Homestead police show up at homeowner's door but it is their demeanor man says was troubling

A car burglary where a cellphone and a gun were stolen lead police to a house in Homestead but how they treated the homeowner is the source of an investigation.

[saxon]

Citizen: "You need to identify yourselves."
Cop: "Shut up!"

That about says it all.

[CytoplasmicGoo]

Some cops take it so personally when you exercise your rights.

[codyfoster]

The moment a police officer says shut up cooperation goes out the window

[samrester]

"The stolen phone was in his possession"
Of course it was. That was why he called THE OWNER of the phone AFTER his father found it discarded, while walking the neighborhood.
He talked with the owner of the cellphone, to return it to him and was treated like this?
Guess stuff will just have to stay where it lays, if this is the response for being helpful to strangers.

[cobracommander]

It's amazing how the police were able to give the news an update and say it was about a stolen gun and the cell phone being in the guy's possession. I thought police couldn't talk about an ongoing investigation?

[mattydominic]

Cheers to this guy for exercising his Rights but his 1st mistake - one we can learn from - is NEVER open the door unless a warrant is presented.

[shari]

From what I understand and what this report fails to mention is that this man's Father in law found the phone on the ground while he was out walking and that this man had called the owner of the phone so he could return the phone that had been found and the owner of the phone agreed to meet in a public place and that is how this man was brought into a robbery investigation and immediately being treated suspiciously and his very pregnant wife being treated rudely and incorrectly and the police acting incorrectly and being ignorant POS and now these people have to deal with people not knowing the entire correct story immediately assuming and labeling him a criminal all because he returned a found phone and invoked his right to not talk which is not only what he is allowed to do but also the smart thing to do . He had no idea the phone was stolen when he called the owner to return something his Father in law had found and it certainly doesnt make any sense that he had stolen it only to call the owner to return it .

[RevWarRev]

"I'll answer when I want to... Shut up!" Why do cops still ask, "Why don't you like/respect cops?" This, right here, this kinda thing, this disrespect.

[puuulhello]

Never open your door to these criminals.

[KanimWhite]

“Please articulate that.”
“I don’t have to.” Uh, yes you do. WTF?!

“You guys need to identify yourselves.”
“Shut up.”

Law enforcement doesn’t give AF about constitutional rights, laws, policies, or people of color. This is the perfect example of that.

[theshadow]

Big mistake challenging authority and standing up for your rights in this country. It’s like finding yourself suddenly in the midst of a pack of snarling dogs.

[brendalee]

There you go “Guilty till proven innocent”, No rights, nothing.

[tonycorcini]

Homie said it perfectly. What do they do when the cameras are off.

[johnserrano]

Excellent point ! What do they do when there are no cameras?

[theautodidacticman_]

Guilty until proven innocent these days. End qualified immunity and make law enforcement carry their own individual insurance so their county stops paying for their mistakes. At the end it’s the cop that misbehaves and the local taxpayers are paying their lawsuits off. Nothing will change until they’re held more accountable for their actions just like everyone else is.

[aaronjones]

Thats real imagine what they do when there's no camera

[Catspurrlounge]

This homeowner needs to get a civil attorney and go that direction. This is coming from a retired police officer. Whether you're innocent or allegedly guilty of anything always invoke your fifth, even if threat of arrest or if they arrest you. Cops questions are answered through attorneys and through the court system only.

[dwculler]

I'll bet my life their internal investigation found no wrong doing.

[SteveDoesEverything]

Rule.#1 Don't answer the door when cops knock. If you do, that means you are complying to a conversation with them. Then they can control you through threats of violence or unlawful arrest.

[garryquiggins]

Never answer the door when cops knock. They don't care that what they're doing is wrong or arresting the wrong person, they just need to arrest someone, anyone.