On Sunday 23 September 2001 10:21 am, Mike Reaves wrote:
It is clearly stated in American law at least that "Self Defense" is only applicable in circumstances where there is a "Reasonable cause for bodily injury". This doesn't mean injury of personal possessions.
Interesting you can state this with such pontifical certaintee, considering American law is composed of massive amounts of federal law, 50 disparate bodies of state laws and thousands of local laws. Thats some impressive law degree you have there. Your assertion that I can not act to protect my property is simply not the case. That every person must stand aside and let the arsonist burn their house is totally absurd, and not the law anywhere with the exception perhaps of Massachusettes. Still, your arguments are totally off base, in that LaBrea does no more damage than leaving the phone on the table rather than hanging up when the pestering salesman calls, leaving him to pay the long distance charges. -- __________________________________________ J.Andersen