Oh my god. >> He's He's making things worse. >> No, you've made everything worse. >> On this ride along, an officer counts to five. Four. Five. >> Another [music] steps over a hedge, and a woman shakes her head. On Thursday, June 18th, an officer pulled over a vehicle for having an obscured license plate. And despite this being verbal warning territory, the driver would take the stop in a different direction. Hello. >> Hi. How you doing? Hey, I'm Deputy Victor. Would you mind putting the windows down? >> Yeah. Can I have your driver license, please? >> I'm sorry. The reason for the stap. The cover for your license plate. It's so dark. I could barely see it. >> Here's a look at the cover. This narrator has seen worse, but technically anything that obscures the plate is illegal. >> Okay, officer. Once again, now >> I'm not going to expense you again. Again, it's a traffic stop. I need your driver license, ma'am. I'm not expensive that again. >> This back and forth would continue for a couple more minutes before the officer decided to try something new. >> Then you're telling me my my driver to pay. >> Okay. >> Whoa, whoa, whoa. That is not acceptable. >> Like I said before, >> open the door. >> You refuse to give your driver license. All right. >> Acceptable. >> You will be taken out. >> Open the door. >> Yes, ma'am. >> That is unacceptable. You have >> Like I said before, >> you will be taken out. Okay. >> No. By who? By you. >> Yes, ma'am. But you have absolutely no right to do that. You're not call. That is unacceptable. You have no reason to do that. I will be taken out by you for what? >> Okay. >> That is outrageous. How do you go from a verbal warning to I'm smacking your your door? That's outrageous. >> Okay. >> It was at that point that a second officer arrived. >> Man, this is a traffic stop. If you leave, I'll be fleeing and you will be going to jail. Again, I ask this is my fifth time asking you for a driver license. All right. All right. I have PC for the stop. I'm saying before >> the cover for your license plate is still dark. I cannot read your license plate. >> And I asked you for your driver license. You're refusing to give it to me. >> All right. So, is that what you're saying? >> So, you refusing to produce your driver's license. Is that what it is? >> Okay. >> Wait. >> All right. So, just to let you know, you will be under arrest. Okay. For failing to ID yourself. >> All right. Like I said before, he asked you, I asked you. All right. >> Officer, >> no. This is my traffic stop, not his. All right. >> No, no, that's that's not what's happening here. >> We're way past this. You are going to jail tonight. All right. >> Going to jail tonight? >> Yes, ma'am. >> And then a third officer arrived. >> Say what? >> Has to be some reasonable cause >> for what? For >> for your ID. >> Oh, he in he informed you. You have that cover in your tag which is illegal in the state of Florida. >> I'm not committing any crimes. >> You don't have to commit. That's a traffic infraction. >> Okay. So, he told me that I would have a verbal warning. So, what is the purpose of having my driver? >> He doesn't know who you are. >> He does he need He doesn't need to know. >> Absolutely. you driving by. Listen, listen, ma'am. Understand who you are. I don't need to know who anyone is. >> But here's the thing. We pass this. >> You know what's going to happen? We will get you out the car. Okay. Absolutely. >> Absolutely. 100%. >> I'm 100% going to jail if I don't. >> Absolutely. If you don't produce your driver's license, 100% you are. You can call whoever you want. You can call the president. You will be going to jail. >> Call that person. >> I'm just telling you. You can call whoever you want to call. >> You will be going to jail tonight. >> I will be going to jail tonight. >> Correct. >> If I don't give you my drink. >> Absolutely. >> The other officers had had a discussion and were ready to move in. >> It's locked. Whoa. Whoa. Hey. Hey. Oh, no. Don't do that. Unacceptable. >> Lock the door. >> She locked it. >> Don't do that. That's unacceptable. >> Why would you think that's >> what's going to happen? All right. >> No, I'm talking to you. >> No. No. Listen. >> And this guy trying to open the door. >> Ma'am, listen. You're being non-compliant. You're being non-compliant. >> If you don't come out, your window will be shattered. You will be We'll take you out. Yes. We will break the window, take you out. >> No idea what's going on. I'm in conversation with you. >> No, ma'am. Like I said before, it's my traffic stop. >> Okay. So, actually in reasonable conversation. Get away. Get away. >> Hello. We'll pass that. I'm We don't break the window. >> Maybe you have another unit available to me if you haven't before. >> I'm going to provide my license. >> Okay. So, >> and it is not okay for that person to attempt to open the door. >> Well, because That's not okay >> for him to What was he going to do? What was he going to smash me out the car? >> Because you felling to ID yourself. You failing to step out the car. >> That lead to him opening the car door and snatching me out of the car. That's >> because