If If you suspect me, if you suspect me of committing a crime, then I will surrender my ID. And if you are detaining me as well, then I'll be staying here. But if I am not being detained, if I you don't suspect me of committing a crime >> turn to talk? You're being detained. >> Okay. >> Okay. You are being detained. >> And what And what are you detaining me for? >> I told you already. We're investigating >> What do you suspect me of commit What crime? >> Can you Can you let him talk? >> We're investigating a theft of a of a package. >> Okay. And you suspect me of stealing a package. >> you're being detained. >> Do you suspect me of stealing a package? >> I'm talking. You're being detained for investigation of a package. >> Yeah. Your investigation has not yielded my rights. >> Okay? >> Police stopped a man over a mistaken report of a stolen package, then continued to detain him even after confirming that no theft had occurred. Despite having no evidence of a crime, the officers repeatedly demanded identification and struggled to provide a lawful basis for the detention. As the man calmly asserted his rights, repeatedly asked the officers to identify a specific crime, and challenged the legal justification for their demands, the officers began shifting their rationale from a theft investigation to minor traffic-related issues. But instead of backing down, he continued recording, exposed the inconsistencies in the officers' explanations, and accused them of abusing their authority. In the end, when they could not establish any criminal wrongdoing or maintain a lawful basis for the detention, the officers were forced to end the encounter and leave empty-handed while the man walked away without any charges. >> What am I being detained for? >> We're conducting an investigation right now for >> Okay. And what are you What are you suspect me of committing What crime? >> Oh, I don't suspect you of committing I mean, we're >> So why am I being detained then? >> We're checking out what's going on right now with the camera and >> But if I am not committing a crime, why are you holding me as a detainee? >> Once we clear, you'll be good, man. Like I said. >> And what What's your Is that your supervisor? >> My supervisor's down there. >> Okay. What's his name? >> Uh he's not You can ask him when he gets down here. He'll come over. >> Okay. >> Supervisor. >> What's going on? >> All right. Well, we're trying to confirm that everything is matches up. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Uh you got your ID on you? >> What's your name and badge number? >> My name and badge number? >> Sergeant Mo, 186. >> 186, okay. >> Yes, sir. Uh you have ID on you? >> For what? >> Uh we're investigating a possible theft of a package. >> Do you suspect me of stealing a package? >> Listen, we didn't get called we didn't We got called >> I know you're not doing that I know but you guys are law enforcement and that's what I Every time I speak to officers I tell them I say you guys are law enforcement not feelings officers. Which is obviously this is not a crime. I'm doing my job. He knows I'm doing my job. The other guy knows I'm doing my job. There's nothing else going on. >> Um okay. >> If If you suspect me If you suspect me of committing a crime then I will surrender my ID and if you are detaining me as well then I'll be staying here. But if I am not being detained and I you don't suspect me of committing a crime >> my turn to talk. You're being detained. >> Okay. >> Okay. You are being detained. >> And what And what are you detaining me for? >> I told you already. We're investigating >> What do you suspect me of committing What crime? >> Mike, can you can you let him talk? >> We're investigating a theft of a a package. >> Okay and you suspect me of stealing a package. >> you're being detained. >> Do you suspect me of stealing a package? >> I'm talking. >> You're being detained for investigation of a theft of a package. >> Yeah, your investigation has nothing to do with my rights. >> a second. Okay? We got called here from a homeowner that you came up on their their their doorstep. >> Yeah. >> Of of a person matching your description that came up with a package. >> Okay. >> Go to the back. That's it. So we do this all the time and then we clear it and then you're on your way. >> Okay. That's that This is not a stop and ID state. You can't just say you have to show me your ID cuz I want to see who you are. You can't do that. You know what I'm saying? >> You're investigating >> Your Your Your department does not authorize the constitution. You're wasting my time. You know I didn't do anything wrong and you guys are holding me here. >> Why do you think that we're I told you the reason why we're here. >> I understand. >> You don't understand. >> I do understand. You guys said that you come here for a call. >> All right, is this how you usually drive on the side of the road? >> I had to cuz I had to drop a heavy package on this side. >> I'm just telling you. >> I'm pulled over. >> Is this how you usually drive? >> Is that how I deliver right here? >> Okay, I'm just saying. >> You want to lift 100 lb packages from the other side you know every time that's the issue. >> trying to do my job. You're driving on the wrong side of the road. >> Look at how this guy is parked in the middle of the road. >> to call for a police officer. >> Doesn't matter though. You still can't break the rules just like everyone else. >> Okay. That is a towel 39 violation. >> But he's blocking me so I couldn't move. >> You're on the wrong side of the road. >> But I dropped a package off. He blocked me. You guys are going to violate my rights because you know that I did not commit a crime. You don't you can't articulate the way you can't articulate that I committed a crime. >> So you're going way over the speed limit. >> How do you suspect No because I hate getting violated. I hate when my rights get violated. I have nothing on my huh? >> We got called to a suspicious >> Stop shining the light in my face. >> Listen to me. You were detained for the theft of a package. You're also on the wrong side of a towel 39 violation. >> so you think that I committed the crime of stealing a package. >> Buddy, I'm talking to you right now. >> So do you want to search do you want to search your for that house? >> I don't want to search it. >> So then how do you how do you figure that I stole something but you won't even check to see if I stole it. What is the point of asking for an ID either? >> I haven't even started my investigation yet. >> So then you just said you started an investigation. >> I'm trying to figure out who you are what you do what happened but this conversation started with you saying I'm not giving my ID you're violating my rights. >> Because I didn't commit any crime. >> True or false? >> But I didn't I didn't commit any crime. I don't have to give an ID if I didn't commit a crime. >> Do you have ID on you now? >> Of course I have my ID on me. >> Can you hand it over? I'm going to ask you to step out of the vehicle. The towel 39 step out of the vehicle. >> Okay. If you suspect me of committing a crime then I will show you my license. >> You're in a you're in a motor vehicle violation. >> Do you suspect me of stealing that package? >> You have an investigation and towel 39 violation. Do you have ID or not? >> Okay. You suspect me of committing a crime. I will hand over my ID. I record everything. I'm handing my ID over. Here you go. You should be ashamed of yourself. You guys are violating my rights. You know I didn't do anything wrong. And I asked you to say I asked you how did I commit a crime? What are you suspecting of? Then you went straight over to oh you parked like this. Come on bro. That's [ __ ] I'm going to record all of this stuff man. >> Help you out. >> I'm going to >> guys >> We're going to educate you on how police work is done. >> Yeah, how how to violate people's rights. >> That's why I'm recording this. >> How to waste time. You guys are going to think this [ __ ] is all a game. You could have let You could have You could have let me go cuz I actually see I'm not doing wrong, but it's it's the ego you guys have behind that badge. You guys want to take it to the next level. For no reason. This is going to get posted on YouTube and it's going to get hundreds of thousands of views. You guys are going to see that one day. >> It's going to be on tape, too. You can find tape two on the other one. >> And you'll look at it and you'll be like, "Damn, this is the day I [ __ ] my life." And it starts by one person. And one person is going to do it, the next person is going to come back, the next person is going to be the same thing. And when you lose your qualified immunity, don't say that it was the other person. It's all on you. You had the opportunity to be a good officer, but you didn't. You chose to be like this. You chose to be corrupt. And that's that's how things go.