“When it comes to a dwelling, individuals can use reasonable force, including deadly force, against another person,” Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood told NBC News. “They have no duty to retreat, that’s in the law. That person who uses that force has to reasonably believe that the force is necessary to prevent or terminate an awful entry or attack on the person’s dwelling,” he added.
I see and agree with the point you are making. It appears Indiana law differs from other states, in that a person can defend their home while perceived to be breaking in and physically outside of the door threshold.
And have the residents that did the shooting been victims of break-ins before, especially by illegals? Or have they or others in the neighborhood been subjected to other violence by illegals?
Were the cleaning people skilled enough in the English language and our culture to know for sure they had the right home? The answer is obvious, no they weren’t, or they would have been at the right home and no one would have been shot.
It’s truly sad this lady had to be killed. If these people were illegals, this never would have happened if they were still in their country of origin. More info needs to come out to see what other facts come into play.
If the word “awful” in your post should be “unlawful”, the homeowner appears to be with8n the law.