No, we are talking about the specific situation where citizen in his own home arms himself not knowing the prowler or the knocker or the invader is a cop.
The citizen hesitates to fire, trying to assess the situation further, or hoping that the sight of his weapon will deter the attacker.
The cop is much less likely to hesitate.
Maybe police training should include the idea that cops creeping around a house at night looks suspicious and scary and that it is not obvious that they are cops in the dark.
Also that someone in a house is likely to be a resident of the house, and is most likely not in a hurry to shoot anyone, AND has a constitutional right to bear arms in self-defense.
Oh, that’s radical.
“Maybe police training should include the idea that cops creeping around a house at night looks suspicious and scary and that it is not obvious that they are cops in the dark.”
Indeed. what a radical idea, even though it’s just reason applied to our current laws.
I admire your reasoned and rational response to another police shooting of a homeowner in his own home. I also admire your patience in explaining this to someone who obviously has no clue, or lost it is he ever had one. I’ll try to imitate your good example.
Maybe police training should include the idea that cops creeping around a house at night looks suspicious and scary and that it is not obvious that they are cops in the dark.Today’s cop culture drives LEOs to make every situation more dangerous and thrilling for the cop.
Routine traffic stop? Park 2-3 cruisers at various angles sticking out into the normal traffic flow.
Welfare check? Sneak up like a commando.
Serve a warrant? Why knock?
Interaction with a law-abiding citizen? Bark at them and cuff ‘em….for your safety.
By all means, ALWAYS escalate.