Man shoots, kills would-be robber in TV-style invasion (Police No-Knock Impersonators)

The Memphis Commercial Appeal ^ | 4/2/2002 | Yolanda Jones

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As mentioned on another thread by GailA.

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[LJLucido]

Sarah Brady just called. She says if these folks had just had a panic room instead of a gun, this tragedy wouldn't have happened.

[csvset]

Yo, ol' pops capped a thug that he'd been knowing since he was a shorty in the 'hood .

Good shooting on his part.

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Shortly after 9 p.m., two men posing as police officers burst in Coady's southwest Memphis home in the 1200 block of Michigan yelling "police, police, get down," said Harper, 63.

This is not the first time this has happend. I have a policy that anyone who commits violence in my home will get violence in return, regardless of what they yell while breaking my door down.

Anyone who doesn't want to get hurt should have the decency to knock when entering another person's house.

[Dialup Llama]

The shooting leaves Coady, 73, and Harper shaken. They watched the two men who invaded their home grow up in the neighborhood.

"We've known these boys since they were babies," Harper said. "It is a sad thing because we saw them all the time and know their folks."

We are bringing up people who have a piece of their soul missing.

[Wolfie]

You might have a point there. It would be bad precedent to send the message that shooting at "cops" coming through the door is ok.

[LJLucido]

Anyone who doesn't want to get hurt should have the decency to knock when entering another person's house.

Agree completely. I can't think of any justification for no-knock warrants, except MAYBE to prevent imminent loss of life of an abductee, for example. Otherwise, the risk is just not justified.

[csvset]

Here are links to two video clips from local tv stations.

Clip 1

Clip 2

[RogueIsland]

Sarah Brady just called. She says if these folks had just had a panic room instead of a gun, this tragedy wouldn't have happened.

No, they should have either scratched at the bad guys with their car keys, used a cell phone, or submitted like good, properly behaved cattle.

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bump

[Squantos]

Used to be a law abidding citizen didn't have to worry about shooting the wrong person kicking down their door.........I still don't worry about it :o)

Stay Safe !

[Atlas Sneezed]

The alarming thing is that it has become credible to pretend to be cops when making an illegal invasion.

That says more about today's cops than it does about the crooks or innocent defenders.

[asformeandformyhouse]

Perhaps the 'cops' shouldn't be coming through the door in this manner.

[HangFire]

Thanks for the bump and the clips!

[Wolfie]

Its actually pretty easy to tell if they're cops or not. If you shoot, and you're alive when the smoke clears, they weren't real cops.

[cibco]

"Agree completely. I can't think of any justification for no-knock warrants, except MAYBE to prevent imminent loss of life of an abductee, for example. Otherwise, the risk is just not justified."

This started years ago because of raids on drug houses. Police kept saying that perps were flushing drugs down the toilet while they were serving warrants. No evidence- no conviction.

SOLUTION: No Knock Warrants. It has morphed into what we have now- police shooting innocents at the wrong address and criminals copying the police methods.

Time to do away with illegal "No Knock Warrants".

[Joe Brower]

Used to be a law abidding citizen didn't have to worry about shooting the wrong person kicking down their door.........I still don't worry about it :o)

Roger that.

[Thinkin' Gal]

The alarming thing is that it has become credible to pretend to be cops when making an illegal invasion.

That says more about today's cops than it does about the crooks or innocent defenders.

Bingo. It was a copycat crime.