re: #294 BeachDem

Well that didn’t take long—giving upchuck a head start in smearing the victim—

Madison Police Chief Mike Koval told reporters that an officer responded to a disturbance at around 6:30 p.m. local time and later forced his way into an apartment that the 19-year-old, who was also suspected of a recent battery, had gone into.

And an “excellent” way to say the victim was unarmed:

“The initial finding at the scene did not reflect a gun or anything of that nature that would have been used by the subject,” Koval said.

rawstory.com

Ugh.

This gets me on first read of this story:

Forced way into apartment. How would this be reported if it were “Middle America”? I think we all know. Castle doctrine okay for me but not for thee? Warrant/Probable cause for going there in the first place? Backup?