Your neighbor waited until late one night to cross over your fence and chop down your tree. You were sitting on the patio in the dark when he decided to do this, but he did not see you. You pull out a gun and shoot at the neighbor while yelling "get off my property". Who has comitted a crime?

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Jaida Hunt

Social Studies

28 October, 12:49

Your neighbor waited until late one night to cross over your fence and chop down your tree. You were sitting on the patio in the dark when he decided to do this, but he did not see you. You pull out a gun and shoot at the neighbor while yelling "get off my property". Who has comitted a crime?

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Patricia Duncan · Answer 1

Both you and your neighbor have comitted a crime.

Your neighbor has comitted the crime of trespassing private property, while you have comitted the crime of homicide, because the act of trespassing to chop down a tree is not proportional to the act of killing someone.