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soooo someone broke into my truck..

Posted on 10/8/12 at 9:54 pm
Posted by thejudge
Westlake, LA
Member since Sep 2009
14073 posts
Posted on 10/8/12 at 9:54 pm
Stole a bunch of shite. Cut my grill and pulled the hood cable and disconnected battery before going in. I just installed a battery backup for my alarm ( I know late) but im wondering if I can shoot someone in my truck. I read it is legal and defensible in criminal court, but more than likely I lose civil case. Any insight would be great.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
66763 posts
Posted on 10/8/12 at 9:55 pm to
quote:

more than likely I lose civil case


Especially when the prosecutor digs this thread up...

Not trying to be a dick or anything. As fricked up as it is you'd probably do time for it.
Posted by El Josey Wales
Greater Geismar
Member since Nov 2007
22710 posts
Posted on 10/8/12 at 9:59 pm to
Much less hassle to just buy more shite than to deal with legal issues surrounding shooting someone. Especially if they aren't in your house. Just keep rehearsing "I feared for my life".
Posted by Litigious Tiger
Actual Join date 2007
Member since Sep 2011
317 posts
Posted on 10/8/12 at 9:59 pm to
Not legal advice, but...

If I recall correctly you cannot use deadly force in defense of property unless there is also threat to life.

If the vehicle is parked, not sure the shoot the carjacker rule would apply...

Sorry to hear about your truck and your belongings.
Posted by hypnos
Member since Dec 2009
2227 posts
Posted on 10/8/12 at 10:05 pm to
Not in this state. I know exactly how you feel. When I first moved back here someone broke into mh truck and stole my favorite hunting knife and the .32 beretta tomcat I kept In there for my wife but left all the other valuables. I hope the fricker shot his dick off. But to top it all off three months later I get a letter from BRPD asking if I had found my gun so they could stop looking for it un fricking real.
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124694 posts
Posted on 10/8/12 at 10:09 pm to
dont shoot them...pull a gun and tie them up and drag them behind your car with a rope and then piss and shite on his chests

or tell him to take him to where he lives...tie him up and let him watch you rape his wife
Posted by SenseiBuddy
Ascension Parish
Member since Oct 2005
4448 posts
Posted on 10/8/12 at 10:30 pm to
Posted by absolute692
US of A, MFer
Member since Feb 2007
3965 posts
Posted on 10/9/12 at 1:34 am to
I've had my vehicle broken into and was told by the cop that took the police report how to "get away" with killing the perp.

Obviously certain situations have to be there. But he said that if I keep a weapon in my car, that I could easily get away with it.

Basically say you see the perp rummaging through your car, he sees you, and has a grimacing face that has you in fear for your life (especially since you believe he may have found your gun). Bang, shoot him, make sure it does the job (don't leave a witness).

Basically he said you just have to say the right things when questioned. And those are you think he may have found your weapon, or you saw his weapon, and he had a look on his face that made you fear for your life.

You can't just go shoot someone who is burglarizing your vehicle.

This was the advice I received from one of the coolest cops I've ever spoken with. He actually deer hunts in the same small town in Mississippi that I hunt in.
Posted by Nascar Fan
Columbia La.
Member since Jul 2011
18574 posts
Posted on 10/9/12 at 6:55 am to
I'll just say this, ain't nobody gonna break into my truck if i catch them, goona walk away.
Posted by chesty
Flap City C.C.
Member since Oct 2012
12731 posts
Posted on 10/9/12 at 10:52 am to
sounds like someone knew exactly what they were looking for.
Posted by CoastieGM
Member since Aug 2012
3185 posts
Posted on 10/9/12 at 4:22 pm to
Sorry to hear about that...makes you mad as hell.

Don't know about La, but about anything goes in TX to protect your property these days. Been there, done that.

In fact, me and some neighbors had a legal document drawn up where we can use deadly force to protect each other's property in their absence.

One drawback to shooting someone when they're actually inside your car is that the mess really stinks...way worse that any animal I've ever cleaned. You end up having to just tear out the interior. Then there is the sky-high cost of having a biohazard company clean out/cut out your vehicle interior because you don't have the EPA certs to do so....and I guarantee you that folks will be watching to see if you try.
Posted by FelicianaTigerfan
Comanche County
Member since Aug 2009
26059 posts
Posted on 10/9/12 at 4:27 pm to
Simply put, you cant shoot someone cause they did something to piss you off
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