you can do what you want to do Harold I can't stop you if you want to be this way then that's up to you I'm trying to be reasonable person there a reason why you're acting like I'm having a bad day because police officers should know very well when a stop is lawful and when it isn't but what happens when they stop random people just to make their day worse I know you want design to stop people from doing things that they're not supposed to be doing I know you want voluntary compliance let put your hands on back wow here is an insane example of a police officer getting removed from Duty after stopping an innocent man the story began in April 2023 when an officer from Texas City PD called officer Scott Harrell approached a driver at the pump of a Bucky's gas station the individual is named Christopher schul and the officer claimed that he illegally cut through parking spaces at an extremely high speed which allegedly caused another truck to floor his brakes in order to avoid a crash the entire interaction was record reported on the officer's body camera don't walk up to my car please what don't walk up to my car please hey man you can't drive through a parking lot like that got your uh driver license insurance any weapons in the car I need to worry about is there any particular reason why you felt you need to come through the park like that I didn't think I did anything wrong I just came over to get gased you were speeding and you cut through parking spaces you know you can't do that I was do anything man I mean you coming to get g y oh are we going to go back and forth or you just going to you asked me a question you want me to answer it or not I'm not if anything I thought I was going even slower than normal no sir normally people don't even park where you park and that's the direct path to the gas pumps you almost hit that car that was turning right there I was watching man as soon as you cut in front of me like that I was like looking and I watched it happen so I come here every day there's almost never ever ever anybody so yeah I go through there cuz it's the straight path from the entryway to here which is what you're going to see everybody else do but I mean you know I hear you man I I got it to you it looked like I was going fast to me I thought I was going even slower than normal cuz I didn't want to get too close to you thank you okay sit tight for one second you fill up your car goad and fill up your car okay so I'm not kidding to either man I come here every day dude I send pictures of my wife price of the gas here every day when I come through okay look I'm not going to write you tickets but the only reason I'm not writing you tickets is cuz I'm out of tickets right now okay otherwise you would be receiving a citation for what we did the citation I'm just curious disregarding traffic control device on private property yes okay still you still can't do that it's still legal officer Harold considers issuing Mr schul a citation for disregarding a traffic control device although it seems improbable that parking space lines in a private lot could qualify ify as such making a Court's agreement with this assessment highly unlikely so I'm not going to write your ticket um I I hear you man I'm I'm understand I don't one I don't appreciate the attitude two I get it you're upset nobody likes cops pulling them pulling up on them nobody likes it okay but you know you did wrong you know you're not supposed to cut through the par and instead of being like Oh yeah I messed up sorry it won't happen again you want to sit here and go back and forth with me there's a lot better things than than this to be doing for you you're right I was working on a report you be over here and I mean there's people right now running you want to go to jail so you want to go to jail you can go to jail for this you can do what you want to do I can't stop I don't want to take you to jail no that's that is definitely a waste of my time okay but the attitude is not necessary I agree that's on your part sir I haven't been rude to you at all I will get in trouble you go file a complaint get me in trouble WR me up I'm not worried about that all right well I'll make sure that I'm there all the time if I see it happen again then okay we'll go from there okay okay all right I'll look that law off on PR proper I don't believe you have the authority to do anything here on this on this parking lot like that I could also take you to jail Class B reckless driving because you did almost hit that car I didn't almost H anybody I was nowhere near there there's cameras everywhere officer Harold threatens to jail Mr schul for class a reckless driving due to a near Collision if officer Harold's version of events aligns with the evidence it's possible a court could find Reasonable Suspicion for the reckless driving stop you can do what you want to do Harold I can't stop you if you want to be this way then that's up to you I'm trying to be reasonable having a bad day sir is there a reason why you're act I'm having a bad day because you're doing this to me I think this whole thing is ridiculous what do you specifically do you think is ridiculous then we're even talking about nothing happened and here we are talking and you're threatening to take me to jail and so I shouldn't be getting upset I don't call that a threat s it's a threat it's a that is a threat you're threatening being under colal law now to take something on private property which I don't believe you even have the authority to do dictionary term sir it comes from black laws a Class A misdemeanor for you to threaten or arrest me over something that you know it's not really true that's okay what's the penal code on that Sir Mr scha suggests that officer Harold could face a Class A misdemeanor charge for knowingly threatening an arrest based on false information but proving officer Harold's knowledge of the illegality May be challenging for the government trust me it's okay trust you okay I I we're we're good trust you we're good I don't feel like we are I feel like this is uh this is this is a problem how a problem I feel like you're going to continue to to commit these behaviors that are unsafe and put people at risk you don't feel like you did for something that's possible they may do in the