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re: A reminder not to shoot a burglar if they are running away from your house

Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:19 pm to
Posted by SallysHuman
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:19 pm to
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is this something a rational person would do.


Seven on one.

Very rational.

Posted by Ryan3232
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Member since Dec 2008
27279 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:19 pm to
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Drag the body into the house before you call the cops
Posted by Turnblad85
Member since Sep 2022
4168 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:21 pm to
Best not to shoot people running away.

But its easy to say as someone who just didn't have someone try to break in and possibly try and kill you for some valuables. The emotions and adrenaline are on fire in the moments immediately after being a victim of such.

The perpetrator is the cause of those emotions and clouded thinking.

The homeowner's intention for the evening was to eat and sleep for work the next day. The burglar's intentions for that evening was to steal.
Posted by Chrome
Chromeville
Member since Nov 2007
12431 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:22 pm to
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Seven on one.

Very rational.


Yeah I get it. You feel physically threatened because of the sheer numbers. His defense would have to sell it to the jury that way (not because they were taking his stuff).
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
99781 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:22 pm to
If the bullet through the door hit him and not one in the back while fleeing then the manslaughter charge won’t stick.

The rounds he fired after don’t matter. He can say he shot at the ground

At worst a reckless discharge of a firearm in city limits charge
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
16664 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:23 pm to
Homeowner ended the threat. Temporary insanity for sure covers his reaction.
Posted by SallysHuman
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Member since Jan 2025
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:26 pm to
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His defense would have to sell it to the jury that way (not because they were taking his stuff).


My exhibit A would be WorldStar... I ain't going 1 on 7 with that.

Although, me personally, if I were on that jury, "taking my shite" is valid- everything you own, you've purchased and/or invested time into. The taking of belongings is the taking of your life's finite energy. Absolutely defensible in my book.
Posted by Azkiger
Member since Nov 2016
26791 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:28 pm to
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Why are they not charged with felony murder?


"Restorative justice".
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
61924 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:29 pm to
Charges like these make us all less safe.

quote:

Prosecutor Karen McDonald


Should be executed.
Posted by Chrome
Chromeville
Member since Nov 2007
12431 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:31 pm to
I'm angry at the parents for stuff like this. Your son was breaking the law and putting other people's lives in danger. Don't sell me that they aren't responsible for the way they raised him and that he wasn't responsible for his own actions. How many videos have we seen where groups of them drag people down and nearly beat them to death.
Posted by Jimmyboy
Member since May 2025
1702 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:39 pm to
I don’t support shooting at anyone who is running away even if they have just stolen from you. Too much chance to hit innocent people plus the eminent danger is going away.
It’s different if they just killed someone in front of you or tried to kill you.
Posted by texn
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Member since Nov 2019
4053 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:41 pm to
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detached garage


plus

Democrat prosecutor
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
12187 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:41 pm to
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I don’t support shooting at anyone who is running away even if they have just stolen from you.


If more people supported it, there'd be a lot less burglars and thieves.
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
91760 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:44 pm to
“Perp” needs to sue all the kids and their families as well.
Posted by BlueFalcon
Aberdeen Scotland
Member since Dec 2011
3345 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:44 pm to
If I'm ever in a jury for something like this I'm letting the guy walk no matter what evidence the state has
Posted by DarkDrifter
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2011
4906 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:44 pm to
Just flip him over and plug him a few times in the front. Problem solved
Posted by UncleFestersLegs
Member since Nov 2010
16201 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 5:48 pm to
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While they were in his garage he was not in immediate danger
there's just a door between me and my garage. If they are in my kitchen, am I in immediate danger in my bedroom? What's the difference?
Posted by mudshuvl05
Member since Nov 2023
2704 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 6:13 pm to
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Still, firing as they ran off may have F'd him
quote:

Maybe he was firing in the air to convince them to keep running... that's what my story would be.
This. This could happen to anyone reading this thread: trying to convince them to keep it moving after hitting one in a justified situation. If it reads correctly, he hit them in a perfectly legal situation, then fired as they were leaving and didn't make contact.

He most likely was firing in the air. He's a taxpaying, law abiding citizen, not a pos breaking into homes: odds are he's not a bloodthirsty murderer, he just wanted to secure his family and estate by all means necessary.

Charges should be dropped. If I were on the jury, the sue-happy parents who raised the thief would get a "not guilty" from me.
Posted by JackieTreehorn
Member since Sep 2013
34496 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 6:14 pm to
And another one gone, another one gone
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
35447 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 6:17 pm to
Glad I live in Florida.
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