we asking you to step out of the car. >> No, you didn't. No one asked me to step. At no point did anyone ask me to step out the car. Not once. >> That's true. But what the officer did say was, "Ma'am, I need your driver license. If you don't give it to me, you will be taken out and you'll be going to jail. It's as simple as that. >> And that's precisely where things were headed next. >> Here's what's going to happen. Okay, we're going to we're going to cease you out the car. >> Listen, we're past that point. Okay, >> it it doesn't work like that. Whenever you feel like it. No, that's not how it works. Okay, >> okay, that's not how it works. How it works is the other officer going to find his window punch and coming right back. >> Sir, we going to bust that window if you don't step out the car. >> Okay, step out the car, ma'am. >> You are on no arrest. Step out the car. >> I'm under arrest. >> Yes. >> For what? >> Step for failing to ID yourself. Step out the car. >> To ID myself. I'm going for giving her. >> Step out the car. >> If she ain't doing it, do it. Punch that. So, we're not going to tell you to step out the car again. >> No, no, no. Stop. Please stop. Okay. Don't break the window. >> You're not complying. I He asked you. I talked to you. He talked to you. >> Unlock the door. >> Give Give me a moment to think about this. Don't break the window. >> All right. Bust. >> You are under arrest. >> I'm under arrest. >> Yes, ma'am. >> And just in time, a fourth officer would arrive on scene. >> Hey, Peter. Are you with this? Are you supposed to hit it here or here? Where you supposed to hit it at? >> The um the the corner >> the corner of the window. Yeah. >> He coming out or >> All right. Turn them off. >> Well, I have my wallet in my hand. >> I need to call someone. I need a name. I asked him to call for a supervisor and he did not. >> What are we doing? >> Seeking this off. >> That's a screw I need to get from Home Depot. I need that. >> Hey. Well, no. No. No. I want Is there a woman? No. No. No. There should be a woman here. No, there should be a woman here. No, no, no. There should be a woman here. I don't feel comfortable. There should be a woman here. >> No, there should be a woman here. >> What's she got in the left hand? >> My wallet to give you my license. >> We need that. We needed this. Okay. >> It's going to go to your property. >> Is there a woman here? >> What's with it? >> I should have called 911. >> Yeah, she could have called 911, but that might have just been another charge. Misuse of 911, a misdemeanor. Like the channel. Subscribing helps feed this narrator's unhealthy appetite for external validation. >> Ma'am, >> I will. I will. Will you let go of me? This is crazy. >> Will you let go of me? >> Oh my god. He's making things worse. >> No, you've made everything worse. >> Lean back. >> Lean back. This is wild. I do not consent to searching the vehicle. I do not consent to that. And you cannot search the vehicle without consent. >> I do not consent to this. five $1 bills making a total of $5. >> And quite simply, I think it's cuz I'm a black person in a little Mercedes. A little Mercedes. That's it. Why are you following me? >> And I saw you following me from two miles before. For what? For what? Black copy. No, none so far. >> What's your name? >> My name is Ken. >> All right, ma'am. >> I did not get consent to search the vehicle. That's unacceptable. >> Um, we have to do property inventory when you >> There has to be probable cause. There's no reason. >> No, listen. Listen. >> There's no reason. >> Listen. It is the thing. Let me educate you on this. Okay. >> Let me just get out of here. This is Listen. >> I mean, I'mma Google it all. Call >> the fact that The fact that we're toring your car. >> Okay. >> You what? >> We're touring the car. >> Touring. >> Yes. We're going to take it away. We're going to >> towing. >> Yes. And pound it. >> What? Why? >> We cannot leave the car here. >> What? Yes, you can. >> No, we cannot. >> No. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Why are you towing the car? >> Because it cannot stay here. >> I can park it in the Home Depot lot. Who's going to do that? You. >> Anyone? You can park it there. I can park it there. >> Well, then if I pulled into the Home Depot lot, it would have been fine. >> Okay, >> I'm asking you. >> If I had pulled it into the Home Depot lot when he chose to pull me over, would that have been acceptable? >> That would be different because it's privish. >> So now we have the fact that it's a arrest thing. So we cannot leave the car here. So we have to >> Why am I being arrested? We we already explained that. Okay. So now the reason why I'm here. So your brown bag, do you want to leave it in the trunk of the car? >> I need it to be with me. It can't be in the impound. >> My wallet is in my driving. >> We're going to get get that for you. So we're going to make sure you go with your wallet, your phone, >> your money. >> So all those going to go with you. Okay. >> Why am I being arrested? >> Please listen. Man, we already told you the reason why. >> All right. So, that brown um bag. So, we