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nodaywithout
11-05-2007, 05:31 PM
The Make My Day law is represented in several states of the United States guaranteeing "absolute safety" for citizens within their own homes and property. Its origins are from Oklahoma, though it has been adopted in other states such as Colorado.

Under the law, citizens cannot be prosecuted for using deadly force against suspected threats to themselves in their houses and on their property - for example (and primarily), intruders. The origins of the law can be traced to a case of a break-in, involving Dr Frank Sommer from Oklahoma. After Sommer shot and killed an intruder, the law was passed within weeks. Advocates claim that the success of the law clearly demonstrates the use of self defense as a deterrent, and point out that the crime rates in Oklahoma for burglary fell from 58,333 in 1987 to 31,661 in 2000. Crime rates decreased nation-wide during that time interval, however, so comparison with the national crime rate would be needed to substantiate this claim.

The name comes from the phrase "go ahead, make my day" from the film Sudden Impact, one of the Dirty Harry sequels starring Clint Eastwood.

-courtisy of wikipedia


So would this law also include you car?

Bill of Rights
11-05-2007, 06:50 PM
It would depend on the phrasing of the law, I'd think, and on the circumstances of the attack. Your car is your property, but as VegasGeorge and I discussed on another thread, apparently, the car being your property is somehow a non-issue if it happens to be parked on someone else's property, e.g. parking lot.http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd198/St-Michael/bang.gif

I still don't understand how that can be legal, but then....

IANAL

Blessings,
M

VegasGeorge
11-05-2007, 08:28 PM
As I understand it, Make My Day laws are State statutes. That means each one could be written a little differently from the others. State laws are construed according to each States codes and cases, statutory definitions of words and phrases, etc. So, one couldn't say whether Make My Day protection extends to owners or occupants of automobiles without examining and researching the particular State statute involved.