All right. Come on out. Meet me up front of the car. Why you want me to meet you in front of the car? >> Because I said get out of the car and come up here. Now. What is the reason? Take your sunglasses off. Is this a law? Yes. I am giving you an order. But you can give me order to cut the grass here. Do I have to do it? That's not reasonable. I don't care. I don't care. You're harassing me. Stop harassment. Right here. Don't tell me I'm not your dog to tell me what I'm here. Right here. I'm not your dog. Turn around. Not your dog to tell me sit. Take your sunglasses off. >> Why? Cuz I need to look at your eyes. >> No, you don't have to look at my eyes. This encounter started when an officer pulled a driver over and immediately ordered him out of the car without clearly explaining the reason for the stop. When the driver started asking questions, the officer pushed claims of impairment and tried to force sobriety checks on the spot, but the driver refused every extra demand that wasn't backed by clear legal authority. From refusing field tests to ignoring questions, he kept challenging everything the officer tried to enforce. As the situation escalated, even a supervisor got involved, but the confusion around what was actually required only got worse. Watch how this stop completely falls apart under pressure. All right. Let's go to your April. All right. Come on out. Meet me up front of the car. Why? Why do you want me to meet you in front of the car? What's that? Why you want me to meet you in front of the car? >> Because I said get out of the car and come up here. Now. What is the reason? What's the reason? Cuz I'm going to check you for impairment. You been drinking? You under the influence of any drugs? We're going to check. Come on out. What is your name and badge number? Trooper Shaw, 7041. This is the last time I'm going to tell you get out of this car. Is this a lawful order? Yeah. It is a direct lawful order. >> What is the law? What law did I break? >> All right. You want to go in the car? What What law did I break? Don't touch me. Don't touch me. >> car. Don't touch me. Get in the car. You never say why you pull me over. You never say why you pull me over. Cuz you almost hit the rear end of a semi truck. >> That's not true. I'm not You're lying to me. >> Okay. I'm not and we got cameras, so >> So is it against the law to hit almost hit somebody? >> Yes, it is. >> What is against the law? Hey. What What law is? I have I have accident on the road. Following too close. 4511.434. No, this is not right. It is right. >> You're lying to me. >> All right. Now. Take your glasses off. Do you have any medical conditions? I'm not going to answer any questions. Okay. Now. If you're not going to answer any questions, you want to do any field sobriety tests? Negative. Negative? Negative. All right. Why is that? I'm not answering the question. What's that? >> I'm not answering questions. >> You're not answering any questions, so we're not going to go through any tests to make sure that you're okay to actually drive on the roadway and you're not endangering yourself or anyone else on the road. Is that what you're saying? I'm not going to answer any question. I didn't say anything. Okay. All right. You got all his info? All right. Go back and start on his ticket. Following too close and improper lane change. Is all your address and everything current on your driver's license and registration? That's a question you got to answer. No, I don't care. Okay. Don't violate my rights. What rights am I violating? This is a question. Yeah. It is a question. I'm asking you a question. Is everything current, which is a state law to have your driver's license, the address of your driver's >> We'll find out. I'm asking I don't know where you live right now. >> You don't have to know. Again. We can go down this road. All right. Is your address on your driver's license current? I told you I don't want to have to answer any questions. Okay. That's a state law. Do you understand that, right? Right? All right. Lift your glasses up for me. Why? Cuz I told you to. What What What law is this? I I got to do in the best I can to check to see if you're impaired. All right? No, I'm not. All right. Take your sunglasses off. Is this a law? Yes. I am giving you an order. But you can give me order to cut the grass here. Do I have to do it? That's not reasonable. I don't care. I don't care. You're harassing me. Stop harassment. This is not harassment. >> And stay 6 ft away from me. He's He's COVID. I am scared of you. Right here. Don't tell me I'm not your dog to tell me what I'm here. Right here. I'm not your dog. Turn around. Not your dog to tell me sit. Take your sunglasses off. >> Why? Cuz I need to look at your eyes. >> No, you don't have to look at my eyes. Take your sunglasses off. No, I'm not going to take my sunglasses off. I have a My eye hurts. Your eye hurts? From what? It's not your problem. Okay. Do you need a squad? No, don't worry about it. Do you need a medical assistant? I don't need anything. I just don't need you to harass me. How am I harassing you? Stay 6 ft away from me. Nelson. What crime you suspect me committing? Traffic violation. >> This is not a crime. It is. This is not a crime. Then test this in court. This is not a crime. You get more information that you need This is not a crime. I'm scared of you. Stay away from me. Keep your hands out of your pocket. So is this a law that say I have to keep my hands out of the pocket? Yeah. What law is this? You have two options. Either you either keep your hands out of your pockets or I'm going to pat you down to make sure you don't have anything. No, I don't want to be touched. >> Then keep your hands out of your pocket. And I don't want to my car to be touched as well. I don't want any consent. I'm not giving any consent. Keep your hands out of your pocket. You are live, by the way. I what? >> You are live. I'm You are live. What What's that mean? Live on Facebook. Everybody's watching you. Okay. Your harassment. Okay. You almost struck the rear end of a semi. >> No, that's not true. >> And we stopped you. I'm going to I'm going to take your cameras. Okay. Going to take your body camera and I'm going to take your camera dash camera, okay? Yes, sir. This is a public record. Yeah. I did, sir. What is your name and badge number? Uh call Can we have it? Are you supervisor? Yeah, this guy he detain me he without particular He didn't say why I'm being detained. He didn't say any crime I have committed. Yeah, it looks like you're getting a citation. >> Okay, is this a crime? Yes. This is not a crime. And he's been threatening to arrest me because I put my hands in my pocket. He wanted to provide for our safety, so Okay, am I look unsafe? Yeah, we we don't know. We don't know you, sir. Okay. He's been real piece of and I want to go to your department to make a complaint. Okay. Because he's been real And I'm going to get the camera of the vehicle and I'm going to get his camera. Okay. Um Yeah, it looks like you're going to be issued a citation. >> Okay, so why I have to be detained? the citation then you can go. Well, you don't have to detain me for this. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. It's a traffic violation. Yes. So traffic violation is not a crime. Anybody commit such traffic violation And so we're done with the traffic stop. We'll need to talk once we're done with the traffic stop. If he this traffic ticket to me, I'm going to He's going He wants to arrest me. Don't look at me like this. Look at you like what? >> Tyrant. Staying close to me like half a feet here. Why you look me like this? Like what, sir? Being stupid in front of your sergeant here. How's that? Well, I told him already. Okay. Uh how many times have I told you keep your hands out of your pocket? Why I have to keep my hands out of the pocket? What's that? Why don't you keep your hands away from you? You cannot Keep your hands out of your pocket. What is your department? What city you are? Yeah, but what's the Where is your head office? In what cities? Mansfield or Lexington? Which one? Okay. Questions you can call the court as well. >> All right. And you are sergeant and you want to let you know that he is a real piece of you know this guy. This guy. The stop ended with a citation being issued and the driver eventually released, but not before a long standoff over what the officer claimed versus what the law actually allows. The driver never gave in to the extra demands and kept forcing justification for every order. In the end, the stop didn't show clear control from the officer. It showed how quickly authority gets challenged when legal backing isn't solid.