“Only in the same way that a drug dealer can protect his “property” from well-armed law-abiding citizens: that is to say, “illegally.””
If you came on my property without an invitation or warrant you would be on it “illegally”. So you can just trespass if you feel there is contraband on someone’s property?
All I can say is one had better come with more than 'feelings' 'cause those are likely to get hurt.
> If you came on my property without an invitation or warrant you would be on it “illegally”. So you can just trespass if you feel there is contraband on someone’s property?
If there was a dangerous Contraband mungrel mutt Pit Bull on your property, chances are good that only my bullet would trespass on your property — at least initially. I wouldn’t want to get bitten.
Once the Contraband was dead I would execise Lawful Purpose to enter your property and retrieve my property (the mungrell mutt’s carcass) for Bounty.
“Lawful Purpose” is the same legal principle that meter readers use to enter your property and read the electricity meters. “Lawful Purpose” isn’t trespassing.