The police locked down Boston and surrounding communities affecting 1,000,000 people over 100 square miles looking for one marathon bomber. They ordered people to stay in their homes. They made people come out of their homes with hands up and then searched homes without warrants. This intense search took place in an area of about 32,000 people over a half square mile. Finally, the sequester order was lifted. Within an hour a formerly sequestered citizen spotted the bomber. This was a total waste of time for 1,000,000 people. I think your reality sucks.
This isn’t Boston or the Marathon Bomber. Not all situations are the same. And they aren’t searching peoples homes. They have road blocks and are checking vehicles.