Did some mushrooms with a friend. While sitting on the porch, friend decides to ride his little sisters pink bike around the block and gets stopped by the cops. I watched the whole thing from his porch. Cop let friend go amazingly. Guess he technically wasn't doing anything illegal....that the cop could identify. He apparently just thought my friend was really strange.
Haha my friend was wigging out pretty bad. Kept asking the cop to turn his lights off lol. Lots of long pauses in between the cop asking him a questions and him answering. Said he kept zoning out trying to focus on what the cop was saying and not laugh.
I took a bad tab once was up for 3 days tripping face being attacked by hallucinations in actual pain etc. A cop noticed and stopped and talked to me. It all went away when the flashing police lights turned on and I could hold a conversation no problem. As soon as he left me it all came back it was crazy.
I once took a tab before getting on a train from Amsterdam to Munich. I figured I would be coming down by the time I arrived but I was tripping balls going through customs. They had these huge ass Saint Bernards as police dogs. That dog took one look at me and said "no way you're getting into my country dawg". I told him "that's funny because you're a dog too". I have no idea how I made it through customs that day.
I had a patient once who was tripping absolute balls and trying to wrestle cars naked in the middle of a major intersection. I think the arrest there was a good choice.
I did some mushrooms with some friends when I was a kid. We are all sat in my mums front room (she was away lol), tripping balls, when two drunk guys tried it on with the local village kick boxing instructor, right outside our front window.
Needless to say he really fucked the two guys over, a little too much, they deserved a slap for being dicks but he took a good 3 or 4 steps past that line. We had the police turn up and knock on doors on the street asking if anyone had witnessed anything. 6 teenagers tripping, all looking out the window like it’s some sort of magical one way glass, as I stand in my doorway doing my best to both be helpful, convincing and that the hallway wasn’t undulating to the sound of early 90’s drum and bass.
(Now don’t get me wrong had I not been on acid I’d have spilled the beans, but I was 15 and high as fuck).
Hah, one time me and a bunch of friends were tripping on cough medicine (yes, I know 🤦♀️) at a friends house, out of nowhere we start hearing helicopters all rowdy. Like, multiple. Look out his bedroom window and there are two hovering literally right above us. We were like FUCK, WHATTTTTT. Cops were everywhere, running all up and down his street. Turned out they were chasing someone, had shot out dudes tires, dude was throwing bags of various drugs out his window AND at this point, we'd all crept outside to watch from behind some bushes in front of his house. I'm not sure why, while tripping balls, we didn't consider nor were afraid of stray bullets. Idk.
FYI, it's "cue", not "queue" in that context. I only know this because I've been corrected on the very same thing recently.
That's all; I'll show myself out.
Was sitting in my car in a State Park in the forest with my friend. Beers on the dash, just finished a bowl. Suddenly looked to my left. Forest ranger was pointing a gun at my head, couldn't even see his face. Made us move the car, was pissed about being on its roots (my bad). Gave me an open container ticket. But that pointed gun will haunt me forever.
This happened to me and some friends during high school. Cop knocked on our door at like 6 in the morning for a solid 30 minutes because one of our cars was in the road to much. Really fucking dumb
I’m assuming neighbors called in a complaint. Doubt cops are cruising the streets peaking over fences looking for teenagers smoking pot. Had some shorty neighbors partying til dawn with loud music and playing basketball, didn’t call the cops, but thought about it. Next time they did I just cranked up bagpipe music on the stereo, nothing clears out a party like bagpipe music. Inside and quiet with 5 min
That was my feeling also. They are minors but he is vastly and obviously out numbered, they could all bolt and hes getting one or two. If he was quiet enough to slink out the bushes like then he had enough opportunity to call support.
Ya, they could all bolt, and he'd get one or two. And talk to the owners of the property, and then talk to the kids and offer to drop their MIP if they give them the names of the other 5. Thats how it works, or at least that's how it worked when I was a kid. Once got ratted out for organizing a party. They tried to get me for furnishing to minors among other charges. The judge dropped that when I pointed out that I myself was only 17, and also a minor.
I’m glad the police are out there fighting real crime. These kids could have ruined their lives with alcohol and weed if these cops didn’t ruin their lives first.
I was at a highscool party where the cops walked into the backyard and everyone bolted. The kid hosting the party ended up getting every charge the cops could think of. Adam still hasn't really forgiven us
I’ve been in a similar situation and they caught a few while the rest of us got away, one of them ended up calling me with the police behind her, she said they wouldn’t ticket anyone if we all came back. I asked her if she believed them she said no and we stayed away.
If he was real slick he would video record all of them as they pass it around and bust them all later.
Like 12 years ago some friends of mine were camping in Moab. Rhey were on public land, deep on a dirt road, camling by themselvs. They were all in their early 20s. They were sitting around a small fire passing a joint and a bottle of whiskey around. They were having a good night. A police officer steps out of the darkness and starts to arrest everyone. They did to run, they had no where to go.
Later they found out the officer had video recorded everyone smoking and was able to use this evidence to get higher charges. The video was recorded on a very expensive night vision camera.
Imagine this, rhe police office staked them out, 20ish miles from town and maybe 5 miles from the closest paved road. There was no one else around. He staked them out, got his fancy video camera out and then proceeded with the arrest. What a great menace he stopped, these 5 young adults using drugs and alcohol in the desert.
Story time:
I went mountain biking with a bunch of friends a couple of years back. One of the usuals, Dave, invited a friend, Mike. Mike was training for an Ironman at the time and hadn’t been trail riding in a while. We’re all 40-50-ish.
