If you want to If you want to ask them
why they're creeped out and film that.
>> Well, now I've told you what it is. You
don't have to figure it out anymore.
I'll even when we're all done Okay, can
you tell me a little bit of what
happened?
Well, we're out here I still was just
curious what what this is about. I I
don't I don't understand. A single
camera [music] sent the whole street
into chaos. And then one officer made a
deadly mistake.
Okay, so you were 50 ft down the
sidewalk. They didn't come out yelling
at you. They stuck their heads out the
doors. You know what? It doesn't even
matter. You're talking about And I'm
going to do the best job that I can.
Right. Okay. And if I can influence
somebody else by my actions, cuz in my
opinion action Police rushed in. The
crowd panicked. [music] And an unlawful
threat rang out. In just seconds, the
truth was exposed. In a quiet town, a
single camera sent an entire street into
panic. Shutters slammed shut and 911 lit
up. Well, nobody put the camera inside.
When you start filming inside
>> you You're now filming juveniles, okay?
Let me out from the outside. Well, that
is the case. I'm telling you that's the
case, sir. They were just having a
normal conversation when the clinic
owner burst out yelling, "Shut it down."
Trying to ban filming on a public
street.
But in the end, who was really crossing
the line? I mean you're out in the
public and
I mean you're you're well within your
rights.
We just film public. I I I I'm sure it's
my right to take video. We just We just
got a call. That's all. We didn't All
right. So, what I'm saying is is it's
unfortunate that people are getting
creeped out and alarmed by it.
So, I'm hoping that you gentlemen will
explain to
that there's nothing unlawful here. All
right. I'm not going to be distracted by
this. Did you guys put them in the
office?
Yes. No, it's somebody down there. I'm
not going to say who. Okay.
All right. Very good.
So, we're just here making sure
everything's
Well, the thing is is your your
If you want to If you want to ask them
why they're creeped out and film that.
Oh, I did. So, why Why are we I asked
you. Why What are you creeped out of? I
wasn't even here by ourselves. I wasn't
even here by myself.
No, there's two women that came out on
the sidewalk and started yelling at us
asking us what we're doing. So, we
walked down here away. And then you were
like you yelled though.
Never have. I just asked you. You just
filmed the citizen in the store. I never
walked up and slammed my camera You
didn't do that.
Yeah, he
I just
more or less was trying to be
respectful. I was like, "Hey guys,
what's going on?" I was trying to be
asking a question.
Just be like a business. Just cuz it's
you know
I just was like, "Hey guys, what's going
on?" I wasn't trying to do it in an
aggressive way. I was not being Oh, I
never said you were being aggressive.
You did say you were essentially
yelling. Well, you had to yell from 50
ft down the sidewalk.
Okay, so you were 50 ft down the
sidewalk. They didn't come out yelling
at you. They stuck their heads out the
doors. You know what? It doesn't even
matter. You're talking about Samantha.
Whatever the situation
I can have a conversation with anybody I
like to have a conversation with inside.
Standing in front of the lens, the
officer coldly warned, "Keep filming and
it's harassment." In an instant, a
perfectly legal camera was twisted into
a crime. The problem that we're having
is that, you know, you're allowed
obviously to be out here on the street.
There's no expectation of privacy when
you're out here on the street. The
problem that we run into is that
whenever Sorry. It's okay.
Whenever you start putting the the
camera inside then it starts to become
an issue.
>> Well, nobody put the camera inside. When
you start filming inside
>> you
>> You're now filming juveniles, okay?
>> Yeah, that's from the out from the
outside. Well, that is the case. I'm
telling you that's the case, sir.
>> No reason to get up. When I was down off
of Katella Avenue, the receptionist came
out. We were having a very cordial,
lovely conversation.
Laughing back and forth. All of a sudden
the owner in the green shirt comes out
and starts screaming, "Shut it down."
Yeah, I understand that. And you And
they don't understand that that you are
well within your First Amendment rights
to film in the public place. You're on a
public sidewalk, all right?
