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Hmmm. He's already assaulted you. He is armed with a lethal weapon, still in his posession. He has every means at his disposal to dispatch you where you stand, and has indicated a willingness, if not a desire, to do so. He has made manifest his utter criminality and disrespect for you, your property, and the rule of law. If the thief didn't want a violent reaction, he shouldn't have used violence himself to effect his thievery.
Barring other reasons for restraint (like a minivan stopped in the next lane, or a crowded bus stop beyond the passenger window), I'll take my chances with Problem 2.
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"When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." —Frederic Bastiat
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