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To: Envisioning; al_c; Windflier; combat_boots; piytar

Many thanks for posting this!

Pinging the text of the rules about defense:

To: lowbridge

Texas Penal Code

Sec. 9.42. DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY. A person is justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible,movable property:

(1) if he would be justified in using force against the other under Section 9.41; and

(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary:

(A) to prevent the other’s imminent commission of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal mischief during the nighttime; or

(B) to prevent the other who is fleeing immediately after committing burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, or theft during the nighttime from escaping with the property; and

(3) he reasonably believes that:

(A) the land or property cannot be protected or recovered by any other means; or

(B) the use of force other than deadly force to protect or recover the land or property would expose the actor or another to a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury.

77 posted on Tue Jun 09 2015 16:32:33 GMT-0500 (CDT) by Envisioning (4.13.15 - That awkward moment in history when 53 million racists became sexists...) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies | Report Abuse]


129 posted on 06/09/2015 6:14:49 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: WildHighlander57

Thanks for pinging me to the Texas Penal Code excerpts. Very important to know, under the circumstances.


136 posted on 06/09/2015 9:09:45 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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