Deadly force for thieves?

[yellowhammer]

I have a friend in Texas that attended a state-required training session some time ago,to get his concealed carry license.They were taught that Texas law allows one to use deadly force to prevent theft of property.whether it`s your property or someone else`s.IE,if he comes home and sees someone carrying his stuff out of his home,he can shoot to kill.Same thing if he sees a burglary going on over at his neighbor`s house.No one,so far,at the time of friend`s class,had been prosecuted for using deadly force to protect property.I would like to see that initiated in GA.That would put a dampener on a lot of thefts.I`m going to talk with my state rep about this.Like the Walmart thief.If he had not been stealing.he wouldn`t be dead.Security was just doing their job.Too harsh?Law allows us to kill babies just because they are inconvenient or unwanted.Why not thieves?

 

[buck111]

"A guy was stealing my broken push mower for scrap and I shot him."

Said the guy from prison....

 

[offbeat404]

"A guy was stealing my broken push mower for scrap and I shot him."
Said the guy from prison....

 

[awjohnson2]

"A guy was stealing my broken push mower for scrap and I shot him."

Said the guy from prison....

Not the Texas guy!!

 

[awjohnson2]

I have a friend in Texas that attended a state-required training session some time ago,to get his concealed carry license.They were taught that Texas law allows one to use deadly force to prevent theft of property.whether it`s your property or someone else`s.IE,if he comes home and sees someone carrying his stuff out of his home,he can shoot to kill.Same thing if he sees a burglary going on over at his neighbor`s house.No one,so far,at the time of friend`s class,had been prosecuted for using deadly force to protect property.I would like to see that initiated in GA.That would put a dampener on a lot of thefts.I`m going to talk with my state rep about this.Like the Walmart thief.If he had not been stealing.he wouldn`t be dead.Security was just doing their job.Too harsh? Law allows us to kill babies just because they are inconvenient or unwanted.Why not thieves?

Dang RIGHT!! This gets my vote!!

 

[GreenPanther]

I could be wrong, but doesn't Florida have a similar law? Something the the effect that you can protect property in addition to life from a threat?



http://archive.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?File=sb0436.html&Directory=session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/html&Tab=session&Submenu=1

 

[Gaducker]

Law allows us to kill babies just because they are inconvenient or unwanted.Why not thieves?




Amen to that brother....... dont agree with the baby part but the dead thief I can agree with.

 

[Cobalt 60]

While we are at it, let's make it legal to kill speeders and drunk drivers?

 

[Sheepdog]

People should be able to protect personal property. If we start killing scum bags then they might think twice before committing to a life of scumbaggery.

 

[buck111]

If your 17 year old son got on meth and was shot while stealing scrap metal from someones yard...

Would you congratulate the shooter?