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Even if they shouted Police, he has no reason to expect an armed contingency of the local mafia banging on his door. I would have answered in the same way, and they would have shot me, because they had the wrong house...
"It's just a bizarre set of circumstances. The bottom line is, you point a gun at a deputy sheriff or police office, you're going to get shot," Herrell said.
Originally posted by kman420
Here in Canada, we just ask whos knocking, if they dont answer, you dont open. Then you just say your calling the cops, most people will go away. If they dont, you just call the cops, and they will be there in 5 minutes.
Live by the gun, Die by the gun. That isnt a theory, its a fact.
Answer a door with a gun in your hand expect to use it or be shot.
This happnes once very few years in Canada, if that. Still think your guns protect you? And from who??
By owning a gun, how much higher does it raise your life expectancy? And if all your neighbors have guns, including the crackhead down the street, does that make you safer?? Do your kids feel safe?? Ours do.
Thank you for your response, Detached. The OP had nothing to do with being black, and yet this individual injected race into this discussion. I'm a black guy, and I'll stand by any man doing what's right for all Americans. And so will most of us.
Originally posted by detachedindividual
Originally posted by phroziac
Wheres the riot? Heads should roll. Guess he wasnt black.
Id answer with a 45 behind my back
I have a feeling you intended this to be an offensive or derogatory comment, but instead it really shows the apathy of white people doesn't it?
I mean, you cant really criticize black people in this way without showing that perhaps they have a greater sense of justice and Human rights than the average white person.
You're right, there should be massive anger amongst the community, but I guess they're not black, and they don't give a rats ass about their neighbor being gunned down by cops?
"It's just a bizarre set of circumstances. The bottom line is, you point a gun at a deputy sheriff or police office, you're going to get shot," Herrell said.
Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
It's going to be loads of fun when these dumbasses get the wrong address with a drone missile in the not so distant future.
I wonder if the victims death certificate will list "state sanctioned bureaucratic incompetence" as the cause of death?
What happen to him can happen to any one of us.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
I think there are too many of us living in too close of quarters. Its hot. We're frustrated. Everything is a threat, we're barely getting by. The police are as bad as the criminals and the government is even worse. We're living in a pressure cooker! Working harder, and longer, for less money that will by less things, and we miss our families, and our leisure time is not that leisurely.
It's only going to get worse I'm afraid.
BUT, they could argue that he felt threatened...