richard wrote:



So far I have not seen either of laws state, "in broad daylight".
Each one has clearly used the words "during the night time".
Joe Horn has therefor violated the law in his act being performed in
the daylight hours.

I see how you can get there, but that's not the way laws in general - and
this one in particular - are interpreted.

To review the law(s) state: "(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission
of arson, burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime,
or criminal mischief during the nighttime; or..."

The above (and similar renditions elsewhere) is decoded to mean one may use
deadly force to prevent:
arson [anytime],
burglary [anytime],
robbery [anytime],
aggravated robbery (Texas-talk for 'armed' robbery) [anytime],
theft during the nighttime [nights only], or
criminal mischief during the nighttime [nights only].

Specific examples: (1) You may NOT use deadly force against a couple of kids
tagging your garage during the DAY. To be allowed the use of deadly force to
suppress criminal mischief, the mischief must be at night. (2) You can't
garrote a horse thief if the offense takes place during the day - you can if
at night.



Joe Horn will never be prosecuted because the news media portrayed him
as a vigilante hero. Then finding 12 honest people who would convict
him is not gonna happen.