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LimitedSwimmer t1_j8eowpt wrote

Cops are concerned because they encountered guards that were better armed and armored than them.

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Za_Lords_Guard t1_j8ephs0 wrote

I have never been to a house party with armed and armored sentries... What the hell kind of party was going on there?

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Coulrophiliac444 t1_j8epy8e wrote

Replying to Za_Lords_Guard (#1,799,591)

Apparently one with a cover fee large enough to booze it up, pay for event insurance (one could hope), and a night's wages for armed guards.

Sounds like either the best or worst idea ever.

Or they were warming up for the human sacrifice portion. Who knows?

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[deleted] t1_j8euu1x wrote

>The house is in the 5,000 block of Evans Creek Road SW. Deputies cleared the scene in about 35 minutes. Only the one person was arrested.

ONE?!? FUCKING ONE?

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Lily_Loud_Cat t1_j8ex40t wrote

Replying to TheThebanProphet (#1,799,982)

> Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell says a 25-year-old Akron woman was arrested after running over a deputy’s foot while trying to flee from large, out-of-control party at an Airbnb Saturday just south of Sugarcreek.

It is the first sentence in the article.

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leo_aureus t1_j8f0pzt wrote

Hmm, bringing 300 people for a rager is one way to make them earn the outrageous AirBnB cleaning fees!

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onthecoastmoreorless t1_j8f2bxj wrote

for 'armed and armored sentries' read thugs, to be dealt with like thugs

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pomonamike t1_j8f4e6i wrote

Replying to Za_Lords_Guard (#1,799,591)

Pretty common for large events where I live. In fact, it’s a major side-employer for off duty cops. A deputy I know gets $100 per hour to do it; she said it’s usually the easiest 3-4 hour job ever.

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Za_Lords_Guard t1_j8f58v7 wrote

Replying to pomonamike (#1,800,645)

That's an interesting fact. I am guessing these weren't off duty local cops in this case, or the responders wouldn't have felt the need to call in higher caliber rifles in case they had to open fire.

Though now that you mention it, private social events, clubs, and other events near me use off duty officers for front door duty and traffic coordination. This is a first for me with a B&B kegger.

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TheThebanProphet t1_j8f7l67 wrote

Replying to Lily_Loud_Cat (#1,800,114)

I, like I would assume most redditors, do not come here to actually read the articles given how often this exact situation happens. I mean I said likely which is a likely indicator I did not in fact read the article.

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aShittierShitTier4u t1_j8f93rg wrote

Replying to pomonamike (#1,800,645)

These weren't off duty cops, they were tacticool bouncers. Who in their right mind wants to attend a house party where they hired obvious goons? What do they think that they need open carry rifles and body armor for? Whatever it is, it's not like I can't have a good time somewhere else, without such concerns. Basically everyone there is admitting that they are a dirtbag that causes problems.

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Sidthelid66 t1_j8ffuhl wrote

Sugarcreek? Damn those Amish know how to party.

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TwilightZone1751 t1_j8fm6sw wrote

Sugarcreek has a lot of tourism because it’s Amish country. Lots of shops, restaurants and goods in the area. We live 3 hours away & try to make it once a year. Who knew the Amish were hard partying folks. 😉

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RevengencerAlf t1_j8fqnjg wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,799,949)

Having a party is not illegal. And even having an illegally loud party is not a crime unless you refuse to comply when the police come tell you to knock it off.

They wouldn't even have probable cause to search anyone for drugs unless they saw evidence of someone using.

The one person who was arrested only got arrested because they tried to flee and assaulted an officer in the process.

That said, for normal, non-rich people parties, it's common practice for cops to make everybody leave and then wait just outside the neighborhood to bang everyone who drives away on a DUI charge.

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RevengencerAlf t1_j8frcmg wrote

Replying to onthecoastmoreorless (#1,800,493)

You do know just about every private security company in the country offers "armed and armored sentries" as a service, right? They're just security guards. You can ring up Securitas and hire someone like that for an event in like 48 hours. Or you can actually ring up your local police union or station and hire an off duty cop on even shorter notice.

Most businesses just don't use openly armed or "armored" guards because they don't want customers to be alarmed by seeing it.

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[deleted] t1_j8frs83 wrote

Replying to RevengencerAlf (#1,802,055)

>That said, for normal, non-rich people parties, it's common practice for cops to make everybody leave and then wait just outside the neighborhood to bang everyone who drives away on a DUI charge.

Goodness. They bang em all?

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dangler001 t1_j8fti38 wrote

Sugarcreek? Is that near Springfield?

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thefugue t1_j8fw811 wrote

Replying to onthecoastmoreorless (#1,802,335)

Actually they were probably there to throw anyone out that got out of line. You can’t get 300 people together to drink and then just expect the local police department to handle any problems that occur on the taxpayer dollar.I mean you can, but it’s a great way to end up in court or legally liable if anyone dies driving home.

Having bouncers (that’s clearly what this is,) presents a legal defense for liability that shows you made a good faith effort to keep the party in line and avoid having anyone get hurt. That goes a long way towards establishing a legal defense. What if two guys get in a fight? If you don’t have bouncers to break them up, one’s gonna get hurt and he’s suing whoever threw the party.

This is no different from how a successful party bar is run, if anything it sounds like they were being fairly responsible. The biggest issue would be the legalities around booze.

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finger_salad t1_j8g96rx wrote

What kind of party needs armed guards? That doesn't sound like a good time at all.

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Lee1070kfaw t1_j8gshpt wrote

Where in the goddamn fuck is sugar creek?

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josh_the_rockstar t1_j8hwtdm wrote

Ohio. This is in Ohio. Very rural, Amish area in east Ohio. Not super far from the train crash in east palastine

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