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Re: What the...?!
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Fri, 13 Jun 2003 17:06:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti wrote:
What lousy reporting. The guy doing the shooting is in jail, but the article
never actually says he is in jail for killing one of the burglers. Nor does it
establish why he was convicted even if it was for that incident. Did the
burglers turn and run and he shot them in the back? Did they charge him? What?
Without knowing the circumstances or the laws involved, it is difficult to
render any judgment except to excoriate the reporter and editors involved.
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A person’s home should be respected, and when it is not - those trespassing
should not necessarily expect to avoid personal harm or even death.
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Depends on where you are (we’ve been over this ground before, but...): if you
are in Texas, my understanding is blaze away! It is assumed that someone
breaking into your house is a de facto threat to your life, and you can shoot
someone for trying to carry off your stuff (I ain’t a lawyer, don’t come crying
to me if you shoot someone on my say so). All the other states I checked
(though none of the 6 were in the south) were pretty much the same: you need to
establish that you felt your life was in danger. There’s a lot of wiggle-room
in there, but if you set up a trap, you probably broke the law and the burgler
will be able to sue you, not to mention you’ll be going to jail (the classic
example is a fireman climbs into your house and sets off your trap). There are
also plenty of people who decided to blaze away and found that they just shot a
family member going to the bathroom or getting a drink of water (an example on
the rational behind the restrictive laws of use of deadly force).
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They are giving the criminal the right to sue his intended victim. If a
person tried to invade my home -- to hurt my loved ones or myself, or just to
take some of our things -- I can assure you that they are not going to be
leisurely questioned about their specific motives or if they happen to be on
their way out. In fact, I think I can pretty much guarantee a “shoot first,
ask questions later” policy when it comes to home invasion.
Personally, I am really sick of the quasi-parental role governments now seek
to fulfill. It’s as if they were trying to settle a disagreement between
violent siblings.
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Well heck, let’s all just shoot each other and tell da gub’mint to butt out!
:-)
-->Bruce<--
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| Shot burglar wins right to sue Martin (URL) I don't claim to know the details of this case beyond what is stated in the linked articles, but I think I have to disagree with some of the broader conclusions reached in the case. A person's home should (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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