I'm about to break a window. Exit the vehicle now. EXIT THE VEHICLE. SHOW ME YOUR HANDS. GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO SEE YOUR HANDS. BOTH YOUR HANDS. BOTH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT MOVE. YOU MAKE ANY MOVEMENT WE'RE GOING TO just because you have to have a license and because we have [music] stops on you drive the vehicle you have to provide that for us [music] and since you're not Power looks very different when you're on the receiving end of it. In these cases, routine encounters turn into confrontations because of police misconduct and simple questions are treated like threats by officers who abuse their authority. What you'll see are cases where ordinary people didn't ask for conflict but they refused to surrender their dignity either. Let's begin. Listen, step out, man. You're not in trouble right now. You're just acting You're acting all funny. That's all. You're You're starting to reach for things. You're looking at me. You're nervous. You got a driver's license, registration, insurance for me? On the evening of June 10th in 1993, a story began that would later become a perfect justification for police pretexts. That case gave police the green light to use any traffic violation as an entry point to look for something more serious. Fast forward to today, that same practice keeps showing up more and more and this case is a perfect example of how that approach is still being used right now. Show me. Roll your window up down all the Roll your window down. All the way down. All the way down. Roll all your windows down. Thank you, sir. You got a Do you have your registration, and for me? Hey, before you go reaching around, do you have any guns in the car? Hey, turn the car off. Turn the car off. Turn the car off. No, no, no, no, no, no. Turn the car off. Undo your seatbelt. Why are you reaching around so crazy like that? I ask you to do one thing, you start getting all Man, step out of the car for me, bud. Go ahead and step out, bud. >> Yo, guys, listen. I don't consent to this. Listen, step out, man. You're not in trouble right now. You're just acting You're acting all funny. That's all. You're You're starting to reach for things. You're looking at me. You're nervous. Do you have your driver's license, registration, and insurance for me? You're starting to reach for things. Hey, before you go reaching around, do you have any guns in the car? Hey, turn the car off. Turn the car off. Turn the car off. No, no, no, no, no, no. Turn the car off. In the very first seconds of the stop, the cop took a tone that didn't [music] see cooperation, but total control. Orders kept coming without any clear explanation, and every move the man made was labeled as suspicious. Hands, windows, seatbelt, engine, suddenly everything was a problem. Or was the real problem the fact that this man had a different skin color than the officers. Do you have your driver's license, registration, and insurance for me? Why are you reaching around so crazy like that? I ask you to do one thing, you start getting all fidgety, man. Go ahead and roll your window back up when I ask you to roll it down. Roll your window up and down. All right, roll your window down. I ask you to do one thing, you start getting all fidgety, man. Step out of the car for me, bud. Yo, guys, listen. I don't consent to this. Listen, step out, man. You're not in trouble right now. You're just acting You're acting all funny. That's all. You're starting to reach for things. You're looking at me. You're nervous. You're starting to roll your window back up when I ask you to roll it down. I Do you see guns in my hand, sir? Guys, I'm recording. >> That's fine. We're recording you, too. Go ahead and step out, okay? He asked you to step out. You're shaking. Step out. >> Step out of the car, sir. Step out of the car for me. Step out of the car for me, sir. Step out of the car. Step out of the car for me. Step out of the car. Step out of the car. You need to Yo, all you have to do is follow instructions. You're not in trouble, okay? Just relax. Turn around. Do you have anything on you? Guys, I don't consent Do you have anything Stop reaching. Do you have anything on you? I don't consent to searches, man. What is this? >> We're just patting you down. >> You're not in trouble right now, okay? >> Relax. >> Y'all can't be serious. Y'all see this? You're acting funny, man. There's no reason for you act like this. Is there anything illegal in the car, sir? Guys, I don't consent to searches. >> Okay, listen. I'm not asking to search the car right now. I'm asking if there's anything illegal in the vehicle. I don't answer questions. You don't Where's your license, bud? Yo, real quick. Where's your license? Okay, right now you're not in handcuffs. >> If you don't have a license, it's okay, we'll work through it. But you got to work with me so I can work with you, all right? Do you have a a license in the car or on you? Huh? As the man tries to keep basic dignity and asks a question, the cop treats it as disobedience. And that moment, the resisting [music] label appears, even though there's no force, no attempt to flee, and no threat. By law, resistance has to be clear and specific. Here, there's only a bruised police ego that doesn't like it when someone doesn't nod along and blindly agree with everything [music] being said. Do you not have a license? Huh? License is on me. All right, right now you're going to be detained, okay? We're going to just because you have to have a license and because we have stops on you driving the vehicle you have to have provide that for us and since you're not that's why you're being handcuffed, okay? Listen, you're