I'm surprised that the original warrants were signed in the first place.<p>And who the hell approved a raid? What happened to two police officers knocking on your door? Why are all suspects considered felons (the only offense class I can conceive of that could deserve a raid) for the purpose of serving a warrant? Do police pay for damages in cases where a raid is excessive force?
Unconstitutional, but I would rather them have declared it outright illegal. Unconstitutional means the evidence gathered cannot/probably will not be used in the case against the blogger. It means that the inevitable civil rights complaint will have more teeth. But the people who did the raid are not in handcuffs. The court is not identifying a criminal act, nor really is that their role.<p>The FBI, state, or some other higher agency will have to investigate at their leisure, if they even want to get involved. Such decisions have consequences in an election year. I would rather allow judges to initiate prosecutions, or at least have them force the prosecution's hand where the wrongdoing of law enforcement is so obvious.
> On August 15, Larpenter was supposed to be honored for his service to the community by being inducted into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame.<p>That says it all!<p>and this one instance is the only one we know of that Larpenter overstepped the bounds of his authority.
I wish it was the neighbor using their wifi because it was a wep based setup and that's the ip AT&T gave so they raid and screw up the wrong guys house. But one side it happens all the time.<p>Seems like more questions should be asked during this whole thing. I want a warrant for a ip of a Facebook user / why ? / because he said mean things about me./ oh he's not a real threat and didn't really break the law...no.
All great and dandy, but I can't help to think what the continued fallout is going to be.<p>If someone is willing to smash your door down because you called them out on their dealings or perceived dealings, then that person is a threat to your safety.
> On August 15, Larpenter was supposed to be honored for his service to the community by being inducted into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame. The ceremony was rescheduled because of flooding.<p>Makes me wonder what the criteria are.