When is murder justified by self-defense?

[hershel_layton]

Teeqoz said:

TallSilhouette said:

Fairly simple: When your or a presumably innocent other's life is in immediate danger of lethal harm. Not before or after (though this is often much murkier in practice). Look up the Continuum of Force.

This. If taking someone else's life is the only way to protect yourself or others from serious harm. I'm shocked by how many here decide to throw human rights out the window just because someone enters their house or tries to rob them.

I have a philosophy of shooting them in a non fatal area. Unless I'm in a situation where I'm freaking out and I don't have time to think, then I'll always shoot in the shoulder, arm, leg, etc. 

 

Also, it's best to avoid people who break into your house. Unless they're set out to kill you, they usually just want the stuff. I'd only do something if they caught me