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Related: About this forumCastle Doctrine means no charges
The Castle Doctrine was amended this summer to expand a homeowner's right to use deadly force against intruders, Mr. Spangler said.
The new Castle Doctrine expands a homeowner's "castle" to include porches and eliminates the owner's duty to retreat before attacking an intruder.
Mr. Spangler said the man might not have been charged under the old statute, but the new law "makes it much clearer" that the shooting was justified.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11361/1199563-100.stm#ixzz1iLbua1K3
Do you believe that the Castle Doctrin should be applied to this crime, or should charges be filed?
Oneshooter
Armed and Livin in Texas
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)then I am inclined to agree with the findings.
This sentence:
he threatened the man with a heavy wooden club.
makes me believe that he was defending his life.
Surely, no one would willingly let someone get close enough to them to be hit by a club.
Oneka
(653 posts)Then the shooting was completely justified. and the Castle law should apply.
"The man told him to leave repeatedly. When Mr. Bittinger attempted to come up the stairs, the man shot him in the chest with an arrow. He died before first responders arrived"
Simo 1939_1940
(768 posts)SteveW
(754 posts)ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)assuming the facts as reported in the article.
burf
(1,164 posts)no charges should be filed.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)Simo 1939_1940
(768 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)slackmaster
(60,567 posts)Brandishing a club conveys a credible threat of imminent injury or death.