going to leave it in the trunk for you. >> No, I need it to be with me. >> Okay. There are things >> wherever I go, it has to go where I cannot go >> in the jail. >> Okay. >> I need to be able to make a call. >> Listen, your phone going to be with you. >> Okay. >> Okay. We going to make sure you go with your phone, your money, all your IDs. >> Okay. You said you put it in the trunk and you're toy in the car. >> Yes. >> So, if it's in the trunk and the car is towed, how will I get my phone and my >> No, you're going to go to jail with those things I listed for you. >> But you said you're going to put it in the trunk of the >> the brown bag. Those things were not in the brown bags. Are you following what I'm saying? because it seems like you confused. >> Despite this initial confusion, she'd eventually get it and the officer would be able to move on >> and put the brown bag in the trunk for you. >> Okay, I'll do that. [snorts] >> You know, all of that >> Don't hear it. Don't hear it. If you intend to say something that's going to change the trajectory of what's happening right now, then I will hear it. Otherwise, you might as well just keep it shut. You ready? Okay, good. All right. So, going to take that ball cap off. >> Listen, they're going to take them off. So, we're just going to put them in your property. >> What? >> Okay. >> The property in the vehicle or >> No, your property. The your cell phones. Yes. >> Okay. So, Brown, let me make sure that I got this right. >> Okay. >> All right. >> What are we looking for? >> Say what? >> What are we looking for? My p my person is >> I already put your person on. >> No, no, no. I said no. No. I said my person. >> I'm literally coming to get a screw. He's pulled the screw out of my pocket. This guy did >> pulled the screw out of my pocket. I'm literally coming here to get a screw. Okay. >> She's expecting me to be back in like 15 minutes. >> Okay. Can you make that phone call? >> Can I communicate with her? >> Once you get there, >> that's possible. She might think I'm dead, which I could be. >> No, once you get there, you make that phone call. You call that? >> Can we get moving? >> Okay, we got moving. >> We got to make sure that we we do your paperwork first. >> Take my hat. This wasn't a custom a moment ago. >> Come on. We don't need consent for that. We don't need consent to take that off. >> No. No. Why? >> Your hat you Why >> to take your hat off? >> Why? >> I don't need your consent. >> No, but why? Yeah. What? Why? >> Come on. >> A little bit later, the officer would return for one more thing. She wasn't the registered owner of the car. >> She's not the owner. We're going to have the owner respond in >> Exactly. Exactly. >> Okay. Uh-huh. Yeah. You want to tow that car so bad? What's wrong with this dude? >> Listen. Listen. >> Why does he want to tow the car so bad? >> Listen. If it's up to him, >> it's not a problem. If you want to tow it, you can. He can. He can tow it. Healing. Okay, let's press. So, let me call her. I'm not going to say anything inflammatory. I'm just going to tell her what's up. >> So, after that, they get the RO on the phone to come take the car, and then there'd just be a little more paperwork to do. >> Hey, what's your religion? Christian >> relevance. >> I'm sorry. >> Is that going in your report? >> Yes, ma'am. >> That's not relevant. >> Separation of church and state. >> Are you married? not married >> relevance. >> Why would you think these are appropriate questions? That don't make no sense. You got them having you asking people questions don't got nothing to do with you and you're doing it. That's wild. >> You still have? >> You don't need to know that for what? Relevance. I could be unhoused right now. Look at the economic climate. The officer would just enter unknown from marital status and religion before finally heading to the jail. >> Oh, their lights are off. That's a crime. >> They have their lights aren't on. That's a crime. >> Lights now on. >> No, they have lights. The other officer pull them over. Look, look. No lights. Oh, wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. You're speeding. I meant to tell you I don't have my seat belt on. This is a crime. much worse than what I was doing before, which was just driving safely. This is not safe. I don't have my seatelt on. I'm serious. >> You being a sucker. What flavor is that? Grape? >> Oh, you want one? >> From you? >> Do you want one? >> From you? >> H. >> What flavor is a grape? >> That's cherry. >> Not surprised. >> Not surprised. What does that mean? You look like a cherry tapping dude, huh? You look like a cherry top dude. >> The officer charged her with resisting without violence and having an obscure license plate. She'd end up entering a pre-trial diversion program with the agreement being that the assistant state attorney wouldn't prosecute [music] if she served 10 hours of community service, paid $100 for cost of prosecution, and provided a valid vehicle registration by her next court date. A month later at her next court [music] date, the charges were dropped. Thanks for watching. See [music] you on the next ride along.