There are certain circumstances in which this behavior might have been somewhat justified.
Such as cops involved in an actual firefight. At that point the necessity to protect human life takes precedence, quite rightly, over the formalities of warrants and such.
For instance, imagine terrorists taking over a school and holding children hostage. Cops should not have to wait for warrants to take tactical positions in adjoining homes.
But that does not appear to have been what was happening in this case.
BTW, I doubt violation of 3rd applies. “Quartering of soldiers” has a pretty specific meaning, and it isn’t cops taking up tactical positions in your home. Other constitutional violations may definitely apply, but not the 3rd.
When such accounts are read, it should be kept in mind that they are one side of a story as written by an attorney. They are not necessarily the truth, whole truth and nothing but.
When they throw someone out of their house, and help themselves to the fridge, it is quartering of soldiers.
And frankly, an act of war.
There are certain circumstances in which this behavior might have been somewhat justified.
For instance some of the drug busts i have heard about make the cops look like the bad guys, because of the way they do it they are the bad guys.
There are certain circumstances in which this behavior might have been somewhat justified.
Such as cops involved in an actual firefight. At that point the necessity to protect human life takes precedence, quite rightly, over the formalities of warrants and such.
“BTW, I doubt violation of 3rd applies. “Quartering of soldiers” has a pretty specific meaning, and it isn’t cops taking up tactical positions in your home.”
Maybe he Supreme Court will detect some “emanations from the penumbra” like they did with abortion and say it does.
Why the hell not? Who's property is it? If it's not theirs, they need to ask politely, and if told to bugger off, they bloody well need to bugger off. Frankly, it wouldn't matter to me if they had a signed order from a pet judge saying they could occupy my home. The only reason the government can get away with this kind of crap is because they will kill you if you resist.
Personally, I think it's time for their jobs to become a lot more dangerous than they are.
You’re wrong on all counts,