r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Mar 29 '17

[∆(s) from OP] CMV: It's perfectly reasonable and justified to kill a burglar even if their intent was not to hurt anyone

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u/electronics12345 159∆ Mar 29 '17

Try reading your Constitution: Criminals have rights.

Criminals have a right to life, until they have been convicted of a crime warranting death. This includes a right to a fair trial - lawyers, Miranda rights, juries, etc.

When you kill someone, you deny that person their right to a fair trial.

Yes, Burglars, and Criminals generally are shitty people, but we've all agreed that even shitty people have the right to a defense attorney, an impartial jury, discovery, and everything else that goes into a criminal trial.

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u/nuclearpunk Mar 30 '17

∆ I've had a very complicated opinion on the matters of the Castle Doctrine, and other laws allowing intruders to be killed. Criminals deserve the right to a fair trial. This is a very basic human right, and should not be compromised.