Was Scientology guard justified in shooting?
Here’s the whole story, from the AP
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A security guard shot and killed a man wielding two Samurai swords Sunday on the grounds of a Scientology building in Hollywood, police said.
The unidentified man approached three guards around noon in the parking lot of the Scientology Celebrity Centre, Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Terry S. Hara said.
The man was “close enough to hurt them” when one of the guards shot him, Hara said. Detectives were questioning the guard to figure out the swordsman’s motive and determine whether the shooting was justified.
Surveillance tape showed the man arriving at the center’s parking lot in a red convertible, then approaching the guards with a sword in each hand, Hara said.
“The evidence itself, it’s very, very clear,” Hara said. “The security officers were defending their safety.”
Detective Wendi Berndt told the Los Angeles Times the man was involved with the church a long time ago.
“There was a previous relationship, but it is unclear to what degree,” Berndt said.
What would make this justifiable to you?
In California, homicide by any person is justifiable “when resisting any attempt to murder any person, or to commit a felony, or to do some great bodily injury upon any person.”
Yep, based on what we know so far, it’s completely justifiable.
