Thoughts on the 2nd Amendment
Mar 4, 2020 14:17:16 #
Leo_B
Loc: Houston suburb
smf85 wrote:
That poster made me think of something. br br Af... (show quote)
Sounds like a movie. Red Dawn.
Mar 4, 2020 18:13:35 #
dennis2146 wrote:
As an ex cop I have to disagree. Unless the running man has already harmed someone AND may harm someone else imminently the cop may not shoot. The old Fleeing Felon rule is no more.
The fleeing man may not hear the cop yell to Stop. What if the crime is auto theft, drug use, shoplifting, something for which there is no death penalty? Things are not as they were in the 1950’s.
Dennis
The fleeing man may not hear the cop yell to Stop. What if the crime is auto theft, drug use, shoplifting, something for which there is no death penalty? Things are not as they were in the 1950’s.
Dennis
If someone comes on my property, gets in my car and starts to drive away and refuses to stop, do I have the right to shoot?
Mar 4, 2020 18:19:16 #
Wrangler wrote:
If someone comes on my property, gets in my car and starts to drive away and refuses to stop, do I have the right to shoot?
Absolutely not unless he poses a threat to you or another person. So far as I know there is no penalty for auto theft.
Dennis
Mar 4, 2020 18:22:35 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Absolutely not unless he poses a threat to you or another person. So far as I know there is no penalty for auto theft.
Dennis
Dennis
Surely it against the law to steal a car!
Mar 4, 2020 18:25:48 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Absolutely not unless he poses a threat to you or another person. So far as I know there is no penalty for auto theft.
Dennis
Dennis
Certainly there must be a penalty for stealing a car!
Mar 4, 2020 18:28:32 #
Wrangler wrote:
Surely it against the law to steal a car!
Of course it is. So is petty theft but we don’t kill anybody for theft. Stealing a car does not carry the death penalty in any American state. You would be charged with at least manslaughter and probably 2nd degree murder.
Dennis
Mar 4, 2020 18:36:06 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Of course it is. So is petty theft but we don’t kill anybody for theft. Stealing a car does not carry the death penalty in any American state. You would be charged with at least manslaughter and probably 2nd degree murder.
Dennis
Dennis
After the guy that stole my car got off with a slap on the wrist, it would be interesting to steal the judge's car and see how he felt about that
Mar 4, 2020 19:43:57 #
phcaan wrote:
After the guy that stole my car got off with a slap on the wrist, it would be interesting to steal the judge's car and see how he felt about that
I am sure it has happened before.
I once took a burglary report from a Liberal public defender. He was not a happy camper but allowed the thief probably needed the loot. Two weeks later after he had replaced the stolen items with brand new he was burgled again. Not common but it does happen. His attitude was definitely adjusted and not for the better.
Dennis
Mar 4, 2020 20:14:59 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I am sure it has happened before.
I once took a burglary report from a Liberal public defender. He was not a happy camper but allowed the thief probably needed the loot. Two weeks later after he had replaced the stolen items with brand new he was burgled again. Not common but it does happen. His attitude was definitely adjusted and not for the better.
Dennis
I once took a burglary report from a Liberal public defender. He was not a happy camper but allowed the thief probably needed the loot. Two weeks later after he had replaced the stolen items with brand new he was burgled again. Not common but it does happen. His attitude was definitely adjusted and not for the better.
Dennis
Sometimes object lessons suck.
Mar 4, 2020 21:25:55 #
phcaan wrote:
Sometimes object lessons suck.
Yup. Supporting bad people is glorious until they are bad to you.
Dennis
Mar 4, 2020 21:44:09 #
Wrangler wrote:
If someone comes on my property, gets in my car and starts to drive away and refuses to stop, do I have the right to shoot?
In Texas, one can use deady force to prevent theft. It doesn't even have to be your property being stolen.
Mar 4, 2020 22:03:27 #
mwalsh wrote:
In Texas, one can use deady force to prevent theft. It doesn't even have to be your property being stolen.
That is one on me. But of course I don’t keep track of laws in every state.
Dennis
Mar 4, 2020 22:18:36 #
dennis2146 wrote:
That is one on me. But of course I don’t keep track of laws in every state.
Dennis
Dennis
"Don't Mess With Texas"
We're a wild bunch!
We had one case where a man saw his next-door neighbor's house being burgled, called 911, grabbed his shotgun (I think it was), stepped outside as the 911 operator told him not to go outside and not to shoot at them, yelled something like They're getting away, and shot them dead in the neighbors yard as they left that house...during daylight hours.
Many wanted charges pressed, but it got no-billed.
Mar 5, 2020 02:03:01 #
dennis2146 wrote:
As an ex cop I have to disagree. Unless the running man has already harmed someone AND may harm someone else imminently the cop may not shoot.
You are correct, I should have added that the criminal harmed someone.
Mar 5, 2020 02:04:46 #
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