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Originally Posted by Foxtrot
can a burglar sue the owner of house if he is injured/trapped during his "job"?
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Ok this is going to ruin your day.
Massad Ayoob wrote about some cases where he served as an expert witness for self defense shooting cases.
There was this case where the criminal courts ruled that the homeowner was justified in shooting a burglar.
Then the case went into civil court. The family of the burglar successfully sued the homeowner because the homeowner, by defending himself, deprived the family of their livelihood (burglary).
The homeowner ended up paying "damages" to the burglar's family!!!
There is no limit if you have a slicky lawyer and a stupid judge.
That is so wrong on so many levels.
