One of our FAVORITE colloqualisms is "You cant yell 'fire' in a crowded theater." People just LOVE to blurt that little tidbit out.
So some guy does JUST THAT, gets shot by two law enforcement officials going by the letter of "the book" and now look whats happenning. Excuses, shifting blame and what seems to be desperate attempts by the media, especially CNN, to punch holes in the story and make it something its not.
I guess you CAN yell fire in a crowded theater.