You hear about a lot of legal cases involving the 1st and 2nd Amendments… not so much the 3rd (the prohibition against forcing homeowners to quarter soldiers in their homes). Well, here ya go:
Police Commandeer Homes, Get Sued
Short form: cops in Henderson, Nevada, wanted to use a private home as a lookout during an investigation of the neighbors. Homeowners refused. Cops used a battering ram to knock in the front door, shot him with pepperballs while he was prostrate on the floor (also shot the family dog with the same weapon), arrested the homeowner for obstructing an investigation. They also roughed up and arrested the guys parents at another private home, for the same lame reason.
There are all kinds of things wrong here. It’s the 3rd Amendment aspect that might be interesting. Now, the first problem with that is that these were police, not soldiers. But have you seen the police these days? It’s becoming more difficult to tell the difference. Just about the only way to tell them apart anymore is that the cops are likely wearing black, not camo, and masks to hide their identities.
