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Originally posted by FeeFee
Did the perpetrator (suspect) in question threaten imminent danger of death or grievous bodily injury to his/her victim(s)??
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In answering your question, I don't feel that this shooting would be justified because the shooter could not have possibly felt that the danger was imminent. He saw them attempting to steal his car. He turned went inside and upstairs to his apartment, retrieved his weapon, returned and opened fire. He did all of this without the perpetrators' knowledge. He returned with intent to shoot and harm the perpetrators and should therefore be prosecuted for his crime. If he was really fearing for his life, he could have called 911 when he went into his home. I'm sure that he came across his phone before he got the gun.
Self-defense comes with limits. You are only allowed to defend yourself by physically harming another while you are fearinf imminent danger. When you have a chance to get away, you have to do so.
Couldn't this man just have yelled "hey you, get away from my car" from his window? Most people who break into parked cars aren't trying to hurt anyone physically. They just want to get away with some money. If they think that they'll be caught, they run, not fight.