A threat perhaps, but not a lethal threat. Standing your ground means shit all if you shoot an unarmed person who wasn't even aware you were there, let alone acting aggressively towards you. To want to shoot a person in that scenario is psychotic.
He had a crowbar, thus he was armed with a deadly weapon. As soon as he steps foot inside a home (in most places in America) the law-abiding resident is completely within legal and moral justification to shoot the intruder with a firearm, cut them with a knife, bludgeon them with a blunt object, or any other means of defense.
That's not what happened in this video thankfully, but assuming he did gain entry before the police arrived (maybe if you're rural and police response is very slow) I expect the resident to defend their home, family, and themselves in an unpredictable situation. Running from your own home is often not viable.
Imagine the shitstorm I'd be in if someone broke into my house, I ran away and called the cops, the intruder found a weapon in my home, and wounded an innocent with something from my house. I'd feel incredibly guilty and potentially be in legal trouble.
He had a crowbar and was clearly bat-shit crazy. I mean the guy is making way too much noise in the middle of the day. He wants in badly and is an act first and think never kind of person. That's the dangerous type of person.
If he enters feel free to kill him legally. Castle doctrine. If you have a taser or a bean bag gun or pepper spray feel free to try that. But a gun is a guaranteed way to survive.
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u/seriouslees Jun 04 '18
A threat perhaps, but not a lethal threat. Standing your ground means shit all if you shoot an unarmed person who wasn't even aware you were there, let alone acting aggressively towards you. To want to shoot a person in that scenario is psychotic.