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how to know if a raid on your house is from real police?

if someone claims they are the police and breaks into your house claiming they have a warrant

how are you supposed to even know they are really government agents? any bozo can get his hands on a bunch of police uniforms and a badge...not to mention most people are not shown how a police uniform or badge are even supposed to look like...what happens if you just shoot them and claim you thought they were posers assaulting you?

this is a hypothetical i don't have any intention to shoot or hurt anyone

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Well, A police officer isn't going to enter your home on a warrant where he's kicking your door in alone. There is going to be at minimum half a dozen police officers there. It's kinda unlikely that a criminal would be able to convince 5+ people to go into this gig with him.

    Secondly, unless it's a ridiculously serious offense, they're going to knock and announce themselves before making entry.. this gives you time to see who it is your dealing with. You'll be able to see patrol cars outside your home.

    So the only chance this leaves, is if your police department mistakenly gathers a no knock warrant for your home and enters it. No knock warrants are pretty tough to get, and cops need to have their ducks in a row to get one. There isn't going to be a mistake about this.

    However, in extremely rare cases, this can and has happened. Few years back in California, and FBI agent was killed in a no knock warrant by a gang that thought they were being burglarized by another rival gang. This never went to trial since the FBI's partners just ended up killing the gang member in the his home.

  • Nex
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    well first a police officer is not a government agent, second if they have a warrant and you refuse to let them in they can break the door down or break the window to get in and if you try even get near a gun they would shoot. and there would also obviously be a car outside.

  • Cee
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Real cops are pretty easy to spot compared to fakes in uniform.\

    It's all in the way they carry themselves.

    'Same goes for soldiers.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    cause a real cop would have you on the floor with an MP5 up your *** before you could even reach your gun. they have paperwork.

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  • 8 years ago

    DONT LET THEM IN

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