I will arrest you. You hear me? Don't you hear me? If you pour your hands at me while I arrest you, I will arrest you. Back up. Back up. Are you under jail? >> Mortgage company. >> Who sent you here to fix the house? >> If that's what you're doing, >> you know, that's confidential. [music] You know, >> not showing ID. >> Yeah, >> there should be a secondary offense. Secondary offense. >> Secondary offense of what >> exactly? [music] A badge is supposed to come with judgment and restraint. Yet, some cops hear a simple question and react like their authority is under attack. But what happens when the person they target refuses to be intimidated? In today's cases, routine encounters turn ugly fast, with the officers claiming to restore order often being the ones who destroy it. Let's get straight into it. Stop it. Stop it. >> Get out of the way. Stop it. Stop it. >> Get out of the way. Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. >> Okay, you're under arrest. >> February 15th, 2025 started like a normal day at a quiet state park until a simple call about harassment turned into something much darker. The officers found a father and daughter who claimed someone had harassed them. But when the officers don't know how to do their job, it doesn't take long before their ego gets hurt. on. >> What's going on? Okay. Yes. Uh, let me hear one person talk. Okay. Okay. So, what happened? >> Well, his wife came to the car and asked me, "Is my daughter okay?" I said, "My daughter's fine." >> Then the next thing I know, he comes over here, starts screaming. My daughter came back over here cuz we were eating lunch over there, screaming and hollering at my daughter, screaming, hollering at me. And I told him, I said, "Listen, get in your car. Nobody's bothering you." And he goes, "Oh, no, you bothered me." I said, "I never bothered you. Your wife came and asked me, "Is my daughter okay?" >> Undocumented. >> Okay. Um >> Okay. He's got wolves instead of dogs. >> Okay. Uh so did uh an airport get physical like No. >> No. It almost got physical. >> It almost got physical. >> Got physical. He wanted to get in my face. >> He kept asking me. >> He kept antagonizing me to get out of my car. >> And I said, "You literally antagonizing me all the way over there, boys." Officers approached the father spending time with his daughter trying to piece together what happened. He explained how a woman approached asking about his daughter. Then everything escalated into shouting. A simple misunderstanding turned into an argument. Nothing unusual so far, but look at how the cops handled it. That kind of passive policing always leads somewhere worse. And it was already building. >> Still building that's been happening. >> Okay. Was it over like the dogs or something? No, >> it was just I don't >> All the way over there. >> Okay. All right. >> And I watched her approach my father's vehicle to try and with his vehicle. >> Nobody bothered anybody. This woman came up to me and said, "Is your daughter okay or is that woman okay? She keeps hollering >> all the way from over there. >> From all the way from over there to nobody. >> Well, let let me talk to her. Uh we do have uh the Force Preserve police coming over. They're going to want to speak to you guys and then they're going to take a couple statements and see uh how they're going to proceed from there. Okay. We're just here cuz we were literally right outside. So that's why we get out of here. Maybe >> county or Kane County. >> So this is going to be I believe Cook County. >> You don't know what county you're in? >> We need three counties. Kane, Cook, and the Page, sir. >> You don't know what county you're in? You're a Bartlett police officer. What county are you in? >> The Paige, Cook, and Kane, sir. >> What county are you in >> right now? Uh this is the Page County, sir. >> Instead of focusing on the father and his daughter, the officers got pulled into a pointless argument about which county they were even in. When officers care more about being right than being effective, the entire scene starts running itself. That's exactly what was happening here. >> You're a Bartlett police officer. What county are you in? >> It's a real simple question, >> sir. I already explained to you. We follow. >> You can't be in three counties, >> sir. Yes, we are. >> Okay. Oh my god. >> Are you guys part of the Democratic swamp or what? >> Yeah. >> You cannot be in three different counties, dude. >> Yes, we can, sir. >> No. No, you can't. You can't. >> No, you can't. >> The city The city of Bartlett falls in three counties. >> We got King County, we got Cook County, and we got the page. >> Okay. Well, that's news to me. >> Okay. >> So, like the president, we're standing in DuPage right now. Okay. The town covers three counties. >> No, no, no, no, no, no. