LAWYER: Can Police Legally FORCE Your Door Open?

[@IamBlackMagic03]

I learned this lesson when I was 19. Cops showed up at my place to talk to me and my roommate about an issue at a party. We cooperated because we had nothing to hide and ended up in a holding cell for 12 hours. When we went to court the judge thank God told cop they had no right or evidence to have brought us in and released us. Ever since that I've said i will never cooperate. No warrant, have a nice day. No warrant, nope you can't look in my car.

[@TS-bj8my]

The cop should have to the spend at least 12 unpaid hours in a jail cell if a person is held but not prosecuted!

[@raulthepig5821]

And now you have an arrest record that will follow you for the rest of your life due to some overzealous cops that just wanted to put something on their resume.

[@IamBlackMagic03]

@raulthepig5821 charges were dropped luckily but I learned a valuable life lesson. Even if you did nothing, invoke your rights. Way I see it the bad cops have ruined it for the good ones and this is just how it's gonna be. No warrant, no cooperation. So when people say just cooperate it's easier i just laugh.

[@IamBlackMagic03]

@TS-bj8my I agree. I did get to watch the judge rip the cop in the courtroom about lazy police work, and how this hurts the relationship between the public and law enforcement. So that was satisfying.

[@tedjob21]

As citizens, we need to pass laws that restrict the authority of cops, DA's and judges.

[@modernhereticnw]

Don’t talk to cops. Don’t answer the door. Have a security doorbell/intercom. Have a locked security door.

[@pazsion]

with a big re enforced outer wall that 8ft tall and 1ft thick. with spikes on top and barbed wire. your own private army and several escape routes. all of this would be needed if your totally innocent and have never committed any crimes. they no longer enforce the laws, you have reasonable causes to fear for your life if an officer simply interacts with or, or say hello... to you. and they have not policed their own for a long long time. you can never trust them again, even if they were your friend... they are not 😒

[@rslama9653]

EVEN IF THEY ARE, OR WERE YOUR FRIEND ! No, if they show up in uniform they are noones friend.

[@jamesj7474]

And call the police!!!!

[@FYMASMD]

Have signage that is clear about no trespassing, specifically stating law enforcement. FTP!!

[@dzonibravo7867]

I don't understand US law, you have the right, but ONLY if you revoke and tell them? That's nonsense.

[@TheLunarLegend]

Legally? No. But when has the law ever stopped the police?

[@darrellwilliams5657]

Never, it protects criminals, and not law abiding citizens.

[@Rhaspun]

Yes. They will do what they want. Let a judge rule that evidence collected can't be used. They're still imposing their will on you without a legal right. They know they can cause a lot of inconvenience for you.

[@nukepuke932]

@@Rhaspun So what if a judge later determines the cops were wrong? They're still violating your civil rights with impunity.

[@don5062]

@@nukepuke932 And they never have to pay a dime from their own expense. So why should they ever change?

[@MeetTheSLAYER]

After you file complaints and a huge law suit on the cop, police department, city/county/state.

[@CM-tc4ny]

The general public has to protect their Constitutional rights against those we pay to serve and protect. Got it.

[@HYTELES]

Our Constitutional rights are constantly being trampled on by our fascist police and the legal process is doing practically nothing to help the ordinary citizen.

[@dgoins6]

I got arrested once and I shut up. My attorney asked me if he was going to see a crying confession. Nope. He told me after watching the body cam that he wished he had more clients like me.

[@jamespeace1237]

Always Attorneys, no lawyers they work with the courts..

[@aaronlandry3947]

Indiana supreme Court ruled a couple years ago that during a consensual encounter if an officer puts his foot across the door without a warrant or exigent circumstances he is violating the Fourth Amendment and trespassing. They ruled as well that repeatedly slamming the door on the cop's foot is a perfectly acceptable use of force to prevent unlawful trespass by an armed individual even if that individual happens to have a badge.

[@matthewmucker2161]

Can you provide a case reference for this?

[@thegrimharvest]

If true good on Indiana. Of course what that means is now everything will just become an exigent circumstance going forward.

[@matthewmucker2161]

@@thegrimharvest The logical extreme of this (particularly in Texas) would be that the cop in this case is an armed intruder guilty of breaking and entering, which would justify the use of lethal force by the homeowner to defend himself and his homestead. THAT would be an interesting court case.

[@captainjimolchs]

It is my understanding that the Indiana legislature has restored the common law right to resist an illegal arrest.

[@JK-vi3jm]

@@captainjimolchs can't wait to see how many ppl get served Darwin Awards for "legally resisting" lmao

[@matchstickdesignco]

There is nothing in the known universe that is bigger or more fragile than a cop's ego.

[@nicholaslogan5185]

Our entire universe is actually simply a dream inside the mind of a police officer as he fantasies about a world where he gets to violate your civil rights and get away with it.

[@David_Camerwrongun]

"girls ego

[@mervyngreene6687]

​@@David_CamerwrongunNope. But MAYBE a 15 year old boy.

[@LincolnHawke]

But why do cops have such a fragilé ego? Or it is they actually believe their own bull scat? A cop walked up to my Super Truck and asked me if know why he pulled me over.. I laughed and I said, do you know how fast you were going? Where are you coming from? Where are you going this night? Have you been drinking this nite? Do you drink often on the job? What time did you get the bar today?

[@LincolnHawke]

@@mervyngreene6687 jacked up truck, driving with their bright lights on, a big dog and sat the bench on his h. S. Football team. Was never a ladies man but always wanted to be. Never signed up for there military 🪖.

[@Isaac_132]

Never trust a cop. I was with friends on my motorcycle and we were taking a break at a gas station when 4 cops showed up. (They were patrolling the road we were riding so it was kinda expected.) They were just being all friendly and chatting with us asking about our bikes and if we did track days, that kind of thing. One cop asked me if I ever tracked my car. I told him "no." He asked, "Why not? What kind of car do you have?" I told him what it was and he lost interest. One of the other officers told me that the one cop was asking about my car because the day before he had a guy who looked like me run from him in a BMW. Lesson Learned: Even in a seemingly innocent conversation the cops may be trying to hem you up and you shouldn't talk to them.

[@scottalanclymer]

Completely true. Besides civilian life and as a motorist in general, after 6+ million miles as a professional driver and the correspondingly high number of LEO interactions because of the statistical probability that goes with it, I can't remember EVER having a conversation with a cop that didn't immediately involve a series of stupid unrelated questions by the cop. They are absolute professionals at leading you verbally into entrapment. Even if you've done nothing nefarious whatsoever.

[@FreeUkraine69]

Always record the police , cops lie and are paid professionally to do so and camera's don't and can be used against a cop's testimony in a court of law !

[@wombatsgalore]

Your personal anecdote here demonstrates the exact opposite: you can trust the cops, if you're innocent. 🙂

[@jvsperoni]

@@wombatsgalore Dig deep enough and the vast majority of people have recently broken some law. There are 1000s of laws and many are obscure and rarely enforced.

