Cops Deny Excessive Force in Late Night Home Entry Caught on Tape, Say They Had a Warrant For a Civil Fine, Threatened to "Tase Your Big Ass"
1:30 in the morning, wouldn't tell resident why they were there
"At around 1:30am [sic] my family and I were awaken [sic] by the sound of loud and aggressive banging at our front door. The [a]ggressive nature of the banging frightened us so I walked into the guest room that looks over the front of our house and was shocked when I saw 3 large DeKalb County Sheriff SUV's with large flood lights pointed at our house and windows."
That is the beginning of the description offered for a video posted to YouTube that accuses several officers with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office of harassing a family late one recent night.
The events depicted in the video, posted by the user yachtclubclthrs, were said to have taken place on July 26.
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1:30am? For a civil fine? Won't show a warrant?
I tend to be rather pro-cop for around here, but...