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Ok what does this get me?
"Hello 911, I am standing on the porch at my elderly fathers house, he asked me to come visit a few minutes ago, but now he doesn't answer the door and I think he is home because I see his hat thru the window and he never goes anywhere without his fedora. He has heart trouble so I'm kinda worried, can you send someone over?"
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Good question, let's analyze ;
You are: "Standing on the porch of your elderly Father's house" and you can get "no answer" at the door, You
seem to have a suspicion that he is home, due to the forgotten fedora. Further, you fear that, since he has a history of "heart trouble" his health
might be in jeopardy.
Since you do not have any
legal constraints such as,
probable cause, nor are you bound by laws against
Illegal Search And it is unlikely that your Father, if he is still alive, will prosecute you for breaking and entering or burglary (even if you are wrong) I would think the logical course of action would be for
You to forcibly enter the house, by whatever means necessary. I would think the next logical step would be to verify your Father's presence, and condition. The
Final step would be to call 911 and request medical help if he is still alive, or request Police assistance if he has expired. Of course, if he is simply not home you will likely have some 'splainin' to do to him, and a door to repair.
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Is there no middle ground?
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Yes, there is ! The "Middle Ground" of which you speak is commonly referred to as "personal responsibility".
