Lakeville police surprise sleeping man with 3 a.m. reminder to lock his doors

Pioneer Press ^ | 6/20/08 | Maricella Miranda

[WVKayaker]

“Just damn” comes to mind!

[SJSAMPLE]

This is how cops, but usually homeowners, get shot.

B&E by the po-po.
Who’da thunk it?

[rhombus]

In a sane world, cops wouldn’t be this stupid.

[bboop]

What you should do with it? Take the keys out of your car, lock your doors, thank the cops and shut up.

[stevio]

This is wrong on so many levels. What if the home owner shot them? I would think he would be justified.

[Last Dakotan]

Your link is broke.

[sagar]

Can they just come in without the warrant? Fire these ego maniacs

[Arkansas Toothpick]

Unfreakin’ believable. Those cops would have likely faced a barrage of bullets if they had done that in my house. And, I would have likely been killed by them. And for what reason? “Public service announcement”

Insanity.

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[wilco200]

I’d just as well the police stay off my property and leave me alone.

[WVKayaker]

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated... except by 21st century lawmen!

[cripplecreek]

What you should do with it? Take the keys out of your car, lock your doors, thank the cops and shut up.

You left out the part about getting an attorney to sue the morons who thought this was a good idea. If I want to leave my doors unlocked it's my own damned business.

[LibWhacker]

Sorry about that. Try this one: http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_9641991?nclick_check=1&forced=true.

[WVKayaker]

What you should do with it? Take the keys out of your car, lock your doors, thank the cops and shut up.- bboop

[wideawake]

I’m not sure who’s stupider: the person who thought up this bizarre program or the guy who left his garage door open and his front door unlocked - enabling any random pervert to waltz in, abduct three small children and make off in the getaway car the homeowner thoughtfully provided.

[crazydad]

Hey if Obama wins this will be more and more common as the state will be coming into alot more law abiding citizens houses. I god darn gaurentee it!

[wideawake]

Can they just come in without the warrant?

One of the officers quoted in the story was quick to argue that he had probable cause.

[G.Mason]

Unless there are now laws that you must lock your doors, close your garage, and remove the keys to your car, parked in your garage, you have every right to tell those "LEO's" to pound salt, and get an attorny to sue them for unwarranted entry.

BTW ... bboop? You are good slave material. Better not let me catch you when TSHTF ... cause you'll be cleaning my latrine, and doing my laundry.

[cripplecreek]

quick to argue that he had probable cause.

Reminds me of the Richard Pryor line about questioning a murderer.

Q. Why did you kill everyone in the house?

A. They was home.