Comments by "" (@Green__one) on "Institute for Justice" channel.

  1. Every insurance policy I have ever seen states very clearly in it that they do not pay for any damage caused by government agents. I have never seen an insurance policy without this clause. In this case only damage caused directly by the criminal would be covered, and it doesn't appear that the criminal actually caused damage to her home only the police response.
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  2. I've never seen an insurance policy that would cover this. They all have clauses saying that they won't pay for any damages caused by agents of the government. Now any damages caused by the criminal would be covered, but in this case it is claimed that the damage was by the police, not the criminal.
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  3. That damage is so far over the top as to be unbelievable! I am so glad that the police in my jurisdiction don't generally behave like this. I have personally witnessed several police standoffs (ones where the criminal has surrendered, ones where they were captured, and ones where the criminal was killed). Around here patience is the name of the game, not shock or awe. I won't say there's no damage, but I can confidently say it's the minimal possible in the circumstances. A single window pane, and a broken door frame being the worst damage I've seen, and in most cases no damage at all as they simply wait it out until they can convince the person to step outside. Granted, I also don't live in the USA, so there are a lot of different social, societal, and legal circumstances in play.
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