But if he didn't provoke them he wouldn't have proof that they arrest without just cause. The threat of code enforcement shows me they were going to do anything possible to make an example of the guy, whether it was legal or not.

From what I've heard the charges were dropped anyway and rightfully so.

You really don't know how hard it is for me to defend this asshole. The heinous crime the woman on O'Reilly's show referred to happened in 2003 when this guy (Matt Harden) and his friend beat a dog to death and grilled and ate him. Supposedly Harden's only involvement was that it happened at his house, but I have heard it was more than that.