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In reply to the discussion: Black woman shot and killed after Kentucky police entered her home as she slept, family says [View all]NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)Consider this: The English crown would grant it's customs agents a "general warrant" allowing them to search any home or business for untaxed or contraband goods, but they could only use it during the day and only after they knocked to alert those inside that they were coming in. In response to this, Our Founders took up arms and shot other men down on the battlefield.
Meanwhile today, police can pull a warrant with garbage information, perform a military raid without knocking in the nighttime when a normal homeowner is asleep, and charge any homeowner who uses force with a crime. It's especially bad when one considers that people woken from deep sleep will experience the adrenaline surge of the "fight or flight" response and may not be alert enough (grogginess from deep sleep) to properly assess the situation, but they are expected to perform flawlessly in their recognition of the situation while police get constant breaks "because the job is dangerous".