That's pretty close to what happened to me. All of the people on the porch were of legal age (most were in their 30's). It was a Saturday morning / early afternoon and there was a football game. A female police officer walked up to our porch & told me that we were not permitted to drink on the porch. We got rid of any beer cans & put it in a cup. About 15 minutes later, her male partner approached our porch again. He asked who lived there, and I responded that I did. Then an exchange took place where the cop was a complete jerk & I somehow remained calm. He asked "Why are you disrespecting us?" and I responded with "Sir, why are YOU disrespecting us?"

 

The alumni who were present with me were absolutely appalled by the police officers' tone, actions & demeanor. Sadly, it is what I had grown to expect out of the Lexington Police.

 

I spoke with a former county attorney about this matter this afternoon at a baseball game. He said that if the people in question were not intoxicated or underage that he would not prosecute the case. Also, if the people on the porch had the drinks in cups, had not been the subject of a noise complaint, were not visibly intoxicated or look underage that the police had no cause to enter the porch to check and even see if they were drinking. He also said that in his 9 years as county attorney he had never seen any officer try to cite anyone for drinking on their own property unless causing a disturbance or being intoxicated.

I spoke with a former county attorney about this matter this afternoon at a baseball game. He said that if the people in question were not intoxicated or underage that he would not prosecute the case. Also, if the people on the porch had the drinks in cups, had not been the subject of a noise complaint, were not visibly intoxicated or look underage that the police had no cause to enter the porch to check and even see if they were drinking. He also said that in his 9 years as county attorney he had never seen any officer try to cite anyone for drinking on their own property unless causing a disturbance or being intoxicated.

 

:thumb: It was complete bullcrap and your typical "power play" by Lexington officers that so-many of the college students had grown accustomed to.

I spoke with a former county attorney about this matter this afternoon at a baseball game. He said that if the people in question were not intoxicated or underage that he would not prosecute the case. Also, if the people on the porch had the drinks in cups, had not been the subject of a noise complaint, were not visibly intoxicated or look underage that the police had no cause to enter the porch to check and even see if they were drinking. He also said that in his 9 years as county attorney he had never seen any officer try to cite anyone for drinking on their own property unless causing a disturbance or being intoxicated.

This. I can't see why anyone would cite for it unless there is some other extenuating circumstance.