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Originally Posted by Steve
Fair enough.
If I plan to murder someone, and the plot is found out, am I guilty of anything?
I haven't broken a law; nobody's dead, are they?
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Not the same thing. Murder is against the law. This man's actions were not.
A more apt analogy would be someone saying he intends to cross the street, and then proceeds to cross the street in a legal fashion.
In other words, this man stated his intent to commit a legal act and then went through with it.
Killing criminals while they are busy committing a crime is LEGAL in Texas.