Bond denied for resident who shot thief
Posted by Jeff Quinton on July 2, 2007Charles Brockington, who is charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of Joseph Johnson, Jr. last week, was denied bail today. Brockington is alleged to have killed Johnson when Johnson was stealing rims from Brockington’s parked car. Johnson and Brockington both had prior criminal records an Brockington was not legally allowed to own a handgun.
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Comment by Malnurtured Snay
I’m a gun owner, and think Maryland’s gun laws regarding useage of a firearm can be overly and strict, but I don’t think lethal force was justified in this case. Lethal force should be reserved for instances where physical harm is about to be or is being committed against a person; or when an intruder has entered a home where the gun owner lives and the gun owner has a reasonable fear for his or her safety.
Comment by TSG
You can’t kill someone to protect your property. To protect a person, yes. Property, no. Not sure why this headline made the news. Even if you were in your home, you can’t legally kill an intruder unless you’ve got nowhere to retreat to.