Not long ago, property owners could protect their
property from crime by attacking the criminals. Those days are gone.
This was when the law was on the side of the
property owner, not the criminal. As
soon as property owners were subject to legal action against their rights to
self-defense, the deterrence began to disappear. Now homeowners need to be careful to keep
burglars free from harm. They can shoot
criminal invaders only under certain conditions and only in their homes. If they shoot an intruder in their yard,
they’re in trouble. What kind of
deterrence is that? Criminals are likely
to break into your house in hopes that they can file a lawsuit against you.
You can’t have it both ways. If you want to coddle
criminals, you will encourage more criminal activity.
Laws that ignore personal property rights need to be
restored and criminals seeking redress from victims need to be laughed at.
Police invasions should be no exception. Police
should not be allowed to break down your door in the middle of the night and
shoot you based on a bad tip.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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