“Skipped over fisticuffs and baseball bat straight to the option of last resort on the force continuum.”
Damn right! The smaller homeowner could have been killed or crippled by ONE BLOW from the dirt napping belligerent ex. He’s not obligated to take a beating on his own property to satisfy the sensibilities of weak-kneed pantywaist second-guessers. He’s not a cop, he’s a private citizen defending his own life and home. This is ALL on the dead guy....and his justice has already been served.