[pikachu]

Sadly, the family of the dead burglar will probably sue the old man in a civil case and WIN. We need to change the civil law so that death during a crime such as this does not let the estate of the dead idiot to sue. The burglar probably has ranks of people who will flock to court to talk about this former choir boy, star athlete, serious student, and paragon of humanity who was probably a future Nobel Peace Prize winner but the world was deprived of his essence by this 'crazed gun wielding nut'.

[Joe Boucher]

Don't forget the puke lawyer who will take the families case.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Sadly, the family of the dead burglar will probably sue the old man in a civil case and WIN.

You are regurgitating Brady Bunch disinformation.

If it was a reasonably justifiable shooting, few lawyers will take the case because they work on contingency and if they lose, they get nothing and have wasted their time. A jury trial is a crap shoot.

[super7man]

You forgot that he was also working on the cure for cancer....

[Balding_Eagle]

I think when a shooting like this occurs in CO, a though investigation is done, and then Law Enforcement offically clears the shooter. That completed procedure then gives immunity to the shooter against the types of lawsuits you are talking about.

So when you read that someone killed an intruder in self defense, "and the police are investigating and questioning the shooter" that is to protect the truely innocent shooter, not a ploy to charge him.

[2ndClassCitizen]

The man who shot the boy needs to develop heart symptoms, anxiety, back pain, etc. and sue the family of the boy for ruining his health (mental and physical). We should create an entire industry out of suing these no goods and their families. I do realize that sometimes the families are good people and should not be sued. Only sue them when they sue you.