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Police won't even check the address before they raid a place, so I don't think so.


Yep. I used to be a building/remodeling contractor. If I accidentally showed up to the wrong address and demolished the wrong deck, I'd be responsible for making the property owner whole again.

If a cop serves a warrant and the wrong address and ends ups murdering a child, that cop will receive sympathy and paid time off.


Yeah, people have (attempted to) sue PDs and cities for even woefully negligent wrong address raids (different street to warrant and documentation), and the courts have happily told them "sucks to be you, they have no requirement to pay for any damage".




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