Quote Originally Posted by mutt View Post
When I'm in my home I don't let anyone tell me to do anything (except for my wife ).

I'm not saying the police weren't proper in entering the home. Not even saying they weren't technically correct in tazing the occupants. I'm just asking if they really needed to go that far, especially when these people are in their own home and, while being uncooperative, they are not threatening anyone. And are you saying not letting the police into your home, when they don't have a warrant, is disobeying a lawful order? Not baiting I just don't understand what you are referring to as the lawful order? Last I read I don't have to let anyone from the govt into my house unless they have a warrant signed by a judge.
I'm not saying their entry was proper or improper either. There isn't enough information to make that decision. Therefore, we can't really answer if they needed to go that far.

And if you've never read about warrantless exceptions, you haven't read much. There's tons of case law and information out there (even in numerous threads on this forum) describing when police can enter your home without a warrant. And when they do come in you basically have 3 options:

  • You can act like this guy and get tazed and go to jail
  • You can act worse and have something worse happen and go to jail...with a possible stop at the ER
  • You can adamantly but politely voice your disapproval of their actions, request to talk with a supervisor, and then cooperate and settle the issue later with the help of an attorney

Make no mistake...if the po-po do come into your house lawfully, with or without a warrant, they WILL be telling you what you're gonna do. There are a lot of chest thumping tough guys on here who might tell you differently. They're wrong. I ran into a lot of those types over 15 years. They were very vocal in their dislike for me and my actions (or other officers)...all the way to the county jail.