Are you 11:03 2024 >> Joel here with body cam breakdown TV. Today's footage comes from police insider. If you want to watch the original video without my commentary or breakdown, I'll have the full footage linked below so you can watch it start to finish. If you enjoy this type of content, hit the like button, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you never miss a new breakdown. And if you'd like to support body cam breakdown TV, you can check out the official merch at bodycambreakdowntv.com. Today's video starts with officers making contact with a driver over heavily tinted windows. But from the beginning, the driver's aggressive attitude turns what could have been a routine encounter into something much more tense. The breakdown starts now. >> Watch out for the car. >> No. >> No, why you going to search >> Cuz I can't see. >> Get inside your car. That's why you got tinted windows. That's why I'm going to >> That's why I don't have it on you. >> Get in my car. Stay in the car. >> I'm about to get my ticket. >> For what? >> Just sit down. >> To pay for my parking. >> You're not going to get a ticket right now. >> I'm about to pay for my parking. >> All right, well we We're good. We're stopping you right now. We're stopping you right now. We're stopping you. We're stopping you. >> Yo, just go in the car. >> Just relax. I'm going to I'm going to let >> The officers are trying to establish control immediately. Keeping the driver inside the vehicle limits his movement and gives them a more predictable position to work from. His decision to get out despite those instructions adds another variable at a point when officers are still trying to determine exactly what they're dealing with. >> I'm going to leave. >> Why are you touching me, though? >> Get in the car, man. >> Why did you just touch me? >> Cuz you're not listening to me. That's why. >> Get in the car, man. Just make it easier. I get it. Listen. >> Why are you touching me, though? >> Let us do our job. Take I get it. >> I don't got to get in my car. It's a free country. >> So I'm good. Listen. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. >> Just let me get your driver's license, registration, insurance. >> His demeanor is making basic communication difficult, but officers still need to work through the reason for the stop and identify who they're dealing with. Asking for his information keeps the focus on that investigative task rather than getting pulled into the confrontation he's creating. Showing the information on his phone could be the first sign of voluntary cooperation, and that gives officers an opportunity to move the encounter away from the argument and back toward the purpose of the stop. The key now is whether that cooperation continues once officers begin verifying that information. At this >> his confrontational demeanor is becoming an obstacle to the officers simply sorting out the situation. They're still trying to gather information and get clear answers, but when basic communication keeps breaking down, their options for resolving this through conversation start becoming more limited. >> I need to jump out 101, I need to 101, take that take that 101, I wish you would. Take that [ __ ] off, 101. Take that [ __ ] off. Take that [ __ ] off. I dare you. I dare you. I want out here. Question me what the [ __ ] I'm doing. I do what the [ __ ] I want. From sunup to sundown, it's my [ __ ] out here. Ask about me. >> And and see this guy right here? >> 6 ft 6 ft >> He want to keep He wants to keep >> space. >> Somebody want to come over and talk to this guy? >> Recording by itself isn't the issue here. What matters is how he's using the phone. Bringing it into the officer's space adds another distraction during an already difficult interaction. So, they're likely focused on creating enough distance to continue communicating with him. >> Take a step back. >> [ __ ] again. >> Go ahead. You want to You want to run this? >> Touch my [ __ ] again. >> Right here. >> I do run this. This my [ __ ] out here. In case you didn't know. Touch my [ __ ] again. >> Every time I'm going to say hello. >> Touch my [ __ ] again. I know. I know. >> And every time I'll tell you the >> Whoever Whoever Whoever >> I will destroy >> All that big [ __ ] >> I will destroy you, bro. >> So, take that badge off that badge. >> I will destroy you. >> All right? I'm going to be the first. I'm going to be the first. I'm going to be the first. >> On my mother's life, I'll smash your little ass. I won't even fight you, you little [ __ ] >> I'll be the first. >> You like fighting a baby. >> Repeated threats to fight the officers change how they have to evaluate his behavior, especially after the continued aggression we've already seen. They can keep trying to communicate with him, but they also have to be prepared to respond quickly if those verbal threats turn into action. >> I bet you that I'll pull up and do you. Bet you. I'll take a toss with you. >> What? You can't? >> Huh? >> You can't? >> What? For what? I don't need to. For what? >> I'm going to my car now and leave. >> We're just going to issue you the tickets. >> Everything's negative now, I can leave? >> No, you can't drive this car. >> I can't drive this car? >> It has no insurance. >> I have insurance. >> Where is it? >> I I showed you it. >> No, you showed me an expired insurance. >> That was temp, remember? >> You're literally getting a ticket for not having no insurance. >> All right, well, give me my ticket for no insurance and let me get in my car and let me drive off. >> Now the officers are setting a clear boundary. If they've determined the vehicle isn't insured, they're not going to allow him to simply drive away. Given his behavior up to this point, how he responds to that restriction becomes the next important decision point. >> Everything's negative now, I can leave? >> No, you can't drive this car. >> I can't drive this car? >> It has no insurance. >> I have insurance. >> Where is it? >> I showed you it. >> No, you showed me an expired insurance. >> That was That was