An armed man invades your home, your family is home and you imagine all the things that COULD happen. Luckily, your gun is close by, you shoot the invader and PREVENTED untold horrors. The police come and tell you that you are a hero.
An armed man invades your home, your family is home and you imagine all the things that COULD happen. Unfortunately, you can't reach your gun. All the horrible things you imagined COULD happen DO happen. The invader leaves the house, you get your gun and shoot him. The police come and arrest you. You are a criminal.
The moral is, I guess, that a citizen can prevent crime but cannot punish it. I would shoot him anyhow then plead SANITY!
An armed man invades your home, your family is home and you imagine all the things that COULD happen. Unfortunately, you can't reach your gun. All the horrible things you imagined COULD happen DO happen. The invader leaves the house, you get your gun and shoot him. The police come and arrest you. You are a criminal.
The moral is, I guess, that a citizen can prevent crime but cannot punish it. I would shoot him anyhow then plead SANITY!
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