What it What it arises to is that you
are now creeping out residents and well,
owners of or
What expectation of They have They have
a display in front of this window and
have glasses right here. So, if I walk
up to this window and I'm looking at the
display they have in the window, you're
going to tell me that too? If you
continue I I understand. If you continue
to film inside there Yeah, you can't You
will be cited for harassment. Yeah, you
can't film inside the window. For
filming inside, filming people who do
not want to be filmed. Listen to me.
Listen to me.
>> to be charged with harassment. I'm
trying to have a civil You keep trying
to escalate. I'm trying to I'm not I'm
not escalating anything. Is there a
supervisor available?
That's you. Okay, so I'm going to deal
with him if that's okay with you. Okay?
So, what we're trying to do is we're
trying to eliminate
the people who They They have an
expectation of privacy when they're in
the you know, once they're inside.
>> Not when they're behind clear glass
windows and they have static displays
and I'm not allowed to come by and look
at the mirror uh the
In the middle of the street, the
cameraman declared, "Want to stop me?
Then cuff me." A spark in gasoline.
Would the police dare pull the cuffs or
be the ones forced to back down?
And I appreciate you being reasonable.
So, that officer is being You You
witnessed the whole thing. Just trying
to figure this whole thing out. Well,
you want me to tell you what it is? This
is a First Amendment order.
And you know exactly what that is, okay?
So, I'm out here with the sole purpose
to exercise my right to take video and
photographs in public. Right. And I'm
not going to allow you or that other
officer or anybody else to interfere
with that right. If you want to do that,
it's going to be putting me in
handcuffs, charging me unlawfully with a
crime, and then like I said, I'm going
to clean out the coffers in Oak Lawn.
So, let's not go there. You've been very
civil. You've been very courteous.
Well, now I've told you what it is. You
don't have to figure it out anymore.
I'll even when we're all done here, I'll
give you my channel name. Oh, of course.
Are we being detained?
Are we being detained right now? No, no,
no. You guys are good. Very good. All
right. Thank you.
Well, no. You know what? I I want I want
to see how this ends here, officer. He's
got a hair up. He's about to try to take
some legal action here. But I'm hoping
you're going to rein him in and save the
citizens a lot of legal
Well, I've been very forthright with
you. I told you what I'm doing. So, now
you can go in there and explain it to
them. We just want to make peace. Yeah,
but keep your officer in check. Don't
let him screw up.
Fair warning.
That's a video inside the windows.
Ridiculous.
Veteran officer stepped in. No barking
orders, no tension, just quiet
listening. And instantly, the entire
story shifted direction. And clearly
that, you know, they you you gentlemen
have a right to be out here.
You're filming in the open
air. You're on a public street. There's
no expectation of privacy. Okay. It's no
different than if somebody has a traffic
cam or
um [music]
cameras on a building, you know. Right.
The problem they had was that
I don't know if you guys are aware of
the HIPAA laws. There's There's It's
Health Information Pri- [music] Okay.
Privacy Act. They were just worried
about that as far as maybe
getting information that maybe they're
working on the back Well, you know
what's funny about HIPAA to address
that?
You probably already know, but HIPAA
laws only apply to people that are
trained and certified in HIPAA. Oh,
okay. I'm not bound by any HIPAA laws.
The onus is on them to protect the
private information because they can
trade Right.
So, if they leave private information
out there, I can video it and do
whatever I want with it. Yeah. Not that
I would. Right. I don't think
Yeah, you know, I don't see that you
being that kind of person. You're not a
vindictive person.
>> No, not at all. I just so you know, this
is this is my son. Oh, okay. Nice So,
I'm clearly not out filming kids with my
son. I'm Joe, by the way. And that my
wife is standing down the street here
somewhere. Oh, okay. So, nice to meet
you, Joe. My name is Jason. Jason, nice
to meet you.
Pleasure. And I'll tell you what. You
know, I'm a little I am a little
concerned though. I just wanted to
express my concern as a citizen here
about from this. Your
officer
threatened me basically to charge me
with harassment if I pointed my camera
in the window. Yeah. So, I don't know if
that was with him and and we've already
talked about that, addressed that.
>> Okay. I appreciate that. We talked about
it in there. I talked to my supervisor
on the phone as well, just to
double-check.
>> Of course.
I'm going to make sure that that
everybody's on the same page here.
