And, of course, there's no middle ground where a cop seeking a warrant has to attest, under pain of penalty, that their information is solid, they have the right address, there is no other way (such as, for example, simply surrounding and waiting); a middle ground where the judge issuing the warrant must swear, under pain of penalty, that he has thoroughly satisfied himself that the cop has presented a sufficiency of evidence as to circumstances and methods.
Per you, our only choices are to carte blanche cops firebombing babies in their cribs in the dark of night or letting vast mobs run wild in the streets.
Let me add this Paine, given only those two hypothetical scenarios I would still choose the latter. Without police me and my neighbors would at least have a chance to defend ourselves against the mobs without the threat of state retribution. The police state with it's courts, jails, and badged thugs is a whole different animal.
Au contraire, my FRiend. It is you who have no middle ground. Hold them guilty for mistakes. Prison for errors. But, you may have an occupation in which your errors are abided; you get forgiven for your screw-ups. But, your justice is swift and harsh...for the other guy. True is the saying, "We judge others on their actions, but we judge ourselves on our intentions." Of course there could be some reasonable boundaries, but re-read your post...the guillotine awaits their errors.