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In article <2cgq2l$a76@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> jpoling@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Jeff A Poling) writes:
>> If you are prepared to shoot someone who breaks into your house to protect
>> your physical well-being, you should be equally prepared to protect yourse
>> from our defective legal system.
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>   Other stuff deleted.
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>   Some of you might remember that our police chief shot a man breaking into 
>his house.  The press release explaining the legality of his action included 
>the text of an Ohio Supreme Court decision that said (paraphrasing) that you 
>had the legal right to use deadly force, under any circumstances, on a person 
>who is breaking into your home, has broken into your home, or is causing 
>substantial damage to your home.
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I believe the rationale behind this is that the actions enumerated above may be
considered by a reasonable person to be evidence that the prepetrator presents
s serious threat to the safety of the occupant.  

It would be a different matter if the homeowner were to shoot the intruder from
outside his(the homeowner's) house.

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