Citizens can sue police officers under
SS 1983
when their rights are violated. Officers
who break the law may be required to pay
damages and face disciplinary action or
termination. Police may face internal
complaints, administrative discipline,
mandatory retraining, and the risk of a
federal lawsuit. Up next, a car
screeched to a stop, a man charged
straight at the camera, and within
seconds, everything exploded in a way no
one saw coming. And this is a great
lesson for anybody watching here. I
mean, just think about what you just
saw. Okay? Tammy, I think was her name
that works here, came out and said as
long as you guys stay on the sidewalk,
which we know and we don't need her
permission.
But she came out, [music] acknowledged
the fact that we're allowed to be doing
what we're doing, and asked us not to
come on the property. We're respecting
that. [music]
And this guy decides to come out. Now,
option number one was he could have just
pulled out of the driveway and left. And
he'd be having a great day right now
going to get his beer or whatever else
he does. Um I don't know. Maybe his car
failed and he's upset. But instead of
that, what his mind told him to do was
pull over, demand an answer of what we
were doing, get out of his car, and walk
up and physically grab
Watchman here. Well, you know, he's got
no way of knowing the Watchman's 17
years old, but you don't put your hands
on anybody.
So, good lesson to be learned by all
here today. And we'll see how the police
handle it.
They're going to want to see your video.
Yeah.
If he calls anybody. Yeah. Yeah, maybe
he'll smarten up and not call the cops
on himself. If I was him, I would just
get in the car and leave. But you know.
I'm not going to press it. I think he uh
He learned a lesson. He learned his
lesson good enough.
We don't call the cops.
In just seconds, tension erupted into
physical contact. The man grabbed the
17-year-old and instantly got a response
that left the entire area stunned.
You guys okay?
I He was actually the one involved. You
can speak directly to him. Yeah, what
happened?
So, I was standing right there on the
public sidewalk, just taking some video,
and the guy who was driving that silver
SUV over there got out and got in my
face and
tried to grab me and assault me. You
have it on camera? Yeah.
Are we able to see it?
Uh yeah, sure.
And
what was the what was the issue about?
So, I was just standing there taking
video, and he came up demanding answers,
getting way closer than How do I know
you're not
involved? Do you mind if I talk to you
over here, please? Am I involved? Yeah,
no, I was not involved. Did you witness
what happened? I did witness what
happened. Yeah, he's inside. Yeah.
>> The other guy's inside. I think unless
he went out the back door. He went in
the office there.
>> Okay.
Okay, can you tell me a little bit of
what happened?
Well, we're out here
>> What happened?
>> Yeah, we're out here taking some video
on the sidewalk. Do you Do you mind just
moving it? No, I can still record me,
but Well, it's a very tight lens, and
you're standing 2 ft away, so let me
back up from you a couple of feet, and
then it won't be in your face.
So, she went back inside, no issues.
Then this guy goes to pull out. I guess
he was done with his inspection.
Um So, he doesn't work here? I don't
know.
>> That you know
>> Not that I know of. No, I'm assuming he
was getting his car inspected. So, he
comes driving out, rolls his We were
standing on the other side of the street
on the sidewalk. He comes driving out,
puts his window down, and says, "What
are you guys doing?" So, I just ignored
him. I just kept doing what I was doing,
and then he said, "Hey, what are you
guys What's with the cameras? What are
you doing?"
Just ignored him. So, then he gets out
of his car.
This is my son, who's 17 years old, by
the way, so he assaulted a minor. Police
arrived, and everything flipped. No more
arguing. Only one question remained. Who
would have to face the body cam with
evidence captured frame by frame? I did
Let's I don't
>> Yeah, yeah, no problem. I just don't You
can understand what my parents are
saying. I don't want to
>> I work in the sun all day, so I hear
you. We can walk over here in the shade
if you want.
>> Okay, sounds good.
>> I'm okay with that. Very good. And I'm
sorry, can you I didn't ask you. Can I
just ask your name and badge number?
>> Maria, 49996.
>> 49996.
>> That's three nines in there, okay?
>> Appreciate that. So, yeah, we actually
saw that camera there, and it's actually
pretty
Self-explanatory. Clear as day, and he
showed us his video
cuz he was recording you guys at the
same time. Okay. So So, he basically
called the police on himself? He didn't
call the police.
