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03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:40 pm

oljames3 wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:22 pm

03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:00 pm

oljames3 wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 7:29 pm Do not get wrapped up conflating Texas and GA law. Unlike Texas, GA law says "If the offense is a felony and the offender is escaping or attempting to escape, a private person may arrest him upon reasonable and probable grounds of suspicion." GA 17-4-60.

Georgia’s citizens arrest statute:
§17-4-60 Grounds for arrest https://lawofselfdefense.com/statute/ga ... or-arrest/

Georgia’s felony burglary statute
§16-7-1. Burglary https://lawofselfdefense.com/statute/ga ... -burglary/

Georgia case law qualifying home under construction for felony burglary:
Smith v. State, 226 Ga. App. 9 (GA Ct. App. 1997) https://lawofselfdefense.com/law_case/s ... -app-1997/

Georgia case law qualifying tool shed for felony burglary:
Mezick v. State, 291 Ga. App. 257 (GA Ct. App. 2008) https://lawofselfdefense.com/law_case/m ... -app-2008/

The article I read said one of the rednecks was standing in the yard and saw a black guy jog by. He grabbed redneck number two, a couple firearms and his pickup truck. They then chased the guy down and killed him. Sounds like the "good ole days" in the south to me. And I am one of those guys who feels racism is brought up way more than justified. But this one stinks. Again, the article said they saw him jog by and thought he looked like the guy who stole stuff. They did not see him actually stealing anything at the time.

In GA law, they don't have to see the felony.

That is a pretty screwed up law, It sure sounds like a recipe for trouble allowing a person to kill someone because they think the person looks like a guy who committed a crime in the past. I am betting the two rednecks are headed to prison. But we will see. Something else that did cross my mind. I am wondering why they have not found any evidence of the crime on the dead guy or at his residence. Surely there would be something that shows he is the actual thief. If it is OK to kill a suspected felon in Georgia, that kind of evidence would be helpful to the rednecks.