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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 7:07 pm to
Posted by TFH
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:07 pm to
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That right there SHOULD be enough for him not to be charged. Break into someone's house... or even attempt to... and you automatically take responsibility for ANY AND ALL consequences that may come your way.

It was a detached garage.
Posted by RelentlessAnalysis
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Member since Oct 2025
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:09 pm to
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#presidentialpardon
On State charges?

Our educational system has utterly failed us.
Posted by MemphisGuy
Germantown, TN
Member since Nov 2023
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:10 pm to
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It was a detached garage.
Posted by scrooster
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Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:29 pm to
I'm up in Michigan right now - annual deer harvest - and this is big news up here. Everyone is talking about it. A lot of Michiganders are torn.

There's also a big case going on where an Asian shop owner chased a black teen down tge street, who had just robbed his place, and shot him in the back running away.

Guess which case is getting the most coverage?
Posted by RelentlessAnalysis
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:31 pm to
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There's also a big case going on where an Asian shop owner chased a black teen down tge street, who had just robbed his place, and shot him in the back running away. Guess which case is getting the most coverage?
Well, shooting someone in the back as they are running away seems pretty "open and shut" to a normal person. Not much to discuss.
Posted by SallysHuman
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:31 pm to
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There's also a big case going on where an Asian shop owner chased a black teen down tge street, who had just robbed his place, and shot him in the back running away. Guess which case is getting the most coverage?


I'm hearing a lot about the Asian shop owner... I think his stand your ground defense just got smacked down. Then again, that's my neck of the woods.

Posted by tketaco
Sunnyside, Houston
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:33 pm to
One less thug.
Posted by SallysHuman
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:34 pm to
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It was a detached garage.


It's still his home.
Posted by greygoose
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:35 pm to
Prosecutor definitely wouldn't want me on that jury.
Posted by LSUGrrrl
Frisco, TX
Member since Jul 2007
46369 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:36 pm to
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This is the advice an NOPD captain gave me.


I fired through the door when someone was breaking into the home. I was afraid I would be overpowered if they made it through the door. They ran away. NOPD told me a did a great job.
Posted by Ricardo
Member since Sep 2016
6492 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:36 pm to
If everyone wasted these thieves, then there would be a lot less thievery.
Posted by RelentlessAnalysis
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Member since Oct 2025
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:36 pm to
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Prosecutor definitely wouldn't want me on that jury.
I am curious.

Would you lie during voir dire, to GET on that jury?
Posted by scrooster
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Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:37 pm to
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I am curious.

Would you lie during voir dire, to GET on that jury?

WTF?

Posted by TFH
Member since Apr 2016
4233 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:56 pm to
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It's still his home.

Yeah but that goes to local law. Some places you can defend property, some places you can’t. A detached garage is just property and there’s no reason to fear for life if someone is in there
Posted by SallysHuman
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Member since Jan 2025
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 7:59 pm to
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A detached garage is just property and there’s no reason to fear for life if someone is in there


Once Mr. Homeowner approached his garage, it would be reasonable for him to be in fear.

Whether he knew there were seven in there, he surely would have realized there were more than one or two. Seven yutes burglarizing a place aren't going to be doing so quietly.

Having approached his own garage, he had no duty to retreat, based on the statutes posted in this thread.

Posted by MemphisGuy
Germantown, TN
Member since Nov 2023
14706 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:05 pm to
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I am curious.

Would you lie during voir dire, to GET on that jury?

How in the frick did you get that nonsense out of his statement?

What do you think this is, The Runaway Jury?
Posted by SirWinston
Say NO to War
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:07 pm to
He still better move his family
Posted by RelentlessAnalysis
AggieHank Alter
Member since Oct 2025
2968 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:32 pm to
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I am curious. Would you lie during voir dire, to GET on that jury?
quote:

How in the frick did you get that nonsense out of his statement?

?

That is a unit of punctuation, called a "question mark."

It is used to indicate that one is seeking information that one does not yet have.
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 8:36 pm to
All depends on what state you’re in. In Texas you can shoot someone robbing your neighbor.
Posted by CastleBravo
Rapid City, SD
Member since Sep 2013
1875 posts
Posted on 11/13/25 at 9:01 pm to
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Only place that is acceptable is in Texas. The Castle doctrine.


Nope.

Texas has a provision where its legal to use deadly force to prevent "criminal mischief in the night time."

Castle doctrine does not typically apply if the suspect is only on the curtilage of your property running away.

But if its during the night time in Texas, your more covered if you start blasting away.

Depends on the DA and the judge.
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