Subdued But Good
This obliviot is James S. Harris, age not given. Harris was at a party in Platte City, Mo., and tried to steal an Xbox game console and stereo equipment.
Naturally, other partygoers tried to stop Harris, so he pulled out a knife. He stabbed two people; one woman received lacerations to her liver and a kidney.
That's when other party guests took action to "subdue" Harris. They subdued him but good -- this is what police found face down on the sidewalk outside:
We're gleeful not to have to bother saying "alleged" in this write-up. The crime occurred in February 2009; Harris was just convicted and will be sentenced next month.
Source: Kansas City Star
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Posted by Jeff, Northern California on May 7, 2010:
Regardless of state laws regarding deadly force to protect property, I believe it's pretty much universal that it's OK to use deadly force to protect your own life or that of another person. This guy is going around stabbing people in the kidney; I'd say that deadly force is authorized, even warranted.
It would certainly aid the human gene pool to have this guy ejected.
Posted by Rohin, New Zealand on May 9, 2010:
@Jeff I think Grace was saying that they could have shot him when he was trying to steal the X-Box, before he stabbed someone. Hence the mention of the laws about defence of property. Self-defence is pretty universal, but you can't get away with shooting someone over property around here.
Posted by Mike from Dallas on June 4, 2010:
Deadly force in defense of your own life, or someone else's, is fairly common concept in the U.S. There actually are a few places that demand the victim use all possible means to retreat first, including if one has been injured (New York, anyone?) But those are rare. It's telling, though, that out of 50 states, only 20 have the Castle Doctrine in which the victim is not required to retreat first.
But while Texas law does authorize the use of deadly force to protect property, there are severe limitations. And even in Texas, theft of an Xbox, alone, just doesn't make the grade.