Those societies were gone - already under tyrants. We still have SOME civil rights & guilty people have gone free when their rights were violated. The people who were rousted out of their house - no doubt without a valid search warrant - have an actionable case. It should be taken to court on the principle of the thing. The police had no authority to do what they did. If it had been a polite knock on the door, with a request to search, voluntarily granted, it would be one thing. This is entirely another thing!
“Those societies were gone - already under tyrants. We still have SOME civil rights & guilty people have gone free when their rights were violated.” Your statements reinforce what I wrote. How do you think those societies arrived at the condition they were in? No one “manned up” so to speak to resist. They relied on the other guy to do the “heavy lifting” and make the sacrifices. They probably hoped the courts would rule in their favor and put a bloodless stop to the predation. As far as an actionable case you only meet that criterion for “standing” in a court after whatever occurs comes to pass. No help to you after your body falls to the bottom of the ditch and your survivors only method of salvation becomes a neverending quest for freedom by participating in the blood sports in the arena. The black-robbed wonders might to decline hearing the case. What then? Justice denied? As if a judge is the sole arbiter of when your rights are violated and what actions are available to you to guarantee their continued relevance to your life.
The key statement is “The police had no authority to do what they did.” If not why did they do it? They supposedly know and abide by the laws of the land. Why were they allowed to violate the law by their supervisors and the political hacks who appointed them? If they had no authority to do what they did citizens had the right and the duty to refuse to comply and resist by whatever means necessary. Would they survive the encounter? Probably not. But their resistance would have demonstrated they were not going to be relegated to the level of slaves and may well have aroused the response of fellow citizens. Imagine the Youtube video of the thugs actions, the reactions depicting the violations and subsequent use of unauthorized force hitting the internet web. Tahrir Square American style anyone?
All I see taking place indicates the authorities have taken the high ground overseeing the field and no resistance of a meaningful nature is being offered. In fact what I see are sniveling cowards allowing their freedoms to evaporate before their eyes while at the same instant bemoaning the loss. This will not end well. There are far too many who truly see what is happening; although I will admit their numbers are diminshing. Eventually those remaining few will resist.
Cheers.