KingEdward
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so you shot and killed Mr so and so, why?
because I thought he was going to kill my cat.
really?
because I thought he was going to kill my cat.
really?
No, stop thinking like a victim. I shot Mr. criminal because he invaded my home in the middle of the night and presented a threat to me. I might have retreated if not for the fact I could not insure the safety of my pets if I did so. Therefore I stayed and legally defended my property.so you shot and killed Mr so and so, why?
because I thought he was going to kill my cat.
really?
No, stop thinking like a victim. I shot Mr. criminal because he invaded my home in the middle of the night and presented a threat to me. I might have retreated if not for the fact I could not insure the safety of my pets if I did so. Therefore I stayed and legally defended my property.
No offense, and you are welcome to your own opinions, but anyone that would say that and mean it could never be a friend of mine. In fact I would not think very highly of them at all. I would never harm an innocent animal, mush less a loyal companion. I would definitely not place their well being below that of a criminal that has broken into my home or threatened my safety.stargazer65 said:No, I would not shoot someone to defend my pet. As a matter of fact, I would rather shoot my own pet for no good reason than shoot a human being for a good reason. Even if it's the worst criminal, it's just not in the same league to me.
I shot Mr. criminal because he invaded my home in the middle of the night and presented a threat to me
I might have retreated if not for the fact I could not insure the safety of my pets if I did so
Therefore I stayed and legally defended my property.
No, I have no legal responsibility to retreat from my home. The only reasons would be personal morality and I am not held to any litany regarding that decision.An irrational response that admits you had an alternative to deadly force, and chose the gun. Prosecutor is gonna rip you a new one.
Not even close to being true. Every year there are successful home defenses involving firearms where no charges are filed. There was a story on the news just last night about an old lady shooting an invader and a story a couple weeks ago where a man shot two people trying to steal his air conditioner. My own great uncle shot his daughters ex-husband for trespassing. Where are some gun owners getting this victim mindset that if you ever defend yourself you will be punished? s long as you do not exceed your legal rights you will be fine.Unless you stayed to defend your own, or another Human life, this one is also gonna get you standing reservations for the pen.
No offense, and you are welcome to your own opinions, but anyone that would say that and mean it could never be a friend of mine. In fact I would not think very highly of them at all.
As a psychologist (ex that is) I would have a field day with anyone not able to make that distinction. In fact that is one of the indicators of serial killers.It's hard to clarify how I feel about that. Suffice to say, I could pobably blot killing a pet out of mind as being no different than hunting for food.
If the death penalty were any kind of a deterrant, why are there thousands
on death row? They don't seem to deterred.
Now if tomorrow, every death row person were executed (electric bleachers) then maybe a deterrent would exist.
The penalty of death is for justice to be carried out based on the crime
There is no legal duty to retreat unless your state legislates otherwise.
Actually, that varies widely from person to person. Some people would take the position that they would allow themselves to be killed before ever taking another life. Whether or not they changed those opinions when actually in fear for their life is another matter.There is no moral duty to retreat.