Billy Binion: Yesterday Marvin Guy was sentenced to life in prison for killing an intruder. That intruder was a cop executing a no-knock raid. Guy says he didn't know it was police. He's not the first who has struggled to reconcile no-knocks w/ the right to self-defense. A thread. reason.com/2023/11/21/m...

Yesterday Marvin Guy was sentenced to life in prison for killing an intruder. That intruder was a cop executing a no-knock raid. Guy says he didn't know it was police. He's not the first who has struggled to reconcile no-knocks w/ the right to self-defense. A thread. reason.com/2023/11/21/m...

Marvin Guy, who shot a cop during a no-knock raid, is found guilty of murderreason.com He is not the first defendant that has struggled to reconcile the controversial raids with self-defense.

This is Kenneth Walker. After cops broke into Breonna Taylor's home, Walker fired one shot, hitting a cop in the leg. He was charged with attempted murder. That was later dropped. But I highly doubt that would've been the case if the story hadn't captured the world's attention. /2

This is Andrew Coffee. After cops broke into his dad's home for a drug raid, Coffee shot at them. He says he thought they were intruders. Cops shot back, killing his girlfriend. So the state charged Coffee with attempted murder of a cop—and with the murder of his own girlfriend. /3

No one disputes that police shot & killed Coffee's girlfriend, Alteria Woods. But the felony murder rule allowed prosecutors to argue that Coffee had effectively killed her by shooting at the cops. A jury acquitted him of attempted murder & murder. /4 reason.com/2021/11/22/m...

Man Faces 30-Year Sentence in the Self-Defense Case Everyone Ignored Last Weekreason.com Some argue for harsher laws and punishments after the Rittenhouse verdict. Andrew Coffee IV's case shows why that's an awful idea.

This is Ray Rosas. Cops broke into his home to execute a drug raid on his nephew. After they smashed Rosas' bedroom window, he fired his gun, hitting 3 cops. He was charged with 3 counts of attempted capital murder & jailed for almost 2 years pre-trial. A jury acquitted him. /5

This is Henry Magee. Cops broke into his trailer to look for weed. Thinking he & his pregnant wife were being robbed, Magee fired his rifle at the door. Det. Adam Sowders died. The state charged Magee with killing a peace officer—which could've carried a death sentence. But... /6

...A grand jury refused to indict him for the killing. Magee pleaded guilty to felony marijuana possession & was sentenced to 18 months. Put differently: A man died, and another man's life was nearly ruined, so that the government could send someone to prison for having weed. /7

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