[quote=fnb25 and as far as i know it's not legal anywhere to kill in defence of property (there may be exceptions but no place i've ever lived) [/quote]
Oddly enough, just today I heard a conversation between two friends, one of whom is a retired military lawyer (and was a prosecutor at Nuremberg), that seemed to indicate that laws have changed to allow deadly force in defense of property (???).
One of my friends had some property stolen from his farm. He filed a report with the Sheriff, who came out and investigated. During this time the friend of mine allowed that he wished he would have caught the thieves and shot them but it wouldn't be worth going to prison. The Sheriff responded that laws involving defense of property have changed, and he would not have gone to prison. As he was telling this story to the retired military lawyer, the lawyer nodded his head in agreement, and said something to the effect that yes, it was a good thing that the Supreme Court had ruled that you have the right to defend your property, and he indicated that the Sheriff was correct. Now to be honest, this lawyer is in his 90s and doesn't hear very well, but I got the distinct impression he was on top of everything being said.
I stayed out of the conversation, because I found it hard to believe. I have heard of no such changes, but I'd love to know if anyone here has heard of this??
Last edited by vh20; 08/08/08 12:13 AM.
