Keystone Kops strike again....

Why did they let them into the house without a search warrant? Still a travesty.
 
What I find offense about this story is the reaction of the homeowner/customs guy. They knocked on the door and told them to move into the middle of the room. When they were informed of their mistake of being in the wrong place they left. And for this the customs guy is suing for 2.5million? While there is undoubted more then is in the story, from the story I must assume that the lawsuit is a money grab as there is nothing in it to justify a lawsuit over a mistake in address between street and place.
 
jtheune said:
What I find offense about this story is the reaction of the homeowner/customs guy. They knocked on the door and told them to move into the middle of the room. When they were informed of their mistake of being in the wrong place they left. And for this the customs guy is suing for 2.5million? While there is undoubted more then is in the story, from the story I must assume that the lawsuit is a money grab as there is nothing in it to justify a lawsuit over a mistake in address between street and place.
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I agree. This guy figured that the probable resolution to the lawsuit was worth more than the present value of his salary expectations going forward.

Given what they pay these people, he's probably right. This is his chance to hit the piñata.

-Skip
 
2.5 mill is his opening offer. Him and his lawyer will settle for less.
 
There are enough errors by those with arrest powers. If there isn't some penalty on the agency responsible, there may be no incentive to get their act together.
 
But if this had been an ordinary citizen, there would be no lawsuit and DHS would not only publicly ridicule the victim, but would fight the claims to the greatest extent of the law (and likely not settle). See, for example, the way the PG County cops have said their officers were "perfectly right" when they raided the mayor's house and shot the dogs.

Some animals are more equal than other animals.
 
Good. Next time they can check the address properly.
 
wsuffa said:
But if this had been an ordinary citizen, there would be no lawsuit and DHS would not only publicly ridicule the victim, but would fight the claims to the greatest extent of the law (and likely not settle). See, for example, the way the PG County cops have said their officers were "perfectly right" when they raided the mayor's house and shot the dogs.

Some animals are more equal than other animals.
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I don't think this story was ever discussed on the board. There was a long but excellent article by one of the online magazines but I can't recall which one.

Prince George's Police Clear Mayor, Family

Pr. George's Officers Lacked 'No-Knock' Warrant in Raid

If there ever was a prime example of a screw up by law enforcement, this one is it.
 
I have no problem with the powers of government being held accountable. That's the biggest problem in government, as it is.
 
wsuffa said:
But if this had been an ordinary citizen, there would be no lawsuit and DHS would not only publicly ridicule the victim, but would fight the claims to the greatest extent of the law (and likely not settle).
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Why wouldn't there be a lawsuit?
 
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