Man Shoots Pregnant Woman Who Robbed His House

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However, the law has to draw the line somewhere between lawful self defense and vigilante retaliation. Different states have drawn the line in different places, although this particular incident probably crosses at least into a gray area in even the states with more lenient laws on lawful self defense. (And that does not really have to do with whether any guns are involved.)

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<p>Agreed. However, I do not see it applying here.</p>

<p>This is one sequence of events. Vigilante scenarios require planning and rational thought to execute a pre-meditated plan to get someone, as there is a well-thought out purpose and intent. There is nothing here that indicates that this man was being anything more than reactive and self-preserving in the heat of battle. Even if his intent was to kill, it does not meet the smell test of being a vigilante after being beaten immediately prior, at least in my book.</p>

<p>However, if he waited 2, 5, or 10 minutes and then decided to go shoot her, you have an argument that is worth serious consideration. But, then there would still be the issue of PSTD and him not thinking straight after just being beaten to contend with. </p>