The court system, and most people, put a higher value on human life than they do property. So yeah no immediate danger, no firearm discharge. Now, if the gun owner in question was inside the vehicle and the theif suddenly tries to break in, there is now a potential threat and self defense can be justified.
Cary man charged with assault after shooting man he found inside his car
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They do love to infringe on the rights of the ignorant... but then that leads back to the need for some basic training & education.
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Those don't always go according to plan either. In junior high school in southwestern VA (probably ~ 1980) we had a couple days of that exact type course in our PE classroom. An official - I forget whether it was a police officer or ranger - came in and taught a combination firearms safety and hunting safety session.
During the part of the course where the officer was talking about "always treat every gun as loaded, you never know" he pulled the trigger on his service revolver and it discharged in class.
He'd loaded it with a blank of course for effect, and it truly did make a big impression. However looking back as an adult, was a terribly reckless approach.
I love these kind of stories because they’re an excellent way to learn. I wish more people would read them, think about what they would do in a similar situation, think about what kind of outcome they want, and make a mental note of “if X happens, I should do Y”.
In this case, it reminds me that IF you want to confront a thief in the act, you carry a weapon to protect yourself from them, NOT to protect the property nor to issue your own brand of justice. The latter two are asking for legal troubles.
In this case, it reminds me that IF you want to confront a thief in the act, you carry a weapon to protect yourself from them, NOT to protect the property nor to issue your own brand of justice. The latter two are asking for legal troubles.
"I am the only one here professional enough to handle this firearm." 😂
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One of the videos in my CCW was a LEO shooting his thumb off at the gun shop because no one cleared the weapon. Moral was don’t trust LEO to be necessarily any smarter than Mr. Heng.
So it is ok to steal stuff just because it ain't locked up?????
Jury nullification. Makes liberal heads explode.
How much would crime be reduced if criminals were removed from the gene pool at a much earlier stage in there carriers ?
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Works both ways. OJ Simpson,
Yeah, I know what Mr Ye did is against the law in NC, but it shouldn’t be imo, if a crook values his life less than I do my stuff, that should be on him, like Texas.
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There is a widely held belief that you can shoot someone in Texas for stealing your stuff even when there is no threat to your person. I don't believe that's correct. Google around for the legal definitions of robbery, theft, and burglary, and you'll see that the original crime here in this thread wasn't robbery. Do some googling and you'll find that in Texas, deadly force is permitted in the case of robbery, but not theft nor burglary (click here) . Which is substantially the same as most other free states.
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I guess WRAL and the News and Observer are in a lot of trouble now.
https://www.wral.com/self-defense-l...oting-intruder-who-was-running-away/20190306/
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article259468574.html
See, I should never make an unqualified absolute statement on the internet, as a joke or otherwise. It always ends up being wrong. Obviously, reporters will report public statements made by the government attorneys.
The government is free to tell you what the general rules of the law are and should do that as often as possible—it’s the one that throws you in jail for not knowing it.
WRAL published a vague, two-sentence note on the general elements of SYG laws, quoting the DA.
The N&O is quoting a UNG SOG professor in much more detail on the scope of SYG/Castle Doctrine laws and what they prohibit. SOG actually publishes public white papers covering State laws for the public, including self defense.
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This is one of those cases where the crown can pass their bull spit ‘laws’ all they like, but don’t expect me to uphold them as a juror if I don’t agree with it.
He was aquitted cause the glove didn't fit(so they say). Funny thing is I have a pair of leather gloves that have to be stretched back on nearly ever time I use them. Especially if they get wet.
And no. My head didn't explode because I fully expected what happened to happen.
Of course it isn't ok. But if someone shoots someone for stealing a pice of lawn care equipment, the shooter is likely to have serious legal problems. Be realistic.
The moral of the story is Heng should have been a better shot, and found a pocket knife in the guys hand.
