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Liability in this situation

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Howard

Lifer
A thief grabs somebody's stuff so you chase and throw him or her down to the ground. Let's say you throw a rabbit punch (or ten) and the thief is severely injured. Do you go to jail?
 
Think you actually get get charged/go to jail. In fact if a thief breaks into your house and gets hurt, they can sue you. It's retarded, but pretty sure that's how it works.
 
doesn't even have to be somebody else's stuff. And maybe a lawyer could say for sure but they prevent the defense from telling the jury about the theft.
 
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Think you actually get get charged/go to jail. In fact if a thief breaks into your house and gets hurt, they can sue you. It's retarded, but pretty sure that's how it works.
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And that's another reason just to shoot them and say you were defending yourself.
 
If its someone else's stuff you are probably going to get charged. If its your own stuff, in some states you have the right to defend your property.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
A thief grabs somebody's stuff so you chase and throw him or her down to the ground. Let's say you throw a rabbit punch (or ten) and the thief is severely injured. Do you go to jail?
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Did you remember to sprinkle crack on the perp? Otherwise, get ready for PMITAP.
 
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Think you actually get get charged/go to jail. In fact if a thief breaks into your house and gets hurt, they can sue you. It's retarded, but pretty sure that's how it works.
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They can sue, but it doesn't mean they'll win anything.
 
If they were committing a felony, I think you get more leeway, but in the situation you describe I think it's basically just you beating up some random guy. Whether police would look the other way or if anyone would press charges might be another story, but I wouldn't count on it.

/not a lawyer
 
The actions of the puncher weren't in response to an immediate threat of physical harm to anyone so I'd say the actions were not justified and likely criminal in nature. Convincing a jury to convict is another matter.
 
Considering they allow you to get sued now for pulling people out of dangerous situations such as a car crash it's better to just get some popcorn and watch the show.
 
Depends how the incident is written up in the police report..

A sympathetic cop and/or witnesses might have witnessed him trip and fall after committing the offense and you placing him under restraint until the authorities arrived.
 
Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Think you actually get get charged/go to jail. In fact if a thief breaks into your house and gets hurt, they can sue you. It's retarded, but pretty sure that's how it works.
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They can sue, but it doesn't mean they'll win anything.
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Lawsuits are usually a battle of who has the most money. Chances are the robber will have tons of money to be able to defend and win the case.
 
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Think you actually get get charged/go to jail. In fact if a thief breaks into your house and gets hurt, they can sue you. It's retarded, but pretty sure that's how it works.
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They can sue, but it doesn't mean they'll win anything.
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Lawsuits are usually a battle of who has the most money. Chances are the robber will have tons of money to be able to defend and win the case.
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Really? With all that money, he could have not stolen in the first place.
 
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