I just want a white shirt. Can I have Yes, I do, and I want to know why I'm being pulled over cuz I followed every traffic law and I seen you sitting there. I've been recording since I've been driving, since I've been walking out the building. I see I already know it because you guys always mess with me. Can I have a white shirt, please? >> You have your driver's license and insurance in your hand. Is it not just easier when I ask for it? >> Isn't it just easier telling me what the reason for pulling me over is instead of wasting time and trying to find a reason? >> In this video, after helping his handicapped father, Ricky leaves the parking lot predicting the law enforcement is going to stop him. So, he starts recording before he even pulls away. Seconds later, a deputy initiates a traffic stop and immediately demands Ricky's driver's license. Ricky has his license, insurance, and registration in his hand, but before handing them over, he repeatedly asks one simple question, "Why am I being pulled over?" Instead of giving a direct answer, the deputy keeps demanding identification, refuses to explain the stop, threatens Ricky with obstruction, and even calls for backup after Ricky requests a supervisor. Watch how a simple request for an explanation turns into a tense roadside confrontation before a sergeant arrives and completely changes the tone of the encounter. >> All right, let's see if the law gets the boy again. Park right here waiting on it, look like. See if he with me. Yep, and here he comes. Right on cue. So, they ride by me right now, as you can see. Right there. Let's see what they got to say. And I'm pulled over. Pulled over again. Here we go. >> Morning, I'm Deputy County Sheriff's Office. Can I see your driver's license and proof of insurance? >> May I ask why I'm being pulled over? >> Yeah, get your driver's license and we'll get to that. >> Sir, may I ask why I'm being pulled over? >> Provide a driver's license. >> I have everything right here, man. May I ask why I'm being pulled over? >> ID yourself and then we'll get to that. >> May I ask why I'm being pulled over, sir? >> Yes, I've told you three times now. Once I have your ID we will get to the reason for the >> But I I need to know why I'm being pulled over, sir. >> You've asked the question, I've answered it three times. >> No, that's not answering. That's avoiding the uh answer because I I have the right to know why I'm being pulled over because I traffic uh followed every law. >> Do you have a driver's license? >> Yes, sir. The driver's license right here. My insurance is right here. >> license to me so I have ID'd you and then I will talk about >> want to know why I'm being pulled over. That's it. >> Okay. >> Can I Can we have a white shirt? Can we have a white shirt? >> Huh? >> Can we have a white shirt? >> A white shirt? >> A one above you. Yes. >> Would you like a >> Your higher-up. Yes, a white shirt. Can we have one? >> Yeah. Yeah, we can. >> Can we have a higher? Can you please call him? >> Yeah, after I ID you >> Can you please Please call him? >> And I'm going to call him for >> He won't give me my white shirt. He won't give me the supervisor. >> on a traffic stop. You were required to ID yourself. >> Yes, and I will give you my ID once I know why I'm being uh >> ID yourself. Look, the ID you have in your hand >> Can I have a white >> the next officer. >> Can Can I have Can I have a white shirt, sir? >> Yes, you can have a supervisor. >> Can you please call your supervisor? I asked for a supervisor. He won't call a supervisor. He won't call a supervisor. I need a supervisor because I'm asking for it while I'm being uh pulled over. He won't give me a reason why. I just want a white shirt. >> hand. >> Can I have Yes, I do, and I want to know why I'm being pulled over cuz I followed every traffic law, and I seen you sitting there. I've been recording since I've been driving, since I've been walking out the building. I seen I already knew it because you guys always mess with me. Can I have a white shirt, please? Can I have a white shirt, please? Brake lights work. Brake lights work. Can you call a white shirt, please? >> Okay. Now I've told you why you >> Can you call a white shirt, please? I I would like a white shirt from this point. I would like a white shirt at this point. Please have a white shirt. I would I would like a supervisor. Please Proper time is supervisor to you. Can you please call a supervisor? Thank you, and please thank you. I keep my hands on the steering wheel cuz I'm not, you know, I am very nervous in this situation. I believe you are the last person that pulled me over the last time over here for no reason. I have not done anything wrong. >> Hey, you can come to my location, please. >> And I will I hope it's a supervisor, please. I don't >> stopped? I've got a supervisor on the way. Do you have a driver's license in your possession? >> At this At this point, I will not answer any more questions and wait on your supervisor. At this point, my hands are on the steering wheel. I'll keep it there. My engine's off. I'm not doing anything. I'm going to just wait on your supervisor. May I have your One more question. May I have your name and badge number? Name and badge number, please. >> My name counts. I've already introduced myself when I walked up here. >> All right. Thank you for all your information, sir. Now at this point I'll use my fifth amendment. >> You're not under arrest, nor are you being charged with anything other than >> I'm being I'm being detained for a a false charge a false traffic violation for no reason. You said my lights don't work. You can step back there. I can press my brakes. You can see my lights. >> Okay. Still have to present your driver's license. >> I'm I'm waiting on your white shirt, sir. At this point I'm not