I agree that charges should be filed against the home owner, but most will be tossed out when he goes for his pre-trial hearing as he wasn't threatening to harm anyone but himself.

Both Barney Fife's who fired their guns also need charges filed against them for recklessly endangering another person and home. They could of hit the mother and children in the home with the way they both recklessly fired their guns.

What was the controlled substance?

CC, I totally agree with you on this. The police officers also need charges filed against them also. And the one who stood outside and attempted to fire into the house, should face immediate dismissal from the police dept. There is absolutely no excuse for what he did.

Both officers that did the shooting also need to be charged with reckless endangerment. You cannot say what they did was any attempt to help there fellow officer. Yes the guy in the house was not co-operating, possibly impaired, but still no excuse to blindly open fire at A house containing at least two children that they knew was inside.

You still dont open fire if you do not have A clear target, especially in A possible hostage situation. It would be A tough call for A SWAT sniper to have to make, again with A woman and children in the house. It would only be A last resort. Maybe blindly not the right word, reckless, carelessness, may be better.

Again so much speculation without facts or knowledge about the incident that night! I posted previously about case law covering LE in regards to the use of force. Nobody knows what the officer saw, what angle he had, where anyone was in the house, or many other factors that would have gone into a decision the officer made that night. I am not going through it again so for all of you that sit at your computers and type with no facts look it up Graham V Conner. The test of Graham rests on the Totality of Circumstances known to the officer at the time force was employed. If you think I am wrong then why have charges not been filed against the officer that shot at the wrong vehicle the night of the incident on the Southside that occurred about a month ago? Could the officer be subject to discipline within his dept of course but charges filed HIGHLY unlikely. I am sure both officers that discharged their weapons that night are suffering a great deal from that night and maybe some of you that sit behind your computers and throw out insults and speculation should think of the human factor before doing so.

AH. Since you are so knowledgeable in the LE field please could you find "Rules of Engagement" and post it for me. How do you know where he fired, what he saw or what his sight picture was? You must have been there right?! Let me guess, you have guns, you go to a range and shoot at a paper target. We should just ignore the US Supreme Court right AH cause you obviously know more than they do.

Ok, we give the officer who fired into/at the window the benefit of the doublt and say he heard shots, came running, saw the officer down and loosed off A round. Still, cant come up with A scenario that has A police officer with A assault rifle that is leveled at another officers back.

Thanks for the Einstein compliment I really appreciate it. I am FULLY aware of the use of force continum. I was asking for the "rules of engagemanet" you refrenced in your previous post.

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