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Originally Posted by lebreeze
Just a stupid question. Could your son have not answered the door or ask for a warrant first?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lebreeze
Just a stupid question. Could your son have not answered the door or ask for a warrant first?
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That's a great question and the short answer is "it depends". Usually that might work but there are often circumstances where it doesn't work.
For example, if the party door is open - cops can usually come in for a "welfare and safety" check to make sure everyone is okay.
If the door is closed, but people are gathered outside OR in view of outside (ie through a window visible) - then the cops comes in if there is "potentially crime in progress"; such as minors drinking.
If the doors are locked, no one is visible, no one answers, AND the cops can't hear anyone inside; then they usually have to get a warrant to come inside. But that's very rare in these cases.