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We had a situation over here in DC a couple of years ago where the US Marshal's Service was evicting someone an apartment. Just moments before they started a 16 year old driving his stepfather's car pulled into a parking space near where the Marshals sought to park.

Kid came out before they began the eviction and hopped in his car. Next thing you know the Marshals shot up the car, shot up him, and we have one of the Marshals running after the kid in the car continuing to fire at him ~ he reloaded on the run at least 3 times in the video.

School was just then letting out all over DC and the streets were filled with children. The area where the Marshals were firing was completely surrounded by residential buildings (apartments, condos, etc.)

So far the kid hadn't done anything to justify his arrest to say nothing of his assassination.

With no warrant and no probable cause you had a US Marshall running wild in a residential district firing in all directions.

So,I'd like to point out to you why a "shot through the door" is probably not justified ~ it's because there are OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE just minding their business. You fire almost any sort of weapon in a residential district your chance of hitting some innocent party is pretty darned good.

Plus, folks have all sorts of security videos around these days ~ that's what nailed the Marshals (who, last anyone heard, were on suspension). I would imagine there is some chance that some neighbor has a tape recording of the gunfire in the background and it will be possible to pin down exactly the time when they wildly fired through the door ~ or did they open the door and fire wildly, or did they maybe exit the front and creep around the side to ambush the kid, or.... there are just so many possibilities here ~ whatever, this is a residential district, people were home watching TV (Broncos game in fact), and just chillin' and this guy is out firing his gun at a drunk.

When you do that stuff follows ~ most of it not at all pleasant.