Home owner shot by police by mistake.

[carabou]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=905_1221942117

[The SoCal Gunner]

Good thing the officer was a bad shot.

[Theseus]

Good thing the officer was a bad shot.

Here here!!

[savs2k]

could the pd be sued for that by the home owner?

[sorensen440]

could the pd be sued for that by the home owner?

This is California
the police could be sued by the guy across the street who was away on vacation

[Matt C]

I think you either call the cops OR go walking around with a gun, don't do both. Thumbs down for the woman who runs out saying a man with a gun is inside, but does not mention the homeowner is also armed.

[bulgron]

I think you either call the cops OR go walking around with a gun, don't do both. Thumbs down for the woman who runs out saying a man with a gun is inside, but does not mention the homeowner is also armed.

She might not have known the guy was armed. In a moment of panic, people don't always pay real close attention to what other people are doing.

Thumbs down on the police for not asking her if anyone else was in the house.

Thumbs down on the guy for holding onto a gun when the cops came through the front door shouting out that they were the police.

Er, the cops did identify themselves, didn't they?

[packnrat]

my house why should i lay down for even the police??

sure the owner should have spoke up...but maybe he did not here the police speak out??

we all make great monday night quarterbacks...we were not there to see what happened.




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[M. Sage]

Shoot the intruder before police arrive.. problem solved!

[G17GUY]

Wonder what the department policy states the officer should have done / not done in this situation?

[CA_Libertarian]

my house why should i lay down for even the police??

sure the owner should have spoke up...but maybe he did not here the police speak out??

+1

Didn't the reporter say there were shots fired before the cops arrived? Maybe this guy didn't think to use ear protection in the initial shooting? Maybe he was having trouble hearing.

Also, it seems to be becoming more common for home invaders to impersonate LE. Maybe he thought the bad guy was still there and was yelling that he was a cop. Would you lay down your gun before knowing for sure it's really the police?

[nick]

While the guy most likely could've acted smarter, I think, part of the problem is also that the police is used to being the only ones on this side of the law with the guns, and they act accordingly. It's about time they re-thought their perceptions.

[shark92651]

You see, this is why law abiding citizens should not be allowed to own guns. If only the cops have guns then anybody not wearing a badge would obviously be a criminal and could be shot on sight. We would all be much safer this way.

Oh wow... sorry, I think I was momentarily possessed by Rosie O'Donnell but I feel much better now... although I have a strange desire to go for a drive in my Subaru Forrester and pick up a carton of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.

[Patriot]

While the guy most likely could've acted smarter, I think, part of the problem is also that the police is used to being the only ones on this side of the law with the guns, and they act accordingly. It's about time they re-thought their perceptions.

Plainclothes/undercover officers have been shot because of this as well.

[nick]

Plainclothes/undercover officers have been shot because of this as well.

Well, this only reinforces my point, doesn't it?