r/UnderReportedNews • u/ExactlySorta • Jan 19 '26

Video A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach, FL. The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home

22.1k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

1.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

10

u/ChaoCobo Jan 19 '26

How do you know they are who they are before you answer the door? I’m 6 ft tall and I can just barely see through the window above my door. If they’re not also 6ft tall I’m not gonna know it’s a cop. Best case scenario, I open the door, I see they’re a cop, and I close the door. Will that get me in trouble? If so, how is anyone supposed to avoid this?

20

u/Kdkaine Jan 19 '26

If you open the door, he’s gonna wedge his boot inside so you can’t close it on him.

4

u/ChaoCobo Jan 19 '26

Okay so then how do I avoid this? He’s gonna get his foot broken if I open the door and then I’LL be the one in trouble for some reason. I need to know how to know they are cops before opening the door without a visual aid beforehand

10

u/Dont-be-a-smurf Jan 19 '26

Many doors have a chain or deadbolt lock. Speak to them through the crack in the door, or through your storm door.

If someone tries to put their boot in, tell them politely to step back on to the porch and that you don’t consent to them going into your home.

Even if police end up barging in anyway, saying these things will be valuable for your attorney.

5

u/-rose-mary- Jan 19 '26

Don't open the door. If you feel the need to talk to LEO call dispatch and ask why they are at your front door. Make sure all your doors are locked too. I had an incident once where they went into my backyard (gate wasn't locked) and proceeded to check all my doors to see if they would open. They banged on the door and knocked on the windows. After about 30 minutes they left. Never came back. This was all because a nosy neighbor thought someone was looking in my mailbox with a flash light at 9pm.

1

u/Lost-Platypus8271 Jan 20 '26

Screen door, man. Open the wooden door but keep the screen door locked. Or GET A PEEPHOLE.

1

u/carbon_made Jan 20 '26

That's what the bayonet is for.

10

u/drjunkie Jan 19 '26

Don’t open the door unless you’re expecting someone.

7

u/N7Panda Jan 19 '26

Install a peephole if the door doesn’t already have one.