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Heck, what are they worried about if they have nothing to hide like a Ron Paul sticker or other contriband such as a banned copy of the Constitution.
Apparently the TSA has decided to start operating outside of airports....
Lookin’ for a little Maui wowie.
Always double-check the address on the warrant against the address on the house before busting down the door and shooting the dog.
Well hey, ya never know what sort of good stuff you might uncover, you know how deceitful these stupid citizens are........it was for their own good.
"Obviously, they were confused over what was going on at their house, but no search was ever done," she said.
Do I detect legal weasel words?
“searched their home for nearly half an hour, even after they knew they were at the wrong location.”
My bet is “looking” for “evidence” they could use as leverage against this suit...
These good folks should be happy they were not shot dead by these jack booted thugs in uniforms.
If they would have shown the paper to the people so they could see the names and the address, this wouldn’t have happened. It is amazing that several law enforcement people have no clue if they are going into the correct house or not.
I also like how they went through the house looking for people but it wasn’t a search.
I wonder what would have happened if they had run into a vicious Peekapoo? BLAM!, Mitzy. You daid for interfering with official police bidness.
I imagine they broke a few things just to show them who’s boss and just in case they didn’t find anything or anyone, they can at least have had some fun.
I'm going to disagree with myself. It still might have happened. In fact the odds are pretty good. These guys do NOT like to be proven wrong.
Missing from this discussion, in this age of the internet, is the fact that the police can get a “Google” image of the street, cars on it, house addresses, and full maps of the area before going in with a search warrant.
The question to be asked is why wasn’t this done, since they raided the wrong house? Did any supervisor check the address on the warrant (while outside the house), with the address on the gate/house? Apparently not. This is negligent behavior.
How do you spell “law suit”?
I’ve always been against all of the lawsuits we see out there. Everybody suing everybody. Now, it’s crap like this that is making me rethink about how I feel about them. A moron who is not smart enough to find the correct address has no business serving a search warrant.
“The men told the Freelands that they had a warrant but did not show it to them, according to the complaint.”
Apparently those police officers consider this little amendment to be outdated:
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
As long as innocent taxpayers are being sued and held responsible for the abuse of police, instead of those who actually carry it out, it will not end. The police unions are the parties that need sued just as they threatened to sue the OWS protestors. If it is good for the gander it should be good for the geese. I hate civil lawsuits because the attorneys always win, but the lack of any aggressive and serious criminal prosecution against lawless law enforcement leaves no other choice.