A interesting discussion ...

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... about castle doctrine:

The woman pointed it at the intruder as he stood with his back to a wall, according to police. The woman's friend helped her steady the gun and point it.

"I told you if you came back, I was gonna kill you," she said before fatally shooting him, according to police reports.

St. Louis police sought second-degree murder charges against the woman and the man. But prosecutors declined to file them, citing the castle doctrine.

That's because prosecutors know when they've got a lemon on their hands. I know I wouldn't vote to convict, and if I were on the grand jury, I'd No True that sucker quick.

This seems to be more of a rural vs urban thing to me. Where I live (rural) there would be hardly a tear shed if a man, having twice violated a protective order, was put down (yes, I said Put Down).

Up here on the mountain, we understand the concept of logical consequences; if you fuck with someone, there's a possibility that they may fuck with you right back, only harder. Urban dwellers don't seem to see things that way, expecting the police to magically 'be there in time'. I understand that the deputy sheriff may be pretty far away and I will be expected to handle things myself until he gets there.

I won't want to, but I will if I have to ... up to and including deadly force.

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