Oops! Got the two confused. My point is someone can get off Scott free shooting a woman holding a baby but you will be held accountable for dog sniping . Both agents showed poor judgment and should not handle a gun.
The main thing protecting Horiuchi was that someone above him issued a "can and should shoot" order. I forget the exact wording, but it was essentially a death warrant for the Weaver family. The Clinton administration didn't want that investigated so the whole thing was buried.
No doubt about it that Horiuchi should at the least still be looking at the outside world through bars, but the Clinton's malfeasance in that case shouldn't let this sniper off.