[@wombatsgalore]

@@jvsperoni, that may well be true (though it is not the cops' fault). But the anecdote provided by @Isaac_132 mentions a very real crime -- a genuine wrong-doing -- not some obscure malum prohibitum.

[@Mike-pi2bo]

They should be concerned about their safety when they look to violate your rights.

[@hotpuppy1]

"Exigent circumstances" is the key to them doing whatever they want.

[@georgealicea2978]

Thats why you record the bas********

[@purplesprigs]

I had four kids. I trained them to NEVER answer the door, period, from the time they were little. If someone we invited was in the driveway, we'd get a call and let them in. My kids (all in their twenties) still have never answered a knock or doorbell ring. Of that, I am proud.

[@emmettomar3914]

Good job!!! I wish I knew that 48 yrs ago when raising my 4 kids!!! Very SMART!!! 🤓

[@zephyfoxy]

I only answer the doorbell after looking at my cameras

[@dennisward4855]

mine too...

[@edwoll]

I'll bet you also made sure to shelter them from ever hearing Let 'Em In by Paul McCartney and Wings.

[@alexstrebel1829]

Yep. Not just kids. Nobody opens the door or reacts to the door except me. Works perfectly for solicitation as well. They just awkwardly stand there while everyone inside goes about their life and leave.

[@MarshaleeTraylor]

Trust no one these days even the police

[@arinerm1331]

Trust no one these days, -even- **especially** the police. There, that's better.

[@randommonstrosities7454]

​@@arinerm1331fixed it

[@TalkingGIJoe]

especially the police...

[@deborahg4599]

Yup!!

[@uradragon]

Exactly right, Everybody has been recruited by the American Stasi, son, brother, sister. After the oath the first thing they lose is their integrity (credibility) Never trust the police they are not your friend.

[@NicholasAlt]

Officer safety is a meaningless term. Its meaning is “I am infringing on your liberty” If someone is ACTUALLY endangering officers they don’t utter that phrase, they take action to address the danger. When they utter that phrase they are regurgitating a rote training tactic and the supposed danger is IMAGINARY. It is not backed by facts of an actual threat, not backed by RAS of danger or real threats. It is a turn of phrase used to VIOLATE RIGHTS.

[@PeterKushubar]

100% fact!

[@MonkeyJedi99]

If they're so fragile and worried about their safety, they should get a safer job. Preferably one where everyone can ignore them.

[@Factvsopinon]

Well said!!❤

[@bobspalding2477]

Yeah that’s how I feel too. Like “oh YOUR safety is in question?” when they’re aggressing the situation. literally showing up with firearms and body armor. How about I don’t feel safe, and body slam you? Hmm different story all of a sudden.

[@LupusMechanicus]

A man who has proclaimed violence to be his method, is forced to take the lie as his principle. - Alexander Solzhenitsyn we live in a communist police state shithole

[@bettyg7710]

Here is the bottom line, never open your door to the police. If they have a warrant or a valid law enforcement reason they will come in with or without your consent. Without a warrant you need not open your door no matter what they try to say. Remember they lie. You don’t even have to talk to them.

[@MasterYoist]

Warrant or not, they will not enter my house while I'm still alive.

[@bigrobsydney]

Better still, ensure you have a fence around your house, and keep the front gate locked with a key. No one gets in or out without a key. I don't even have a doorbell on the front gate either. No one comes to my house without a prior phone call, and I live on a secure estate with roaming security guards. Total privacy.

[@artysanmobile]

In other words, you are white for starters.

[@georgeallen7667]

Most do not have that level of resources for your set up. I would however, add a note of caution. Complacency of one's sense of safety is dangerous.

[@SaraphDarklaw]

Have 2 doors and keep them locked. That way you can still close up even if you accidentally open up the first one for a cop. They can’t get past the second door.

[@philmann3476]

Kind of sad we need advice on how to protect ourselves from those who are supposed to be protecting us.

[@lilmoeszyslak4810]

The Supreme Court has ruled that the police are not there to protect us. Uvalde should tell you everything you need to know

[@philmann3476]

@@lilmoeszyslak4810 I know. But most of them still drive around with that silly and fraudulent, "To Protect and to Serve" motto on their cars.

[@captainjimolchs]

Protect who? serve who? @@philmann3476

[@cnccarving]

simple solution could be not pretending you stealing tire officer on street never saw you or the car they just checking up evrything gpne spouth when guy started an argument why he dont want to give ID basically all """excessive police action""" boiling down at the start with an argument

[@captainjimolchs]

Exercising a right is not arguing. @@cnccarving

[@Don-Oh]

"We got a call".......isn't THAT heresay? IDGAF about their call. I can call 911 and say my neighbor pointed a gun at me. Doesn't make it true.

[@thegrimharvest]

You're thinking too logical and rational. Whatever the call claims is almost incidental. It's technically entirely subjective. What is objective is that there was a call placed. That's how it appears to work. "We got a call purple monkey dishwasher xyz 123." Everything past "we got a call" is just window dressing for them to claim RAS, with the end goal of establishing probable cause to lead to escalating consequences. The call could've said anything at all about you. They dont care whether you are or not. That is irrelevant and immaterial and is acttally hearsay. The details are "hearsay" but the call is an objective fact. It's very backwards thinking but that seems to be how it actually works. They got a call, so now they have RAS and they're there to "investigate" "ask a few questions that will only take a few minutes of your time". To see if they can escalate to detainment, probable cause and hopefully arrest. Because they got a call. And no one would ever make anything up when talking to the police, except when the police want to talk to them, then they suddenly the cops don't believe anything they're hearing.

[@Don-Oh]

@@thegrimharvest I just happened to be here when I got your reply. I totally agree with you. I know how it works. I was being a bit sarcastic. Glad you "get it." My dad was a cop and I learned early that the 1st caller almost always has the upper hand. Cops have tunnel vision though. And THAT'S the problem. I'm sure you've watched KZbin videos and their favorite line is we got a call. I know it's bullshit. But that's how the piggy's think. Once again I'm glad you get it. I wish other people did the same. The police ARE NOT your friend. Like you said, they can't wait to try and trick you to give them RAS.

[@QwertyQwerty-jq3cu]

Here's a good one, police knock on your door, open door. We got a request to do a welfare check on Charlie, we need you to step outside. Um, no, everything is fine here. At that point, close the door and lock it. Lock all doors. They will try to come in anyway possible, right or not. Officers will also cover their badge or hold one hand up high. The reason is to have a hand higher is so they can reach inside the door and grab you quicker. Then they grab the edge of the door. If you happen to close the door on their hand then its "assault on a leo". Or they hit their hand on the door jamb or edge of the door. Any excuse is justifiable. Like this guy says, "don't answer your door". Make them show you any paperwork through the glass or slide it under the door. Law enforcement are not your friend. They are just collection agents for the city, county or state. Anything they can do to rack up fines.

