Originally Posted by
Circle_10
I had often heard that "detaining" an intruder, particularly if you put restraints of some sort on them, could potentially get a non-LE homeowner/good guy in some legal hot water. I believe in some jurisdictions you could face kidnapping charges or some other charge related to unlawful detention. Presumably these charges would be brought by the perp, but I guess it could depend how friendly your area is to self defense.
As to how often this actually happens, I have no idea. I suspect not very often, but I wouldn't want to be the test case.
I seem to recall hearing that if you confront an intruder in your home and you can't articulate a justification to just shoot him then an there, you basically should just afford them the opportunity to flee instead of "holding" them for the police.
That doesn't mean I agree with this from an ethical standpoint, from an ethical standpoint I'm fine with shooting a fleeing intruder in the back from 50yds away, but I'm just giving an opinion on what is probably the safest bet legally.
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