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To answer my question in more detail, I look at it this way: Someone who is stealing property is doing wrong, but he deserves a chance to straighten up and fly right. I would rather not have it on my conscience that I killed him and sent him straight to hell, even if he deserved it.

I would confront him, and that might scare him enough to change his evil ways. If he then attacked me, it would be a different situation.

I suspect the law permitting the use of deadly force to stop theft or criminal mischief in the night time is a holdover from the days when rural people had to provide their own defense and there was no such thing as calling 911.

- Jim

It's a question of what you think a human life is worth. Difficult question. What would Jesus do?

- Jim

Shades of "Forrest Gump."

- Jim

DaveT wrote:I'm curious about where that first bullet
that went "flying in the air" landed

It obviously didn't hit anyone, or there would have been another 911 call. Either on the ground or in someone's roof.

Sloppy shooting.

- Jim

Not something I would do, but ...

PC §9.42. DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY. A person is
justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible,
movable property:
(1) if he would be justified in using force against the other under
Section 9.41; and
(2) when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly
force is immediately necessary:
(A) to prevent the other's imminent commission of arson, burglary,
robbery, aggravated robbery, theft during the nighttime, or criminal
mischief during the nighttime;

- Jim