My prayers go to the family of the fallen. We will have to see what the facts are before condeming the officers, but my belief is that the Census worker needs fired and sued. Regardless of what they feel their rights are when they get a pay check from Uncle Sugar, if they are instructed to leave, they are trespassing. If the lady told the worker to leave and the worker (probably did) refused to leave and she got a gun, then the fault of this whole incident is on the head of the Census worker and his/her superiors.

I hold judgement against the officers only until the facts of the case are reviewed. Depending on thier demeanor and the escalation of events, the shooting may or, more likely, may not have been warranted. I bet that the officers are found to have acted in accordance with SOP, but the initial facts point to the contrary. And the amount of time it took to call people and the fact they are holding a prisoner without bail... CYA all over this.


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