temp, remember? >> You're literally getting a ticket for not having no insurance. >> All right, well, give me my ticket for no insurance and let me get in my car and let me drive off. >> Bro, listen. >> Listen what? >> make it real easy for you, bro. >> What? You're talking about I got insurance, I got everything on my car. I'm getting in my I'm TELLING YOU. I'M GETTING IN MY CAR AND I'M driving off. >> Show the insurance. >> I don't GOT IT. I DID ALREADY. I SHOWED YOU ALREADY. >> THE OFFICERS are trying to explain the specific issue they've identified with the insurance, but his aggression is preventing that information from becoming a productive conversation. That matters because they're giving him an opportunity to understand what they've determined and what happens with the vehicle from here. >> Bro, listen. >> Listen what? >> it real easy for you, bro. >> What? >> You can't drive this car. >> Bro, I told you already. I can drive my car. I have insurance. I'm getting in my car and I'm driving the >> All right, bro. >> Give me my ticket. I'm getting in my car and I'm driving your car. >> Period. >> Yo, yo. >> Watch me. Get in my car and drive off. >> All right, bro. >> I know you don't. >> He's explaining it to you. >> And I'm not paying them. I'm not paying them. >> All right, you go to jail. >> [ __ ] I'm not going to jail. >> All right, we're towing your car, man. >> We gave you your chance, bro, and that's it, bro. >> Bro, I have insurance. >> Show it to me, bro. >> Show it to >> Show it to me or we're going to tow your car. >> I showed you it. >> Show it to me again. >> Instead of ending the discussion, the officers are giving him another opportunity to resolve the disagreement by producing valid insurance. That puts the focus back on something that can actually be verified. If he can show current coverage, the officers can reassess what they've been told. >> Brother man, I showed you my insurance. My insurance is on here. My insurance is on here. This is my insurance. Vehicle registration. I insurance. >> That's registration. >> insurance? What is it? What's the difference? >> to pay for insurance. >> I called you >> for insurance. I paid for insurance. I have current I have current insurance. I told you that already. >> And I told you get the app, log in, show me you have valid insurance, I'll let you drive your car. >> You just said my insurance was expired. So which one is it? >> Your insurance. >> How is my insurance expired? >> It says 5:30 2024. >> Right there. >> All right, so >> Good morning. Policy number what? Go ahead, what? >> ID card. >> View ID card. What? >> valid I'm going to go. >> View ID card. What? >> Stop moving, bro. Stop touching >> What? >> I'm getting in my I'm driving >> Stop moving. Go back. >> Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. >> Bro, stop touching me. >> Excuse me. >> Why are you touching me? >> Why are you talking to >> Why are you throwing my >> I'm going to get mad at you, bro. >> Excuse me, bro. Excuse me. >> And it is expired. >> That verification removes the disagreement over what the driver is claiming and gives the officers something concrete to work from. They've given him the opportunity to prove the coverage is current. Now they can base their next decision on what the documentation actually shows. >> Excuse me. >> And it is expired. >> My insurance is not expired. >> 11/3 >> Bro, stop touching me. I'm grabbing my keys. Stop touching me, bro. >> Yo. >> Bro, I'm about to go grab my keys. Stop touching >> No, we're We're showing you We're showing you the insurance. We're showing you the insurance. >> All right, excuse me. I'm about to grab my keys. >> the insurance. >> It's valid. >> No, it's expired. >> Speak to the officer. >> Give me my >> Come here. I'll talk to you over here. Come here. Give me my >> Keys. >> Look Look at what? >> 11/3/24. It's expired, pal. Are you dumb? Are you stupid? Are you >> 23 >> 11-324 >> LET ME GO, BRO. >> This is the point where the repeated threats and aggression we've been watching become much more significant. The officers have spent several minutes trying to resolve the situation through communication, but once the driver turns that hostility into a physical action, their priorities immediately change. >> Let me go, bro. Yeah. >> Ask him, buddy. >> Come on, let me go. >> Once he became physical, the officers' focus shifted from resolving the original issues to gaining control of him. Getting him secured in handcuffs limits his ability to continue fighting and gives them a controlled position to REASSESS THE SITUATION. >> [screaming] >> THE HANDCUFFS RESTRICT WHAT HE CAN do with his hands, but they don't automatically mean the officers can relax. Given how aggressive he's been throughout this encounter, they still have to monitor his behavior and make sure he remains manageable while they determine what comes next. >> Get your legs out, man. >> All right. >> WE'RE TRYING TO >> [screaming] [screaming] >> WHO ARE YOU GOING TO CALL THE COPS? >> YOU'RE HURTING [screaming] YOURSELF. STOP THROWING YOURSELF. YOU'RE HURTING YOURSELF. STOP DOING THAT. JUST WALK. You're fighting against We can see it in your face. Come on. Stop. >> Stop. You're hurting yourself. >> The driver was taken into custody following the confrontation with officers. According to the case information, the 29-year-old was charged with resisting arrest, obstruction, aggravated assault, and throwing bodily fluids at a law enforcement officer. What stands out here is how long officers continued trying to communicate and work through the issues with the driver before the encounter became physical. Once his behavior crossed that line, their priority shifted from resolving the original stop to securing him and bringing the confrontation under control. What are your thoughts on how the officers handled this encounter? Let me know in the comments below. If you enjoy these types of breakdowns, be sure to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you never miss a new video. 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