[kinoxi]

My comment was in response to the ‘legislator who authored the bill’ speaking out against the situation and how it was handled. I’ve had neighbors that I would protect. I’ve had neighbors where I would just scare them away. The concept here seems to be (from the legislator) that no one can protect his or her property but themselves.

[muawiyah]

Had to do with the Castle Doctrine law. Other Freepers have noted that defending someone else's property is covered under a different law. The legislator was speaking about the Castle Doctrine, not the other laws.

[achilles2000]

First, Wentworth was probably ambushed by the media. He didn’t know much if anything about the case, and so couldn’t comment cogently. Second, the recently enacted “castle doctrine” is not the relevant law here. The castle doctrine makes it very , very difficult to proceed against someone legally for using deadly force under certain circumstances. The codger, however, will probably be defended on the basis of law that existed before the castle doctrine. Whether he gets indicted depends on facts and politics. If indicted, whether he gets convicted will depend mainly on facts (because it is Pasadena).