re: Minnesota homeowner goes on trial for teen intruders' deaths

I'm torn on this.

First, the accused is seemingly a whack job.

Facts, as we know them:
Kids had robbed multiple houses
One kid had robbed this mans house multiple times
There were Minutes between first killing and second killing, per the article.

I wholeheartedly disagree that there is ANY premeditation since he is the victim of a crime and he had no idea when that would happen. I have a plan of action if my house is being broken into. I would argue that it cannot be premeditation.

Things don't add up.

He goes to the basement and hides, suspecting a break in in progress. First guy goes down and takes a round to the chest and then another. A seemingly obvious action after this would have the second perp fleeing, but she did not. To me, that is not only odd, but shows the threat isn't over at all.

She then goes down and is then met with resistance.

I'm good with this if it really went down this way. Pressing an attack in the robbery by going into the basement where she had to have heard multiple gunshots.... A novice criminal sure as he'll wouldn't do that. That piece bothers me.

I don't care for the home owners mindset, wording, or after actions but as a victim of multiple break ins, if this guy has a crystal clear record, a lawyer could argue that anything he says after this action can be tainted by a form of PTSD. A lawful person who has never killed is going to be fricked in the head.

I don't know the laws in MN. I don't know if he broke the law by waiting to call the police. I don't think putting a guy on a tarp is against the law, like it said, he could be severely traumatized and not thinking clearly.

I have little sympathy as breaking in is a crime that is easily avoided.

Like I said, I'm torn here.