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Originally Posted by Guest
The Fox News app has a story about a 65 year old Minnesota man. He was awakened by a noise and it was someone breaking into his house. The would-be burglar ran outside to a getaway car and drove off. The homeowner took his .45 pistol and shot at the car. One of the three occupants was hit and died at the hospital. The homeowner was arrested and has been charged with manslaughter.
Was he in the right to fire at the car even though his life or property was not in danger at that point?
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No. He should have shot the guy when the thief opened the patio door on the second story of his home, that is the only time when he was in any danger. A fleeing car is not a danger and therefore not grounds to shoot.
An odd thing about this story was the 2 surviving boys admitted they were casing the place for a future robbery. Did the police not think to investigate weather they had broke into other homes in the past, and arrest them?
Robbery is a dangerous act...