And he blocked the sliding glass doors with a WOODEN DOWEL? My gosh,what a dangerous weapon! By the way,using a dowel in the track of patio doors has been recommended to homeowners for decades ,by the police and news or magazine articles on home security.The police also used to advise getting a dog to provide warning and some protection rather than a gun;but now the police are killing the family dog because it might pose a threat to officer safety!?
Interesting that some feel the very act of securing one's premises from intruders is sufficient to establish criminality of the property owner.
Let me once again state my firm opinion that most of these no-knock,SWAT and battering ram escapades are little more than an excuse for some cops to "play army".
The same laws that disregard the rights of those you don't like today can be used against YOU tomorrow.
No doubt,if all citizen homes could be opened by a passkey held only? by the authorities then there would be little crime,as it would be detected by the random searches .Although having to put all your stuff back in its place after the searchers have left could get annoying.Did you know the police practically trash a trucker's road tractor when searching,and don't put things back as they found it? I have this from several truckers who were searched ,and made late for deliveries because of having to put the seats back in ,replace all their belongings in the various storage bins,and so on.And locally ,we haven't forgotten the policemen who,having been told of a businessman going on vacation,gave his home special attention:they burglarized it!
Those with special powers must be held to the highest standards of behavior,and I submit encouraging property destruction and brutality does not.
I do not hate all police;I abhor the militarization of the police and the robberies where money and property are taken when the owner is not convicted of any crime.
I'll call your bluff. Prove it.
And he blocked the sliding glass doors with a WOODEN DOWEL?
THEY, the two drug dealers, blocked the door, rendering a key useless.
Interesting that some feel the very act of securing one's premises from intruders is sufficient to establish criminality of the property owner.
Running inside and barricading the doors to evade police is "securing one's premises?" What a lame premise.
No doubt,if all citizen homes could be opened by a passkey held only?
Meth and paranoia go together.