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Originally Posted by bparker805
The thing that really gets me is the "power" to enter our homes. The way my mind works, I can easily see how this could led to a complete misuse of power. I've been "intimidated" by cops using their rights and confronted me with fabricated information. What is to stop an officer from doing whatever he/she wishes? I respect the police and wish than in a perfect world, they would not misuse this freedom to enter ones home (or any of their freedoms). But I live in California (and 35 minutes away from where the Daniel Thompson incident occurred)... I just hope that this ruling doesn't stand.
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I've faced that intimidation and baiting technique before too. The funny thing is when I was actually doing something illegal the police couldn't have been more professional and respectable as they were hauling me off to jail, but when I wasn't doing a thing wrong they were so abusive and indimidating for no reason.
That's exactly it isn't it. The power to enter our homes. This is giving law enforcement an unchecked power. Unchecked power is always abused. Not having a warrant means a police officier can do it whenever he or she suspects anything not neccessarily a DUI. I'm a little fuzzy on the law but when a police officier is searching your home for something, any illegal activity found is fair game not just what they are looking for correct?
I understand your concern, especially since you live so close by to where this has happened.