Castle Law

jeepmedic said:
But in all sincerity... You have to fear for your life, that is all.
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I agree wholeheartedly. I have 3 little ones and a wife at home and I would do anything to protect them.
 
Lizooki said:
No.

Do NOT pull the trigger unless you intend to stop the threat with a bullet.


Matt
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Re read my post...doesnt matter if it is the first shot or the last...always fire a warning ;)
 
ManglerYJ said:
So what you are saying is dead guys don't sue.... so endeth the lesson.


I feel bad for the guy in Texas who heard sounds in his teenage daughter's bedroom. Went to investigate with gun in hand. Found a guy in her room with her and she claims she doesn't know him. Kid reaches for something and he shoots after being warned not to move. Only after this the girl tells her father that she did know him and in fact they were sleeping together prior. He did the best thing based on the information he was given. The boy's parents are up in arms about why he has not been arrested, etc. and I think they are threatening lawsuits.
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I may be in the minoirty here, but given these circumstances I could support the daughter being charged with assesory to murder or negligent homicide.
 
If they can offer some insight on this subject without putting themselves in a tight spot I would like to see the view of some of our law enforcement officers. It is my understanding they have tighter guidelines than we do. Anyone...........
 
Ron said:
I may be in the minoirty here, but given these circumstances I could support the daughter being charged with assesory to murder or negligent homicide.
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I agree with you that she should face some punishment (other than seeing her boyfriend get blown away) for setting up the problem in the first place, but a DA would be hard pressed to come up with a charge that would stick without the father being charged with murder himself. It's hard to have a conspiracy to commit murder when there isn't a murder charge. Same for Accessory to murder. A civil wrongful death suit is a for sure thing, though from the parents of the boy. Unfortunately, it still falls on the father as well. Sucks all the way around.
 
My CCW instructor was very clear you'd better be able to tell the right story. You could be completely in the right but tell the story wrong and you'll be clipped. He also said it was way better for there to only be one story.

Honestly, if someone broke into my house and was already eating milk and cookies by the time I got to the kitchen I don't think that I could shoot them. Sure, I would hold them until the police came but I don't think that I could shoot. I also don't think that I could shoot someone that had their hands up. I wouldn't trust them to stay that way but in that sense they are not being a threat. Yea, it a pain in the ass that they are in my house and threatening my safety, but killing someone has consequences whether or not they are legal.
 
I was thinking about this last night as I was in my dark room and woke up to some sort of noise and my wife just sawing logs..... if that noise was an intruder and its dark and Im upstairs and they are down stairs. If that person has there back to you and you have your gun pointed at them but you can't tell if they have a gun or not....or if you can tell that they do and you shoot them before they completely turn around...how does the law protect you then? If you can tell the inturder has a weapon but has no idea that you are behind them, do you tell them to freeze or stop...risking them turning around and shooting at you? or do you stop the threat before he even has a chance to turn around and have a chance to shoot (if in the case he has a gun)
 
If they have a gun I fear for my life. If they are turned that gun may be pointed at a loved one...I may fear for my loved ones life
 
BigBody79 said:
My CCW instructor was very clear you'd better be able to tell the right story. You could be completely in the right but tell the story wrong and you'll be clipped. He also said it was way better for there to only be one story.

Honestly, if someone broke into my house and was already eating milk and cookies by the time I got to the kitchen I don't think that I could shoot them. Sure, I would hold them until the police came but I don't think that I could shoot.
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You are technically not allowed to detain them if they choose to leave... If there is a .45 diameter tube pointed at them they may not choose to try and leave.
 
A friend had a home invasion in the 90s while renting a house in the country. His sister was living w him and one of 2 perps turned the light on in her room at 3am. She screamed, buddy jumped outa bed and grabbed a shotgun as the perps ran out of the house @ 3am. They ran towards their car parked 30 yrds from the house and he fired a shot in the pitch black night. The perps ran off and he proceeded to shoot out the tires on the car. Then he got more buckshot and slugs and shot the car some more while they waited 2 hours for the law to show up because he was on the edge of Cary/Wake/Durham jurisdiction. The perps hit the traintracks and were never caught, the car was reported stolen in durham (sure it was). The officer told him he had a right to disable the car because it was being used to commit a crime.
 
Im only parroting what my CCW instructor taught, and like everything, it's about interpretation.

Disabling a car isn't the same as detaining, and the crime being committed at the time it was disabled was larceny.
 
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