The tragedy would be if the old lady were killed by a tree falling on her house or in some other accident. This was not some random unpredictable accident. It was a deliberate assault by police on a citizen using, at best, questionable tactics. The people at fault are: primarily the officers themselves ("just following orders" was not an acceptable excuse in Nuremburg) their superiors, and the jackasses who endorse this no knock warrant policy. Anyone who kicks my door down shouting police had better be prepared for some novelties. This tactic is gaining popularity with home invasion criminals not associated with local governments.
I didn't attack the messenger.
Oh your comment about calling them JBTs to their faces wasn't an attack I suppose. Well OK
No one likes the outcome.
but going on the history of this sort of thing, there won't be any negative consequences to the JBT's (I believe that the Gestapo knocked first) for them to be unhappy with. They are on PAID leave at the moment, and like I said earlier if this isn't whitewashed it will be the first i\time in recent history in the USA that it wasn't.
Whatever dude. You have your perspective, I have mine. I happen to disagree strongly with what you wrote and told you so.
And no, I did not attack you, so get over it. I don't do that in FR.
BTW, Cops in GA always go on PAID admin leave after a shooting.
BTW, where I agree with you is that the home invasion thugs are indeed impersonating cops. THAT is a real risk.
I'll stick with the word tragedy here -- the tragedy is that both parties 'did the right thing.' The lady defended her property, and the police returned fire.
It just all sucks.
I just wish you wouldn't brand the cops with a "JBT" label.