This morning I received multiple links and copies of this video that’s been circulating, showing a West Virginia State Trooper, in what appears to be inside a family’s home without a warrant. Apparently it was originally posted to Tik Tok, and then removed for some reason. It appears to involve a police response to a church traffic cone, which resulted in the homeowner apparently banging on the church’s door at some point. This trooper shows up, walks in the guy’s home, admittedly without a warrant, and without permission. Then the trooper makes a move on the phone, followed by some sort of altercation at the end. Here’s the video, then I’ll address some legal issues which I see.

Is a warrant required? If not, is there an applicable exception?

Citations and law at the link: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2022/07/08/wv-trooper-walks-in-house-and-demands-to-be-sued/

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36 thoughts on “WV Trooper Walks in House and Demands to be Sued”
  1. If this dude is still on the job he wont be for long… We the People are NOT going to tolerate this fn tyranny. So the cop thinks it’s against the law to knock on the door of a church! He’s going to F’n find out! “You wont raise your voice to me!” YOU WANN FN BET SCUMBAG!

  2. It’s a shame the homeowner was as nervous as he was, (understandably) but he could have easily disarmed this egocentric sociopaths attitude with some very easy statements, but I get it. This is super stressful

  3. He broke that man's finger by slamming his door on it…He entered the man's home illegally, he had no warrant and that's exactly what 2a is for! Come in my house withput a warrant you're going out feet first!!;

  4. PERFECT EXAMPLE of why losing qualified immunity for civil suits IS NOT ENOUGH!!! THEY DON'T CARE because they consequences do not fall on them. The dept/city pays the suits with tax payer monies. That does nothing in curbing misconduct within these GANGS. This former trooper's house just burnt to the ground. I believe he was fired. Makes me wonder if they were having money trouble. Weird time of year for a fire that bad. Hmmm……. Wouldn't put something like that past this guy. He is a complete DOUCHE!

  5. I am really trying to find words for what this cops actions in this video mean.
    Police safety and suspicion are two things cops throw around freely like as if they can use them to do whatever they want.
    This cop never should have been allowed to pass as acceptable, just to join the police academy, let alone getting accepted as a police officer.
    How does a tyrant like this cop pass the academy and given the job as a police officer.

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