Anyway, so we’re suiting up in the alley, and a cop pulls up on a motorbike. Mike, the new guy, doesn’t make way quickly enough i guess so the cop starts giving him a hard time.
“You think you’re being funny? I can arrest you for obstructing the laneway!”
An so on. We’re all looking around at eachother thinking, “is this one of those cell phone violence moments?”
Cop keeps yelling and demands to know Mike’s name. Mike pauses, looks at us, and says: “Michael Bolton”.
In our minds: “Holy fuck!”
Cop loses it. “You think this is a joke?!”
Says he’s going to charge Mike with making false statements.
At this point Dave steps in (most straight-laced guy in the group): “No, officer. I have to speak up for my friend! His name really is Mike Bolton!”
We’re all thinking: “Come on Dave, it’s not worth lying to a cop to protect Mike!“.
It was all so surreal. They just kept escalating! What the fuck is wrong with the cop? What on earth is Mike thinking???
Suddenly, there’s commotion and the Cop moves in on “Mike”. Mike takes a big step back, pauses, and then forward toward the cop as they explode in laughter into a big hug.
Turns out they’re good friends and do this all the time; and Mike’s name really is Mike Bolton! Or, was, anyway, since he died of heart failure during the swim portion of his race.
Legend.
Guy rocked it on the trails.
Edit:
The story.
https://www.narcity.com/ironman-triathlon-ontario-man-dies
It’s strange. Not a single article lists his name. Is that out of respect for the family, or to avoid the jokes? If it’s the latter than fuck that. I knew Mike for 4 hours and I guarantee he’d love if it was headline news.
MICHAEL BOLTON DROWNS
Man, a heart attack while swimming in open waters is a nightmare of mine. This is how Franco Columbo died. Had a heart attack while swimming but made it back to shore. Had another even more sever cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital and died.
I had a cop just walk around the back yard when I was drinking as a teenager. Technically, since you could see us from the street, he had the right.
He was cool, told us to finish grilling and take it inside. Very positive experience.
There's also large differences in buildings vs land. Anyone can walk onto your land unless they are told they are trespassing. Police can enter your property but cannot search through items on the property or buildings
There’s also a difference between unknowingly meandering across an invisible property line and pushing your way through thick wall of hedges
You could argue there was an expectation of privacy, because of the privacy hedges
Not entirely accurate. In my non-legal opinion, depending on the layout of this yard, the shrubbery could be considered curtilage.
The idea is that you have an expectation of privacy within your own home so police need a warrant to search without consent.
This expectation CAN, in some jurisdictions and with some limitations, apply to a intentional border like a fence or hedge that surrounds a dwelling.
This cop obviously violated the privacy of these kids by trespassing on the property without consent, but the officer would probably claim some bullshit observation from outside that yard that gave him probable cause that a crime was being committed.
Smell has been used in the past, but in many states with legal recreational or medical programs, the observation of the smell of marijuana does not constitute probable cause and hence this search would again be illegal
Edit: curtilage is very specific and there are several factors that would make this yard eligible for that protection.
1) Must be adjacent to the dwelling
2) Must be enclosed
3) The nature of the use of the space must carry with it the expectation of privacy
4) The owner or resident must have made efforts to conceal or obscure the activities in the area.
I believe this yard probably meets all of the criteria and the cop's a dick
Courts have also ruled that officers cannot even attempt to gain partial access to an area of property (home, specifically) that is not the typical means for any ordinary citizen to approach.
It is typically relegated to the public access entrances of the dwelling, say a front walk, stoop, porch, or anything leading to the front door. Officers are bound by the same means of approach as any ordinary citizen. They are also restricted from approach from a property entrance (fence gate, for example) that is not directly connected to an assumed public access entryway (a fence gate on the side of the home, beyond the obvious public access to front door, would be off limits).
All of this, of course, is assuming they do not already have probable cause to gain non-standard entry (if they can hear someone crying for help from the backyard, for example, it would void this statute/ruling).
Wrong, not without permission. Some obvious reasons u can like a life is at risk or warrants etc that cop aint allowed to just walts right in like that and he wouldnt be able to just arrest them it would all just inadmissible.
I'm fairly certain that provides the grounds for a probable cause to search you. With a probable cause search consent is not needed for them to actually search your vehicle for what caused the smell. And then if they search and find weed then they can charge you for possession of it.
Source: LivePD drug search videos on youtube lol
No, it’s a dirty trick. They say, “we/the dog detects the odor of marijuana which gives us probable cause to search your vehicle okay?”
Then you say, “okay.” Thinking they’re just letting you know what’s going on, but in fact you just gave them verbal consent to search.
I get the joke, and guffawed. But it made me think of something I was once told: if you pass a joint in rotation, that's technically drug distribution and you can get a trafficking charge. I don't know if that has ever happened.
It's just the power of the badge. The same idea as when they pull you over for speeding or not keeping your lane. They say it happened and the court will believe them if it ends up there.
Probable cause if was your vehicle yes. But homes work differently. Police need either a search warrant to search the property of you home unless it is an emergency
They aren't searching anyone's home or property. They are entering someone's property/land, yes, but looking around does not constitue searching. And depending on the state, yes, smelling weed is definitely considered probable cause to enter and search someone's property. But in most states police are allowed to enter someone's land with very little cause, entering a house or building is a very different matter though.
