OK. You can write to your representatives, but the law is what it is at least until 2009.
Theft of unattended property is much different from robbery and burglary of a habitation. The law treats robbery and burglary more seriously because of the threat of injury to a person.
- Jim
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- Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:18 pm
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- Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:57 pm
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I don't know what "jacking me up" means.RubenZ wrote:I've thought. Well what happens if I look out my back window and see a kid in my yard jacking me up. Should I just go shoot him?
You cannot legally use deadly force to prevent theft other than robbery, burglary, and theft in the night time.
- Jim
- Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:30 pm
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Criminal mischief has a specific definition. Please look it up: http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/pe.toc.htm
To paraphrase Charles Cotton, it doesn't mean knocking over your lawn gnomes.
- Jim
To paraphrase Charles Cotton, it doesn't mean knocking over your lawn gnomes.
- Jim