[@noneyabizness120]

They always "Get a call"

[@echo-channel77]

Nothing repeals your rights quicker than "We've received phone calls...." Because everyone knows, when you threaten to murder and scalp a karen's entire family tree (i.e. look at her wrong), you forfeit every Constitutional right that so many died on the battlefield for.@@noneyabizness120

[@mervwilliams6646]

A clear indicator of a free democratic country in peril is when parents, lawyers, auditors and civil rights educators need to make citizens aware of their rights when dealing with the most dangerous, violent predators on the streets.

[@user-anc123]

What is a “ Free Democratic Country “?

[@darrellwilliams5657]

Cops.

[@frankvandalen6524]

And that's why I call them jackals. They're always roaming about looking for prey to justify their existence.

[@chuckiemeister]

I nominate this post for the post of the century!!! ❤

[@swmplvr]

what Democratic country are you talking about?

[@jonathanking8800]

Funny enough, cop just showed up at my door. I opened the window to speak through there, asked him what he wanted. He "just wanted to talk to me". He wanted my ID for some reason. Not happening. He kept saying he wanted to talk to me and I kept telling him we are talking. He said he wasn't going to play my games so I said "ok?" and shut the window. No clue what he wanted. Not even from my city. Not my problem

[@HollyFayHolverson777]

Thank you for sharing this information. It's invaluable. What's more is, so many people don't know this. The cops don't care about your rights. In fact, they're hoping you don't know your they will do everything possible to TRICK YOU into giving up those rights. Once you relinquish those rights, your lawyer can NOT do anything to help you, nor will you be able to tell the judge and jury that your rights were violated. Great advice and thank you for sharing

[@Hoycelolland]

There are thousands of channels exposing Leo’s and their bad behavior. Who is the bigger threat to a free society? The guy that didn’t use a turn signal or the armed, aggressive, bully with a badge?

[@tyrannosapienlex]

"Sometimes the law defends plunder and participates in it. Sometimes the law places the whole apparatus of judges, police, prisons and gendarmes at the service of the plunderers, and treats the victim - when he defends himself - as a criminal." -- Frederic Bastiat

[@davidlasanen7690]

well said

[@captainjimolchs]

A friend from Poland says that Americans are more afraid of the police than of the bad guys.

[@texdevildog9174]

We have a glass storm door that remains lock. We never unlock the storm door when talking to someone we don't know. The storm door could be forced, but I can shut the main door before they get through the storm door.

[@cloudsrest7097]

ME TOO.!! RECORD ALL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PO PO !!!

[@7heRedBaron]

Opening an unlocked door is a home invasion, even for the cops. I have personally filed this complaint with the court. The courts will likely dismiss this complaint, but not without a few stern remarks to the police chief.

[@johnpopoff7950]

I have a security screen door. And I will not open it.

[@Isaac_132]

I have the same door and it also remains locked. I had a cop knock and I did answer the door but left the storm door closed and locked. I used the front door to shield most of my body and the cop could not see my right side. He demanded I open the door fully so he could see what was in my right hand. I was thinking "No, you definitely don't want to see what's in my right hand." 🤣

[@ebenezerwheezer2957]

​@@johnpopoff7950 I have a nice security screen door too. There is no way cops are opening that door without cutting it off the hinges.

[@matthewconner7800]

When we describe a typical police encounter at your door, and the vast majority of the description is the various ways they go about infringing on your rights and performing criminal activities, and that’s described in a way that implies that this is the normal course of affairs, we have enormous problems in our society.

[@elaine462]

I went to my boyfriend’s house one Saturday night. He lived with his mother but she was out of state for several months and his sister and her husband were staying there while she was gone. Unbeknownst to me, his youngest brother had thrown a party and there were about fifty people there outside. The police showed up shortly after, so I just stayed inside with my boyfriend, planning on staying the night. Everyone immediately left. The door was open and about eight officers were lining the steps up to the top step. They stood there for over an hour trying to talk us into leaving after I told them the situation. We were standing quietly in the kitchen. Finally after a good hour, I asked my boyfriend if he wanted to stay at my apartment. I wasn’t drinking and I didn’t do drugs. Just before we reached the door, they reached in and grabbed us and arrested us. I was shocked and scared. They still wouldn’t leave for another hour. They wanted his sister and her husband to come out too! We had to spend the night in jail, but the charges were filed, thankfully. Dirty Augusta, Maine cops.

[@jmcrae825]

Honey they’re all dirty…

[@carlfowler1297]

Deal with them by announcing the Vampire rule; “I do not consent to you entering” 😂

[@arquesh]

Pro tip,, police are highly allergic to lead.

[@CrazyRFGuy]

To get to my primary front door you have to get past 2 gates and porch door. All should be locked and there is a door bell at the first gate. We taught the kids years ago to not talk to the police and to insist on mom/dad or lawyer. It costs us a little to keep a lawyer on retainer to just answer a call from the kids but its cheap per year when not used. This all started nearly2 decades ago when we were turned in to CPS for the kids playing in the yard in a sprinkler. They were 5 and 2 at the time and just in shorts/diaper. Some how that was a crime. Once we were on their radar we had constant issues with code enforcement. Being pulled over 'your tag light is out' 'you have mud on your license plate' and other harassments.

[@jason200912]

Only reason to ever talk to them is if you want to be a witness and saw a crime. Or if you need their help to arrest some crazy man at your house

[@buttonsf3293]

@@jason200912 you might want to rethink that. Google good samaritan arrested to see multiple times talking to cops got them arrested or physically harmed

[@buttonsf3293]

I'm curious how much it costs to keep Attorney on retainer?

[@CrazyRFGuy]

@@buttonsf3293 Ours is 'cheap' at the cost of 2 hours rate/yr. Others we had talked to were as much as $5k usd/yr. It seems to depend on the type of lawyer and how specialized they are. Criminal defense lawyers seem to be much more expensive than civil ones.

[@buttonsf3293]

@@CrazyRFGuy I was wondering what others paid because mine was $5k and that just seems like too much

[@TheOriginalRick]

Got pulled over for speeding a couple of weeks ago. Rolled my window down about 2 inches. The cop asked me to roll it down all the way. I told him it wasn't going to happen. He reacted like someone had just slapped him in the face. He was so shocked. He asked me again, actually he demanded again that I roll it down all the way. I told him to give it up, it wasn't going to happen and let's move on to why he pulled me over. He said I was doing 90 in a 70 mile an hour zone. I told him the maximum speed limit on the stretch of road I was on was 60, and if he wanted to tell the judge there was somehow magically a 70 mile an hour zone that appeared out of nowhere he was welcome to give it a try. Then I pointed to my cell phone camera that was recording him. Once he saw that, he told me just to go on my way and be more careful next time. He never even got around to asking for my license or papers.

