Arathain Kelvar wrote:
This is a tough situation, really. One the one hand, people should be able to defend themselves and their property.
On the other hand, Joe Schmo isn't qualified to know for sure what is a legal and/or unlawful entry. I keep up with this stuff and I would not be 100% confident.
It seems that many police officers don't know for sure either.
Arathain Kelvar wrote:
Furthermore, it is reasonable to allow people to **** up in their jobs from time to time, provided any "victims" are fully compensated and property restored. So if my home were invaded and property seized as the result of a mistake, it would be reasonable for me to allow this, and sue the **** out of them. Unreasonable to open fire or some ****.
It is reasonable for an individual to **** up their job from time to time, if their job doesn't inherently hold the power to ruin or end people's lives. It is even less reasonable that many individuals, working collaboratively with (what should be) quite a bit of administrative and judicial oversight should **** up their jobs, and by doing so, **** up peoples lives. If the remuneration was swift and sure, it would be less egregious, but a cursory look at cases where the police have **** up their jobs shows that isn't the case.
In any event, this ruling blatantly disregards the Fourth Amendment in my eyes:
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
An agent of the government illegally entering my house under the color of law, while I'm bound by that same law to do nothing about it, is surely the antithesis of being secure in my house.
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