He parked his truck several blocks away and turned off all of his lights, so anyone would think that he wasn't at home.
He hid downstairs in his basement, with a chair set up between two bookshelves, so he could lie in wait, out of sight of anyone who opened the basement door.
He stocked the space between the bookshelves with bottled water and powerbars so he could stay there for hours.
He purchased several tarps so he could wrap up the bodies.
He could not wait for his house to be broken into and went out of his way to present a tempting target.
Not one thing he did was in the heat of the moment.
It was all carefully planned out.
He claims that he waited more than a day to contact the police because he didn't want to bother them.
I think he was enjoying his trophies before he had to get rid of them.
I’m glad he wasn’t hurt.
Reimburse him for his time, ammo, and a replacement tarp and send him on his way.
He did a service for the community.
I think Smith went way too far, but a dark and unoccupied house is not what I would call a “tempting target,” an attractive nuisance. It could only tempt those already criminally inclined.
Kind of like trolling through the 'hood trying to draw an attack from a Knockout King wannabee, so you can shoot the b@$t@rd? Nope, no "good guy" in this scenario, even though "vermin" is an accurate description.