not in any kind of trouble right now. We're trying to find out who you are. You're just shaking, you're acting funny. I want names and badge numbers. Yeah, we're we're going to get that for you, bud. We'll get that for you. Hey, what's your name? Listen, if you want to take this the hard way, we'll take it the hard way and we'll start going through some things, all right? >> Yo, that's no registration here. >> to get it. We'll get it. It's paper, it'll come back. We'll get it. All right? I'm going to have you sit down on the curb right now, okay? We'll get the papers for you. You're required to give us your name, though, okay? So We have a lawful stop on you, all right? We're asking you to identify yourself. Have a seat. Nice and easy. Would you like to Would you like to know why I stopped you so you understand why we're stopping you? >> I don't think you should have did that when you You didn't give me a chance to cuz you started reaching around, you're making me nervous. You got your driver's license, registration, insurance for me? The cop claimed the man wasn't in trouble while at the same time putting handcuffs on him and threatening arrest. That's the well-known police tactic where words are used to calm the camera while actions do the opposite. However, that was the smallest problem in everything that was happening here because these officers were quite bold when they thought it was okay to make up the laws they went along. Hey, turn the car off. Turn the car off. Turn the car off. No, no, no, no, no. You didn't give me a chance to cuz you started reaching around, you're making me nervous. I want to make sure that you go home safely and we go home safely. That's the key to this whole thing, okay? >> Oh, come on now. No, listen. The reason I stopped you is back on John Young and Washington or old John Young and Old Winter Garden, you switched lanes in the middle of the intersection, you cannot do that. Number one. Number two, my vehicle's properly calibrated, I had you going 51 in a 35-mph zone, all right? I don't want to strike you tickets, bud. I really don't, all right? But if you're going to force me to do it, I have no problem doing it. All I'm asking you to do is work with this so we can work with you and we'll get you out of here on your way. That's it. That's it. All right? We're looking for narcotics, we're looking for firearms, all right? I'm not sitting here looking to strike you for a speeding ticket and and the illegal lane change. I'm not looking to do that. >> So you pulled me over cuz you're looking for narcotics and firearms? No. I pulled you over for your two traffic infractions, okay? That's it. >> What's your first name? But when you start acting weird, now I'm sitting here going, "Well, what's he have on him?" cuz that's consistent with me. My registration is flying somewhere. >> Okay, what's your first name? I got him. Okay, he's right there. Okay. What's your first name? Listen, you see my bag right there? You're about to be placed under arrest. Okay, what is your first name? Hey, you want to know my name is Kareem. That's all. That's it, man. 10-4. Spell that for me, please. K A R E E M As his identity is finally confirmed, it becomes clear that the man, now identified as Kareem, has no criminal record and holds a valid permit. That's where any reasonable intervention should have stopped, but no, the cop shifts the narrative. Nervous behavior suddenly becomes new evidence. By their logic, the calmer you are, the more suspicious you become. M as in Mike? Okay, and what's your last name, Kareem? Spaulding. Huh? Spaulding. Spaulding. >> P A U L D I N G Is the vehicle registered to you? It's registered on my dad. Your parents. Okay, and what Do you have a middle name? Yes, it's Dean. Dean? What is it? Dean. Dean? And your date of birth, sir? 1994. 1994? How old are you? 24. Okay. Do you have a good license? I have a great driving record. All right, man. Then there's no Do you have a great driving record? Do you have a Do you have a valid Florida driver's license? >> It's valid and everything. Okay, where's your license at? Do you have it on you? >> the car right there in my wallet. Do you mind if I grab your wallet to get your ID out of there? I would like to do that myself. Well, that's not going to happen cuz I don't know what's in that vehicle and you were you were reaching around. Yeah, your driver's license, registration, insurance for me? When I asked you to pull your windows down, you start putting them down, then when I start getting closer to the car, you start pulling them back up again. That makes me nervous. Dude, we're out here protecting sir, man. What are you talking about? Yeah, but still though, I don't feel I don't Have we treated you with any kind of disrespect since we stopped? I've been calling you sir the whole time. I explained to you everything that I was doing. I explained to you the traffic stop. I'm I'm completely being respectful to you. Okay? If you want to continue to be difficult with this man, we can I can start writing tickets. It's not a big deal. Do you Is that what you want? Yes, sir. Okay. That's all that that's that's where we're at. The cop insists that he has to take the wallet first, claiming he doesn't know what's inside of the vehicle. And that's interesting because that exact moment shows how safety is used selectively. Kareem offers a solution that protects both his safety and the officer's. The refusal of that compromise shows more than a thousand words. But when you start acting nervous, your hands are shaking, you're starting to reach for this, you start to reach for that, you're rolling your windows up, that makes me nervous, okay? And