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Another data point for consideration:

At my initial CHL course (in San Antonio), one of the local assistand DAs came in to brief us on the law. At that time his role in the DA's office was to review all the violent crime reports in the county and decide how to proceed.

He talked about the burglary in the night situation. He gave us an interesting insight into his evaluation of such a scenario.

He described an example of a workman on a tight budget whose tools are being stolen. If has no tools, then he does not work. If he does not work, then he does not get paid, and maybe he and his family go hungry, miss rent or mortage payments, are now generally in a world of hurt, etc. This would be evaluated differently than someone who shot a guy for stealing a pink flamingo.

The ADA did NOT say the workman automatically gets a pass, but it would be justification that would be seriously considered.

Would all DAs do this? Dunno.

elb