ABSOLUTELY WRONG HERE IN TEXAS.....section 9 of Vernons Code states "to protect yourself, others, your property, or property entrusted to you" .... i live with it every nite as a repoman...the DA cannot even charge someone for shooting me or one of my agents after dark...no i've never shot anyone, would hate to have to live with it...i can usually deter folks from about anything without a gun

 

It was only one person. No I didn't kill him. And in my case itwas the same as stealing my property, I was being held-up, robbed at gun point, I was told that if I didn't give him all my money, I was going to be shot. I was driving cab at the time.

Property is not worth a life.

Shooting someone whenthe situation warrentsdoes not always mean lethal force.

However ifsomeone ever puts a gun to my head again they will notlive to tell about. Even if it gets me killed doing so.

 

Had a friend in High School lose his left eye to bird shot for stealing watermelons. Rock salt didn't work farmer stepped it up with bird shot. Curred a lot of folks forever. I wasn't there when he got shot. However I never stole another watermelon. Oh yeah nobody got the attorney's involved either.

 

All the macho stuff aside, there is suppose to be a lot of thought and hopefully training done before deciding what you intend to do in any given situation. Talk prior to the event (bragging) is intent, and training classes, forums like these are what people use to decide what they would do in a given situation. There are some that will decide what they will do by macho comments made on a forum, but in real life my bet is that most haven't been totally honest with what would happen. Preperation prior to an event can save many years of mental torment caused by your actions. I personally have taken and continue to take training classes, practice, and read threads like this to help me determine in my mind what I think I would do in a give situation, it's called planning. Although not conclusive, my use of deadly force will be limited to something I can't replace, ie my life, the life of a loved one. Don't get me wrong, I'm not putting a sign on my garage, "Steal my HD, I won't shoot you". I will branish a weapon in my home, if it is discharged will be your call. The only sheep I intend to be is Christs.

 

Well since I'm not going to take the time to decide on whether or not that person is armed and has the intent to do bodily harm. If they are riding away before I find out, then I'll be placing two calls: police and insurance company. If they are still in the garage (or house, assuming they are going for my TV or something), then all bets are off, since I have no idea if they are armed.

 

I'm with you on this one Crypto...If I can't catch 'em in the act or it's off my property then phone calls are about all I'll be able to do...however...ifsomeone enters my home uninvited and unannounced with the intention of stealing my property or possibly harming me or one of my family members and I'm lucky enough tocatchthem in the act...they better be givin' itup FAST or I WILL shoot...and yes indeed it would be legal under the "make my day" law in Colo.

 

sounds like entrapment to me but it couldn;'t happen to a lower life form and I'm all for it. Don't forget to cut the left hand off. then drop them off at the farm. there's a big ditch out on the lower 40 they can rot in

 

Id like to kill someone who would steal my bike, its my sole transportation to work everyday.
would I? depends, if they were driving away, and i was unable to catch them, nope, because id go to jail.
if i interupted the thieve, and the scumbag tried to run me over, yup, if he tried to fight, and i felt like my life was in danger...yep.
im gonna do everything i can to save my ticket to work.

 

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I'm in the minority up here in WA state where the dirtbag criminals have more rights than the victims but I feel that killing a thief is doing the country a great service......