Texas man cleared of shooting suspected burglars

[justsaynotobo]

good for him.  had we the will to exercise sovereignty over our borders he would never have been placed in this position in the first place.  two less illegal alien career criminals!

I feel the same way but there's no way i would kill 2 men for my neighbor.

He didn't kill them for his neighbor. He shot them when they approached him. If you mean to say that you would hide in your house until the police arrived...well that's what's wrong with this country.

I beg to differ..he called 911 and told them 2 men were robbing his neighbors house and he was going to shoot them..they of course told him not to but he did anyway.

how woudl you know that your house wasn't next??

Because they saw the man and knew he had a gun..I could not kill for my neighbors unless they were being physically harmed.

[conley]

i dont know the particulars...they could always come back with a gun, now they know where you live etc...if someone threatened my family i am not sure i would react very differently. i guess the dead men will not speak and we only have the accused's version of things. if i knew for certain that a person was only going to rob then of course i would not kill someone. but i dont see how you can know that or trust the work of a person who has already broken in and is in the process of stealing.

[spunkloaf]

i dont know the particulars...they could always come back with a gun, now they know where you live etc...if someone threatened my family i am not sure i would react very differently. i guess the dead men will not speak and we only have the accused's version of things. if i knew for certain that a person was only going to rob then of course i would not kill someone. but i dont see how you can know that or trust the work of a person who has already broken in and is in the process of stealing.

Of course they would not come back with a gun, unless they are loaded on some fucked up drug or have some kind of grudge against you.

A robber usually tries to get what they can without confronting anybody.  Usually.  They are not there to terrorize.  They are there to rob, and get the fuck out.

But yes, usually they arm themselves.

[conley]

what if the guy had two strikes, you had seen his face and he knew you would get him arrested by picking him out of a line up?

sure he would have a grudge against you

i just dont think its smart to give these guys the benefit of the doubt. i'm not saying go around shooting people in the back, but man think about your family in the house...if you're not home, the guy knows where you live, etc etc etc

[conley]

sorry, i'm getting the cases confused

the two burglers came into his yard and threatened him

their mistake. i feel badly for the man who had to defend himself.

[spunkloaf]

Oh man I believe you, but I hardly consider this an advocacy for gun ownership.

I'd consider more just the second amendment.  Nobody needs justification.