[cripplecreek]

I agree...but they still would get a pass if it’s me on the jury.

Depending on the testimony I may as well.

There was a case in Detroit a few years ago where a guy chased a thief down and cornered him in an alley and killed him. The judge was as lenient as possible and only gave him 3 years. Unfortunately the guy chose to go without a jury trial and the federal sentencing guidelines are where he picked up 15 more years.

The guy's house had been broken into 3 times in a week. He came home from work and found 3 men breaking into his house a 4th time so naturally he went after them. He caught the slow one who chose to ask "What are you going to do, shoot me?" and laughed. The guy shot him 3 times.

The judge in the case likened it to a rancher killing predators threatening his herd.

[Frank_2001]

What was the basis for the Federal charges? Did the thief fall in the doorway of a post office or something?