Police Entered My House Forcibly And Held Me At Gun Point.

Me (M 35) and my (F 38) partner have been living on the top floor of a house for four years now. The neighbors occupying the first floor and basement have been the same the whole time. They are known around the neighborhood for being the archetype excruciating neighbors. Jobless, always screaming at their 4 kids, getting into fights that goes way too far. The police I've been called on them so often that I've lost count of the times I've been woken up by the police banging on their door. We share an entrance so whatever happens at their door sounds like it's happening at ours.

On Monday morning, around 3:00 am my partner and I were woken up by a loud banging on the door followed by the police screaming to open the door. We stay in bed for a few minutes to feel the weight of the situation and I decide to walk up to the staircase that lead to the entrance to heaves drop on the conversation. The conversation escalate quickly with my neighbors arguing with the cops and them asking him to open the door. Suddenly the police starts banging and screaming to open the door again. To my complete utter surprise, our door swings open.

Police already had their guns out pointed at me, screamed at me to "freeze and keep my hands in the air". The situation got even more tense when I tripped while going down the stairs. I was shaking like a leaf. When I got down I was then handcuffed and dragged outside. I was in my underwear. The temperature was below 0. My partner and I tried to get answers to no avail. 30 minutes later they concluded that I was indeed the tenant after being told numerous times by everyone involved.

Apparently they received a call from the wife of my neighbor (the one who lived downstairs) claiming she heard a voice screaming for help and strangers talking to one another. She claimed it seemed like it came from our unit or somewhere around the house. She was nowhere to be found the whole time the police interfered. My partners and I were fast asleep since at least 10:00 pm (I work at 6:30 in the morning) and no devices were playing music or movies and all my lights were shut. No reason to think that anything was happening.

Is this a normal thing? Have my civil rights been violated? I certainly feel shocked and fragile since the event. Missed work the following day and have been extremely anxious and angry since the event. Is there anything I can do to raise awareness?