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    Quote Originally Posted by Omar View Post
    Yeah, in a lot of cases like this the homeowner/shooter is the one who gets into trouble. Fortunately, Indiana is a very conservative state, and the police involved sounds like they had a lot of common sense. Usually when you shoot someone, you go to jail automatically, no matter what the circumstances, from what I hear. Doesn't sound like that's the case here.

    This line from the article was particularly interesting:
    "Murder charges can be brought against the suspects because they reportedly were committing a felony that led to two deaths".
    The perps were armed and trespassing in his house. That's all he needed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stjames1_53 View Post
    The perps were armed and trespassing in his house. That's all he needed.
    Okay, I didn't catch that they were armed. Trespassing in your house isn't legally an excuse to kill someone, necessarily. Probably depends on what state you live in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stjames1_53 View Post
    The law is specific. You cannot shoot a person outside of your house unless he is threatening with deadly force. You had better be able to prove that beyond a reasonable doubt.
    You cannot shoot them in the back. That would indicate they were fleeing and no longer posed a threat.
    Do not wound them.
    ....and drag them back through the window.

    Believe me, they'd be shot INSIDE. If they were outside, they'd be warned, if they did enter, they would be shot.

    Most people wouldn't chance it, anyway, with a snarling 110 pound German Shepherd trying to go through the window.
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