You’re right. When you go to bed at night and regularly leave you’re doors open, you’re inviting visitors. Why else would you consciously leave you’re doors open at night??? To prove that you live in a safe neighborhood and anyone or anything that enters would mean you no harm???
And then someone comes in and without knowing who it is or why they are there or whether it might be some confused elderly neighbor with dementia, you just shoot them in the dark??? and then pat yourself on the back???
If you were fearful enough of nighttime visitors to just shoot them in the dark, then why weren’t you fearful enough to lock your doors before going to bed.
This homeowner is lucky. If Zoey had a good lawyer, she might be able to show that the homeowner, having left his door open, never warned her before shooting her, and that he turned on the lights and saw her just before he shot her. And having seen who it was, an unarmed diminutive drunken coed who couldn’t possibly have threatened him, he just shot her maliciously not defensively. Then talk about regrets for the homeowner.
Thank you. I was starting to think the whole world had lost their minds. One other point...there are VERY bright tactical flashlights...I keep one on my nightstand, it’s a great partner to the Glock 21 and blinds the intruder not the homeowner.