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I'm not sure why there's a fourth amendment issue here. The cops did not conduct searches to find evidence to ARREST THE HOMEOWNERS. There's never been a question the cops cannot order us from our homes if there's a dangerous situation, like a gas leak or impending flood, that requires them to act to protect the general public.
There just was not any seach and seizure.
It is a 4th Amendment issue because the 4th Amendment applies to all searches, not just criminal cases. Or do you think the government should be able to search your house at will?
It might apply, if the judges ignore all the facts on the ground, especially the fact that the police had a perimeter set up to prevent the suspect from escaping, had illegally ordered everyone in the area to shelter in place, thus putting every single one of them into police custody, and had multiple judges on call to get a warrant from in a very short period of time.
You realize we're arguing over the government encroaching my property with no legal authority after a nuclear bomb went off on my city? Clearly in this scenario anything is possible. And I assure you, I have the time, money and an awesome attorney to fight something like this... you know assuming all of that isn't vaporized in the initial mushroom cloud.
So is there any proof of whether the cops asked homeowners' permission before barging into houses? I've seen both things said on the internet. I'm fully prepared to get enraged about this but I want to have all the information before doing so.
If the police asked for permission, and received it, then no one has a gripe. If they ask, and are told to get a warrant, and search anyway, they are breaking the law, and subject to any legal means to prevent them from entering the house, including armed resistance.
Someone posted yesterday about the police forcing people out of their homes, well here is the proof they were right? BTW as we found out the second bomber was outside the parameter.
» Shocking Footage: Americans Ordered Out Of Homes At Gunpoint By SWAT teams Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
Yeah how dare they? they should have just let the bomber roam free.
I just think it's funny because it happend in Boston.....govt needs more power eh Southies?
the chisels are out today huh.
Prying away at the fisures in our country trying real hard to set Americans on their own
If the circumstances of searching for a dangerous terrorist in a densely settled area like the Watertown neighborhood in question were similar, the police would - as they did in this case - have "legal authority" to search the area. Waste all the time and money you want, but any judge would throw out a pointless lawsuit like the one you imagine. I'm sure your righteous indignation plays just great with the other residents of your mountain bunker, but it is woefully misapplied here.
Fine, explain how that applies given the fact they they had no information that the suspect was hiding in any particular house in the area...
Yes, the citizens of the community were loving this raw show of authoritarianism. After all, this is MA.
why do you have to work to distroy this country ?
Just go to a different country that is not a democracy you hate
None of these people had their doors kicked in at 6 AM by a SWAT team. You're not addressing the issue and you're trying to create emotional sensationalism to deflect off the point.
There is no there here folks.
The people who were contactd by the police that night came out in the cold to stand in the streets and CHEER these protectors of freedom.
who is it that would seek to paint them as jackbooted thugs?
Oh wait maybe we are figuring out exactly who you people are.
the bomb brothers thank you for aidingtheir cause
The Police State isn't 'coming.' It's already here people...
