Home invasions

[Gaspar]

Every career has its risks. If you choose to be a home invader, one of those risks is that you could be shot. Accept the risk or find another line of work.

+1

[TeeDub]

That is my point, there is a line that exists, even if it has not been drawn.  The question is, where does that line lay.

TITLE 21 § 1289.25. Physical or deadly force against intruder
PHYSICAL OR DEADLY FORCE AGAINST INTRUDER
A. The Legislature hereby recognizes that the citizens of the State of Oklahoma have a right to expect absolute safety within their own homes.
B. A person is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another when using defensive force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm to another if:
1. The person against whom the defensive force was used was in the process of unlawfully and forcefully entering, or had unlawfully and forcibly entered, a dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle, or if that person had removed or was attempting to remove another against the will of that person from the dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle; and
2. The person who uses defensive force knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry or unlawful and forcible act was occurring or had occurred.

[nathanm]

So it hinges on the meaning of "defensive". (and how long "had" constitutes)

[Gaspar]

Cool!  I'm shootin everyone then. 

Go ahead, make my day.

[Conan71]

Every career has its risks. If you choose to be a home invader, one of those risks is that you could be shot. Accept the risk or find another line of work.

Hey that's another profession Rwarn can claim that has more risk and sacrifice associated with it than being a soldier.

[sauerkraut]

No doubt that last guy already had a long criminal record and was in & out of the system when he got shot, That was not his first crime- and at least he won't be invading any more homes, and it also sends a message to other would-be-home invadors to think twice (and act once) because you may not get a 2nd chance.