I'm not convinced stealing a car should carry the death penalty
The stolen car wasn’t exactly what got him killed. As the article states “So at some point, the person who stole the vehicle and who is now being held at gunpoint by the owner of the vehicle produces a weapon from his waistband and shoots the owner of the vehicle,”
The vehicle owner then returned fire, striking the alleged thief and leaving him "deceased in the parking lot,"
Do I blame the guy for being concerned and pulling a gun while being held at gun point, hmm probably not. If someone is pointing a gun at me I am going to
Assume my life is under threat. But he was in this situation because he stole a car. I wish he would of made difference choices.
There is a lot to this as there was a female thief who was also shot and critically injured. Not much on who shot her but I would assume potentially the owner of the vehicle and she may not of been a threat or acting in a threatening manor, this could get the vehicle owner in trouble (I assume). Will have to see how this shakes out.
Look this is a messy situation I don’t blame the guy for tracking his vehicle down, cops don’t always find them. Do I think it was the best choice? Hmm probably not considering the outcome. Would I do it? I’m sure I would want to but I have a lot to live for and likely just let my insurance and cops take care of it, due to this possibly being the situation you find yourself in. The vehicle owner seems to be well worse off due to all of this given the way it played out. Even if he is found justified, it’s a long road to get there.