CG, since you clearly hold disdain for the police, if you are in trouble/have an accident, get robbed who do you call? When someone calls 911 and says that she and her roommate have just been stabbed and don't know where the assailant is, can they call you? When you get there are you going to be able to kick the door in and search that house by yourself to help save those girls lives
The courts have determined that the police have no obligation what-so-ever to protect us. Their obligation starts once the crime is over, and anything they do during the crime is beyond the call of duty.
During a crime, you are responsible for your protection. The courts have spoken.
The police are there to take a report so that you can file an insurance claim.
If someone is kicking in my door, it would be nice if there happened to be police there at that exact moment, but call 911 and they might show up and do something about it - but are more likely to show up, take pictures and descriptions, and say "don't worry, we'll catch the guy" and then fail to do so.
So what to do? Practice self defense like this guy did.
C_G, I too find it offensive that you wish to reward people for taking a life. I also think it's against the charter to suggest that in here. I seem to recall provisions against incitement to hatred.
I wish to reward him for defense of home and family, which is the single most noble thing a man can do. He's being unfairly punished because his particular home intruder happened to be a porrly trained cop improperly executing an improperly issued no-knock warrant.
A question for Feredir and Alatar.
Someone is breaking down your door. You called the cops. The dispatcher has said someone is on their way. You don't hear any sirens or see any lights. You don't know when the cops will get there.
This person is expressing violent intent by ramming your door. You haven't seen his face yet, but you see the door starting to give. He will be in in a couple of minutes.
Do you a) patiently let him kill you because the police aren't there yet, or b) prepare to defend yourself to the best of your ability?