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[InfinitusEquitas]

5 Apologies to the Cops Who Beat Me Up for No Reason | Cracked.com

It's this guy I believe.

He knows how to turn it into a humor

He has a much better sense of humor about it than I do, that's for sure.

Crucial mistake not letting them break down the door though... without exigent circumstances, which they didn't have, he'd have great grounds for a civil suit and payout, and hopefully repercussions for the cops themselves.

Had a cop tail me last night for almost two miles, coming back from the movie theater... pulled into a dunkin donuts, and the a$$hole drove off. I guess he didn't like the idea of another cop/donut joke.

 

[Eudaimonium]

He has a much better sense of humor about it than I do, that's for sure.

Crucial mistake not letting them break down the door though... without exigent circumstances, which they didn't have, he'd have great grounds for a civil suit and payout, and hopefully repercussions for the cops themselves.

Had a cop tail me last night for almost two miles, coming back from the movie theater... pulled into a dunkin donuts, and the a$$hole drove off. I guess he didn't like the idea of another cop/donut joke.

He just had a solid made door, he didn't intentionally hold it down or anything.

Seriously how is it's his fault for trying to defend his home against intruders? Which, you can totally note, the policemen in the scenario actually ARE.

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

Should have allowed them to break it down. Short term loss, long term gain, and the @$$holes cops might have actually gotten in some trouble.

Instead they probably laughed about the article after it was published.

 

[Eudaimonium]

Should have allowed them to break it down. Short term loss, long term gain, and the @$$holes cops might have actually gotten in some trouble.

Instead they probably laughed about the article after it was published.

You mean he shouldn't have unlocked it? Well, who knows what sort of "obstruction of justice"-tasting crap could they blame him with. I'm not so familiar with law systems over there but NOT answering a door to police isn't the smartest thing to do.

However on the other side, like he said, they should've identified themselves as police force immediately, instead of shining a light into the door's peephole. So he didn't know they were police.

Tricky situation huh?

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

You mean he shouldn't have unlocked it? Well, who knows what sort of "obstruction of justice"-tasting crap could they blame him with. I'm not so familiar with law systems over there but NOT answering a door to police isn't the smartest thing to do.

However on the other side, like he said, they should've identified themselves as police force immediately, instead of shining a light into the door's peephole. So he didn't know they were police.

Tricky situation huh?

Not tricky at all.

In the US, you have absolutely zero legal obligation to open the door for anyone.

That very specifically includes the police.

They have no right to enter your home unless you either;

-Invite them in, aka Consent - simply opening the door, even a bit could later be argued by them to be an invitation. Even just a door not locked can be argued to be an invitation - lock the door. Always.

-Exigent circumstances - If they can see, or hear someone in distress for example yelling for help.

-They have a warrant.

A classic favored police tactic, is a knock, and talk... they knock, pretend to be your friend, or doing a survey, or "proactive policing" - legally they can lie and make up any excuse whatsoever. Once they are inside, good chance they can find something arrest your for.

For anyone that thinks, "Well geez, I'm not a thief, or a murderer, what have I got to hide." You're a retarded moron. Take that insult to heart.

There are so many rules, laws, regulations, and policies, that there is literally no accounting for all of them. It's not a question of whether you are breaking the law, it's question of what law you're breaking.

Now if he backed up from the door, and did NOTHING. One of two things would have happened. They would have knocked down the door, hassled him, and still left realizing they f*cked up. OR they would have just left.

Not only that, but if they broke in, and did find anything of questionable legality, they wouldn't be able to use it in court.

I can't speak to legalities in other countries, but in the US, you do not have to open the door, and you should not open the door.

The cops are not your friends. They are not there to help you. They don't even have a legal obligation to protect you. They do not get punished in any way for losing a court case. Especially not the local/state cops.

Don't make the job of screwing you over any easier for them. Keep the door locked.

 

[Lazerbeak]

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2) So this is why no one on COPS is ever wearing a shirt.

I misjudged you based on your appearance, meth head. It turns out we are the same.

Hilarious and terrible to be sure :thinking:

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~ LB

 

[gismo]

I've seen things beyond imagination...

First time it was horrific, people were having a lunch...

...but the second time it went from bad to worse, our own kind endangered...

 

[Lazerbeak]

After I had me some desert I felt right as rain

It was existential in fact :thinking:

Afterwards, not so much...

~ LB

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

 

[Zathras]

Does the LBGT community know about this?

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

 

[amkdeath]

 

[Lazerbeak]

That is nasty on so many levels :barf:

Although...

Michael Douglas has revealed that his stage 4 throat cancer was the result of an HPV infection that he got from oral sex.

~ LB

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

That is nasty on so many levels :barf:

Although...

Michael Douglas has revealed that his stage 4 throat cancer was the result of an HPV infection that he got from oral sex.

~ LB

I couldn't resist

 

[Lazerbeak]

:crackup:

Classy as always Infinitus

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~ LB

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

It's ironic... in the Star Wars universe storm troopers are supposed to the absolute cream of the crop, in terms of being elite soldiers. The equivalent of navy Seals, or special forces.

Yet in the movies... I mean honestly why do they even bother with armor and blasters?