Is it unreasonable to make the police give suspected drug dealers ten minutes notice of a raid, allowing the suspected drug dealers time to flush any drugs down the toilet or grab their guns and get ready to shoot it out? Unreasonable, right?
Is is reasonable to give then 30 seconds warning? Probably, you can do a lot of mischief in 30 seconds, but if you disagree, what’s a reasonable amount of time? I’ll tell you that, if you knock on my door a 6:30 in the evening while I’m watching TV in my living room, it will take me about at least 15 seconds to open the front door. If I’m in the basement or upstairs, it’s going to take longer.
How about a child pornographer who you think is going to format their hard drive when the police ID themselves?
I'd rather that the crook get away with it, than set the precedent of allowing the police to bust somebody's door down and announce themselves only AFTER they illegally failed to show warrant to the property owner.
Remember when the police were actually capable of conducting real investigations that didn't involve the use of questionable "tips" from dopeheads? Remember when they could actually conduct sting operations and catch real criminals in the act of doing real crimes? Back when you didn't have to worry about a drug dealer flushing the evidence since the drug deal was in no position to do so?
Save your sob stories about crooks getting away for someone who doesn't care about property rights and freedom.
What do you do when criminals start screaming “Police!” in order to gain entry without being shot? While I sympathize with the police doing their work, how are ordinary citizens allowed to protect themselves in the sanctity of their homes?
Yep.
Better a few guilty folks go free than bust in on the innocent and wreck their house and their day and their rights.