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Defense of Property
You cannot shoot someone for stealing your car. You cannot shoot someone for stealing your wallet. You cannot shoot someone for wandering over your property line. In the eyes of the law, life has priority over possessions—even a criminal’s life. You may defend your own safety with the use of force, but not your stuff.
You cannot shoot someone for stealing your car. You cannot shoot someone for stealing your wallet. You cannot shoot someone for wandering over your property line. In the eyes of the law, life has priority over possessions—even a criminal’s life. You may defend your own safety with the use of force, but not your stuff.
Cultural attitudes are changing. I see juries tending to reverse this doctrine, or at least, having self defense expanded quite broadly.
The Chicago case is an example of this.
A great many people are fed up with crime, and do not care what happens to thieves.
I will not be surprised to see the law itself changed closer to Texas law in the nest decade or two.
“You may defend your own safety with the use of force, but not your stuff.”
You need to study the laws of the state you are in. In Maryland, for example, use of deadly force in defending your property is perfectly legal. It’s completely illegal across the Potomac here in Virginia.
Yeppers...you got that one correct.
So...MY vehicle, being driven by a yute thug towards me in an attempt to run me over is NOT a personal safety thing?
Once the vehicle becomes a weapon, the fact that it is owned by the one doing the shooting at the driver of vehicle, using said vehicle as a weapon...well, kind of moot point there, huh?
I don't blame him...I would of done the same thing.
And the yute...who of course was an aspiring rap artist and was going back to school and was getting his life straightened out...yeah...to hell with him.
Under Texas Penal Code §9.42, a person may use deadly force against another to protect land or property if:
1. He is the owner of the land;
2. He reasonably believes using the force is immediately necessary to prevent arson, burglary, or robbery; and
3. He reasonably believes that the land or property cannot be protected or recovered by any other means.
Dont come wandering around Kansas too much, do you.
Bullshit. The legalities vary from State to State. The Federal Government does not possess the power dictate such doctrine.
Suppose you snatch an unattended bag of money from an armored car. You don't think the guards can shoot you? Balderdash...