O/T Its happening again! Thefts in the area.....

Beware and go buy some locks.

An intruder must be making (or have made) an attempt to forcibly enter a premises uninvited The intruder must be acting illegally -- e.g. the Castle Doctrine does not give the right to shoot officers of the law acting in the course of their legal duties The occupant(s) of the home must reasonably believe that the intruder intends to inflict serious bodily harm, or death, upon an occupant of the home The occupant(s) of the home must reasonably believe that the intruder intends to commit some other felony, such as arson or burglary The occupant(s) of the home must not have provoked or instigated an intrusion, or provoked or instigated an intruder to threaten or use deadly force In all cases, the occupant(s) of the home must be there legally, must not be fugitives from the law, must not be using the Castle Doctrine to aid or abet another person in being a fugitive from the law, and must not use deadly force upon an officer of the law or an officer of the peace while they are performing or attempting to perform their legal duties

In addition to providing a valid defense in criminal law, many versions of the Castle Doctrine, particularly those with a "Stand-Your-Ground clause", also have a clause which provides immunity from any lawsuit filed on behalf of the assailant for damages/injury resulting from the shootings. Without this clause, it is possible for an assailant to sue for medical bills, disability, and pain and suffering as a result of the injuries inflicted by the shooter, or for their next-of-kin to sue for wrongful death in the case of a shooting fatality. Even if successfully refuted, the defendant (the homeowner/shooter) must often pay thousands of dollars in legal costs as a result of such lawsuits, and thus without immunity, such civil action could be used for revenge against a shooter acting lawfully.

The only exceptions to this civil immunity are generally situations of excessive force, where the shooter fired on a subdued, cooperative, or disabled assailant. A situation meeting this exception generally invalidates the criminal "castle defense" as well.

Neighbors need to stick together, that will help this stuff alot.

DuaneW.

Sorry, but thats why you have so much crime in your areas.
30 years ago we had that here. Kids were stealing gas at night from everything.
One night 2 of them got shot, Hospital they tried to get to was 60 miles away, only one made it there.
No one went to jail, never went to court, no charges.

Since then word got around, one farmer lost 200 gal of gas one night because he filled his storage tank with 00 buckshot, BUT he also got the thieves, they were lucky, they lived. Seems the Farmer was merely defending his lively hood.

We do have a video system, so if I don't see them in the act, it will.
About once every 5 years we have a visit by the local Sheriff Dept, you get you name in the paper and pay a small fine for discharging a firearm in the middle of the night.(disturbing the peace)

I have had NOTHING stolen in 30 years, they KNOW they WILL get shot. House and garage not locked, keys in the vehicles.

And I would welcome anyone out there who thinks he could get away with it...Yes I have 25 acres, a 12 ga shotgun, and a Backhoe...
My attitude is "Steal here, Die here" and all the locals know it.

Several years ago we pulled down some of the rusty barbed-wire fences when my FIL sold his cattle. This "small voice" has been urging me to get the fences back up because you could drive across the pasture to the house and shop. James agreed. So last w/e we set the corner posts (in cement). This w/e we will run a new barbed wire fence even though both of us hate bw. Saturday we have a welder coming to look at the drive and build a real gate across the driveway. On the house, we've changed out one wood door for a steel door with dead bolt and will change the other 3 in the near future. This home sat undisturbed for 40 yrs. Now, we have to make it a fortress. Makes me angry.

I think if the problem becomes real prolific, some of these clowns will find themselves in bad situations, think about it, you catch one in a remote place, no one is around..... .., not saying that one should take the law into their hands, but odds are, some of em will definitely get caught by surprise and have the tables turned.

rickyrednek

Actually though, if the government "gives" rights, they can also revoke and take away those same rights. I have no doubt that the increase in crime and rudeness is directly related to personally and nationally marginalizing God and ignoring His rules.

If the government recognizes God-given rights, the government has no authority to take away what it did not give. This is a key difference between our founding documents and (for instance) the new EU constitution.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..."

Nathaniel