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I see your point, but I disagree to an extent. Emergency services should probably assume permissions to kick in your front door if necessary to save your life,
by alias_neo 5y ago
I see your point, but I disagree to an extent.
Emergency services should probably assume permissions to kick in your front door if necessary to save your life, I'd certainly give that permission if required explicitly.
That said, the real point is that emergency services don't need to be surreptitious, they're also welcome to put a brick, axe or anything they have to hand through my living room window if that serves the same purpose (assuming my front door was too tough to kick in, etc).
- cortesoft 5y agoYeah, emergency services picking a lock is probably not a realistic scenario, but probably not that much more unrealistic than an assassin picking your lock and waiting in your house to kill you.
- Chirael 5y agoSometimes emergency services will try simple lock raking or lock/door bypasses in an effort to not destroy the lock/door unnecessarily, as it can put a financial burden on the occupant. I think in some circles they refer to this as "respectful entry", e.g. https://coastalfiretraining.com/ https://coastalfiretraining.com/
- giantg2 5y agoFire departments have great (destructive) tools for forcible entry.
- bombcar 5y agoYeah, no lock will slow someone down if they don't care about the noise. You need some serious walls and doors before you get something that can't be opened with the fire truck. It'll make a hella noise, though.