[@jason200912]

Why didnt he just say okay here's your ticket for going 90 in a 60 zone thanks for the correction

[@1970bosshemi]

@@jason200912because the whole story is made up

[@TheOriginalRick]

@@jason200912 if he wasn't on video he probably would have done just that. Video is a powerful tool for forcing cops to be more honest. "Your Honor, as you saw on the video this officer admitted to making a 'mistake'. What else is he mistaken about in this traffic stop?"

[@dks9564]

I have a glass/wrought iron screen door and I never open it to anyone I don't know. If it's a cop, First question is : Do you have a warrant ? If the answer is no, the next thing you say is Get off my property and close the door. Do Not Talk To The Cps.

[@darenjones6339]

I love how Mr. Hampton is so comprehensive, in the heads-up forecast he gives you, into possible scenarios and events that could absolutely transpire, based upon his years of experience handling client cases. He talks alot more in-depth about all the in-between and little stuff, to give you a more complete picture, than other lawyers on KZbin, of what possibly could happen, in a real world scenario......better preparing you. Plus, he's very down-to-earth, and even strikes me comically, with his cander. Needles to say, I'm a fan. Having said the above, I however, do believe, there is one very big flaw in his advice, generally........a dangerous one: You can make all the legal statements you want to police, on scene, at your house, in your car, at a business, on private property, on public property, wherever. The big problem is: those environments are not a court room.......and the same dynamics and safeguards are not at play, as such ........your legal proclamations don't mean a hill of beans to those that regularily lie, set people up, beat people up, wrongfully arrest people, or otherwise, don't follow the law themselves. Do you really believe, cops routinely respect, take note of, and adhere to the requirements of your professed excercised rights, and even make the court aware, you made these statements to them???!!!! Do you really believe, they aren't going to turn their body cams on and off, to suit their needs and wants??!!!.....capturing what they want to capture, and making sure it's not on at key times, and expected events. As an example, do you really believe, the governments that empower these crooks with badges are going to safeguard body cam footage that potentially has millions of dollars worth of damaging police brutality footage recorded......making sure it isn't erased, lost, damaged, defective, or had experienced a technical issue, at time of recording??!!! The only flaw in Mr. Hampton's advice is the reliance upon the high degree of assumption, the police will follow the law themselves, MOST of the time, and acknowledge your verbal excercision of your rights, respect them, and allow it to guide their proceeding behavior. I think, most people know this is NOT to be relied upon, in their real world experiences with law enforcement, and can even serve to escalate potentially dangerous reactions in the police. At best, it shows not to change much of their behavior. It would be a better bet to say: you can more rely upon their likelyhood to lie, and ignore your rights. I think the proceeding statement resonates with more people as being true. Truth of it is: you don't have any rights, without a recording device running, that you own, recording your encounter with law enforcement, and recording the fact that you verbally excercised and invoked certain rights on scene.......and it was recorded by YOU; ideally, by a hidden recorder of some kind, i.e., camera, audio mic, etc., that you own. In general, I think, Mr. Hampton's advice is good........if you have a way of capturing what really happened, and how you really responded; and, it not being left up to a bunch of lieing cops to tell the court what you did, and what their suspect footage shows. When you're dealing with better cops, that uphold and adhere to the law, his advice is complete, and effective. Problem is: there are too many cops on a power trip, with personality disorders, psychological problems, or are thinly veiled criminals themselves, who got into law enforcement because of so little prior credential or accomplishment necessitated. Others just have low character, or are "small people", with little principals, ethics, or morals, restraining their behavior. Legal verbalizations won't protect you against all these bad apples......AND, a lopsided, bias, and corrupt justice system. Better take precautions of your own, to safeguard yourself and love ones; don't rely on others to protect you; protect yourself, proactively, using your own recording equipment.........hidden recording equipment.

[@Brett_S_420]

GET ANYTHING BUT A RING CAMERA!! Ring has been caught giving the police full, warrantless access to EVERY RING CAMERA.

[@juanengelaar7069]

There are also similar door bell/camera systems that are not connected to a provider, but records everything on a stand alone computer or disk. I agree that Ring cameras are accessible for cops in quite a lot of circumstances. I wouldn't install a Ring doorbell in my house neither.!

[@BB-dh4id]

Amazon ring cameras have now been deemed off limits to police by Bezos unless they subpoena the records

[@paullunsford8831]

Helpful information..

[@davidpar2]

CCTV or nothing. Don’t EVER get an internet connected system

[@Capt-Intrepid]

True in the past. BUT as of January 2024, Ring has disabled a feature in its Neighbors app that allowed police to request footage without a warrant. Moving forward, police and public safety agencies will need a search warrant to request footage from Ring cameras.

[@pinschrunner]

Kids should NEVER answer a door except when instructed by a parent. Heck, we never answer our door except to invited family and friends. Not going to have a RING camera and actually pay for our home to be surveilled 🙄. Hard wired camera and peephole are all you need. No clouds. No third party services.

[@Scleavers]

Even if you do setup video recording 100% out of reach from 3rd party companies, the footage can be confiscated and/or used against you 🙄

[@panicwithcompulsion]

Ring cameras are not bad? You can use them without the paid subscription. The sub is just for storing your videos on the cloud for you. It's great when people can afford to install a closed circuit security system, but it is out of reach for anyone who is poor or renting. Ring cameras are now starting to come prewired in apartments. Use whatever resources you can to smite these pigs. (Edit: I have seen further down that Ring often cooperates with the police who want to access your video cloud storage :/ so ig don't commit crimes in front of your camera? I'm not sure if other brands like Google's Nest system also gives away our information.)

[@oliverwhite30]

@@panicwithcompulsionYes. You are correct. Ring, Nest, Google all have fine print in their terms and conditions agreement that gives LEO full access to your footage with a warrant. There’s a case where a Ring customer who has interior and exterior cameras throughout his house where his doorbell camera recorded an incident across the street. Leo demanded footage and he refused. Leo obtained a warrant and got the footage, problem is that Ring gave Leo the footage from all his cameras including the interior cameras where he is walking around in his skivies. He sued but lost because in order to “use” the Ring camera you have to agree to the terms and conditions.

[@panicwithcompulsion]

@@oliverwhite30 That doesn't sound like what people were talking about. I think most people would be fine if they got a warrant. It sounded more like people were saying Ring (and possibly others) were handing out footage just.. upon warrantless request. Which would be a huge violation to most people :o

[@strothermartin5368]

EASY DON'T OPEN THE DOOR!!!

[@echo-channel77]

So, the bottom line is, if you do encounter an officer, you can either A) make sure you get on your phone and ignore them, then let that emotional cork pop! Scream, kick, fight, spit, yell, and always know that YOU are always far more knowledgeable about the law than the police. Especially if you watch TV a lot. OR... B) comply with lawful orders, exit the vehicle, stand over there, basically behave like an adult, and you'll be on your way within minutes. If it were not ALL the people who choose A, youtube would be boring!

