I live in Colorado, where we have an odious "make my day" law that allows residents to use LETHAL force on anyone who attempts to break into their house. Never mind that the crime of burglary is not itself anywhere near a capital offence.
So, some poor 22-year-old got himself drunk the other night and, on his way home, wound up at the right house number but wrong street. The <insert very very bad word here> resident, upon hearing someone ring his doorbell and then pound on the back door (but not, you know, actually entering the house or anything), shot the guy dead after calling the police. Nice going, folks. Yeah, you're scared, but did it require killing someone who was knocking on your back door?
And no, I do not feel safer knowing that the random homeowner is armed to the teeth and trigger-happy.
So, some poor 22-year-old got himself drunk the other night and, on his way home, wound up at the right house number but wrong street. The <insert very very bad word here> resident, upon hearing someone ring his doorbell and then pound on the back door (but not, you know, actually entering the house or anything), shot the guy dead after calling the police. Nice going, folks. Yeah, you're scared, but did it require killing someone who was knocking on your back door?
And no, I do not feel safer knowing that the random homeowner is armed to the teeth and trigger-happy.
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