re: Homeowner for the win

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so if im out to eat, and i pull up in my driveway, and i see some guy running out my front door with my new tv in his arms, people in this thread are saying i cant cap this dude? am i taking crazy pills?

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No, you can't. You can run him down and use non-deadly force to reclaim your property or even threaten to shoot, but you cannot actually shoot a guy in this situation unless the burglar does something which would justify self-defense.

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so if im out to eat, and i pull up in my driveway, and i see some guy running out my front door with my new tv in his arms, people in this thread are saying i cant cap this dude? am i taking crazy pills?

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You can do whatever you want.

But if the burglar doesn't present a threat to your life (real or perceived) you're going to be put in cuffs and end up in jail. Now, will a jury convict you? Hard to say. Could you lose a civil case from the family? Possibly.

Outside the home the threat to one's life (again, real or perceived) is the component that makes the lethal force justified.

Should you ever end up in this situation, the phrase "I feared for my life and defended myself" should be the only statement you give before speaking to an attorney.

This is not legal advice.