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biznatch · 10-03-2006, 03:40 PM

I was at a party last saturday (I live in Boulder, Colorado), and there were about 300 people. I think all of them were over 18, but a large portion was under 21. I am almost sure, however, that most people were drunk, and/or intoxicated on something else.

Well, it was going nicely, until some jerks went outside and starting screaming and causing general disturbance on the neighbours' front lawns.

The cops came, of course, and I was in the "lobby" of the house, so I decided to go talk to the lady-cop to calm things down while other people went looking in the backyard crowd for the guy responsible (the host, who is over 21) for the house.

Well the cops actually entered the house without anyone telling them they could (the door was open, and before I could say anything, they stepped in), and at that point I didn't know what to say to them (partly because i was tipsy myself).
I was wondering, aren't cops required to stay outside unless given permission to do otherwise by either the owner of the house, or a warrant?
I didn't ask them to stay outside, because they were asking me for ID (I didn't have it on me) and I was afraid of being arrested for some reason.
In the end, the owner broke up the party (which I totally understand), and everyone went home. The cop had asked me for my age and DOB, and by fear and stupidity, I gave her a fake last name.
But is there anything I could have/should have done? Should I have told them to go outside? If I did, would i putting myself at risk of being arrested, even though I was being civil? Can they tell me that since, I'm not the owner of the house, I'm not in right to ask them to wait outside?

Sorry for this sort of threadjack, but I'm also curious about that specific situation (drunk under-21 year olds)

10-03-2006, 03:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
biznatch Junkie Location: France	I was at a party last saturday (I live in Boulder, Colorado), and there were about 300 people. I think all of them were over 18, but a large portion was under 21. I am almost sure, however, that most people were drunk, and/or intoxicated on something else. Well, it was going nicely, until some jerks went outside and starting screaming and causing general disturbance on the neighbours' front lawns. The cops came, of course, and I was in the "lobby" of the house, so I decided to go talk to the lady-cop to calm things down while other people went looking in the backyard crowd for the guy responsible (the host, who is over 21) for the house. Well the cops actually entered the house without anyone telling them they could (the door was open, and before I could say anything, they stepped in), and at that point I didn't know what to say to them (partly because i was tipsy myself). I was wondering, aren't cops required to stay outside unless given permission to do otherwise by either the owner of the house, or a warrant? I didn't ask them to stay outside, because they were asking me for ID (I didn't have it on me) and I was afraid of being arrested for some reason. In the end, the owner broke up the party (which I totally understand), and everyone went home. The cop had asked me for my age and DOB, and by fear and stupidity, I gave her a fake last name. But is there anything I could have/should have done? Should I have told them to go outside? If I did, would i putting myself at risk of being arrested, even though I was being civil? Can they tell me that since, I'm not the owner of the house, I'm not in right to ask them to wait outside? Sorry for this sort of threadjack, but I'm also curious about that specific situation (drunk under-21 year olds)