Vandalism

fido,
Do you mind sharing which section of the neighborhood you live in? So sorry to hear what happened. It seems the recent behavior, fishing wire across the trails and now this, show that acts are becoming more extreme and highly dangerous. I'm going to contact our HOA office about our security patrols heading into the summertime.

 

We live in Broadlands north.

I think we have the unfortunate situation of living between a house with a lot of teenage parties and where the kids who did this live. We have an idea of who maybe behind this. We believe that several of them play/played on the BW football team.

They get drunk or drugged at that house and come by my house, my neighbors house and Redon's house are on their way home.

For instance, last fall when all of the mailboxes were destroyed on Vestals and Chickakoan, the kids mailboxes we think are involved were surprisingly skipped by the vandals.

My kids do not know the kids that we suspect are the culprits.

 

Parents, you might want to remind little Johnny about the "castle doctrine" that allows a home's occupant to use "any degree of physical force, including deadly physical force," if an intruder commits an overt act toward the occupant that he reasonably believes would put him in imminent danger of bodily injury. Flying glass is pretty injurious...invite him in next time.

 

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-vir...astle-doctrine-bills-20120307,0,4171274.story

 

http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/...o_be_Reworked_and_Reintroduced_143717536.html

 

Virginia is a “stand-your-ground” state. That means AS LONG AS YOU ARE NOT PART OF “THE PROBLEM” and are innocent, you can stand your ground and use force to defend yourself wherever you may be. Deadly force is only allowed if you are under IMMEDIATE threat and you reasonably fear that you, or another innocent party, will be killed or be grievously injured. The death of an attacker caused by use of such deadly force is considered “justifiable homicide.” Note that you don’t actually have to be in a deadly situation, but only have a REASONABLE FEAR that you are in such a situation, to be justified in the use of deadly force.

Would common law or the “Castle Doctrine” bills GUARANTEE that a person legally defending themselves could NOT be charged with murder or sued civilly? NO. If the police and/or the Commonwealth Attorney have reason to believe, rightly or wrongly, that you committed a murder instead of true self-defense, you are going to be arrested and charged. Period. As far as a civil suit, you can be sued for anything and nothing can stop that either. However, common law (and the wording in the Castle Doctrine bills) provide a defense.

However, the common law provides the same defense wherever you may be, while the “Castle Doctrine” would only apply inside your dwelling.
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Read more at Ammoland.com: http://www.ammoland.com/2012/03/09/virginias-castle-doctrine-bills-are-dead/#ixzz1zCbZRSQV



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...and I'd rather be tried by twelve than carried by six.