The friend of a college student killed by New Hanover County sheriff's deputies posed with guns in photos on the Internet.A picture of a "friend" is all the pretext they need.
That made authorities think they would be at high risk when they entered the Wilmington home shared by four people.
And that made them shoot Peyton Strickland when he was unarmed, and kill his dog for good measure.
This story is a real turnaround and bears further watching, because previous accounts had Strickland named as the alleged thief. According to this, it was Mills, and he didn't even live in the raided house.
Make no mistake--government fears an armed citizenry. It scares the hell out of them. What further proof do we need?
[Via Cousin G]