Officer Hurt, Family Feels "Invaded"

Officer Hurt, Family Feels "Invaded" ^ | 11/25/05 | Dennis Turner

[Coldwater Creek]

Sorry. I did not mean to offend you. Whitehave, Tenn. is such an obscure place that it surprised me.

[ActionNewsBill]

Sorry. I did not mean to offend you.

No offense taken.

[Paloma_55]

While this story certainly brings up the "My home is my castle" angle, I doubt these guys are telling the truth.

More than likely, the cop knocked, identified himself, and asked to speak to them. The father, recognizing that this guy was from out of state and out of uniform, proceeded to kick the crap out of him.

Later, the story was modified to make it more palatable.

Had an out of state cop appeared at my door, I would have politely suggested that he contact local authorities and have them come back with him, then wished him a good day.

Had he broken into my house, there would have been a busted door and a body lying in the broken glass just inside the entry.

[Teacher317]

And armed. Isn't that considered a 'home invasion'?

Only when commoners do it. When government officials do it, we should be grateful. They are annointed by the Almighty, you know.

/feudal thinking>

[Horatio Gates]

I meant that as bad thing. I wasn't trying to minimise the situation if I understand you correctly

[packrat35]

Actually this happened in Memphis, TN. Whitehaven is the neighborhood.

[Coldwater Creek]

We actually lived in Whitehave for almost 30 years.

[Larry Lucido]

Hmmm.

[MRMEAN]

The Injury of Officer Daniel Grisham Brought Law Officers From TWO States

An out of state cop barges into someone's house and gets thrown out by the householder and his youngest son...and dozens of cops from two states come and arrest the not only the man and his youngest son, but also two other teenage boys plus one boy's girlfriend, and they are all released without charges. And there is no mention of the arrest or involvement of Dustin Green, who Detective Grisham was there ostensibly to question. If there was as big a police overreaction as there appears to be here, I hope the innocent are able to sue and collect for damages.

[Tactical]

These things happen more often than people know about. All states have a mutual aid agreement and frequently share peace officer powers between jurisdictions.

Probably not the case for powers in this case, but the story seems a bit one sided on it's face.

California and Arizona have such agreements, with AZ DPS and CHP being sworn in each others jurisdiction under a mutual aid agreement.

It's not uncommon for one state's officers to enforce laws and turn suspects over to the local jurisdiction when situations warrant it. I've seen this happen many times.