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I BEEN ATTACKED BY YOU CLOWNS? >> NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. I'M NOT A MISS. I'm a miss with a Z. The father pushed back, clearly frustrated, and the officer took it personally. Instead of dealing with the actual situation, the officer became more focused on asserting his authority. And you can see it in real time. The tone shifts, the posture changes, and suddenly this isn't about a park dispute anymore. >> Why would you lie? >> Literally there when you when you go. >> Hey, guess what? >> Wait. Time out. Time out. >> The Chicago Police are in Cook County. >> The Elgen police are in Cook County. Mckenry County Sheriffs are in Mckenry County. Kane County. >> Where's your Where's your cameras? >> Camera. That's it. >> You see how Impossible? >> It is not possible. >> Impossible. >> Look it up. You can see >> it's against all laws and jurisdiction. >> I don't know what to tell you, sir. I mean, it's >> Well, it's the first I ever heard of it. Well, it is. I I got nothing to >> You got a problem? >> I got nothing. >> I don't have an issue, sir. You're the one that is getting aggressive. We had no >> We are not getting aggressive. I'm not the one that called the police. >> The officer started focusing on personal space, throwing threats over gestures and proximity as if this was some kind of physical altercation. Meanwhile, the father stayed in place trying to talk while his daughter stood right next to him. This is where ego starts driving decisions. Instead of calming things down, the officer kept pushing, building tension over something that didn't justify it. >> Will you Will you walk towards me? >> No, we areist walking low. >> Why did I walk for you walking like this? Don't do not touch me. >> If you pull your hands on me one more time, I will arrest you. Do you hear me? Don't you hear me? If you pour your hands on me one more time, I will arrest you. Back up. Back up or you going to jail? Back up. Back up or you WILL GO TO JAIL. >> WE'RE LITERALLY IN THE PARK. >> Back up and do not walk towards me. >> Oh, what? Cuz we're noting Puerto Rican and Mexican. You're going to arrest us when we're naturalb born white citizens. Go yourself. >> That makes nothing. Makes no sense at all, sir. Yes, it does. That makes no sense at all, sir. Only because you only because you you want to bring race into this is not going to has a lot to do with race. >> Oh, yeah, it does. Tell me what you protested a couple of weeks ago here >> that protested here. There was no processor. >> Then came the random questioning, dates, day, basic awareness like the officer was trying to test him instead of understanding him. What does that have to do with a harassment call in the park? Well, nothing. And all while this was happening, the actual situation with the father and daughter keeps getting ignored. Oh, I'm lying, sir. There was not a protest in >> Do you know where you you're at right now? >> Yes, I >> No, I'm an idiot. I don't know where I'm at right now. >> Well, obviously you don't know where you're at cuz you don't even know what county you're in. >> I do know where I'm at. >> Okay. So, where are you? >> We're in Bartlett. >> Bartlet. We come all the time. >> Okay. And what county are we standing on right now? >> I have no idea. >> You have no idea what county. >> Okay. You know what day today is? >> Yes, I do know. >> What is the date? >> Oh, today is February 15th, sir. >> Okay. What date? >> 2025. 2025. >> Okay. What What about what day of the week? >> Oh, Saturday. >> Who's the president of the United States? >> Oh, Donald Trump. The guy that's [ __ ] all your people up and sending them back to Mexico. