Well, Sherman Logan, it’s ok if someone comes in your house and steals something of value to you, but as long as he makes it to the street curb and beyond your “legal grasp” he is good to go then, right?
And he’s 1) Unknown to you, 2) You’re not able to easily later identify him, 3) You didn’t SEE him steal it but know he has it... all these things are ok with me too, if they rob your property.
I say let the perps get away with it then.....
Personally, I’m in favor of having the interruption of the commission of a major felony be an absolute defense against a homicide charge. But that’s not the way the law reads now.
BTW, those of you who think the driver in this case is fully justified are in conflict with the law in all states (with the possible exception of Texas) as well as God’s law, as laid down in the Law of Moses, and old English Common Law, the foundation of our legal system.
You have every right to disagree with all these codes of law, of course, but you should be aware that you are disagreeing.
Side note 1: If you are going to kill someone for taking your property, is there a lower limit on the value of the property you will kill to protect? $10,000? $100? $1?
Side note 2: Is is possible that the perps in this case could have been innocent? Perhaps they could have been lost and have entered the wrong property because they were following bad directions, then were leaving when they found out their mistake. This has happened to me when trying to find a home out in the country. Would your opinion of the rightness or wrongness of his actions be modified if he had killed a non-thief?