It is entirely your prerogative to place the value of a vehicle, and everything associated with it, above freedom and possibly life itself. In my world, I will not assume responsibility for the law and/or justice over vehicle theft. To equate a vehicle and a human life is absurd. My opinion, and apologies offered if needed.
Absolutely concur, and that was my point. In the original scenario, I believe I would have responded in kind as I would certainly have felt justified to respond with lethal force. In my previous example, more basic straight-up vehicle theft occurred. No threat to life, simply vehicle theft. Unfortunately, there are those among us (no, not on this forum of course) who truly feel justified in shooting someone for mere theft. Under the law where I reside, that will buy a one-way ticket somewhere that most would not wish to go.
Np apology needed. I'm not talking about chopping the hand off some kid for shoplifting a bit of penny candy. (Well maybe, penny candy must be on some endangered list. It's like finding chicken lips, bigfoot, Nessie, etc)
Nor, am I advocating putting a bullet behind the ear of every thief, car or anything else. HOWEVER. It is not just stealing stuff, IMO they are stealing a bit of your life, I won't go into that rant again, but theft should be taken far more seriously than it is. As someone on another site stated that they had their car stolen, the police gave them a copy of the police report and told them to call their insurance co. Gee thanks. If someone chooses not to roll over and just accept, good for them. If someone tries to use force to keep something they stole, and dies for his effort, no big loss. No, I don't care that they were turning their life around, this was going to be the last time before entering the seminary, on the cusp of curing cancer, of how "a good a boy very good boy" he was. If some POS dies because someone was defending what is theirs or themselves, oh well.
You steal my stuff I'm going to get really, really mad. You point a weapon at me while stealing myn stuff I'm going to shoot you. I ain't shooting you cuz you stole my stuff, I shot you cuz you threatened my life.
You and me, both. Of course, especially when armed, it's vitally important to keep anger in check. A tough task. . .
Understood. It seems you and I may share a little history. Cheers. . .Np apology needed. I'm not talking about chopping the hand off some kid for shoplifting a bit of penny candy. (Well maybe, penny candy must be on some endangered list. It's like finding chicken lips, bigfoot, Nessie, etc)
25 years of work as a prison guard and watching the revolving door, of "rehabilitated people that just made a mistake", come back again, and again, and again, for making the same "mistake" over and over again, may have colored my thinking.
