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Harry K Harry K is offline
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Default What would you do?

On Apr 17, 12:55*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
Harry K wrote:
On Apr 17, 6:50 am, "HeyBub" wrote:
Smitty Two wrote:


You really do hate everyone, don't you Steve? Or have I just missed
all your posts where you advocate diplomacy and citizenship? In the
United States of America, your rights *end* where the other guy's
nose begins. Somehow you seem to forget that that concept applies to
BOTH parties. That principle is one of key foundations of
civilization.


Ah, no. The other guy's rights end where my property begins (at
least some of them):


Texas Penal Code 9.42 DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY


A person is justified in using deadly force against another to
protect land or tangible, movable property:
(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is
immediately necessary:
(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary,
robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal
mischief during the nighttime...


And Texas is one of the few ?the only? state to have such a liberal
policy, deadly force to protect property, *In any case, the happenings
mentioned in the OP don't even come close to meeting those criteria.


"Officer, when he came to my door, his fly was open (like it is now), and
his equipment was sticking out (like it is now), and he had this hatchet in
his hand, and he screamed 'I'm gonna kill you and **** your dead
eye-socket', and I, in fear of my life, discharged by weapon in an effort to
stop the attack."- Hide quoted text -

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Which would be an "interesting" defense which just _might_ get you
acquited, not likely, but _might_. Meanwhile you will either be in
jail awaiting trial or out on bond.

Harry K