There are more details on the Chicopee, Massachusetts story from last weekend. A teenager was shot and killed when he broke the glass of a door. The homeowner had told the youngster to go away, but he persisted until the glass was broken. Massachusetts says that they have a Castle Doctrine but not as you and I understand the term. It’s more Canadian than American;<\/p>\n
Massachusetts has a statutory law known as the ‘Castle doctrine’ which requires a homeowner to retreat from danger inside the home or kill an intruder, but it comes with standards. <\/p>\n
“You can only use a force that’s comparable to that of their force. So if someone is trying to punch you, you can’t shoot them,” said Attorney John McQuade with the Law Offices of Mark E. Solomone.<\/p>\n
The law also says the intruder must be inside the dwelling in order for the homeowner to act. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Like I said the other day, in Massachusetts, you have to be dead before you can defend yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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