🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1993Nov29.202237.4924@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu> rogersl@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu writes:
>In article <1993Nov18.172050.6534@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu>, jgreely@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu (J Greely) writes:
>>>
>>In general, armed self-defense in the home is legal, although you
>>should draw a distinction between "defending your home" (property,
>>that is), and "defending yourself and your family".  A criminal who
>>enters an occupied dwelling can be assumed to be prepared to deal with
>>resistance, and can be held at gunpoint for the police, or, if he
>>attacks you, shot.  If he tries to run away, he is no longer a threat
>>(even if he's got your thousand-dollar stereo), and you have no legal
>>right to shoot him.  In fact, if you chase after him and get into a
>>fight, you're most likely guilty of assault.

And that is one of the major things wrong in this country.  Anyone
should be able to protect his/her property using whatever force is needed.
If some human garbage thug is running off with my TV, VCR , why
shouldn't I be able to go after him and stop him?   Please...no
bleeding heart crap about the use of force not being warranted
for theft, etc.  Why do you think we have so much more crime today?

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