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Originally Posted by SentraSE-R
"And while blatantly violating constitutionally protected rights, thousands of cops lock down a 20-block area..." What constitutional rights were blatantly violated? Do you have any proof that any cop forced his way into a home without consent? That exigency didn't exist?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=2LrbsUVSVl8
That doesn't look voluntary to me... Seems pretty clear the 4th amendment is being ignored.
Exigency? I don't need to prove it doesn't exist, the burden of proof is on your side of the argument. There needs to be clear evidence of probable cause for exigent circumstances to apply. If they had that, they would have been able to go straight to where the guy was hiding. Instead, they had to wait till the lockdown was removed so the private citizen could give them the lead they needed.
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Originally Posted by SentraSE-R
What do I think about it? The current pro-Wall Street activist SCOTUS is a disaster for our individual rights.
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I agree here. Some of the recent SCOTUS rulings have been appalling and leave me very concerned about the effects of these rulings now that precedent has been set.