saying any more words. >> All right. So regardless whether he gets here or not you've been stopped. I've actually given you a reason. I've given you everything you requested. You have to ID yourself. Failure to ID yourself is obstruction. >> Everything's right here. >> So I need you to present me your driver's license. >> I would just like to wait on the white shirt, please. >> Okay, go ahead and step out of the car. >> I would like to wait on the white shirt, please. Hopefully you do not do anything for us and do any negative things to me because I asked for proper acknowledgement. You just called for backup. Can we wait on backup? I don't want anything to go escalate, please. I don't want to escalate. I don't want to be in any type of situation. It's a crazy climate. I I present I I'm I'm going to show you right here at this point that's me. >> Remove your fingers. >> That's that's me. >> Date of birth, please. >> That's me. >> Right. >> Right there. That's me. Right there. You see who I am. I have my legal documentation. I showed it to you. Now we're going to wait on your supervisor. Once again, everything right here. >> What's your date of birth? Hold this up here one more time. Let me know. I didn't do nothing wrong. I'm going a proper route. I've been pulled over for no reason. I called it from the jump. I I started from jump. And I'm about to hit my brakes just to show that my brakes work. Right now, it's showing on his dash cam. I'm flashing my flashing my brakes to show that I'm flashing my brakes now to show that they're working and they're on his dash cam. So, when I request it, it's on his camera that my lights work. >> [clears throat] >> His the the the white shirt or the official sergeant has made it. He's made it here. He's talking to them now. He's right there leaning on the vehicle talking to them. And as soon as he get here, I'm not going to say nothing. I'm going to pass him my license and tell I have everything recorded and I can play back everything that he just pulled me over for no reason cuz I called it as soon as I pulled up. And I knew it was going to happen when I walked out my father's building. Every time they always sitting there. Every time they try to say I'm doing something wrong. First it was my brake lights. Now it's my windshield. It is it is all type of ridiculous things. >> Hey sir. >> How you doing? You're sergeant? >> Yep. >> How you doing? Here you go. I'm going to give you everything because um people pull me over for no reason. Have it on camera. I called it on camera as soon as I walked out my father's building. Every time there's a officer sitting at my at Pioneer Plaza cuz I help my dad. He's handicapped. >> Yeah. >> I got to come back and forth and help him. Every time there's an officer up there, they always target me when I'm leaving. This is this is the second time, okay? I asked why I'm being pulled over. I follow every traffic law. He said my then he said my brake lights and then the windshield, okay? Partial incident, basketball, you know, it happens. But >> is a PC performing you. >> I can I can understand that, but you know, came with a tough guy attitude. All put me in a Hey, I don't want no trouble. I just want a white shirt or a sergeant if what you call it, okay? I just flashed my lights to show that >> from up north. >> Huh? >> You must be from up north. >> I'm from here. >> Oh, really? >> I'm from here. I I just >> white shirts are normally like Indianapolis, you know. >> yeah, yeah. You know, it's just a term. I That's just what I say, you know. That's it. That's it. Like I said, you got my information. My name is Ricky Beets. For this whole year I have been just dragged through the mud, okay? I'm going through enough trouble as it is for no reason over my own weapon, you know? So, I ain't got time for, you know, more issues. I already have $1,000 tickets and >> just reference, um not it may not just I don't know if you're just talking about us or whether it's TPD or just any local police >> No, it's it's both. It's both. I'm sorry. It's both. >> And that's fine. That's fine. Yeah, that's why I'm asking. But your windshield may get you pulled over often. >> I never got pulled over. I never I nobody all the times I've been pulled over this whole year, they never said an issue nothing. They just always try to hit [clears throat] me for my brake lights. >> uh I'm just going to let you know. >> I'm just saying I understand. Yeah. >> Um the critical what they consider critical area is anywhere that the windshield wipers touch. And so if you have a crack like if you had a crack we'll say up here >> Yeah. You know pretty much it's not I get you not obscuring your vision where if the little >> wiper clean >> I get you. Yeah, understandable and like I said I can get that fixed. That's nothing you know like that's no problem but I'm just tired of being harassed man. I'm at this point I'm being harassed. I got so much video so much evidence. I record everything now. I'm just done with it you know. >> just a moment. >> Okay. And here they come. >> Mr. Big do you feel comfortable enough to step out here so I can talk to you? >> No sir I don't. >> Okay. >> No sir I don't. >> Well it's kind of hard for me to tell you what I'm talking about while you're in there. If your brake lights do work which I maintain that at least this passenger side does not. >> They work. I'm going to tell you that. >> covers on there? >> It's just a dark covers. That's all it is. >> Okay well you need to change them. That's that's actually a violation of title 47 as well. Having covers over your lights. >> It's not it's not literally a cover. It's it's tint. It's meant for the lights. It's light tint. You can buy it at the store. It's meant for it. >> And if if I'm and if I'm up here and which I came up here I introduced