THE POLICE PROBLEM

The Castle Doctrine says a person can use defensive force if he believes someone is entering his home unlawfully and forcibly, because there’s a presumption that the person breaking in by force is there to commit violence.

At first glance, it looked like Laramore was justified to shoot Mascorro under the Castle Doctrine.

But then another statute, 6-2-602c, says that presumption of violence doesn’t apply to police who are performing their official duties.

Erramouspe hit a quandary here.

The statute exempts police who are performing their official duties, but it doesn’t stipulate that those duties must be lawful.

Erramouspe hinted that lawmakers can fix this discrepancy.

“By leaving the term lawful out of this statute, the Legislature has decreed that the officer does not have to be acting lawfully, but only in the performance of his ‘official duties,’” he wrote. “Mascorro was not acting lawfully by forcing his way into Laramore’s habitation; however, he was indeed in the performance of his official duties.”

If Laramore had survived, that portion of Wyoming’s self-defense laws wouldn’t have justified him to shoot Mascorro, Erramouspe added.

What a batshit crazy legal justification. They've literally said here that it doesn't matter if the cop is breaking the law or not. If he's in uniform he can kill you and be justified in it. That is insane.

Look, there was no other options. The cop had to break in to his house because.. checks notes.. he was suspected of using meth.

And honestly, who could have seen that breaking into a meth users house could have resulted in violence?

Thank God the special prosecutors also agree with the flawless logic that I have summarized above.

Erramouspe hinted that lawmakers can fix this discrepancy.

“By leaving the term lawful out of this statute, the Legislature has decreed that the officer does not have to be acting lawfully, but only in the performance of his ‘official duties,’” he wrote. “Mascorro was not acting lawfully by forcing his way into Laramore’s habitation; however, he was indeed in the performance of his official duties.”

Just break every bone in the cops body till they're dust. It's all gang shit... fuck gangs. Mainstream is just as fucked as the underground.

Cops can't break the law if they are the law

Hell of a lot to unpack here, but I'll throw something out that many might not have seen.

A footnote in the decision says the investigation later revealed that Laramore had two rounds in his .45 pistol and he fired them both.

A self-defense gun is not a magic kill machine. Nor is it a, "Get off me!" talisman. And it goes without saying a gun is certainly not a, "Look at my gun and go away!" option. Pulling a gun on another human being says, "I intend to kill you to stop what you're doing." Pulling a gun is the end of ALL options. Full stop.

All that to say, Laramore was not prepared to kill anyone with 2 rounds in his gun. He should never have picked it up if he wasn't trained and prepared for self-defense. Guns are not fucking toys, and I have a solid feeling Laramore thought, well... whatever he thought was clearly wrong.

No, this is not victim blaming, just an observation that hopefully reaches anyone with a gun on their nightstand or thinking about getting one.

Yes, he would likely be facing life in a concrete and steel box had he prevailed. Which is exactly the result my conceal carry instructor taught. "If you shoot another person, you better have made the decision that life in prison was the better alternative. Because it may well work out that way."