10-01-2013, 01:43 PM
(09-30-2013, 01:06 PM)username Wrote: I have no sympathy for the homeowner. She fucking panicked and blew the whole thing way out of proportion.
I don't really feel sympathy for her either.
Just don't think her lack of cool is to blame for Ferrell's death. That's all on Kerrick, based on everything released. IMO.
Police officers are trained to deal with over-dramatic, scared, lying...callers dispatched to them all of the time. Charlotte's an urban PD with lots of shit going down - the officers knew it was a call about one guy who hadn't forced his way into the house, hadn't left the premises, had shown them that he was unarmed, etc... They should have assessed the situation, Kerrick (at least) did not.
She's a nervous nelly and maybe other things, IDK. He's someone who went against his training, overreacted, and killed a man.
I'm interested to see how the case plays out in court. If Kerrick doesn't plead and it goes to trial, wonder if McCartney will end up being a defense witness or a prosecution witness (or ultimately both, regardless of who calls her first).