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If they breakdown your door by mistake who pays the repair damages? You do.
by ipaddr 3y ago
If they breakdown your door by mistake who pays the repair damages? You do.
- dcow 3y agoDo you have a citation for that? AFAIU breaking down the door is only allowed with a knock-less warrant, in which case it’s not a mistake. > An aggrieved citizen might also have a claim for civil liability against the officer or the law enforcement agency for certain unreasonable actions taken in the search. The basis for such claims could include invasion of privacy, trespass, or property damage.
- masfuerte 3y agoA web search turns up loads of cases where the police bashed in the wrong door simply because they are morons. Here's one that was expensive for them (for the city anyway): https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/01/13/brighton-family-settlement-mistaken-no-knock-warrant/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/01/13/brighton-f...
- fnord77 3y agothat came out of taxpayer's / insurance budget that did not come out of the police budget
- m4jor 3y agoSource: history of law enforcement being stupid - https://ij.org/press-release/after-a-swat-team-destroyed-a-texas-home-it-refused-to-pay-for-the-damage-now-the-homeowner-is-fighting-back/ https://ij.org/press-release/after-a-swat-team-destroyed-a-t... - https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending-now/court-rules-homeowner-owed-nothing-after-swat-team-destroys-his-house/1003656331/ https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending-now/court-rules-homeowne... - https://reason.com/2023/07/27/a-swat-team-destroyed-an-innocent-mans-shop-then-the-city-left-him-with-the-bill/ https://reason.com/2023/07/27/a-swat-team-destroyed-an-innoc... - etc etc etc thousands of times