apparently you can be arrested for loitering in your own yard or front porch, repeatedly;

Chester Township, PA — The widely accepted definition of the ‘crime’ of loitering is the act of remaining in a particular public place for a protracted time, without any apparent purpose. The designation of the term ‘public’ place is important as one does not need a purpose to do as they wish on their own private property. One police department in Pennsylvania, however, must have missed this point as they arrested a family earlier this month for the alleged crime of loitering—in their own front yard.

A family, who is black, is now speaking out after they say they were targeted by cops, who were white, and unjustly arrested for loitering for standing in their own front yard. Adding insult to false arrest and kidnapping is the fact that when the family members got out of jail the first time, they were arrested again for the same thing.

“It’s a terrifying thing. It makes me feel as though the police can knock down your door, and drag you out of your home at anytime. This is an incident that made me feel like I’m a prisoner in my own home,” one of the victims, Ramir Briggs said.

According to arrest records, police arrested Briggs after they claimed he was loitering on his own family’s front porch. The arrest was caught on video and is nothing short of infuriating.

As the video shows, Briggs was yanked over the railing on the porch, thrown to the ground and kidnapped. His brother Keith Briggs was also attacked, thrown to the ground, tasered and then thrown in the back of the police cruiser.

In total, four members of the same family were all arrested after being accused of loitering. Naturally, they are now planning to sue.

“The Chester Township Police Department has failed my family. Instead of protecting us and serving us, they decided to attack us on multiple occasions,” said Rachel Briggs, one of the people arrested.

According to neighbors, the police force and presence was all over the top and excessive..........https://thefreethoughtproject.com/watch-family-says-they-were-attacked-arrested-for-loitering-in-their-own-yard/