Would you kill an intruder?

[Kardelia]

Castle laws have been in many states for years now, as we all know. Also the general answer you will get from cops about if you should shoot to kill is "kill them, they cant sue if they are dead"
So, here is the scenario. You live in a state where it is legal to shoot and/or kill a tresspasser. One day a robber breaks into your house and starts stripping it to the walls. You notice the robber also has a large knife.
You have a gun. Assuming the robber is dangerous-you don't know if he really wants to kill you or just harm you but nevertheless you must decide what to do.Do you shoot to kill?,Do you shoot to wound?, or you just let him strip your house to the walls?
Remember he is armed and poses a threat. He is also trying to steal everything you ever owned for the express purpose of getting money illegaly through your own hardwork.
Personally, id probably shoot to kill if I really have to but that is my own opinion.

Well, what's yours NSG?

[Kardelia]

Special thanks to Hibernion for helping to create this poll!

[Alaje]

I voted yes. I'd shoot him/her in the face.

[Death Metal]

I would stop short of a coup de gras or deliberate headshot with a double barrelled shotgun.

And I would get the police and EMTs notified as soon as I had him properly bound (with duct tape AND zip ties, no such thing as overkill) and make an honest attempt at first aid.

When it comes to actually fighting the intruder, however, it's the Ivan Drago rule.

[Hibernion (Ancient)]

Castle laws have been in many states for years now, as we all know. Also the general answer you will get from cops about if you should shoot to kill is "kill them, they cant sue if they are dead"
So, here is the scenario. You live in a state where it is legal to shoot and/or kill a tresspasser. One day a robber breaks into your house and starts stripping it to the walls. You notice the robber also has a large knife.
You have a gun. Assuming the robber is dangerous-you don't know if he really wants to kill you or just harm you but nevertheless you must decide what to do.Do you shoot to kill?,Do you shoot to wound?, or you just let him strip your house to the walls?
Remember he is armed and poses a threat. He is also trying to steal everything you ever owned for the express purpose of getting money illegaly through your own hardwork.
Personally, id probably shoot to kill if I really have to but that is my own opinion.

Well, what's yours NSG?

Your welcome about the poll!

on topic: I would wound him and wait till the police arrive, but i would kill him if absolutely necessary.

[A Republican Empire State]

Yeeah, but I'd probably be arrested for murder considering the political state of where I live and the burglar would receive a $1 million settlement and live in the Caribbean.

[Zottistan]

If I could get away with it.

[Slakonian]

No get in da house and harms my little kitten

[Ifreann]

Chilling out safe in my room it's quite easy to say that I would if it seemed necessary to protect myself or my family, but would avoid it where possible. I'd much prefer not to find out the reality of how I'd react.

[Alyekra]

He gets warning, if he doesn't stop he gets a high-speed lead injection to the face.


Even if he does stop, I probably wouldn't let him just walk out.

[Volnotova]

I would shoot to harm, tie him up and then perform unspeakable things on him. *nods*

...

To be honest, I don't know.

Something tells me I would be inclined to shoot to stop, not necessarily to kill or to induce physical injury - I'll have to see after that.

[Novaya Tselinoyarsk]

I wouldn't like to, but I would shoot to kill if I felt like I was in danger.

[Running Dog Capitalists]

Castle laws have been in many states for years now, as we all know. Also the general answer you will get from cops about if you should shoot to kill is "kill them, they cant sue if they are dead"
So, here is the scenario. You live in a state where it is legal to shoot and/or kill a tresspasser. One day a robber breaks into your house and starts stripping it to the walls. You notice the robber also has a large knife.
You have a gun. Assuming the robber is dangerous-you don't know if he really wants to kill you or just harm you but nevertheless you must decide what to do.Do you shoot to kill?,Do you shoot to wound?, or you just let him strip your house to the walls?
Remember he is armed and poses a threat. He is also trying to steal everything you ever owned for the express purpose of getting money illegaly through your own hardwork.
Personally, id probably shoot to kill if I really have to but that is my own opinion.

Well, what's yours NSG?

Shoot to kill. Absolutely. Not being a mind reader I have no way to know what the grand plan or intentions of the intruder is. Having children makes my decision even more clear. That is why Mr. 10-Gauge stands vigilant over my humble abode.

[Cromarty]

Even if he does stop, I probably wouldn't let him just walk out.

And that's when you commit abduction and more.

[Running Dog Capitalists]

No get in da house and harms my little kitten

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Everyone gets in considering it looks like you don't even have a clip in the damn thing!

[Cromarty]

No get in da house and harms my little kitten

(Image)

Everyone gets in considering it looks like you don't even have a clip in the damn thing!

>implying it's him at all

[Big Jim P]

Yes.

[Running Dog Capitalists]

Everyone gets in considering it looks like you don't even have a clip in the damn thing!

>implying it's him at all

I know it's not him. Sense of humor?

[The Waiting Fox]

What? are you kidding me? killing a man in close range is pretty gruesome, and human life, even of a violent robber, is important; If I got a gun and he does something stupid after I warn him, I'll blow his knees off and tie him up for the cops, in every other scenario I'll probably try to beat him with a baseball club until he stops fighting.

[Conserative Morality]

I don't know. If we're talking purely theoretically, yes, I would, but I don't know if I have it in me to kill a man not threatening me.

[Naughtania]

I'd full one of his limbs full of lead and then decide what to do.

[Of the Free Socialist Territories]

My own solution:

1) Shoot intruder in foot/hand.
2) Cut the Achilles tendons of said intruder with a knife.
3) Repeat with tendons of thumb and index finger, both hands.
4) Duct-tape intruder.
5) Call police.

[Ifreann]

What? are you kidding me? killing a man in close range is pretty gruesome, and human life, even of a violent robber, is important; If I got a gun and he does something stupid after I warn him, I'll blow his knees off and tie him up for the cops, in every other scenario I'll probably try to beat him with a baseball club until he stops fighting.

Blowing off his knees would be gruesome, possibly fatal, and bloody difficult to do. Not a good plan of action.

[Ifreann]

My own solution:

1) Shoot intruder in foot/hand.
2) Cut the Achilles tendons of said intruder with a knife.
3) Repeat with tendons of thumb and index finger, both hands.
4) Duct-tape intruder.
5) Call police.

It's a good thing you're a godlike marksman( ), because after torturing a person like that you're going to have some very angry cops all over your shit.

[Alaje]

I don't know. If we're talking purely theoretically, yes, I would, but I don't know if I have it in me to kill a man not threatening me.

Meh, like I said I'd let them have it in the face. I'd be all too eager to see how far the brains splatter.....I'm crazy like that...

Someone actually giving me an excuse to kill.....you fucked up.