Poll question -- You're serving as a juror...

[muriel_volestrangler]

104. We know the police officers did not enter before she shot them

"killing six police officers serving a search warrant outside her front door"

"from an upstairs bedroom window" - this is a place of safety, when the police are outside, breaking a door.

"after being refused entry" - I think this say the warrant was shown (not necessarily to the woman, but that does not mean it's reasonable to assume her life is in danger)

They were outside; she was upstairs. She was not in danger from them breaking down the door.

Zimmerman's defence is based on "I feared for my life"; it's very relevant here, since "I feared for my life" is the whole defence, and only Zimmerman can explain that fear, since there were no witnesses. The Diallo case is less relevant, since there was an action by the victim which some people might think could be interpreted as indicating immediate danger - reaching into clothing to remove something, after being challenged by police. I deplore the availability of guns in the USA, which allows police to say that an unknown movement could likely be reaching for a gun.