[@GG-ud1ib]

What about if you have a closed gate, with the gate being over 500ft from your front door? The gate is also kept chained.

[@stevenhiggins3331]

Then that’s were the cops have to stop at If it’s just hey we just want to talk if they break your gate Me it’s an unwanted intruder on my private property that Mr. 12 gauge will take care of

[@maxsdad538]

in most states, police can not go past a closed gate (providing you have an accompanying fence) without a warrant, probable cause, or exigent circumstances. Same thing with a FULLY closed garage door.

[@GG-ud1ib]

@@maxsdad538 yes, but there is that "open field" doctrine, even if the field has a fence. So, it makes me wonder about at which point it is described under that issue. I feel that for reasons like this, the courts were out of line when they started changing the 4A, back during prohibition. They changed it at that time to capture bootleggers transporting booze.

[@SaraphDarklaw]

@@GG-ud1ib They can always hop the fence. But keeping it closed and locked is evidence that they weren’t “invited”. Unless they already have a warrant, they’re getting canned in court.

[@steveolive9991]

I don't answer the door unless I have invited a person over to my house.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

You included the Georgia Deputy McMaster clip, I noticed. I saw that video in several places, including John K. Bryan's Civil Rights Lawyer channel. That was a bad violation! Good points here, so far.

[@wendwllhickey6426]

They will pull out a piece of paper and you look it is blank and come in

[@j.h.d.2153]

I forgot to say... THIS VIDEO NEEDS TO BLOW UP...Excellent information to learn and keep learning to protect yourselves and family too!!!

[@Tijuanabill]

Or its complete nonsense, because cops are above the law anyway. They are going to do whatever they want, and there is NOTHING you can do about it.

[@hippiehillape]

I have a fully fenced yard, locked pedestrian gate and call box. I don't even go to the gate, I'm usually in the underground bunker anyway. Dogs are in the yard.

[@misteryman526]

I'm a big fan of security screen doors. Heavy metal screen door that is locked. You can open your front door and freely talk to the anyone at the door (if you want to do that), but there is still a locked door between you and them. If you decide you don't want to talk anymore, you can close your front door and there's nothing they can do to stop you.

[@derpington7015]

I've never seen a situation where they didn't escalate a situation.

[@d.l.9517]

Then maybe you use better judgment when interacting with police 🤣🤣🤣

[@derpington7015]

@@d.l.9517 that’s not it dude. You can be as cordial as can be but if you say “no officer I will not give you my ID because you’ve failed to articulate reasonable suspicion of a crime.” And their face is red, blood vessels on their foreheads showing, and hand reaching for their pew pew or taser by the time you say “no officer.” They get super defensive and try to get aggressive and escalate to then force reasonable suspicion from your reaction to their aggression cause they’re not used to ever being told no. They should be told no way more than they are. Assuming you’re in USA, You have rights. Bill of rights. They’re all under attack but the First and fourth are constantly under attack. “Just comply” might as well be “Obey your overlords slave.” Remember, they work for us.

[@kurthaas4331]

I've never had an issue with the cops. This dude is a sheister

[@derpington7015]

@@kurthaas4331 have you ever told them “no”? Have you ever stopped them from trampling on your rights? Just bending over for them all the time isn’t the same as them being good. It’s only when you challenge them, well within your right, when they are overstepping their bounds that you find out who they are.

[@Notyourslave69]

@@derpington7015If you get pulled for a traffic stop you are legally required to show your drivers license.

[@jacobusdegroot7557]

I’ve had a cop reach into a doorway and pull me outside of a home. They ended up handcuffing me and putting me in the back a a car for questioning and then later released me. They also tried to get me to agree to let them search the home and I told them NO! Luckily I knew me rights in that regard.

[@davidlasanen7690]

welcome to nazi america

[@pedroaristy3981]

I dont trust those scumbags.

[@douglaconti7113]

Anyone who enters this profession is f***** in the head to begin with

[@garyweatherston521]

#1 If the cop has his foot across the threshold, he has entered into your home, the threshold is the dividing line between out and in. Without a warrant he has violated the law. #2 Curtilage. Your property outside has the same protections as your property inside WITH the exception that like anyone else, they CAN go to your door for the purpose of knocking and making contact. Once you direct them to leave, legally they must leave. We know they won't, they don't care about the law they are supposed to uphold or the Rights they are to preserve and defend.

[@Cab520]

Thank you for the protective information you give

[@dannyrivet747]

A split front door is a BLESSING. Keep the screen door locked, open up the top half of the door. Bottom half is still closed and they can't step in unless they use force.

[@Skipbo000]

that's not even a thing anymore. they are extremely unsafe when it comes to burglars.

[@SaraphDarklaw]

@@Skipbo000 Any door can be opened with enough time and knowledge. I was a medic attached to army infantry. Their idea of a “welcome” was to show me how to do their job. Their door busting techniques showed me anything outside a vault door can be broken into pretty quickly. The idea is to slow the intruder enough to mount a defense. It may only take a minute to bust down your door(s) but that’s a minute you can get a gun and/or hide.

[@Skipbo000]

@@SaraphDarklaw tell that to the dead children on the other side of locked, jam in the wrong direction doors who died because police break open the doors without injury to those inside.

[@tanjajohnson4659]

I have only had two clients that stepped back into their home where the police entered it without reasonable suspicion, and in both cases, the officers were disciplined, (one terminated) and the county paid a settlement. In one of the cases, I got the evidence of a crime (a minor one committed by the child of the home owner) suppressed due to the illegal entry and search. The advice to not wrestle a door away from an officer is very good advice. Simply tell the officer that you are not giving them permission to enter your home, and that you are ordering (yes you can use the word ordering) them to exit your home (the threshold crossed by their hand, foot, notebook, baton, or anything else that prohibits you from closing it, makes it a criminal trespass). If they do not remove themselves from your home. Walk into your home, call someone (preferably video) and tell them to start recording. Ignore anything further from the police UNLESS they order you to exit the home. And GOD help them if they do not have reasonable suspicion, or probable cause (close to the same thing but there is a difference) to order you out, or enter your home, if I am representing you. On the second occurrence I spoke about, I had just less than a year prior raked two officers, a sergeant, and a lieutenant over the coals for an illegal entry, and search. When I got to the jail, and spoke with my client, I went directly to the chief, and told him that if half of what my client said was true, the last encounter would seem like foreplay compared to this one. I told the chief that my client has multiple cameras inside, and outside his home that upload via a cell signal in addition to the hard drive storage in his home. The chief got on the phone and said (and I quote while censoring a bit) "I want those fu@king reports on my desk in five minutes". I went to my car and downloaded the video to my tablet, and in less than an hour, went back inside and sat with the chief (and the prosecutor he called) and showed them the home security videos. I told him that I had an associate getting a subpoena for the body, and car camera videos and if they wanted to mitigate the fallout, they might want to have them ready when the subpoena got there. While we were waiting the chief accessed the body camera from the lead officer, and before the subpoena arrived, my client was sitting with me in the chief's office. The chief prosecutor came in and advised that there would be no charges against my client and she had all of the items confiscated by the officers in a box for him to take home. She started talking about how their mitigation would avoid any further need for discussion. I told her that my client and I would confer AFTER viewing all of the videos, but if they supported even a fraction of what his security video showed, they better spend their time coming up with a compensation package. IT WAS BIGGGGGGG ! !

