Comment by skissane
2 years ago
> No, you don't. If they have a warrant then you need to let them in for the purposes specified in the warrant. Otherwise you're free to tell them to piss off.
Any lawyer will tell you - if law enforcement attempts a warrant-less search, you tell them you do not consent to it, but you do not attempt to physically stop them from performing it. Tell them they are unwelcome and to come back with a warrant, but if they insist on entering in spite of that, you let them in.
"Letting them in" is another way of saying you consent. Don't "let" them in... just don't physically stop them coming in.
If you unlock a door for someone but simultaneously say “I don’t consent to you passing through it”, the first act does not cancel out the second. Whereas, if you don’t unlock it, if they really want to go in they’ll knock it down, causing damage in the process. Unlocking it for them is about avoiding damage to property, it is not a form of consent if accompanied by a clear verbal refusal of consent