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« More on Ohio veto overrride | Main | Documentary about to become available! »

More on fellow shot during dynamic entry

Posted by David Hardy · 13 December 2006 03:44 PM

Here's one story and here's another.

This is shaping up to be a world-record SNAFU.

The student was shot thru the door as they were breaking it down. The officer who fired says that he mistook the sound of the battering ram hitting the door for gunshots, and began firing through the door.

The grand jury indicts the officer, the prosecutor announces it, and then the foreman of the grand jury tells the judge he checked the wrong box, their finding actually had been no true bill, i.e., no indictment, and the finding is changed to reflect that.

4 Comments | Leave a comment

Rivrdog | December 13, 2006 7:20 PM | Reply

Sure hope that they have some court recording of the verbal vote in the Grand Jury, or the paper ballot was saved. Where was the Deputy DA all this time? How much time elepsed between the DA announcing the True Bill and the switcheroo? How long had this Grand Jury been sitting?

Lots of Q's, damn few A's.

gattsuru | December 13, 2006 8:06 PM | Reply

That's... interesting.

I suppose it could have happened, but I won't be surprised if some members of the jury end up saying they were leaned on a little heavily by police officers.

Doug In Colorado | December 14, 2006 2:10 PM | Reply

Since not everyone who claims to be a police officer while bashing in your door and barging up your stairs may actually be a police officer, anyone breaking down a door after dark ought to expect a cloud of birdshot at the very least, more likely double-ought buck or .45 hollow point.

007 is not the only one licensed to kill, apparently.

The Mechanic | December 15, 2006 11:22 AM | Reply

That strikes me as a pretty sloppy gloss over. They nanny at us ordinary civilians to be sure of our target. they don't even give our Marines in Iraq that level of benefit of the doubt. Don't hose idiot LEO's know how to surveillance a scene beforehand? After Carnivore picks this up, we can all expect some excitement to come visiting in the wee hours. Be prepared. Be very prepared.

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