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Originally Posted by CrazyCoffey

If I'm mindlessly backing a badge, you are naive to the world around you, but different opinions are what makes this place so awesome, it would be cool if we could have a grown up discussion without the insane sarcasm and insults. Did that for quite some time; was informed that being a lawyer meant I presume to be omniscient; decided you could blow me

You said from the beginning to now, that a crime wasn't going on. you know this how? from hindsight. because you know now that it was only a potato gun and no one was injured anywhere for any reason. The officer also knew there was a potato gun, according to him. He also claimed to be able to see well enough into the yard to determine that there was a potato gun there and yet heard no signs of a struggle, saw no signs of a struggle and surely didn't see anyone injured.

Fact - call to police that gunshots were heard. -- Yup
Fact - Officer responds and tries to figure out what is going on. for the moment he is fine.

Fact - He can enter a backyard, front yard, alley, sidewalk, knock on doors to accomplish that.
Fact - you don't like that the officer can do that, because you think it's an invasion of the constitution. without an exigency, it is; there is no carte blanche investigatory authority and that is why we have warrants

Fact - you can believe that all you want, and I can tell you the officer was in his right authority to go in the back yard and you will still tell me I'm wrong. and have provided backing for this. I've also provided the rationale the officer will use to get around it (he thought it was an emergency); you're taking him at face value whereas I am not. I'm basing it on his behavior, you're basing it on what appears to be no more than faith in a fellow officer.

Fact - I can not say I would have done anything this officer did in that situation, I can also not say with complete certainty that I wouldn't have either. And that means I'm backing the badge, just because I've worn one? Without my own independent thought, I have my head in the sand? Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. But you seem pretty happy just saying he thought this was an emergency situation without examining his conduct and whether or not he's just making it up as he goes to cover his own tail

well then, **** you. It's 130 in the morning, I gotta get up in a few hours and get ready to go back into the depths of hell, smile at the devil and hope nothing bad happens. Enjoy your freedom to be a dick. Peace CP.....If you need me to, I can pull those nails out whenever you get tired of hanging from that cross