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The Bible also says the thief "shall be sold for his theft" if can't make restitution and restitution can be anything from double (Exodus 22:4) to five times (Exodus 22:1) what he stole.SCone wrote:The Bible makes a huge difference in killing a thief in the night or during the day.
DParker wrote:Time to take a break and get some more coffee
Only for theft or criminal mischief.DParker wrote:Holy moly! Back the truck up!! I really messed up on this one. In interpreting 9.43 I neglected to review 9.42 (the conditions of which must be satisfied for 9.43 to apply). As it turns out, 9.42 requires that the incident occur "during the nighttime" in order for force to be justified...
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(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of
arson,
burglary,
robbery,
aggravated robbery,
theft during the nighttime,
or criminal mischief during the nighttime;
or (B) to prevent the other who is fleeing immediately after committing
burglary,
robbery,
aggravated robbery,
or theft during the nighttime
from escaping with the property
Good for him! He performed a public service and should be rewarded not punished.DParker wrote:Horn established well before the BGs even knew he was there that he wasn't "gonna' let them get away with it" and that he intended to "kill 'em".
It's true that fear is irrelevant. If he reasonably believed the known criminals would attempt to use unlawful deadly force against him, he was justified in using deadly force to protect himself.LedJedi wrote:I feel obligated in the sorely missed absence of txinvesigator to point out that the above highlighted text is irrelevant within the confines of the law as far as justification of DF. However, the fact that the testimony implies that the burglars were in his yard and moving toward him is absolutely relevant :)
Listening to the long 911 call, you could also say the police could have prevented the shooting by showing up and arresting the career criminals in the act.SCone wrote:This is where we would have to agree to disagree. Listening to the 911 call, it appears the Mr Horn intended from the beginning of the call to shoot the two men. And that makes a HUGE difference. In his case, it has cost him the past six months of his life to keep himself from being prosecuted at this time. But I doubt this will end here.flb_78 wrote:Because he did nothing wrong. He stopped a burglary in process.
