ArfinGreebly
Moderator Emeritus
In many (most?) states, it's against the law to shoot someone "in defense of property."
People's personal beliefs in the rightness or wrongness of that position varies widely, the spectrum ranging from "no never" to "hell yes, with prejudice" and pretty much every shade of "well, sometimes" in between.
A lot of that sentiment comes from the idea that when someone steals from you, they are actually stealing a part of your life. I have a couple of posts of my own out there that give a (possibly over-simplified) view of the yes/no/sometimes thing.
However, I believe there may be a threshold where, if more than a certain amount or percentage of one's property is stolen, or possibly if specific items are stolen, one's actual ability to survive may be jeapordized.
So, today's question:
At what point does theft actually become assault?
How much does someone have to steal from you before it actually threatens your life?
I imagine some of this would be situational. For example, you're out in a blizzard which is survivable as long as you have your car. If someone steals your car, he directly places your life in jeapordy.
So, with that as a jumping off point, where do you draw the line? When does it cease to be "just property" and become your life that's at stake?
People's personal beliefs in the rightness or wrongness of that position varies widely, the spectrum ranging from "no never" to "hell yes, with prejudice" and pretty much every shade of "well, sometimes" in between.
A lot of that sentiment comes from the idea that when someone steals from you, they are actually stealing a part of your life. I have a couple of posts of my own out there that give a (possibly over-simplified) view of the yes/no/sometimes thing.
However, I believe there may be a threshold where, if more than a certain amount or percentage of one's property is stolen, or possibly if specific items are stolen, one's actual ability to survive may be jeapordized.
So, today's question:
At what point does theft actually become assault?
How much does someone have to steal from you before it actually threatens your life?
I imagine some of this would be situational. For example, you're out in a blizzard which is survivable as long as you have your car. If someone steals your car, he directly places your life in jeapordy.
So, with that as a jumping off point, where do you draw the line? When does it cease to be "just property" and become your life that's at stake?