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dylan604yesterday at 3:47 PM2 repliesview on HN

> I would much rather them do that then break the door down

The fact that law enforcement isn't responsible for damages during a search is problematic. When it's done somewhere when they've screwed up the address is even worse. "oops, sorry" should not be enough.


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dec0dedab0deyesterday at 3:58 PM

Especially with body cameras becoming ubiquitous, it should be easy enough to distinguish between necessary and excessive damage.

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chuckadamsyesterday at 4:29 PM

> The fact that law enforcement isn't responsible ... is problematic

FTFY