> > Only in Texas is it legal to shoot somebody in the back when they are
> > running off with your walkman.
>
> Is that tongue-in-cheek, or are you serious?
The use of deadly force to protect the loss of your property is legal
in Texas *AFTER* dusk. Dusk isn't defined as an exact time, however,
but DAs tend to be flexible when considering whether to file charges
or not, as long as there are no questions about the circumstances
surrounding the event.
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Eric Dittman
dittman_at_dittman.net
Received on Fri Jul 27 2001 - 15:26:47 BST