like I told you, I want to make sure you get home safely, and I want to make sure my partner and I get home safely as well. [music] Okay? You want to record it? Whatever. We're recording everything also. From start to finish, before we even stopped you, we're recording to make sure that everybody's doing what we're supposed to be doing, okay? Fair enough? What was your first name, sir? Kareem. What is it? Kareem. Kareem. All right, Kareem. And you said your license is in your wallet. Where's your wallet? It's in the car right here in the bag. Are you okay if I grab it real quick? Might as well. I can't I Like in the front pocket here? Yes. Should we Okay, can you just pull the whole bag out and we'll we'll go ahead. Is that okay so you can watch us go into the wallet? Fair enough. >> if it's even in there. If it's even So, now you're not sure if it's in there? Yes. Yeah, that's the Yeah, that's the black leather one. All right. >> in, okay? Is there any There's nothing illegal in the car, sir? I can't answer that. All right. Now Now you see where that makes us nervous? Because if somebody pulled me over and said, "Is there anything illegal in the car?" if there is, I'm going to say no or I'm going to say yes. I'm going to say I'm not going to answer any questions. All right, no worries. Tango 103. Do we have a 95 dog available? Questions about illegal items in the vehicle appear with no real basis at all. Green uses his right not to answer, which is completely legal, but to the police, that becomes yet another reason [music] for suspicion. Fine, if silence becomes evidence, then what are constitutional rights even for? By the way, these same officers took an oath to protect constitutional rights. I don't want to say anything. Let me put this back so I don't lose them. Check the um I'm going to put this back in, okay? Check the um Hey, we're on um just south of Washington, right by the intersection here. There it is. Thank you, sir. And I'm going to start writing tickets. Is this me is this current address? Listen. I'm just going to I'm I'm being straight up with you, okay? I'm not going to sit here and try to pull fast ones on you. I got a K9 coming. All right? I got I got a narcotics K9 coming. All right? So, if there's anything illegal in the car and you want to be honest about it, we can go be honest about it. If not, it's not a big deal. You don't have to answer the questions. I'm not forcing you to answer the questions. All right? But, in the meantime, till he gets here, now I got to start writing tickets. Tango 103, tally. Tango 103. It's the 28 29 by number, please. Calling in the K9 unit reveals the [music] purpose of the stop. Traffic violations slowly fade out of the story, while the search for drugs moves to the front. This is literally [music] a textbook example of Ren doctrine in action. The formal reason is there, but the real motive is somewhere else entirely. And again, all of this is based only on racial profiling. Simply put, it isn't fair. It's going to be Florida tag, Charlie Mike Zulu Hotel 80. DL is going to be C30. I'll stay with him. You can head back there and do it. You ever been arrested before? While waiting for additional units, the cop tries to force confession under the mask of friendly conversation. This is that gray zone police like to swim in because later they can always say the citizen spoke [music] voluntarily. However, what will surprise these officers is that Kareem wasn't as stupid as they originally thought. What's up, everything going all right? 10-30, go ahead. Hey, Mike. Can we sit up underneath the overhang so he doesn't get wet? I'm sorry, could you just 10-9 that DL? You can step Kareem, this I'm going to shut your door. That's all I'm going to do, shut your door so you don't get the car wet, all right? You going to make me do it all or what? Ready? 1 2 3. First move you up there so you don't get wet, man. >> First move you up there so you don't get wet, man. What's going on? What's up, Y'all right? Hey, what's up? So, we got him doing lane change in the middle of the intersection of John Young and uh Washington or Old Winter Garden there. Um approached the car. Conversation with other cops reveals how the story gets passed along and carefully polished from the start. Nervous movements, windows, the camera, everything is put there together in a narrative of danger. What's interesting is how in these retellings, they always forget that no real threat ever existed at all. It seems these officers forgot that everything was being recorded on body cameras and we can actually see the real truth. There it is. Yeah. >> [clears throat] >> You mind staying 10-12? All right, thank you. Corrine, listen. Before I can go ripping the car apart to find what the dog's sitting on, all right? You want to tell me where it's at? I want to search the car. Okay. >> Wait, did he really bake and soda on her? The vehicle search begins without any clear or convincing basis [music] other than a feeling. I don't even need to tell you that the officers had no warrant for the search nor any consent from [music] Kareem, but none of that mattered to them when it was necessary to find evidence that would justify their stop. Um Uh probably, but we can test it. Jack 39 2018 383 337 383 337 Thank you. Um Probably on 10-4 530 Um yeah, 100% 10-4 What's up with the tape everywhere? I don't know. He had it on his phone, too. Over the hole. Yeah. That's weird. I don't know. Some government thingies. Has a feeling people are watching him or something. This dude seems really paranoid. I'm kind of thinking he's sober now. This here is our mind, not this. Is this all the clues and stuff? No. As items are taken out the vehicle, [music] tension drops, but the police need to justify the stop remains. Every object is treated as potential evidence when it clearly isn't. And now I'm asking, are they really looking for the truth or [music] just a reason to say they were right? Sadly, I think you already know the answer. Yeah, he's got tape over this one, too. He's got tape over every single like camera part of every phone or computer he has in there. He's got ba- He's got a He's got a thing of baking powder and spoon in it in the front floorboard. Odd to me. