At this point, you said that you going to do a level one. Now you say, "You know what? I'm going to leave it at level two because I already done put it out of service." >> So, you're not going to assist me? I don't have to. Do you want to assist your coworker do his job? You pull me in here to do an inspection. You want to do your inspection. >> That's right. I will not obstruct you in doing your job. >> And you will not assist me either. >> But is it lawful for me to assist you? You can say my light is out and it be on, but you saying it being out makes it a violation. I support you guys in doing your job. I want you to do your job, but I don't want is to be harassed. No one is harassing you. I've never encountered in my 20 years here And right there. >> as yourself. >> In this video, an innocent truck driver was pulled over for a level one inspection despite committing no traffic violation. The officer immediately claimed the truck was out of service as soon as he walked around it, but failed to explain or clearly identify the violation. When the driver refused to assist with the inspection and stated he was only required to operate the vehicle controls, the officer became confrontational and accused him of being retaliatory and vindictive. More officers and then a supervisor stepped in, yet none could point to a clear law requiring the driver to help beyond operating the truck. The stop quickly turned into an escalation driven by ego and shifting claims rather than safety or procedure. Watch how this inspection completely unraveled once the driver stood his ground. I'm done. Come on. I I need to I was going to complete it, but I'm going to I'm going to write some notes down. I'm going to I'm going to write a few All right. Well, then you do what you got to do. And then that way you know, if if this get to a point where it's retaliation because I don't want to comply with doing your job, then it it it it becomes a a matter. At this point, you said that you going to do a level one. Now you say, "You know what? I'm going to leave it at level two because I already done put it out of service." You're not going to assist me? I don't have to. I don't have to. Do you want to assist your your coworker do his job? You're just making this difficult. No. No. No. No. You know, no. No. It ain't It ain't making me difficult. You guys are sitting here Now you're you're you're actually belittling my intelligence. You acting as if I don't know what I'm talking about because you're law enforcement. So, you're using the badge. Yes, it is. You're using the badge. All right. And congratulations. And I've been doing this long enough. But We're out here trying to keep people alive and trying to keep And I'm actually trying to do that in the course of doing my job by driving safe. You didn't violate any laws of the road. Exactly. Right. All right. So, so are you here because of speeding or you were going traveling too fast on a ramp? You pull me in here to do an inspection. You want to do your inspection. >> That's right. I will not obstruct you in doing your job. >> And you will not assist me either. >> But is it lawful for me to assist you? I I'm just I It's part of the inspection. Is it part of the inspection for any any citizen to help government official to do their job? Just You guys been law enforcement for a a while. You know this. Please answer that question. According to how we are trained in the level one inspection Is Is it Show me. Show me. No. No. No. No. I want to Show me it specifically. Sir, if you know where it is, then show it to me specifically, please. That's all I ask. I'll show I'll show you the hose. If Listen, just just let's put all the other nonsense aside. Nonsense. There you go again, insulting me, Officer Torres. Come on. >> to keep you safe. Come on. You you you I'm going to give you a heads-up on things to look for to avoid You just You just won't stop insulting me. calling yourself or hurting me. And then here you have nonsense, you know, or you're ridiculous. A lot of these air hoses, if they're chafing against the against anything, just keep an eye out. They're They're not. They're not. They They have their spacers and they have There is one here. I'm going to show This This is the time to learn. Come on up here. Climb up. See the air hose over here that's been chafing up against against the differential. You see the difference in color? That means that air hose has been working at itself for quite some time. >> It's not leaking. It doesn't have to be leaking. If you look at it, it's chafed through the cord and the cord is frayed. That means it's out of service. Sir, that I think you I think you're being sensational. This is your This is This is you being retaliatory. This is you being retaliatory because I wouldn't assist you in doing your job. Yes, it is. And you know what? No, it's not. No, it's not. I'm I'm here to picture right now. That right there is only a smudge. I just rubbed it. Oh my god, dude. You you you sit there No. No. No. No. You come look