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The officers reportedly responded to a noise complaint at a University of Alabama off-campus apartment just before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. The timeline of the events is unclear, but several videos showing different angles of the incident have surfaced on social media.
One video appears to depict an officer standing in the doorway and speaking to people inside the apartment. The individuals inside are heard refusing to leave and instead ask whether the officers have the right to search their apartment.
"Do you have a warrant?" a voice off-camera asks the officer.
"I don't have to have a warrant," the officer responds, before yelling, "I'm going to ask you one more time to get outside, now!"
The students question whether they are being arrested or detained and inform the officer that they are taping the incident.
A group of officers ultimately enter the apartment. Footage taken from the hallway of the building appears to show police pulling at least one man from the doorway and pushing him up against a wall before one of the officers uses a stun gun on his body. Another officer appears to beat the student repeatedly with a baton.
Maybe next time they will do what they are TOLD to do....the new entitled mindset is they can negotiate. It's not a negotiation, it's an ORDER....FOLLOW IT AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH
Maybe next time they will do what they are TOLD to do....the new entitled mindset is they can negotiate. It's not a negotiation, it's an ORDER....FOLLOW IT AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH
Although these videos only capture the "chaotic" annoying girl screaming and making it more dramatic than what it is. I wonder what led up to the cop wanting to grab him out of the house. Typically the police cannot enter without a warrant or unless someone is under a arrest. Both sides may be in the wrong on this. Now the guy that was grabbed out by the mob of police and stunned , tased, and beaten really seemed unwarranted since there was so many police there . It looked like he did not expect 30 cops to come up out of nowhere and start whooping him lol..
I feel like a bus pulled up and let the entire police department out at the same time and told them to charge!
Although these videos only capture the "chaotic" annoying girl screaming and making it more dramatic than what it is. I wonder what led up to the cop wanting to grab him out of the house. Typically the police cannot enter without a warrant or unless someone is under a arrest. Both sides may be in the wrong on this. Now the guy that was grabbed out by the mob of police and stunned , tased, and beaten really seemed unwarranted since there was so many police there . It looked like he did not expect 30 cops to come up out of nowhere and start whooping him lol..
I feel like a bus pulled up and let the entire police department out at the same time and told them to charge!
You typically need a warrant for a search and seizure, not to enter a home to investigate....the officer asks very early on to step outside. The officer was professional, and these punks wanted to engage in a negotiation and at one point, one of the idiots tried to shut the door on the officer. Multiple times the officer requested them to step outside, and each time he was met by refusal. So let me ask you, should the officer just sit there and negotiate? "Step outside" is not a request, it's an ORDER....JUST DO IT
You typically need a warrant for a search and seizure, not to enter a home to investigate....the officer asks very early on to step outside. The officer was professional, and these punks wanted to engage in a negotiation and at one point, one of the idiots tried to shut the door on the officer. Multiple times the officer requested them to step outside, and each time he was met by refusal. So let me ask you, should the officer just sit there and negotiate? "Step outside" is not a request, it's an ORDER....JUST DO IT
I agree. I believe if one stepped outside from the beginning to possible talk to the cop, everything would have been fine. I am sure alcohol was a factor ... Cops usually give warnings on noise complaints..
Unsure about the whole police department showing up though.
I agree. I believe if one stepped outside from the beginning to possible talk to the cop, everything would have been fine. I am sure alcohol was a factor ... Cops usually give warnings on noise complaints..
Unsure about the whole police department showing up though.
Tuscaloosa is a pretty big dept, so it probably wasn't the whole dept. I am guessing at one point his partner radioed in for backup....again, all could have been avoided if you follow the ORDERS of the officer and do what you are told to do
Typically the police cannot enter without a warrant or unless someone is under a arrest.
That's not quite accurate.
There are several circumstances when police can enter without either of those if they have probable cause or exigent circumstances. Most common is a domestic violence compliant, but a noise compliant happens to be one of those circumstances (because the officers have PC to investigate the complaint). Also, the door was open. That creates plain sight and the officers can enter at that point to act on a crime in progress (e.g. minor in possession is common in that circumstance, since it not only is PC but exigent circumstance since the minor can readily dispose of the alcohol).
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