Can't determine what? You can't determine if you are willing to kill someone who is only taking your stuff? That is the question I made. It was not in reference to this particular burglary; it was made to Odin's comments.Venus Pax wrote:txinvestigator, we can't determine that.
The homeowner probably couldn't either.
Really? it could be the person with alzheimer's from the next street over who lives in the house just like yours, or the autistic teenager.....on and on. Although deadly force is justified to prevent a burglary, I would not do so unless I believed my or my family's life were in danger.When someone breaks into your home, they aren't there for iced tea.
I might draw on the person and order them to the ground and gunpoint. If they comply then I don't have the trauma to my family of a violent death in my home. (Have you seen the aftermath of shooting someone?) I have saved a potential grand jury appearance and the associated costs. I avoided a potential civil trial.
If they run away I have achieved the same objectives.
However, if they do not comply or I believe my family is at risk, then I would shoot.
Good. With that predetermination you are less likely to hesitate if you are forced to use deadly force.If someone broke into my home, I would feel as if my life were in jeopardy and shoot.
But should you not consider the above, also?