IF a terrorist was holding me hostage in my house and when the police came to knock on my door...

[Tx4obama]

.... and no one came to the door - I would want the police to kick the door down to see if anyone was in the house!

Just my opinion.

[geomon666]

1. ok n/t

[Renew Deal]

2. You want the police to kick down the door of everyone that doesn't open the door?

Interesting

[Tx4obama]

3. In 'this' situation yes. n/t

[Rex]

5. Come clean...you work for the door lobby!

I keed...

[elehhhhna]

11. lol or a big boot manufacturer

[Rex]

16. It is the evil door stop lobby!

nt.

[Ikonoklast]

26. Knobbist.

For shame.

[Rex]

27. The knobby lobby?

I hear once they get a foothold...

[Ikonoklast]

29. It's a slippery slope. One must remain vigilant or...

Before you know it...BAM!...you got French doors.


French.



Think about it.

[Rex]

30. Hmmm...has the President been briefed on this, I think you are on to something!

French doors, french windows, french kissing...where will it end!?!?!

[Ikonoklast]

32. You see now the seriousness of this dire situation?

The end result is always...





...sex.






Think of the children.

[mercuryblues]

34. its with a French manicure

[Rex]

4. ARF!

Who would NOT want that under the circumstances you just described? This place is getting weirder by the minute.

[Renew Deal]

7. What other circumstances would you want your door kicked down for?

[Rex]

8. House on fire.

My point is who WOULDN'T want the police to kick in their door if they were being held hostage!?!?! Does that really need to be an OP?

[Renew Deal]

9. If they're held hostage, maybe.

But that's not what the OP said. They said that anyone who doesn't answer should have their door kicked down. That's not very American.

[Rex]

15. That is exactly what the OP said, he gave very specific terms

in which he hoped the police would break down the door and rescue him. That is very subjective, so I agree with him. If he wants to do another, 'if I was, then'...then I will reply based on the context.

[TimberValley]

17. Let's say there are 500 people who don't answer the door (perhaps because they are away.)

And out of these 500, only one is being held hostage.


Wouldn't that mean 499 doors kicked down for no good reason?

[Tx4obama]

18. The 'good reason' is to find the one house that the terrorist is in. n/t

[Rex]

21. But what if he is not in any of the houses?

You defined your OP with a narrow approach that can only have one of two conclusions. ALL people would want to be rescued.

Despite this, your argument is not valid.

[Rex]

20. I can only answer in regard to his narrowly defined scenario; he wants to be rescued.

And he KNOWS that the terrorists have him hostage. In that ONE instance, yes I too would want the cops to break down my door and rescue me.

Maybe too if my house is on fire.

NOW, if they have no good reason to break down the door(s) - then I agree with you - they have no right to.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. Some people need to retake civil liberties and constitutional rights 101

[AnotherMcIntosh]

23. Are the 4th grade teachers no longer covering this? Are people not required to wait for college?

If so, maybe this is the reason why some people just don't get it.

And Mrs. Walsh, thank you.

[Logical]

10. Well, hell, lets just let the cops decide when it is needed. n-t

[davidn3600]

12. And when they find out you were in the shower washing your hair, who's going to pay for a new door?

[alphafemale]

22. That's the first thing that came to my mind. Or in the middle of a righteous dump.

oh hai

[TimberValley]

13. Then there would be many, MANY doors being kicked down.

Wouldn't some people be away from their homes?

[Rex]

24. It is not a valid argument.

It is a subjective statement.

[global1]

14. I Sure Do Hope There Are No Gun Nuts In That Area That Think These Guys Are Coming To Take.....

their guns.

Seems this is just the image these gun nuts have or that was imprinted on them by the NRA and the gun advocates. Government/military coming to their door. These brave men that are doing these door-to-door searches are taking a risk.
They don't know if someone on the other side - either the suspect or a paranoid gun nut might open fire on them.

[Sheldon Cooper]

19. This doesn't answer your question, but if the cops knocked at my door and I was being held hostage,

I would blink out S-O-S in morse code so I could let them know that there was a problem.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

25. How do we know that your post is not a cry for help? Why not post your address and we'll pass

it on to your local police?

[Rex]

28. .

[msongs]

31. are you ok with them blowing up your house using a drone, like they do in Pakistan? nt

[Oilwellian]

33. Sounds like a job for Grond