I called 911 for a medical emergency and the police showed up and verbally harassed/threatened me. Should I file a complaint? (Pennsylvania)

Second, in most states you cannot be charged for the drugs you ingested or have on you at the time of overdose (whether accidental or intentional), it’s a different story for like DWI’s.

That is factually wrong. Public intoxication covers drugs and alcohol. You usually can't be charged directly for it if you're in your home, but there are about half a dozen other things a high person could be charged with if they interact with the police while high.

Third, threatening someone is highly unacceptable and in most department it falls under “Abuse of authority” or “Conduct unbecoming” and both of those are a good way to kiss your career in emergency services (Fire, Law, EMS, etc) goodbye for good.

You haven't spent much time around the police, have you? While this seems over the top, this isn't wildly outside the norm. Police threaten people all the time with many different things, including arrest. Also, as a rule most departments inform law enforcement actions to landlords. And most landlords will not tolerate drug use by guests of their tenets.

A good lawyer can straight up crucify someone for something as simple as punctuation, or a speeding ticket and say “Well if you did this officer , why should my client be prosecuted by someone who doesn’t obey his own laws?”

No, they won't. Any lawyer here will tell you that simple clerical mistakes will never get you out of anything.

Honestly, this sounds bad. It probably wasn't good, but, their behavior isn't wildly outside the norm.

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