Question $24$ of $31$

$24.$ According to policy at the Tarlen County Police Department, officers intending to enter a residence usually must knock and announce their purpose before entering by force. A no$-$knock entry of a residence is permitted if and only if a life is at stake. However, officers entering a home without knocking and announcing their purpose run the risk of being mistaken for prowlers and shot by a fearful resident.

From the information given above, it CANNOT be validly concluded that, according to policy at the Tarlen County Police Department,

A$)$ if a life is at stake, a no$-$knock entry of a residence is permitted

B$)$ if a no$-$knock entry of a residence is not permitted, then a life is not at stake

C$)$ a life is at stake if a no$-$knock entry of a residence is permitted

D$)$ a no$-$knock entry of a residence is not permitted if a life is not at stake

E$)$ if a no$-$knock entry of a residence is not permitted, then a life is at stake