We have another example of the US law enforcement (as opposed to the more traditional Southern peace officer) mentality at work. An innocent Floridian is dead as the result. RT America has the story:
Hearing a knock on his door at 1:30 am, a perplexed Florida man answered the door to see what kind of unannounced visitors were outside. Holding a gun for security, 26-year old Andrew Scott was instantly shot dead by police after he opened the door.
It took the Lake County Police Department an hour and a half to realize they had killed an innocent man.
“There’s things I would have done differently, but you never know when you wake up out of a sleep and somebody’s knocking on your door,” a neighbor told Fox 35 News. “You don’t know what’s going on.”
…After realizing their mistake, police found 31-year old Brown in the building next door and arrested him.
…Scott was just one of many victims of police pursuits each year. In the U.S., innocent bystanders account for a third of those killed in police chases, according to USA TODAY. Each year, 360 people are killed in high-speed chases. While Scott was killed in another manner, his death shows the level of carelessness sometimes found in police departments while pursuing a suspect.
DESPICABLE. I’ve yet to meet a truly “rationale” person employed as a LEO.
It is rare these days, it seems, SAH. I have met a couple but few and far between. Sadly, the days of the Andy Taylor-like local peace officer seem to be gone.
On the bright side the people in Lake County aren’t buying the spin put out by Lake County Sherriff’s Department or even the name of the article. Check out the Daily Commercial at http://www.dailycommercial.com/News/LakeCounty/071612officershooting