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IANAL, perhaps de jure, but I would disagree in principle and de facto. Nonessential-to-life property isn't worth taking a life. Drawing a firearm without fir
by sacnoradhq 4y ago
IANAL, perhaps de jure, but I would disagree in principle and de facto.
Nonessential-to-life property isn't worth taking a life.
Drawing a firearm without firing a shot in defense of oneself (not property) from imminent great bodily harm by a group of subjects still results in a near automatic AWD charge and presumed costly legal fees.
Texas isn't the "wild west" and overincarceration is rampant.
- LapsangGuzzler 4y ago> Nonessential-to-life property A car is pretty essential to life, especially in place like Texas. New and used cars are skyrocketing in price, and if you're a lower wage employee, chances are that you still have to commute to work. For millions of Americans, losing a car means losing their livelihoods.
- sacnoradhq 4y agoYou're misusing the word "life" and conflating it ungenerously. Absence of a car won't kill you.
- steponlego 4y agoStealing a car is like stealing a horse, a penalty punishable by death since the Roman days. Deprive somebody of their car by theft and you could be killing them, in the deep desert. There is an argument that a person who steals a truck is probably working their way toward murdering for a truck so it's like a vaccine for society, as well.
- tomjen3 4y agoThe life of a car thief is not worth me stepping one foot to the right. They cause massive harm to society and should be dealt with.