[Alberta's Child]

This decision seems outlandish on its face, but it may not be so outlandish when you scrutinize the law closely.

Legally, the responsibility for the damage to the home probably lies with the suspect, not the police. That doesn’t make the homeowner any happier because the suspect probably doesn’t have any money to pay for the damage, but that’s likely what the law says about a case like this.

[KobraKai]

You know the RATS are licking their chops at this news.

[hinckley buzzard]

They did all this to catch a shop-lifter? An d the judge says its OK. All righty then.

[upchuck]

Posted on 10/30 with almost 200 replies:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3790196/posts

[Oscar in Batangas]

Oh, and by the way...

Sorry about your dog, but there are lots of replacements at the shelter.

/Sarc Off

[CodeToad]

B.S. Purpose of government cannot override the constitution to not take from the citizens.

[mumblypeg]

An armed shoplifter, eh?

So, the cops were absolutely certain the residents weren’t there & being held hostage?

So, going full Waco was protocol?

Really?

Huh.

What if they’d “accidentally” murdered the homeowner in addition to destroying his house?

Do the cops still get to say, oops, we went too far, too bad?

No. Just no. Not under our BOR they don’t.

[WKUHilltopper]

Incredible

[Fightin Whitey]

What is the address of the judge?

[logi_cal869]

I’m down with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlZh9-NQEyI

[Fresh Wind]

You can be sure if the shoplifter had chosen a cop’s or politician’s house, the outcome would have been different.