What is THIS about?
THIS is very strange.
So police and DEA agents in New Mexico plan and execute a massive drug raid, targeting "dozens" of suspects. In one particular instance, "multiple officers in raid gear with guns drawn" bang on the door of a citizen's home, demanding entry.
So far, so good.
But when the homeowner stands his ground, and demands to see a search warrant, the agents confess they don't have one, and leave.
Is this just some embarrassing administrative screw-up? If there's some actual reason to think a wanted fugitive is holing up at a particular place, then getting a warrant should take about 15 minutes. And this was not some spur-of-the-moment action, but a coordinated, city-wide operation.
Or are we instead to think that sometimes the police don't have a legally sufficient reason to bust down your door, but they send a goon squad anyway, counting on the likelihood that you'll be intimidated and let them in?
So police and DEA agents in New Mexico plan and execute a massive drug raid, targeting "dozens" of suspects. In one particular instance, "multiple officers in raid gear with guns drawn" bang on the door of a citizen's home, demanding entry.
So far, so good.
But when the homeowner stands his ground, and demands to see a search warrant, the agents confess they don't have one, and leave.
Is this just some embarrassing administrative screw-up? If there's some actual reason to think a wanted fugitive is holing up at a particular place, then getting a warrant should take about 15 minutes. And this was not some spur-of-the-moment action, but a coordinated, city-wide operation.
Or are we instead to think that sometimes the police don't have a legally sufficient reason to bust down your door, but they send a goon squad anyway, counting on the likelihood that you'll be intimidated and let them in?
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Uncle M said ... (3:05 PM) :
post a commentWhat is particularly noteworthy is that this is the first time a paramilitary event took place in Roswell that did not involve aliens.