Sorry motley, nowhere did I say his account must be true.  I questioned whether it was likely a felon had a gun since it is harder to get a gun as a felon and yes, any person male or female, who chooses to associate with a known felon must be viewed as a potential liar.  Not a liar, but a potential liar. Again, nothing to do with gender.  I do not know what happened between the two parties involved in the sweatpants matter, but I refuse to accept a priory that the man should be shot dead in a demonstration of police power just to prove that citizens must comply.  All police had to rely on was a phone call by someone  (not the woman according to an earlier news report) who was relaying second or third hand information.  This is just not sufficient to celebrate his cold-blooded killing at the hands of police who invaded his home with or without (we don't know) valid reason.  If you believe that holding women and men to the same standards of veracity is  misogyny, so be it.