Home Invasion Argumentative Essay

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During a home invasion defense, it is necessary for you and your family to be protected because usually home invasions turn out to be murder cases like the home invasion case turned cold of Cheshire, Connecticut were a family of four were robbed and murdered. Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters were raped and murdered, while her husband, Dr. William Petit, was injured. Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes were the perpetrators of the crime and were found guilty of their crime and sentenced to death but due to that Connecticut abolished the death penalty, they were sentence to life in prison.
Both Jennifer and her 11 year old daughter were grocery shopping, and caught the attention of Joshua Komisarjevsky to follow them home and rob …show more content…

Another important factor is police unjustified shooting towards individuals like the shooting of Oscar Grant which has also featured as an documentary film. Oscar Grant was shot by BART officer Johannes Mehserle on New Years early day of 2009 in Oakland, California; re- port came in to a fight in a crowded transit train. Oscar and other people were detained on the train station platform, Officer Mehserle and another officer restrained Grant, he lying face down and handcuffed, then officer Mehserle drew his pistol and shot Grant in the back. This was captured by passengers cell phones and went viral. Later on, Officer Mehserle was found guilty on involuntary manslaughter but not guilty in second degree murder, this has sparked riots after dark which 80 people were arrested. Officer Mehserle were sentenced to two years in Los Angeles county jail serving protective custody, he was released on June 2011 under parole after serving 11 months.
Cases like police shootings are cases in which police officers has to justify the means of shooting someone if there is probable cause or eminent danger to themselves or