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OldMarksman said:
Have any of the states actually decided that one who breaks into a house "just to steal" deserves to be killed? Well, if so, would the laws not prescribe the death penalty for such a crime? They do not, anywhere in the country.
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Very good point.
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OldMarksman said:
In all others that have castle laws, the laws are intended primarily to address self defense. In some, but not all, they make the defense of justifiability (shooting someone?) less onerous by eliminating the (ridiculous, in my view) requirement to retreat from or within the home.
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(Bold is mine for clarification, correct me if that is not what you were saying)
Another good point, and I agree the choice to shoot or not to must be left to the individual in these cases and not prescribed by a ridiculous and burdensome requirement.
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Sparks2112 said:
I do have to say however that I've REALLY enjoyed this conversation, and I'm glad that for the most part everyone has remained adult in their debating.
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I have too Sparks, but now that you've said that, we're jinxed.
