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To: wideawake
THe man had been armed with a deadly weapon ~ who knew what else he might have had. It's necessary to track down a thief under these circumstances and detain him lest he return at a later time to kill you because you are an eye-witness.

The thief didn't wish to be detained; therefore it was OK to shoot him.

That's the way I see it. Self-defense, end to end.

Surprised they had a judge on this case who is unable to think like a crook ~

16 posted on 02/29/2008 10:02:28 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah
It's necessary to track down a thief under these circumstances and detain him lest he return at a later time to kill you because you are an eye-witness.

Oh, please.

If I saw someone messing with my truck and he ran off, and then by some bizarre chance I saw him again an hour later with a police officer nearby and I said: "Officer! Arrest that man! He tried to break into my truck!" it would be purely my word against his and the would-be thief would walk away laughing.

I have never heard of someone returning to kill a witness who saw him trying to break into a car.

Even if your scenario was in any way plausible, you're still not allowed to kill someone because you believe that they might try to kill you tomorrow.

28 posted on 02/29/2008 10:33:42 AM PST by wideawake (Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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