[heartwood]

A few months back, but I couldn't find it on FR. Completely relevant: law-abiding homeowner hears noises in the night and arms himself. Police officer shoots through the window. Tench survived.

Same thing happened in NJ in 2016. Police sent to wrong house at night, banging and walking around house, elderly man arms himself, can't understand the men yelling throug the window, so they shoot him. He also survived.

https://www.nj.com/news/2017/02/nj_trooper_cleared_over_wrong_house_shooting_of_76.html

Is there no police training for encounters with a legally armed citizen protecting his house and family?

I can think of only one case in which the cop was the one shot - wrong address no knock raid in Louisiana. A young black man was home with his baby girl, thought there was a home invasion and shot and killed a white cop, who was also the chief's son. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to death, but later the sentence was commuted or he was pardonned, and that was 20 or 30 years ago.

So cops are much more likely to shoot than armed citizens it seems.

[heartwood]

I couldn’t find the death penalty case because it was in Mississippi, not Louisiana.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Maye

[UCANSEE2]

So cops are much more likely to shoot than armed citizens it seems.

Probably because cops are exposed to more lethal situations than your random armed citizen.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Is there no police training for encounters with a legally armed citizen protecting his house and family?

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I just don't know what kind of neighborhood these folks lived in, so my comments might be off. But I will have to say, what kind of citizen would draw a gun and brandish the weapon "protecting" his house? Is someone going to steel the house? Does that person not realize he may be seen as just a little bit of a threat to an unenlightened person, such as a police officer?

What did the citizen posses that he had to perform sentry duty to protect? I am not exonerating the police officer, but he/she doesn't want to be shot either.

[fproy2222]

“remains on leave with pay”

Paid vacation.

[Spktyr]

This is exactly why every officer should be equipped with a bodycam transmitting (and reporting) wirelessly back to base - and should it ‘mysteriously’ malfunction, the officer should be called back to the station immediately with no intermediate stops. Failure to comply should result in instant, no appeal termination.

[Spktyr]

Also, the deputy’s department just cleared him of wrongdoing. Of course. Despite the fact that they admitted he lied on his report.

https://newsmaven.io/pinacnews/eye-on-government/department-finds-cop-who-shot-man-through-his-own-front-door-did-nothing-wrong-ueVrRxk-q06ntK0psuEduA/

[coaster123]

The pig was not only willing to kill an innocent civilian but when the innocent civilian didn’t die the pig was happy to put him in prison for the rest of his life.

[Do_Tar]

There was a case in Tucson, AZ in the early 90’s(?)
Police were searching for a suspect. Homeowner shoots at someone (cop) dressed in black, with a shotgun, running up to his back porch. Initially they said no charges were expected. About 6 months later the homeowner was charged with everything they could think of.

[Does so]

I’d have my finger on the trigger, but have my thumb on a newspaper.

[arthurus]

Many police officers believe themselves fully justified in shooting anyone at a place to which they have been called for any reason if that someone has or might have something in his hand. I will not call police to my or anyone else’s house for any reason.

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[Mr.Unique]

This is why police unions fight so hard against body cams.