[RANDY P]

as much as I hate to say it, I believe the shooter has a serious issue on his hands.

It's one thing to witness a robbery and the neighbor is there, under assault and clearly needing your assistance - this can be an issue of life and death. It's another to just look out the window and take what was basically an uneducated guess as of to what's happening.

That was not the case here - no one home, and who knows? The guys could've been movers, authorized by the homeowners, anything. It was obvious that a robbery was occurning, but who are we as observers to determine where the line is drawn? The neighbor had no authority to make any determination of such. he also has unwittingly committed your neighbor to a lifetime of endless civil suits, over some merchandise that probably could've been replaced by insurance.

I for one would be a little irate if was that neighbor and he just got me a lifetime of legal bills.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the right to shoot and kill in TX is based on an old Blue Law designed for cattle rustlers? Unfortunately, this was not his property to protect, let alone decide if it's worth killing over.

Before someone screams at me for being a commie pinko liberal Rosie O / Clinton butt kissing terrorist appeasing pacifist no-good lefty, I'm not. I have firearms, and an NRA membership. I have sympathy, but unfortunately I don't think this is gonna work out for Joe the shooter.

rjp