My question involves the law for the state of: NY
Hi there.
A few days ago, a friend of mine [let's call him X] told me that police came to his door, waving their guns, taking the guns off the safety and pointing them to his chest, while claiming that they were 'searching' for he & another friend [let's call him Y].
According to X, the police claimed that there was a robbery in the neighborhood, and X & Y "fit the description" of the accused.
X claimed that he got the badge number of the police officer who allegedly pointed the gun, safety off, at his chest.
My question is two-fold:
1. Assuming what X told me was true, is this proper police procedure? [X claimed that the officers had no warrant -- just stormed his house like a bunch of stormtroopers.]
2. If this is not proper police procedure, does X have a lawsuit against the NYPD and the city of NY?
Caveat: as I was not there, I cannot say for 100% certainty that events transpired exactly as X claims they did. For all I know, he's greatly exaggerating his claims. However, if the claims are 100% correct, I'd like to know if he has remedies, because this whole thing just sounds so wrong to me. Thanks.
[edited to correct grammar]

