In Texas, force may be used to protect one’s own property. A person in “lawful possession” of real property or personal property is justified in using force if “the actor reasonably believes the force is reasonably necessary to prevent or terminate the other’s trespass on the land…” However, the use of deadly force to protect one’s own property is limited. “A person is justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or property if (1) he is justified under TPC §9.41; (2) he reasonably believes using the force is immediately necessary to prevent commission of arson, burglary, or robbery; and, (3) the actor reasonably believes that the land or property cannot be protected or recovered by any other means [such as by calling law enforcement]. Tex. Penal Code Section 9.42.
应该如实交代基本信息,比如有人闯入,生命受到威胁,开枪自卫等,但不要大嘴巴告诉警察其他太多信息和个人感受,好好等律师或者赶紧找律师。说多了容易出错。
比如,千万不要说为了保护财产开枪,一口咬定生命受到威胁。
千万不要说I am glad my family are ok…死人了你glad个屁。
千万不要说小偷转身跑掉了,我追上去开枪。
千万不要说当时慌了,没看清就开枪了。
千万不要说自己常常练枪,终于有机会保护家人。碰到风骚律师,分分钟定性你暴力倾向。
诸如此类。。。。
当然,如果罔顾事实瞎说,说啥都没用。但很多时候在灰色地带,你所说的就可以在法庭上用来against you。
至于把消息发在social media上,就更是找死了。前一阵子佐治亚几个白人枪杀黑人,结果把video发在网上,导致舆论发酵,从无罪被判重罪。
In Tennessee deadly force is legal when used to defend one’s self, when they believe that there is a threat of immediate death or serious bodily injury. This belief must be founded on reasonable grounds. There is no duty to retreat from anywhere that the person has the right to be.