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MLeake · January 4, 2011, 11:35 AM

If there is no reason to be there....

Sounds great, until a 90yo great grandmother is killed in a botched raid, PC for which was a false statement by a CI.

Or until a guy with a grudge starts making false complaints.

Or a LEO decides to go look for the guy he shared an off-duty road rage incident with.

All of which have made the news in the last twelve months (the great grandmother died before that, but aspects of the case were still ongoing).

I am generally strongly pro-cop, but blanket statements like "We wouldn't be there without PC" are up there with,"If the President does it, that means it's legal."

The old Roman saying, "Yes, but who will watch the watchers?" leaps to mind.

Secure my property without a warrant, and you had best have all ducks in a row, as there will be lawsuits. In the event an officer acted outside state law or departmental protocol, there would be a parallel suit against that officer.

January 4, 2011, 11:35 AM	#35
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	If there is no reason to be there.... Sounds great, until a 90yo great grandmother is killed in a botched raid, PC for which was a false statement by a CI. Or until a guy with a grudge starts making false complaints. Or a LEO decides to go look for the guy he shared an off-duty road rage incident with. All of which have made the news in the last twelve months (the great grandmother died before that, but aspects of the case were still ongoing). I am generally strongly pro-cop, but blanket statements like "We wouldn't be there without PC" are up there with,"If the President does it, that means it's legal." The old Roman saying, "Yes, but who will watch the watchers?" leaps to mind. Secure my property without a warrant, and you had best have all ducks in a row, as there will be lawsuits. In the event an officer acted outside state law or departmental protocol, there would be a parallel suit against that officer.