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Originally posted by RedefinedDiva
It's all love. I appreciate and respect a hearty debate. 
If it seems like I am putting materials over life, so be it. What's the difference between killing someone outside trying to steal your car as compared to someone in your home? NOTHING. Why? Because you are still killing. In either case, you still have to ask for forgiveness from the Lord. That's personal between that man and God.
Of all the people in here that say that they would not have shot at the man, who has actually been a victim of crime? If you have been , why would you have reacted differently than this man?
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The difference is you're fighting for your right to live, not drive. Murder is wrong true enough, but if you think you're about to be murdered you protect yourself and children. Self defense and intentional murder are different. I fail to see the correlation in the value of a life and the value of a depreciated car. I know I would have reacted differently because maybe I'm a rare breed, but I don't value or have an obsessive behavior about a vehicle as much others. I'm thankful to have a car, but I don't hold worship services in it's honor. Let me miss a few payments and it's no longer mine anyway. But hey look on the bright side, if you win the shootout, you can sell the car and use that money for bail or your retainer. Hopefully the resale or fair market value of your car is high because I've heard those legal fees ain't no joke. You won't need any more transportation to work because after the charge, you'll be fired anyway. Wrong choices in the eyes of the law can get quite expensive.
As I've stated previously, I've seen the effects of a violent crime. My sister was beaten and left for dead in North Memphis. My cousin was stabbed to death in her apartment in Bartlett. It was a home invasion. Neither case was solved due to lack of evidence. No one has literally put a gun to my head, or stolen my car, but I've felt what crime can do nonetheless. Can you say you know what it feels like to be robbed of something that doesn't have a price tag? If attempted theft of property equals murder, what does attempted theft of life equal? Does living have an equivalent or does property rule over all?