What to do if you encounter someone breaking into your car? [Video]

With the recent incidents involving car owners attempting to retrieve their cars from criminals, one ending with a bystander being fatally shot, it begs the question what should one do if and when they find themselves in a similar situation.

Self-defense expert, Dave Newman, says he recommends a cooler head to prevail in all situations as opposed to pursuing stolen property and encountering the culprits.

“I understand the emotions, you’re angry, but you have to make intellectual decisions in emotional moments.”

So far this year, there have been three instances reported where people have been hurt or killed when someone found the location of their stolen vehicle and/or confronted thieves who had taken their property.

With the self-defense law and now the constitutional carry law, Newman worries that people will go out with their weapons and unknowingly get themselves in legal trouble.

“You can put yourself in a legal trick …