InfantryAg said:
txyaloo said:
InfantryAg said:
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Federal agents should never be able to enter a home, citizen or not, without a warrant. I think most exigent circumstances including "hot pursuit" should go away too.
if you want in someone's home, get a warrant.
So if an active shooter runs into a random house, he is free from pursuit. Hopefully the homeowners are not there to become the next victims.
No, he's not free from pursuit. LE surrounds the house, calls their magistrate they already have available 24/7 to issue warrants for DWI blood draws, and get them to sign a warrant to enter the house. If they can have a magistrate on standby 24/7 to draw your blood, they can do the same to enter your house.
Obviously there are exigencies where that isn't possible (house is occupied and active shooter runs in), and all of those can't possibly be documented, but too many LE don't believe in the protections granted by the 4th.
I used to be very pro LE, but the last 5 years of defund the police seems to have reduced the candidate pool for good officers. I've seen way too many body cam videos over the last 5 years of just completely unhinged LE violating peoples rights. We give up way too many rights and freedoms in the search for "safety".
Surrounding the house is no longer a pursuit, that's a barricaded person and still keeps the homeowners in anger.
And you contradicted yourself.
And your way too many bodycams is statistically insignificant. It would be great if we could eliminate all LE overreaches, but it would also be great if we could limit medical malpractice, which kills or maims lots of people every year. I used to be pro doctor, but far too many cases of malpractice; Those unsafe doctors!
You comparing to doctors and medical malpractice is off base. Doctors aren't carrying firearms while being put in stressful situations where they may choose to use deadly force. Doctors have significantly more training than LE. Doctors don't have the ability to deprive you of your freedom if they don't like your "attitude" via an obstruction charge. Doctors also don't have qualified immunity. If they screw up and kill someone, they can be sued with a much higher chance of success.
I understand you're law enforcement. I'm not anti-law enforcement. LE serves a very valuable role in society and is needed. It can be a tough job with having to make split second decisions. That doesn't mean I have to agree with the way many departments are administered, the way LE is trained, or the way some LE are overly aggressive in their approach to dealing with the community.
Remove qualified immunity and I may be behind you more, but until then, LE has practically zero consequences for their actions. You're right, I did contradict myself. I admit there may be some exigencies where LE needs to enter. Let me rephrase, in general, most exigencies allowing LE to enter your home without a warrant should be made illegal.