Leading a fairly sheltered and uncomplicated life does not lead to the widest of social circles, and here I mean face to face interaction with real human beings, not "social media" which barely qualifies as media and which we certainly cannot define as social except in the most extended and nonsensical sense.
So when a knock comes at my door, the options for the actor on the outside remain few: some "friend" who wants or borrow money or beer, the odd working girl (and although temptation becomes harder to decline as 1 ages, nevertheless my winsome charm and rugged good looks have prompted offers for services rendered at a great discount), or the police.
The last not because of any actual illegal behavior on m part but because fossilized neighbor goes ballistic if loud music plays a minute beyond 9 pm.
In none of these three cases do I feel any compunction to answer the door as that deadbolt lock serves as my last defense against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or at least mild ironic interactions with other humans.
Plus, the POlice have guns and appear increasingly trigger happy.
In the case of the supremely unfortunate deceased person in the story below, not answering he door might have proved a better tactic than answering the door with a pistol in hand.
And don't answer the door at 2 am in the morning.
I ain't answering the door at 2 am for love, nor money, nor even Jesus himself.
[LAKE COUNTY, Fla. —
There are growing concerns that three Lake County deputies were out of line when they charged into an apartment complex looking for a suspect and killed an innocent man instead...
"Certainly, the police will be held accountable for this by way of a wrongful death suit," said WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer.
He believes it all has to do with the fact that the deputies did not identify themselves when they pounded on the victim's door in the middle of the night.
Officials said the incident started when deputies were looking forattempted murder suspect 31-year-old Jonathan Brown at the Blueberry Hill apartment complex on Ryan Drive in Leesburg.
According to authorities, Brown fled from deputies on a motorcycle, which they later found parked in front of Apartment 114. However, that was not the apartment in which Brown lived.
Three deputies were in uniform when they banged on Scott's door of Apartment 114 around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, believing Brown was inside.
Deputies said they admit they knocked on the wrong apartment door but said they had to open fire when 26-year-old Scott came out, armed with a gun.
Scott was shot and killed, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Originally, the Sheriff's Office said deputies had announced who they were.
But an email the Sheriff's Office sent Sunday revealed deputies "didn't announce and identify themselves" and called it a "minor detail."
And on Monday, the Sheriff's Office told WFTV's Kathi Belich that deputies didn't have to identify themselves at all.
A spokesman with the Sheriff's Office told Belich that all deputies saw when the door opened was the muzzle of a gun, and they did what they had to protect themselves.
But friends of Scott WFTV talked to said deputies are painting him in the wrong light.
A friend of Scott's called him a gentle giant and said he's the one who gave Scott the gun for his protection. He said Scott had just gotten home from working late when the deputies came to his door.
"They banged on the door. They didn't yell out, 'Lake County Sheriff!' They weren't being loud; vocal. The guy opened the door at 2 in the morning," said a witness who did not want to be identified.] emphasis added because seems like a major damn detail.]
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/deputy-involved-shooting-lake-county/nPtDq/
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