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Well, I'm glad I'm glad that you got that on your chest. Okay. You got that off your chest that you want to with us THAT YOU WANT TO CLAIM THAT I'M IN YOUR space when I was literally in the yellow line. The officer suddenly jumped to detention. Lucky he had been waiting for that moment the whole time. Watch how fast that switch happens. If the goal was to calm everyone down, this was probably the worst possible way to do so. It's like trying to put out a fire by showing up with a flamethrower. And once he said the word detained, he boxed himself in. Now he needed a reason to make it stick. And that's where things got ugly. before your hands on me. >> And I wanted to show you in your little camera. You were literally in our space. >> I'm just I'm just letting you know. >> No, because I still got to get my camera. My >> Let me see if they want to sign complaints for disorderly conduct. Do not let them go. >> Go run away. >> As right now, you as of right now, you guys are being detained. You guys are not free to leave. >> You guys are not free to leave. If you leave, you guys are are being detained. We're investigating a crime. You guys are not free to leave. All right? Don't go anywhere. and I'll document everything about these clowns. >> Get in your car right now. We're staying here. >> Please go get your Don't get in the car yet. We're staying. >> Get in your car. >> I'm not leaving and going anywhere. Stop telling me I'm detained. I didn't DO IT. TOUCH ME AGAIN, [ __ ] Touch me again. Don't walk up on me. Touch me again. >> Not walking up on me like that. >> I will beat you like you're my stepchild. >> All right. You know what? Put your hand up. >> The situation snapped almost instantly. The girl got grabbed and taken down while everything was still chaotic. Think about how fast that escalated. A park argument somehow turns into officers going hands-on with a young girl standing next to her father. And if you're wondering what the reason was, believe me, they probably didn't even know themselves. I mean, just because they didn't like the way the father and daughter were talking to him doesn't mean they should have taken him to the ground and hurt him. >> Get out of the way. >> Stop it. Stop it. Get out of the way. Stop it. Stop it. >> Get out of the way. Stop it. STOP IT. STOP IT. >> OKAY, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. Stop it. Stop it. STOP IT. >> KNOCK IT OFF. >> MA'AM, let go. >> Stop it. >> What the wrong, you guys. >> I just told you I can't move. >> Give me Give me his hand. >> Let go of the leash and put your arm behind your back. Ma'am, I have the dog. Let go, please. >> Can you breathe? >> No, I can't breathe. >> You can't breathe. Do you want medics? >> Yes, I want medic. Okay, >> ma'am. Let go of the dog, please. Please put your hand behind your back. >> I'm going to lift you up. Okay. >> Oh, yeah. You were able to slam my head to the ground. >> Ready? 1 2 3. >> I can't. I can't. You can cuss me. >> You can cuss me. >> You can cuss me. >> She was on the ground clearly overwhelmed and you could hear it in her voice. Instead of easing off, though, they kept pushing commands like she was supposed to function perfectly in that moment. Anyone watching could see she wasn't processing anything normally, but to them, compliance mattered more than reality. And that mindset keeps pushing situations deeper into chaos. >> He touched me. >> What do you mean? >> You can't touch me. >> Yeah, THAT SOUNDS >> What the is wrong with [screaming] you guys? >> You can TOUCH ME, MY FATHER. YOU CAN [screaming] >> WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? You freak. >> I never laid a hand ON YOU GUYS. [screaming] >> WHY ARE YOU not going to walk up? >> YOU CAN COPY MY [screaming] >> YOU CAN SEE MY DAUGHTER. You freak. >> LEAVE HER MY DAUGHTER ALONE. >> SHE WAS in the military. LEAVE HER THE ALONE. ALL RIGHT. [screaming] We're going to walk over here. [screaming] >> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PULL ME AROUND. I CAN'T WALK. >> NOW WE'VE got multiple officers around her moving her while she could barely stand. The father is right there watching his daughter get dragged through this. Nobody even tries to slow it down. There was time to reset, time to step back, but the officers leaned in instead. This just proves there's absolutely nothing worse than officers with a bruised ego. >> WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? >> I CANNOT WALK. >> YOU LITERALLY CAN CUSS US. You [ __ ] freak. >> GET UP. >> NO. YOU LITERALLY CAN US. >> LET GO of me. >> Let go of me. >> A charge from what? >> You're going to get sued. >> Keeping with me. >> Keeping with me. What do you want TO DO? KNOCK IT UP. >> YOU WANT TO SIT OR STAND? >> YOU HAVE to pick. >> Are you going to sit down or you GOING TO STAY UP? >> Don't try to trick me. >> Don't try to trick me. >> Hey, don't sit her down. Sit her back. >> You sit. YOU GOT TO STAY DOWN. >> NOW YOU'RE SITT >> You guys are so screwed. >> I still