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How is "someone called" enough evidence to enter peoples homes and arrest them?
These officers should lose their job,
I strongly disagree with this. Police should be given permission to do these things. Very rapidly with little evidence so long as they're handled right.
In fact, this is one of those cases where it looks like it was handled right. He went to the door, came in, and it sounds like they were invited in. He was not arrested immediately and thrown to the ground. Yes it sucks, But there are very much very many cases where it is absolutely necessary.
Rather than them not being able to do it, I absolutely believe they should be allowed to do it. Just be more strict on how it's handled.
If someone starting swatting the extended family of local police chiefs I’d be willing to bet that even the police unions would be calling for an end to these types of raids, regardless of how they were handled.
That's quite possible, probably even quite likely. It doesn't make it right.