Is you refusing a lawful order to step out of the vehicle? And this is Supreme Court law. >> No, we don't. What do we do? >> Supreme Court law. The law states Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. The law states I keep my hands on the steering wheel at a traffic stop. The law states I ask permission to >> He confidently cited Supreme Court laws to the officers, but his misunderstanding of a lawful order changed everything. Let's dive into the full body cam footage. >> Hey, what's up, man? >> No biggie. You just didn't use your turn signal when you were going to the right lane. >> Yes, I did. >> No, you didn't. I didn't see it. >> behind me. You was behind me, so I made sure I used my turn signal. >> Okay. You want the window down? Thank you. Yeah. Okay. Hey, put the window back down. >> I'm not rolling [ __ ] down. Don't touch my window, man. I'm not rolling [ __ ] down. What's wrong What's wrong with your people, man? You pulled me over bogusly cuz I used my turn signal. I saw you behind me. I used my turn signal so you didn't pull me over. You pulled me over after I used my turn signal. Run your cameras back. Second of all, I don't got to roll my [ __ ] down. Get off my windows. Stop rolling my [ __ ] I paid for this car. That's my faith. >> Can you guys do your license here? >> Thank you. I appreciate it. Tell your partner to chill out. This This is a traffic stop, right? >> Yeah, of course. >> Okay. >> Traffic stop. >> Tell your partner to calm down, man. I ain't smoking I ain't I ain't no war. I ain't I was I was talking to him. >> They're fine. They both got their hands in their laps. They're fine for now. But but we'll we'll see. Can you do me one favor? At least send please. Can you just keep this window down that way we can see inside? Is that okay? No, I I know that. >> I got no issue. This is your boy. Your partner. Your partner's pulling up all aggressively, blocking me off, and all this [ __ ] You pulling me over bogusly, telling me I used no turn signal. I know I made sure I used my turn >> I'm just telling you what I saw. >> Right here. Take it. I got it right here. Take it. It's on me. Hey, tell him a white shirt. >> Hey, can we get a white shirt over here? >> Please. Cuz she's harassing me. >> I'm not harassing him. >> Who is? You >> I'm trying to talk to you like normal human being. >> talking to me. You listen. You pulled me over bogusly. >> No, I didn't. >> I saw you behind me when you got behind me, man. I said, "They finna pull me over." I used my turn signal. I got over to the right. You just said I didn't use my turn signal when I know for sure I used it. >> You used it for sure when you got when you turned left. >> I didn't even turn. IF I TURNED OFF JACKSON, I MADE A RIGHT OFF JACKSON. >> THAT'S THAT'S what I'm talking about. Talking about when you merge. >> I never got into a left lane. You You said I didn't >> the right lane then you merged back left here. >> No, I did not. You crazy. >> You're crazy. >> crazy. >> This [ __ ] is harassment. You're harassing me, man. >> I'm not harassing you. >> You told me all right, you got me on a traffic stop. You're going to write me a ticket, man. >> Right. No, now I'm getting you cuz I'm telling you to step out of the vehicle. >> You told me to step out for what? You told me to step out for what? What for what reason? >> What am I issuing you a step out for? So that I can conduct the rest of the traffic stop out here. >> The traffic stop for what? >> The traffic stop >> For a ticket, for no turn signal. >> Failure to use turn signal, for no city sticker, and for no what's it called. >> That does not cause That does not cause me to get out. >> Yes, it does. Cuz it's the law. >> For no ticket and no seat belt, they think they can out of our car, these goofy ass [ __ ] >> You got a You got an ID on you so I can write you a ticket? >> Hey Hey, officer. Officer. Hey, officer. >> Hey, do you have an ID on you? I need to see your license. >> Hey, officer. >> Hey, do you have >> Hey, officer. Come on. I'm on a traffic stop. Officer, hold on. Hold on. Let my window up. Get off my window. >> What you doing, buddy? >> What's all what about? >> What's all what about? >> You see what I'm saying? What what's wrong with y'all, man? What What What What be the deal with y'all? >> What's the deal with what? >> You guys. I just got off work. You want to know where I came from? >> Sure. >> I just got off work. I work at 51st and Halsted. >> Okay. >> Street. Anything else? You You You're harassing me cuz I know for sure I used my turn signal. You saw my tinted windows, you thought you had a goofy, right? >> No. >> No, I don't ride with straps. I don't sell drugs, or none of that. >> Okay. >> You're a You're a goofy, man. Write my ticket. >> I want you to get out of the car. All this for nothing. All this fancy for nothing. >> I'm going to He's going to get tickets now. He