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, yep. >> [snorts] >> At this point, the focus fully shifts from the alleged traffic violations to personal items inside the vehicle. The cops comment on a backpack on the front seat as if it's some kind of discovery, even though it was visible the entire time. How does a backpack that was there from the start suddenly become relevant only now unless there's a desperate need to find something, anything that would justify everything that happened before? That backpack was clear in the front seat? Yeah. >> Hey, just double check double check my side, too. While the search continues, the tone among the cops becomes more relaxed, almost mocking. Instead of keeping professional distance, we get speculation about Corrine's mental state. Yeah, that's really the topic to joke about. Great job, officers. Sometimes I honestly wonder how these people even got hired in the first place. There may have been worse things were hidden in here. I want to see transport unit. I think he's just more paranoid than anything in my opinion. You got a hit? I'm putting it in now. No, I didn't. I got it. >> He's got a lot of like drawings and stuff. City what? Mhm? What you mean? >> [music] >> City bus conversation. If you're wondering when the search of Kareem's car will stop, well, probably never. Items like drawings and notes are now being interpreted as potential evidence of something unclear and undefined. But, if you haven't noticed it by now, this is a real example of officers on a mission to find something against this guy at any cost simply because they could. Say no to RFID. Huh? No, but it's like he's got all these like weird conversations like city bus conversation. He's got that picture of the That's what I'm thinking. I just wouldn't think of that. If he is, he's like he's new at it. Hey, Mike. At one point, the officers even considered the option of reading all the notes and drawings Kareem had in his bag as if they were solving some global mystery, not dealing with a guy who was supposedly [music] speeding. What annoys me is the fact they had time for this while so many real criminals are walking around America. But, I guess we're already used to people setting the wrong priorities, aren't we? I'm going to read them. So, I'm thinking of all the citations I'm going You don't want to be getting You don't have to read them for that. Huh? Read them. No, we don't have to read them for that, but I would He ain't going to talk to It wouldn't be bad, huh? He ain't going to say anything. I would just finish the ticket and call it a day. Yeah. What's going on, sir? Good, man. Appreciate it. >> [music] >> You have a handcuff key? What I'm going to wait until you're done cuz I feel like he's going to put up a stink. Which one are you writing it for? One of the cops suggests ending everything by writing a ticket, which only confirms that nothing serious ever existed. And yet, Kareem still remains in handcuffs. If the situation is safe, why is that control still being kept? Maybe, just maybe, because it wasn't enough for the officers. They wanted to get the maximum out of every situation they found themselves in. Hey, when you're ready, we can come down here and uncuff you. Kind of waiting on you, bud. Go ahead and roll on your knees, okay? One, two, three. That's not You You got to You got to put a little bit of effort, buddy. You got to go up on your knee. No, wait. Pull this heel down. Take your heel. There you go. You're going to roll onto your knee. There you go. Just like that. All right. Nice and slow down the steps, okay? You can have a seat on the curb again. And then I'm going to I appreciate it. All right. If I uncuff you right now, are you going to be okay? Kareem, talk to me, man. Hello, sir. He says that he's got some some boxing gloves and some The cops talked about taking the handcuffs off, but they do it as if it's a favor, not something that should have happened a long time ago. Kareem has to be cool to get his basic freedom back. However, Kareem realized how unfair this was and decided to do the smartest thing he could at that moment, which was not to say another word [music] to them. fighting kit or something in the back. I like your shirt. Mr. Spalding? Mr. Spalding? It's not Spalding. Your registration is on the driver's seat of your car, okay? Are both our employee numbers and our names at the bottom of the citation? Excellent. >> [music] >> While Kareem is sitting on the curb again, the cop still looks for verbal confirmation of obedience before taking the handcuffs off. I won't even comment on that desperate attempt to make remarks about his mother. Nice try, officers. Do they really think they're dealing with a child who just started school and can easily be fooled like that? All right, I just want to explain a couple of things to you. Okay, are you willing to listen to what I have to explain to you? Then I'll explain to you anyway, just so I can say that I did it okay. The reason we had to search your vehicle is there's a positive hit for narcotics on your car. I'm not [music] saying there's anything in there now, but at