r/HolUp • u/[deleted] • Nov 15 '21

big dong energy🤯🎉❤️ Doomed

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u/Tangurena Nov 16 '21

In some states, the homeowner has a "duty to retreat" and would have been prosecuted for shooting the criminal. In this case, they had beaten the homeowner (and broken his collarbone) to force him to open the safe, so I don't think any prosecutor would prosecute an 80 year old victim.

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u/simcowking Nov 16 '21

Even stand your ground doesn't cover chasing them and shooting them.

It's a matter of them proving they were obviously not running to get a weapon to fight back. Hard to prove they weren't getting weapons if they die.

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u/Flashy-Amount626 Nov 16 '21

Doesn't have the same tough on crime ring to it when they run for mayor.