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Police break into the wrong house several times a year in the U.S. It happens because of bad information, often from informants who are criminals, or clerical errors, such as swapping digits in the address.

It happens less often than home invasion by criminals and more often than shark bites.

The fact that you are completely clean and law-abiding does not protect you from this kind of thing.

I don't lose sleep over it, but when it's in the news I feel compelled to vent.

Thanks for listening.

- Jim

These are all good questions.

They are also not hypothetical questions. Police have broken into the wrong house, and police and innocent residents have ended up dead. The name Pedro Oregon may ring a bell for Texans. Robbers and murderers have announced themselves as police. In a few cases, they actually were rogue police officers.

IMHO, it's not worth the risk both to the police and innocent people just to catch junkies. It's not possible to flush an entire meth lab or a bale of pot down the toilet. If they're concerned about a fugitive escaping, make sure every door and window is covered before starting the search.

- Jim

evil_smurf wrote:... someone's gonna eat 16 rounds of hollowpoint.

#4 turkey shot here. :^{

- Jim

Mrs. Casey and I had a serious discussion about this when the decision was announced. If someone breaks down the door, there will quite likely be fatalities.

We have an unusual house layout. We can see the front door from a window in another room. It would give us some room to maneuver and negotiate, if it was the police.

I hope nothing like this ever happens.

- Jim