Yeah, Texas!
Light up those Trayvons pardner!
Excellent.
I can’t remember where I read it, but someone said that the chambered bullet in your firearm costs $50,000.
What he meant was this. Fire that bullet in a defensive situation, and you could end up spending $50,000 (or more) defending yourself against criminal charges, lawsuits, etc.
Now, sometimes you got to risk that $50,000 to save a life. But sometimes it’s a foolish.
The homeowner here was foolish, very foolish. If he had hit an innocent person by mistake, he wouldn’t be a homeowner long.
"They won’t be back," his wife said. "They’re not stupid enough."
I wouldn't bet a nickel of somebody else's money on that.
I haven’t check to see if the law has changed, I suspect it has not. In Texas after the sun goes down you can use deadly force if you find someone on your property. It is very dangerous to enter someone elses’ property at night in Texas.
I may be the only decenter here, but it’s my take that you don’t shoot at folks just because they are running from the police. You do shoot if they run up to you or your property in a threatening manner.
In most places, you have to be in clear fear of your life, to use deadly force.
I think it’s best to allow the police to use deadly force if in fact it needs to used.
People bolt from the police for minor offenses at times. I’d sure hate to have shot a guy dead because he freaked out about being caught for some petty crime.
For all those who have been somewhat cowed by the Zimmerman trial, remember that you might indeed face a few uncomfortable months if you kill a criminal, *or* you might face an eternity of never doing anything ever again.