A terrorist was on the loose in a residential area. What were the coppers supposed to do? Knock and ask each homeowner politely if they were sheltering an on-the-loose terrorist?
I don't like the militarization of police forces one friggen bit, but in this instance, I'm willing to cut them a little slack. Moreover, I don't think conservatives should try to make political hay out of the Boston Marathon bombing by casually linking it to the gun issue AND the police state issue.
You should not. There is a clear line that should not be crossed: random searches (no matter what the circumstances) are illegal.
Harry Reid is that you? More ‘Imagined Tyranny’?