Justified shooting in Boulder?

[since9]

The intruder has been charged with felony trespassing.

http://blogs.westword.com/latestwor...charge_drunk_cu_grad_shot_timothy_justice.php

Yeah!

DA Garnett: "And the charge is a way to make sure we help the person get treatment for what may be a serious drinking problem. We want to help them get that under control."

I'm trying reeeeeeaaaaalllllyy hard not to have a knee-jerk reaction that if Ripple was a different socioeconomic background there wouldn't be any justification about "trying to get them help" and much more talk about people "paying for their actions".

Well, it's Boulder. I think Garnett has enough integrity to charge the trespasser appropriately, even if he knows living in that cesspool of liberalism he had to throw out some sort of "the government will take care of you" justification to head off the demo-flack.

 

[Bellum_Intus]

Yeah!



Well, it's Boulder. I think Garnett has enough integrity to charge the trespasser appropriately, even if he knows living in that cesspool of liberalism he had to throw out some sort of "the government will take care of you" justification to head off the demo-flack.

Or he could hire the weeping guy, he'll take care of it..

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/doe...hindenburg-reporter-beck-has-the-funny-audio/

 

[Anubis]

Does MMD cover lethal force or up to lethal force?

CRS 18-1-704.5. Use of deadly physical force against an intruder
(1) The general assembly hereby recognizes that the citizens of Colorado have a right to expect absolute safety within their own homes.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18-1-704, any occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force, including deadly physical force, against another person when that other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that such other person has committed a crime in the dwelling in addition to the uninvited entry, or is committing or intends to commit a crime against a person or property in addition to the uninvited entry, and when the occupant reasonably believes that such other person might use any physical force, no matter how slight, against any occupant.
(3) Any occupant of a dwelling using physical force, including deadly physical force, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall be immune from criminal prosecution for the use of such force.
(4) Any occupant of a dwelling using physical force, including deadly physical force, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall be immune from any civil liability for injuries or death resulting from the use of such force.

say a drunk guy comes in your house and passes out in front of you..

At my house, this guy would not be too drunk either to have kicked in the door or to have defeated the deadbolt lock. If he collapses before I can pull the trigger, I would not shoot---but he better be quick!

 

[10A]

There was this incident several years ago where the deceased didn't even physically enter the home. I thought the homeowner was going to be prosecuted under the letter of the law, but he wasn't.

http://www.coloradoconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=252001#.US2XTzveIko

 

[Anubis]

There was this incident several years ago where the deceased didn't even physically enter the home.

His hand entered the home, reaching through the broken window and was opening the deadbolt. The law does not specify how much of the intruder must violate the living space.