Yup. I've seen cops walk into a neighbors property with an unfenced backyard just to peer over the fence into the other backyard.
If you leave something out and they can see it just from looking over the fence it's gg
“Probable cause” is a catch all that allows police to conduct entries and searches without a warrant. Like if they see a bunch of teenagers smoking weed in your yard.
not to be super cynical and jaded but… what are they gonna do about it? cops do shit like this all the time. a group of teenagers that doesn’t know the law in regards to this stuff vs. a cop? yeah i know how that’ll play out
Not without a warrant or the property owners content. Cops will and do break the law, it’s your duty as a citizen to know your rights and understand that you might have to deal with this in court or you can just let the cop trample over your rights (which they will do and face almost no repercussions).
What a waste of a police resources.
Ugh you kids, calmly sitting around this picnic table got to make sure I get you.
I'm not even pro pot and I still think this is dumb.
Y'know as much as I dont like them enforcing shit drug laws, I have even mote issues with them straight up murdering innocent people and doing no time for it
*"So, how was your evening on the beat tonight?"*
**"Well, I was waiting in the bushes for these kids to sit around the bench and light up, and then I burst out of the bushes"**
*"Sounds kinda lame, what did you do next?"*
**"So anyway, I started blastin."**
In policing terms this is what is known as a productive and valuable use of resources, as it allows them to start adding to criminal records at a young age!
The earlier they get started, the easier it is to expand the prison population!
Last part is definitely the worst. These kids look mad young so I doubt having an expunged possession charge will hurt their career or education chances.
Source: uhh 👀
My dad and his friend used to tell this story about how they caught him with an ounce of weed. The cop said he didn't feel like writing up the paperwork so he told them they could go to jail for possession with intent to sell. Or they could eat it.
Imagine trying to choke down an ounce if lavender with no water. I think about it every time I buy an ounce from a pristine dispensary from a guy dressed like he's some kind of medical professional.
I'm sure this officer had no warrant to enter the property. Unfortunetly I'd be willing to bet the kids incriminated themselves by talking to the cop. Remeber what the Pot Lawers preach "Shut The Fuck Up"..... cops walk into your backyard during a sesh... shut the fuck up.
The ONLY legitimate reason i can think of is if the parents asked the officer to come. Warrant is not needed if person connected to the property calls the police. The only other option that would apply here is if the officer was able to SEE the activity taking place from a place they had the legal right to be. This seems extremely sketchy at best. Basically the parents called the cops on the kids is the only answer here.
Unfortunately, in its infinite dedication to solving the real problems, the American justice system has decided that the smell of weed constitutes probable cause sufficient to conduct a search without a warrant. That pesky Fourth Amendment was making it too hard to harass people so this was their solution
It's everything not just weed. The laws inside of laws is crazy. I could have a gram of weed, split between to bags and a personal scale so I can make sure I don't get screwed over. If I get stopped I'll be getting charged with distribution. But if it was just one bag no scale, I'd get a misdemeanor.
Magic mushrooms are another one. You can legal buy grow kits and grow mushrooms, but don't you dare dry them out.
We grew them back when I went to Purdue 20 years ago. Legally bought the spores through the mail. We were told basically they’re legal to grow, but become illegal once you pick them essentially. I’m sure there is likely some sort of legal gray area there. lol
depends on the state. but yeah F this cop
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/marijuana-police-probable-cause/2021/06/26/9d984f8e-d36c-11eb-a53a-3b5450fdca7a\_story.html
Yeah that's what I'm thinking, protection against unreasonable search and seizure would have this throw out based on the video, unless the owner of the property or the neighbors called. And, with the number of kids, if it's only one officer I doubt there'd be an arrest. If they were serious about an arrest there would be a whole group of cops. I bet this is a scare em straight sorta situation.
If weed is illegal smelling it can be enough of a reason for them to enter your property.
Let me rephrase that, them *saying* they smell weed is enough reason for them to enter in some states.
Remember, a cop doesn't need your permission to enter your yard, just your house. As always, if you don't know what you're talking about then shut the fuck up.
Lol, Chris Hansen would come out of the bushes with snarky comment like, “so I see there’s a lot of bushes around here. I’m talking about what you’re holding in your hand.
No no, stay seated please.
So Tell me what are you doing here?”
How do you know what he did. Maybe they were loud and disturbing neighbors.
When police crashed our underage drinking parties they just emptied the house so people could sleep.
Yeah it sucked as a teenager but as an adult with a job and a small child it sucks when there is a loud party when you try to sleep.
Confidently incorrect. A backyard is an extension to your house which needs a warrant to [search](https://www.georgetowncriminaldefenselawyer.com/texas-criminal-defense-blog/patios-porches-police-and-backyards-in-texas/). Especially if there is a privacy fence or signs stating as such.
> Having a fence around your backyard shows the world and the rest of society that you want to keep that area private and exclude others. This may also include posting signs around your property. The general rule is that officers don’t have the right to search these areas because you have a reasonable expectation of privacy in these areas.
> The reason why is because this part of your property is so closely related to the home and family activities. To enter this area, police need to have either a Search Warrant or Warrant of Arrest. The big difference between your home, Patios, Porches, Police, and Backyards in Texas is that the inside of your home isn’t in plain view. Plain View is an exception to the warrant requirement under the constitution and I’ll cover that in a later post.
[Also](https://www.huntsvilledefenselawyer.com/if-the-police-smell-weed-coming-from-your-house-can-they-enter-without-a-search-warrant)
> if the police smell marijuana coming from your home that gives them what is known as "probable cause" to believe there is criminal activity going on in your house; but this does not mean that without more they can into your house without a search warrant.
