If Your Store Is Being Vandalized Do You Have The Right To Shoot Them? (legal, death)

[LauraC]

"On May 1, left-wing vigilantes will target companies across the country that have committed a mortal sin: sending donations to GOP Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin. They're calling for both a national boycott of Walker's corporate donors and a coordinated sticker vandalism campaign on GOP-tainted products. The Wisconsin Grocers Association is bracing for the anti-Walker witch hunt. Anonymous operatives have circulated sabotage stickers on the Internet and around Wisconsin that single out Angel Soft tissue paper ("Wiping your (expletive) on Wisconsin workers"), Johnsonville Sausage ("These Brats Bust Unions") and Coors ("Labor Rights Flow Away Like A Mountain Stream"). Earlier this week, a "Stick It To Walker" website boasted photos of vandalized Angel Soft tissue packages at a Super Foodtown grocery store in Brooklyn, N.Y."

The Wisconsin Witch Hunt Goes National - Page 1 - Michelle Malkin - Townhall Conservative

So if you catch them in your store vandalizing it, can you shoot them?

[kshe95girl]

Here in Florida?
Yes.

[kevinm]

Just record the activities on video and sue them into the next century. Most businesses are INSURED and insurance companies don't like to pay. THEY will find the criminals.

[Rick Roma]

Here in Massachusetts- not so much. You can't use deadly force to protect property (unfortunately).

[Strel]

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

Here in Florida?
Yes.

Whatever you do, just don't shoot them in the back.

[subject2change]

Legally in your state? I don't know. Morally? Well if you're being robbed you don't know if they're armed, so you have to protect yourself. These people probably aren't armed or out to do bodily harm. Ask yourself, if they were arrested and convicted of wrecking your toilet paper, should they get the death penalty? It would make me mad enough to want to shoot them but that wouldn't make it right.

[Driller1]

This is just sad.....

I think I would sit out there with a high pressure water hose.

[BentBow]

Shoot them, naw...

I have other more painful means.

A couple of pitbulls in the window and an Easton 30/28 aluminum bat, does wonders to keep those at bay.

[Nomander]

Originally Posted by LauraC

"On May 1, left-wing vigilantes will target companies across the country that have committed a mortal sin: sending donations to GOP Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin. They're calling for both a national boycott of Walker's corporate donors and a coordinated sticker vandalism campaign on GOP-tainted products. The Wisconsin Grocers Association is bracing for the anti-Walker witch hunt. Anonymous operatives have circulated sabotage stickers on the Internet and around Wisconsin that single out Angel Soft tissue paper ("Wiping your (expletive) on Wisconsin workers"), Johnsonville Sausage ("These Brats Bust Unions") and Coors ("Labor Rights Flow Away Like A Mountain Stream"). Earlier this week, a "Stick It To Walker" website boasted photos of vandalized Angel Soft tissue packages at a Super Foodtown grocery store in Brooklyn, N.Y."

The Wisconsin Witch Hunt Goes National - Page 1 - Michelle Malkin - Townhall Conservative

So if you catch them in your store vandalizing it, can you shoot them?

I guess they will be avoiding Texas then as we can use lethal force to protect life AND property.

[flycessna]

Originally Posted by Rick Roma

Here in Massachusetts- not so much. You can't use deadly force to protect property (unfortunately).

Living in Maine was just spending time with some family from Mass.. or should I say the social republic of Ma... Love that state and my hometown but cant stand the politics... had some great conversations about the stupid gun laws Ma imposes on people..