Now personally I applaud the actions of John Smeaton, and congratulate him on the honour he received today.
However, after pondering for a minute on this subject I couldn't help thinking, if this bloke had "...just booted a guy" who was robbing his house, he'd have probably been jailed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7276979.stmHaving said that fair play to the powers that be for giving him this honour, I think he deserved it, and so did the failed terrorist deserve a shoeing.