[@PatrickSullivan-o9e]

I truly love it when a legal advocate can save us, members of the public, FROM the police. I truly hate that it takes a lotta money to be safe from the POLICE, INDEED, after the fact. THIS SHOULD NOT BE WHAT TAKES PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!!!

[@HollyFayHolverson777]

I love it when a savvy criminal defense attorney makes cops who KNOWINGLY violate citizens' rights, look like complete IDIOTS in a court of Iaw. We need to end all prosecutorial and polIce immunity NOW! It gives them too much freedom to pull shenanigans like with holding evidence that could mean the difference between freedom or a wrongful conviction and a lifetime behind bars. And it shouldn't have to cost an arm and a leg plus your first- born child to be protected from this type of debauchery, either!

[@tanjajohnson4659]

@@HollyFayHolverson777 I agree that officers should be held accountable, but ending immunity is not the way to go.

[@jamesbeecher4431]

May I ask, in this video he talks about the officer pulling the driver from the car and that is almost always a pat down or search. I thought Terry set up a second benchmark besides the stop. Reasonable Articulable suspicion the specific person is both armed and dangerous in order for the pat down to be legal. Is this true or has there been further SCOTUS discission on the topic since then?

[@tanjajohnson4659]

@@jamesbeecher4431 frauditards, and sovcits believe that the officer MUST articulate reasonable suspicion to them. The officer must articulate their reasonable suspicion to a judge, jury, and possibly their supervisor (if their local policy requires). Officers are NOT required to articulate anything to the suspect, or detainee. If the officer was required to articulate to the suspect, or detainee, the sovcits, and frauditards would simply continue to argue that they did not consider the officer's elements sufficient.

[@kathleenwalker1398]

After watching my brother's rights being violated & him being thrown in federal prison in 2008 on Marijuana charges, our family has a totally different view for law enforcement, esp feds.

[@MinionofNobody]

I have literally never had this happen and I am an old guy who has lived in major cities my entire life. The only time the police have knocked on my door was to tell me that my neighbor’s house had been broken into, a parked car had been broken into, or that there had been a car accident in front of my house and to ask if I witnessed anything that might help. I am not saying this never happens but, as a retired attorney, I will point out that a criminal defense attorney might have a skewed view of reality.

[@jbtpa895]

I (age70) grew up with a PA State cop as our neighbor. Friend of the family. He told us as kids to never open the door, especially if my parents weren't home. He came to the door one time,we didn't let him in and he congratulated us later!

[@Michael-i4l3j]

so someone says something good about a cop and gets one like, and someone else says something bad about a cop and gets hundreds of likes. maybe cops turn sour because of all the hate they recieve. you should walk in their shoes for a day, and get spit on for no reason, get called every name in the book for no reason other than your wearing a uniform. All of you had better hope and pray that they all dont go away. because then you will see some real bad people.

[@madcapmagician6018]

And they still arrest you on obstruction charges.... And it costs you money in the end... And they still do not get held accountable.

[@Rhaspun]

Yes. They will arrest even if they know that the DA won't charge you. They will have the satisfaction of screwing with your daily routine for at least a day.

[@davidanderson3684]

As a former cop as long u keep that door closed, they're not allowed to come in unless the following conditions!

[@MeetTheSLAYER]

@@davidanderson3684 They still do not have the right to enter anyone's residence without that WARRANT. My uncle made sure I was completely and fully informed of my rights, he was the Chief of Police in the town I grew up in. No warrant, they can f all the way off and have zero consent from me to enter my house or even to look into my house.

[@davidanderson3684]

@gwillings u read my response, or did flew over your head? The keywords are following conditions! Either warrant or exigent circumstances, or u volunteer to open the door, that's It!

[@ZekeRivers]

@@davidanderson3684 They still can't enter if the door is open and there is no warrant.

[@martj1313]

It's sad that people have to be educated about this.

[@KevinHogan-l3x]

And when the judge throws the case out. Sue the city into bankruptcy!

[@BenJones-qn3tk]

That's why I keep my storm door locked

[@randomguy5704]

That's all great advice. There's a lot of dangerously wrong information on the internet these days, so it's nice to hear from an attorney who specializes in these issues.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

As for screen doors, I would recommend buying the best one you can afford, and always keep it locked, just like your entry door. I've seen videos where police will open screen doors to knock on the entry door. If you're stopped, hit the lock button before the cop walks up. And any time you park your car and put it in park, hit the lock button immediately. Especially if you own a Hyundai. All doors on this make unlock immediately when you put it in Park. I've seen videos of police walking up and opening car doors without warning.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

The last time I was stopped that's exactly what happened. New Jersey state trooper walked up on the right side of my car, immediately opened the door and stuck his head inside.

[@coleramus561]

Another good thing to do is go into the settings of your vehicle and turn off the "Auto Unlock" feature that unlocks the doors when you put it in Park

[@MisterMikeTexas]

@@coleramus561 The infotainment system on my 2015 Elantra is pretty much hands-free phone (via Bluetooth), and music entertainment (including SiriusXM), with the added convenience of voice command (which I never use). And I don't think there's a way to turn off the auto lock/unlock feature. I'll have to check my manual and see.

[@janeysiegrist5061]

My grandkids aren't allowed to even unlock the front door. Not even when it's grandma! Unless the parents tell them to. 😂

[@glenmo1]

I had an emergency situation where my blood pressure went way high and I could not breathe.. I called 911 for an ambulance.. I locked the door and closed the garage door behind me all locked up.. I also have a cat inside I did not want to get loose Will a cop showed up with the ambulance and told me I could not have the Spyderco knife which is clipped to my pocket in the ambulance.. so I took the knife and handed it to the cop and said put it in the bed of my pickup truck... The cop said oh let me put it in the house for you! .. I told him the house was locked and I did not want my cat to get loose... Just put it in the bed of the pickup truck it'll be fine... He then repeated AGAIN .. oh I can put it in your house for you 😂.. no just put it in the bed of the pickup truck please it'll be fine.... That cop was trying to get in my house and get my permission to go in so he could walk around and see what he could see if there was anything illegal in there believe me I know!

[@jackreston8188]

WHAT ABOUT CITIZEN SAFETY ?????

