Comment by rkagerer
6 hours ago
...they don't get paid to help you clean up afterwards.
Could you litigate to recover the costs and repair any damage done? Is there case law around what is a reasonable level of dishevelment?
6 hours ago
...they don't get paid to help you clean up afterwards.
Could you litigate to recover the costs and repair any damage done? Is there case law around what is a reasonable level of dishevelment?
You can file a civil suit against the police department, but results are far from certain. Unless it was a case of the cops raiding the wrong home entirely and you managed to make the news the success rate is not great.
And even then . . . https://ij.org/if-you-break-it-you-buy-it-unless-youre-the-p...
Let's call it "extremely difficult" - https://ij.org/if-you-break-it-you-buy-it-unless-youre-the-p...
Unlikely. Similarly, if the fire department has to use an axe to chop your door open to respond to a fire call, it’s your responsibility to replace the door.