can cops let themself in and arrest people?

The guy who shot that video should have been arrested for producing such crap

Lol it was me and I DID get arrested. But not for producing crap

What was the charge against you?

Personally it seems like you guys were pretty under control, however if the police are called in on a complaint of a loud party, I'm pretty sure that they can shut down the party and ask people that don't live there to leave.

Several parties I was at during college ended abruptly that way...

Someone made a good point though - the cops are telling people to leave that have been drinking. Wouldn't it be better to have them sleep it off inside the house before driving?

In my case, since I lived right by campus, I walked to most of the parties anyway.

I wonder what if any liability the police would have if they ordered a person to leave that was drunk, and then that person got into an accident and hurt themself/others...

ADG

He told us to get in our cars and drive home. It sounded like instant DUI's to us so no one was willing.

I was arrested for "resisting arrest".

Later they added "inmate of a disorderly house", that one does seam valid to me. Pending the disorderly house charges stands. Obviously it was added on in an attempt to cover their asses.

My issue is them letting them self in the house. Them grabbing the guy who answers the door and pulling him outside. Pretty fucked up.

My issue is them letting them self in the house. Them grabbing the guy who answers the door and pulling him outside. Pretty fucked up.

I think they have to have really good probable cause that a crime is being committed inside.

And the Crime will have to be much more than just the loud music.

Get your self an attorney, and sue them.

you only have rights in court....

Been there done that and have the shirt. Every second Saturday in the summer months I would have a midnight BBQ for my friends. I live right on the city line but technically I am in the county and my house sits back an easy 75 feet from the street. Anyway, one night the City cops show up and let themselves through 2 gates and kicked the second open with a padlock. So around 1:30 am I see 3 city cops in my backyard and I am thinking how'd the fuck did they get passed my locked gate? And why are City cops here?

Two months before I installed cameras and motion alarms because an idiot stole my new lawnmower out of my shed. I thank my wife for nagging me for weeks to hook up the cameras to the VCR because this saved my ass and $1,000's in court/lawyer fees.

I've never been a fan of cops due to being a son of cop and know most cops are fucking broken. So I politely asked him what the problem was? The cop ignored me and started to collect id's. I was like wait, why are you on my property? He told me to shut up and sit down or I'll be arrested. I said fuck this I am calling the sheriffs because this is county property NOT city. ZAP that's a tasering and I was soon cuffed and on the floor. Please believe me you'll do whatever they ask when tasered.

The sheriffs show up as they were walking me to the city cop car. I hear the cop trying to pawn me off on the sheriffs and they wanted nothing to with it. The cop was trying to cover his ass because when I went down from the taser I clipped a chair an my eye was swollen closed. At the station I get my police report with 12 different charges from public intox to resisting arrest and assault on a police officer ETC. My bond was $20k.

Two months later at my 1st hearing the city is already trying to cut a deal on the charges. A sign they have a weak case so I declined all. Then a month later at the pretrial hearing they were trying to scare me telling me they are going for a 4 year sentence or take 30 days in jail and all felony charges will be dropped. Nope. My attorney then sends discovery for trial and included was the tape of a cop kicking open a locked gate. BINGO!

Then the city offers me a public intox charge and a $150 fine. Nope. We go to trial and the cop does not show up so they move to dismiss the case. Nope. I told my attorney to file a motion for another hearing when the cop is available. The City attorney then drops all charges. 30 days later I file a suit with the City, the cop, and his union. Still in limbo with this.

The moral of this story is get good legal advice and don't back down with deal IF you are in the right. It is a long drawn out process and most people say fuck it and cave. If you don't have the scratch for an attorney bring your tape to the local ACLU.

They can even knock the door down and arrest your whole family too

I've seen that happen before. By pulling the guy out they essentially have an open door and by looking inside they can come up with a good reason to come in. The proper course of action in this situation, especially there's some "suspicious activity" going on inside the hows is as follows:

1. You get someone to "go outside to talk to the cops"
2. Have someone ready to slam the door and lock it behind the guy ASAP so the cops cant barge in.
3. Allow the guy back in only after the cops leave.

If you have a back/side door use that to come out and talk to the cops. Catches them offguard a little.

What was the charge against you?

Personally it seems like you guys were pretty under control, however if the police are called in on a complaint of a loud party, I'm pretty sure that they can shut down the party and ask people that don't live there to leave.

Several parties I was at during college ended abruptly that way...

Someone made a good point though - the cops are telling people to leave that have been drinking. Wouldn't it be better to have them sleep it off inside the house before driving?

In my case, since I lived right by campus, I walked to most of the parties anyway.

I wonder what if any liability the police would have if they ordered a person to leave that was drunk, and then that person got into an accident and hurt themself/others...

ADG

It really doesn't matter what you believe or the fact that you have video, that is number one. They entered on probable cause. Probable cause is when there is a complaint and the police have seen enough evidence to justify the complaint, or have seen enough evidence for further investigation. So if you and your friends were drinking, a neighbor called police lets say and the cop that knocked on the door saw anything to support the call to police he had the right to enter the house. That is the bottom line. If the police got out of line, lets say they got violent with you guys then that is something else. But just entering the house, they were following the law and trying to prove otherwise will cost you more than its worth. Believe me when I tell you, don't fuck with the police, they have judges, DA's and all kinds of shit that will back them up to avoid suit if need be.

I've had my fair share of run ins with these bastards from growing up in the city. And let me tell you, its more trouble than its worth. They all stick together and unless you have an obscene amount of money to make a political mess out of this its better to walk away.

you're wrong idiot

looks like no one in the video told him to get out though

Actually within the first 15 seconds it was said

Also, this was on a noise complaint.