Man on trial for shooting car thief

[Cybermat47]

Ok, I'm in a more sober state of mind now, so I can express my opinion in a calmer manner, without overreacting to people's opinions

I think we can all agree that Mr. Gherlach was defending his property, and should be congratulated for doing so.

But could he have really thought that his life was in danger? The Police found no gun on the thief, and the windows were dirty, so that seems unlikely, but not impossible.

Personally, I find it excessive that a simple car thief be killed. I'm opposed to the death penalty, but not by a whole lot, (EDIT: To be honest, I'm more on the fence about it) seeing as the only people it really applies to are murderers and rapists. A car thief deserves a good beating and a ticket to the local jail (EDIT: Or prison, whichever one can hold prisoners more years) at the most. But, in the circumstances, Mr. Gherlach acted as he saw fit (and proved to be a hell of a shot). It's unfortunate that the thief ended up dead, but he shouldn't have turned to a life of crime in the first place.

BTW Neal, sorry for sort of exploding at you earlier. Puberty does weird things with your head, especially when you're thinking about deep stuff like this.