Why would you a citizen be responding to a burglary in progress at someone else's home?
I don't know, but Bobs point was the law sees us the same. That may be what is written, but it isn't reality.
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.