We have the training over and over: use your gun only for defense against a threat to life or major harm, and do not pursue or continue when the threat is no longer present. Clearly, this applies for any means of force, not just firearms.
Sadly, a Bronx resident in NYC provided another example of getting this wrong, as he is being charged with manslaughter for killing a possible burglar by beating with a pipe, having chased the burglar for two blocks from his house. No immediate threat to life, and the threat itself had left the area. Very sorry for him, his family, and the ne'er-do-well midnight prowler.
I am posting this for the obvious legal awareness. The legal situation is identical to what we face with our guns, even though no firearm was involved. I doubt it needs a lot of discussion, so will not be surprised or bothered if a Moderator closes the thread.
NY Post article:
Bronx homeowner chases would-be intruder down, beats him to death: cops
Sadly, a Bronx resident in NYC provided another example of getting this wrong, as he is being charged with manslaughter for killing a possible burglar by beating with a pipe, having chased the burglar for two blocks from his house. No immediate threat to life, and the threat itself had left the area. Very sorry for him, his family, and the ne'er-do-well midnight prowler.
I am posting this for the obvious legal awareness. The legal situation is identical to what we face with our guns, even though no firearm was involved. I doubt it needs a lot of discussion, so will not be surprised or bothered if a Moderator closes the thread.
NY Post article:
Bronx homeowner chases would-be intruder down, beats him to death: cops