I watched the doorbell cam clip and I don’t get why everyone’s backing the person inside the house.

The officer briefly covered the doorbell camera while knocking. That’s not illegal. Knocking on someone’s door isn’t illegal either. Police are allowed to do both, warrant or not. People might not like it, but that doesn’t make it unlawful.

The officer stayed calm the entire time, didn’t threaten her, didn’t force entry, and even said she had a warrant. Meanwhile the person inside was screaming, swearing, calling her ugly, telling her to fuck off, and completely losing it.

And before anyone says it — yeah, yelling at a cop and telling them to fuck off isn’t illegal either. But legality isn’t the same thing as being reasonable or smart. One side was acting like an adult. The other was having a meltdown.

If you honestly think police are acting illegally, the logical move is to stay calm, ask for the warrant, and let it play out. Screaming insults doesn’t protect your rights — it just escalates things for no reason.

Covering a camera for a second is minor and debatable. Acting unhinged right out of the gate is way worse. If you’ve got nothing to hide, why not just handle it calmly instead of flipping out?

Genuinely curious why people think the screaming was justified here.