WildBill wrote:Hypothetically, I would hire an attorney.Stupid wrote:Hypothetically, a construction company wants me to move out so that they can tear down my house and make way for new building. I am in dispute with their compensation offer. Somehow, one day they show up at my house and just start to tear it down. I rush back trying to stop them becaus I believe that is unlawful.
So is deadly force justified at this point?
Texas Penal Code 9.31 (1) (B) says
"(B) unlawfully and with force removed, or was attempting to remove unlawfully and with force, the actor from the actor's habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment;"
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This is the advice that makes the most sense.While in some circumstances you can shoot to protect property, remember it's property....is it worth someone's life? Yours? Theirs? I'm thinking not.
It's stuff...important? Yes. Something to die for? That's another thought entirely.
LabRat