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Wow. I hate to sound like a lib but lethal force is not called for when “protecting your property”. Only in self defense or justifiably perceived threat of personal harm!
Almost everyone knows “you cant shoot someone unless they break into your house” and even that doesn’t hold up in court these days. If you are going to use your car to ram someone just to ‘stop them from getting away’, then you might have to expect to do some prison time if that person dies. I understand they MAY have been committing a crime..

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That is only the State of Current Law... It is not a given or a moral imperative..and it can and should be changed.

I believe Lethal force is justified in defense of ones property.

The reason we hung Horse thieves is because their theft could lead to the death of others.

Have you ever had anything significant stolen?

I am a disabled GI and older, likely am no longer able to fully recover from such major loss.

If people or corporations are allowed to steal with no real consequence(as they are today). They may indeed be sentencing that person from whom they stole or members of their family to death or impoverishment. Maybe after the theft there is no longer sufficient money for to live other than in a single wide trailer (I have seen that with my now deceased WO friend). Maybe the person whose property was stolen can not turn that asset into something of value for their children’s benefit (I have seen that too). The thief who steals a working mans Truck and tools or fails to pay the moneies owed for a job completed. Perhaps he prevents the honest man from continuing to work so then he can no longer make his house payment.. or pay his other bills.. (I know a man in that situation as we speak)

The Police and others all too often use the self serving argument “insurance will cover it” Poppycock..Insurance other than to cover liability for injury to others is largely a racket anyway. I pay more than 10k for insurance each year now it still does not cover everything anyway.

We all too often seem to fall into the illusion that the thief is stealing a loaf of bread to eat...

That is just not the case in America today..

When someone breaks into a small sailboat and is killed trying to escape (This happened in Marina I was at) it seems terrible right? Until it was revealed the boat was in fact the owners only home and their life savings of 14k was aboard.. Suddenly banging some guy in the head with an oar as he swam away from that boat seemed 100% appropriate to me (The thief drowned...happy day)

Catch someone stealing what you have worked for.. and they are killed in the commission of a crime no matter how sleight they are responsible not you.. You did not ask them to steal from you.

It is a happy day... Win Win for everyone.

Except of course the Criminal, the Courts, the Prisons, Jails, Police Departments and Insurance companies. All who benefit when the criminal victimizes the citizen. Be that criminal a man or a corporation.

It is time to change any law that says it is not.

Just the threat of real consequences coming from ones actions and crooks either with masks or in Suits will quickly and largely cease their conduct.

Making our society a far better place to live, as it once was.