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Originally Posted by Claeren
I was reading a Canadian legal opinion recently talking about home invasions, saying that while the law has not yet been tested, you can now essentially kill anyone you find in your home. The logic being, with so many horror stories in the news, there is no way you can know how much force the intruder can bring against you and therefore you can use infinite force (killing them) until you know for a fact they have no other way to harm you. In short, the intruder gives up any right to a benefit of the doubt.
No judge would risk the political fallout of convicting someone in the current environment that defended their home and family by killing an intruder.
Kind of interesting I think.
Not sure it applies in this situation though. Your friend can only do what he has to, and he is likely walking the line with that version of events.
Claeren.
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My Dad has a good friend who spent time in jail for shooting and killing a man during a home invasion. The reason he spent some time in jail was it was determined that the guy was fleeing when he was shot, and since he was fleeing the useof force was not considered appropriate. Granted he didn's spend very much time in jail, but he was sent there for some time.