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by dewayneward
Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:02 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Civil prosecution
Replies: 33
Views: 5568

Re: Civil prosecution

seamusTX wrote:
dewayneward wrote:I live in a country where someone thinks "that mean ole guy "murdered" my <insert relative name here> and I think I have been wronged so I will sue him".
Do you know of a better country in this respect?

In nearly every other country, if you kill an attacker, you will be prosecuted for homicide. In most cases you will not have the right to an open trial before a jury or to confront your accuser.

- Jim
I did wrestle with using the word "world" instead of "country". I should have wrestled harder. The point of my comment was that there are people out there think they are justified in sueing you because you stopped their relative from murdering you or something like that. Recommend de-caf :smilelol5:
by dewayneward
Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:59 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Civil prosecution
Replies: 33
Views: 5568

Re: Civil prosecution

Cool!! That was one of my concerns. Mind you, I would still be alive (the whole judged by 12 instead of carried by 6), but I would go batty to have to sit in a trial and then have to turn over my hard earned money to the family of some scumbag that tried to hurt me or mine. That is (almost) as bad as being robbed.

I think the pizza one was in Tenn. I read it a few months ago.

Like I said, it was one of the things that bugged me was that I could still be sued (and lose) by the family. There were some cases I read where a burglar broke into a house, was killed by the homeowner and the family of the burglar actually had the nerve to sue the homeowners. This is one of the many reasons why I carry 24/7. I live in a country where someone thinks "that mean ole guy "murdered" my <insert relative name here> and I think I have been wronged so I will sue him".

I love my country, and my state :txflag: (still think we should secede), but this is one of those whacky scenarios that I dont get.
by dewayneward
Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:17 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Civil prosecution
Replies: 33
Views: 5568

Re: Civil prosecution

The wording has me confused. Are you saying that if I used justified deadly force against a bad guy that followed Chap 9 of the penal code after September 1, 2007, the family could NOT sue me?

I could read what was written and the response either way and I want to make sure. I have read a number of cases (like the pizza delivery guy one) where the family of the misguided kid sued the good guy.

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