We need to hear the whole story about the incident and not jump to conclusions. The thief could have attacked the citizen or the thief could have threatened him. Maybe the citizen was a woman and the thief was a 6'6" MMA fighter with full sleeves.srothstein wrote:But, I think the homeowner may be in bigger trouble than we would like. I will point out that the crime occurred at 7:30 AM. This is not nighttime in most places I can think of in Texas.
As for picking fights, the odds are against the LEO due to the large number of encounters, but for the homeowner standing her ground, they have got to be aggressive and assertive as they have no expertise in sizing up the situation and must assume the worst.