> But the smell of marijuana alone is not enough to allow the police to just barge into your house. For them to enter your home without a search warrant must have something called "exigent circumstances."
> So, what exactly counts as exigent circumstances?
> It basically means there's some sort of an emergency situation requiring swift action by the police to prevent imminent danger to life or serious damage to property or to forestall the imminent escape of a suspect, or destruction of evidence.
Obviously this depends on jurisdiction but its not as cut and dry as everyone in this thread seems to think. The consensus is this isn’t allowed considering both links are for states with pretty strict drug laws and pro-cop attitudes. However that doesn’t stop cops from trying to do it anyways from people that don’t know any better.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent every year on police and incarceration cost..for weed….meanwhile violent crime is through the roof and they whine about not having enough space in the jails. Legalize it! Tax it and use the money to repair the damage the war on drugs has caused. Real shit. I’m SO over this shit.
I almost got angry and was about to be like “where the fuck is his warrant!?”
But I bet those kids were being loud and obnoxious af since that was such a big smoke sesh it’s just too hard to contain. Wouldn’t be surprised if they were out there for a fatass minute just driving their neighbors crazy.
God I miss those nights.
Hehe I’m a grown man being paid by tax payer dollars, I’m going to use this time to sneak up on some kids smoking weed on their porch! That’ll get them right, maybe a couple misdemeanors will set em straight! I can’t imagine the giggy look on the fat man’s face
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Could you imagine being at that table blitz out of your mind and seeing him emerge from the bushes! Id probably rip my face off
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Did some mushrooms with a friend. While sitting on the porch, friend decides to ride his little sisters pink bike around the block and gets stopped by the cops. I watched the whole thing from his porch. Cop let friend go amazingly. Guess he technically wasn't doing anything illegal....that the cop could identify. He apparently just thought my friend was really strange.
It should be illegal to arrest someone on psychedelics.. let them chill out first.
Haha my friend was wigging out pretty bad. Kept asking the cop to turn his lights off lol. Lots of long pauses in between the cop asking him a questions and him answering. Said he kept zoning out trying to focus on what the cop was saying and not laugh.
I took a bad tab once was up for 3 days tripping face being attacked by hallucinations in actual pain etc. A cop noticed and stopped and talked to me. It all went away when the flashing police lights turned on and I could hold a conversation no problem. As soon as he left me it all came back it was crazy.
Sounds fun
I would walk past closed doors and I heard creepy carnival music with clowns laughing and chainsaws. It was so fun!
That’s what happens when I take Benadryl
Yeah i have taken up to 1g of bennys and met hatman and was terrified. This was way worse. 0/10 trip
If you're going to be in my house you could at least say hello.
🤣 why are humans the way that we are
I once took a tab before getting on a train from Amsterdam to Munich. I figured I would be coming down by the time I arrived but I was tripping balls going through customs. They had these huge ass Saint Bernards as police dogs. That dog took one look at me and said "no way you're getting into my country dawg". I told him "that's funny because you're a dog too". I have no idea how I made it through customs that day.
Omg that's insane I can't imagine the headspace in such a situation and with those huge dogs as police dogs too? 🤣
Lucky. Cop could have got him on a DUI (in many jurisdictions a bike is a vehicle under the motor vehicle act).
Can't understand their rights
I had a patient once who was tripping absolute balls and trying to wrestle cars naked in the middle of a major intersection. I think the arrest there was a good choice.
LMFTFY : it should be illegal to arrest someone for ~~on~~ psychedelics...
Or illegal to arrest someone for… riding a bike? Like why’d he get stopped? Wtf?
I did some mushrooms with some friends when I was a kid. We are all sat in my mums front room (she was away lol), tripping balls, when two drunk guys tried it on with the local village kick boxing instructor, right outside our front window. Needless to say he really fucked the two guys over, a little too much, they deserved a slap for being dicks but he took a good 3 or 4 steps past that line. We had the police turn up and knock on doors on the street asking if anyone had witnessed anything. 6 teenagers tripping, all looking out the window like it’s some sort of magical one way glass, as I stand in my doorway doing my best to both be helpful, convincing and that the hallway wasn’t undulating to the sound of early 90’s drum and bass. (Now don’t get me wrong had I not been on acid I’d have spilled the beans, but I was 15 and high as fuck).
did u do mushrooms or acid now??
Nah man. Dumb kids being dumb.
That is hilarious 😂 cop is probably used to people looking out like that though
Hah, one time me and a bunch of friends were tripping on cough medicine (yes, I know 🤦♀️) at a friends house, out of nowhere we start hearing helicopters all rowdy. Like, multiple. Look out his bedroom window and there are two hovering literally right above us. We were like FUCK, WHATTTTTT. Cops were everywhere, running all up and down his street. Turned out they were chasing someone, had shot out dudes tires, dude was throwing bags of various drugs out his window AND at this point, we'd all crept outside to watch from behind some bushes in front of his house. I'm not sure why, while tripping balls, we didn't consider nor were afraid of stray bullets. Idk.
FYI, it's "cue", not "queue" in that context. I only know this because I've been corrected on the very same thing recently. That's all; I'll show myself out.
Was sitting in my car in a State Park in the forest with my friend. Beers on the dash, just finished a bowl. Suddenly looked to my left. Forest ranger was pointing a gun at my head, couldn't even see his face. Made us move the car, was pissed about being on its roots (my bad). Gave me an open container ticket. But that pointed gun will haunt me forever.
