[tptacek]

I can't imagine how it would matter. There's basically nothing more sacred in US law than the front door of one's home. There isn't a more intrusive ordinary investigative action any government body can take.

From the photos: they trashed the apartments, too. Again, not that it much matters.

[A4ET8a8uTh0_v2]

Hm. Surely, you are not suggesting that the length of delay does not matter? If that was the case, one could be detained indefinitely.

Lets then compare it to other law enforcement actions and see where it differs. If we do that, maybe we can learn something new.

Based on what I do know, this law enforcement action was not different from other similar crackdowns. If true, this would suggest that the sacrosanct status does not exist or exists in name only. I would be curious to learn, which you think is true.

[tptacek]

The length of detention is of minor importance compared to breaking down doors and pulling people out of their homes indiscriminately (across an entire 5-story apartment building) at 3AM. This is extremely different from other crackdowns. There isn't a way you can rhetorically salvage it; you will keep running aground of the fact that they rousted and detained an entire building at 3AM.

[A4ET8a8uTh0_v2]

It is hardly rhetorical. If warrant was issued, would you accept it or not? Either way, it would be interesting to know.

[tptacek]

I'm really not interested in hair-splitting this, sorry. A claim was made upthread about the ordinariness of what happened with this raid; that claim was luridly false. I'm happy to leave it there.