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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Home Alone] Could Harry and Marv sue?

I know we've all heard that story about the burglar who sued for damages after being excessively injured by a booby trap.

It seems to me, your honor, that the actions that Kevin McCallister took were sadistic, and far in excess of personal defense. He engineered traps designed to maim, to inflict horrific wounds. He burnt a man's scalp with 3rd degree burns, inflicted permanent baldness. Does a person need to set another person on fire to defend themselves? No.

I say that the actions of Kevin McCallister are far in excess of personal defense.
gpt
Kevin is a child who's home was invaded by multiple armed burglers with both a stated intent to harm, and active attempts to harm Kevin, quite possibly to kill him.

It is reasonable to assume that Kevin felt in fear for his life, and the acts and statements of the burglers show that to be a reasonable fear.

Therefore, anything short of killing the burglers should fall under the aegis of self defense, and defence of ones home.