"Knock" warrant, cop shot dead

[TheeBadOne]

I hope everyone has a flashlight with their gun. It's one thing to target, it's another thing to identify that target. A flashlight can prevent a tragedy.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

It might legally in that state, but I'm not so sure it would be justified to kill another for being in your home uninvited.

We are not talking about "being in" the home uninvited. The example that you gave was:

So your drunk neighbor can't get into your house at 2 am with his keys [ he thinks it's his house ], he says to hell with this [ in a drunken stupor ] and breaks the window and climbs in.

The person broke into my house.

I couldn't care less why he did it. I don't care that he is drunk. I don't care that he thinks it is his house. Me, and mine are what count in that moment, nothing else.

If the intruder is family or friend, they will immediately identify themselves. They know me, and they know what to expect when my house has been broken into.

If the intruder(s) are police, then they must know that identifying themselves immediately will be the key to how many of them go home safely that night. If they possess a valid warrant, or probable cause, they will be allowed at that point to execute the warrant. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[ojibweindian]

I have a "Mag Lite" that I use.

 

[TheeBadOne]

Mag-Lite makes some good ones. I have Mag-lite, Streamlight, and Sure-Fire lights. Every room has a flash light.

 

[Byron Quick]

Target identification is a good thing. No question.

But I live alone. No one has authorized possession of a key to this house except me. If someone is going bump in the night, they have no legitimate business here. I keep a Surefire by my bed. Next to the Mossberg 590A1. Under the circumstances, I'm not real worried about positive ID.

 

[Don Gwinn]

I tried to get through this thread, but I can't go two steps without tripping over a straw man.

 

[capnrik]

Brownie...

Your theoretical drunk would not like my part of Texas. That said....this is not a subject that improves anyones perception of The High Road.

How 'bout them Astros?