>> Oh, he didn't?
>> No, he did not.
>> Oh, I thought he did. He said he was
going inside to call you. The the staff
called. Oh, okay. Got you. That's where
we're at. He's already been explained
exactly what's going to happen. Um it's
an arrest. Okay. And
and he'll have his day in court. Okay.
Okay, do you have any questions? We're
going to get you the case number and
>> Sure, yeah, I was just going to say, I
just need a case number and the No, and
I got to tell you guys, I really
appreciate you being thorough, and
professional, and courteous.
>> No, you got And I was cuz I was
explaining to them
um
because they were
I guess they were aware You guys have a
YouTube channel, I guess? We do, yeah.
Cat's out of the bag, so yeah, we do.
>> Yeah, so uh Oh, they knew about that?
>> Yeah, they knew about that. I guess they
had like a company email that says,
"Hey, be aware these guys might show
up."
>> Got you. And uh Good on them. And so,
they were aware of it, and then I guess
that's why the representative came out
to talk to you guys cuz, you know, she's
like, "Hey, maybe." And then she talked
to you, and she's like, "Yeah, that's
them."
>> So, she told you the same story I told
you.
Cuz she Well, I was speaking to the
other officer.
>> Yeah, I Well, I heard something weird,
but anyway,
>> So, she came out and said, "Just stay on
the sidewalk. You guys are good." See
you later.
>> Yeah, she just asked if you guys need
anything, and you were like, "No." She's
like, "Okay, so I guess it's fine." Like
what what After reviewing the footage,
police made it clear this was assault. A
moment of sidewalk bravado instantly
turned into an arrest and a looming day
in court. brotherhood
group, gang, whatever you want to call
it. And sometimes that's not doing it
because bad cops are out there not doing
us any favors, and they're not doing you
any favors. Somebody could have a bad
experience with a police officer today
that has nothing to do with you,
and then you pull them over 2 weeks from
now, they're still pissed off at the
other guy, and they take it out on you,
and now your family's got to deal with
that.
>> I understand.
>> So, it's up to you guys to police your
own and represent your departments
properly and create that trust. So, what
we're trying to do is give you an
opportunity What we don't try to
influence things, we don't antagonize,
we don't try to
create an outcome. We let things happen
very organically, and we want to give
you an opportunity to act like a fool
>> Yeah, so we give you an opportunity to
either act like a fool or
uphold your oath, uphold the law, and do
the right thing, and you've done that
here today. I'm doing my job. No, but
don't just shrug it off, either. It's
very important. And that's becoming
increasingly more difficult to do.
>> to me. Yeah, but you know, I'm going to
hold myself accountable, and I'm going
to do the best job that I can. Okay, and
if I can influence somebody else by my
actions, cuz in my opinion, actions
speak louder than words.
>> For sure. So, if I can hold myself
accountable, if I can carry myself like
I would want others to carry themselves,
and if I treat others
>> like to be honest, how I want my family
to be treated in a law enforcement
context.
>> You know what I mean? What can I tell
you? People do that. I'm going to step
out of the way and let you Thank you.
Okay, I'm sorry I touched you.
I still was just curious what what this
is about. I I don't I don't understand.
But if you're not going to tell me,
that's fine.
>> I'd be happy to explain it to you now.
>> No, we're not talking. You and I are not
talking.
>> Oh, okay. I just didn't understand I
thought maybe
>> attitude, I don't want to hear it.
>> No, no, listen. I thought maybe you were
doing a school project or something. I
just was curious. I didn't want to I
didn't
>> what? And since it's my And since it's
my decision, then, go ahead. Let's go
ahead with the arrest, then. Let's just
do that. That's not an apology. That's
not sincere, and I'm not interested
>> Look at here. No, I'm not interested in
it. I I'm not I don't want to hear any
of it. I I am sorry that No, I don't I
don't want to hear any of it. Given a
chance to walk away from trouble, he
stepped out, but his own attitude
slammed that door shut. And just like
that, the final decision was made. See
you in court. What would you do if the
police wanted to arrest you just because
you didn't tell them your name? This man
chose the most unexpected way.
