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Originally Posted by Homeslice
To me, true self defense = your life or limb is in danger, so you defend yourself. So the only way this case could be called "self defense" is if you wanted to make sure someone doesn't threaten your life in the future, assuming they ever will. And that's a pretty big gray area. I could see how it might be legitimate for someone to think "That burglar had a weapon and I don't want him to have the opportunity to come back again, or threaten someone else." But the law has to create boundaries in order to avoid a slippery slope. That's why this guy will probably face charges.
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I agree. I dont blame the old man for what he did, if someone tied me or my wife up and rob my house I might want to do the same thing he did. I just have a problem with people trying to call what he did self defense when if reality it was simply vengeance. Its only defense if you feel your life is in immediate danger and using your weapon is the only way out. The man was pissed and want to get back at the thieves so he chased them down and killed one.
The thieves deserved what happened to them but in a civilized society we cant have people running around exacting their own punishments.