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There is nothing wrong with them giving the family an apology. It was a mistake. They came to the wrong conclusions based on the families particular habits and nothing more. They should at least be willing to give the family a written apology. It would be embarressing to have all the neighbors watch while the police searched your house. It gives the neighbors the impression that you could be/become criminals just because the police thought you were. From then all the neighbors will look at the family just a little suspiciously. A written apology might help to stop that from becoming an issue.
Personally - my family didn't take their garbage out until the morning of because the dogs in the neighborhood would tear into it and spread it over the road.
We use a lot of electricity. Almost twice as much as our neighbor:
- because we have a family/he is single
- we have 3 computers/he has none
- we have a stereo and sounds system and 2 TV's/he has a small TV
- I'm home all day with children/he goes out during the day
- I wash my clothes at home/he uses the laundromat
- I do 4 times as many dishes
- I'm up later
I could go on and on. They should have been a little more careful. Instead of finding mainly circumstantial evidence. If they were growing pot - they would have been meeting people to sell it to eventually. The police could monitor things and watch for real criminal activity.
One thing I can say. At least they didn't break the door down to go in. They asked to be let in. The family cooperated so I think an apology would be good PR and not too much to ask.
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