... when they're being threatened. From a Balko post about a SWAT raid on the wrong family:
A minimal degree of investigation is all it takes to prevent this kind of “mistake”. People just need to realize the cops simply don’t care. Right house, wrong house, doesn’t matter.
The popo got an anonymous threat on the internet and traced it back to this family's unsecured wifi connection. They were looking for computer equipment (which could even be a smart phone), so naturally they sent a SWAT team.
Note also that the police chief admits that the procedure for a knock-and-announce warrant service has nothing to do with ensuring compliance, but rather with distracting the target.
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