I think they have no business keeping people out of their homes. They also have no obligation to save them if they get into trouble after they cross into an unsafe area. Pointing guns at people and arresting them is not the answer.
A police officer with one hand on the hood of the car and the other on his gun warns resident Rick Blazek to back off as he tries to drive around a security checkpoint in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Monday, June 16, 2008. Frustrated residents expected to return to their homes today but the hazards encountered by inspection teams were deemed unsafe for the general public; it is anticipated that people will be able to retrieve items from their homes starting Tuesday.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
An angry resident that tried to drive around a security checkpoint is stopped by one police officer, right, while another tries to break his window to extract him in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Monday, June 16, 2008.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
An angry resident that tried to drive around a security checkpoint is stopped by one police officer, right, while another tries to break his window to extract him in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Monday, June 16, 2008.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Rick Blazek, 54, is arrested by police officers after trying to drive around a security checkpoint in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Monday, June 16, 2008. Frustrated residents expected to return to their homes today but the hazards encountered by inspection teams were deemed unsafe for the general public; it is anticipated that people will be able to retrieve items from their homes starting Tuesday.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Rick Blazek, 54, is escorted to a police car after being arrested for trying to drive around a security checkpoint in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Monday, June 16, 2008. Frustrated residents expected to return to their homes today but the hazards encountered by inspection teams were deemed unsafe for the general public; it is anticipated that people will be able to retrieve items from their homes starting Tuesday.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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