some point in time there was. All right. Do you understand that? Fantastic. I'm going to take his cuffs off while I explain the ticket to him. Please your hand on top of your head, please. Thank you, sir. Same thing. All right. You can put your hands down. Listen, I'm going to explain this traffic ticket to you, okay? You're You're being issued a uniform traffic citation, all right? Do you understand that? Fantastic. Your uniform traffic citation is going to be for improper change of course, all right? You changed You changed lanes in the middle of an intersection. You cannot do so within 100 ft before or after the intersection. You changed in the middle of the intersection at John [music] Young Parkway and Vineland Road, you understand? A long list of violations and options follows, delivered in a tone [music] of administrative routine. The ticket now appears as the final act, even though the entire [music] stop had long turned into something completely different. But, no matter how much they try to act tough, these officers were clearly irritated by the fact that Kareem didn't want to say a single [music] word to them. I am going to cut you a break and give you a warning for your speed. You're doing 51 mph in a 35 mph zone as you were traveling eastbound on Washington Street approaching South Orange Blossom Trail. Do you understand? Fantastic. Your citation is going to be $464. Within 30 days, you are to take care of this at 425 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida. That's the courthouse located downtown, like I said, on 425 North Orange Avenue. Do you understand? I'm going to give you a copy of your citation. On the back of that citation, you have three options that you are able to partake in. First option, sir, is going to be to pay a citation for $164 within 30 days. Option number four that you have here, which is your second option, all right, is if you have not been to a driver's driver improvement course, you can take your driver improvement course >> [music] >> and follow the instructions to do so. Your last option you have, it's option number five that's circled on the citation, [music] that is you can elect a court hearing before a judge. You'll attend a court hearing. You'll explain your side to the judge. I'll explain my side to the judge, and the judge will make the appropriate um they'll they'll love the appropriate fine or um the appropriate outcome of the citation. At this point in time, do you have any questions for me, sir? Here's your driver's license back. The cop explains Kareem's [music] rights, but that moment feels almost ironic after everything that happened. Rights are mentioned only at the very end when they're no longer an obstacle. And [music] honestly, what weight did these explanations even have when for their previous 30 minutes, those same rights were completely ignored? Here's your copy of citation, sir. You are free to go. Please drive safe. Keys are on top of the On the car. >> Kareem Spalding ended up with a ticket that he paid just to make everything stop. But, he did file a lawsuit against the officers. So, let's hope they get what they deserve. Until then, we'll move on. Talk about the next case, which might be even [music] worse than this one. A routine traffic stop in a rural part of Lonnie quickly showed how a normal stop can turn into a show of force with no real need at all. Officer Jacob Gusey raised his voice in the first seconds right away, escalated the situation, treating the female driver like a threat from the start. Honestly, who exactly does this kind of start help besides a police officer's ego that's looking for authority? TURN OFF THE VEHICLE RIGHT [screaming] NOW. TURN OFF THE VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO SEE YOUR HANDS. BOTH YOUR HANDS. BOTH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT MOVE. You make any movement, THAT'LL BE YOUR LAST MISTAKE YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE. DO NOT MOVE. 50-50 50-48 10-9 Want a gunpoint. [music] 41 Want a gunpoint. Gunpoint. 10-3 Officer Jacob Dusey used threats of force and weapons before he even established the basic facts at all. That kind of behavior is directly against the standards of proportional use of force. I don't know about you, but to me it looks like control fully replaced judgment in this situation. And that's exactly what courts later punish for this kind of misconduct. But before we get to court, let's see what else is going on here. Why don't you unlock it then for me? I ain't worried. I got my gun on you. We're all good here. Step out. Okay. Go ahead. Take it off. Take it off. Try something. Step out. Who else is in the vehicle? I have my trunk open. I have my three kids in the car. >> Okay. And the reason why I did not stop is because I'm in the middle of nowhere and my husband tell me not I I Your excuse means nothing to me right now. I don't want to hear it. That's good. Good. Cool. Awesome. You want to turn around for me? Yeah, awesome. All right. I have my 7-year-old, my 10-year-old, and my >> [music] >> 1-year-old. Cool. I've never been pulled over like this before. You don't know how traffic stops works? As the female driver was getting out of the vehicle, Officer Jacob Dusey kept up an aggressive approach even though there was no objective sign of danger at any point. By that moment, he had already had full control of the situation. Because of his behavior though, he risked violating the Fourth Amendment. That clearly didn't matter to him since showing who had the gun seemed more important. Yes. You don't know that a vehicle's behind you with lights and sirens on behind. You're not going to move over? Yes. Are you