Eugene doesn't have a jail and that is a big part of the City's problem.  Eugene rents about ten jail spaces from Lane County, a totally inadequate amount of jail space for all the people being prosecuted through Eugene's municipal court.  These robbers will be prosecuted in the Oregon Circuit Court and the cost of housing them falls on Lane County.  I have written a letter to the editor about the lack of jail space and urged the city to step up and pay its fair share to house criminals but no action has been taken.  I agree the homeowner should have armed himself.  Deadly force is authorized against robbers using deadly force or against a group of two or more assailants attempting to inflict injury.  Three dead robbers would have been the best outcome possible.