[@thehappyhogger4484]

Being polite is what gets you put in jail and charged with frivolous crimes.

[@DogBeast221]

So are you recommending being impolite instead?

[@thehappyhogger4484]

I recommend not opening the door and never talk to the police. @@DogBeast221

[@pilgrimwings1295]

The opposite is true... if paired with knowing your rights. But if you act like a cop- hating jack ass, expect to be detained for a longer period.

[@DogBeast221]

@@pilgrimwings1295 indeed. The few encounters I have had during >50 years on the road due to my occasionally heavy foot have been uneventful due to my “Yes, Officer” demeanor. I now always employ Massad Ayoob’s wife’s TAS (Ticket Avoidance System): cruise control.

[@Michael-i4l3j]

not tru at all

[@johnkingery403]

I like how he uses air quotes every time he says "officer safety". To cops, your safety (especially from them} doesn't matter.

[@scottwhitcher265]

How about "citizen safety" matters.

[@crystalclearwindowcleaning3458]

This seems like an excellent explanation. Description of what to do in your home is very good. In the car make sure your doors are locked and your window is only down an inch or so. In most states you only have to display your papers not hand them over. Say you invoke your fifth amendment right not to speak and then clam up. Stay in your car for "everyone's safety."

[@lisaamerson1547]

Use of intimidation to gain entry eliminates any possibility of a legal invitation to enter is a federal court ruling I am shocked that lawyers do not use that federal court ruling .

[@JuanCordova-b3m]

Calling my lawyer and suing the police

[@Djwhynotlove]

❤ This is the stuff I want to learn. I'm conservative in Los Angeles and I don't want any overstepping for my political views.

[@SaraphDarklaw]

I’m a progressive in San Bernardino. Also, cops are overwhelmingly conservative. Police unions overwhelmingly support republicans. Cops won’t come after you over your beliefs. Stop that victim mentality. They’re there to arrest people to feed a cheap inmate labor workforce.

[@outdooractivities8127]

The foot in the door way to prevent closure should be considering an illegal search

[@charlessamsonow7438]

they simply " LIE " and they still WIN

[@evos469]

It's illegal detention and trespassing, both of which can be rectified with 2A headshot

[@frederickBays-bd5fz]

@@evos469 yes a few of them start to get what they give and pigs will back off or go full K bG on all of us

[@georgesheffield1580]

Forced entry

[@JamesPuckett-vq9in]

Call the Sheriff’s Department to report an armed trespasser.

[@scriptles]

Officer: I want to see your gun's. Me: *lifts sleeve up and flexes arms*

[@janeysiegrist5061]

😂😂😂so funny 😂😂😂 I'm gonna do that

[@thegrimharvest]

Lost them in a tragic boating accident.

[@scriptles]

@@thegrimharvest I have heard that one before lol. Always gives me a smile.

[@dennisward4855]

EXERCISE. 5TH DO NOT ANSWER ANYTHING....

[@davidlasanen7690]

whooo good one

[@stevejorgensen5274]

When cop puts their foot in your door they have just commited an illegal entry. The law should allow you to defend your property by what ever thing you need to do. The concept of office safety needs to go. We should be able to claim citizen safety and act acordingly.

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

Why do we have to care about officer safety when the cops don't have to care about your safety? Uvalde cops were hit sticking the unarmed parents instead of the shooter in the name of officer safety.

[@RCenal]

Thing is it does And by putting their foot in your door they are violation your 4th amendment rights

[@JK-vi3jm]

one of my old neighbors tried exactly what you said. He's been dead ever since lmao

[@stevejorgensen5274]

@@JK-vi3jm when the cops that shot go to prison for murder and not get promoted the rest will start to think about their actions. All cops need to take a six month long course on the constitution and law. They get one chance to pass. If they fail they are fired and out of law enforcement forever.

[@red5standingby598]

To Protec and Serve, Themself!!!

[@DaleRunningbear]

😂 to serve ya a warrant protect there ass more like it

[@kccustom1]

If they knock you don't have to answer. They will NEVER not knock if they don't have too.

[@darrellwilliams5657]

True, that neutralize there authority over u.

[@maryharelson-ij5ok]

In Tenn and Kentucky they think the are to good to Knock they have a squad of them.Also Kentucky is a bad place,they take your money,this does not mean all officers in Tenn or Kentucky are thiefs but yes some are and court clerks are too and judges are as well

[@teknoboy2846]

Bottom line and if a cop knocks on your door don't open it. Talk to them through the door, this really annoys them.😂😂😂 Also make sure that you have a video of them on the outside and you on the inside, this way they can't claim oh well they cocked a weapon. And make sure both video cameras also have audio recording, so they can't claim you said something that you didn't. And above all make sure that these video cameras are recording to the cloud so they can't just destroy the camera. Cuz you know police are so trustworthy when it comes to evidence...

[@TheGoatShowMan]

I had this happen to me in Oregon. Our former daughter in law went bat chit crazy one morning and broke a laptop over our son's head. I went upstairs to find out what all the fighting was about and when I got into their bedroom she bull rushed me. I pushed her off of me and told her "you aren't gonna play that crap with me!" She went into their bathroom and called the police and said I assaulted her. The cops show up, do their thing, then they tell me "whenever we get a domestic disturbance call SOMEONE is going to jail, and today that someone is YOU." As my father, a former Deputy Sheriff, once told me, "son, we dont have a justice system, we have a legal system, and there's a big difference!"

[@kevindavison71]

You have every right to do exactly whatever they do to you to them, whether they like it or not

[@Wrangzilla]

Door rings: You: who is it? Cops: police You: what do you want? Cops: to talk to you You: how many of you are out there? Cop: two You: good. Talk to each other

[@frankvandalen6524]

I once had the local deputies from Madison County Montana ring my doorbell. I was fast asleep and didn't notice they had been there until the morning after. They left of their own accord.

[@BridgetKF]

You got lucky. It's pretty normal, though I dunno if it's legal, for cops to bust down the door if you don't answer the doorbell and ignore them. There's a lot of cases of very young children hurt, even killed, as they violently rush in.

[@ralphm6901]

@@BridgetKFit depends why they're there. If some chucklehead has called in for a "wellness check" on you, they might break in to verify that you're not ill or dead. If they're just there canvassing for info about something that happened nearby, they'll just move on to the next house. Obviously there's a whole range of other things that might happen.

[@frankvandalen6524]

I found out later that they were looking for an escapee. Since they had not seen him enter my abode, they couldn't barge in. But of course, jackals have been known to do unlawful and stupid things. I'm glad I hadn't responded to them. But I did state to the sheriff's office that I will not be coming outside in the dark with what looks like trigger happy LEOs.

[@jamesroales2684]

Slept right on through, the turd's actions! Bravo! Good for you!

