Originally Posted by
Hmac
Yeah, that's about where I am. This store owner could have avoided the lethal threat to himself if he'd just let the cops, whom he'd already called, show up and do their job. I have no problem with lethal force in self-defense. Property defense...I'm not on board. Having said that, I won't lose any sleep over a felon-in-progress reaping the whirlwind. It seems like, in a stand-your-ground state, that's something a burglar ought to consider as part of his pre-mission planning.
In a stand-your-ground state, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
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