Re: Detainign a BUrglar Legality?

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:07:12 GMT, Hactar wrote:

>In article
<7b2f5f4f-8a10-4932-8f73-4de157fcc9bd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>mdginzo  <mdginzo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Feb 6, 3:27 pm, Bill Turlock <"Bill Turlock "@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> wrote:
>> > Hactar wrote:
>> >
>> > > In article <focu15$c1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> > > Paul Ciszek <nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >
>> > > > In article <U07qj.91721$L%6.42...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> > > > Invisible Lurker <ansa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> > > > >mdginzo said:
>> > > > >> If I catch a burglar in my home is it legal for me to detain
him? Can
>> > > > >> I handcuff him and hold him until the cops get there?  I am
not saying
>> > > > >> this is a smart idea, just wondering if it is legal?
>> >
>> > > > >If you can subdue him enough to handcuff him,
>> > > > >you can just kill his ass and prevent him from
>> > > > >suing you. When the cops come, make sure
>> > > > >your eyes are filled with tears. Tell them that
>> > > > >you didn't want to kill him, but you were so
>> > > > >frightened.
>> >
>> > > > You are supposed to keep a weapon (doesn't have to be a gun)
without
>> > > > any fingerprints on it in a ziplock baggie; after you shoot an
intruder,
>> > > > you curl his dead fingers around it and squeeze hard.
>> >
>> > > Make sure you use his dominant hand.
>> >
>> > which is...
>> >
>> > (most bad guys are left-handed)
>> 
>> Check his belt and you'll know.
>
>Eh, some belts don't reverse easily (I have one that has a
>downward-pointing hook to catch one of the loops on the other end).  Do
>most lefties wear belts with the free end on the right?

What?  You mean free end on the right before buckling up or after?

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