Quote Originally Posted by Cylinder Head View Post
Okay so a few questions here. The police in question said they were responding to a domestic violence call. Does that automatically give them probable cause? Is this the type of overreaching crap they're trying to do here?

http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=e8a4cfd49b04
I'd like to weigh in here. I'm not a police officer. I do know that DV calls are some of the most dangerous and unpredictable calls that officers respond to.

I don't know the entirety of the situation surrounding this video snippet. I DO think the guy taking the video is being a complete and utter jackhole. It reminds me of those collegiate yahoos on that Campus Cops show, trying to school the officers on what they can or can't do because their dad is in the FBI.

All they had to do was go outside and talk with the officers. Instead, he was a complete ass and started yapping about "martial law." All this, while there was one child in the house and one playing outside. Instead of calmly clearing it up (for all we know, this guy could have been beating his wife right up until the cops showed up- we have no idea why the officers were summoned to the residence. I highly doubt they were sitting in the house, peacefully watching TV and the officers just showed up out of the blue) by talking with them, he chose to act like a cage-brave dog at a vet clinic.

So, yes, I think that DOES give the officers probable cause. DV is nothing to take lightly.