Beasley charged with deadly assault after trying to stop thieves

[chb119]

Originally Posted by momtothree

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I meant that I think it was smart of Beasley not to engage the men while they were in his shop robbing him as the odds were stacked against him. (at least my take on it) I also said it's probably illegal in the way I think but if you are brazen enough to rob someone, your life should be at risk and the other person should be able to defend their material possessions AND lives with force without fear of prosecution.

Move to Texas, you are allowed to defend your possessions there with deadly force (Texas Code: 9.42)but not here NC.
Texas Statutes - Section 9.42: DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY - See more at: TEX PE. CODE ANN. § 9.42 : Texas Statutes - Section 9.42: DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY

[chb119]

This is what happens when someone carries a gun but the only training the get is an 8 hour state mandated class taught by a non legal expert.

Further training and legal knowledge this individual would have known that his actions were illegal and would have never fired into an occupied vehicle, the reason why you can not do this is because bullets fired into a vehicle do not necessarily stay in the vehicle, putting innocent people at risk. Inside the business or home is a different story, but outside the well being of innocent bystanders is more important than stopping a fleeing criminal. In stressful situation bullets tend to go places they were not supposed be.

[jteskal]

God Bless Texas! It's bulls^&^ that someone is not allowed to protect their property to theft and treated as the bad guy. Smh.