Searching Watertown

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Would you consent?

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	14 (74%)
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	5 (26%)
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[Gravitycollapse]

1. Yes.

[sadbear]

2. As long as I was given the choice, yes.

[gateley]

3. Hell yes! If there's a possibility an armed person could be hiding in my house or on my property,

I don't want to be the one to find him!

[MrSlayer]

4. Not if I knew he wasn't in my house.

What would be the point? I don't need them tromping around my house for no reason.

[Bicoastal]

8. This assumes you're observant and skilled enough to notice.

Maybe you are and maybe you aren't, but would you be willing to take that risk when there's a huge manhunt going on for a fugitive bomber?

[MrSlayer]

12. I live in a row home in Philly.

And I have a dog. You couldn't hide in here without me knowing. There just isn't anywhere to hide. If I had a big home or lots of property it's a different story.

[JimDandy]

22. I'd be conflicted

knowing that he absolutely was not in my house, but wanting the public, by way of the police search, to rest assured he wasn't in my house and to know I wasn't a hostage of his. So I probably would have in that exact situation. And I am a huge privacy rights advocate.

Their house by house strategy didn't work so great, though, because the lot with the boat on it had already been searched and cleared earlier in the day.

[Bicoastal]

5. On 4/19, better them on my premises than either of those two maniacs.

There's a time and place for extreme measures, and today in Watertown was one of them.

[cthulu2016]

6. If I knew there was nobody in my house, no.

If I had no idea whether there was someone there, sure

[hlthe2b]

7. You betcha.... under the situation we've been discussing, yes.

And, even better if a good looking officer would be assigned afterwards to stay with me! )

[limpyhobbler]

9. I don't understand the context.

Would I consent to let the cops search my apartment for terrorists? Probably not since I don't want them wasting their time. I would just let them know my apartment is clear so they should move on to the next one. I have a lot of marijuana laying around and I'm trying to keep that shit secret.

[DMacTX]

10. without question, yes!

the last thing I'd want to do is hinder the manhunt, and make a difficult job more difficult.

Like the clown who started moaning about his his right to walk on the sidewalk being infringed when the cops tried to push folks back immediately after the Boston Bombings.

[cynatnite]

11. We have areas on our property that someone could hide...

Plus with the husband on the road, I'm alone with my son most nights.

I wouldn't hesitate to let them search my entire property.

[dookers]

13. I think the Boston manhunt went rather well

At least Boston PD didn't start shooting innocent people in the street. Thank god this didn't take place in LA.

[Lex]

17. Exactly. nt

[Recovered Repug]

14. Under a scenario like today, yes.

It also seems to me that answering "No", under the assumption that it would save the police time, might have the opposite effect. While you may know that your house is clear, the police would have no way of knowing it. From their perspective, you could be an accomplice - either willing or unwilling.

[panda3]

15. Bostonians got it done

I thought the authorities were going to bust an arm patting their own backs. They should have extended or rolled the perimeter. Also, the FLIR could've found that guy in a damn BOAT for gawd's sake!

[Arctic Dave]

16. No.

I cannot think of a single circumstance that I would.


Not even for what happened.

[bluedigger]

18. If they wiped their boots first.

It's my decision after all, not theirs.

[defacto7]

19. Break out the Minwax. n/t

[petronius]

20. Only if I believed there was a reasonable chance that a person could have

gotten into my home without my knowledge. In my current situation - provided I was home - that would not be possible...

[Luminous Animal]

21. Nope. Show me the warrant.

[newmember]

23. Fuck no

[sarisataka]

24. I would know if someone was in my house

but I would rather the police find out I'm mistaken than doing it myself

[Unrepentant Fenian]

25. I can't think of one good reason not to consent... nt

[Recursion]

26. Doesn't matter. They can search like that in a tactical situation, period.

They can't use anything they find against you in court. And, let's be honest, they're not going to care about whatever drugs they see lying around.

[pokerfan]

27. Oh yes they can!

They can't use anything they find against you in court. And, let's be honest, they're not going to care about whatever drugs they see lying around.

One final note about warrantless door-to-door searches: If police do search your home in an emergency, the "plain view" doctrine generally applies. That means officers can seize any contraband they see in, well, plain view -- and that evidence can then be used against you in court.

http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2013/04/can-police-search-door-to-door-without-warrants.html

Not that I have anything to hide, of course...