Is there a legal opinion regarding this situation? (Legit Question)
Is there a legal opinion regarding this situation? (Legit Question)
Well at least he is truly free now. Prayers go out to his family.
The War on Citizens , errr, I mean Drugs, still marches on.
It is against the law to sell drugs, purchase drugs or possess drugs. The cops were doing their jobs in arresting people. Grandpa drew down on the wrong guys.
Sad ending.
I recently saw one of those cop shows taking place in Florida.
The cop was saying the thing they feared most were armed citizens. The reason being the cops behave and looked like criminals. They don't recognize people's property, climbing on roofs, going through yards etc.
Whether the cops properly identified themselves is a big question. A related question, is would or should someone believe them, especially considering so many cop impersonators.
While more facts or coverup to is to come, my bet was this was a wrongful death.
Hey, if incidents like these prevent just one American adult from smoking a joint, it's worth it. We need paramilitary raids in our communities to keep us safe.
Oh goody. Another "I'm a 'libertarian' and thus don't need facts" thread.
I suspect that these undercover officers were selling the drugs and their targets were beig arrested down the street. The old guy probably called the police and after a time went out to confront them.
This is just my guess based on quotes from the story. Sad day. The old timer meant well and was probably a good force in the neighborhood.
Why didn't the officers leave his property?
Sad, but bad idea to point your gun at someone unless they are threatening you. Old west rules, you draw first, that is a threat that justifies return fire.
On a related note:
http://www.rense.com/general75/emp.htm
If the police tell you to put down your gun, put it down!
Undercover Officer = Secret Police maybe the cop should have been carrying a badge and LEFT the man's property when ordered to.
They seem to like killing dogs too.....
Seems kinda sad when you get killed by the "good guys"< /sarcasm>.
Well, they did get administrative leave at least....(kill an innocent, get a vacation!)
Gun fire was exchanged? Wouldn't both parties need to fire their weapons, for that to be the proper terminology?
No...Another Grandpa dead because he was stupid and did not put his gun down with AUTHORITIES told him to. The "cops" should be charged with the death. When I first read the story I thought it was going to be that Grandpa deserved to die, but that simply is not the case.
IMO, the failure of those officers to properly identify themselves ought place them squarely under no less than negligent homicide charges and more probable murder two.
It ought be that when UC LEO fail to properly ID themselves in situations as this incident, they lose all immunity perks of the job.
I applaud Mr. Singletary's diligence and bravery to defend his own property - too bad he missed his targets.
Sounds like one of those Neighborhood Watch types with a Charles Bronson fetish. Good riddance.