If people enter your house and commit felony robbery on you, you've got no way of knowing what they intend to do once the robbery has been consummated. Many criminals have a "leave no witnesses" mentality. You simply don't know. A person shouldn't have to prognosticate as to the likelihood of his being physically harmed.
If people enter your house and commit felony robbery on you, you've got no way of knowing what they intend to do once the robbery has been consummated. Many criminals have a "leave no witnesses" mentality. You simply don't know. A person shouldn't have to prognosticate as to the likelihood of his being physically harmed.Well said AH. I'm not an attorney (far from it) however probable cause, I would think, would come into play.
Even if a prank call to the fire department stating your residence is on fire, and the arriving firemen see no signs of fire would or should prompt a knock on your door from them before entering.