future so we're now now we're playing John Club vanam future cop that you're going you need to stop me from something I may do in the future that's now your position you're feeling like you should take action cuz maybe sometime in the future I might possibly continue to do something come on what is the law designed to do sir oh I I know you want designed to stop people from doing things that they're not supposed to I know you want voluntary compliance go put your hands on Wow 1 that drive two males one call with a gr shirt a white undershirt CLE pants black hat The Other M going to be a little with black shirt black sitting pants just in the front door we'll do this a different way theny on my left arm um well I mean I don't would you like two sets of handcuff no my head hurts we can do two sets of handcuff I know we can do two said well sir I'm concerned that you're going to continue to do this unsafe Behavior so I'm familiar with the residence water okay you want two sets of handcuffs this hurts man it hurts I can do two sets of handcuffs I cannot believe that you're doing this dude well I mean it it didn't have to go this way no it never did none of this ever needed to happen I don't believe okay I disagree with you okay I know what would you like me to do with your car you want to call somebody or uh or or do I tow it do I really need to do this ter I'm in the the the I I didn't think we did I didn't think we did either sir man okay but I mean you you wanted to sit here and argue with me about what I observed with my own eyes okay I'll go get a copy of the video I didn't think we were close girl at all I didn't think I close you vehicle yes you even know what truck I was talking about yeah okay so I what I didn't think we were closer I really didn't no you were very close they had to slam on their braks I watched it happen okay you came flying through the parking lot okay so what are we going to do about the car I didn't think I was going that you you certainly were sir you definitely were okay you definitely were okay so what are we going to do with the car I don't want to tow it cuz that's that that'd be being a real dick and I'm I'm trying to not to be the dick okay what would you like me to do with the car sir I'm going to ask one more time and then I'm going to have to have to can we back this down dude can we cool off here please I'm sorry I will I will you have forced my hand at this point because if I don't go and and and see this through to its conclusion I know you're going to go to the police department and file a complaint on me now the complaint's not going to do anything because I have it all on video everything is recorded I don't talk to anyone in the public unless I have my simply arresting an individual based on their speech after initially choosing to issue a citation as officer Harold did may not be sufficient for a plaintiff to prove their case in such circumstances I'm not going to go playing herol at all I'm just a little upset because I I really honestly sir I watch it happen I was working on a report I definitely have better things to do I didn't think that I did anything hell I didn't think I did anything well people don't think that but I explained it to you and then you wanted to argue with me cuz I didn't think I did anything ear I still I know I look young this is not my first day on the job sir I promise nothing to do with any of that I didn't think I did anything you almost K that white truck I agree with you that that that's what you think then not there's nothing I can do to change your point of going to be on the camera I'm going to get copies of [Music] it I didn't think I did anything it was frustrating for me to try to explain to you that I didn't think that I did anything and you're not hearing me I hear you sir I disagree with you so what do we want to do with the truck or with the car I'll have to call my wife I guess okay well let's call her where's your phone it's uh well it's in my pocket I I just got through sending her the message about the okay well hop out I'm going to give you another set of handcuffs cuz like I said I understand if you got hold let me stick this thing right here what am I being arrested for Herold disregarding traffic control device cuz a reckless driving charge is a much much higher charge and again like I said I don't want to be that big of a dick lean forward for me just a little bit get your phone out any firearms in the car I need to know nothing I don't do anything okay well it's not illegal to have a firearm sir true I have multiple ones in I understand various part I'll take care I'll take care there's another phone right there I'll get it I'll take care of it we'll put your we'll put another one on so your back's not hurt make it so it don't tighten okay have a SE [Music] so you want this phone left in the car and the other phone coming with you yes sir where's it at see par we going to do this a different way so the other officer has a ticket book he's going let me use you're going to rece be receiving a citation okay and uh cuz I think going to jail is a bit excessive but well I agree with you but I didn't have another option I don't have another ticket book and I don't have a ticket writer with me so we're GNA do it that way okay step up for me take your time TI up oh my God loosen that press that scar man it [Music] hurt sh's no longer okay I see you sound right here it's not a miss your Mr sh is no longer ined it's not admiss guil promise of contact the court honor before the date and time that's written on here you contact the court at the bottom here the information is there and also up there free to go sir after posting the body camera footage of his encounter with officer Harold on YouTube Mr Shaw's video garnered significant attention and backlash Texas City Police Chief Joe Stanton in response to the video's release initiated an internal investigation led by the office of Professional Standards which could potentially result in criminal charges against officer Harold the officer was placed on inside administrative duties while the investigation is ongoing Mr scha also received notice that his citation was dismissed and he's pursuing civil action against the department seeking support through crowdfunding campaigns