[montag813]

You should be able to kill anyone who assaults you and then tries to flee. A police officer would shoot them, why can't you acting in their proxy?

[VOA]

You should be able to kill anyone who assaults you and then tries to flee.
A police officer would shoot them, why can't you acting in their proxy?

I agree.
But I hope that folks are just better shooters than the average
gang-banger.
Those cats are dangerous because they usually seem to miss their
rival gangstas and hit some innocent bystander on the next block.

[Airborne1986]

"You should be able to kill anyone who assaults you and then tries to flee. A police officer would shoot them, why can't you acting in their proxy?"

I agree. In Massachusetts, you have the duty to try flee, if possible, from an attacker in your home before using deadly force. It is sickening.

[untrained skeptic]

"You should be able to kill anyone who assaults you and then tries to flee. A police officer would shoot them, why can't you acting in their proxy?"

I'm not so sure about shooting someone who is trying to flee. I think the police have the same restrictions about using dealy force unless it's necessary to protect themselves or others.

I'd definately try and get the police to arrest them before they could come back.

I'd also be ready for them if they did come back.

[thefactor]

there are some poilce depts where it is not lawful to shoot a fleeing felon. it goes by dept.

and assault is not always a felony so no, i would not be too quick to shoot. i would end up in jail or at least out of a job.