You can sign it that you received acknowledgement of this paperwork the citations or you can be arrested and then you'll go to court sooner. But that's what I'm saying. They want to arrest me. >> because they're citations they have to. Yeah, but you can that's unlawful to arrest me. >> It's not it's actually in the law. Police issued multiple citations over a man's dog and pressured him to sign even as he insisted the claims were false. When he questioned the legal basis, they escalated with threats of arrest. Under pressure, he signed revealing a troubling display of coercion and overreach. >> I have three citations for you from the Citations for what? Your dog was running loose in your neighbor's yard and I have video of it. So I have three citations signed tonight. You want me to sign citations? >> Correct. For what? For your dog being loose. My dog's in the house. Yeah, this happened yesterday. Well, you guys wasn't here yesterday. You guys wasn't here when I called that somebody stole my dog. Why didn't you do nothing about that? Um there was Sheriff's Department was out last night. Was that that what? They helped you here last night. They didn't help me with anything. I called your office. >> citations for you to sign. I'm not going to sit here and argue with you. You can record me all you want. I have I am going to record it because you're making me forced you're forcing me to sign something. That's what you're doing. Okay. You're forcing me to sign something that I don't want to sign. So what are you talking about? Your signature is not an admission of guilt. It's just stating that you received the citations. You can fight the citations in court. Okay, great. So you can mail them you can mail them to me then. No, you have to sign them. You're making me sign something. You're forcing me. You are. You're forcing me to sign something that I don't want to sign. So what is that telling me? routes that she explained to you. One, you sign the citations you can fight them in court, right? It's not admitting to guilt. You're just signing But if I sign my name >> let me explain I understand where you're coming from. You are signing to acknowledge you received the citation. If you do not sign you'll be charged with second degree misdemeanor. So you either sign citation fight court or not sign and go to jail. Jail? It's your choice. I guess I'm just going to have to just come out and tell the truth about the whole situation because I'm tired of you guys harassing me. Well, it's not harassment. >> It is harassment because you're telling me if I don't sign it I'm going to get I'm going to go to jail. >> Correct. So are you choosing not to sign? You're telling me to >> not to sign, sir? You're forcing me into something that I don't want to talk about. >> not to sign? You're asking me Are you choosing not to sign? Can you get a supervisor out here? >> Yes or no? Can you get a supervisor? Supervisor going to play the same Why do I have to sign? You're forcing You're but you're saying you're forcing me to sign. No, no. If you want to say no that's your right. Officer, they're telling me they're forcing me to sign a document. What's the document? Is it just acknowledgement of the Yes, the document is acknowledgement that they gave it to you. So why do I have to sign? That they gave it to you. It's just a record that they gave you the document. >> Okay, so if they were to >> want to sign it we have it on camera that they gave it to you that's good enough. So why listen officer so then why they saying that they're going to arrest me for second degree misdemeanor? We don't Yeah, nobody wants >> But but if you're forcing me to sign listen to what I'm saying. If you're forcing me to sign a document, right? >> Hang on one second since I just got here. Okay. >> Is it court date? No. What's the document? So he can take us to court and there can be a court date. It's three citations. So For what? >> No shots, no tags. That's false because I have shots and I have tags. >> Okay, can you go provide that? No, I'm not. We'll provide it in court. Okay. So that's where we're at right now. You can sign it that you received acknowledgement of this paperwork the citations or you can be arrested and then you'll go to court sooner. But that's what I'm saying. They want to arrest me. >> because they're citations they have to. Yeah, but you can that's unlawful to arrest me. >> It's not it's actually in the law. Can you tell me what what that is? I would have to look it up right off the bat. I'll wait. >> But you you can look it up as well. You have a phone right there. You can look it up as well. Because that that that that that seems criminal. It is criminal on our side. That's why we're able to arrest. Why is it criminal? Because that's >> to No, no, but I want to understand. So we have a clear cut so when we do go to court. Yes, so there are certain citations that you are required to sign. This is one of them, correct? Yes. So if you refuse to sign the citation then we have the right to arrest you for that. But that's against the law to arrest me for a >> I'm telling you [clears throat] it is the law. Can can can one of you officers then pull up that that can you pull up that please? I'm telling you you can. You can But if I'm if I'm asked And you can read it on the citation. Do you have any more questions for us or anything? I have absolutely nothing to say no more. Perfect. Have a good day, sir. Thank you.