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I don't know, never been served a search warrant.

Obviously this isn't legal advice, but it's what defense lawyer friends have suggested if it ever comes up.

I think that popular video about "never talk to cops" mentions something like it too?

I assume if they don't wait, it helps your court case. They could always go with the "probable cause" argument, but again this can help your case if you can prove they didn't have actual cause.

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I'm less worried about the court case and more worried about what can immediately go wrong if you look like you're stalling.

> ... this can help your case if you can prove they didn't have actual cause.

Pro-tip: if they're at your door with a warrant, they have probable cause.

Yeah but if they're robbers with a fake badge and gun, how will I know? At least when they barge in I'll already be on the phone with the cops.

Your threat model is imaginary, if they are robbers posing as cops, they wouldn't knock and wait patiently, they'd just serve you a fake "no knock warrant" (kick open your door and bust in with flash bang grenades).

I'm sorry, this comment is not necessarily a reply to you directly but to the thread in general--are we talking about the real world or some fictional TV show? Genuine question, is this something a "normal" HN reader should be worried about? Is there any evidence of such incidents happening ("kick open your door and bust in with flash bang grenades")?

I see no reason why a robber posing as a cop would want to draw more attention to themselves than necessary.

Could just be at the wrong door.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2010/09/aiyana-stanley-...

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