The DA, judging by how long it took for this to be decided, apparently hates that. N.J. man who fatally shot home intruder will not face charges, officials say
This incident took place on March 2nd, and it took this long for the decision to be made.
The homeowner told dispatchers that a man had entered his home and was standing at the bottom of the stairs undressing, according to officials.
The homeowner said he fired a warning shot but the intruder refused to leave, officials said. After undressing, the man started climbing up the stairs and the homeowner man fired one shot, hitting him in the upper chest, officials said.
Yes, he was disoriented from a car crash, and his clothes were wet on a day when the temperature was 20 degrees Fahrenheit, but there was a naked stranger in this guys home, who was advancing on him. I would call that a "reasonable suspicion of imminent death or grave bodily injury." But then I'm not a prosecutor in the blue state of New Jersey.
In Texas, they would have had to present this case to a grand jury, and it still wouldn't have taken this long to make a determination on a case.
DAs hate self-defense, and I guessing that goes double for DAs in New Jersey.
Still, self-defense is a human right.
Hey it's NJ that is actually pretty quick
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