Indiana city doesn't have to pay innocent mom $16,000 after police wrecked home
8 hours ago
- #police accountability
- #legal precedent
- #property rights
- An Indiana woman, Amy Hadley, was denied $16,000 in compensation after her home was severely damaged by police during a raid based on faulty information.
- Police launched 30 tear gas canisters, smashed windows, ransacked furniture, and destroyed security cameras while searching for a suspect who was never present.
- Hadley and her son were forced to sleep in her car for several days due to the uninhabitable condition of her home.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled that the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause does not require compensation for property damage resulting from a lawful police search.
- Similar cases across the country show a pattern of innocent property owners bearing financial burdens for police actions.
- The Supreme Court has yet to clarify the relationship between the Takings Clause and police power, though some justices have indicated interest in addressing the issue.
- Hadley's legal team plans to pursue further legal action, including a potential rehearing en banc in the 7th Circuit.
- The court noted Hadley could have pursued a Fourth Amendment claim for unreasonable execution of the search warrant, but she did not.