[Vermont Lt]

“If someone had just beat you up and you fire at them when they finished, you’re the bad guy?”

According to the law in “most” states, yes. If the threat has abated, you cannot follow them into any alley, shoot one of them and listen to them beg, and shoot them again.

That is not self defense. That is an execution.

We are not supposed to do that here.

[GeronL]

in the heat of the moment you can’t shoot a scumbag?

[over3Owithabrain]

Well letting them run off and simply calling the cops who would never catch up to them by then just leaves these criminals to harm someone else. The old man had his life threatened by these punks and while he legally will be in trouble he performed a public service and saved a lot of future crimes and victims.

Maybe future pregnant lowlifes and their baby daddys will think twice before breaking into someone's private property and assaulting them.

[Red in Blue PA]

BS.

They would both be alive if they had not taken the CHOICE to break into his house.

Actions have consequences.