Boston police given authority to violate the 4th Amendment

Boston police are launching a program that will call upon parents in high-crime neighborhoods to allow detectives into their homes, without a warrant, to search for guns in their children's bedrooms.

Help me out here, what exactly is wrong with this idea?

You can bet that's gonna go over real well can't you? Police can now violate your 4th Amendment rights because you live in a high-crime neighborhood. No more obtaining a warrant, just asking to search your home and use intimidation to get inside. They can also violate the 5th Amendment under this program, because they're allowed to take guns without any due process; just come right in and take what they want, no questions asked, no paperwork needed.

This isn't going to turn out very well at all. The police aren't obligated to obtain a search warrant, they're not going to actually be arresting any criminals, they're just going to be barging in and confiscating whatever guns they find. And since this is a warrantless search and seizure program, the police have no obligation to give the guns back.

Anytime you hear somebody say "There are checks and balances to keep the government from taking over" or "Something like that could never happen in America", look them straight in the eye and let them know about stories like this.