now. NO. I DON'T TRUST his word no more than yours. Yeah, that doesn't mean anything. That doesn't mean you don't have a vindictive attitude at this point because I wouldn't help you. I'm sitting here looking at this hose right now. I'm sitting right here You think it's funny. You think feeding my family is funny? Yeah, I'll take the truck in there. If you If that's what you want me to do. Or now you're willing to help. That's my job. My job is to drive the truck. No, you want to inspect it, you inspect it. But this right here, this out of service claim is null and void. Null and void. I know exactly what I'm looking for and I see right here that that is not a chafed hose. It ain't no chafe. THAT WAS JUST THAT'S A SMUDGE. HERE, YOU CAN COME LOOK at it again. NO, YOU CANNOT. I'M SITTING here looking at it right now. You come look again. You come and look again. I got it documented. You're not going to sit there and blame that on me. You right now right now you are being vindictive. Yes, you are. You are being vindictive because I wouldn't And as if his word is valid more than yours. Y'all are definitely law enforcement. Law enforcement Listen. You can It's It's chafed through the cord. >> It is not. I'm witnessing it right now looking at it just like you did and I do not see any cord. None at all. You come and look right now again. Yep. You come and look right now. Look. None. None. Yep. None. Run your finger. Run your finger that like this. Ah, look. You rub me your finger and you don't even see anything. You don't see nothing at all. No, you don't. I'm recording it right now. Look. Nope. None at all. >> You don't see the You don't >> None at all. That's why they have rubber bushing there. You don't see the fray? No, there's no fray. You don't see the frayed cord >> I'm recording it right now. No matter how much you try to convince yourself, you won't convince me. That is not a frayed hose. No, because you said it doesn't mean it's so. No, I'm getting it documented. You getting it documented as well as I am, but you are false. You are You're making a false assumption. You're being vindictive at this point because that hose is not frayed. I'm looking at it feeling it. I'm I'm looking at it and feeling it. Right. But it's frayed. It's not. That's the thing. You can't make it So what? I shine a light on dollar bill doesn't make it a hundred dollar bill. So, >> [clears throat] >> you know, you can't sit here and conjure up things on your own accord just because you're being vindictive. I wouldn't assist wouldn't assist you. You found something I saw it before you even got here. No, you didn't. No, you didn't. >> Why do you think I picked you? No, I don't know why you picked me. I don't I don't pick your brain like that. I don't I'm not It's not my job to to sit here and and basically itemize what you think. I don't have the luxury of doing that. >> the discoloration on the hose? >> no discoloration at all. No, it isn't. Nope. Nope. None at all. Pull that Pull that away. I want to see it. Get a picture of it. Yeah, go ahead. None at all. There's no white line There's no fray at all. That's just a little bit of rub, but nothing that's putting out there and it's not leaking. No No fray No thread It doesn't have to leak. It doesn't have to leak, but it also doesn't have to show fray. And there's none. Okay. It's none at all. There just because you're saying so. Please. For my safety. For your safety now, huh? Well, for my my safety. I don't like anybody standing behind me or near me. Oh, really? Well, then you need to probably, you know, go and quarantine yourself then. You don't want to deal with the public. You don't want to deal with the public, then you you're in the wrong business, sir. This is ridiculous. You don't help government do their job, they they'll definitely retaliate against you. That is not no fray. You are making You are actually generating You are generating a violation. That is not a violation. You're generating one, Officer Torres. And I can't believe I'm sitting here even having this conversation with you knowing that that is not a fray. That is not at all. It's not. You keep rubbing it don't make it so. It doesn't make it so. Well, that that It is frayed. I can see it from here. >> No, first of all, you're stressing the line. Can you stop I know I'm videoing this whole thing because at this point, I feel that you are being retaliatory. Okay. >> [clears throat] >> That That line is not frayed. And this is why I'm documenting everything. I have to because you guys You guys Integrity matters. And at this point, you guys are sitting here You got somewhat angry, I should say. >> Oh, because I've been doing this for 40 years. I ain't never encountered somebody like you. You never encountered someone who stood up for their rights. You never encountered someone who actually know what they're doing. Yeah, because you right now about to put me out of service because of your your feelings. Not because of legality. It ain't got Legality ain't got nothing to do with