Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by GreatWaputi

Does it matter?

It does. He was reasonably believed to be the burglar that had been plaguing the neighborhood. Citizens are permitted to detain for the police those reasonably believed to be burglars, and citizens may be armed while doing so. If you are a burglar, you should expect to be confronted by armed citizens. Or at least that is the case in any sane society.


That’s not true in every state. Here in Louisiana you cannot legally hold anyone who wants to leave . The law here looks at it as if they want to leave , they are no longer a threat. You also cannot use deadly force to protect your property. Even firing warning shoots you are considered the aggressor. It’s screwed up , buts it’s the law here. At least that is what the CCW instructor told me two weeks ago when I took my refresher course .