quote:Originally posted by smurph:
okay,I got that ,,but what if your house has been broken into by an intruder and after the fact you have shot them it is discovered they had no weapons on them,,what happens then?
I ask this because most people when awaken suddenly in the middle of the night realizing someone is in their house is making decisions with a groggy brain
Just by the fact that they are in my house, I am going to be in fear of my life and will use deadly force to defend myself if need be.
I thought the entire purpose of the 'castle doctrine.'