misunderestimation

This is one of those stories that can only come from Hollywood:

A security guard at the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre in Hollywood on Sunday shot and killed a man wielding two samurai swords, police said.

Police detained the guard for questioning but said that a surveillance tape at the facility backed his claim that he fired his semiautomatic handgun to protect himself and two colleagues.

“The evidence is very clear the security officers were defending their safety,” said Deputy Chief Terry S. Hara of the Los Angeles Police Department.

I would tend to think that a man coming at guards wielding two samurai swords would constitute an immediate threat. What is not clear is why the man who was described as being in his 40s would attack the Celebrity Centre. What is the Celebrity Centre anyway?

The Celebrity Centre includes a seven-story Norman-revival landmark that towers over the Hollywood freeway and used to be a residential hotel for movie stars.

The castle-like facility now serves as “a home for the artist, a place where he can come and learn, attend seminars, meet other artists and even perform at our many showcases and events,” according to the center’s Web site.

Well, that clears it up. Let’s see, a 40-year-old man with ties to Scientology wielding samurai swords…

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