Yet another example...

[wordsmythe]

...of why the police need to be sure they are kicking in the right door.

WAVE 3 TV Louisville, KY :: Man fatally shoots alleged intruder

Man fatally shoots alleged intruder

(ASHLAND, Ky.) -- An eastern Kentucky man fatally shot one of two alleged intruders who claimed to be police officers, according to sheriff's officials.

The other alleged intruder was arrested and charged with burglary and impersonating a police officer, a sheriff's report said.

Jason Daniels, 23, of Ashland, shot Robert Lewis Chapman, 50, of Greenup in the chest, shoulder and wrist on Wednesday night, the Boyd County Sheriff's office said in the report.

Adam C. Justice, 22, of Summitt, was lodged in the Boyd County jail.

Boyd County Sheriff Terry Keelin said the case would be turned over to the commonwealth's attorney and a grand jury would be asked to decide if any charges would be filed against Daniels.

The intruders allegedly broke into a home where Daniels was staying after Daniels refused to answer the door. The men had pounded on the door claiming to be police officers with a search warrant, Keelin said.

The men then allegedly forced Daniels into the bathroom, tied him up and proceeded to ransack the house, the sheriff's report said. While the alleged burglars were busy in other parts of the house, Daniels freed himself and got a 9 mm pistol from a cabinet, the report said.

"When the suspects returned to the bathroom, they found Mr. Daniels, now armed and in a shooting stance," the report said.

When one of the alleged intruders attempted to draw a revolver from its holster, Daniels fired four times and both men fled in a van that was parked nearby.

Chapman was dumped outside the emergency room entrance to Kings Daughters Medical Center about three miles from the scene of the incident and later died, the report said. Police stopped the van a few blocks from the hospital and arrested Justice.

[Highwayman]

This sort of thing has been going on for some time now. If you were setting at home with no reason to expect the police to kick in the door wouldn’t you tend to think that it wasn’t really the police and shoot first and ask questions later? I would.

[wordsmythe]

I think any right thinking individual would.

[Highwayman]

Originally Posted by wordsmythe

I think any right thinking individual would.

And a few left thinking folks like yourself.

[wordsmythe]

It never fails to amaze me that you always take the low road and try to work a jab in at me even on a topic we agree on.

Are you really that insecure?

[Highwayman]

Not at all. If I was insecure I wouldn’t post at all.

I just detour to the low road sometimes to meet you down there.

[wordsmythe]

If it was just sometimes I'd still have some respect for you but you've made yourself a joke.

[jstegman]

"The men then allegedly forced Daniels into the bathroom, tied him up and proceeded to ransack the house, the sheriff's report said. While the alleged burglars were busy in other parts of the house, Daniels freed himself and got a 9 mm pistol from a cabinet, the report said."

I think by this point, any thought of them being actual police officers would have been purged from his head. I would have done the same thing if in the same situation.