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Originally Posted by Azure
Oh sure. I absolutely agree.
While I'm not familiar with the legal side here, I would suspect that the officer had grounds to go into the home, considering that Gates was not providing proper ID, and that it was a B&E investigation.
Otherwise I'm sure the officer wouldn't have the full support of his co-workers and the police department.
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He probably would otherwise. It's pretty normal protocol for an officer to walk the legal line in a case like this and enter the home when it's iffy on the legality because if Gates turns out to be an intruder then it will hold up in court as reasonable cause to enter the house. If he's not, all Gates can really do is yell at him. However, if the officer was to walk in and find some weed or something, that's where it would get interesting.