When is murder justified by self-defense?

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hudsoniscool said:

t3mporary_126 said:

I can see that. But that's a bit extreme. Why would the burgular want to kill if they aren't caught yet? If there is a burgular, if possible, it may be safe to keep your and your children's distance from them especially if they're crazy. They are mostly after the money and not murder anyway. 

It would just depend on the circumstances. But when I hear about burglars suing when they get shot it makes me want to vomit. What kind of country would put someone in jail or make them pay money for shooting a burglar who breaks into a house without "warning them" first. So stupid. The person is obviously not a safe or friendly person if they have broken into your house. Warning them may be all they need to kill you and your family. Nope not in my house. If someone breaks into my house and threatens my kids there life is worth nothing to me. I would kill them in a hartbeat and no give 2 shits about it. And if they happened to live I would tell the cops that I warned him/them first and I would stick with my story because I live in a country where I have to warn a criminal who has broken into my house and threatened the lives of me, my wife, and my kids.

If alerting them to danger (you) would give them time to attack your kids or take a hostage or something, when saying nothing would let you gain an advantage you would give up by warning them, then yeah I'd expect you to do what protects your children (and I believe the law allows for that without needing to lie about it).  But if yelling a warning costs you nothing and lets a thief retreat without being riddled full of bullets, I think it is only appropriate to give that warning.