Ummm, what actually happened is just about the only relevant thing here. It was a very fact specific ruling, so “what actually happened” was vitally important.
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Simply going back inside or even running doesn’t rise to the level of exigent circumstances. At least it shouldn’t.
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If that were the only thing that happened here, you’d be absolutely right. But, as the opinion points out, that wasn’t the only thing that happened, and looking at the facts as discrete events ignores the totality of the circumstances.
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The 4th amendment loses again. This was wrongly decided.
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The inflated rhetoric aside, I’m ha ing trouble getting worked up over a case where it seems to me the police were far more interested in stopping potential violence than gathering evidence or harassing people.