except that you're wearing exactly what
the guy in the video that I just looked
at. I don't care was wearing in the
morning.
>> It has nothing to do with me.
>> That's a felony. I'm so curious about
that. Could I get your ID, please? Have
>> your um driver's license?
>> No.
>> We do need it to identify you.
>> I know you don't. You can trespass me.
>> When ID checks become routine, freedom
is eroded step by step.
>> Need your ID.
>> Go ahead and put me in cuffs in.
>> Okay. You arrested me for what crime?
>> I'm not arresting you yet. I'm
investigating. We We need to identify
you.
>> Why?
>> Because you're being trespassed.
>> Okay, I leave.
>> Let's watch as rookie officers casually
bend the law, unaware of the
consequences that follow. Just a few
seconds [music] standing on a public
sidewalk. A camera turns on and an
irritated glance from behind.
And that seemingly harmless moment
becomes the spark that sets off a chain
of events, bringing an entire
neighborhood to a standstill. Look, it
says, it's funny. It says no loitering.
So, I guess that would pertain to their
actual property considering that this is
a sidewalk.
Flip flipping me off.
Oh, look at this.
They have a Tesla police car. You
>> okay?
>> What's up, man?
>> I'm just admiring your uh Tesla police
car. I never seen that in my entire
life.
Take care.
>> What you doing?
>> Yeah, it's funny. So, he came back, but
meanwhile, he doesn't really like
anybody. And uh
>> this is no longer a story about a
camera. An unexpected accusation from
the night before suddenly resurfaces.
And in that moment, the line between
someone exercising their rights and
someone being treated as a suspect
begins to blur.
>> Hey, how you doing?
Were
>> you at 935 West Hopkins last night?
>> Somebody with the same outfit
>> was trespassing in that location. So
curious about that. Could I get your ID,
please?
Did you hear what I just said about the
trespass?
I just saw footage of this
from last night
that somebody with dressed with a gray
top hat and buckle of a 2 in the morning
checking doors at this place. I need
your ID.
>> Go and put me in cuffs in.
>> Okay, go ahead and put that down.
>> I'm I'm arresting me for what crime?
>> I'm not arresting you yet. I'm
investigating.
>> You're going to put me in cuffs or what?
>> Would you like me to?
>> I don't I don't consent to any searches
or seizures. [music] Okay. All I need
>> and all I am doing is filming in public
and that's what I'm here to do.
>> I'm not here for that. I'm here because
somebody showed me.
>> So, if you want to violate my rights
today, you can go ahead and do that.
>> Did you hear what I said?
>> That has nothing to do with me.
>> Yes, it does. Well, then show me how
that's the case.
>> It's a sweatshirt with a bucka and a
hat. Do you want me to Do you want me to
show you the video?
>> How about you just go away? Leave me
alone.
>> I can't.
>> You're harassing me.
>> I'm not harassing you. I'm investigating
a crime. I'm investigating a crime.
You're investigating a guy filming
public. That has nothing to do with it.
>> Okay, then what?
>> Except that you're wearing exactly what
the guy in the video that I just looked
at. I don't care.
>> Was wearing in the morning. That has
nothing to do with me.
>> That's a felony.
>> Felony. That has nothing to do with me.
>> What? I'm I I wasn't here yesterday.
>> All I need to do is know who you are so
that I can see that.
>> No, no, you don't need to know who I am.
I'm a private citizen.
>> Yeah, but you're also understanding I
hope very clearly that I'm understanding
that you're being a tyrant is what
you're doing. I'm investigating somebody
that has been victimized. Should I not
do that?
>> All of this stems from a suspected
trespassing incident at 2:00 a.m. the
night before described in the Vegas
terms. Yet suspicion is still placed on
the person holding the camera. He's told
he's being detained without any specific
charge. So the question remains, has the
truth stopped being what matters most?
>> Activity.
>> That's all I'm doing today.
>> Am I still being detained? Morning.
>> Am I still being detained?
>> What I'm doing is investigating what
happened at 2 in the morning.
>> I'm Am I being detained?
>> Yes.
>> You're scaring a lot of people out here.
>> This guy's scaring me. He has a gun. I
don't have a gun on me. You guys got
guns.