won't He wants to play a game. Tell me to write the tickets. I'll write the tickets to him. >> We're We're good. I mean, it's They're just being stupid. So, if you guys want to hang around, it's fine. >> Can I talk to him? >> Our sergeant is coming. >> What's that? What's the problem? He's refusing a lawful order to step out of the vehicle. >> It's Supreme Court law. >> No, we don't. >> Supreme Court law. The law states >> Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. The law states I keep my hands on the steering wheel at the traffic stop. The law states I ask permission to reach and get my driver's license. The law states I ask permission to get my insurance or my registration. You already had it in your hand. That's what I'm saying. So, so, your my probable cause is on you for you telling me to get out of the car for what reason? >> For what reason? So that we can talk on back and write you a ticket. >> I don't need to I don't need to I don't need to get out of my car to talk to you. My window My My window is down. >> Okay. Well, you can keep it down then, please. >> It's down. >> Okay. >> But I'm I'm telling you what's going on. >> You wanted to write your right? >> I know. I wanted to write you cuz you asked me to get out of my car. >> Yeah. Right. >> I'm not I'm not getting out of my car. >> till he's coming? >> I'm not getting out. >> If you don't get out of the car, then you can be arrested for for resisting lawful order. >> I'm not resisting a lawful order because Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. I'm not resisting a lawful order because the In law, I don't have to get out of my car for no reason. There's no reason for me to get out of my car. >> What's the reason? What's the reason? >> You got us under arrest, you got us under arrest by saying >> And what And what And what Okay. >> to conclude the rest of the traffic stop. >> To conclude the rest of the traffic stop and what law does it state that in order to get into the Illinois vs. Menard? >> This is [ __ ] Chicago. >> It doesn't matter. It's a public >> Get your dumb ass away from my car. >> Okay, now I'm dumb. It's fine. >> You're dumb and you're a [ __ ] >> Here's my sergeant. >> Here's sergeant. >> Okay, now you're under arrest if you don't get out of the car. >> Take me to jail, [ __ ] >> For what? >> Take me to jail, [ __ ] You're a clown. No, what you say? >> First of all >> NOW NOW TELL US tell us what >> I'm under arrest. >> TELL ME TELL ME what you taking me to jail for. >> Absolutely. >> Tell us what >> Tell us sergeant. >> No, you tell him. >> Okay, absolutely. I'll tell you. I pulled him over for a traffic stop. >> He lying. I used my turn signal. >> Listen. >> I made a right off Jackson. I saw him behind me. I used my turn signal. >> You >> I used cuz you lying. The camera show it. I used my turn signal cuz I saw him behind me. He still pulled me over. Ask him why he pulling me over. >> He said you didn't use your turn signal. >> I said, "Okay." Now they telling me "Step out the car." Step out the car for what reason? To write me a ticket for not using a turn signal. Yo, and it's 20 it's 20 of y'all, bro. I'm not I'm scared for my life, man. >> I told him to let me leave. >> Come on, man. I just got off work, bro. I don't got to be harassed by you cuz I got tinted >> No, I'm not black. >> It's a lame [ __ ] man. >> You going to write me a ticket or what? >> What you talking about? >> I was talking to >> I'm knocking on my car. >> You're welcome. >> I'm not. >> 10-76, yeah. >> So >> You going to talk to sergeant? >> I'm talking to you, Beasley. >> I'm talking to you, Beasley. >> And I let all my windows down for sergeant. >> You punk. What's going on? >> This man harassing me. That's what's going on. I feel harassed cuz I got tinted windows. And you got tough ass guy right here telling me what I'm going to do. I never made no threats to y'all. I ASKED Y'ALL what I was doing. >> Pull me over >> And he lying. >> Calm down. Calm down. Calm down. >> Go run my [ __ ] name. Write me a ticket. >> Hey. >> What's wrong with you, man? You got these weak ass officers on your on your team, man. They that ain't cool how they harass people, bro. I work a job. I left the streets alone a long time ago, bro. My son will be 12. >> Hey guys. >> Let's clear it up. Let's go. >> All that tough ass [ __ ] for what? Then y'all wonder why [ __ ] do what they do. Y'all of this [ __ ] is for what? On a traffic stop? >> 707 I got everything. You got insurance, everything. >> I do. He needs to step out of the car. >> I'm not getting out of my car for what? For what? Cuz you don't like what I said to your [ __ ] ass. [ __ ] you. You ain't nobody. >> They're refusing to put the windows down. They're moving throughout the entire cab. And we asked them to get out because of that. And they refused to get out. We see passenger minute. He's got no seatbelt. He got no