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"The warrant was for the house nextdoor but in the service of that warrant they became involved ... they had contact with us," Tracy said.

NIEGHBOR TO SWAT TEAM: "Hey, what are you guys up to over there?"
SWAT TEAM: "Get him!!"

While I could see the police holding a gun on the guy outside while they check his bonafides, there is no excuse for roughing him up and then entering his parents' house without a warrant.

As I understand the law (and please correct me if I'm wrong), the only time the police are allowed to enter a residence without permission of the owner or a warrant is if a person's life is in danger (ie. hearing someone screaming, followed by a gunshot). But even then, they are only allowed to enter and secure the situation. Any searches have to wait for a warrant to arrive.

75 posted on 07/28/2005 9:39:38 AM PDT by Stonewall Jackson (Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. - John Adams)

SWAT TEAM: "Get him!!"

If it were a South Park or Simpsons episode, it would be funny.