>> Does it look like I got a weapon?
>> Gray top. So, so the guy sending me the
picture the
>> He's making me match a description of
something that I have nothing to do
with. Do you know what I'm doing?
>> We'll get to the bottom of it.
>> But do you know what I'm doing?
>> I don't know what you're doing.
>> Okay. I'm doing a first amendment
protected activity. I come out here and
I test. I see if people are going to
respect our rights to film and if be
masked up in public and I catch bad cops
like this, like this dumb sergeant
>> pirate. Yeah, you're Yeah, dude. What?
Are you kidding me? He's trying to make
me match a description of a suspect that
has nothing to do with me. All because
I'm exercising my rights on a public
sidewalk.
>> And you have a right to exercise your
rights. Okay.
>> Yeah,
>> but also you don't need to be going name
call. Okay. Let's let's keep it
professional.
>> Well, am I being detained or am I free
to go? You're being detained.
>> Okay, that's not professional because
I'm being detained for absolutely no
reason. I'm being held against my will
right now for no reason. Suspicious.
>> We'll tell you what what's going on
here. Okay.
>> I've told him three times.
>> I just want to tell you guys thank you.
>> You're welcome.
>> And I'm sorry.
>> This guy just they harassed me on a
sidewalk. What do you mean?
>> What do you mean? How am I being rude?
I'm being rude because I'm held against
my will. That's what's they're being
rude.
>> Thank you very much. The picture becomes
clearer, not because new evidence
emerges, but because so much remains
unexplained. When a citizen is held
without being told what they're accused
of, the line between lawful detention
and illegal restraint grows dangerously
thin. What happens next will reveal
whether civil rights are restored or
pushed even further to the test.
>> So, that's one of the two guys.
>> Dude, it doesn't even have a hoodie. I
don't even have a hood.
>> No, I know it. That's not a hoodie,
though.
>> Okay. I I don't match the description,
bro. You're You're being completely
unreasonable. That I don't know. That's
not me. That looked like a hoodie to me.
>> I didn't see that.
>> That's not even the same the same
sweatshirt or nothing.
>> I don't know. It looks pretty darn
close,
>> bro. What?
>> Maybe I can.
>> Oh, there we go. There we go. Here you
go. That's bigger,
>> right?
>> No, not at all, dude. There's so many
sweatshirts and so many stuff. I that
crime has nothing to do with me. I
already told you.
>> Why? Why are you trying to dude? It's
It's a part of the video.
>> Dude, it's literally You guys are
harassing me only because I'm wearing
the mask and recording. Nothing up
>> because you look at
>> If I walk down the street and I wasn't
recording on a regular day, you wouldn't
have bothered me. You got a call because
somebody was recording on a public
sidewalk of fully protected activity
>> and then I showed up and then you looked
exactly like the person
>> you tried to match. I don't look exactly
like that at all. How [laughter] do you
noted?
>> What?
>> Exactly how?
>> Exactly how?
>> So, they're trying to match Okay. So,
they're trying to match me to a
description.
>> Hey. Hey, dude. They're trying to match
me to a description of a suspect that
I'm not even a suspect. Do you even know
what's going on?
>> Yes, I was.
>> Okay. So, there's a suspect that they're
trying to match me to. Yeah. So, you
don't want to listen?
>> Here's another one.
>> Bootlicker.
>> What the hell, dude? Why Why are you
guys still harassing me?
>> Here's another one. That has nothing to
do with
>> because I still haven't eliminated you,
kid.
>> You eliminated me already because I have
>> Even when the footage clearly shows
obvious discrepancies and key details do
not match, they still refuse to
eliminate the cameraman as a suspect,
revealing a lack of objectivity and a
stubborn insistence on holding someone
against their will. A citizen may file a
lawsuit against the police under section
1,983
when their constitutional rights are
violated. Officers who break the law may
be held financially liable and face
disciplinary action, including
termination.
Up next, it was just a routine renewal
of a lawful permit. Yet here, it became
a pretext for power to be flexed. When
the law is bent, who is really in
control?
>> Do this. And I'm seeking Here comes the
police. Somebody called the police on
somebody doing a constitutionally
protected activity. No, I'm not leaving.
