Leftists in Finland have thrown a man in jail for using “excessive self-defense” to fight off a home invasion.

From RT:

A homeowner in Finland has been sentenced to four years in jail and a hefty fine after fighting off three intruders who attempted to rob his house. The thieves, meanwhile, got lesser prison terms and are to be paid damages by their victim. In April, a 35-year-old man from Hyvinkää, a town just 50km north of the Finnish capital, Helsinki, heard a knock on the front door of his suburban house and rushed to open it. As soon as he unlocked it, three strangers rushed in and launched at him, toting baseball bats and a gun. The man retreated to the kitchen, where he found a knife and with it was able to overpower the intruders, two men and one woman.

One man armed only with a knife fought off three armed robbers with a gun.

Rather than get a medal and a parade held in his honor, he’s getting a jail sentence.

The court spent nearly four months examining the case to come up with the unexpected ruling. The homeowner has been convicted of “excessive self-defense and attempted manslaughter,” Helsinki news reports. He will serve an unconditional sentence for four years and two months, which he has to spend in prison. The man also has to pay damages to his attackers, with the fine totaling €21,000 (US$23,000). The newspaper does not provide information on the severity of injuries sustained by the home-invaders, however, it is known that they survived the event. The attackers were also convicted for felony home invasion and assault, yet their punishments are much less harsh. All three received one-year-and-two-month conditional sentences, which is similar to probation or house arrest in Finland, depending on the case. The offender serves the sentence outside of jail, but has to follow strict jail-like rules. The trio was also ordered to pay the homeowner damages, but their combined fine was ruled to be €3,000 (US$3,300).

Perhaps the judge could have just given the robbers the man’s home as well, after all, they’re clearly the real victims.

In all seriousness, this is why in the US people say if you’re getting robbed you should shoot to kill.

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