Comments on: Please report to the nearest sanitarium for evaluation http://kdegraaf.net/blog/archives/66 Whatever I Freaking Feel Like Saying Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:06:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kevin http://kdegraaf.net/blog/archives/66#comment-1625 Kevin Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:57:31 +0000 http://kdegraaf.net/blog/?p=66#comment-1625 The police had options other than home invasion available to them. Ring the doorbell a few times and wait a few minutes for the homeowner to come to the door. Call the police dispatcher to look up the homeowner's phone number, and try to reach the occupants that way. Walk around the exterior of the premises to see if anything is amiss. If you must enter, loudly announce your presence from the doorway, waking up the occupants. What the police did -- checking out the house room-by-room without permission or probable cause, is insane and could very well have led to a justified shooting by the homeowner. The police had options other than home invasion available to them. Ring the doorbell a few times and wait a few minutes for the homeowner to come to the door. Call the police dispatcher to look up the homeowner’s phone number, and try to reach the occupants that way. Walk around the exterior of the premises to see if anything is amiss. If you must enter, loudly announce your presence from the doorway, waking up the occupants.

What the police did — checking out the house room-by-room without permission or probable cause, is insane and could very well have led to a justified shooting by the homeowner.

]]> By: Jaclyn http://kdegraaf.net/blog/archives/66#comment-1623 Jaclyn Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:49:16 +0000 http://kdegraaf.net/blog/?p=66#comment-1623 I agree with you on one level, but from the article it sounds like the other officers had good reason to be concerned about the occupants in the home. The door was ajar - who leaves their door wide open in the middle of the nite? That's not just neglecting to secure your property, it looks like your family's been murdered or something! They tried to knock, and entered because they were concerned for the safety of the family. I am thankful for officers who act in a manner like this, because they are simply concerned for your safety. Unfortunately, it does leave a bad taste in your mouth, in light of privacy issues, but all mentioned facts considered, I think they acted appropriately. I agree with you on one level, but from the article it sounds like the other officers had good reason to be concerned about the occupants in the home. The door was ajar - who leaves their door wide open in the middle of the nite? That’s not just neglecting to secure your property, it looks like your family’s been murdered or something! They tried to knock, and entered because they were concerned for the safety of the family. I am thankful for officers who act in a manner like this, because they are simply concerned for your safety.

Unfortunately, it does leave a bad taste in your mouth, in light of privacy issues, but all mentioned facts considered, I think they acted appropriately.

]]> By: Lisa http://kdegraaf.net/blog/archives/66#comment-1597 Lisa Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:16:34 +0000 http://kdegraaf.net/blog/?p=66#comment-1597 Wow that would be really scary, especially for the kids. Wow that would be really scary, especially for the kids.

]]> By: andrew http://kdegraaf.net/blog/archives/66#comment-1596 andrew Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:17:59 +0000 http://kdegraaf.net/blog/?p=66#comment-1596 hehe! hehe!

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