cb1000rider wrote:What difference does the value of the tires make? Although I recognize your point that tires are expensive and commercial tires (or RV tires) are REALLY expensive, is there a monetary level where shooting is/isn't justified?
The cost to the victim goes far beyond the value of the tires. What about the money lost because he can't work while he's having them replaced. Can you imagine the towing bill for a big rig?K.Mooneyham wrote:Does insurance pay for those tires? Just curious.
When you start messing with a man's ability to feed & support his family, you deserve whatever you get. Then there's the feeling of having been violated. What toll would that take on the victim. You might think you know, but you don't really. It's different for everyone and can be devastating.
Not taking a hard line on these crimes is why they continue. Besides, I believe the law is on the shooter's side:
The perp had a knife and had already demonstrated his willingness to use it to commit a crime.PC §9.42. DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY. A person is justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property:
(1) if he would be justified in using force against the other under Section 9.41; and
(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary:
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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; and
(3) he reasonably believes that:
(A) the land or property cannot be protected or recovered by any other means; or
(B) the use of force other than deadly force to protect or recover the land or property would expose the actor or another to a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury.