what can you do if you catch someone in the act of vandalizing your property?

[marvdmartian]

Depends on your laws.
In Texas, you can shoot them at night, but not during the day. (odd circumstances).

Unless you feel your life is threatened, and then you can shoot them pretty much any time. Like the guy who called 911, reported a break in at his next door neighbor's house, told them he felt threatened, then set the phone down, walked outside, and blew the 2 perps away with a shotgun. They took him to trial, and he was acquitted. Gotta love frontier justice!! :awe:

 

[Rubycon]

Denver Jockstrap?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5a_BmL0AfA

:biggrin:

 

[God Mode]

Get a little running start and drop kick them into the car.

 

[alkemyst]

In california, you would have to help him finish vandalizing your car. the law protects criminals in this case, if you even touch him, it is assault and battery, possible kidnapping and imprisonment.... you're in jail and he goes free. You cannot defend your property with force, you have to call the cops and wait. that is justice.

What you do is beat them down enough, spray paint them red or blue and call the police saying some gangbangers just jumped some poor dude.

 

[Pardus]

1. Capture Vandal
2. Knock Vandal Out
3. Crazy glue black water gun to vandals hand
4. Place vandal outside, call cops and enjoy the show.

 

[lxskllr]

hypothetical.
i suspect someone's been doing shit to my car, small scratches on the trunk above the bumper.
im thinking what i should do to this fucker if i catch him in the act.

Cat?

 

[Ichinisan]

1. Capture Vandal
2. Knock Vandal Out
3. Crazy glue black water gun to vandals hand
4. Place vandal outside, call cops and enjoy the show.

This.

 

[WildHorse]

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[alrocky]

May just end up burying the body in the school behind my house once I remove the teeth and finger tips.

Wasn't there some Canuk who did likewise with his American ex-girlfriend but forgot the serial number on her implants? If I recall correctly he fled to back to Canada and hung himself in a motel room.

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Call the police and tell them there's a dead guy down the block. And then try to make sure it's him and not you.

 

[exdeath]

Citizens arrest or other form of lawful detainment, then of course if he resists you have every legal right to use force to subdue.

It is not unlawful for a citizen to detain another citizen caught in the act of crime until police arrive or use reasonable and minimal necessary force to due so while protecting yourself in the process. I don't know where people get the idea that they can't do anything at all.

Police and the liberal media and education system will tell and teach you otherwise, but they are wrong and it's not up to them, it's up to what's written in statute. People chase, beat up, and detain purse snatchers and shop lifters all the time for example, for total value far less than a paint job.

If you know a story where someone was arrested for doing such, it's likely they used excessive force or took matters personally, eg revenge, or it simply happened in a liberal state like CA or IL where you don't own your body or property. There is a very clear line between detaining someone and defending yourself in the process, vs outright assault and taking it upon yourself to punish the person.

Use of force and detaining someone to stop or prevent a crime is a long topic full of legal pitfalls and liabilities, so most will just tell you not to do anything to avoid the hassle.

 

[ussfletcher]

Citizens arrest or other form of lawful detainment, then of course if he resists you have every legal right to use force to subdue.

It is not unlawful for a citizen to detain another citizen caught in the act of crime until police arrive or use reasonable and minimal necessary force to due so while protecting yourself in the process. I don't know where people get the idea that they can't do anything at all.

Police and the liberal media and education system will tell and teach you otherwise, but they are wrong and it's not up to them, it's up to what's written in statute. People chase, beat up, and detain purse snatchers and shop lifters all the time for example, for total value far less than a paint job.

If you know a story where someone was arrested for doing such, it's likely they used excessive force or took matters personally, eg revenge, or it simply happened in a liberal state like CA or IL where you don't own your body or property. There is a very clear line between detaining someone and defending yourself in the process, vs outright assault and taking it upon yourself to punish the person.

Use of force and detaining someone to stop or prevent a crime is a long topic full of legal pitfalls and liabilities, so most will just tell you not to do anything to avoid the hassle.

In many states, you can only invoke a citizens arrest if the crime being committed is a felony.

 

[TallBill]

In many states, you can only invoke a citizens arrest if the crime being committed is a felony.

I held down a guy in IL till the cops showed up and they asked me if he ever attacked me, and then they told me good job. This was just for a minor theft (~$70)