[@TinyHouseHomestead]

If a cop stops you, you are UNDER ARREST, the first statement you make is "Am I Free to Go?", if he says yes then go! If he says no then you say "From this point forward I will be exercising ALL of my rights and do not consent to any questions, searches, seizures, and any actions!" Then shutup and become a TURNUP! 😱😁😝🤪🤣👍👍🇺🇸

[@septegram]

You're not necessarily arrested; there's a difference between arrest and detention. That said, You're right that the best get is to invoke your rights, then STFU.

[@TinyHouseHomestead]

@@septegram If you are stopped, you ARE under arrest! "Detention" is a MYTH, a FALSE ARREST with no cause! "Detention" is a LIE tactic to INTERROGATE YOU or to get you to incriminate yourself! If you are not "Free to Go", you ARE under "ARREST"! Exercise your RIGHT to go if you are not under arrest! 😱😁😝🤪🤣👍👍🇺🇸

[@Lucifurion]

Or a turnip even.

[@halfmil6467]

Also DEMAND an Attorney and their supervisor, in that order.

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

GOOD sarcasm! 🤣🤣🤣

[@flashgordon6238]

One of our bathroom windows opens to the front porch. That is how I communicate to anyone that is at my door. We also have a Ring camera.

[@Rhaspun]

Yes. They can't make a claim that you're resisting arrest since they can't attempt to grab you or surround you.

[@thomasnisen3214]

Never give an inch!

[@Evan-rj7kh]

My sincerest gratitude for your efforts here. Here and always.

[@austinwinston684]

You dont need to roll down the window at all. In many states, you only need to present your license and documents to the window, not surrender possession of your documents.

[@smithsmith1956]

Good to know.

[@scavl14]

Yet that hurts their precious egos and they can't let that go any further.

[@lindafoxwood9091]

Great video. I think if you are in your car, a speaker should be placed on the roof of your car and you can keep all of your windows rolled up! With the speaker , you can talk and listen to the officer. That sounds totally legals to me.

[@nicholaslogan5185]

Sun roof r good for that lol. But they can just take u out of car sadly

[@callofdutyfreak10123]

Love how “officer safety” is such a concern but they don’t give a shit about “citizen safety” 😍

[@scavl14]

Considering they have a handgun, taser and pepper spray, yet they fear "officer safety". Well maybe you are in the wrong profession and doing things illegally by violating citizen's civil rights.

[@melagrazal]

Oh shit you need more likes for that comment.

[@Crypiggycry]

Of course not, they’re the only ones who want to go back home safe and sound. Their life is more important than ours apparently.

[@JamesStoots]

No man, it doesnt matter if you done something wrong or not, cops think they own people at all times

[@danielrollins4315]

Thank You for your service!🇺🇸

[@heathencat5236]

I do not talk to law enforcement for any reason. I lock the doors and crack the drivers window 1/4", enough to pass any ticket through and no more. I turn off my vehicle, and place my keys upon the dash. I already keep my license and insurance in a clear document holder in my consol, which while I am driving I place on my dash. I place that holder up to the window so that they can read it and/or photograph it. I do not surrender either into their custody. I keep my right hand on the wheel while my left holds up my documents. Most importantly, I record everything with my dash camera, rear camera, and my phone camera with is facing me. A cop got sassy with me once, but when I slowly pointed at the phone with my right hand and back to him he shut up real quick. Wrote me a warning and let me go. I should add that my document holder has 3 slots. One for my license, one for my insurance card, and a third for a small card that in bold capital font clearly states that I reserve my 5th Amendment right to remain silent and I will be not be answering any questions.

[@rslama9653]

No! There is no way that I am trusting a criminal with a shield.

[@prairiedweller8917]

worse yet, with weapons.

[@irish4817]

Awesome content Mr !I'm in Canada and it's getting pretty dicey here to say the least !

[@gloriabyas8088]

This video was immensely informative and empowering!!! Thank you!!❤

[@Funkydood]

God bless you, sir. We truly appreciate your wise advice.

[@ebr-fan1117]

As a matter of law and fact, if the police or any other citizen have crossed the door's threshold, to grab the door to hold it open or even put a foot into the door, they have made an unlawful entry into the home. That is a felony. Also, anything that is said by the citizen at that time should not be admissable in court.

[@thenotsurechannel7630]

11:13 When I lived in Rhode Island... my reflex action was to hold my license and registration out of the window... effectively showing my hand, and sparing the cop from having to ask me for them, as I would just assume I was being pulled over for a tail light, or minor speeding.

[@user-om6if1nv3d]

It's a sad state of affairs when we as a Nation need to be as cautious and sometimes afraid of the ones that supposedly would help to protect us as much as of the ones that openly want to harm us.

[@jackreston8188]

This is why my front door is screwed shut and I only talk through a window if at all.

[@thleu5149]

In my experience, being courteous will get you out of minor tickets when pulled over. I've been pulled over a few times for having a taillight out, expired tags, etc, and everytime, I roll the window down all the way, am very polite, hand over driver's license & insurance right away, call the officer "sir". Each time I've had them not only thank me for being polite but they've all just given me a 30 day fix it warning instead of a fine. One officer even told me "because of your courteousy I'm just going to give you a warning today ma'am." Giving a nasty attitude right off the bat is a bad idea like you said.

[@kenday7942]

Your suggestion of having a ring camera or similar device is excellent - I think it’s even more important to have one in case of a house invasion. That way you can see who’s out there and talk to him without getting near the door. You should never open the door door if you don’t know who is there - friend OR foe!

[@kenday7942]

@babskaz74 not everyone is as fortunate as you are. And a lot of the things that you have and enjoy would not be possible if it were not for the many people who live in urban areas.

[@mikewiat]

Thanks for the information! Great suggestions on what to do! I think this channel needs more attention from other people. It needs to be...... Hell 2mil+ subscribers! Watching for such a long while and so informative.

[@3PercentNeanderthal]

I don't answer the door for any unexpected visitors. I have long since installed barricade brackets on all entrance doors. I have also reset my irrigation system to cover the front porch and front walk up.for persistent trespassers who won't take a hint.

[@davidlasanen7690]

isn,t it sad we have to do this in this country to protect our selves from those that were sworn to protect and serve. its getting more communist every day our freedoms are slipping away a little at a time.

[@3PercentNeanderthal]

​@@davidlasanen7690 it's absolutely a sad state of affairs. This is a soft police state where we have the illusion of freedom.

[@johnreed9050]

I have had cops try to open my front door which I always keep locked. They vigorously bang on my door but I don’t ever answer. They start screaming and I call 911 and say that I have men in uniform that appear to be impersonating officers and have guns. The state police come and they are arguing with each other

[@jwjones1979]

When does it happen? When you're DWB. Driving while Brown.

[@Shaggy_Campbell]

I tell them I didnt pave that damn drive way to park a police car on it get it the hell off my property..

[@LifeBetweenTheDash]

Absolutely perfect video. Covered all the scenarios. Thank you.