Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters

Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by tasty_freeze on Sunday November 21, 2021 @12:08PM (#29297831)

In Texas, one is allowed to use deadly force against the perpetrator of theft, even if one is not threatened (say the perp is running away) with the proviso, for some reason, that this crime happens at night.

In 2013, a man hired an escort off of craigslist. She took $150 payment, then refused to have sex with him and left. She made it to her car, but he grabbed a gun, ran to her car, and shot her in the neck. A jury acquitted him.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/06/ezekiel-gilbert-...

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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by hippich on Sunday November 21, 2021 @09:57PM (#29302231)

The reason why at night, because it is not about killing/executing/etc, but about not letting the perpetrator to run away without consequences, which is very likely at night - hence the night provision.

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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by consp on Sunday November 21, 2021 @02:28PM (#29298942)

Apparently I'm not sane enough to see how committing a murder is being law abiding. Texas is definitely now on my do-never-go list.

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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by perth on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @01:36AM (#29315141)

DW, if you're a tech worker pretty much every silicon valley company is finding out they won't find talent in Texas, so I think you'll never have to go there as they pull out.

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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by go_blue_13 on Sunday November 21, 2021 @05:51PM (#29300568)

And you're clearly not sane enough to understand what 'murder' means either

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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by alliao on Sunday November 21, 2021 @03:28PM (#29299408)

and no one's made a mod yet for GTA:Texas Edition talk about missed opportunities..

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