Comment on Intruder

• BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Do you really think breaking and entering deserves a death sentence? I’m not condoning it by any means, but equally death seems like a disproportionate response, not to mention the long term effects this is bound to have on the child.

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  • lemonmelon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    On the absolute surface level, you make what seems to be a good point. I don’t think that point holds up to scrutiny, though, and such lazy (no offense meant by this; I’m not calling you lazy, only the point you’ve made) reasoning is not far removed from using “think of the chldren!” to justify an agenda.

    Any dwelling that is not yours is generally assumed to be off-limits absent an invitation to enter. Ignoring that and breaking into said dwelling is implicitly a statement that you are disregarding the safety and security of the inhabitants. That further implies that you equally have no regard for the health and well-being of the inhabitants, as your actions are putting your needs or desires ahead of theirs. You have, wittingly or not, made yourself a threat to the inhabitants of the dwelling.

    Responding to an immediate, credible threat against one’s life with lethal force is quite rational.

    I have no doubt that this will have detrimental long-term effects on the boy. I also have no doubt that the very experience of being present during a home invasion would have had similar long-term effects.

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    • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You appear to have completely missed the point of my post and focussed on a side point. There’s a world of difference in defending yourself and thinking someone deserves death for entertaining a house.

      To your other points, first off I haven’t said anything about the rights or wrongs of the child defending themselves, I’m not sure why you’re making the argument about that. I do however disagree there’s a basic assumption that anyone entering a house uninvited has no regard for the health and wellbeing of inhabitants. The rest of the post just looks like leap after leap from that point forward.

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      • lemonmelon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It only looks like leap after leap to you because it doesn’t agree with your basic premise.

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  • veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I don’t have the facts of the case, but it’s not like the defenders have the luxury of knowing the intruders intentions and how they will behave, but considering they are already doing something severely illegal, it’s not much of a stretch to think the intruder would be willing to put their life at risk, and in that context, it is absolutely justifiable to kill in defense.

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    • dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Nobody breaking into inhabited houses is going to show up holding a feather duster.

      If an intruder knows he is intruding and he doesn’t leg it as soon as he realizes someone is in the house, it is a very reasonable assumption to make that he has also got some kind of weapon.

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    • FireRetardant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The kid does claim the suspect threatened to harm or kill him.

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  • lightnsfw@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The state shouldn’t be executing people for it but a regular person defending themselves is a different scenario. Police (allegedly) are trained in safely restraining criminals and taking them into custody. A regular citizen defending themselves is not. The safest thing for them is whatever takes their attacker down the quickest. Unfortunately that is generally going to be lethal force.

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    • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There’s a world of difference between defending yourself and feeling someone who breaks into a house deserves death.

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      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I didn’t say they deserved death. I said you shouldn’t be worrying about the outcome (which is a decent probability of their death) while defending yourself. No one should be expected to hold back when their own safety is on the line. They didn’t put themselves in that situation. It’s entirely on the offender. If you manage to restrain/run them off without killing them, great but don’t risk your own life to do so.

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  • Shardikprime@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes

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    • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That sounds utterly unhinged if I’m honest.

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      • Shardikprime@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Indeed, putting yourself and other at risk is unhinged , why would you violate the sanctuary of others like so otherwise?

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• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Unless it’s a cop. Then you should have known better and the state can do with you as it pleases while we clap.

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  • GladiusB@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Fuck that. Break in my house and watch what happens. It’s not up for grabs. People that steal from other people are pieces of garbage. Steal from corporations.

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