Dorm Raid Video Goes Viral

[Winston Smith]

Univ. police reviewing officers' conduct after video of dorm room raid goes viral
By Josiah Ryan, on Dec 11, 2012
The [regionally accredited] University of Kentucky -- Lexington (UKL) Police Department says it is reviewing the conduct of two of its officers after they appeared in a viral YouTube video threatening a student with expulsion while forcing their way into his dorm room on Saturday.

Official university policy, obtained by Campus Reform on Tuesday, states that police officers may not search a student's dorm room without permission.

The video, which passed 150,000 views on YouTube on Tuesday, is entitled "I hate cops," and seems to show a student setting up a video camera before berating two campus police officers while refusing them entry into his room.

The officers, who alleged alcohol had been dumped from the dorm room's window, demanded to search the premises for more alcohol but did not appear to possess a warrant.

Instead, one officer invoked "administrative rights" to enter the room and threatened the student with expulsion for declining to permit entry.?

"Listen man, do you want to be kicked out of this university?'" he asked.? "I can pave that road."

"We're going to get you kicked out," he added.

After the student demanded an explanation, the officer appeared to say "we don't have to explain anything to you son."

The officers did not appear to gain consent from the student before finally shoving past him and conducting a cursory search of the premises without turning up any alcohol.

The same officer who threatened expulsion can then be heard remarking that there "is no Fourth Amendment" after opening the student's refrigerator.

WARNING -- EXPLICIT CONTENT | WATCH: University police enter dorm room without consent of student



The officer was likely referring to the Fourth Amendment in the Bill of Rights section of the Constitution which guarantees against "against unreasonable searches."

UKL's spokesman Jay Blanton told Campus Reform on Tuesday afternoon that "the UK Police Department is reviewing this matter" but refused to address further questions.

The university's official residence policy, available online, does allow administers and police to enter student's dorm rooms for a variety of reasons but seems to bar warrantless searches.

"[A]uthorization to enter a student's room under this policy does not constitute authorization to conduct a search of the room," it says.

UKL's police department did not provide a spokesperson to Campus Reform for comment, despite multiple requests and would not reveal whether or not the two officers are still on active duty.

According to a legal guide published by [the Dumbass Factory], students have the same Fourth amendment protections living on campus as they do off campus. However, the guide notes that some student housing agreements may provide some exceptions.

The video, was published Monday by a user calling himself "Peter Dimples."

[Virtual Bison]

The United States Fucking Constitution died long ago. Habeas Corpus GONE... Freedom of Speech, GONE! Freedom of the Press? HISTORY! Right to be secure in your home without search and seizure? ARE YOU FUCKING JOKING???? Welcome to the New Fucking World Order.

[Winston Smith]

Always loved that song. My kid raided my CD collection and was listening to it the other day. I asked him if he knew his rights--all three of them! He said, "Huh?" He said he just liked the song, hadn't listened to the words.

Kind of funny how Bush has been out of office for four years but we still have wars going on and nobody is out in the streets protesting. Clearly they weren't protesting the war at all, just exhibiting their manic BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome). Socialist hypocrisy at its most virulent.

[Virtual Bison]

Always loved that song. My kid raided my CD collection and was listening to it the other day. I asked him if he knew his rights--all three of them! He said, "Huh?" He said he just liked the song, hadn't listened to the words.

Kind of funny how Bush has been out of office for four years but we still have wars going on and nobody is out in the streets protesting. Clearly they weren't protesting the war at all, just exhibiting their manic BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome). Socialist hypocrisy at its most virulent.

I am really more and more convinced that Bush and Obama are really no worse than each other.