The Officer was very professional. He contacted the family
3 times ,knocking on the door and 3 times by phone.
When DCS is involved and it becomes a case of checking on the childs welfare the Officer can’t just drive away.
When the father stated that the childs fever had “broke” it would have been a simple matter of letting DCS do a welfare check. All that happened afterwards could have been avoided.
“it would have been a simple matter of letting DCS do a welfare check”
But they also steal children and put them in foster care.
Her mistake was going home.
While the family reacted poorly, I still do not see the need for a SWAT-style raid. This is just more of the military-mentality of the police.
And for that matter, if the child WAS in jeopardy, would it not have been simple enough to state, through the door, that because of the situation and the awareness of law enforcement, that if the child dies or is injured, that the parents WILL be prosecuted for Manslaughter or Child Abuse, respectively? Then just leave it be.
In fact, you could simply state that failure to allow the child to be looked at could violate Child Endangerment laws, also resulting in a warrant and prosecution.
Anyone reasonable would give in under that legal threat, and anyone unreasonable needs to be charged anyways.
The SWAT-raid is unreasonable on society’s part, and thus, my issue.
Hammers/Nails.