Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Man was acting in self-defense when he killed sheriff's deputy.

This whole war on drugs is just f*cked up.

Assault forces smashing in doors of American citizens in the middle of the night, a real live shooting war in the middle of our country with cops, "criminals" and innocent civilians getting shot.

Billions and billions of dollars being funneled into the hands of the most unscrupulous segments of society, those dollars fueling massive corruption at every level of government and causing an escalating arms race that is now up to the level of armored vehicles.

Things that were legal for a hundred years and used by "high society" (pun maybe intended) - check out who frequented hashish parlors in NY and Boston in the 19th century - are suddenly by a stroke of the pen rendered illegal and instantly anybody using it is a scumbag.

We don't learn. In the opening minutes of the movie "The Roaring Twenties" made in 1939, the narrator describes how the only real effect of prohibition was to make fortunes for gangsters. They figured that out over 70 years ago.

Now someone is dead over a few plants. A few f*cking plants that have been growing wild forever. While other extremely toxic and deleterious drugs are openly sold at every neighborhood convenience store. While a few states over what had been "dirtbag drug dealers" are suddenly, magically going to be transformed at midnight on Dec. 31st into legitimate entrepreneurs and investors openly selling that same plant.

I am not saying hey, let's all run out and do drugs. But there has to be a better way to deal with this. Because what we have now is totally f*cked up.

That's some advice that many cops don't follow. Anyway, going to the local costume store and buying yourself a cop suit is easy to do. Anybody can be a cop at your door in the middle of the night.

Like I said, you continue to use straw men.

I have not read all the posts but I have read enough to offer a general comment.

Many years ago I was house and pet sitting for friends out in the country. I of course, was armed. The owner and family decided to come home early, about 1 to 2 in the AM. I heard the door open and voices jumped out of bed and grab my 1911. Fortunately, the bedrooms are up stairs which gave me enough time to recognize voices and realize the dog, which usually bits first and ask questions later, was happy to see people. I realized it was the owner and family. The wife said she told the husband he should have called and let us know they were coming home earlier than expected. The husband thought it was funny and had full faith and trust in Jesus and me. This could have turned south real fast.

I always call and let my wife know that I'm coming home and she does like wise. Just good common sense in this day and age of the cell phone.

As to the police, if the 4th Amendment was followed there would not be police being accidental killed serving a warrant. Based on the information I've read so far, I would find the defendant not guilty in this case if I were on the jury. I do feel sorry for the death of the officer and his family but he did enter the house illegally.

Last but not least, I can find no where in the US Constitution that a convicted felon loses is his God-given right of self-defense of life, liberty, and property or that of his family.

Damned straight!

He identified his target just fine.

Armed man just kicked in his door. Dummy got shot.

You are right, as he stated in his statement to the Rangers that he knew they were Sheriffs deputies. So apparently he decided to shoot anyways