don't EVEN SIT DOWN. >> GET THE OFF. >> WE'RE GOING TO put you in a ramp. Medics showed up and you'd expect a shift right there. Someone in distress, a situation clearly out of hand. Well, that's usually the moment things slow down. Not here, though. They stayed in the same mode, same tone, same pressure. Almost like nobody wanted to admit how far this had gone. And if you look at their faces, you can even see that they were enjoying all this chaos. >> You already did. >> YOU'RE GOING TO BE COMPLETELY DEAD. >> YOU already did. >> YOU'RE GOING TO BE YOU ALREADY DID. YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN A RAPID illegally illegally. >> Can you guys leave her alone? >> She's trying to >> This [ __ ] is calm down. TAKE A COME ON. >> WE WERE JUST AT THE JT CONCERT LAST NIGHT. STOP. TAKE A deep little half plane. >> All right. All right. >> HE'S A LION. YOU >> GO ARREST YOUR OWN KIND OF DOPE HERE. SALAZAR. >> YEAH, >> that's what I thought. >> God damn it. I can't walk you. >> You guys are Nazi freaks. Get the out of my country. No, you don't belong here. You don't. You. >> Now, you can like the way the father and daughter acted or hate it, but that doesn't matter. This isn't about how someone feels. That's why they're called law enforcement and not feeling enforcement. No matter what these people said or how much they insulted the officers, it was still protected under the First Amendment. Period. >> What the were WE DOING? >> WHAT WERE WE DOING? >> Stop it. >> No, I don't. No, you illegally detain me for noing reason. So, what the are you detaining me? Why you freak? >> There it is right there. California license. Hey, did you know US code section 6 section 8 says all the illegal aliens >> have no right to be here? >> Does that go through that strapper or not? >> But you know our freedoms and liberties and justice for all don't matter. Our amendments don't matter. Our constitutional rights don't matter cuz we're noting Mexican and we're noting Spanish. Our whole family served in the military to protect this country to get these a job. Look at this dude. >> Hey. Hey. Knock it off. >> Look at his camera. >> Hey, knock it off. >> No. Look at his camera. >> I can't right now. >> YOU NEED TO LOOK at his camera. Don't you think that you're GOING TO LEGALLY DETAIN ME? >> ALL RIGHT. WELL, we got medics here. They're going to check on you. OKAY. >> NO. NO. NO. THEY'REICS ON YOU. >> You don't want medics? >> They're going to check on you. >> You don't want medics? >> They're going to CHECK ON YOU. >> THEY'RE GOING TO CHECK ON YOU. >> LISTEN, they're going to check on you. No, they're going to check on you, Salazar, >> foring illegally violating my first amendment, second amendment, and third amendment rights. Get the off me. >> All right, >> GET THE OFF ME. >> WANT TO TALK TO HER? >> GET OFF ME NOW. >> BY the end, it didn't even resemble the original call anymore. A father and his daughter ended up in a situation that felt completely disconnected from why police were called in the first place. Of course, the officers left feeling happy, which is disturbing because they didn't even finish the job they originally called there to do. Are these really the people we're supposed to trust to serve and protect us? >> You guys are so screwed. You don't even know. You have no idea how bad you're going to get sued. >> You think it's funny, don't you? I'm laughing. >> You're going to be laughing. >> When you're in jail and Bubba sticks a dick in your ass. >> Take this off. And you, are you going to calm down? Oh, I've never been violent. I've beening nice as with all youing Nazi. >> Take this off. >> So get the off me now. >> All right. >> How did I know with wolves that are undocumented that they're Nazi cops? >> They're undocumented Nazi cops. >> Yeah, just like you. Just like you. >> Okay. >> What's your What's your date of birth? >> Uh arrest illegal aliens and then come and talk to me. >> I don't I I'm just >> I got you. >> What are you doing? WHERE'S MY PHONE? >> WHERE'S MY PHONE? WHERE THE IS MY PHONE RIGHT NOW? WHERE IS IT RIGHT NOW? WHERE'S MYING PROPERTY? WHERE THE IS MY PROPERTY, YOU CLOWN? >> Both the father and his daughter were taken to the hospital and later booked on multiple charges, including resisting arrest and battery on an officer. Unfortunately, the officers didn't face any consequences, at least not yet. And while we hope justice will eventually be served, let's move on to today's next case, where a cop accuses an onduty worker of stealing doors, but ends