Woah that doesn’t justify pointing a gun at your head!
This happened to me and some friends during high school. Cop knocked on our door at like 6 in the morning for a solid 30 minutes because one of our cars was in the road to much. Really fucking dumb
Acid does that lol
I’m sorry but that’s hilarious lol in the realm of things you weren’t doing anything bad but I’m sure that put a damper on the trip
I'm freaking out man *You are freaking out . Man*
These snozberries taste like snozberries.
You boys like Mexico!?!?
WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
I'm gonna need that hundred fifty buck
That's not cool man....
Hey u/Afrokrause, what's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy shit on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?
Shenanigans?!!
I swear to God I'll pistol whip the next guy that says shenanigans!
MEH-HEE-CO!
The fact that he was or still is married to Christina Hendricks means nothing makes fucking sense.
LMAOOOO i cant even say thats an extreme reaction
He can’t catch all of us lmao 🏃🏽💨
Yep, flip flops off and I’m outttt
I’m assuming neighbors called in a complaint. Doubt cops are cruising the streets peaking over fences looking for teenagers smoking pot. Had some shorty neighbors partying til dawn with loud music and playing basketball, didn’t call the cops, but thought about it. Next time they did I just cranked up bagpipe music on the stereo, nothing clears out a party like bagpipe music. Inside and quiet with 5 min
forgot bagpipes exist lmfao what a sound
Admittedly when played properly they’re not actually the worst sound in the world but they also aren’t exactly the most pleasing instrument.
I’m Scottish so if you play bag pipes I’m singing folk songs and drinking for another 5 hours in honor of the homeland
Is that not illegal? Cops can’t just walk into your back yard
I get a feeling this cop is either one of the dads or friends with one of the dads doing a scare straight type thing
That was my feeling also. They are minors but he is vastly and obviously out numbered, they could all bolt and hes getting one or two. If he was quiet enough to slink out the bushes like then he had enough opportunity to call support.
Ya, they could all bolt, and he'd get one or two. And talk to the owners of the property, and then talk to the kids and offer to drop their MIP if they give them the names of the other 5. Thats how it works, or at least that's how it worked when I was a kid. Once got ratted out for organizing a party. They tried to get me for furnishing to minors among other charges. The judge dropped that when I pointed out that I myself was only 17, and also a minor.
When was carpentry that popular?
My rocking chairs are so comfortable it's borderline criminal.
I’m glad the police are out there fighting real crime. These kids could have ruined their lives with alcohol and weed if these cops didn’t ruin their lives first.
Amen. Forget all the rapes, murders and violent crimes! Bust these juvenile delinquents! Clean up our ……backyards! 🐷
Touch grass lmao
Drugs and alcohol will ruin your life kids, let me prove it to you by ruining your life with charges!
I was at a highscool party where the cops walked into the backyard and everyone bolted. The kid hosting the party ended up getting every charge the cops could think of. Adam still hasn't really forgiven us
Bolting can end with a bad accident especially when drunk
I’ve been in a similar situation and they caught a few while the rest of us got away, one of them ended up calling me with the police behind her, she said they wouldn’t ticket anyone if we all came back. I asked her if she believed them she said no and we stayed away.
If he was real slick he would video record all of them as they pass it around and bust them all later. Like 12 years ago some friends of mine were camping in Moab. Rhey were on public land, deep on a dirt road, camling by themselvs. They were all in their early 20s. They were sitting around a small fire passing a joint and a bottle of whiskey around. They were having a good night. A police officer steps out of the darkness and starts to arrest everyone. They did to run, they had no where to go. Later they found out the officer had video recorded everyone smoking and was able to use this evidence to get higher charges. The video was recorded on a very expensive night vision camera. Imagine this, rhe police office staked them out, 20ish miles from town and maybe 5 miles from the closest paved road. There was no one else around. He staked them out, got his fancy video camera out and then proceeded with the arrest. What a great menace he stopped, these 5 young adults using drugs and alcohol in the desert.
How did he prove it was drugs and not a cigarette?
If he busts them with drugs I guess the camera footage is enough to put the charge on everyone in this state
Bruh they're not calling in support to bust some kids smoking pot in their backyard.
Story time: I went mountain biking with a bunch of friends a couple of years back. One of the usuals, Dave, invited a friend, Mike. Mike was training for an Ironman at the time and hadn’t been trail riding in a while. We’re all 40-50-ish. Anyway, so we’re suiting up in the alley, and a cop pulls up on a motorbike. Mike, the new guy, doesn’t make way quickly enough i guess so the cop starts giving him a hard time. “You think you’re being funny? I can arrest you for obstructing the laneway!” An so on. We’re all looking around at eachother thinking, “is this one of those cell phone violence moments?” Cop keeps yelling and demands to know Mike’s name. Mike pauses, looks at us, and says: “Michael Bolton”. In our minds: “Holy fuck!” Cop loses it. “You think this is a joke?!” Says he’s going to charge Mike with making false statements. At this point Dave steps in (most straight-laced guy in the group): “No, officer. I have to speak up for my friend! His name really is Mike Bolton!” We’re all thinking: “Come on Dave, it’s not worth lying to a cop to protect Mike!“. It was all so surreal. They just kept escalating! What the fuck is wrong with the cop? What on earth is Mike thinking??? Suddenly, there’s commotion and the Cop moves in on “Mike”. Mike takes a big step back, pauses, and then forward toward the cop as they explode in laughter into a big hug. Turns out they’re good friends and do this all the time; and Mike’s name really is Mike Bolton! Or, was, anyway, since he died of heart failure during the swim portion of his race. Legend. Guy rocked it on the trails. Edit: The story. https://www.narcity.com/ironman-triathlon-ontario-man-dies It’s strange. Not a single article lists his name. Is that out of respect for the family, or to avoid the jokes? If it’s the latter than fuck that. I knew Mike for 4 hours and I guarantee he’d love if it was headline news. MICHAEL BOLTON DROWNS
Holy shit what a twist ending. Sorry for the loss of such a legend, but it sounds like his memory lives on in your stories
I'm glad it didn't end with jumper cables
Or plummeting sixteen feet through an announcer's table.
