Okay. Okay. Sorry, ma'am. Okay. >> Oh, let her pat me down. You can go ahead and pat me down, man. >> Over here. Here you go. >> I have the right to remain silent. It's in the middle of teaching me that this craft is crap. >> Okay. >> In today's video, we analyze a real police encounter and the legal standards involved. On December 4th, 2022 in Eustace, Florida, a simple seat belt violation quickly escalates when a driver refuses to identify herself and invoke sovereign citizen arguments. >> Hi. >> Hello. >> I'm Sergeant Brown, USC PD. Reason I stopped cuz you're not wearing your seat belt. Do you have your license registration on you, ma'am? >> I'm sorry. Is that I'm sorry. I just took my seatelt off. >> You didn't have it on? Yes, I did. >> Mm-m. >> Yes, I did. >> Mm-m. >> Yes, I did. >> Mm-m. >> You're going to have to I just took it off. I wear my seatelt. Actually, I I yell at everybody for not wearing their seatelt. >> Outstanding. Do you have your license on you, ma'am? >> Um, we're not going to do this this morning, >> dude. We're not from here. >> I know you guys from Michigan. I saw the tag. Do you have your passport on you or some sort for ID? >> I locked it at the [ __ ] house. It's not even on me. >> Okay, no worries. >> I got mine. >> He's got his. >> Okay. Do you have >> I'm on my way to church right now. >> Okay. Thanks, man. >> Yeah. >> Do you have Do you actually have a >> I don't. I've already won this in court. >> Fantastic. >> Yeah. >> Under Florida statute 322.03, any person operating a motor vehicle on public roads is required to possess a valid driver license issued by the state of Florida or another recognized jurisdiction. Operating a vehicle without a valid license is a violation of state law. >> Definitely wearing my seat belt. We'll have to subpoena those uh videos. What's your first name, ma'am? >> Ma'am, what's your first name? What? >> Your first name? Did >> But I'm trying to figure out what crime I committed for you to ask me that. That's a >> It's a traffic violation, ma'am. >> It's actually a civil infraction, >> which I can pull you over for. Yes. >> Um, no. I was wearing my seatelt, though. We're having a dispute here. I was wearing it and you're saying we're having a dispute here. So, here you can't you can't tell me I was wear I was >> Can you Can you settle down for a second here? Here's here's here here's how it's going to play out. I'm going to verify everything and I'm just going to cut you a traffic warning and be on my merry way. That was my whole plan just to be honest with you, not to get into a long drawn argument about whatever. I'm just going to verify that you have a license or whatever that says you can drive in the state of United States. Once that's clean and valid, I'm out of here. That is my plan. All right. What's your first name, mama? >> It's Dixie. >> Dixie. Miss Dixie. Okay. And your birthday? It's a It's in August. >> August what? >> 22nd. >> 22nd. >> Wow. I cannot wait to tell my professor this. >> Okay. And the year >> we have to do all this. >> Yeah. Because I don't have her DL or >> passport. But I just told you. >> You need an identification though, >> right? >> I don't have to have a I don't have to have >> to verify your identity. Yes, you do. >> No, I don't. That's >> okay. Whatever you say. But I need What's your What's your year of uh date of birth? >> Oh, 82. >> 82. Okay. >> 2282. >> Here's my pass. >> Oh, perfect. >> I was looking for my my passport ID, but I only have my passport. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Dixie. >> You're welcome. >> Also, um, by any chance, do you have the registration? >> Uh, this is my husband. While a passport is a valid form of identification, it does not grant permission to operate a motor vehicle. Under Florida Statute 322.03, a person must have a valid driver license to legally drive on public roads. A passport can prove identity, but it does not authorize someone to drive. >> Okay. Do you have the registration or anything that has a VIN on it? >> We do things different. >> I've never been pulled over before. >> Okay. >> Honestly, >> I had my seat belt on. >> Okay. Hey guys. So, all she has is her passport. >> Well, the truck's not registered. So, >> it's not even register. I can't even get anything back on the tag. >> There's nothing for it. >> It's not registered. >> Here's where we're at. >> Step out over here real quick. >> Found you. You don't your license suspended out? >> Yeah. Can't find you. And we can't even find the truck. It's like it's not even registered. So, I'm going to run the VIN real quick. >> Yeah. I mean, we have access we have access from we have access in the in the database of all the states, but I'm going to run the VIN and see what we get. That's where we're at. Hello. >> What's going on? >> How's it going? >> This guy seems to give us [ __ ] warnings when we get to church. >> That's not true. >> What are you talking about? >> I understand that, but you are required to have a driver's license. >> No, you're not. >> Okay, >> that's title 18, section 31. Brother, I know what the I know what the words are. >> He's a lawyer. >> Okay, >> that's why we got a passport. It actually says on there to not detain. I've been pulled over, >> if I'm correct, >> a few a few different times and never have a problem. It's always freaking >> Dixie. >> Miss Dixie. >> I want to talk to you about the problem. >> Okay. >> Yeah, we're not finding it at all. >> Well, I don't know what to tell you. They're on a paper system. >> Okay. >> And what is this guy talking about? A passport isn't an identification. >> His formal identification is not a form for a license to operate motor vehicles. >> Yeah, but we're not a resident of the state of Florida. You still have to have a license operative vehicle in the state of