Prosecutor: Shooting home invader in the back isn't self-defense

NH Union Leader ^ | June 14, 2022 | Mark Hayward

[Jim Noble]

Have at it

[Empire_of_Liberty]

You first.

[cdcdawg]

Isaiah Rivera-Perez... Jaiden Connor... Nicholas Chong Yen

The white supremacy just jumps off the page sometimes.

[pricilla]

I’ll go first.....play stupid games,win stupid prizes.

[Houserino]

“who attacked Rivera-Perez, who sold marijuana for a living from inside his home.”

No good guys in this story.

[Roccus]

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Let’s you and him fight.

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[Sirius Lee]

I would change the title to: "Druggie Tardfest Ends in Tragedy Minor Inconvenience"

[DeplorablePaul]

Seems to me if he was shot in the back, inside the home, it is self defense. I think the Zimmerman defense applies here.

[Jonty30]

What home invader, officer?

[laweeks]

If the perp is on the way OUT of the house after the invasion, then why not???

[wetgundog]

Not Guilty, with prejudice.

[ClearCase_guy]

My view of self-defense is very broad.

[USS Alaska]

Have at it.

Not enuff evidence, but on a preliminary basis, I'd go for self defense.

Even a drug dealer shouldn't be attacked in his home where his wife and kids live.

[Mark17]

The white supremacy just jumps off the page sometimes.

Yes, we have one white hispanic white supremacist. I didn’t see any pictures, but is the dead guy, a black white supremacist? 😀🤭

[DCBryan1]

Jaiden Connor will NOT be coming back to harm the family or anyone else again. FACT.

[skr]

On one hand, I understand the reasoning that the criminal didn’t pose a threat once he was trying to get away. However, a threat still exists if he is able to leave and then return with reinforcements.

[sappy]

what if he’s turning his back to re-load or grab a machete? gtfoh

[jdege]

Lethal force is justified to prevent an imminent threat of deadly harm, not to punish someone for harm he’s already committed.

Shot in the back of front isn’t relevant. Shot after leaving is.

Did the guy who was shot pose an immediate threat?

[Jim Noble]

I have always thought if someone comes to kill your family (as opposed to selecting a random soft target to steal goods), it’s only a matter of time until they come back.

As a juror, I would allow “Prospective defense of self and family” to forgive shooting in the back with blood running down your face, but wouldn’t go so far as going to an enemy’s house and killing them because of something they might do.

[bort]

So much for the Anglo-Saxon pure-bred stock of New England.