Stop. I'm pregnant, sir. I'm 4 months pregnant. >> Okay. The only reason >> I handling right here and now? I have you in handcuffs, right? I know that. The only reason why I I'm trying to tell you the only reason why I didn't stop I'm a married educated woman. >> Okay. With a master's degree. I swear to Lord knows I'm not doing I was only not because it's dark out and I have four three kids with me. I'm pregnant and [music] I did not want them to feel uncomfortable. Cool. That's why I put my hazard lights on. >> And then all that is shady. That's why I'm doing what I'm doing right now. >> That's understandable. >> And now I got them coming. It's Cuz it's a big old thing you had to make of it. >> to do it. >> Cool. Awesome. You can check everything anything you want to check. Damn. I'm going to. I I wish I would have done it over there. I could have given you a warning for speed and get you on your way. Absolutely. I'm just telling you why cuz >> I don't CARE ABOUT WHY. JUST SHUT UP. POLICE PROCEDURE CALLS for de-escalation and listening, especially when it involves a pregnant woman with children, especially in cases like this. But Officer Jacob Dusek dismissed any communication and refused to listen at any point. If this doesn't make you angry, I honestly don't know what would. How bad [music] of a person do you have to be to harass a woman who's pregnant and already in a vulnerable situation? Yes, About the why. Yes, sir. Don't care about the why. I'm sorry I made you mad. 5548 1 detain. There's three kids in there. Just check on them see they're okay. What is your first name? Ebony. E B O N Y. Ebony? Mhm. Last name? Washington. No, I I was just saying I was just saying. What's your date of birth? In this part it becomes clear that Officer Jacob Dusek was using a situation to discipline someone, not enforce the law. Putting handcuffs on came with no real safety reason at all. By doing that, he risked personal liability and the loss of qualified immunity. Was it worth it? Probably not. Did he think about it at that time? Unfortunately, he did not. Um Morgan Road. That's where my lights went on from there to here. Huh? Did you hear the lights? Did you see the lights? 5548 NC 65 named Ebony Bird. 10-4, go ahead. First name Ebony. Echo, Bravo, Oscar, November, Yankee. Middle name Last name Washington, like the state. Date of birth of Y'all doing okay? Okay, we'll get you on your way in a minute. While the children stayed in the vehicle, the police focus remained on full control of the mother instead of the family's safety. Officer Dozier had a chance to calm things down and explain the procedure. [music] Instead, he chose to play the hero. You don't need an IQ of 200 to see that this officer was simply full of complexes and that's why he acted this way towards weaker people. But of course, he wasn't done yet. So, that was the only reason and I I'm sorry No, I didn't I wasn't not stopping because I thought it was someone else. I just wanted to be in light. I've never gotten pulled over like that in the dark. And I especially with my kids in the car. I just did not want to be in the dark on the side of the road with my kids. I wanted to just make it to this gas station. So, I slowed down, I turned on my hazards, and I just just coming to the gas station. That's it. I live in Jacksonville. I just conduct standards require taking special circumstances into account. Pregnancy and children are exactly those kinds of circumstances. By ignoring that, Officer Deucey dug a deeper hole for himself. We're only at the beginning. And if it wasn't clear why he was harassing this woman in the first place, don't worry. He'd soon expose himself. What's special here for Jacksonville? What do you think will happen to you down in Jacksonville? Well, we had about 15 cars behind you. I'm usually not even at this place cuz I was on the map. They just finished getting their hair done and I'm just leaving them alone. I'm not even there to go home. But, I mean, I have no Have you ever been arrested or anything before? Uh no, I've never been around educated women. I'm a teacher. I have a master's degree. I've been teaching for over 10 years. I have a home. I'm a Christian. 5540 David. 5540 David. Can you run David for a previous active status for that prior arrest? Never been arrested or anything before. She had no prior arrests. As the situation continued, the female driver's attempt to explain her safety reason was framed as suspicious behavior. Of course, it was because the world would probably end if police officers ever admitted fault. It's almost like the word sorry doesn't exist in their vocabulary at all. But, you know what does exist? A lot and I mean a lot of excuses. I swear to God. I don't know anything. I don't know anything. They just finished getting their hair done. I >> Yeah, let me use your GPS or master degree. What did you think the outcome was going to Yeah, there's lights and sirens on. You failed to stop. My fear was on, too. Yelling at you. You didn't You didn't decelerate speed any. I didn't I didn't decelerate. Decelerate means decrease my speed, right? Yes, sir. I was going 55 at the And it was 65 at the time. No, I wasn't going 55 at the The lights getting off while I'm going 75. I was going to pull you over cuz I got you doing 75 at that light back there, okay? It goes from a 75 to a 55 real quick, easy enough. I was going to pull you over, give you a warning, check your license, and get you on your way. I started having my lights on since then. Since here, and that's about over a mile. No, no, no, I'm I'm I'm I'm talking, okay? You're You're done talking, okay? So, from there to there Officer Dooley shifted the blame