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Originally Posted by Resurrection
The point is that we shouldn't have a criminal justice system where people can drunkenly crash into #### on your property, attempt to steal more crap, and when an altercation happens and someone dies, you lose your liberty for the rest of your life by going to jail.
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Ummm, depending on the situation. Yes you ####ing should.
The second that someone poses no risk to you, others or your property, you no longer should have any rights to kill them.
But again, the whole defense in this case was the accidental discharge. Mr. Stanley did not discharge the firearm because he felt he needed to. His position, whether it's the truth or not, was that the discharge was an accident as a result of hangfire due to the earlier warning shots.
At no point, ever, did Mr. Stanley claim that he fired the shot that killed Colton to protect his family or property. That wasn't his mindset. Ironically, he probably should have had that mindset considering the loaded gun but he was unaware of it at the time.