Quote Originally Posted by Not_A_Llama View Post
Interesting how you can always tell who fell asleep in civics... Some of our board members have a terrifying concept of what constitutes "probable cause".

sorry but the rules are different when chasing known felon. you cant shoot just anyone running away from a cop either, but a fleeing felon different story.

and probable cause give them more than the opportunity to just request a search warrant, it gives them the right to enter you residence or place of business or anything else.

if they hear screams for help they can enter the residence on probable cause, if a fleeling felon (in this case a bank robber) is reported to have gone into a building they will have probable cause to follow. they do not request search warrants when chasing a fleeing felon.

search warrants are used when they are trying to ascertain whether there is a crime being committed not when chasing a known bank robber, if you think the cops need a search warrant to go into your home after a known fleeing felon you are just dumb

sorry you cannot armchair quarterback this into a violation of someones rights.

it looks to me like they police handled themselves professionally and secured the safety of the public and the officers involved.