The point of this book was to slam the criminal justice system in America for persecuting innocent people who defend themselves from violent criminals like Bernie Goetz did and was.I think the author never meant his book to be used seriously, he meant the shocking premise to be a troan horse to get his views on the criminal justice system aired. He meant the book to be a call for people to demand the system stop punishing people who kill violent criminals to avoid being victimized by them.