I don't care if you're videoing. Don't shine the light out of my eyes, man. I'm not shining a light in your eyes. >> I understand that. >> Okay. >> As air passes through the vehicle, okay, that that car is not airtight. If a dog alerts to the a presence of narcotic odor, okay, all that air is passing through the vehicle, it's circulating, okay? When a dog alerts, we now have probable cause to search you, it doesn't matter where you're sitting, and to search that vehicle, okay? So, don't give us a hard time for doing our job. Okay. And then, what kind of odor did he catch? I don't know what the dog smelled, okay? They're trained on seven different odors. I was K9 for 5 and 1/2 years. I'm telling you right now, the car is doing his job. Please do not give us a hard time, right? >> Police stop four men after a basketball game over a broken headlight, but the encounter quickly turns into an extended interrogation. Despite having no evidence of criminal activity, officers begin pressing the men with questions about their personal lives, employment, and daily activities. While the men remain calm, cooperative, and assert their rights, officers treat ordinary behavior as suspicious and even deploy a K9 unit in an apparent effort to justify escalating the stop. No contraband or signs of criminal activity are found, the officers' suspicions begin to unravel. Watch as these men calmly challenge the baseless assumptions and expose the weak justification behind a traffic stop that went far beyond a simple equipment violation. >> You videotaping? >> Yes, sir. >> That's fine. >> Yes, sir. I just want to know that we got stopped for a defective headlight, right? >> Yes, sir. >> What's the purpose >> of leaving it out? >> I approached the passenger window to speak with him. >> Mhm. >> Right. You weren't wanting to make eye contact with me, cracked the window just a little bit. >> It's cold outside, and I don't have I'm That's my right to look the way I want to, right? >> Yes, sir. >> I understand that. >> But, most of the time when somebody's not wanting to make eye contact with me, they're wanting to look forward or >> Yes, sir. >> normally indicates to me that there may be something more going on inside the vehicle. >> Okay, so. It's just a thought, right? >> Yes. >> So, it's not that it is, it could be, right? Mhm. It's like he said there's nothing else in the car. >> All right, so. You're also saying there's nothing I need to worry about in that vehicle. >> No, sir. >> You guys coming from playing basketball? >> Yes, sir. >> Where you all at in Goose Creek playing basketball? >> Um you make that right and then um I I don't know if my first time there is like I guess that's the membership gym, the Goose Creek one. The people still there that can vouch for that also. >> Who are the two guys in the back? >> Family members, all family. >> Pick his dad up. >> Oh, he's dropping us off home and he's going to pick his dad up. >> Okay, where's home at? >> Hm? >> Where's home at? >> For a block away, for real. >> All right, just hang tight. >> Um can I go back in the car cuz it's kind of cold? What's your name? >> Sergeant Lanfear. >> Where were you all playing ball at? >> Naval Base. >> I'm going to explain to you what's going to happen at this point. You refused consent. We do have a K9 available on shift. Stand up and face the car. I'm going to walk the dog around the car. All right, if the dog alerts to the car, it's going to give us probable cause to get inside that vehicle and search it. >> He was ordered to the uh back passenger side. He wouldn't sit because it's too But he didn't want to because >> You can leave your phone going but keep both hands on the wheel. >> Um >> Who's in the back passenger seat? >> Not me, so you do not have the right to search me, okay? >> Uh we we can A probable cause alert by K9. >> In the back passenger seat, I was in the front. >> It doesn't matter. Let me explain this to you, okay? As a car, okay? >> You in the back seat. >> I don't care if you video >> Okay, I >> that in my eyes, man. I'm not shining the light in your eyes. >> I understand, sir. >> As air passes through the vehicle >> Okay, that that car is not airtight. >> Good. >> If a dog alerts to the presence of narcotic odor >> Okay, all that air is passing through the vehicle. >> It's circulating. >> Okay. >> When the dog alerts, we now have probable cause to search you, doesn't matter where you're sitting, and to search that vehicle, okay? So don't give us a hard time for doing our job. >> Okay. And then what kind of odor does he catch? >> I don't know what the dog smells, okay? They're trained on seven different odors. >> Stop. was K9 for five and a half I'm telling you right now, Corporal Garcia is doing his job. Please do not give us a hard time. All right. >> Stop. >> Put your light on and I got it. >> Don't don't shine that light in my eyes. I ain't shining a light in your eyes. >> I have the legal right to record. >> Okay. Yes, you do. >> Yes, thank you, sir. >> All I'm asking you not to do is to shine a light in my eyes. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay, cuz I'm not doing that to you. It's kind of rude. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> But that's just the light. Yes, sir. Once again, the naval base. Where at? Naval base. >> base. >> The Gulf Street one? I I don't know how many gyms they have. I just know we just went to the gym. >> You got the gym? >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. >> I used to teach over there, so I know it's a big base. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, sir. Yeah, it's a big base. I used to teach on there. >> Yeah? >> Yeah. >> It's pretty good. >> It's a good size base. >> Very good. Very good. >> There's a couple different gyms where some of them are active duty only. Some of them are >> Air Force base. >> You don't have to go through the gate. Some of them are Air Force base. >> Air Force base, yeah. >> It's very >> Are y'all family that's active duty? >> I was. >> Your family? >> Yeah, my folks. >> What about yours? >> Used to be Air Force active duty. >> Y'all related? >> I wish. >> What's up? >> All of us. >> All of y'all related? >> Yeah. >> Very cool. >> Oh, yeah, it's chilly. It was really cold last night, man. >> Yeah. >> I think I got a fresh of freaking pain in there and it's just getting worse being in the cold. Just think of that. >> The wind was real bad last night. >> 90 about 90° feeling like that. >> Oh, yeah. >> Last night the wind made it even worse, so. >> Especially that wind. >> What are you trying to tell me you have to do? >> What do you do? Traffic and traffic division. >> Okay. >> Anything that you see moving and solid that you see, we do. >> We put it out there. >> For y'all to get the tickets. >> Oh, yeah. We can put our hands in our pockets now, right? Y'all can put your hands in your pocket. Probably 10 something right now. I'm recording, so I can't see the time. >> What's that? >> Yeah, so the time. >> Oh. >> You got to pick up his father. >> What's up, boss? >> I don't even know if I can make it back. >> I I can't even hear you. All this traffic, I can't hear nothing. >> We know driving is illegal. That car is mobile, you can look for that. >> And the tag's also suspended on the car. >> It is? >> Yes, it is. >> The tags? >> It says it says it says 915, right? >> It doesn't matter. They're suspended through the highway department for a wreck. Technically, we have the right to seize the tag off the car. >> Are you able to show proof for that? >> I don't need it. It's through highway department. >> Wow. >> We don't suspend tags. The DMV does. Like they would suspend a driver's license >> Licenses, they do that with tags, too. >> Technically, if we wanted to, we would take the tag off that car. >> Then your brother would have >> When he went and got it reinstated, he had to get >> It was mine. >> When he went and got it reinstated or got the paperwork straight on it? >> Yeah, he'd have to Well, he'd have to buy another tag. No, I'm saying if we took it tonight then he'd have to go buy another tag. As I told you, >> Yeah. >> he may thought it was taken care of, but it's it's not. It's still in their It's still in their system as being suspended. For FR accident, which is that green form you get whenever you're in a wreck. >> Yeah. And they also make mistakes also. They also make >> I've been stopped for 5 years. I'm aware of that. We operate off of good faith. >> Yeah, but I work in traffic and I see this all the time. >> Well, if the DMV suspends it, we have to operate out of good faith that they're doing what