Q: There was a burglary in my Park City, Utah neighborhood, so police officers were wandering the neighborhood asking people if they saw the burglary suspects or anything suspicious. When they got to my door, I politely invited them in and even offered them a drink of water. Then one of the officers tells me that he saw a marijuana joint on my kitchen table and goes to arrest me. I was like, “what?” Yeah, I forgot that I left a joint on the table, but I was really nice to these guys and invited them into my home. Was this legal?
Your first mistake was inviting the cops into your Park City home. Never, ever do this! Even if you don’t have anything to hide, police should not be allowed into your home. You could have talked to them on your front porch rather than inviting them in. If you wanted to offer them water, you still could have done this on your front porch.
