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Originally Posted by Kevin
FWIW, I don't think charges even get filed. Under 9.43, I think he's clear -- at least so long as he had his neighbor's consent in all of this.
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I disagree, there's a difference between being asked to watch/defend/etc your neighbor's house and calling 911 because you happen to see something over there. It's never been made clear that he was asked to keep an eye on that house.
Honestly the fact that he said "I'll kill 'em" on the way out the door with his gun negates the defense that the burglars shot because they were on his property. And if he'd been asked to defend his neighbor's property then it wouldn't have mattered that they supposedly only were shot after crossing the property line.
Sorry, this guy went out with a gun into a situation that was not a deadly one and decided to be judge/jury/executioner. He could very well have shot a cop since, as the 911 operator said, there were officers coming on to the scene who were not in uniform. Vigilantes put innocent people in danger. Just because Batman makes it look cool, doesn't mean it's a good idea to do in real life.
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