i act like nothing happened if cops ask, i mean if i hit them, who the cops gonna be mad at me?

pshhh. yea he can TRY to press charges. assault? you were stealing from my car. ill stomp you in hte face again!

 

Just wondering, what are your rights if you catch someone in the act of stealing your car? (But let's assume they are not high-school kids). Do you have a legal right to defend your property (a.k.a. kick some áss), or will you end up in jail? I would hate to go from being the victim to being the criminal, but I think it would only be natural to get physical with someone trying to steal your pride and joy.

Any lawyers in here?

 

hmmm.....nothing happened to me..

 

srsly
Why would people even bother stealing fog lights.....

 

because they dont wanna fork over the money and buy them!
indeed.

 

It all depends on how far you take it. If you punch him in the face and thats it, nothing will happen because it is protecting your stuff and self-defense. If you end up throwing him straight to the ground and curbing him then they have grounds for unjust use of physical force. But a black eye no biggy! If he comes at you with a weapon like a bat or something you can take it farther but not in excess.

 

 

That's a stick situation, and it really depends on the state that you reside in. In CA, you are only legally entitled to defend yourself if you "feel in danger of receiving bodily harm or death." If they never physically threaten you, you technically cannot assault them, AFAIK.

This also depends on where the crime is taking place. . . I know that an intruder (in Texas) can be shot. . . no wonder the home theft rate there is SO LOW.

I usually carry a host of non-lethal weapons on me, to legally take down people. It avoids any legal trouble. And believe me, a combination of pepper spray and a taser is very fun to extract revenge with.

For the record, I had charges pressed against me for Assualt and Battery, when my friend was assualted for NO REASON. I intervened and stopped the fight, and was able to put him into a lock, but supposedly I "broke his arm." Funny, as the guy likely broke it himself as he kept struggling. Anyway. . . I had to foot the bill and take a hit on my record. Fortunate enough for me, I was a couple months from turning 18, so my record was wiped clean afterwards.

Legally, as a citizen, you can use citizen's arrest, but you are only legally allowed to detain someone, without the use of force. The use of force is reserved strictly for law enforcement. But again, this varies from state to state.

 

^^ that guy that charged you with wahtever, i woulda turned around and gotten to him oneeeeee more time
right before i turned 18.

my fists are my nonlethal weapon.

 

Jeez. I'm still a "kid" in alot of peoples perspectives but those guys are amazing. Stereotypical teenagers, eh? CAUGHT RED HANDED START TRIPPIN

 

Damn...props to you for remaining calm, had it been me I would've definitely flashed the glock and who knows from there

 

Flashed the glock Scion?
If that was me, I'd just call the cops.
Tell them not to rush, I'm gonna go ____ them up.
Oh, and send a WAHMBULANCE.

 

That may be true for you, but chuck noris is another story. He can't legally hit someone or look at them with a mean face for fear of excessive physical force.

Yeah you must have nerves of steel becuase I know I would have shown those highschoolers what the real world is about... (example: my broken mirror thread awhile back).

I think I'm going to start carrying heavy duty zip ties in my car so if I ever need to restrain someone I have the means to, you know a little hog-tie action so the cops can get a laugh.

 

Man, that's a good idea. You should get a few sets of furry handcuffs from the internet and use those instead. Now that would give the cops a laugh.

 

Yeah some hot pink ones...and give the cops some bs story why I have them...Hell I might get arrested too. haha

 

Or better yet, use the furry handcuffs and a ball-gag and let them find their own way home. Forget about the cops. They will have enough embarrassment explaining that situation to mommy and daddy.

 

ill carry a set of those.

a big asian guy

HEY GET DOWN ON THE GROUND.

-brings out a set of furry handcuffs.

so intimidating.

 

"you're under citizen arrest mother fvcker"

you have the right to remain funky...

hahaha

 

Yeah I wasn't exactly in a rush to stop them from running away. First off, they were scrawny little geeks who wouldn't be hard to catch. Second of all, they had their bikes next to where I was standing with their cell phones on their bags. If they ran away I don't think I'd have a hard time finding them.

And the cops didn't take their bikes, for all I know, they sat their overnight and have been stolen by now.

 

karma.. haahha