I don't catch live intruders in my home.
This of course assumes we are in my home and I identify him not as a cop, fireman, family member or friend, but then, those people aren't really intruders. Understand, there is no actual catching involved. The intruder either makes it out before I can respond or he doesn't. "Intruders" in my home, by the fact they are intruders, are perceived as an immediate and very dangerous threat to my life and the lives of my family. He does not need to threaten me verbally to be judged as a threat to me by me because I will be in fear for my life.
Besides, I am not qualified to hold "intruders" at gun point until the authorities arrive. I certainly don't want to get close enough to try to cuff or tie him up. I would have preferred that he would have made it out before I ever got to see him. I can't defend against that which is not there with lethal force because they made boobytraps and bombs illegal for some reason.
I am sorry, I can't stop laughing. What do you mean, "I" caught an intruder and he was talking?
By the way nbk2000, at least in my state, if you cause an intruder in your home to cease to be alive, it is not called murder, but self defense by the nature of the fact that he is an intruder and I feel in fear for my life. So for Erick, he is shootable. God Bless Texas! However, I can't sit there and burn him to death over several hours with a Bic lighter. There are some reasonable aspects to our laws as he apparently was not really a threat if I could sit there for hours and burn him with a lighter until he died. Of course, in the grand scheme of lawyers and legal fees, shooting may not be in my best financial interest, but I have no doubt it is in my best longevity interest and that is all that matters.