So, Clint, let's review:
If Suburban J. Ninja, living in a "Castle Doctrine" state, shoots and kills one of yours rather than calling the police or just waiting to see if the Uninvited Guest is going to take him down, you will take justice into your own hands and defy the law?
In my opinion, there's something of a double standard in that. Not saying you are necessarily bad or wrong or that the original shooter acted in a moral or appropriate manner, but if it's not okay to shoot even under circumstances established law recognizes as justified, it's certainly not okay to commit premeditated arson or whatever in response to that shooting. At the very least, a person so doing should be prepared to pay the legal price of their acts.
What this discussion points up, I think, is the importance of understanding and managing one's risks before a shoot/don't shoot situation ever arises. Many such could be avoided by careful planning and consistent actions. The best way to get out of trouble is to never get into it to begin with.
If Suburban J. Ninja, living in a "Castle Doctrine" state, shoots and kills one of yours rather than calling the police or just waiting to see if the Uninvited Guest is going to take him down, you will take justice into your own hands and defy the law?
In my opinion, there's something of a double standard in that. Not saying you are necessarily bad or wrong or that the original shooter acted in a moral or appropriate manner, but if it's not okay to shoot even under circumstances established law recognizes as justified, it's certainly not okay to commit premeditated arson or whatever in response to that shooting. At the very least, a person so doing should be prepared to pay the legal price of their acts.
What this discussion points up, I think, is the importance of understanding and managing one's risks before a shoot/don't shoot situation ever arises. Many such could be avoided by careful planning and consistent actions. The best way to get out of trouble is to never get into it to begin with.
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