this. This right here is not a violation. I see it plain plain as day. Plain as day. No matter how many of your eyes look at it, you you can't validate each other's claim because there's no claim. Okay. There's no claim at all. that that it's documented, sir. That is That is not I swear. You guys are reaching. That is a reach. That is even not even close to frayed. Not at all. Not at all. It's a shame that I that truck drivers can't even do their job. You pay for you guys to do an inspection, but don't pay for to get harassed. I really don't get don't want to pay for to get harassed, but this is the state we're in. This police state, you know, I I support you guys in doing your job. I want you to do your job. What I what I don't want is to be harassed. I know one was harassing you. Yeah, clearly you had no problem. I've never encountered in my 20 years here And right there >> as yourself >> Right there, you are No, no. I It ain't got to do nothing with being cooperative. You didn't want me You didn't like the fact that I oppose helping you doing your job. I have no obligation in helping you doing investigation nor inspection. Both of you know I don't have that obligation to do so. Now, I cannot obstruct you into doing that job. That I can't do. I cannot obstruct you from inspecting this truck and I will not. Go ahead and inspect it, but I will document you going around and touching and feeling stuff because at this point trust issues. I don't I don't trust you guys like Officer Torres right now who just basically made a claim and this is a claim. There's not no validity to it at all. A claim that my line is frayed and I'm documenting seeing that it's not. You can say my light is out and it be on, but you seeing it being out makes it a violation. That's why everything is documented. Everything is being filmed. Yes, absolutely and that's a good thing. That's a good thing. You're doing it now. No, no. You're doing it right now. You're contradicting your own words. cord is frayed. That's why it's documented. >> is not frayed. That's the thing. You saying it is and reality saying it isn't doesn't make it doesn't give you the carte blanche authority to put me out of service because of your feelings. Has nothing to do with my feelings. >> It clearly No, it clearly it is because you had a bone to pick with me the minute I did not want to assist you doing your job. >> You thought that only way to put that out is if it's leak and it's not. No, no. I know a frayed line would put you out of service, but that's not a frayed line. That's the thing. You are making that up. I think at this moment you got your point across and everything. You don't Don't try to silence me, sir. Don't try to silence me. I got freedom of speech. >> the uh supervisor. >> And when he come I have a I have a conversation with him, too, but please don't try to silence me. >> For for now, I highly suggest that don't go back and forth with the officer cuz you're repeating the same thing over and over. >> And I can't have the freedom of speech. I can actually I can say that. No, you're not going to silence me. You Medina, you might want to just step off from there cuz you're trying to violate my right. You can't tell me what to do. Yeah, you can't tell me what to do, sir. At a certain point, yes I can. >> At a certain point, but you're not at that point. It's It's unreasonable for you to tell me to stop talking. I'm asking you >> You can ask, but I do not have to comply to stop talking. to please >> No, please doesn't Please is not No, well then if you don't want me to talk to you, then stop talking to me. >> You're just repeating the same thing I can. I can because it's freedom of speech. It's freedom of speech. >> this point since you don't want to listen I don't have to. You telling me to You can tell me all day long to just stop talking. You telling me to No, all right. Then it's a point taken, then yours is taken. You can leave now. At this point, good. Got a supervisor here. Won't make things better. I'm sure of it. Yeah, because you guys are vindictive. What's going on, sir? Officer Torres wants to inspect the truck. Which he has all right to do. And I will not obstruct them from doing it. All right. So, is there another issue or >> It clearly it is. Why? Because he wants me to assist him doing the the inspection. Why? He wants you to insist assist how? You ask him. But you're the operator >> I am. I will operate it. I have no problem, but I do not legally have to assist you in doing your job. Now You have to assist with the controls. No, I do not. Absolutely not. Okay. All right. Give me your Give me the phone number to your your boss. I'll call him right now. >> You're talking to him right now. By law, you are required to submit to the inspection. >> And I've submitted. >> the controls. >> No, absolutely not. I have not no obligation. >> for interfering if he doesn't assist. NO, I'M NOT INTERFERING. YOU CAN do your job. You can do your job. I'm not stopping you from doing your job. >> are. You are interfering