabled and people who have undergone a sex change.

Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has already said he would amend the legislation to make it illegal to incite homophobic hatred. This protection will now be extended to transgendered and disabled people.

This is certainly another step in the right direction, but they really should extend this to be less specific, it should be illegal to incite hatred against anyone for any reason that is to do with their race, appearance, disability etc. Why should a goth for example have to put up with abuse and hatred any more than a homosexual, they shouldn't so it should be the same rule for everyone.

One comment I will make on this though is that everyone has the basic human right right to dislike anyone or anything for any reason. Some people simply need to learn to keep certain feelings to themselves and then they are not going to bother anyone  and other people need to get a grip and realise that it really doesn't matter if a complete stranger doesn't you, who cares? don't lose any sleep over it.

Remember, a person can no better help the fact that he/she likes/dislikes homosexuals, rednecks, Goth's, blacks or bikers any more than he can help the fact that he/she like/dislikes seafood, peanuts, sci-fi or reality TV shows, that's just the way human beings are built, we have these things called feelings that we cannot control most of the time, and you cannot change someones feelings, but remember that your feelings cannot hurt anyone, at least I don't ever think I have ever heard of a cow being offended or upset by a vegetarian.

The Bill also bans possession of extreme pornography and brings in new powers to throw anti-social neighbours out of their homes.

Now I think this porno ban is laughable and is going to do nothing more than waste police time and tax payers money when they should be chasing real criminals. Everyone knows (whether they want to admit it not) that most of the entire male population of planet earth likes porn, owns porn and one of the first things that every man does when they first get on the INTERNET is download porn. Thus why it is the biggest business in the world and is the sole reason why the INTERNET is as huge as it is today, that's a fact. So what on earth is the point in banning the possession of something that almost everyone owns, the police are going to have to start arresting each other, sheesh they are going to have to arrest the people who made the law in the first place as well. Or is this just the MP's way of pretending they don't do it themselves?

I also have to wonder what the hell they class as extreme, I mean most of things I find extreme and disgusting are supposedly quite normal these days.

Why don't they ban alchohol, that would have a much more positive effect on human life, like all the lives it would save for a start. I tell you why, because the goverment makes a fortune in taxes on the sale of alchohol, but they don't make money out of porn.

The bill will also introduce violent offender orders, which will be similar to sex offender orders but applied in cases of violent crime.

Noisy neighbours will face eviction under plans which extend powers currently used to close "crack dens".

Officials have estimated that 50 premises a year would be closed.

Well I have had enough problem neighbours in my time to appreciate this one, but I wonder if the 'have-a-go-heroes' law would apply in this situation :-)

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