We don't know anything about who shot the dog. Maybe the guy did, maybe he didn't. I would think it could easily have been a local teenager or something. The homeowner may indeed have known nothing about this, all of a sudden some totally enraged guy starts breaking down your glass door with a bigass club instantly gaining immediate access (I will never have a mostly glass door for this kind of reason), and people are surprised he got shot? If the guy really shot the dog, and they can somehow prove it then I have no trouble with him being charged with whatever misdemeanor that likely is. But even if he shot the dog that does not give anyone the right to break down his door and beat him to death.
I would have waited for him to get fully inside the house one step, however I would have blasted the crazy SOB too. Some one enraged with a bigass "stick", ie deadly weapon isn't going to be welcome in my home, especially not after just knocking my front door down with the intent of getting in and beating the hell outta me...
I would think this guy was really in fear for his life, and he was being attacked, I don't care for what reason. I would be really curious to know if he even really shot the dog, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he did not... And likewise I wouldn't be surprised if he really did, but he still has a right to defend his home.
All the fault here lies with the guy who tried to attack his neighbor after breaking down his front door, obviously enraged. Very unfortunate but he is the person who escalated this situation into a life or death matter, not the shooter...
I would have waited for him to get fully inside the house one step, however I would have blasted the crazy SOB too. Some one enraged with a bigass "stick", ie deadly weapon isn't going to be welcome in my home, especially not after just knocking my front door down with the intent of getting in and beating the hell outta me...
I would think this guy was really in fear for his life, and he was being attacked, I don't care for what reason. I would be really curious to know if he even really shot the dog, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he did not... And likewise I wouldn't be surprised if he really did, but he still has a right to defend his home.
All the fault here lies with the guy who tried to attack his neighbor after breaking down his front door, obviously enraged. Very unfortunate but he is the person who escalated this situation into a life or death matter, not the shooter...