Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

Hi

I recently moved to Romeoville IL. In the past few days, people have been 'tagging' houses very close to mine with spray paint. I called the police and learned that there are in fact known gangs in my area, which obviously was a surprise and cause for concern. This raised a question in my mind? If one of these people were to come into my house and try to steal something would I be justified in shooting them? What if they had a weapon? What about something non-lethal like pepper spray or a taser?

thank you

-Arthur


Asked on 7/20/10, 2:28 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Perhaps you would be best served by installing an alarm system. Otherwise, you run a risk of using unreasonable force and having some legal isues of your own.

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Answered on 7/25/10, 9:59 am


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