[marktwain]

Not only should Sgt. Corrigan's property be returned, and him compensated, but DC officials that lied should be prosecuted.

[Doogle]

...it’s only when their names are exposed that penalties will apply....

[from occupied ga]

Waiting for the jackboot lickers to come forward and say how these police weere only doing their jobs.

[Jim Noble]

One of the keys to this horrible situation (and many others) lies in the ancient doctrine of respondeat superior.

Who are these "DC officials"? Whence comes their authority?

Lets see: Article I§8: "To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States".

OK. So it's Congress, which has the EXCLUSIVE right to LEGISLATE in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER in the District of Columbia.

SO - these "officials" act with the authority of Congress - remember, the EXCLUSIVE authority (exclusive, meaning no other), and however convoluted the law (US law, not DC "law", there being no such thing), however Congress has contrived to conceal their SOLE authority and SOLE responsibility, it is to Congress we must look to rectify the farce of DC gun control.

[from occupied ga]

Metropolitan Police Department also didn’t give much thought to the Fourth Amendment right of Americans to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures

No police department ever does because the police never have to face any significant consequences. At worst they may get paid leave while something is "investigated" (read whitewashed) and they will have been found to have "followed departmental procedures" Funny how "departmental procedures" always allow any excess. Indiana has the right idea, but their law allowing deadly force to be used againt police illegally entering your home doesn't go far enough.