i am not really worried about it either way. i know enough cops and sourt officials around here that any account of the incident woudl be written up in a very beneficial manner.
you are allowed to physically stop someone from trying to take or damage personal property and you are allowed to physically remove people from your property. you jsut aren't allowed to kill them unless you "feel" threatened. to my way of thinking, since i don't know the guy, if he threatens me i woudl take it seriously and beat the living **** out of the bastard.