Sometimes police need to break up a house party, but unholstering a firearm to do it? Maybe, but I'm skeptical. http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/09/09/iowa-city-police-disorderly-house-investigation-raising-questions/15346349/ …
@PoliceLawProf I cannot imagine any circumstance in which this would be appropriate for a simple house party
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@mtracey As a show of force to encourage people to comply/discourage resistance, it is completely inappropriate and bad tactics, *but* 1/2Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey But it could be appropriate if the officer saw (or thought he saw) someone holding a knife or weapon - something off camera. -
@PoliceLawProf yes, that makes sense - 1 more reply
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