And you people all think that was justifiable shooting?
Yep. (Although the story does not make it at all clear if the thieves offered any threat of violence back to the victim, perhaps they did...)
I know there's a large contingent out there who believes that property is not worth a life, even that of a criminal.
But look at it this way. How much of that man's life was "spent" earning that car? A year, two, three?
If I sat at work for three years of my time to pay for my car, and someone stole it, the way I look at it is that they just stole three years of my life. There has to be some line where personal property does indeed warrant deadly force. Your government and mine certainly thinks that an armed guard is warranted to protect money on it's way to the bank, just mere slips of paper if you look at it one way... If you try to grab a bag of money by force as they carry it into a bank or out of a store, you can bet you'll be shot. Is it ok to shoot over 30,000 slips of paper, but not shoot over a $30,000 car?
If you kill an old man who only had three years left to live is that okay?
An extreme example, but I think there is some parity there.