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Originally Posted by 392cobra
Major provisions of Texas’ Castle Law:
• Presumes you are reasonable in using force if someone – illegally and with force – enters or is attempting to enter your occupied home, car or workplace. You are not given this presumption if you provoked the person or are engaged in a crime.
• Removes your obligation to retreat if possible before using deadly force if you are anywhere you have a right to be. The previous law obliged you to retreat if a “reasonable person” would have, except in a situation where someone unlawfully entered your home.
• Gives you added protection from lawsuits by injured attackers or their families. Previous law granted this protection if someone illegally entered your home, but not in other situations.
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I agree with all that. What I'm saying is that if you live in MA, and someone breaks into your place and you shoot them and happen to injure them and neutralize them (rather than destroy them) where they're no longer a threat, but in need of medical assistance, you're taking a big risk by not finishing them off.
By prosecuting law abiding citizens who are trying to defend themselves and their property, the government only encourages more "drastic" outcomes to lesser violent encounters.
In TX or FL in that situation, you could call 911 with a much more solid expectation that you're not going to get sued or prosecuted after the incident. You don't HAVE to execute someone for breaking into your house so to speak.