A bill that would have allowed Tennesseans to use deadly force to defend their property could be reintroduced this upcoming legislative session following reports of looting from flood victims in East Tennessee.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested eight men on Sept. 28 for allegedly looting flood-ravaged structures. Deputies charged some of the men with burglary and others with aggravated burglary “for breaking into occupied structures,” the social media post said.
According to the sheriff’s office, the men were released from jail after posting their bonds, which a judge lowered from $20,000 to $1,000 during their first court appearance Sept. 30.
That judge needs an informal tuneup too. He should have jacked the bond up to $200,000, not down to 1k
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ReplyDeleteThat’s the last you’ll see of them! Of course an illegal alien, from a criminal organization is going to hang around for trial and sentencing….
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Around here we shoot, shovel and shut up when it comes to criminals looting after a hurricane..
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I think it's pretty self evident that if you can't defend your property (of any sort, amount, or description) then property rights might as well not exist at all. And if you can't escalate to deadly force, you can't really defend at all, can you? Otherwise, you're expecting grandma to defend non-lethally against Bubba, and that's obviously stupid.
ReplyDeleteIMHO that principle should be in the constitution.
Brats stealing chewing gum is one thing, the Barbary pirates another. Yet it's only a matter of degree, not kind, between the two. Any limit painted anywhere is by definition arbitrary. And thus should be left to the owner/jury to decide.
John G.
Who's the Judge who let them out?
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