I'm staying here.
>> You tell me. I didn't call you. What's
your name in uh Vagel?
>> Deputy Byer County Sheriff's Office
right next door.
>> All right.
>> What's your name?
>> Oh, I'm not going to give it.
>> It's on Oneway Street.
>> Oneway Street. Exactly.
>> Oh, okay.
>> I didn't call.
>> No. Okay. Do we know? I was just talking
with him um cuz he is allowed to film.
Um there's certain things that he does
not have access to. Um cuz I think
that's what you were saying you wanted
access.
>> She explained it to ment. And um because
certain things are exempt, he cannot use
certain things. He can do a public
records request and that would allow
somebody to review it and make sure they
redact out all the information that's
considered.
>> What's your name, ma'am?
>> Leslie Smith.
>> Leslie, thank you. At least you
understand the law.
>> I deal with this daily.
>> Yeah. get used to it. I'm going to be
here every day.
>> Okay. So, do you want to do a public
records request?
>> Uh, I think I'll have my attorney do it.
>> That probably be the easiest way. I was
denied service here yesterday.
>> Is there anything I can help you with
today other than that?
>> Uh, I I'm already in contact with uh
I've already called the governor's
office.
>> Right here, everything should have
ended. The officers acknowledged the
right to record. No crime, no violation.
But just minutes later, the story took a
completely different turn.
>> Hello, sir.
>> Hey, how you doing?
>> Good. How are you?
>> Not bad.
>> Is there an issue here?
>> I don't know. I didn't call you.
>> We had other people call.
>> Oh, what's your name and badge number?
>> My name?
>> Yeah.
>> Why do you need my name?
>> Are you here on a call?
>> Yeah, for you.
>> Yeah. Oh, for me? What did I do? Yeah, I
guess you're causing a scene.
>> How am I causing a scene?
>> I don't know. That's what we're asking.
>> Harassing everybody here.
>> How How was I harassing somebody?
>> Because you're annoying. I can't believe
>> Annoying is not against the law.
>> Oh, no. I know. I know.
>> Annoying is not against the law.
>> Um, my sister's down there. I feel very
uncomfortable with this gentleman.
>> Doesn't matter. You're allowed to feel
uncomfortable.
>> Yeah. And you're allowed to be an
[ __ ] I guess that's okay.
>> Isn't that a little free? See, he he's
mad at me cuz I'm using my
>> first amendment, but he's using his and
it's all right.
>> Well, unfortunately, they don't want you
trespassing here. So, that's
>> trespass from public property.
>> Yes.
>> Yes.
>> How can I The commissioner told me I'm
allowed here.
>> Told us to trespass.
>> Who did?
>> The commissioner.
>> Which one?
>> Whichever one you talked to that called
us.
>> The female yesterday. No,
>> she told me that I There's a call from
here yesterday. I was filming. I was not
disruptive. I'm doing a public records
request, which I have a right to do.
That's what I'm waiting for right now.
The information.
>> Okay. Is there are you being disruptive
or in any we here so we don't know what
>> I was not disruptive. I was very
respectful to everybody.
>> Has somebody confronted you or asked
you?
>> Just this jerk.
>> Just him. So, nobody else here has
confronted you or as
>> Nobody's told me to leave.
>> No disturbance, no violation.
Yet, he's still ordered to leave public
property when being annoying becomes a
justification for enforcement. The line
between maintaining order and abusing
power begins to collapse. And just
minutes later, words like trespass,
detained, and ID enter the scene. Though
not in the way the law was ever meant to
apply.
>> They told me to leave.
>> That's what the
>> That's why they call us to leave.
>> They're not going to come up and get
confrontational. They're going to have
us do that.
>> Well, let's do it in here with the
cameras and let's let's stay out here
for now.
>> Oh, your name and ID number?
>> My name is Detective Knight. My 6233.
And you're all acting under color of law
right now?
>> Yes.
>> Yes, sir.
>> Nice.
>> We're going to transfer that over to the
W police department.
>> How are you guys?
>> All right, sir. How can I help you?
>> I didn't call you. I guess I don't need
you.