myself to you when I first came up here and you have your driver's license and insurance in your hand is it not just easier when I ask for it >> Is it not just easier telling me what the reason for pulling me over is instead of wasting time and trying to find a reason. >> But I told you what the reason was. >> No, you didn't. You first when I >> you over. I don't manufacture this stuff. >> We can go back on the video when I when you first walked up, I asked why am I being pulled over? You seen I have my ID and my insurance ready to give it to you. I just want to know I even repeated it to you. Sir, I'm not I'm not trying to overly match you. I just want to go home, okay? Now, when I when I had it in my hand and I repeatedly said, I just want to know why I'm being pulled over and I will give it to you. No problem. No problem. Okay? Why am I being pulled over? You just kept like like you're trying to think of a reason. Okay? I'm sorry, but that's my perspective of it. >> Okay. >> That's mine, okay? We're going to have different perspectives, okay? But as far from here, if the if the tint if it's too dark, I get I'll make sure I get it right. If if it's my window, I'll make sure I get it right. If you're going to write me a ticket, go ahead cuz by the time I go to court, it'll be fixed, all right? And that's all I can say. I'm just at this point tired of being harassed. Sergeant, I thank you. You know, you're a cool guy. What what's your name again? >> Young 20, we're 10-4. >> What what's your name again? >> I'm Streeter. >> Streeter, you're a cool guy. I I I like how you came up with Yeah, you used to be by you I like how you came up, you know, like calm, professional. I love it. Like it's cool. You made me feel safe, but I don't I kind of don't like how you did it, sir. All right? And just from this point if >> We all have our different ways. I mean, there's a lot of times as you're giving the the license, most will start telling you why we're pulling you over. Kind of a simultaneous type thing. Kind of like, you know, explaining. >> I I got you. >> And your tail lights. Even tag lights, all that stuff has to be able to be seen from at least 50 ft minimum. >> Okay. >> And with the dark tint over it, especially during the daytime like this, you may not see it. You There It's It's hard to see or you can't see it. >> Okay. >> 50 ft away. >> I I can get it. I can get it. But like I said, you know, once again, if y'all if it's that much of an issue, I'll get it fixed. There's no problem. But it's just the added >> reason he pulled you over, but it's not a big issue. >> Okay. And I get with that, but still it is an issue when I act, you know, request a thing like the with the law that I would the law that I learned was you're entitled to what you did, right? Like you got to know what you did, right? >> would tell you. >> Okay, but >> he or any other deputy would tell you There But I will tell you there is nothing that states that I have to tell you before you give me your license. >> Well, I guess we read two different books. You know, but yeah, we can agree to disagree. Yeah. >> going to come up and ask for it unless that there and turn around and walk away. >> Yeah. I I But you know, I I just need to know why. Like I just don't get why why you're going to you know, why you want to just point the finger. That's all I'm saying. >> Then I would definitely ask for a supervisor. >> Okay. Exactly. >> 10% whether it's us, TPD, another state, if they come up here and ask for it and you give it to them and they walk off, oh, I'd definitely be asking for a supervisor. >> Yeah. Yeah. I can get it, but like I said, I've been in too many situations this year. I'm going to just take it the safer route, how I feel is safe for me, and I'm going to just leave it at that. Streeter, thank you. I really appreciate it, man. All right. And if you're going to give me anything, I'll take it. I'll handle my business, and hopefully we won't see each other again. You know, that's all I want to say. Okay? >> I would like you to know that the actuality of that is if you're on a traffic stop and you are refusing to ID yourself, you have opened yourself up to be arrested for obstruction. >> I can understand. You That's your opinion versus mine. If you're going to arrest me, arrest me. That's all I can say. You know? That's like we got like I told you, we got two different opinions. So, you can take your opinion, I'mma to mine, I'mma voice mine, you going to voice yours, and with that we make us men, you feel me? >> All right. >> All right. >> Okay, Mr. Beeks, you're free to go. >> All right. All right, I'll be in free. Thank you. >> This encounter demonstrates how communication often determines whether a traffic stop remains routine or becomes confrontational. The deputy eventually claimed the stop was based on tinted tail lights and other equipment violations, but his repeated refusal to clearly explain that at the beginning created confusion and unnecessary tension. Once the supervisor arrived, the conversation became noticeably more professional and the interaction de-escalated almost immediately. The Fourth Amendment requires that traffic stops be supported by reasonable suspicion or probable cause of a traffic violation. During a lawful stop, drivers are generally required under state law to present a driver's license and vehicle documents when requested. However, motorists are also free to ask why they have been stopped, request a supervisor, remain polite, record the encounter where lawful, and avoid answering investigative questions beyond what the law requires. Regardless of whether the underlying equipment violations ultimately existed, this stop serves as an example of how poor communication can transform a simple traffic stop into an unnecessarily prolonged confrontation.