up exposing himself instead. This case turned into one of those moments where a normal workday suddenly looks like a crime scene. A locksmith shows up to secure a [music] vacant property. Tools in hand, van parked outside, doing exactly what he was hired to do. Then a patrol car rolls up with an officer already convinced something's wrong. And from that second, this stops being a simple check and turns into something else entirely. >> Can you get your name and badge number? >> For what? >> You're stepping on private property here. >> Can you just stick your hand out of your pocket there? I would appreciate that. Thank you. >> Um, I got called on you because you said you're stealing doors off these houses. >> Do you suspect me of stealing doors? >> Listen, man. I'm just coming here cuz we called you stealing doors off this house. They said it's abandoned. They said you're over here stealing doors. Are you stealing doors off this house? >> I'm not stealing doors. >> Okay. What is your purpose to be on this property? >> Changing the locks. >> Okay, that is no problem. >> Okay. >> Do you have ID on you? >> I do have ID. >> Can I see it, please? No, you can't. >> How can I see it? Okay. You want to go this round? Do you work for a company? >> Yes, I do. >> Okay. Who is the company? >> I mean, does it does it matter? >> The officer walks up and immediately frames it as theft. A guy standing there with tools and somehow he turns into a suspect. You can already feel the tone. Starting from a conclusion instead of a question rarely ends well, and it puts the worker in a position where he has to defend himself before anything's even been confirmed. I have to prove that you have right to be here. >> Do you suspect me of breaking the law? >> It's abandoned house, correct? >> It's vacant. >> Okay. Who owns the house? >> Mortgage company. >> The mortgage company. Who sent you over here to fix the house? If that's what you're doing, >> that's, you know, that's confidential. You know, my my clients are my business. >> Okay. How do I know that you're not stealing the doors and that you're fixing the doors? >> Well, call the lady right there. Investigate with her. Ask her what she what she saw and then come back to me. And >> that's who called. Well, somebody over here called said that you're still >> Well, the lady next door. >> Okay. That's who called? >> I I suspect. I don't know. >> Why did she say something to you? >> Yeah, she was out here yelling and screaming. I told her, "Call the police." >> Well, she yelling and screaming. The worker explains he's changing locks, nothing more. But instead of working with that, the officer jumps straight to asking for ID. And once ID becomes the focus, the situation stops being about what happened and starts turning into whether someone [music] is willing to comply. Still, this officer needs to learn that he has no right to demand someone else's ID unless that person has actually broken the law. >> She didn't want me to change the locks. I told her what I was I told you what I'm doing. I'm changing the locks. Okay. Let me open this up here. >> He says he's here changing the box. He won't provide ID. He won't tell his name with his company. He wants to know the reason for the stop and all that. He's recording and wants to do all that good stuff. It don't even got to go that far. >> I'm just protect I'm protecting my rights. >> I know, my man. But it don't even got to go that far. That's it. All I'm asking for his ID. Just Just help me explain like a little bit more like what company are we working for? Like who sent you over here? That's it. Are you Are you detaining me? Let me just go that route. Are you detaining me? So, this way I know what's going on. >> Indiana doesn't require ID without reasonable suspicion, and this man clearly knows it. The officer doesn't like that. You can hear it in his tone. Instead of simply apologizing, turning around, and leaving before making a fool of himself, the officer walks over to talk to the neighbor who called about the locks, hoping she'll tell him something else he can use to accuse this man. >> I'm going to go over here and talk. Is this your car? This black hall or the the van? >> The van. >> No, don't nobody on it. You know they got to nobody. And I guess she go >> the officer shifts towards property ownership once again. Who owns it? Why he's there? How to verify it? All valid questions just handled backwards. Public records exist, dispatch exists, and simple checks exist. None of that gets used