>> They're trespassing him. Oh, okay. So,
they're trespassing him.
>> Yeah, we'll come with you.
>> Okay.
>> Big man, you want to say 102?
>> Yes.
>> Am I being detained?
>> For what law? For what law?
>> Trespassing.
>> I'm not trespassing.
You are at this point cuz you're on the
property and they
>> No one told me to leave.
>> They're That's our job to tell you.
They're not going to confront you. Who's
being confrontational?
>> I wasn't. I got it all on video.
>> That's fine.
>> Do you have a camera?
>> I do not. No. Do you?
>> I got one right here.
>> You got it on.
>> It's on. It's always running.
>> Okay. So, I'm being
>> I'm just No, you can leave. You're
welcome to leave.
>> But I I'm denied service in here by
them.
>> That's crazy. Because I'm engaged in a
constitutionally protected activity.
>> No, sir. That's not why.
>> Mhm.
>> Well, why?
>> Because you tried to enter office
without permission. There's
>> I didn't try to enter office.
>> Okay. I'm I'm not the court of law.
>> It's all on video.
>> No, I'm not the court of law. That's
something that you would settle with the
court system. We We are the first step
of the legal process. Okay. So, that's
not for us to make. We have a complaint
filed by the administrator saying he
tried to enter office without
permission. Therefore, he requested to
be trespassed. This is while the police
department jurisdiction. They're going
to handle that portion of the
investigation. And if you contend that,
you can you're more than welcome to do.
>> This is beautiful. I mean, doing a
public records request on being
trespass.
>> Have a good day.
>> Civil rights aren't denied by the law.
They're obscured by tangled procedures.
When paperwork becomes a pretext and the
law is replaced by internal process, the
confrontation enters an entirely
different stage and then new names begin
to appear.
>> All right, sir. Can you kind of tell us
what's going on?
>> It's all on video. So, it'll all be on
court.
>> Perfect. Perfect.
>> And what's your name and badge number?
>> Officer Les 427.
>> And your name and badge number?
>> Officer Florence 444.
>> And once again,
>> McMahon 439.
>> Okay. Anybody got a camera?
>> We all have cameras.
>> Perfect.
>> Yep. Can we have your um driver's
license? No.
>> No.
>> We do need it to identify you.
>> I know you don't. You can trespass me if
I come back. Then you can get my ID.
>> Can this officer Can you wait for us?
Can this officer have your name, last
name, number, please?
>> Nope.
>> Sir, you're you're being trespassed.
>> Yeah, I'm being a trespass. No, we're in
a trespass.
>> No, it's not like that. That's not the
law.
>> You can go over here.
>> I recommend you get a supervisor out
here.
>> Well, she's right there. So, she she'll
be out here in a second. Okay. We We
need to identify you.
>> Why?
>> Because you're being trespassed.
>> Okay. I leave. I've been told to
trespass.
>> You have to sign the
>> No, I don't I don't have to sign
anything. Where? He knows. See, he's
shaking his head.
>> We need to identify you.
>> Why do you need to identify me?
>> Cuz you're being trespassed from here.
>> And state the law and I'll give you my
ID.
>> The law for
>> me having to give you ID for being
trespassed.
It's not like that. I know the law.
>> To identify you.
>> Good luck with that.
>> What do you mean good luck with that?
>> I I don't have to identify to you. I'm
not obligated.
>> I am So what?
>> Potential accounter. No. But I I what I
>> just because you're not in cuffs doesn't
mean you're not detained.
>> I'm detained.
>> But for the legal reason is
>> that uh trespassing. I was given the
trespass notice. I have the opportunity
to leave. If I come back then I'm
trespassing.
>> See if you have his name, date of birth
though on the you know there.
>> You going to give us your stuff your
information?
>> No.
>> Okay. All right. Well, as them you are
trespass from here. Uh you're not
allowed to come back here. Okay, you can
go.
>> No, I want the paperwork. We got to have
the paperwork.
>> Get the paperwork, guy. We need your ID.
>> No, you don't. No, you don't.
>> I want something official. So,
>> we can get it official, but we have we
have to have your name. This is how our
system works. Okay. So, trespassy is
going to be who's managing this place.
