The Castle Is The Key

A lot of these people are still missing the point of what just took place here. A criminal in Mississippi can now be tracked down and shot legally. A seventy-one year old woman was carjacked at her home in Olive Branch Miss. as she unloaded her groceries yesterday. Much to the carjacker's surprise, she wasn't the only one home at the time. Her son was in the house and heard the commotion outside. He jumped up and pursued the thief and caught him, wearing nothing except his underwear. After chasing him across the Tennessee state line, eventually catching him about three miles up the road. He shot the carjacker once in the car while still in pursuit, and again after he got out and tried to escape. Needless to say the police have the carjacker in custody. Not only did he get shot, he'll also be going to jail. Read the link below to get the whole story :
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2007/oct/30/no-getting-away/

I hear a lot of people giving this man the stamp of approval because he came to the aid of his mother. That's a commendable quality, but that won't stand up in court. So don't think using a threat to your mother as a reason to shoot someone. Others are saying he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent, because he broke the law. I agree with the first opinion, but neither one will determine the outcome of this case. The latter opinion would be true if the crime had took place in Tennessee. He would be charged and accused of taking the law in his own hands. But since this crime took place in Mississippi not Tennessee. The disposition of this case was really open and shut from the start. The whole thing hinged on a bill signed into law last year, called "The castle law. " It not only gives the homeowner protection when he is facing an immediate threat. Like the " stand your ground" law which is more widely legislated. It allows the homeowner to use whatever measures necessary to protect him, his family and his property. Which includes chasing the perpetrator down and shooting, even killing him. Go to the link below and read more about the law yourself :


http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/Releases.aspx?ID=7405