Forgive me, but I do not believe you answered my question. Do you believe, had the officers simply knocked on the door, that the outcome would have been the same?
Also, I see you tout the flashing lights as a reason that the occupants of the house should have known the police were there. But if you read the article, you can see that the sequence of events is not quite as you describe.
“Acevedo said the plainclothes narcotics cops serving the warrant “announced themselves as Houston police officers while simultaneously breaching the front door.” Meanwhile, uniformed officers waiting in or near a “marked police unit” outside the house “hit the siren and hit the lights so they knew that police officers were there.”
You can see the statement uses the word “meanwhile” which generally is defined as at the same time or during. I will also note, that those serving the warrant were “plainclothes”, and announced themselves “simultaneously” as breaching the door.
I understand what side you are defending, but at what point, in your mind, has it gone too far for freedom and natural rights to co-exist with the actions we see?
Yes -- I believe several officers would dead.
The suspects knew who was at their door (the siren and flashing lights tipped them off) and planned an ambush. First their pit bull attacked. They were both armed. The female tried to take a woman away from the police officer.
There is a reason why the sister of the guy that was shot apologized to the police officers. She knows exact what kind of scum her brother was.
But, you apparently want to assume the worst about the officers.