here. The pressure stays on the worker instead. [music] I mean, do they really have to explain and prove to someone that they're on the job? By that logic, these officers could be fake cops, too, couldn't they? >> You are, too, huh? >> I don't know. Are you? >> I'm not. I'm here working, so I'm going to leave it at that. >> Oh, okay. >> So, I don't know why you're trying to make it so difficult. >> It's not difficult. I'm protecting my rights. >> You You want to violate my rights? What is violating your rights? You're You're at an abandoned house. I I don't know if you're taking a door. I don't know if you're fixing a door. >> I told you what I told you what I was doing. >> Okay. >> And I was just supposed to take your word for that, right? >> I'm not up to no good. >> I I don't know. >> You're taking her word for it. >> What What am I doing? Taking her word for it? >> I mean, you you're obviously asking me so many questions. >> Yeah. Because I get called here on someone taking doors off. That's why I come here. Okay. >> All right. Do you see any doors off? >> That's why I'm here. That's why I'm here. >> The worker stays steady. He offers a solution again. Do the investigation properly. Call whoever you need. He'll still be there working. That's cooperation. Just not the kind that hands over personal information without cause. And somehow the officers saw that as resisting. Are they blind? Or can they really not see all the equipment this man is carrying? >> Hey, the door door. All doors are there. >> So, we're trying to figure out why you why why you are here. >> It It doesn't matter. You >> It doesn't matter that you're on a >> It doesn't matter. Are Are you >> It's a vacant house. >> Did you >> It's a vacant house, correct? >> Are you upholding >> Okay. It's a vacant house. >> You're law enforcement, right? >> You You uphold the Constitution, right? First Amendment, fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment. >> What's that look like to you? >> Okay. And what what's the deadbolt look like right there? >> Is that what you did? Did you do a whole >> Goddamn right I did. >> The officer finally leans into detention language. Now things get serious. Once someone is detained, there has to be reasonable suspicion backing it up. But look at what's actually been established. A man who's literally just doing his job and doesn't want to expose his clients. Yeah, very suspicious. Alo never crossed their minds to go after actual criminals instead. >> Don't go in there. That That's >> this your property, sir? >> Yes, it is my property. >> Can you prove it's your property? >> Mhm. >> I don't need to prove you. You You got Listen, you don't go in there. That's That's private property right there. That's not That's not for you to go in. >> Anything prove that this is your property, sir? >> I do. Do Do I need to prove it's my property? >> Yeah. >> Why? >> Can you just identify yourself and then I can verify it is your property? That That's it. How How is me giving my name going to say that that's my property? >> Because I can look it up in uh Lake County to see if you purchased the property. It's that simple. >> No, man. We're good. Thank you. It's that simple. >> Listen, I set this off. >> Are you detain Are you detaining me? Let me Let me ask you that. >> Yeah, right now we are. We're trying to figure out if this is your property. Okay. All you got to do is provide ID. You say, "Did you buy this property or you work for a company?" >> I'm I'm working right now and you got you guys are wasting my time. >> Well, you're wasting our time. >> So, I mean, you guys got me detained. I'm just going to sit here and wait for you to do your investigation. I'm going to continue working. So, >> will you provide ID? >> I'm not going to provide ID cuz I didn't break the law. This is not a stop and ID state, right? >> Of course. When officers don't get what they want, they don't deescalate. They just keep asking for more and more ridiculous things. Why would this man give them the phone numbers of the people he works for, for his clients? On top of that, they could have done their own investigation, but that would have meant they couldn't show off how much authority they had. And that clearly didn't work for him. Do you Do you think I broke this house? You think I'm stealing the doors? If you don't >> I you you drilled the lock. >> Did I drill the lock? >> Yeah. And you said you did. And you >> Where where's it? Where? Yeah. Where's the lock drilled from? >> Yeah. >> On the