The units generally did not enter homes forcibly, though on occasion they entered through an open window or door.
In Manila, police officers said the pro-Marcos marchers intended to forcibly enter the presidential palace.
Such precautions prove useless when a policeman can abuse the authority of his uniform and forcibly enter a cell.
He only emerged after the officer called the fire department to get them to forcibly enter the property.
1300 Remember, this is the first year that the National Happiness Quotient Mensuration Agency has been empowered to forcibly enter your home and measure your happiness, both individual and collective.
Mr Karzai has long insisted that the raids, in which foreign troops often forcibly enter Afghan homes in search of insurgents, must either cease or be "Afghanised".
Dad's energy company was first to drop the pretence of caring, threatening to go to court so it could forcibly enter his house and install payment meters.
"How 'secure' do our homes remain if police, armed with no warrant, can pound on doors at will and, on hearing sounds indicative of things moving, forcibly enter and search for evidence of unlawful activity?" she asked.
Justice Ginsburg asks, "How 'secure' do our homes remain if police, armed with no warrant, can pound on doors at will and, on hearing sounds indicative of things moving, forcibly enter and search for evidence of unlawful activity?" Her dissent is a reminder of the enduring value of privacy, as well as of her value to American law.
Additionally, King contends that a mere lawfulness test will not require officers to tailor their actions to the situation, thereby allowing police to forcibly enter a dwelling without any suspicion of danger to "life or security". See Brief of Respondent at 28.
This rule — rooted in a centuries-old legal tradition called the Castle Doctrine (which posits that the home should be a place of peace and sanctuary) — states that police officers cannot forcibly enter a home without first knocking, announcing themselves and giving the occupants of the house a reasonable amount of time to answer the door without violence.
