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Recently I read a story here about an intrusion into a person`s house and attempted robbery and murder.
In this regard I have a question for people familiar with Dominican Criminal Law. How much self-defence is allowed?
For instance in USA practically no physical self-defence is allowed at all. If somebody is forcing into your home and you fight him and injure or kill him YOU go to jail.
If a thief breaks in into your home and your dog injures or kills him - YOU go to jail.
Practically you are required to let the crime be committed (against your property, your wife, your children) and then to call to police or lawyer and complain and ask to punish them. If you take your own and your family safety in your own hands - you are in big trouble.
Some time ago there were bad people who did bad things in our very decent neighbourhood. We called police. I asked an officer - Can I fight a criminal physically if he tries to do something to my home? The answer was - NO! If you fight him - one of you goes to the morgue and another - to jail. If anything , you only may call us, and we take care (if we arrive not too late)
What is the situation in DR? If I have a guard dog in my home or in my property and he kills an intruder - do I go to jail?
If I kill an intruder while protecting my home, my kids, my wife - do I go to jail?
As of now I am not going to kill anybody, just want to know what is said in the Law.
Thank you in advance!
In this regard I have a question for people familiar with Dominican Criminal Law. How much self-defence is allowed?
For instance in USA practically no physical self-defence is allowed at all. If somebody is forcing into your home and you fight him and injure or kill him YOU go to jail.
If a thief breaks in into your home and your dog injures or kills him - YOU go to jail.
Practically you are required to let the crime be committed (against your property, your wife, your children) and then to call to police or lawyer and complain and ask to punish them. If you take your own and your family safety in your own hands - you are in big trouble.
Some time ago there were bad people who did bad things in our very decent neighbourhood. We called police. I asked an officer - Can I fight a criminal physically if he tries to do something to my home? The answer was - NO! If you fight him - one of you goes to the morgue and another - to jail. If anything , you only may call us, and we take care (if we arrive not too late)
What is the situation in DR? If I have a guard dog in my home or in my property and he kills an intruder - do I go to jail?
If I kill an intruder while protecting my home, my kids, my wife - do I go to jail?
As of now I am not going to kill anybody, just want to know what is said in the Law.
Thank you in advance!