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San Francisco woman describes tow truck trying to nab her moving car (abc7.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Carjacking on a different level

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

He's not stealing the car. That would merely be a property crime, and you can't use lethal force in defense of property. (You can use less than lethal force, though, and if the attacker escalates from property crime to crime of violence, additional force would be justified.)

No, because the car is occupied, it's not a property crime, but a crime of violence. And again, in many states, Castle Doctrine extends to one's occupied vehicle as well as their home: any deliberate attack on the occupied car is presumed to be a violent attack on the occupants.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

This is Cali, all bets are off.