Posted on 07/30/2004 8:25:47 PM PDT by joesnuffy
Given that one has the right to resist an unlawful action, I wonder what would have happened if some citizen had shot one of the criminals that had broken into his or her home looking for guns? Legally, that citizen would have been on firm ground, but practically speaking, he/she would've come out of their home in a body bag.
The cops are lucky that this was in Wussyconsin.* Had it been in any number of southern or western states, there'd have been a bunch of dead guys in blue uniforms. Of course, had that been the case, I doubt that such a circumstance would have arisen, but that's a different story.
The chief and all police involved need to be fired FOR CAUSE, stripped of their pensions and sued into bankruptcy. Any lesser result will only encourage similar actions by other forces.
* No offense to the many brave, decent and freedom-loving Wisconsin citizens intended, but the mere presence of the UW-Madison in your state leads to such generalizations.
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