I'm not saying that the raid was well-conducted. Seems pretty typical of most county riot squads. However, that is a high-adrenaline situation and the officer did what he did (probably out of being startled/scared). I'm sure he didn't go out and celebrate with beers over killing the man though.

Weird, I thought law enforcement agents were trained how to handle adrenaline.

That was completely ridiculous. The guy was just standing there. Nothing threatening all.

uh huh

I call shenanigans

They are, but it doesn't mean 100% of them handle it properly. My guess is that given the fact he was a Sgt and led the raid, he had ascended the ranks through the years, which means he likely graded out well through the years. However, I couldn't find much background information on the office in question, so that's pure speculation.

Then the ones that dont handle it properly dont deserve the badge. That simple.

Well I don't think any of us have led a drug raid before, so I'm not sure anyone can comment on whether the situation was threatening or non-threatening.

I said above that given his reaction he was likely startled/threatened, but nobody knows how he felt other than him.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_810420.html

"The killer, Sgt. Burnett, had previously told a law-enforcement magazine that he and fellow officers were trained to shoot quickly and at close range. Burnett had previously put the training to use by shooting and killing an armed suspect in 2008."

I agree. And there are plenty of law enforcement agents out there that don't deserve the badge. But we don't know this particular officer's track record. What if this was his one mistake (quick trigger finger) in 20 years? What if he is a highly decorated officer? Would you feel any differently about him?

Cops just **** with people up north, wouldn't want to be these guys...

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:D

:eek:

Given that article, I take back what I said about this particular officer in question. It appears they led a shoddy raid and did not follow protocol. Not shocked at this as I did say that it's not atypical of county special forces to be full of idiots.

Damn....

ummmmmmm. never mind.

Would be nice to know why they decided to execute this raid in the middle of the night during poor lighting situations. That definitely plays a factor in why the first officer reacted the way he did when he lit up a target that was holding an object in a defensive manner. It should be fairly common knowledge, and especially known to highly trained raid team members, that when someone hears loud banging on their front door during the night that said person will most likely grab something to defend themselves whether it be police or not, which is the reason I'm second-guessing their decision to execute the raid during the night. To me that seems like they are creating a much more dangerous situation not only for the suspect but also for themselves.