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Scotty · 08-15-2005, 08:26

Apart from LEO, we've had a few cases here where someone inside their home confronts an intruder (armed) and ends up wounding them with a firearm. Several times in NC the intruder has sued the homeowner and WON, citing that "robbing is how I make a living and I can no longer do that because I've lost the use of my leg".

That happened to a lady near Gastonia who was decimated by the lawsuit and lost everything. Just because someone broke into HER house and she shot him.

The old LRRP guy that taught our CCW class says that it's better to go to court against a puddle on the floor rather than a living martyr. It's a shame that the criminals seem to have more rights than the victims, but if I ever have to shoot an intruder, he's not getting up.

Scotty

(edited: "citing" is spelled with a C and not an S, and because I can't seem to get my shit together this morning. I blame lack of coffee!!)

08-15-2005, 08:26	#5
Scotty Asset Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 39	Civi side Apart from LEO, we've had a few cases here where someone inside their home confronts an intruder (armed) and ends up wounding them with a firearm. Several times in NC the intruder has sued the homeowner and WON, citing that "robbing is how I make a living and I can no longer do that because I've lost the use of my leg". That happened to a lady near Gastonia who was decimated by the lawsuit and lost everything. Just because someone broke into HER house and she shot him. The old LRRP guy that taught our CCW class says that it's better to go to court against a puddle on the floor rather than a living martyr. It's a shame that the criminals seem to have more rights than the victims, but if I ever have to shoot an intruder, he's not getting up. Scotty (edited: "citing" is spelled with a C and not an S, and because I can't seem to get my shit together this morning. I blame lack of coffee!!) Last edited by Scotty; 08-15-2005 at 13:35.
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