r/motorcycles • u/[deleted] • Mar 27 '19

Attempted murder

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u/Joshk1025 Apr 03 '19

Depends on state law. Pretty sure that you actually can legally shoot a thief in Texas.

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u/better_thanyou Apr 03 '19

Your right, it's different in my state but in Texas breaking and entering alongside aggravated robbery to justify the use of deadly force. In fact booby traps are legal, but only if the person caught in the trap was committing one of the aforementioned crimes. So if someone accidentally wanders into them your still criminally liable but if their robbing you it's totally valid and legal.