Florida. >> Okay, >> go ahead. >> I actually am getting my batch of associates and security info. >> Okay, first of all, that would be like calling somebody black. >> Yes, it is. >> I was honestly taken aback by her comment suggesting that asking whether she is a sovereign citizen is equivalent to using a deeply offensive racial slur. These are fundamentally different things. One refers to a self-declared legal ideology that individuals sometimes assert during law enforcement encounters. The other refers to a deeply derogatory and offensive way of addressing someone based on identity. The officer's question was clearly related to understanding the legal basis of her claims, not her personal identity. >> That's a discriminating comment. You just asked me if I was a saw or something. Everybody is a description of >> I would like to Oh, I see. >> Uh Cody, why are you arresting me? Good. Arrest me. >> I hope you arrest me. Call Kathy right now. Get my attorneys on the phone. >> Touch me. >> Okay. Okay. >> All right, ma'am. >> Okay. >> Start resisting now. >> Okay. I'm not resisting anything. You just pulled me back. Watch your head. I am pregnant. Can you [ __ ] USE THE HANDCUFF? IT IS THE LAW. YOU CANNOT HANDCUFF ME BEHIND MY BACK. >> THANKS, GUYS. >> All right. >> My guys are not being aggressive. Your wife is taking things up a notch, unfortunately. >> But and and this is where this is where we're coming from. She doesn't have a driver's license. >> Here's the deal. Now you're being charged resisting. >> What? >> You're being charged resisting as well. I'm not putting up. >> I didn't resist. I was backwards. How can I resist? >> Put your left foot in. Not lawfully obeying two commands. >> Two? What is the first command? >> I told you to go to the car. >> Why would you put and detain me? >> Cuz you're being arrested. Put your left foot in there. >> For what? >> I already explained to you. Operating a motor vehicle in the state of Florida without a flow. >> That is not YOUR THAT IS NOT A VEHICLE. MY PASSPORT SAYS do not detain me. >> Under Florida statute 316. Any device used to transport people on a highway is legally defined as a vehicle. Referring to it as personal property does not exempt the driver from traffic laws or from the authority of law enforcement. >> A female officer pat you down. Make sure you don't have anything. >> Okay. This is an abuse of power and I will be okay. Let her pat down. Let her pat me down. You can go ahead and pat me down >> over here. There you go. >> I have the right to remain silent and that's what I choose to do. So from now on, you will not get my fingerprints. You will not get anything from me. >> Do you have anything on you? Gunstrokes. >> No, I don't have anything on me. Anything? Anything? >> Do you have anything in your bra? >> I don't have anything in my bra but but my buoies. Oh my god. I cannot wait to file a lawsuit against the US police department. You do not go to jail for traveling through the state of Florida. >> You need a driver's license. >> No, you do not. No, I've already won that with section and case law. >> God damn it. I'm in Homeland Security school. Are you guys kidding me? >> I could I could be your boss in another three years. It's in the middle of teaching me that this craft is crap. >> Okay, >> Tony, call Kathy. Tell her to get here now. My children are with somebody else. You stupid idiot. >> Watch your head. >> I can't even believe you guys. >> Watch your knee. >> Something. What' you do? >> So, they're trying to walk her to the car and she's yelling and screaming and purposely tripped herself down on the ground to make it look like we were being physical. Not her. >> She's She's far from happy right now. I need you to take her to the PD. >> She's in my car right now. >> Oh, she is. Okay. All right. >> I mean, >> trade place is done. Now, if you want to have the truck if you want the truck moved to the church, you can do that with the with the tow truck company. >> Okay. >> What? >> Yeah. I'm going to call the tow truck company, but I still don't want them to remove my my my plate. That's my metal, man. Come on. >> I have to It's What do you mean? >> It's a It's not assigned to the truck. You have to have the tag and the vehicle register together. >> Show me. >> Okay. If it's not registered, okay, you cannot be driving this car. >> Can you show I'm not driving. >> I'll have one of my officers show you the statute. Okay. >> You can show me the statute, but I've already won this. If you look up my wife's name >> Mhm. >> in the state of Florida like 2 years ago, bro, we just went through this. >> Okay. >> West Palm Beach. Look it up. Everything dismissed. She They tried giving her like 38 tickets. >> How much you guys went out of that? >> Uh I think I settled for about 25 >> 25 mil,000,000. >> No, I Come on. I don't I don't do all that that I'm not a greedy person. I just want people to know like where where it's coming from. >> Encounters like this often involve sovereign citizen arguments that courts have repeatedly rejected. In November 2025, the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas ruled that claims based on sovereign citizen ideology are inherently frivolous and should be summarily dismissed as a waste of judicial resources. Similarly, in ASCU versus United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 2023 dismissed sovereign citizen claims as frivolous and entirely without merit. These rulings confirm that personal beliefs do not exempt individuals from traffic laws or lawful police authority. Understanding both your rights and your legal obligations is essential during any police encounter. Before we wrap up, I would like to take a moment to say thank you. My name is Leo. I am a veteran and a former police officer. 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