Yes, precisely. Store clerk had no reason to believe the person stealing from him would not hurt him—or worse—once he got what he wanted. I love it when judges tell people— who wounded or killed perps—they had no right to do that because they did not know what was in the perp’s mind.
Precisely, again. And I’m not gonna wait to find out either.
Of course, the other absurdity is that you can’t use lethal force to protect your property. I worked for that property. Attacking it is the same as attacking me. You bet I’ll protect it by every means at my disposal.
This depends on the State..here in Texas the perps know better!!