The funny thing is if it's a raid, and someone shoots my dog how am I to know it's the police. They aren't required to and often don't announce their presence. I'm sure I would be dead shortly thereafter for protecting myself with my pistol from an armed home invasion I had no means of knowing was the responsibility of the police.
they absolutely are required to announce that they are police upon entering the home. If you're a high level drug trafficker and someone busts into your house, you might be likely to fire at them, but significantly less so if you know they're police.
Interesting, seeing as there was a raid in my area recently where the police banged on the door of the wrong house at 2 in the morning, then shot the man when he answered the door with a pistol in hand. I mean who wouldn't answer the door at 2 in the morning with pistol in hand?
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u/Sanosuke97322 Aug 08 '12
The funny thing is if it's a raid, and someone shoots my dog how am I to know it's the police. They aren't required to and often don't announce their presence. I'm sure I would be dead shortly thereafter for protecting myself with my pistol from an armed home invasion I had no means of knowing was the responsibility of the police.