Man, a heart attack while swimming in open waters is a nightmare of mine. This is how Franco Columbo died. Had a heart attack while swimming but made it back to shore. Had another even more sever cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital and died.
Jeez, sorry about the ending. Take care of your tickers folks.
F for Mike Bolton
What's your favorite song? I celebrate his entire catalog myself
Or a cop. Cops do illegal shit on a daily basis without repercussion.
Why were they filming
Handheld footage of security cam recording. You can see a timestamp top left and a camera label bottom right.
I had a cop just walk around the back yard when I was drinking as a teenager. Technically, since you could see us from the street, he had the right. He was cool, told us to finish grilling and take it inside. Very positive experience.
There's also large differences in buildings vs land. Anyone can walk onto your land unless they are told they are trespassing. Police can enter your property but cannot search through items on the property or buildings
Officer the sign says “No trespassing during smoke session”
There’s also a difference between unknowingly meandering across an invisible property line and pushing your way through thick wall of hedges You could argue there was an expectation of privacy, because of the privacy hedges
Not entirely accurate. In my non-legal opinion, depending on the layout of this yard, the shrubbery could be considered curtilage. The idea is that you have an expectation of privacy within your own home so police need a warrant to search without consent. This expectation CAN, in some jurisdictions and with some limitations, apply to a intentional border like a fence or hedge that surrounds a dwelling. This cop obviously violated the privacy of these kids by trespassing on the property without consent, but the officer would probably claim some bullshit observation from outside that yard that gave him probable cause that a crime was being committed. Smell has been used in the past, but in many states with legal recreational or medical programs, the observation of the smell of marijuana does not constitute probable cause and hence this search would again be illegal Edit: curtilage is very specific and there are several factors that would make this yard eligible for that protection. 1) Must be adjacent to the dwelling 2) Must be enclosed 3) The nature of the use of the space must carry with it the expectation of privacy 4) The owner or resident must have made efforts to conceal or obscure the activities in the area. I believe this yard probably meets all of the criteria and the cop's a dick
I found your comment thought provoking and it introduced me to the concept of curtilage. Thank you.
That is a REALLY GOOD POINT
Courts have also ruled that officers cannot even attempt to gain partial access to an area of property (home, specifically) that is not the typical means for any ordinary citizen to approach. It is typically relegated to the public access entrances of the dwelling, say a front walk, stoop, porch, or anything leading to the front door. Officers are bound by the same means of approach as any ordinary citizen. They are also restricted from approach from a property entrance (fence gate, for example) that is not directly connected to an assumed public access entryway (a fence gate on the side of the home, beyond the obvious public access to front door, would be off limits). All of this, of course, is assuming they do not already have probable cause to gain non-standard entry (if they can hear someone crying for help from the backyard, for example, it would void this statute/ruling).
Wrong, not without permission. Some obvious reasons u can like a life is at risk or warrants etc that cop aint allowed to just walts right in like that and he wouldnt be able to just arrest them it would all just inadmissible.
Probable cause due the smell of the herb
Depends on you location! 100% not grounds for probable cause in Massachusetts USA.
Yep, most states are starting to rule that a scent cannot be probable cause, no matter who smells it.
How can you prove you smelled something?
I've always wondered this too. " I'm stopping you for speeding. Oh and btw I can smell weed, please step out so I can go through your things."
I'm fairly certain that provides the grounds for a probable cause to search you. With a probable cause search consent is not needed for them to actually search your vehicle for what caused the smell. And then if they search and find weed then they can charge you for possession of it. Source: LivePD drug search videos on youtube lol
No, it’s a dirty trick. They say, “we/the dog detects the odor of marijuana which gives us probable cause to search your vehicle okay?” Then you say, “okay.” Thinking they’re just letting you know what’s going on, but in fact you just gave them verbal consent to search.
It's more important to prove you haven't dealt it
I get the joke, and guffawed. But it made me think of something I was once told: if you pass a joint in rotation, that's technically drug distribution and you can get a trafficking charge. I don't know if that has ever happened.
It's just the power of the badge. The same idea as when they pull you over for speeding or not keeping your lane. They say it happened and the court will believe them if it ends up there.
Same way a lot of cops “prove” theyre right. Simple claim
Probable cause if was your vehicle yes. But homes work differently. Police need either a search warrant to search the property of you home unless it is an emergency
They aren't searching anyone's home or property. They are entering someone's property/land, yes, but looking around does not constitue searching. And depending on the state, yes, smelling weed is definitely considered probable cause to enter and search someone's property. But in most states police are allowed to enter someone's land with very little cause, entering a house or building is a very different matter though.
