My stuff is more important that a thug's life. I may not be allowed to shoot bad guy stealing my car out of my driveway. But if he breaks into my occupied house, I can only assume he has no fear of deadly force, can't be deterred or reasoned with and will need to be stopped.
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Originally Posted by nostatic
So in other words, some of you reject the US Constitution and instead prefer "old west" justice. Because: 1) stuff is more important than people and/or 2) someone stealing my stuff today might rape or kill someone down the road.
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Not sure what killing bad guys has to do with the Const. The gov't. has some hurdles to do it legally, but private citizens have far less of a burden.
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Originally Posted by J P Stein
Maiming them for life so's they can hardly walk will do nicely.
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That's the absolute worst thing you can do. Letting a bad guy stay alive so the cops can hear his side of the story and his lawyers can sue you is a very bad option. No matter how justified, you will face financial ruin for letting a bad guy tell his side of the story to the cops.