“She thought Roupe was holding a gun...”
So what? It’s not illegal to hold a gun in the United States of America, especially on your own property. Even if he had been holding a gun, that would be no excuse for killing him.
[ So what? It’s not illegal to hold a gun in the United States of America, especially on your own property. Even if he had been holding a gun, that would be no excuse for killing him. ]
Shut up slave, learn to love the boot on your throat or else we will audit and harass you!!!
When police start using Millitary terms like “Boots on the ground” we are officially in a Police Millitary State....
You make an excellent, and correct, point.
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Bingo. That was my first thought. Plus .. the controller doesn’t even look like a gun.
My thoughts exactly.
“So what? It’s not illegal to hold a gun in the United States of America, especially on your own property. Even if he had been holding a gun, that would be no excuse for killing him.”
The following is in response to the above quote and does not address the fact that the officer was mistaken:
I’ve read several opinions on gun forums and maybe here, that you don’t draw your gun unless you intend to shoot. You don’t have it ready in hand, you don’t draw it as a warning, you don’t “brandish” it, you don’t draw if you are not going to shoot for certain.
Consider that the other side of that attitude is that if you see someone with a gun in their hand you assume they are going to shoot therefore you have to shoot first.
She has an excuse. It is what she was trained to do. She went to the door. There was no dog. Ergo she shot the kid in the doorway. Get viewports for your doors. If you see a uniform, leave by the back door quickly and quietly.
Thank you...and further more, when the boy asked who was at the door and no reply by the LEO...what’s us with that. Don’t the police have to announce themselves if they wish to gain entrance. My prayers to the family. In the end, I am speechless.