[Platapus]

This can be especially concerning if (when) the police try to serve the warrant on the wrong address. Things like this do happen.

There is a fine line that needs to be drawn between respecting the freedom of citizens and the safety of evidence and LE personnel.

I don't know where that line should be, but I do know that it needs to be decided very carefully and with full understanding of how to mitigate the risks when improperly implemented.

I also do know that giving the police almost unlimited power is a sure way to devolve away from civil rights and into a police state.

It is all well and good to give the police the authority to change the rules, on site, if the tactical aspects of the case warrant. But, then the police need to be held accountable if the wrong decision is made.

That's what concerns me the most is the growing state of immunity from any consequence resulting from the actions of the police.

In a free society, the police can not be immune from the consequences of their actions. As the governmental body most able to infringe on the civil rights of innocent citizens, the police need to be held to a high standard and accountability.

Power without accountability is what social scientists call a "bad thing".