[popdonnelly]

I agree, it’s a stupid law. There’s no way a person can tell if the officer at the door is acting lawfully or not until after the fact. And police work is dangerous enough. Best to just go along and keep your mouth shut until it’s clear what’s going on.

[Phlyer]

Best to just go along and keep your mouth shut until it’s clear what’s going on.

By which time the home invaders have rendered you helpless. It'll be pretty clear what's going on as they rape your wife . . . but you'll probably never know because you'll already be dead.

The real issue is: Under what circumstances is it a valid police tactic to make a rapid, violent entry indistinguishable from a home invasion?

I can't think of any except a hostage situation where the assailant is known to be commited to suicide. There hasn't been a situation like that in the United States. Ever. There have been some suicides after a standoff, but not where it was known going in that this would happen.

And there are lots - far, far too many - of examples where a no-knock home invasion under color of law resulted in needless death. Ruby Ridge and Waco were just two famous examples, but we've had one in the town where I live. I know several of our police officers and they're good guys. But the no-knock, violent-entry warrants are an unConstitutional and unjustified risk to eveyrone involved. Simply, patiently, serving a valid search or arrest warrant will save a lot of lives.

Since you can't tell if it's "good" guys or bad guys by what they say or what they wear - certainly not in the heat of the moment - then your only choices are to be a sheep and therefore responsible for the death of your family if it *is* a criminal home invasion, or to resist with sufficient force to protect your family.

[treetopsandroofs]

The scary thing is, almost all of these cops-can-do-no-wrong and “keep your mouth shut” posters are the ones who can be counted on the most to vote Republican.