onto the female driver, claiming that her fear caused the problem. Okay, let's assume that's true. Does that still justify arresting a pregnant woman who was in a car with her three children? And then, when those same children grow up, police officers will act surprised why they don't like them and why they don't trust them at all anymore. Lights and sirens over and over again. Yes, you maintained your speed. You're at 60 mph the whole way. Still not pulling over. That's suspicious. That's very suspicious. That has me concerned. That has everyone concerned, okay? So, that's what Like I said, it was a very simple warning. Now we're in this debacle right now because you don't know how a traffic stop works. You've never seen enough TV shows or you have the conscience to even think that you need to pull your vehicle over regardless of you being scared. That you I understand. There's There's There's There's a There's There's a whole facade around law enforcement, traffic stops. I get that. I understand. But you're You're You're You being scared is what's got you in this mess right now. Versus you being confident knowing how [music] traffic stops Yeah, okay. Well, I was moving getting here. I I'm He's out here by himself. I understand. I'm not arguing with anybody. I'm not disagreeing with Good. The situation could have ended with a warning, which Officer Doocey himself admitted. However, the escalation was already underway when an officer openly confirms that the outcome could have been less severe. The question becomes why it wasn't. The answer is simple. Control mattered more than the law. And [music] now, at any cost, that narrative had to be pushed all the way to the end, which is exactly what Officer Doocey kept doing. I'm not saying I wasn't speeding at the time, but when he turned his lights on I did pull over and show the I did go faster than I had to slow down and I put my hazard lights on. That was last time I got pulled over. They're all one else. So, you've been pulled over before? Like a court ticket? Yeah. Yeah, but I was probably It was daylight. There was places you could go to. You felt more safer. Okay. I'm glad it was convenient for you that time, not for me. I'm going to mic her and get her out of out of here if that's all you want to do. I'll put a cold one on it. That's >> I'm sorry. You're going to walk to your car. Come on. Can I open up the store right here? Yes. I'm going to need to discuss this with you. I want you to stand right here next to your vehicle so you can have [music] contact with the children. Does that make sense? Okay. Okay. Some of you might already think there was a moment of apparent calming down, but the damage had already been done. Handcuffs, stress, [music] and public humiliation left a mark. Officer Jacob Doocey tried to flip the narrative, but the facts stayed the same. And right then it became clear this case wouldn't end with just a written ticket, cuz I assure you this woman wouldn't stay silent. You're not getting in the vehicle. You're not touching the steering wheel. You're just going to stand right there and keep them calm. I'm going to go ahead and write your citation for you and get you on your way. Sound good? Awesome. Thanks for coming. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay. If you didn't get it, the officer approached the woman with a aggressive way only because she didn't react immediately to his signals and didn't move out of the way while he was speeding. So, in simple terms, that simply hurt his ego and he decided that a person who doesn't blindly obey every stupid thing the police officer make up must automatically mean that person is a criminal. Okay, ma'am. This is your citation for speed. 75 in a 55 when I originally pulled you over over there. I didn't give you a ticket for anything else. You can walk away with three tickets or I'm giving you a ticket for speed. Okay? >> I'm not okay. NO, I'VE BEEN HERE. OKAY. I know you don't want to hear me talk about it, but I just want to apologize again. I I kid you not, I have no reason why. I swear I was only I apologize for the apology. I know you don't want to hear it. I know you don't want to hear it. Apologize for yourself for not thinking. Okay. How about that? Definitely that, but I'm still Let's go over your citation. You have three ways to pay it, okay? Online at the courthouse or in person if you want to, okay? 2226, okay? 30 days to pay it. Do you have any questions for me? No, sir. >> Okay. You're a mother, you have kids, you have to get them home. Let's be done with this today, okay? The case ended with her being released and being given a ticket. Still, the stress she went through as a pregnant woman and a mother of three can't be compensated by anything. Following this case, Officer Jacob Newsy resigned from the department, which should at least give her some peace. Finally, that brings us to our next case, where police officers arrested a young man based on racial profiling. On February 19th, what started as a normal traffic stop in Jacksonville quickly went in the wrong direction. Officer Bowers stopped William McNeal Jr. for alleged violations that already seemed shaky from the start. Instead of calm communication, we got a nervous tone and a need to push authority right away. And honestly, when an officer starts like this, you already know it's not going to end well at all. Smell Florida 24 Bravo Echo Charlie Whiskey on a silver Kia on an August. Is anyone on 24 Bravo Echo Charlie Whiskey? Yes, sir. Is there a reason why you're popping the door open like that? I have no window that works. I don't know the reason that you're pulling me over. Yeah, absolutely there's a reason why I'm pulling you over. For one thing, inclement weather inclement weather you don't have your lights on. Two things, you're not wearing your seatbelt. >> It's daylight. I don't need the lights. And it's not weather. It's not raining. >> Well, it says inclement It's not raining. Okay, I'm not arguing with you. I'm telling you why I'm pulling you over. Give me your driver's license, registration, proof of insurance. >> Oh, call the highway supervisor. Why? >> Excuse me? Call your supervisor. Call your supervisor. Why did you pull me over? Sorry, sorry, sorry. 