[KLUG Members] Hacking a Hacker Legal?

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>in the case of burgler breaks in, you have the right to use deadly 
>force to protect yourself, your family and your property.

Yourself and your family, or anyone really.  But not your property, at least not
in most states currently.

>so, what if you killed their computer? I mean after all, in "real" 
>life, you could disable their car if they were chasing you, right?
>but, it's not legal to chase after the burglar and shoot them at their 
>home, is it?

No.  Well, maybe in Texas.

>how does it translate into the digital realm?

It doesn't, but it is a fun metaphor.