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Re:American Prairie unlocks another 70k acres in Montana by kjkjadksj on Thursday September 18, 2025 @12:42PM (#45291832)
Not only can you kick people off in the US. You are allowed to kill them in some places. Castle doctrine.
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Re:American Prairie unlocks another 70k acres in Montana by rafram on Thursday September 18, 2025 @12:52PM (#45291969)
Castle doctrine doesn't apply outside your home and its immediate surroundings (like your fenced-in yard), and it's not clear how it's relevant here.
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Re:American Prairie unlocks another 70k acres in Montana by kjkjadksj on Thursday September 18, 2025 @06:56PM (#45296021)
In texas it is merely your property not the building, and tresspassing is a valid reason.
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Re:American Prairie unlocks another 70k acres in Montana by stickfigure on Thursday September 18, 2025 @12:59PM (#45292076)
Nonsense. The castle doctrine only lets you kill trespassers if they are threatening your life.
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Re:American Prairie unlocks another 70k acres in Montana by SJC_Hacker on Thursday September 18, 2025 @02:18PM (#45293083)
> Nonsense. The castle doctrine only lets you kill trespassers if they are threatening your life.

Depends on the state. In Texas using deadly force is permissible to stop crimes like robbery. https://legalclarity.org/in-texas-can-you-shoot-someone-on-y...

And there was a case where it wasn't even the homeowner, it was the neighbor who shot the burgulars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Horn_shooting_controversy

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Re:American Prairie unlocks another 70k acres in Montana by kjkjadksj on Friday September 19, 2025 @08:08PM (#45308330)
You the survivor are the only witness however. I suppose Trayvon Martin is old news at this point.
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