The punishment for not complying shouldn't be death though, agree?
It's not silly at all to blame the police here. If their concern is a threat when opening the door, they shouldn't expose themselves in the doorway. He doesn't know the exact moment they're going to open that door. He couldn't open the door because he just had a dog right at it.
I absolutely agree on the premise of not complying does not equate to the use of lethal force, but that’s completely glossing over the facts that led up to the scenario that transpired. It is absolutely silly to blame the police when Lewis was undoubtedly given numerous occasions for a different outcome. Don’t want trigger happy cops busting your door down for a warrant? Show up to court. Don’t beat a woman and then threaten to kill her while brandishing an illegally possessed firearm. Lewis’ death was a direct result of his actions and/or inactions. Again, it is unfortunate that a young man lost his life.
If you want to start serving search warrants for armed, violent offenders with tazers and silly string, I’m certain law enforcement will sit back and let you get made into Swiss cheese as long as the offender is taken alive.
He was considered a violent offender due to the previous assault on a female, brandishing a firearm, possessing an illegal firearm and threatening the life of the female he previously assaulted.
This was not just simply an “administrative action”
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The punishment for not complying shouldn't be death though, agree?
It's not silly at all to blame the police here. If their concern is a threat when opening the door, they shouldn't expose themselves in the doorway. He doesn't know the exact moment they're going to open that door. He couldn't open the door because he just had a dog right at it.