It wasn't just "someone". The police clearly identified themselves and many neighbors could hear it. He should be charged. The guy, like you, is an idiot. "
Stand Your Ground/Castle doctrine still applies if it can be shown the home owner did not know it was the police who were entering the home and is thus still considered self defense. There has been more than one case here in Texas where a home owner shot and even killed a police officer entering because it could not be proven that the home owner heard the announcement and believed a home invasion type robbery was happening. Cases like this can and have been determined to be self defense and this one is no different. I'm not sure where you are getting the "many neighbors" could hear it information. The police claimed the announcement was heard by ONE specific civilian not more than one. This is stated by the DA in the video link you provided. More importantly at the end of the DA's conference a reporter says to the DA, she has interviewed a dozen residents of the apartment complex and could fine only ONE person who lived directly above Taylor who said they heard "police" on the night of the shooting. The reporter then asks the question, in the middle of the night is a simple announcement of police enough when the occupants could be sound asleep. The DA is obviously aware the police announcement may not have been adequate. Couple this with the fact the occupant (Walker) fired only one shot with a legally owned firearm as the police broke down the door and you have a pretty consistent case for self defense.
So how long have you been with BLM?
I have not seen anything about how long of a wait was there from the first announcement and knock on the door to when they busted the door down. That was when the cop got shot, when they broke down the door.