From a dog's perspective, one is either dominant or submissive. After a number of different breeds, I now have a rescued female pit and we savvy the concept. There is no doubt in her mind that this family is dominant over her. She's cool with that and has demonstrated so many times. She runs, off lead, behind my mountain bike and doesn't focus on anything else except following me, passing horses, people, dogs, et al without losing that singular focus. She's been attacked by other dogs a couple of times (I didn't see them first and the owners were not nearby), and she has returned to me to remedy the matter to our satisfaction-- sometimes with a dog firmly attached to her. The choice to walk in the world with a stalwart companion, whether a Pomeranian or a pit, comes with the requisite responsibilities.

That being said, a gun in the capable hands of someone makes them dominant over anyone/anything with bad intent. When choices are made to unwittingly question same, they oft write about such events in the local newspaper...

... with many unwittingly choosing to question same in the attendant comments section of the newspaper article....

Big Stick..?

Autopsy results are out on the dead thief. Shot in the back - there could be issues - and rightfully so.

Uh oh.

When some poor guy tries to steal some petty item out of your garage the punishment is death. When some rich guy steals billions of our countries wealth and loots the economy the reward is the presidency. Ahh justice at it's finest.

Doubtful. It's not like he is in some po-dunk hick town that's full of rednecks who will be like "I'm glad the burglar's dead" and country gentlemen who will be all like "I'm sure merely a small fine is in order." He is going to trial in Tacoma where the jury will be full of plebs of the most vulgar type, most of whom are most likely burglars and tweakers themselves.