I like the way ur problematizing this. I am curious tho about all the context that is missing from the story. What is the immigrant’s ethnicity and how does it affect how neighbors treat him and how he perceives oppression?
Technically yes a police search is harmless next to the possibility of someone being armed in a country where no one is armed. But some bigger social justice issue is at hand if immigrants are constantly searched this way or suspected by neighbors ; and also what the consequences are for other ppl to know/see that someone’s home has beeen searched.
P.S. Are toy guns even ethical or am i going overboard here?