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Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE
Sure we all need to take steps to protect our property and our family, but at what cost? If anyone is stupid enough to break into someone elses home and try to take what is yours by force or otherwise deserves a beating. A death sentence is a bit harsh, and facing a jury for doing so is just rediculous, but we know it happens in the USA. I would not want someone elses death on my hands and having to deal with charges of exsesive force, because some poor guy made the mistake of entering my home whatever the reason. Just dealing with killing someone would be hard enough. How many people have you killed so far? Talk with Vet's who have served in the desert and killed. Ask them how it feels. It haunts you for the rest of your life, and they had to do it because of war under orders. I get your point, but make it with reality statements. I know the world is a dangerous place. Most violent crime happens because people are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Usually places they should not have been in the first place.
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Here's where there's a difference Jerry. The vets were under orders to kill. Some of them might not agree with the war they were fighting so the nightmares maybe real. But I'm willing to bet top dollar that a guy/gal defending his/her family/property/life is in a completely different mindset. Agreed? Yeah, he/she may have a couple of hours/days of lost sleep but the hugs/kisses from the rest of the family and the hi-fives from the neighbors and most importantly knowing that they protected their family from harm will get them sleeping again in no time.
Agreed as well that violent crime happens for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. But that is an argument made for an unarmed victim out in the streets. Not for a burglar who was shot dead for entering into a house of a resident of a state that allows deadly force in such instances. That's the answer to your dilemma about facing a jury Jerry. Move to any of the 12 -15 states that have a "Castle Bill" and you'll be free to defend what's rightfully yours without feeling guilty.