Agreed.
If they get shot while pulling that shit, they will deserve it.
An odd thought.
Surely, going into a peaceful neighborhood, and roughly ordering the residents to get inside was illegal.
Once the line was crossed, of firing weapons (even supposedly
“non-lethal” or
“less-lethal” weapons at peaceful citizens), that was a felony.
Do you know about the
felony murder rule? It's an accepted principle, in our legal system, that if you commit a felony, and anyone dies as a result of that felony, you can be tried and convicted for murder. It even applies if it was one of your own accomplices, lawfully shot in self-defense by a target of the original felony. For example, if you get together with a bunch of friends, and go try to rob a bank, and one of your friends is shot and killed there by a guard, you can be charged for murder.
Another example: If you, and a bunch of associates, march into a peaceful neighborhood, start yelling illegal orders at the residents thereof, and then when the residents are not quick enough to obey those illegally orders, any of you start shooting at the residents, and some of the residents shoot back in legitimate self-defense, killing at least one of your associates… I think the
felony murder rule would fully apply, here, don't you?