Chasing down bad guys is a bad idea, as we have seen several times recently.

Chasing down bad guys that know where you live is a worse idea.

I understand the anger with theft. I have had several cars broken into and had the catalytic converter stolen from under my Tacoma.

What I do not understand is chasing the thieves. Unless you intend to kill them, what is the reasoning? Give them a good talking to? Beat them up?

If you are going to kill them, do it on your property. You will likely do some time but pursuing them through the street escalates things to the point of this- they come back and kill you.

They could have burned down his house and taken everyone in it.

There are far too many young men raised with no sense of civility or remorse or humanity. Couple that with rampant drug addiction and it is a frightening recipe for the future.