Originally Posted by antelope_sniper
Originally Posted by PaulBarnard
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by PaulBarnard

I can tell by looking at them and by their actions they are POS's. In which post did I give the jogger a pass.? He may have been a POS too, but that coupled with the crime of walking through an empty house under construction isn't a capital offense.

Your response implies that an execution took place, which it didn't. The two men armed themselves, as is their right, in order to defend themselves in the event that, while making a lawful arrest of a burglar, said burglar should resort to violence against them, which he in fact did. At which point, the right of lethal force in self-defense becomes the legal issue. The question of capital offense is an intentional red herring on your part, designed to cast the two defendants as villains.


Doesn't GA citizens arrest law require knowledge of a felony for a citizen to prevent a person from fleeing?


It required more then that. Basically you have to witness the crime.


And that is where I am steering the discussion. During the 911 call the former officer who made the call was repeatedly asked what the suspect was doing wrong. Repeatedly the former officer couldn't articulate criminality. That's going to present some legal problems for them. I don't think the case is a slam dunk for either side. I'll restate what I did in my entry into this thread. I have a hunch the two hicks are going to wish they hadn't done what they did irrespective of the judicial outcome. I think for us as a forum of 2A types, that's the takeaway lesson.