Originally Posted by ant-ny

a man (or woman's) home is his castle; his safehaven from the rest of the world. it is the place where one should feel safest and most protected. to unlawfully breach that, in my opinion, is an attack on the occupants. it does not matter to me why that intruder is there or what their purpose is. it is unreasonable to expect the homeowner to engage the intruder in conversation to discover their intentions. for me, if someone breaks into my home, i can only assume their intent is to threaten or harm myself or my family. once i encounter them, i am under no obligation to order them to leave or try and negotiate with them. they have about one half a second to either turn around and beat feet the hell out of my house on hit the deck and completely surrender. if not, i will do what is necessary to protect my castle and my occupants. not doing so is a disservice to my family, who i vow to protect. i do not belive in executing someone. i will use whatever force is necessary, by whatever means, until i am convinced my family is no longer at risk. how anyone could not agree with this logic would be beyond me.