BL> His problem was proving he was in fear of his life. Once it got
 BL> before the jury, they were quite happy to turn him loose.
 JT> Shoot to kill. I bet the burglar would get away with it if the
 JT> owner missed. 
 BL> That's true too. A dead body has trouble telling its side of
 BL> the story.
 JT> What own story? What does the owner care what the burglar has
 JT> to say? The owner has a business, and the burglar was trying to
 JT> take something without exchanging money. That is illegal. Fuck
 JT> the burglar. 

  It is illegal to shoot people except in self defence. You therefore
have to tell a jury that you were in fear of your life, after having
taken reasonable steps to avoid confrontation.

  Obviously, your story is much more likely to be believed if there is
no opposing story from a dead burglar, but you still have to tell a
likely story that can be believed by a jury. Killing a burglar in cold
blood can be just as dangerous for the killer as the killed.

  I think the law needs to be changed in favour of the householder,
basically so that anyone in your house illegally is at your mercy; a
free kill. That is *not* the situation now.

Regards,
Bob
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