with him doing his job. No, he can do his job. >> You have to operate the controls. >> No, why do I have to Do you assist me? Do you assist me doing the pre-trip? Answer my question. Are you the driver? >> I don't answer questions. He said he's the operator owner. Right. So, he's you're obligated to I'm not obligated to assist government. Give me the keys. They're in the truck. All right, you operate it. There you go. There you go. >> curb. Go sit on the curb. No, I'm standing here because I don't trust you. I'm now I'm thinking sabotage. No, I am not Now, sir, you you are you're stepping in a legal quagmire because I'm not stopping you from doing your job. You're being vindictive. You are being vindictive. As a supervisor, you're being vindictive. Yes, you are because now you're telling me that you're going to hit me with something because of your feelings. That's what you're doing. >> Hitting you because of the law. No, you have no LAW FOR ORDER. WHAT WHAT do you Put me out of service on something lawful then. Put me out of service on something lawful. That's all I ask. He has all the right Yes, you do. You have the right to inspect the truck. The law says you cannot interfere. >> I will not. And you are interfering with the driver and you're prohibiting you uh No, I'm not. No, I'm not. You can operate the truck. Do you know how to operate a commercial vehicle? We're not obligated to Oh, yes, you are. No, we're not. Well, if you're going to inspect the truck, you need to know how to operate it, right? Sir, you're interfering with me. So, go go >> Oh, no. I'm documenting everything you're doing, sir. I At this point, I'm suspecting sabotage. We're doing enough by paying for you to do the job. What more do you want? Absolutely right. You're not mandated, but you are required Then, sir, why didn't you say that to start with? Torres, you could have said that and eliminated all of this. I said it No, you didn't. No, you didn't because if you did, you know what would have happened? You know what would have happened? Absolutely, I would have because you were being cordial. You were being professional. No, no, no. You came out with When you This This always STARTS OUT. IT ALWAYS STARTS out small, then it escalates. >> And then I said, "Could you please turn on your vehicle?" You said, "I'm not going to do so." I said I Is that a lawful order? No, I did not say it like that. Just don't put words in my mouth. I said, "Am I Is that a lawful order?" That's what I said and you would not answer me. And now you got a supervisor here who is putting me out of service because of right here. This is a A person is guilty of interfering with an officer, which I'm not doing. Yes, you are. No, I'm not. I'm not. No, I don't care what you say. Yes. Yeah, when an officer says a person obstructs, resists, hinders or endangers a peace officer or firefighter in performance of such peace officer firefighter duty. Sir, I gave I gave Officer Torres carte blanche authority to inspect the truck. by performance of his duty cuz it's required that you are No, it is not. I do Citizens do not have to help government do their job. Then when I do my pre-trip, do you assist me? We're not required to be there. >> And I'm not required to help you. I'm not required to help you. There is no law saying that I have to help you do your job. And I definitely don't consent to any search or seizure. No, it's not going to be that way. I don't know. At this point feelings are involved. What they're saying is that there's a chafed line and I'm disputing that because there's no chafed line. What it is is an illusion uh dictated by feelings. And no matter how much you point at it and try to invalidate it, that's your reality, not reality. You're interfering again >> I'm not interfering. Now, I'm talking. The longer you do this, the longer you're going to be here. I can talk. You're telling me to silence? You telling me to just stop talking? He can Could you please move over there, please? Hey, back up. I can't concentrate. Yeah, go ahead. Concentrate. Do your thing, man. I don't want to obstruct you. That's a low profile there, so watch your You make rules as you go, like this rule right here that you found that, you know, that Officer Torres found that there's a No, because I'm talking. You trying to interject and you won't let me talk. Yeah, yeah, and that's what I'm going to continue to do. You tried to silence me before and it didn't work out and I'm going to continue. I'm not I will not be silenced. I have a voice and I should be able to exercise it. Yeah, exercise it all you want, sir. Absolutely. >> The inspection collapsed once officers could not point to any clear law requiring the driver to assist beyond operating the truck. Instead of addressing the issue directly, they escalated the encounter, accused him of interference, and doubled down on an out-of-service claim that remained disputed. What started as a routine inspection ended with officers exposed for relying on pressure instead of clear legal authority.