Okay. Or sorry, the trespass trespass.
You'll be the trespasser. Okay. So, for
us to do the legal paperwork like that,
okay, we have we have to have your
information. That's how
>> what what law is that?
>> We won't be we our system won't let us
print it out.
>> Well, I'm not worried about your system.
Let's get the CAD number.
>> I'll give you the CAD number. You want
to read right here, sir? I'll keep that
for you.
>> Am I still detained?
>> No.
>> All right, I'll go with you.
>> When a citizen stands their ground,
recording, asking for justification, the
system can't keep escalating without
exposing its own failures, no charges,
no legal basis, no valid paperwork. The
only constant throughout is a citizen
insisting that the law be applied
exactly as it's written. On February
11th, 2018, in a Kentucky prison, the
person in handcuffs should have been a
criminal. But this time, justice was
directed toward the person in uniform.
[screaming]
>> What the hell did I do?
>> GET OUT OF MY HEAD, DUDE.
[screaming]
>> [crying]
>> I need to GO TO THE HOSPITAL. LOOK at
>> Damn, dude.
>> Hey, man. Straight straight your leg
out.
[snorts]
>> That was a little obsessive, man.
>> Not at all.
>> I ain't even do anything. Am I at least
still getting released?
I mean, it's not like I assaulted
anybody or anything,
>> man. I am leaking, dude. Bad.
>> Really bad.
>> One more.
I need the compression rack or
something. I mean, this is bad.
>> Call9.
>> What are we doing from here?
>> You're going to sit here and just be
quiet.
>> I just don't want to lose my bet at
>> I said sit here and be quiet.
>> Kind of hard watching like this.
>> Hey, Jr.
Give me some toilet paper and you guys
hang out back there for a second.
Man, I'm not trying to fight you back.
And you're still talking beast.
>> As tear gas, lies, and violence converge
in a prison cell, a seemingly familiar
video makes the entire system take a
second look.
>> All right, look. I'm going to roll you
over on your stomach and then you're
going to sit up. All right, roll this
one. I don't want this on this pant. Sit
up. Just stop.
>> You're not cut.
>> It's the only pair of pants I got. You
know,
>> that's any good at all.
>> Oh, yeah. He's going to need to go.
>> I want his name so I can press charges
only.
>> Let's just get you taken care of first.
Okay.
>> We're just here to help you.
>> Thank you.
>> I just want to make sure it's not
another spot anywhere else. It's just
his eyebrow.
>> My mom's already outside.
>> Okay.
[snorts]
>> I will be pressing charges.
>> That's promise.
Where do you think the line is between
order and torture? One person crossed
that line and the camera didn't miss a
moment. It's still post-torrture care,
but is there any humanity left?
Here,
man. Stand you up. All right.
Put your head up.
>> Did you get all of it?
>> Close enough.
K, don't give up your day job.
>> I think what happened was punishment.
If I hit my hand, I can hold it there.
>> An action that seemed normal, but this
time it led to an indictment and an
investigation that made the whole
department speak up.
>> You're good. You're clear.
Hey Jess climbed up.
unit calling book and standby 106.
>> Under Kentucky law, abuse of official
power is a serious crime that can result
in prison time. The severity of the
punishment depends on factors such as
the extent of the injury to the victim,
the use of a dangerous weapon, and the
concealment or false reporting of facts.
>> Stitched. Okay.
>> Does he have a ride?
What's his name? You can do all that
through however you want to do when you
get up here.
property and he has a
[music]
>> custom.
[music]
>> Officer Dantrell Brick Scott was
indicted by a Jefferson [music] County
grand jury on charges of abuse of
official authority after video evidence
showed excessive use of force and false
reporting. When force replaces reason
and lies obscure the truth, handcuffs
will spare no one, even the one who put
them on someone [music] else. We need to
protest and demand reform of the prison
system, emphasizing the need for strict
supervision and transparency in [music]
detention facilities. When a citizen is
harassed simply for asking lawful
questions, it's no longer a personal
issue. A fair society doesn't fear
transparency. Only abuse [music] of
power fears the light. Hey everyone,
what do you think about this situation?
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