I made a thread about the recent multiple robberies of my neighbor and this is something that many people on the forums discuss, but this is a different topic from what I posted earlier.
After the detective took all information from witnesses and my neighbor I spoke with him about several things such as what to do to protect our home should we get robbed while not away and even if I get robbed while I'm home. Recently I installed window and door alarms should someone break in while I'm not home to deter them and to alert me if someone does break in if I'm home. If they don't care that my vehicles in the driveway and intrude anyways, and after hearing the alarms go off they still stay in the house to finish the job, I asked the leo about what to do in a self defense shooting and asked for his thoughs. He told me that he's done multiple investigations on burgularys where there were justified homicides. He said sometimes they found a gun on the intruder, sometimes they didn't. As long as I could prove that I was in fear for my life or my familys life my case would be dismissed, and he agreed that given there is a vehicle in the driveway when they break in this gives me reasonable suspicion that they are armed. So after confirming what I already thought about the criminal end of a justified homicide I asked him about the civil end. He said that in the state of Georgia there is still the ability of the family to file a wrongful death suit. Even if the state of georgia finds me not guilty, I could still be sued. The Leo told me many court cases are thrown out considering it is self defense and justified homicide, but if there is no evidence that the intruders are armed this could still present a much bigger problem in civil matters..
Basically what I'm saying is this. It is our right to protect our homes and families from those that wish bring us harm. While at the state level, we may face no charges we could potentially face hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of "reparations" because the family of some scum feels their son shouldn't have been shot. What do we need to ensure our protection from civil suits under our castle doctrine? What I'm suggesting is that under the Georgia state Castle doctrine, if you are found not guilty by reason of Justified homicide protecting yourself, your vehicle, or your home and your family theirein, then the family of the deceased can not bring you to trial over a wrongful death suit.
After the detective took all information from witnesses and my neighbor I spoke with him about several things such as what to do to protect our home should we get robbed while not away and even if I get robbed while I'm home. Recently I installed window and door alarms should someone break in while I'm not home to deter them and to alert me if someone does break in if I'm home. If they don't care that my vehicles in the driveway and intrude anyways, and after hearing the alarms go off they still stay in the house to finish the job, I asked the leo about what to do in a self defense shooting and asked for his thoughs. He told me that he's done multiple investigations on burgularys where there were justified homicides. He said sometimes they found a gun on the intruder, sometimes they didn't. As long as I could prove that I was in fear for my life or my familys life my case would be dismissed, and he agreed that given there is a vehicle in the driveway when they break in this gives me reasonable suspicion that they are armed. So after confirming what I already thought about the criminal end of a justified homicide I asked him about the civil end. He said that in the state of Georgia there is still the ability of the family to file a wrongful death suit. Even if the state of georgia finds me not guilty, I could still be sued. The Leo told me many court cases are thrown out considering it is self defense and justified homicide, but if there is no evidence that the intruders are armed this could still present a much bigger problem in civil matters..
Basically what I'm saying is this. It is our right to protect our homes and families from those that wish bring us harm. While at the state level, we may face no charges we could potentially face hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of "reparations" because the family of some scum feels their son shouldn't have been shot. What do we need to ensure our protection from civil suits under our castle doctrine? What I'm suggesting is that under the Georgia state Castle doctrine, if you are found not guilty by reason of Justified homicide protecting yourself, your vehicle, or your home and your family theirein, then the family of the deceased can not bring you to trial over a wrongful death suit.
