Mocking someone who is bleeding out in front of you is literal psychopath behavior.

There's a huge difference between defending yourself and mocking a person you just hurt.

The intruder was his dad

I'm a gun owner, and I have absolutely no interest in shooting someone ever.

You know how people who say people should eat less meat get a lot of flack because of those annoying vegans who spray-paint leather jackets?

That's most gun owners. Perfectly reasonable people who have no interest in violence, take gun safety seriously, and store their guns safely.

The thing is part of responsible gun ownership is not wearing a shirt that says "fuck you, I have a gun." We don't make guns our entire personality, and we understanding that advertising our gun ownership will make people think we're like the redneck jackasses you see on TV AND make it more likely to have our cars and homes broken into.

The number one way to get your car windows smashed and everything in it cleaned out is to put a Glock sticker on the window.

No offense. Who cares. If someone is an asshole enough to break into someone's house then they better be ready.

Lots of poor people don't break into other people's houses.

Sadly, this is very similar of my wife's understanding of teaching kids from 11-18. Emotional intelligence is very different from standard intelligence, and it develops at different times for different people.

Sometimes it's a pure lack of empathy, and other times it's simply not being able to understand that people have their own shit they're dealing with. It can be simple stuff like bullying someone going through a rough time at home/school, or showing zero remorse when a kid they've assaulted goes blind due to brain damage because "the kid was a fucking dweeb". Some of the stories I've heard second-hand are absolutely fucking tragic, even in good schools.

It's not the taking the things that's the issue, it's that the method of taking the things inherently comes with the either implicit or explicit threat of bodily harm or violence in order for the criminal to get what he wants. Nobody's going to break into your house for your stuff, or leap out of a dark alley and demand your wallet, and when you tell them "no" just shrug and walk away. They're going to shove a gun in your face or try to beat you up.

If you show up with the intent of employing force, you absolutely should not be surprised if people employ force against you in turn.

That, and if you want to stick it to The Man there are much more suitable targets than victimizing individual people who just as likely have it as tough as you do. Go knock over a Walmart or something. For fuck's sake.