Wrong House, No Warrant, Man Dead. AGAIN!
The NYPD, searching for an alleged mugger who had stolen a cell phone, burst into the WRONG HOUSE, WITHOUT A WARRANT, at 5:30 in the morning, resulting in the heart attack DEATH of Carlos Alcis, a Haitian immigrant, who came to America in 2000 to make a better life for his family.
By all accounts, Mr. Alcis was an honest, hardworking, responsible, married family man. He symbolized the American Dream - until police officers violated the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution, invaded his home when the family was asleep, and literally killed him.
Turns out that the phone was stolen by another individual with absolutely no connection to this family or residence.
There are still conflicting reports - some say the family opened the door, others say the police forcibly entered. Either way, police DID NOT have the right to invade the home. The police should have secured the home from the outside, obtained a warrant, and entered after KNOCKING ON THE DOOR. If it had been there, the evidence wouldn't have disappeared.
THIS is what happens when we allow the government to violate the Constitution with impunity. The officers involved - HAVING VIOLATED THE FOURTH AMENDMENT - should be charged with MURDER and should face the death penalty. We need to start making examples of THEM in order to put the brakes on an emerging police state.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.1448858
