I’m Shooting Anyone Who Trespasses on My Property

Kaylin Gillis and

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read on social media, or heard people say something like: It’s my property, I’m shooting anyone who comes on my property uninvited. Not only is this mentality morally and ethically wrong, it also can lead to an unjustified use of deadly force. I’ve included two recent…

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Nothing in This House is Worth Dying For

Part of a good home security strategy involves making your house lo uninviting to criminals. Posting signs that display surveillance or monitoring services like ADT, Brinks, Vivint, Lorex, etc. is not a bad idea, and may have a deterrence effect on some criminals loing for a soft target. But what about signs like the ones…

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Man Shot and Killed by Police Responding to Wrong Home

According to a statement from New Mexico Department Public Safety, a terrible series of events led to police shooting and killing of a homeowner in Farmington, New Mexico. The incident is tragic and is yet another example of why we need to evaluate how we respond to someone at our door. Tragedy Unfolds in Farmington…

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