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It’s even worse than that, in the US police have broad latitude to destroy property, kill pets, seize any cash or assets (theoretically related to the crime, but very easy to abuse) and etc. while executing a search, with little to no recourse.


Not just kill pets, but kill people. Even if they raided the wrong home.


Yeah, it’s true.




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