This truly insane... house after house invaded...

[CathyInBlue]

Is it legal to commandeer a house for LE purposes?

Very little that law enforcement wants to do is illegal if they get you to consent to it.

 

[ghuns]

As long as all the officers arrived safely home that night...

It would seem to me that the desire to set up a lookout or command post in a home would be done on the down-low as to not alert the target home of a police presence. To go sreamin and door kickin around the neighborhood seems counterproductive to me.

 

[Hop]

Here's a copy of the complaint:

Mitchell v City of Henderson et al Complaint

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbd60#0c0f00][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]13. [/FONT]Does 1–10 are fictitious names for employees, agents and/or servants of C[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]ITY OF[/FONT]
[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]H[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]EN[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]DERSON [/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00], and D[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]OES[/FONT]
[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]11–20 are fictitious names for employees, agents, and/or servants of C[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]ITY OF[/FONT]
[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]N[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]ORTH [/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]L[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]AS [/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]V[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]EGAS[/FONT]
[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]. [/FONT]Plaintiffs are ignorant of the true names and capacities of defendants sued herein as
D[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]OES[/FONT]


Why is it that the plaintiffs have their name plastered all over this but the officers involved get anonymity ?



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[brotherbill3]

[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbd60#0c0f00][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]13. [/FONT]Does 1–10 are fictitious names for employees, agents and/or servants of C[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]ITY OF[/FONT]
[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]H[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]EN[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]DERSON [/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00], and D[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]OES[/FONT]
[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]11–20 are fictitious names for employees, agents, and/or servants of C[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]ITY OF[/FONT]
[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]N[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]ORTH [/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]L[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]AS [/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]V[/FONT][FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]EGAS[/FONT]
[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]. [/FONT]Plaintiffs are ignorant of the true names and capacities of defendants sued herein as
D[FONT=cd9800308d99869d0a2fbf20#0c0f00]OES[/FONT]


Why is it that the plaintiffs have their name plastered all over this but the officers involved get anonymity ?
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I think it is / took it as - the plaintiff's did not manage to get / remember the names of these specific officers.

 

[SmileDocHill]

Moved to General Political (From carry and 2nd admin forum). use report post function if this doesn't seem to be the best decision. Thanks. Carry on.

 

[Lebowski]

Better source: Nevada cops sued over forced occupation of private homes ? RT USA

And I say good for the family. I hope they win and these cops get punished, I'm not anti-cop, the number of good ones far outweigh the bad ones, but if nothing happens when crap like this happen they'll just continue.

Though of course, these cops will likely get promoted or get a paid vaca.. I mean, paid leave.

 

[Carmelbythecorn]

I don't know why these homeowners wouldn't comply, all of this was for their safety!

 

[hornadylnl]

I don't know why these homeowners wouldn't comply, all of this was for their safety!

If it was about their neighbor's tall grass, they probably would have complied.

 

[Destro]

If it was about their neighbor's tall grass, they probably would have complied.

you probably arent too far off

 

[IndyDave1776]

As long as all the officers arrived safely home that night...

It would seem to me that the desire to set up a lookout or command post in a home would be done on the down-low as to not alert the target home of a police presence. To go sreamin and door kickin around the neighborhood seems counterproductive to me.

While your thoughts are perfectly reasonable in terms of practical application, my guess is that the original purpose was dwarfed by the fact that we can't be allowing uppity serfs to tell the police to go find their own house.

 

[Fred78]

Everyone keeps saying this isn't the norm but it seems to be happening more and more and so much for that rule of law bull.

 

[rambone]

Here's The Onion on the 3rd Amendment.

Third Amendment Rights Group Celebrates Another Successful Year | The Onion

 

[Kutnupe14]

INGO LEOs: What possible justification can you even imagine for the conduct described in the OP's linked article?

Disregarding Hawkeye, I can't fathom a defense. This appears to be residential entry, false imprisonment, battery, and a laundry list of other crimes. The hell with the 3rd Amendment, which I don't think applies, but the other charges surely.

 

[Kutnupe14]

If this happened in 2011, why did it take 2 years to file? Something is fishy here.

 

[level.eleven]

It has happened once in modern times.

I will agree that, proven true, this is a major transgression of property rights. I would be willing to hear a case based on immediate public threat, and most likely agree. This case, as presented in the complaint, sounds quite bad. The time gap also brings up some questions.

 

[UncleMike]

Disregarding Hawkeye, I can't fathom a defense. This appears to be residential entry, false imprisonment, battery, and a laundry list of other crimes. The hell with the 3rd Amendment, which I don't think applies, but the other charges surely.

Yup....

If this happened in 2011, why did it take 2 years to file? Something is fishy here.

Yup....

 

[IndyDave1776]

If this happened in 2011, why did it take 2 years to file? Something is fishy here.

Why does this indicate anything wrong? By the time you get past dealing with the bogus charges, then waiting for the PD internal due process to take an indefinite amount of time after which it is determined that the PD is not going to self-correct in terms of discipline or restitution, and then allowing the plaintiff's lawyer(s) time to prepare, two years doesn't seem unreasonable.

 

[Hawkeye]

Disregarding Hawkeye, I can't fathom a defense. This appears to be residential entry, false imprisonment, battery, and a laundry list of other crimes. The hell with the 3rd Amendment, which I don't think applies, but the other charges surely.

i like being disregarded!

 

[Hawkeye]

Yup....


Yup....

not unusual to take a couple of years to build a case and file. Especially if its right before the statute runs...