35 500 driver. I've already told you. >> Why did you pull me over? Step out of the vehicle. >> No. Step out of the vehicle. You need to get your supervisor on the phone. Officer Bowers claimed there was a reason for the stop, but every attempt by McNeal to understand the situation at all was immediately cut off. Instead of any clear explanation, he was met with orders, pressure, and visible frustration. Fine, but if everything was really so clean and fully by the rules, why was a simple request for an explanation treated as provocation? Florida 507 494 driver license slammed the door and locked it. Yep. Keep your hands where I can see them, sir. Yep, my camera's on, too. I've already told you. Okay. Okay. Right now, you're under arrest for resisting. Do you understand? You're under arrest for resisting. The longer you take to take us on, the worse it's going to be. Keep your hands where I can see them, sir. Okay. Sir, this is your last warning to open the vehicle and exit before we're going to break the window. Open the door and exit, or we are going to break the window. Open the door and exit, or we are going to break the window. As the situation developed, Officer Bowers quickly moved to more serious accusations, labeling Rick Neil as someone who was resisting. What exactly was that resistance though? A closed door and insisting on an answer? The legal definition of resisting without violence requires clear actions that interfere with police work, but that simply wasn't present here. Still, the label had already been applied. No, he's under arrest. Open the door and exit. You are under arrest for resisting. Open the door and exit. You are under arrest for resisting. Open the door and exit. You are under arrest for resisting. Open the door and exit. You are under arrest for resisting. At the moment when threats of breaking the window became real, the escalation reached a level that had nothing to do with traffic anymore. Officer Bowers was given the green light to use force, even though the situation was still under control. I mean, seriously, is smashing glass really the only option when you don't [music] like that someone won't listen without asking questions first? Hey, I'm about to break a window. I'm about to break a window. Exit the vehicle now. EXIT THE VEHICLE. SHOW ME YOUR HANDS. WHAT IS YOUR REASON? Put your hands behind YOUR BACK. I'M RESISTING. HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. PROUD OF YOU. AFTER BEING PULLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, the arrest was carried out roughly and chaotically >> [music] >> with complete confusion about what McNeal had actually done. Officers Bowers and the other cops acted as if guilt was already proven, not something that still needed to be established. However, they weren't even aware of how big a mistake they had made even though at the moment they would probably be feeling proud of themselves. What do you mean? I was putting my hands behind my back. You're not talking now, man. Man, they ain't talking now. I'm doing this [ __ ] bro. What's going on, man? You're under arrest. No, no, no, NO, BRO. YES, BRO. YES. NO, NO, NO, for no reason, bro. I'm not doing NOTHING WRONG LIKE THAT, BRO. YEAH, I'm going to take it off now, man. Bro. And I'm just trying to have a reasonable conversation, bro. You can stop seeing what they're So, your partner didn't even ask Marijuana in his right pocket. Yes, it is. So, why close the door if you see him PULLING UP? BECAUSE, MAN, WHAT DO you mean? He talking about arresting me and stuff, bro. I didn't do nothing I was going to resist him, idiot. I didn't do nothing wrong, bro. I know. Can you back me up to the car so I can leave now? What up? You a buck naked, bro. Let's pretend just for that moment that the officers had full legal right to stop this guy in the first place. And that he actually did something wrong. Even then, that still doesn't justify the force they used at all, really. But don't worry, they knew themselves they had gone too far considering how happy they were to find marijuana in his pocket. 25 70. You start rescue. 10-67. Approximately 30-year-old probable mic. Last registered address 25 25 70. I'm going to go around and get his car. That is good. I know. I know. No, no. Oh, yeah. He's good? Is that you or him? Okay. Uh what In the end, the young man was arrested not because he did something wrong, but because the officers decided to act as if he had to be a criminal just because of his skin color. The arrest didn't end the story either, as the man later filed a lawsuit arguing his rights were violated from the very start. [music] So, if racial profiling is enough reason for police to physically escalate a situation, then we [music] really know it's time for something to change urgently and without any more excuses. If today's case has made you angry, wait because this was only [music] the surface. What we will uncover next goes beyond incompetence and straight into something darker. In the next video, we'll break down cases that are even more disturbing, more unbelievable, and harder to ignore. See you in the next one.