I have been steaming about this since I first read the story.
Three super-intelligent, Rambo wannabes kick in Granny's door in plain clothes. Granny sees three armed intruders and opens fire hitting all three. The three super cops unload on Granny killing her. For what?
Because they were not smart enough to realize that they would look like armed intruders in her home? Because they didn't have the time or the patience to surveil the home to see who actually was in the house? Because they couldn't be bothered to do any actual police work?
Whatever the reason, Granny shoulda shot for the heads. These cops are guilty of murder. Pure, plain, and simple. Hopefully they have enough brain cells between them to realize that and it will haunt them to their graves.
I know that some here will accuse me of being anti-police or claim that I think the police are always wrong. It ain't so. But, I am getting danged tired of hearing a bunch of excuses every time one of these shootings occurs.
To all of the good cops out there, I respect you and support you. But please take care of the bozos and crazies in your ranks. The more you let idiots and murderers hide behind the badge, the harder it is for the rest of us to tell the good from the bad.
Ruck
Unless I simply CANNOT AVOID it, I stay the hell out of Atlanta.
The entire government there is run and staffed by about as incompetent -- and RACIST -- a bunch as you will find anywhere thanks to -- with exceptions conspicuous by their rarity -- a population of A) minority and white welfare bums and loafers or B) wealthy white limousine liberals who -- while living in Peachtree Street high-rise condos behind 24/7 security -- delight in bragging to their friends that they believe that Atlanta is as safe as any city and C) members of the black economic aristocracy who fear group A and dislike group B but live in those high-rise condos with them for the security.
And ever since Maynard Jackson, group A has voted for officials there not on the basis of competence but on the amount of plunder they promise them, group B out of guilt for being white and C strictly because of race.
The result is a city that has sent many of its former "leaders" to the slammer (Bill Campbell being the most recent example -- thanks to the feds because local judges are in group B or C) and "leaders" like Shirley Franklin (current mayor), Andrew Young (former mayor and UN dufus) and John Lewis (congress critter for life because he is the right color) who cut the incredibly racist radio spot during the last election -- then refused to apologize when called out on it, essentially admitting their racism.
My advice to friends and family is to stay the hell OUT of the city lest you become another victim of that racism, incompetence and corruption.
As I suspect all the participants in that botched raid -- including the dead woman -- were black, in a perverse way, at least some of these folks are equal opportunity killers.
And save any comments about ME being a racist: I've supported Alan Keyes and would do so again and believe Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams are two of the brightest guys on the scene today with Bill Cosby -- who has been saying many of the same things and being called an "Uncle Tom" or "Oreo Cookie" for his trouble -- running a close third.
No, MY problem with fellow human beings is BEHAVIORAL or CULTURAL. It has little to do with skin hue.