Right to protect property and family

[huginnmuninn]

Do people have the right to protect their property and to what extent? If someone tries to steal someone else's stuff should they be allowed to harm the person? If someone tries to harm another's family does that person have the right to hurt others to protect their family? In some cases should a person be allowed to kill to protect their family if they perceive their lives to be in danger?

I think you should be able to harm a person if they try to take your things but not kill and not cripple or permanently harm.
If someone attacks my family i should be able to hurt if it is a threat and in certain situations kill to protect my family.

[Gigablue]

I think you should be able to do the minimum that is necessary to defend your property. You should try to deter or restrain the person before resorting to harm. You should never kill someone to defend your property.

You should be able to respone with the same amount of force if someone attacks you, your family, or someone else. You should only be able to kill as a last resort when your life or someone else's is in immediate danger.

[Professional Russian]

If someones takeing your stuff dont kill them. if someones harming another person put bullets in body

[FreeFall]

If someone breaks into my home to take my TV, I'd try to at least fend them off without doing them bodily harm. I've heard too many scare stories of how a victim broke the robber's nose and was sued and such.

If they were trying to kill me or family, I'd be doing everything I could to restrain them and hold them off. If they have a gun or a knife and I'm unable to kick it away from them or restrain them, then I wouldn't care what I did as long as they go down and stay down.

[sammy1996]

Use reasonable force, don't be pulling out a pistol soon as someone walks into your door. If things got violent i think you'd be in the right if you did shoot them but not straight away and without good reason.

[Professional Russian]

Use reasonable force, don't be pulling out a pistol soon as someone walks into your door. If things got violent i think you'd be in the right if you did shoot them but not straight away and without good reason.

True you pull a pistol and shoot them in the leg. THen if they keep going then you kill them. it puts them out of their misery

[Jonny Caselli]

Do people have the right to protect their property and to what extent? If someone tries to steal someone else's stuff should they be allowed to harm the person? If someone tries to harm another's family does that person have the right to hurt others to protect their family? In some cases should a person be allowed to kill to protect their family if they perceive their lives to be in danger?

I think you should be able to harm a person if they try to take your things but not kill and not cripple or permanently harm.
If someone attacks my family i should be able to hurt if it is a threat and in certain situations kill to protect my family.

Yes to all , but in the UK we have a pretty wierd legal system that often protects the wrongdoers , thieves muggers shop lifters etc. We have also seen lighter or no custodial sentences. I think it should be hard - bang no second chances.

[huginnmuninn]

If someone barges into my house I'm pulling a gun and if they don't start running I'm gonna pull the trigger

[workingatperfect]

I have no clue if this is the proper procedure or not, but this is what I've heard and what I'd do. I was told that if someone is on your property threatening you, your family or your possessions, you tell them to gtfo and when they don't, thenn it's considered trespassing and you're allowed to shoot them?

Again, no idea if that's right or not, that's just what I was told.

[Heavyrain4life]

Do people have the right to protect their property and to what extent? If someone tries to steal someone else's stuff should they be allowed to harm the person? If someone tries to harm another's family does that person have the right to hurt others to protect their family? In some cases should a person be allowed to kill to protect their family if they perceive their lives to be in danger?

I believe that you have the right to protect yourself and your family, as well as your possessions. If a man comes into the house and tries to steal from you, you have the right to hurt or detain him, as your possessions are in danger. If a man comes into your house with the attempt to kill you or your family, you have the right to kill him in self defense because you feared that your life, as well as others, was in danger. Personal view, and i may be cruel for thinking that, but, if it comes down to me or you, im gonna try mys best to take you out.

[Dake]

Well if i catch him bad things will happen to him

[OregonStateDude]

If someone tries to jack my laptop, I'm going to punch their lights out. No questions asked. :)

[Noxail]

If someone is threatening you or your property, you have full legal rights to take lethal action to protect yourself and your property. And honestly, if someone showed up in my house, looming over me, trying to take something of mine, or trying to harm my family of one of my pets, I'd shoot first and ask questions later, out of pure fear. ~holli

[TopGear]

True you pull a pistol and shoot them in the leg. THen if they keep going then you kill them. it puts them out of their misery

If it is at the point where I have to resort to using my firearm to keep the person(s) from doing harm on to me and/or my family, I'm not aiming for the leg, I am aiming to eliminate the treat.

[Professional Russian]

If it is at the point where I have to resort to using my firearm to keep the person(s) from doing harm on to me and/or my family, I'm not aiming for the leg, I am aiming to eliminate the treat.

you didnt sense the sarcasm in that post i dont do that some one comes in my house i shoot to kill not to wound there are second chances in my house your not leaveing unless your in a body bag.

[Levy]

*loads shot gun* Get off my lawn, you damn kids!
In all seriousness, if you and your family is in danger, I feel like you have the right to engage them with violence. By danger, I mean legitimate danger.

[Professional Russian]

*loads shot gun* Get off my lawn, you damn kids!
In all seriousness, if you and your family is in danger, I feel like you have the right to engage them with violence. By danger, I mean legitimate danger.

If someone comes in my house in the middle of the night how do i know if they have a weapon or not? As i said there are no second chances.

[Levy]

I'm sorry, if they come in my house at night. There is no reasoning behind it. No logic. They are trespassing and my well-being, also my family's well-being, has a higher priority than said-intruder's life. My opinion.

[Professional Russian]

I'm sorry, if they come in my house at night. There is no reasoning behind it. No logic. They are trespassing and my well-being, also my family's well-being, has a higher priority than said-intruder's life. My opinion.

Some one breaks in my house my first priority is getting them out. then if lethal force is necessary it is used if it hasnt already been used

[HunterSteele]

True you pull a pistol and shoot them in the leg. THen if they keep going then you kill them. it puts them out of their misery
You never do that. Not only could you probably not hit their leg, but it's pointless and stupid. You might as well kill them the first time instead of giving them more opportunities to harm you.

This isn't a movie where you "shoot the gun out of their hand." If someone breaks into your house, they're not there to borrow sugar. Take them out ASAP.

[Professional Russian]

You never do that. Not only could you probably not hit their leg, but it's pointless and stupid. You might as well kill them the first time instead of giving them more opportunities to harm you.

This isn't a movie where you "shoot the gun out of their hand." If someone breaks into your house, they're not there to borrow sugar. Take them out ASAP.

you didnt sense the sarcasm if someone comes in my house with a deadly weapon i have the right to kill and i only shoot to kill nothing else. if your not supposed to be here your not leaveing unless your in a body bag

[Twilly F. Sniper]

Yes.

But not in AMERICA >:(

[Carlsen]

Do people have the right to protect their property and to what extent? If someone tries to steal someone else's stuff should they be allowed to harm the person? If someone tries to harm another's family does that person have the right to hurt others to protect their family? In some cases should a person be allowed to kill to protect their family if they perceive their lives to be in danger?

I think you should be able to harm a person if they try to take your things but not kill and not cripple or permanently harm.
If someone attacks my family i should be able to hurt if it is a threat and in certain situations kill to protect my family.

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I will not shoot anybody that take property. When sombody try to harm me or my family then I will kill them.



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