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Originally Posted by Rochard
So what you are saying is that when police raid your house you can shoot them? That must be new.
The police banged on the door, identified themselves, announced it was a police raid, and the homeowner shot the police? The homeowner wasn't defending his house; He was shooting police officers who were doing their job. And no matter what, when you shoot at police officers, they shoot back.
The fact that they had the wrong house is not a factor. The homeowner surely didn't know they had the wrong house, and even if he did it's still not a legal justification to shoot at police.
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I can see how he could be confused. First, he is an old guy. Second, he may not have heard them say police. When they raid a house they literally pound on the door twice, yell "Police, search warrant" then break the door down. The only reason they knock and say that is because the law requires them to.
So he is in the bedroom minding his own business then suddenly he hears the door get bashed in and his wife is screaming. I can understand how in the confusion of the moment he might pull out his shotgun and start shooting.
Again, none of this would have happened had the supervisor in charge gotten the correct house.