law question

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  1. tiki_god7

    tiki_god7 Member

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    I didn't know what forum to post this on but since this is america attacks I guess its slightly relevant.

    Last night a group of my friends (they are 21) had about 15 people over drinking...at one point in the night 4 cops showed up and kicked everybody out, went thru the house and dumped out all the booze including a bottle of whiskey that I left there......how do they have the right to do that? they said they could hear the party down the block,thats all they were going on
     
  2. soulrebel51

    soulrebel51 i's a folkie.

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    hmm well 15 or more people, you may have needed a permit for that... disturbing the peace, maybe?

    if neither of those were the case, they were probably out of line, but not much you could really do..... they dumped it all out? thatd be understandable if yall were under 21... :confused:

    maybe you could file a complaint, but dont expect anything to be done.
     
  3. Mind Gardens

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    Could the cops see the alcohol from the door, or did they just come in and look for it? Where I'm from, they have to see the liquor in plain sight and/or see underage people intoxicated or they can't come in.

    Did your friend let them in? If your friend voluntarily let them in then your pretty much screwed.
     
  4. soulrebel51

    soulrebel51 i's a folkie.

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    yes but if they're all 21 or older, even if they let the cops in, what right did the cops have to do that?
     
  5. Mind Gardens

    Mind Gardens Member

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    the cops can easily make things up after they are let in.
     
  6. soulrebel51

    soulrebel51 i's a folkie.

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    they were drunk, i imagine... :p
     
  7. Woodstock_Blazer

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    most pig's are bad coppa's anyway

    dont see why they are so great
     
  8. gertie

    gertie Senior Member

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    i don't understand the dumping part. it seems ridiculous.
     
  9. james q

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    why do they have to be 21 or older to be at a party?
     
  10. matthew

    matthew Almost sexy

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    I don't think being 21 or over at the party mattered .. just if you could drink.. Reminds me of having house partys at 16 [mum dad away]..

    I guess they did not like young people having alcohol... seems a bit OTT.. but we were not their..
     
  11. james q

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    they can't drink until they're 21? you're kidding? sounds more like living in a monastry than, you know, [covers mouth & whispers] the land of the free...
     
  12. matthew

    matthew Almost sexy

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    Tis true.. they can drive at 15 i think though..and have 'drivers ed' wich we don't have here.. cost a bloody fortune lessons do..
     
  13. james q

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    i think i'd rather drive at 17 and be able to go to the pub at 18 then have to wait till i'm 21. bloody hell. that's q unbelievable. a friend of mine held a party for her 16 year old and she made it clear to the other parents that 'controlled drinking' was going to be allowed and the local cops even gave their blessing (informally) which seems a more realistic way. if they wanted to raid every party where under age drinking was going on over here they'd have to call out the army.
     
  14. james q

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    radical teetotallers?
     
  15. hippypaul

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    In our great land of the free, you can drive at 16. Go to Iraq at 18 but no booze until your 21. Cannot buy cigarettes either. The key point is that they let the cops in the door. Always state first, "you do not have my permition to enter my house without a warrant". Then have someone on the phone ready to call 911 if they do enter. That puts it on tape in most places and your lawyer can subpoena the tape. However, if you let them in it is open seasons. Not a judge in the land would give them a hassle for pouring out liquor if there were underage folks there. You all were lucky they did not arrest your friends for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, which is to my great disgust a crime. They get to define the delinquency you understand. So overall, they got off light. Like so much in this country these days it ain't right but it is legal.
     
  16. Megara

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    the best parties arent at pubs anyways. Its not like its hard to get alcohol.

    the high alcohol age has to do with drunk driving...theoretically, a 21 year old will be more responsible driving than an 18 year old who can also go to the pub... *shrugs*

    now that i'm over 21, i think its a good idea.

    They are thinking of raising the drinking age from 18 to 20 in NZ for drunk driving too...
     
  17. guy

    guy Senior Member

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    just a question

    at what time of a night did all this happen?
     
  18. Higherthanhell

    Higherthanhell Banned

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    Coppers don't operate on the pretense of law or rights...they can do anything they dam well please...count yourselfs lucky they didn't kick your assess, that's usually the first line of business. In the future don't answer the door and jump out the back windows....works for me just fine. Oh yeah grab the booze before ya dash
     
  19. the6peace8keeper

    the6peace8keeper Born Again Satanist

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    No ones seems to look at it from the other side, in todays age of bad cops, and ive met many, to me id of been happy thats all they did.

    A long time ago I was wrote up for somthing semi minor but when I went to court and heard it read it wasnt even near the way it happened.
     
  20. james q

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    i'm with you. and burn down the house on the way out ;)
     

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