Cops sued for invading home, assaulting resident

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A lawsuit has been filed against the Henderson, Nev., police department over an incident in which its officers allegedly demanded to use a private home as a lookout for an investigation, then arrested the resident when he refused.  It raises the unusual claim that the police violated the Third Amendment, which prohibits the “quartering of soldiers” in private homes in peacetime without the owner’s consent.

 “Whatever the ultimate outcome of this case, it is clear…lawyers and legal scholars should start taking the Third Amendment more seriously,” commented legal scholar Eugene Volohk. “Contrary to conventional wisdom, there is in fact a history of violations of the Third Amendment, such as the military’s brutal treatment of Alaska’s Aleutian Islanders during World War II.”…….. The lawsuit explains at least five police officers banged on Anthony Mitchell’s front door and demanded he leave, then broke down the door and pointed their guns at him.

“As plaintiff Anthony Mitchell stood in shock, the officers aimed their weapons at Anthony Mitchell and shouted obscenities at him and ordered him to lie down on the floor. Fearing for his life, plaintiff Anthony Mitchell dropped his phone and prostrated himself onto the floor of his living room, covering his face and hands.”……His parents were lured out of their home and arrested……booked on charges of Obstructing an Officer. …..To Read More…..http://www.wnd.com/2013/07/cops-sued-for-invading-home-assaulting-resident/

My Take – One thing is patently obvious; the police have forgotten their place.  They have gone far beyond their legislative authority and need to be punished.  If their bosses knew what was going on, they need to be punished.   If city officials knew this was going on, they need to be punished.  Not only should the city be sued; any authorities in the city that was aware of this; authorized this; or merely stood by and allowed it to happen, should be sued as individuals.   As for those directly involved in this clear violation of these people’s rights – they need to be criminally charged, tried, found guilty and sent to prison.  Passing more laws against this kind of thing is meaningless if those laws we already have on the books are ignored – or worse yet - violated by those who are charged with enforcing them.