To: marktwain
And if he had hit the burglar who was driving away and apparently unarmed?
Gotta wonder how that would have gone.
5 posted on
02/28/2013 6:13:10 AM PST by
ltc8k6
To: ltc8k6
In Texas you can protect life AND PROPERTY.
6 posted on
02/28/2013 6:26:00 AM PST by
chuckles
To: ltc8k6
And if he had hit the burglar who was driving away and apparently unarmed? Gotta wonder how that would have gone.
Depends on what state League City is located in.
7 posted on
02/28/2013 6:27:19 AM PST by
JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
To: ltc8k6
And if he had hit the burglar who was driving away and apparently unarmed? Gotta wonder how that would have gone. The local sheriff would probably give him new bullets for free!!!!
In reality under Texas law, he would have been 100% protected. As mentioned you can protect life and property with lethal force in Texas. This would not even go to a grand jury.
There is a caveat to this. If he had not stolen the money and was fleeing without any stolen property or money you can not shoot the bad guy unless he is a mortal threat.
9 posted on
02/28/2013 6:52:24 AM PST by
cpdiii
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