mattskramer
Senior Member
A 12 year old boy or a girl for that matter can pull a trigger just as easily as you or I and would not really fathom the consequences.
Thanks, but in my example the kid was unarmed. Im just trying to impress on each side that it is a judgment call (a gray area). Ultimately, the courts will decide each case based on the facts and determine if the homeowner used undue force. Consider the aftermath of the Goetz incident:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Hugo_Goetz#Legacy
The New York State legal standard for the self defense justification use of deadly force shifted after rulings in the case. New York jurors are now told to consider a defendant's background and to consider whether a reasonable person would feel imperiled if that reasonable person was the defendant.