minute. He's got no seatbelt. He got no city sticker. Now we have the three violations. Nonsense. Brand new nonsense. >> They're giving you a lawful order to step out of the >> Let's step out. Let's step out. Step >> No problem. No problem. No problem. >> I'll get out of this [ __ ] Don't touch me, man. >> Step to the >> I won't touch you. Okay, let's step to the back. >> Get away from A citizen assault just occurred to 121. >> Everybody's going to get out of the car now, man. Everybody's Hey. Hey, relax. Relax. Relax. Hey. Hey, listen. You not I'm not on the radio. >> Relax. Don't touch me, man. >> You're not breathing. Relax, man. HEY, WAIT. >> I DIDN'T THREATEN YOU [ __ ] I TOLD YOU DON'T TOUCH ME. I AIN'T THREATENING YOU [ __ ] Don't get your [ __ ] HANDS OFF OF ME, MAN. >> HEY, RELAX. >> Come here. Relax. >> I I'm not getting no handcuffs. >> Relax. Relax. Relax. Relax. Hey, tell him relax. >> Relax. What y'all got us for, [ __ ] What's wrong with you? >> Relax. >> Hey, GET THE [ __ ] OFF OF ME, MAN. >> RELAX. RELAX. >> WHAT Y'ALL GOT US FOR, MAN? >> HEY. >> Get out, man. Get out of THE CAR, MAN. I SEE Y'ALL RECORDING ME. >> RELAX. YOU'RE MAKING IT A LOT WORSE. >> Get off of me, bro. Don't touch me, [ __ ] >> Help us. Grab arm. >> Get off of >> What are you grabbing for? >> You resisting for? >> I'm not resisting [ __ ] >> Yes, you are. >> You grabbing for my license for what? >> Stop. You got a cage, right? >> Yeah. >> A lot of compliance gets you a long way. >> Can you stop? >> way. IF YOU GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE, THEY TAKE YOU OUT. >> I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. >> FOR WHAT? >> THAT'S WHAT THEY REQUESTED. >> THOUGH? >> BY LAW. >> AIN'T NO BY LAW. YOU a [ __ ] law lie. >> Yeah, I'm going to say >> I should have told them to get OUT OF THE CAR A THOUSAND TIMES. >> COMPLIANCE, YOU SHOULD SIT DOWN. >> SUCH A lame ass song. >> I understand you're upset because you feel like you didn't do nothing wrong. >> I know I didn't. I'm not losing my attorney seat. >> They just want to get him on his tenant. Listen, I've been on my own since I was 16. I've been selling dope since I was 15 years old. >> But you don't do that. >> No, I don't. But so I know when I'm being stereotyped. >> I'm not excited. I'm working. >> You have from the moment I pulled up, you It's all on camera. >> You want me to tell you why? >> Why? >> Because if I was an old ass lady, you would have took my license and [ __ ] and walked to their car and told me, "Oh, man, you can go by yourself." Because I'm in the car Can I Can I finish that? It's three black dudes in the car that's tinted up, and you feel like it's guns and drugs. So now I feel stereotyped to the point that you're so [ __ ] anxious to get inside my car that you got 50 [ __ ] officers outside to search my car and ain't [ __ ] in there. Now I feel violated. Now you're telling me I'm going to jail because I feel violated about my [ __ ] rights about my car that I paid the [ __ ] car note on. >> Well, first of all, you violated several lawful orders. They gave you several lawful orders. They gave you several lawful orders. >> Just be easy, man. Look, we have >> I'm going to be fine, man. I see what this is about. >> At the end of the day, if your son was respectful, I would have just gave him a warning and and that's it. It was going to be a simple conversation, but then your son wanted to get crazy about things for no reason. All the windows are tinted. He rolls up the window. What are we supposed to do? We can't see nothing in the car. And then it just it just continually escalates. >> White shirt got a warning. >> Which Which one? The old timer? >> Just letting you know. >> 1181 >> Under the United States Supreme Court ruling in Pennsylvania versus Mimms, law enforcement officers possess the unequivocal legal authority to order a driver out of their vehicle during a lawfully initiated traffic stop. This directive is fundamentally rooted in ensuring officer safety and does not require any independent reasonable suspicion or probable cause of criminal activity to be valid. When an individual deliberately refuses to comply with this specific mandate, the situation rapidly shifts from a standard traffic violation to a criminal offense. Obstruction of justice or resisting a lawful order gives officers the statutory right to detain the non-compliant subject. Citizens cannot lawfully debate or litigate police instructions on the side of the road during an active stop. The appropriate venue for disputing the legality of a traffic stop or an officer's conduct is always within a formal courtroom environment, never through physical resistance at the scene. Escalating a roadside encounter or remaining inside a vehicle inevitably forces officers to physically intervene, compounding minor infractions into severe criminal charges and potential physical jeopardy.