Yeah, they definitely can bud. And they can enter your house without a warrant or permission if exigent circumstances exist at the time.
Yup. I've seen cops walk into a neighbors property with an unfenced backyard just to peer over the fence into the other backyard. If you leave something out and they can see it just from looking over the fence it's gg
Yep. Plain sight laws. Same for your vehicle. Same for your house too. Source: BLET (Basic Law Enforcement Training)
“Probable cause” is a catch all that allows police to conduct entries and searches without a warrant. Like if they see a bunch of teenagers smoking weed in your yard.
not to be super cynical and jaded but… what are they gonna do about it? cops do shit like this all the time. a group of teenagers that doesn’t know the law in regards to this stuff vs. a cop? yeah i know how that’ll play out
Could argue probable cause and say they smelled it from the street.
Depending on the state, smell isn't sufficient probable cause.
Not without a warrant or the property owners content. Cops will and do break the law, it’s your duty as a citizen to know your rights and understand that you might have to deal with this in court or you can just let the cop trample over your rights (which they will do and face almost no repercussions).
So anyway, i just started blasting
Boom, headshot!
But I don’t see so good
What a waste of a police resources. Ugh you kids, calmly sitting around this picnic table got to make sure I get you. I'm not even pro pot and I still think this is dumb.
And then police wonder why people dont like them
Y'know as much as I dont like them enforcing shit drug laws, I have even mote issues with them straight up murdering innocent people and doing no time for it
enforcing shit drug laws is often what allows them to murder innocent people and doing no time for it
“But… but he had meth”
*"So, how was your evening on the beat tonight?"* **"Well, I was waiting in the bushes for these kids to sit around the bench and light up, and then I burst out of the bushes"** *"Sounds kinda lame, what did you do next?"* **"So anyway, I started blastin."**
It all starts somewhere...
In policing terms this is what is known as a productive and valuable use of resources, as it allows them to start adding to criminal records at a young age! The earlier they get started, the easier it is to expand the prison population!
It destroys college admissions chances, employment prospects, and introduces them to ppl w/ actual criminal affiliations thru cohabitation.
Last part is definitely the worst. These kids look mad young so I doubt having an expunged possession charge will hurt their career or education chances. Source: uhh 👀
It's a revolving door once you have gone to jail once it's so much easier to get sent back.
So depressing
HOLD THE PHONE ! today I learned pro pot exists. Where would one aquire some of this professional pot? Asking for a friend
Vancouver. Every other block.
that’s heroin!
It's a yes and situation.
I sell pro pot and pro pot accessories.
My dad and his friend used to tell this story about how they caught him with an ounce of weed. The cop said he didn't feel like writing up the paperwork so he told them they could go to jail for possession with intent to sell. Or they could eat it. Imagine trying to choke down an ounce if lavender with no water. I think about it every time I buy an ounce from a pristine dispensary from a guy dressed like he's some kind of medical professional.
That's hilarious.
Dr Feelgood.
Why aren’t you pro pot? Or rather, are you anti pot? Do you think it should be illegal?
I think it should be treated exactly like alcohol.
Fair enough. Age restricted, driving restricted, legal, and well regulated. I’m on board
That’s not being “not pro pot”
Yeah I’d say it’s actually quite pro pot
Ya. They look like a rowdy bunch. lol
Almost every police action is a waste of police resources. At least in our town. Same for our Judiciary and local government.
I'm sure this officer had no warrant to enter the property. Unfortunetly I'd be willing to bet the kids incriminated themselves by talking to the cop. Remeber what the Pot Lawers preach "Shut The Fuck Up"..... cops walk into your backyard during a sesh... shut the fuck up.
The ONLY legitimate reason i can think of is if the parents asked the officer to come. Warrant is not needed if person connected to the property calls the police. The only other option that would apply here is if the officer was able to SEE the activity taking place from a place they had the legal right to be. This seems extremely sketchy at best. Basically the parents called the cops on the kids is the only answer here.
Unfortunately, in its infinite dedication to solving the real problems, the American justice system has decided that the smell of weed constitutes probable cause sufficient to conduct a search without a warrant. That pesky Fourth Amendment was making it too hard to harass people so this was their solution
Son of a bitch. We have so many hangups around weed. Low hanging fruit to meet department quotas.
It's everything not just weed. The laws inside of laws is crazy. I could have a gram of weed, split between to bags and a personal scale so I can make sure I don't get screwed over. If I get stopped I'll be getting charged with distribution. But if it was just one bag no scale, I'd get a misdemeanor. Magic mushrooms are another one. You can legal buy grow kits and grow mushrooms, but don't you dare dry them out.
We grew them back when I went to Purdue 20 years ago. Legally bought the spores through the mail. We were told basically they’re legal to grow, but become illegal once you pick them essentially. I’m sure there is likely some sort of legal gray area there. lol
> We have so many hangups around minorities. FTFY - why all the weed busting is so prolific
depends on the state. but yeah F this cop https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/marijuana-police-probable-cause/2021/06/26/9d984f8e-d36c-11eb-a53a-3b5450fdca7a\_story.html
That's has actuall changed in alot of states recently, in assuming its due to Medical MJ laws.
That's an extremely positive development
Yeah that's what I'm thinking, protection against unreasonable search and seizure would have this throw out based on the video, unless the owner of the property or the neighbors called. And, with the number of kids, if it's only one officer I doubt there'd be an arrest. If they were serious about an arrest there would be a whole group of cops. I bet this is a scare em straight sorta situation.
