They were sanctioned, they weren't necessarily in the wrong. The sanctions are pretty much for excessive force, but it doesn't mean they weren't allowed to be there or use force.

Clearly the police board disagreed with your ridiculousness when they said it was illegal entry

They get the benefit to the point that someone has to outright prove on tape or video that he cop isn't lying. And cops lie all the time, and even brag about it.



No, they are not. If the doors are shut, they have to get a warrant. I've been at more than one house party where we literally slammed the door in the face of cops responding to noise complaints. Granted, we locked the door after them, but if they had a right to come in, they'd have been smashing the door in. They do not. They had every right to respond to the call and to show up to investigate. They had zero right to enter.

Mfw santara is the voice of reason. ...

That does not mean it was illegal. It means parts were not lawful. If they really made such a grievous error, they would have been fired.

The only person who is being ridiculous is you.

I'm sorry... maybe I'm missing something but how does illegal entry mean not illegal?

I've experienced first hand cops lying(shocker, right kids?), even in court, but I think the benefit of the doubt they get probably helps society in the long run(considering serious cases).

Considering the gravity of the power they wield, I'd say the opposite is true. How many people went to their deaths on the malfeasance of cops and their testimony? There are studies putting the number of people on death row who're innocent at 1 in 25. Whatever happened to Blackstone's formulation?

Because they would have been fired if it had actually been illegal entry apparently.

Legality and illegality are not two spheres with no middle ground. One can do something wrong that makes something unlawful with the rest being legal. Perhaps the police should have waited longer. Perhaps they should have called. They 100% had cause to enter, it's not important given they were not sanctioned hard (and there is no reason to believe the review board was not acting properly).

They were enforcing a noise violation. You can't obstruct justice by refusing to acknowledge their present. The fact is this was the third time police were called due to noise violations. Police can enter a dwelling without a warrant to stop or prevent a breach of the peace.