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By ShouldHaveLetHimTakeTheTV - 07/11/2009 17:01 - United States

Today, I got a letter in the mail saying I'm being sued by the guy that broke into my house last week. When I walked in and saw him, I tackled him, punched him in the face a time or two, and restrained him with zip ties. I now have to pay for his broken nose and face charges of assault. FML
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fuckyou1337 0

That's gonna get thrown out of court rather quickly. Also, sue him bactoor the emotional trauma you suffered of walking in on a robbery :P

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SaintJimmy 0

Nobody said our justice system was perfect, but it still sucks super bad for you.

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xCrackerx 3

Maybe the punching was excessive, but come on. He broke into your house. The judge and jury should rule in your favor.

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lenasaur 0

The punching was excessive? It was completely acceptable. A great deal of people get killed when they come home and catch a robber in the act. Thieves panic and pull out a gun. It happens too often.

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jkober 0

punching is not excessive if this ass broke into my house (self defense laws or not) he would be lucky to be alive and breathing. And if he was alive some doctor would have to spend hours pulling out 12ga. buckshot out of him or .44mag slugs out of his face and chest.

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cpatrick820 3

I have a nine. If they break in, they won't get the chance to sue, if you know what I mean. And yes, I'm Texan. P.S. Vigilante justice all the way!

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Moemoemoe_fml 0

Texas castle law has got to be one of the best things ever.

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Kondustra 8

the castle doctrine is the best ******* law in existence. people accost you in a public place even and legally you can shoot them

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avoidthegirl 6

Castle law may be awesome, but I'm pretty sure Paraguay's law stating that dueling is legal so long as both parties are registered blood donors is far more awesome.

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jkober 0

i need to move to TEXAS!!!!!!!!

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alexFYL 11

yeah, sadly the OP is from wisconsin and they do not have a castle doctrine there. it's called "duty to retreat" or something basically you have to run if someone is breaking in or attacking you. its pretty f-ing stupid. it's my house!! of course I'm going to shoot someone if they come in!! ugh. so if there is no castle doctrine where you live you have to show that they were going to harm you or there was no way for you to retreat. BUT i think maybe it only counts if you murder the intruder. if you just hurt them then i think you're OK...

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victory25 0

Counter sue him for breaking into your house!!

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marcantonia 0

I agree with allmidnighte. There is no way the burglar would actually win. So no worries.

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Monkeybuttorama 0

actually there have been a few cases, such as one where the guy who broke in was crippled by, I believe, a gunshot, and he did actually win..

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jedijojo 0

Yeah. Move to Texas where we can kill the idiots who break into our homes and the cops don't even blink. ;-)

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Darling_Cherry 5

I always hear similar stories. This cannot possibly be true.

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omgkittenslol 0

Sighh no you don't. "You can use non-deadly force to the extent reasonably necessary to stop someone from unlawfully interfering with your home or your property, and that means everyone's property who lives there." I really doubt that this is real, but in the event that it is, it's fairly easy to dispute.

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hot_mess88 0

That's what you get for living in a state without a Castle Law. I will never live in a state without Castle or Make My Day Laws. You should consider relocating....

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FarSide 22

YDI for not being a gun owning American. If you had shot the son of a bitch in the head, you would have been a hero, and would not have to spend thousands of dollars in attorney costs. FYL, sucker.

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BREADEDELF 3

Shoot him in the head, and then sue his family for the stains he leaves in the carpet.

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NataleeC 0

#28 & #22 FTW!!!!!! lmfao!!!! imo he should have shot that son of a bitch "executioner style" sued his family for the blood stains left in his carpet and also for the emotional distress he went through with seeing a dead body on his carpet and finally dance on that ************'s grave!

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Jizzylol 0

Not just in America tho' :( 2 burglars in UK broke into a guys home, he handled business, one of the burglars died from stab wounds and now the homeower is being prosecuted :/ ridiculous. Google Omari Roberts for the full story.

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