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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by qweqwweqwe-90i on Sunday November 21, 2021 @04:13PM (#29299792)
This: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_doctrine
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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by twojacobtwo on Sunday November 21, 2021 @05:07PM (#29300222)
> to use force (up to and including deadly force) to defend oneself against an intruder

Perhaps only one place (Texas) uses this to justify regaining possession of property, which is what the GP was talking about.

Also:

> At most the Castle Doctrine is an affirmative defense for individuals inevitably charged with criminal homicide, not a permission or pretext to commit homicide.

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Re:Why thieves love to steal catalytic converters by cmac2992 on Sunday November 21, 2021 @05:56PM (#29300608)
How can the castle doctrine possibly be applied to most catalytic converter thefts???
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