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"Barriss, identifying himself as "Brian", claimed that he was at the residence at 1033 West McCormick Street, had fatally shot his father, and was holding famil
by throwaway787544 4y ago
"Barriss, identifying himself as "Brian", claimed that he was at the residence at 1033 West McCormick Street, had fatally shot his father, and was holding family members at gunpoint. He asked if police were coming to the house, saying he had already poured gasoline all over the house and was threatening to set it on fire."
^ THAT is why the police shot. Not because someone had registered a domain name called "imakechildporn.com". They need a credible and imminent threat of violence. You can't just roll up on someone who might be hosting a "illegal website" and use that as a pretext to shoot first ask questions later.
- Beltalowda 4y agoI'd argue that someone phoning in such an over-the-top movie scenario threat from an anonymous phone number is also not a "credible and imminent threat of violence". Definitely something that warrants investigation of course, but not something to start pulling out all the guns and start shooting people when they open the front door to see what all the ruckus is about.