“t is ridiculous to assume that unless there is bodily harm, one cannot protect their property or deter thieves, that we have to wait till there is death or injury.”
Easy. Just learn your state’s laws.
In Maryland, it’s OK.
In Virginia, you go to prison.
Attention Morons: if you allow citizens to take a life over $40 worth of beer, then you open the door wide for government to take lives over $40, or less. Let's try to pretend that life is meaningful and valuable, shall we? Jail and prison and police and security cameras still exist. You don't have to murder a dumbass to exact your revenge or deter future theft.