[calex59]

It sounds to me like it was the ONLY bedroom. They said he wqs sleeping in the living room because he daughter used the bedroom. Logical place to keep a pistol to my way of thinking since a 14 month old is hardly likely to load a magazine and chamber a round. This story could be true as presented and if so the cop got what he deserved, breaking and entering is breaking and entering no matter who you are. If, however, he properly identified himself, and a lot of times they don't, then this guy should have been tried for something. Whether or not he deserves first degree murder is very questionable.

Personally I think no knock warrents should be done away with, as they have been repsonsible for more than one innocent persons death, the cops are constantly breaking in the doors of the wrong houses.

[TennMountains]

Even if the officer properly identified himself, if the facts are as represented, a young man with no criminal record and in the process of protecting his home and child should be presumed innocent. Unless there's some good evidence to show that he's lying about not knowing it was the police busting in he should not spend one day in jail. He's only duty that night was to protect his child. If the police wanted to be sure that he knew who they were, they should have waited until he answered their knock at the door. This appears to be a tragety, which resulted from tragety.

I previously have not given no-knock warrants much thought. I now find it difficult to believe that whatever benefit as been gained from no-knock warrants, they can not begin to justify the cost of this single case. One fine young man dead, and what appears to be another, in jail on death row is too high a price.

[daybreakcoming]

the cops are constantly breaking in the doors of the wrong houses.

Don't know about constantly but we certainly do hear about it when it happens. That said, there should be complete surveilance to ascertain the address is correct before making their move. And btw, it was a duplex just FYI

The article does not state whether there is more than one bedroom - all we can do is surmise. I found the headline and the report to be too incomplete and misleading to make an IMO judgement. Again, guessing...they probably did identify themselves at front door, the man may have been sleeping with tv on, and didn't hear. When no answer.....well.

But I don't think the "cop got what he deserved" as you say. Perhaps you meant the system.

At any rate this "news" story is two years old.