Now with that in mind, someone suggested that if you are not sure if it is a police officer at the door (as was this case) that you call 911 to confirm.
I wonder if the officers are going to just stand around and wait for this to happen or...
If you say I am calling 911 to confirm you are the Police then I can wait a couple of minutes for that to occur. However, I might just say "Hey Einstein, look out your window and see the car with the sparkly blue lights.
Unless, I hear fighting or crying or verbal threats from the other side of the door in which case----Game On
Either way, it appears thus far that you have no rights if LE wants to speak with you. You will either comply with the "Reasonable" demand that you submit to a search of you and your premesis, regardless of the situation, or you are going to be a criminal, and charged as such, then litigate it out in court.
The fact that you have no rights in your own home, and to live without fear that this can happen to anyone , at any time. is very troublesome to me.
I may change my mind as this moves forward, but right now it really seems quite screwed up
You do have rights. but, I have to be able to do my job.
The flipside is :
I go to home I hear furniture crashing, "stop hitting me", kids crying, etc but no answer to knocking or someone out of breath cracking the door and saying "everything's fine officer" so I leave without entering house.
One hour later the homicide victim daughter calls 911 because Mommy isn't waking up.
Then I am fired and probably charged and sued.
But, on the bright side I respected the offenders right against illegal search.
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