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- discharging a firearm within city limits (where applicable)WildBill wrote:Is shooting a dead man a crime?ScottDLS wrote:Naw...the murder's already done, but if you shoot the fleeing horse thief, you might actually get your property back. That will help you, but shooting the murderer won't do the dead guy any good.
Middle Age Russ wrote:Whether you are acting within the law or not is just one of the issues. The bigger question in this scenario is should you introduce deadly force from a risk versus reward perspective. Reward = recovery of personal property (car and its contents). Risks include shooting a by-stander inadvertently, damaging someone else's property, possible arrest and trial before a jury of your peers who will assess the "reasonableness" of your actions based only on the facts presented and allowed at trial. To me, personal property isn't worth the potential risks involved, and I'll do what I can to be a good witness.
