Home invasion crimes should automatically be considered life threatening situations confronting residents, who should NOT be treated as criminals for using deadly force against interlopers. But, sadly, too many decent people are persecuted, if not prosecuted by politically correct authorities for defending themselves, their families, and their property for killing offenders.
I've had to defend my life on two separate occasions, so far. The first time I nearly went to prison for it, but was acquitted of the charges against me. The second time I didn't even report the incident for fear of being prosecuted again for self-defense.
When I was a child, two escaped convicts from a Federal prison broke into our home while we were attending a circus. They ransacked our home for food, and clothing. Of course they were eventually apprehended, but what if this desperate duo had violated our home while we were asleep.
Several years later, my parent's home was again invaded by an ex-con while they were both asleep. I happened to be awake upstairs when my mother screamed. I grabbed my Mossberg 500 and ran to their aid, but the thug had already fled the scene by the time I reached them. Thankfully, neither my mom, or dad had been physically harmed. Even though hard evidence existed to prove who the culprit was, no charges were ever filed against this creep.
If there is one sure thing I've learned since I've been breathing air in this crazy world, it's that equality under the law doesn't apply to law-abiding poor people. We're all classified as expendable bottom feeders by the powers that be in this classist society. But I refuse to become a victim to satisfy their self-righteous opinion that nice people never resort to violence.
