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To: wbarmy

In Texas you can shoot an absconding criminal in the back, as they are running away, if you cannot stop them from stealing your stuff* otherwise.

So if the criminal is on a little old people scooter and you can easily run him down, no.

But if the criminal is a young strapping lad, and you have a sore toe, then fire away.

*You can also shoot people stealing other people’s stuff, too!


18 posted on 06/14/2018 6:37:20 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan
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To: T-Bone Texan

Yes, that was the whole issue for this case.

https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/pasadena-news/article/Pasadena-man-fatally-shoots-burglary-suspects-1818760.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Horn_shooting_controversy

I think most of us (and most rational human beings) would want a neighbor like Mr. Horn, who says “Nope, you ain’t stealing from me, or my neighbors”.


19 posted on 06/14/2018 9:23:50 AM PDT by ro_dreaming (Chesterton, 'Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It's been found hard and not tried')
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