[ScreamingFist]

I can’t tell you how many descriptions I’ve read of this which make no mention of the fact that he had a weapon in his hand, pointed at the police. Do you really think there’s any way the police could’ve known it wasn’t loaded or had the safety on?

Which is the correct place for a Marine to point his weapon when his door flies open? These amateur keystone cops, who couldn't even determine if his wife was in the house with children saw a weapon and opened fire. They unloaded over 70 rounds into a man who has served two tours as a combat Marine, who at least had the common sense to assess the situation before pulling the trigger. He saftey was still on, who do you think the amateur/wannabes in the that video are?

[ArrogantBustard]

Which is the correct place for a Marine CITIZEN to point his weapon when his door flies open?

The fact that this fellow once wore a United States military uniform is completely irrelevant to this case.

[dangus]

>> Which is the correct place for a Marine to point his weapon when his door flies open? <<

Uh, down?

Don’t give me any nonsense about him not knowing they were the cops. When you hear a siren, a knock, then a fifteen second wait, THEN your door gets broken into, I suppose there’s a slight chance someone is doing a VERY thorough job of impersonating the police, but your best bet is yes, that’s the police.

So, are you saying that the police have to wait first for one of them to get shot each and every time they break a door down, even when they have a warrant, have announced themselves, and ran the siren for several seconds?