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Originally Posted by patternpilot

Not only what it means to take a life, but what the consequences would be for taking that life. Based on the example given quoting law, there is no immediate threat to your life, which is the definition and qualification for defending your property. Is a car worth spending 20 years in prison?

In Texas no threat of life needed, the law specifically says deadly force is justified to stop the imminent commission of criminal mischief at night (along with several other enumerated actions).

Look… I’m not an advocate for using deadly force over property except in very exceptional circumstances but it is possible that not everyone shares my reasonableness in this regard. On the flip side… and my original point is that, I would not encourage people in Texas to do this sort of thing (especially at night) regardless of how funny and deserving it is. There are bound to be people out there less reasonable than I who may take exception to it and I’m sure they would not realize it in the heat of the moment that it was removable paint. In their eyes it is criminal mischief at night as it is paint. Later learning that it is removable does not make the fact that they thought it was paint at the time they squeezed the trigger go away.

Do this in the projects in Chicago, New York, or DC where guns are not allowed!!! (sarcasm)