Police Shoot & Kill 7 Year-Old Girl During Botched Raid
Source #1: http://wn.com/7_Year_Old_Girl_Murdered_By_Police_During_Botched_Raid
Source #2: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/17/aiyana-jones-7-year-old-s_n_578246.html
Explanation of Constitution: This was a very tragic event that took place May 16, 2010 in Detroit, 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley Jones was "accidentally" shot and killed, while sleeping on the couch in her home. Police were said to be doing a botched raid, looking for a suspect in the murder of a 17-year-old boy. There was a man outside the house, said to be a family friend who told the police there were children in the house, he was trying to warn them to be careful, so no children were harmed. The police ignored his remarks and went forward busting down the door. The police didn't have a search warrant or anything, they just barged into the home, and killed and innocent 7-year-old girl by "accident".
This event can be connected to the fourth amendment, which allows the right of search and seizure regulated because in order to search someones home the police must have a search warrant, if they don't then they, of course can't search the premises.
This, if you ask me, is outrageous. The police didn't have a search warrant, and they were warned that there were children in the house, yet they still went in to search for the criminal, and as a consequence they killed Aiyana. Now they want to be sorry and send support to the family, but if they had the warrant Aiyana's grandmother (who was in the house) could have taken her outside while they searched the premises. Then maybe, just maybe, that innocent beautiful little girl would still be a live today.
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