# Can Cops Order You into Your House

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cops-order-you-into-your-house/708459>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 29, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cops-order-you-into-your-house/708459 "2014-12-29T19:06:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cops-order-you-into-your-house/708459/21 "2014-12-30T03:16:03Z")

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Another minor concern might be the cops wanting to avoid a situation where an onlooker becomes a hostage if everything goes sideways with their arrest.

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