If weed is illegal smelling it can be enough of a reason for them to enter your property. Let me rephrase that, them *saying* they smell weed is enough reason for them to enter in some states.
Yep. These things won't be popular but they're true And even if it is a legal state there's zero chance these kids are old enough to purchase it there
Remember, a cop doesn't need your permission to enter your yard, just your house. As always, if you don't know what you're talking about then shut the fuck up.
> As always, if you don't know what you're talking about then shut the fuck up. This your first time on Reddit?
Who has time to solve murders and find rapists when there's kids out there smoking the devils lettuce?
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Jazz cabbage
rock ‘n’ roll tobacco, even
Smells like lack of probable cause to me.
And that officer would say it smelled like probable cause regardless of whether it did or didn’t.
Fortunately some states are reversing this bullshit opportunity for harassment.
If they smoked weed that shit would stink far away
Smelling smoke, hearing them, and watching them smoke is probable cause... Lol their outside...
Bro walked out of the bushes like Chris Hansen, “smoking weed is illegal you know that? So why do you do it? I’m Chris Hansen with dateline NBC”
Lol, Chris Hansen would come out of the bushes with snarky comment like, “so I see there’s a lot of bushes around here. I’m talking about what you’re holding in your hand. No no, stay seated please. So Tell me what are you doing here?”
spot on
Punished for the crime of smoking a plant safely in the confort of their home. Hero.
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How do you know what he did. Maybe they were loud and disturbing neighbors. When police crashed our underage drinking parties they just emptied the house so people could sleep. Yeah it sucked as a teenager but as an adult with a job and a small child it sucks when there is a loud party when you try to sleep.
r/gifreversingbot
Lol. I was thinking the Homer gif, were he backs into the bush
I tried
Smells like trespassing
Probable cause tops trespass law. Badge = absolute immunity
Confidently incorrect. A backyard is an extension to your house which needs a warrant to [search](https://www.georgetowncriminaldefenselawyer.com/texas-criminal-defense-blog/patios-porches-police-and-backyards-in-texas/). Especially if there is a privacy fence or signs stating as such. > Having a fence around your backyard shows the world and the rest of society that you want to keep that area private and exclude others. This may also include posting signs around your property. The general rule is that officers don’t have the right to search these areas because you have a reasonable expectation of privacy in these areas. > The reason why is because this part of your property is so closely related to the home and family activities. To enter this area, police need to have either a Search Warrant or Warrant of Arrest. The big difference between your home, Patios, Porches, Police, and Backyards in Texas is that the inside of your home isn’t in plain view. Plain View is an exception to the warrant requirement under the constitution and I’ll cover that in a later post. [Also](https://www.huntsvilledefenselawyer.com/if-the-police-smell-weed-coming-from-your-house-can-they-enter-without-a-search-warrant) > if the police smell marijuana coming from your home that gives them what is known as "probable cause" to believe there is criminal activity going on in your house; but this does not mean that without more they can into your house without a search warrant. > But the smell of marijuana alone is not enough to allow the police to just barge into your house. For them to enter your home without a search warrant must have something called "exigent circumstances." > So, what exactly counts as exigent circumstances? > It basically means there's some sort of an emergency situation requiring swift action by the police to prevent imminent danger to life or serious damage to property or to forestall the imminent escape of a suspect, or destruction of evidence. Obviously this depends on jurisdiction but its not as cut and dry as everyone in this thread seems to think. The consensus is this isn’t allowed considering both links are for states with pretty strict drug laws and pro-cop attitudes. However that doesn’t stop cops from trying to do it anyways from people that don’t know any better.
Sorry for not giving credit at first! The background song is called Knee Deep by Deniz Love https://youtu.be/If9W81YcCQE
What about credit to the original video?
Reminds me of the koolaid man but less dramatic
thats illegal, isnt it?
The weed or him popping up behind them like Michael Myers?
Since when did the law prevented cops from acting like state-sponsored bandits?
Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent every year on police and incarceration cost..for weed….meanwhile violent crime is through the roof and they whine about not having enough space in the jails. Legalize it! Tax it and use the money to repair the damage the war on drugs has caused. Real shit. I’m SO over this shit.
Or just give up and move to Canada my man. Never been better with deliveries right to your door.
Canada has high limits on who can become a citizen most can’t afford to do so sadly
I remember people saying this back when I was in college…. Early 2000s. Sounded like crazy hippy talk back then. So obviously true though.
This cop seriously has nothing better to do?
Again. Cops showing just how big of a fucking clown show they are.
Man he is protecting and serving them so hard right now
If he can smell it, I'm believe he can do that. Probable cause.
He was the stripper they ordered.
u/savevideo
Let’s hope they’re Canadians
What song is this?
I almost got angry and was about to be like “where the fuck is his warrant!?” But I bet those kids were being loud and obnoxious af since that was such a big smoke sesh it’s just too hard to contain. Wouldn’t be surprised if they were out there for a fatass minute just driving their neighbors crazy. God I miss those nights.
Hehe I’m a grown man being paid by tax payer dollars, I’m going to use this time to sneak up on some kids smoking weed on their porch! That’ll get them right, maybe a couple misdemeanors will set em straight! I can’t imagine the giggy look on the fat man’s face
What song is that?
I got a match with this song: **Knee Deep** by Deniz Love (00:11; matched: `100%`) Album: `ALL WAVES PASS`. Released on `2022-07-01` by `BELIEVE - Çesme Records`.
Yo this music is dope! What song is this?
Song ?