LafayetteLady
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Joined: 5/2/2007 From: Northern New Jersey Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: lovmuffin What's clear is, you seem to think defending yourself when your life is in danger or you're in danger of bodily harm and blowing someone away for trying to make off with your $150 is the same thing or the same type of thing. I say they are 2 different things. In an earlier post you advocate doing away with SYG laws because you're lumping SYG in with this. There is no way I can agree with eliminating SYG laws just because I disagree with what the guy did in the Texas incident. FR The problem I have with this situation is he was engaging in an illegal activity (I'm not saying that prostitution should be illegal) pretty much the same as if a drug deal went bad. I'm all for shooting thieves, burglars and looters, at least in some situations, but in this case, and maybe it's a grey area, I just don't think it was necessary. Had it been me I would have shot out one or more of her tires if I was so hard up about losing $150. If the woman had used CL as a ruse to not only get the $150 but steal other valuables in the home and was making a getaway then ok, shoot the bitch. Well, he wasn't defending himself, was he? He used a law that said if someone steals something from you, after dark, you can use deadly force to stop them. There is no robbery situation that holds the death penalty for the accused in any state should they go to court. But you, and some other people seem to think your "stuff" is more valuable than the thief's life. Theoretically, based on this law (which you obviously haven't read), someone could simply *think* you are stealing something from you and shoot you. This law says that's ok. No trial, no defense, the shooter acted without finding out, but that's ok, because the law says if someone is stealing from you after dark, they can shoot you, without knowing if it is true or not. SYG laws (which means all laws that say a civilian can use deadly force when there are other safe, reasonable options, just so you understand) put "Joe Blow" in the position of being judge and jury. There can be a safe escape, the option of calling the police, whatever, but you don't need to do that, you can take matters into your own hands and shoot them. Shoot to kill. Those that think that is reasonable deserve the prison sentence that should go with it should they do it. Of course, I live in a state that has the sense not to have such laws on the books. Where I live, and in the majority of states in the US, this guy was clearly in no danger, and so the shooting would be murder, not even manslaughter. But hey, you live in Florida. I lived there for two years and worked for the DOC, probation division while I was there. Saw nearly 1,000 felons a week. And I know they will issue a carry permit to just about anyone, so your support of shooting someone for theft is in keeping with the idiocy of that state.
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