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In the discussion thread: Deputies shoot, kill man after knocking on wrong door [View all]

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Mon Jul 16, 2012, 04:34 PM

Meiko (1,076 posts)

18. Depends on what

kind of neighborhood you live in I guess.

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77 replies	Author	Time	Post
Deputies shoot, kill man after knocking on wrong door [View all]	Meiko	Jul 2012	OP
Well, so much for stand your ground	nichomachus	Jul 2012	#1
Yea I know	Meiko	Jul 2012	#17
I have no idea	nichomachus	Jul 2012	#29
if the cops machine gunned a	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#25
That IS my point	nichomachus	Jul 2012	#31
It is?	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#35
Doesn't everyone open the door with a gun in one hand?	TheCowsCameHome	Jul 2012	#2
Depends on what	Meiko	Jul 2012	#18
Doesn't everyone knock on stranger's doors at 0130 in the AM?	PavePusher	Jul 2012	#23
Where's the verification that cops' story is true?	AnotherMcIntosh	Jul 2012	#30
Speaking of knobs, did you read the article?	Remmah2	Jul 2012	#66
That's because you're paranoid.	TheCowsCameHome	Jul 2012	#70
I'm only afraid of ignorant people.	Remmah2	Jul 2012	#72
I guess that's what you get when you answer the door pointing a gun.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#3
Having a gun in hand is one thing. Actually pointing it is another.	razorman	Jul 2012	#6
Having a gun in your hand when the cops are knocking on your door ain't too bright either.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#7
They didn't	Meiko	Jul 2012	#19
That's why an inquiry as to "who's there" or a peek out the window next to the door ...	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#21
Nice	permatex	Jul 2012	#40
Maybe he's completely innocent maybe he isn't	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#41
yes it does	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#42
Not in your own home, you can brandish a gun in your own home, not in public unless you have a damn	permatex	Jul 2012	#43
Nah. I'm saying it's probably about 60/40 with the cops being 60% liable.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#45
I can agree with that	permatex	Jul 2012	#46
I was working at night at a university and police didn't identify themselves when I asked them	CreekDog	Jul 2012	#51
Unfortunately, I have been having way too much interaction with Chicago's finest...	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#55
That was one thing that I was not clear about.	razorman	Jul 2012	#48
Who answers the door with a gun in their hand?	Spoonman	Jul 2012	#9
I prefer the peep hole. Absent an available peep hole, a loud "who is it?" will suffice.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#10
Right, you use the peephole to make sure you don't need the gun.	Callisto32	Jul 2012	#15
In his case, a peek out the widow to see a cop car and cops on his doorstep would have been prudent.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#16
Assuming he had a peep hole, assuming they weren't in plain clothes, assuming the car can be seen...	Clames	Jul 2012	#22
First off, I said peek out the window.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#26
I take it you don't live in Florida?	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#28
Keep assuming...	Clames	Jul 2012	#50
Watch the video. They're individual bungalow/duplex apartments with their own sep. entrance..	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#52
I believe Mr. Chamberlain asked "Who is it?"	KansDem	Jul 2012	#32
What a frustrating and infuriating story	mvccd1000	Jul 2012	#54
"Release the hounds!"	razorman	Jul 2012	#49
ever been rousted from your bed at one-fucking-thirty in the AM?	frylock	Jul 2012	#34
gotta break a few eggs to make an omelette.	ileus	Jul 2012	#4
"point your gun at a deputy, you're going to get shot"	Enrique	Jul 2012	#5
If I heard 'knock-knock', I'd have said "who's there?".	Wilms	Jul 2012	#8
My friend was expecting his druggy son, told him get out of here rick, now he's in jail.	cpamomfromtexas	Jul 2012	#11
So the police are in the wrong	sarisataka	Jul 2012	#12
I don't think anyone is saying it's "ok"	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#20
No one "is saying it's 'ok' "? Yes they are, and on this thread. The cops' unverified story is	AnotherMcIntosh	Jul 2012	#33
I see several posts that are basically...	sarisataka	Jul 2012	#36
I agree but there are methods to answer the door while armed without scaring anyone ...	spin	Jul 2012	#58
Execellent advice	permatex	Jul 2012	#62
The only time I felt the need to arm myself, I covered my 9mm with a towel.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#69
Dogs are great backup	sarisataka	Jul 2012	#73
I think Weiner dogs are bred to ferret out varmints. No? That scrappy bark will do the trick.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#74
Dachshund translates to Badger Hound	sarisataka	Jul 2012	#77
Gun owner did something stupid.	GreenStormCloud	Jul 2012	#13
Gotta agree. Although, I hate looking through peepholes. Afraid someone will poke my eye out.	Hoyt	Jul 2012	#24
Install a lens. My door peephole has a lens that give me 170 degree field of view. N/T	GreenStormCloud	Jul 2012	#37
I think if the person on the other side sees light through peephole, then no light -- they know you	Hoyt	Jul 2012	#38
Keep your inside lights off	gejohnston	Jul 2012	#39
I don't have that kind of weird paranoia.	GreenStormCloud	Jul 2012	#59
Yet you have to carry a gun to go outside. Talk about weird paranoia.	Hoyt	Jul 2012	#60
Easier to conceal than	permatex	Jul 2012	#63
Revolving door for criminals, so duh, no-brainer.	Tejas	Jul 2012	#65
Strange... I actually can understand...	sarisataka	Jul 2012	#68
I have a small camera at both front and back porches.	oneshooter	Jul 2012	#75
Damn it.	Remmah2	Jul 2012	#67
Cops issuing no-knocks...	Callisto32	Jul 2012	#14
Do we have to take the word of the Police on this issue? Or is it possible that the police killed	AnotherMcIntosh	Jul 2012	#27
You could be 100% correct and we will never know	Meiko	Jul 2012	#44
I've answered the door and found a cop standing there and I was armed. ...	spin	Jul 2012	#47
Cops and door peepholes	bakpakr	Jul 2012	#53
I would think that the prudent action for both the cops AND the guy so fearful he ...	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#56
Much depends on the neighborhood you live in ...	spin	Jul 2012	#57
My peephole lens has a 170 degree field of view. N/T	GreenStormCloud	Jul 2012	#61
My peephole is one of those fisheye types	permatex	Jul 2012	#64
But this officer went home safe.	Tejas	Jul 2012	#71
Cops in FL are weird :/	darkangel218	Jul 2012	#76

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