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To: Ron who wrote (227414)	7/8/2013 11:16:38 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Respond to of 540808

As I recall, the law used to require the homeowner to clearly be in danger in order to shoot an intruder. Some years ago in a nearby town , a fellow shot and killed a teenager who had broken into his garage and was fleeing. He was tried and convicted, but I don't recall the sentence. That caused quite a stir by the "shoot first ask questions later" crowd. The laws vary from state to state. Actually, I believe what caused the stir was that the homeowner was acquitted (facts of this case were teenager broke into the homeowner's garage and was attempting to steal a bike, but was outside fleeing when the homeowner fired). Now maybe I am recalling different case then the one you are talking about.

To: Ron who wrote (227414)	7/8/2013 11:41:53 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Respond to of 540808

Additionally, what caused so much notoriety in the case I am thinking of is that the HO was white and the teenager was black.