What if a drunk driver sees that and turns around goes up there and kills somebody? >> Sir, do you have reason do you have reason to suspect Do you have reason to suspect any of these people? >> What about that? >> These officers try to detain a man for challenging their unconstitutional actions and demanding ID without any crime. But he calmly invokes his first and fourth amendment rights, refuses ID without suspicion, exposes the lack of legal grounds, and forces them to back down in embarrassment. >> Have I done anything illegal, sir? >> Come over here. Not now. I don't care if you're recording me. Come over here. >> Okay. Have I done anything illegal, sir? >> I asked you to come over there and if you don't do it, that's obstruction. >> No, sir. Have I done anything illegal, sir? >> Yes, sir. This is obstruction right here. >> No, sir. >> Yes, it is. >> It's freedom of speech. >> Is that what it is? >> Yes, sir. According >> ID on you? >> Uh, yes, sir. Have I done anything illegal? >> Have you got some ID on you? >> Under the Constitution, we're not required to show ID unless we're uh suspected of a crime. Have I committed any crime today, sir? >> I don't know. You might have. >> Okay. Uh, I don't think that's grounds to ask for an ID, sir. Um, you have to suspect me of a crime >> to require that. What What crime is that, sir? >> Obstruction. >> How is that obstruction? I'm >> obstruction of an officer. >> Of an officer? >> Yes, sir. >> Sir, I was just following the fourth amendment of the Constitution right here, which states that unless you have reasonable suspicion, >> I got reasonable suspicion. You sign right here. >> Pardon? >> What if a drunk driver sees that and turns around, goes up there, and kills somebody? >> Sir, do you have reason do you have reason to suspect? Do you have reason to suspect any of these people? >> What about that? What if a drunk driver turns around, goes kill somebody? Sir, under the fifth amendment, I'm not required to answer that question. >> Can I ask you a question, >> officer? Am I being detained, officer? >> Can I be in your yard? >> Uh, under what grounds am I being detained? If I'm not being detained, I'd like to be free to go. I'd like to be free to be on my way. Am I being detained or am I free to go, officer? >> No, sir. You're being detained right now. >> Under what grounds am I being detained, officer? >> Under investigation. >> What crime have I committed to make you suspicious of me? Uh, what have I done to make you suspicious? >> You obstruction. >> How am I obstructing you, officer? >> We're having a legal road check up the road, and you're obstructing it. >> Actually, sir, under the Fourth Amendment, it's an illegal uh road check, and I was just exercising. very illegal >> because it's an it's a suspicionless investigatory seizure of people's papers. You don't have any reason to suspect any of these people of committing a crime, yet you're searching them for their for their ID. Yes. You're you're you're requiring an ID from them and asking for their papers. That's an investigatory seizure of their papers. Under the Fourth Amendment, it says, "Do you have the right to pull them over if you don't suspect them of any crimes?" >> No. >> Okay. So, what crime are you suspecting these people of to require their ID? Under the supremacy clause of the Constitution, this is the supreme law of the land, and a state can't have a law that violates the Constitution. We're not violating the constitution. >> According to the fourth amendment, road seizures are a violation of the fourth amendment. You can't um >> we're not anything. >> You can't uh seize anything. >> You're seizing their papers. You're requiring them if if they American citizen has the right to to travel free and unmolested. And if you don't suspect anybody, we're doing road check. >> You're requiring their their papers. Officer, >> what we're trying to do is we're trying to get drunks. >> If you don't have a reason to >> I'm not finished. Okay. I'm not finished. So you're trying to tell me that we should let all those people do whatever they want to do and one of the drunk people. Matter of fact, you standing on that crosswalk, they can come down here way and hit you sidewalk. >> Sidewalk. Is it illegal to stand on the sidewalk? I I I think the point I was trying to make, officer, respectfully, is that unless you have a reason to suspect any of these people of being a drug trafficker, not having their ID, or being a drunk driver, you don't have the right to set up a police checkpoint under the fourth under the fourth amendment of the Constitution. And I'm I'm allowed to uh express my freedom of speech via the First Amendment. And uh by doing that I've been uh detained by you gentlemen apparently. But if I'm if I'm not Have I done anything illegal? Officer, >> we're conducting an investigation. Okay. >> Have is do you have any reason to suspect me of doing anything illegal? >> Yes, obstructing a road for a safety checkpoint. >> How is standing on the sidewalk obstructing the road? >> No. The sign that you were holding is obstructing it. >> How is that obstruction, sir? It's the first amendment. >> Listen, drunk driver can come down the road, look at that sign, turn around, and go. >> You have no reason to suspect You have no reason to suspect any of these people of being a drunk driver, though, is my my point. And under the fourth amendment, unless you have a reasonable suspicion, you can't require that over. >> Well, let me know when one of them hits you and you get you have a good day. >> Thank you. I appreciate it. Y'all have a good day. Please follow the constitution. Fourth amendment. >> Read the constitution. >> And look at the look at the the recent rulings on temporary stops by police officers. >> Yes, sir. Uh under the constitution, the supremacy clause. Please don't st that in my face, sir. You're you're obstructing you're obstructing my vision. >> Do you still live with your mother over here off of uh you still live with your mother off of >> my No, officer. I I don't know what you're talking about. I know who you are. I know who you >> I don't think you do. Okay. Well, officers, plea, please follow the Constitution.