You can't tow a truck while somebody's
sitting there. You It's against the law.
I know the law when it as it pertains to
that. But this is my nephew's truck, and
he Excuse me.
I was talking to you. Well, but they're
the ones that came out here initially.
So, if you want to talk to somebody that
has a little more know-how with what's
going on, talk to her.
>> Who's the officer in charge?
She is.
>> Okay.
Okay, first of all
I That's That's That's what I'm saying.
>> and look at me. Talk to me. No, no, I'm
picking my phones up.
I'll hold your phone.
You don't want to just give me your
name?
Being pulled over illegally, the uncle
fiercely defended his nephew's rights,
and the result was two cold handcuffs.
What's going on, man? Okay.
Officer All right, my name is Kevin.
Hold on, hold on. We'll talk to Officer
Hamilton right now. Officer, this is my
My nephew's on the truck. All right.
This is his truck. He lives in this
compound. He parks his truck like So, I
guess someone saw the truck sitting
there for a days and figured the truck
was abandoned, which it is not. Okay, I
saw the truck being moved. I called my I
said, "Hey, did you have someone to pick
up the truck?" He said, "No." I ran over
here and jumped in the truck and told
him, "You can't tow a truck while
somebody's sitting there. You It's
against the law. I know the law when it
as it pertains to that." But this is my
nephew's truck, and he's That's against
the law, I'm telling you. He tells He'll
tell you it's against the law. But
you're hooked up right now. Yes.
That's against the law.
>> So, you know, like you're obstructing
it. If they're already towing it, you
can't just hop in.
>> No, I got the video. He was He was up
there, he was backing up, and I jumped
in the truck and said, "This is my
nephew's truck. You can't do this."
have any signs up there saying it's no
parking overnight, it doesn't have a
sign to say
what time it is. Yeah, it's When you got
your orders that you can't park there.
You can't You can't You step back. Come
and talk to me when you're off duty,
Hamilton. Cuz you obviously got to keep
all the window up for me.
Oh.
Let the brakes. I'm the I just did it.
All right, come on out.
Come on. Hamilton, this is a civil
matter. It's not criminal. This is
civil. You know this. You're obstructing
him, man. Listen to me carefully. This
is You're on recording.
Yeah. This is civil.
This is not criminal
law. This is not criminal. Am I yelling
at you, bro? You I apologize. I
apologize, Hamilton.
This is civil. This is not criminal. All
right, bro, let's go over here. Don't
think I'm going to teach you.
No evidence, no charges, but the police
took action anyway. So, who is
responsible for 48 hours in jail? from
the spot that it was sitting in.
It doesn't make a difference. When you
disconnected and I got the truck as you
stated In Chicago, that's how it works.
It don't work
But the truck was never hooked up. He
should have No, it is. Look, send your
partner at the truck. Tell him exactly
Show him what's going on. Send him a
picture of that. Okay, well, Hamilton,
let's let's get Let's get something
straight. I wasn't hollering at you. Put
your hands down there. That's the plan.
No, no, no, no, but for you to put my
hands on me, if I did that, you would
know. No, you put your Look at what that
is. Look before that. Go over there and
look at it. It was before that, though.
You've been up and down the whole time.
Excuse me, it was before that, though.
Who told you it was before that?
All right, so you
weird Well, no, it's already in my
possession once I take it from you from
over there. Turn around and put your
hands on your head and interlock your
fingers. I got to put my phones down.
Put my phones down. Just hold the
phones, man. She said interlock my
fingers. Oh, okay.
Spread your feet.
My feet are spread. Spread them more.
Hold on, let's let's let's search me
down to make sure I don't have any
weapons. I'm just patting you down for
weapons. You're not patting me down. You
just you Why are you touching me as a
female? Why he
Yes, I am. Well, I'm almost done. Okay,
that's that's that's what I'm saying.
Turn around and look at me. Talk to me.
No, no, I'm picking my phones up.
What is your name?
Excuse me.
I was talking to you. Well, but they're
the ones that came out here initially.
So, if you want to talk to somebody that
has a little more Who's the officer in
charge? She is.
Okay.
Can I have your badge and and name and
badge number?
