Brickbat: Thinkin’ About My Doorbell

A police officer in Greenville, North Carolina, was placed on administrative leave after a Ring doorbell video showed officers entering Uniquea Teel’s home without a warrant and detaining her even though she was not a suspect in a crime. Police went to her apartment complex after a shooting nearby and wanted footage from her Ring camera. When Teel told them the camera was dead, an officer threatened to rip it off the wall, get a search warrant, and “keep [her] up all night”—all of which was caught on camera. Officers then entered Teel’s home and detained her, saying it was because she was not cooperating with the investigation. They also took her phone, held it in front of her face to unlock it, and searched it for the video. Teel said the incident traumatized her and her daughter and destroyed her trust in the police.