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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
There has been a law here for many years that allows a homeowner in Texas to use deadly force to protect both people and property if the incident occurs after dark. This struck me as something quite archaic and I was glad to see it reconsidered recently. Unfortunately, the law was "strengthened" to allow such deadly force during the daytime, too. I hope civilization appears here soon. Time to bury myself in a good book.  |
I think it is appropriate to use deadly force to protect the sanctity of one's home at ANY time, night or day. If I find someone wandering through my house, my primary goal is defense of my family. If I have to use deadly force to achieve that goal, so be it. What the hell right does anyone have to invade my family's home anyways? If anyone does so, they do so at their own peril.
I live in a good neighborhood, but home invasions have occurred not only in bad neighborhoods in my city, but in a couple of the good ones as well. I don't care to hear about a criminal's "rights"- my house, my rights.