> Looks like the perps didnt know the homeowner (well enough) <
I couldn’t get the article to load. But I’ve read elsewhere that the homeowner liked to brag about his gun collection on social media. So the perps probably knew what just what was in their house.
The homeowner made a stupid mistake by bragging on social media. The perps made an even stupider mistake by assuming he’d be sleeping when they broke in.
2 dead bangers and one headed for death row. Maybe it wasn’t a mistake at all. If a kid drowns in your unprotected pool you can be held liable under the “attractive nuisance” doctrine. This homeowner seems to have done just that.
Wiki:
“The attractive nuisance doctrine applies to the law of torts in some jurisdictions. It states that a landowner may be held liable for injuries to children trespassing on the land if the injury is caused by an object on the land that is likely to attract children.[1] The doctrine is designed to protect children who are unable to appreciate the risk posed by the object, by imposing a liability on the landowner.”