Badge number, please. 706 Can I have
your name and badge number, please?
You're going to do what she says. I
know. Can I No, can I have your name and
badge number?
>> to be on the report, yes. Okay, can I
have your name and badge number? It's
going to be on the report. Under Texas
law, if you get there before your car is
completely towed, you have the right to
get it back. So, why was he arrested?
It's a city ordinance. If you look it
up, Euless city ordinance, you'll be
able to find it. If you read the sticker
Hold on, hold on. She's explaining to
you. If you read the sticker, you get a
48-hour grace period after it was
red-tagged. It's now the 22nd. It was
red-tagged on the on the
on the 16th, actually. It's supposed to
be moved by the 18th.
He said it She said it was red-tagged on
the 16th. It's a ordinance. My
attorney's on there. He's on the phone.
I know my attorney won't have a good My
attorney I know, but my attorney won't
have a good day because that you know
that. This is totally up to the tow
truck driver. I'll ask him if he can
offer a drop fee, okay?
Okay, the vehicle's going Let them do
what they do. No problem. Let me get
your name before you leave. I spoke with
you and you wouldn't say it. I don't I
don't answer questions. I'm going to
give you your name. And I'm not going to
make it super difficult for you.
>> going to give you my name.
>> to give you your name, or else you're
under arrest. Okay.
No,
listen. I'm going to let them arrest me.
No. I'm going to let them arrest me.
>> How about you make it much simpler and
just give me your name so that I don't
have to take you to jail for this?
>> Can I Can I Can someone hold my phone?
Can you take my phone? I'll hold your
phone. I'll hold your phone. You don't
want to just give me your name.
Your Your daddy can't explain anything
right now. Let them do what they do.
There's a dog in the park right now
that's supposed to be attended to. You
have a dog? Yes, the dog is over there
in the park.
Okay. Who's watching it now? It's my
nephew's dog. He's on my phone.
The office They hear you on speaker.
Okay.
Walk me to the car. Talk to me. Are you
going to give me your name? Okay, you're
under arrest. Give me your name. Okay.
All right, let's go.
Two officers resigned after the
incident, but kept their licenses. Is
this the perfect escape route for
offending cops? Which dog is it?
It's the woman's service dog, lady.
Okay.
Where is it? It's the black It's the
black dog with the XL boots. Is someone
else available to come get it? No. Okay.
Do you have any other items on you at
all? You just searched me. Nothing.
You searched my pockets and everything.
Well, no, I'm telling you Excuse me. Do
you have any drugs or anything on you?
>> Please listen to me. Please take me to
your car. Do you understand? Please take
me to your car. Are your Are your
cameras on, police? They are.
Two dogs signal 40. 10-45.
Do you have ID on you at all?
I don't know if it would be anywhere
else.
Okay. Are you going to identify
yourself?
Well, we're going to signal for you and
we'll be able to find out. I'll just add
failure to ID. That's exactly what I'm
doing.
I tried to warn this dude, man.
Now, he's playing the game. Here's
Here's the whole problem. You made me
ownership of the vehicle. I've had the
vehicle for 20 minutes before you even
showed up. It doesn't matter if I'm
hooked to it or not, buddy. Mhm. Well,
he got me as I was backing up to hook to
it.
So, I I had to pull over here cuz I
didn't have enough room to pull it out
of there. She knows that. And I drove it
out here. I parked here. I got in my
truck to realign to it. And I was
backing up and he was like, "This is my
my nephew's
truck and everything, but this is a
pissy truck." So,
either way, dude, there's Oh, so you
couldn't even done the drop fee. I
couldn't even done it for him.
Well,
he I don't know why
he was able to see everything today.
It's like, "All you have to do is move
the thing." After his arrest, he was
held for 48 hours before being released.
All charges were dropped. Iman sued
three police officers, including the
investigator for failing to prevent
false prosecution, the tow company, and
the tow truck [music] driver. The two
officers involved, Wesley Hamilton and
Brian Lord, resigned in October 2024
[music] and January 2025, respectively.
Both remained licensed, but were no
longer on the force at the time of the
report. A single impulsive move, one
step over the line, and an ordinary
person can become a criminal in just
seconds. [music]
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