"Let me get this straight. An undercover cop is to be trusted but a citizen informant is not to be trusted. Why would you trust a cop since they rely on citizen informants that aren't to be trusted." I'm inclined to trust a majority of, but not all cops. OTOH, my impression is that most informants are criminal types by definition, therefore untrustworthy by definition. So yeah, if a policeman's info is based on the word of an informant, it's suspect. OTOH, if it had been an undercover cop himself who had allegedly bought the drugs, then I give it more weight.
My neighbor and friend is a former undercover narcotics officer. He is a very fine man.
Having said all that, my opinion, which I have given before, is that no knock commando type raids are dangerous in the extreme, especially for the innocent people who often seem to be affected, and unAmerican.
>>Having said all that, my opinion, which I have given before, is that no knock commando type raids are dangerous in the extreme, especially for the innocent people who often seem to be affected, and unAmerican.<<
Even if the informant is now lying and he did tell the cops he bought $50 worth of drugs at this house a no knock commando raid with such wide latitude to search and seize everything electronic in the house is simply wrong.
Where is the opportunity to read the warrant or call a lawyer - even if this was by the book it is severely troubling.