inside. >> Okay. >> Okay. Most people, you know, drill the locks on the outside if they're trying to break in. Come on, man. >> So, who owns this property? If you don't own it, who owns it? >> One of my clients. >> Okay. What is their name? >> I I can't I'm not going to give you my private information. >> Do you have a phone number that I can call them to verify that you're allowed to be here? >> I'm supposed to be here. I'm not up to no good. Nothing nefarious going on here. I'm working. >> So, you're not gonna provide none of that? >> I'm not going to provide ID. Absolutely not. I didn't break the law. Now, if I if I broke the law, are you are you asking for ID? Are you demanding ID under threat of arrest? Something like that? >> No, I wanted your I wanted your ID. Uh, so then we can call the accessor's office, find out who owns this, and uh, see if you're >> The officers still refused to believe the man was simply doing his job all because of one phone call. That's exactly what an investigation is for. Anyone can call the police and say anything, but that doesn't automatically make it true. Unless, of course, they were just looking for an excuse to entertain themselves. And if you think this case is almost over, you're wrong. >> Call the assessor's office. Do the investigation. Call the assessor's office. You have the address. Call them. >> I need to know who you are so I can make sure that you're allowed to be here. >> What would the assessor tell you? >> Assessor doesn't know what's going on. >> He'll tell me the owner of the house. >> Okay. And then what? >> And then I contact the owner. >> Okay. >> And then I >> Well, then to do that, do your investigation, come back, I'll be here. >> So So then he'll be like, "Yeah, I gave permission to blah blah blah to be here, but I don't know who you are." >> Well, if they gave someone permission to be here, then you're It doesn't matter. But how do I know that, too? >> It doesn't matter. All right. I'm going to I'm going to continue working so you you guys do your investigation. >> I'll leave this door open for you, too. Huh? >> Oh, thanks. Appreciate it. >> That way that way you guys feel safe since you wanted me to take my hand out my pocket. >> Yeah. Yeah. I didn't know if you got a gun or anything in there. >> Well, what what is it? Is it gas allowed to have a gun in Indiana? >> No. Indiana. We love guns in Indiana. >> Okay, then. I mean, you're Listen, you're law enforcement. >> It's not against the law to have a gun. >> No, it's not. >> Okay, then. So, what's the problem? >> I didn't want If you had one in your pocket, I want you to have your hand on it. >> Since he was confident in himself and knew his rights, the man decided to keep working and ignore the officers. Of course, their fragile pride couldn't handle that. Instead of stopping, wasting everyone's time, and getting back to work, they kept digging and, of course, called for backup. Because nothing's more powerful than a group of power- hungry officers all in the same place. >> What does that mean? I I just don't understand what's going on here. >> I know you don't understand. You understand that? What's going on here? >> I'm just trying to do do work. >> Okay. That that might be that might be. >> All right. Well, let me continue on. Well, people, we'll see how this works out. Don't ever let the police violate your rights because a supervisor finally shows up and for a second you think someone with a little more experience might calm this whole thing down. Nope. He jumps right into [music] the same script asking for ID as if the first 20 officers hadn't already tried that. The worker reminds them he's already being detained. He's already explained he's changing the locks and nothing has changed. But unfortunately, still nothing. >> Sorry. You want ID? >> Yeah. Do you have ID? >> I mean, you guys, >> they're already detaining me. >> I mean, you >> We're trying to figure out if you're supposed to be here. >> I am supposed to be here. I'm not up to any good >> be here by >> I'm I'm changing the locks. >> For who? >> For the realtor. >> For the realtor. >> Yeah. >> Which realtor? >> Uh, that's about all I'm going to say. There there's a reason why he doesn't have any paperwork. >> Well, I just asked him about paperwork and he's going to go check on that. >> Yeah, I did ask him from you because typically if there's a realer or something like that involved, then there's some type of paperwork showing that you've got an order to change the locks for whatever reason. >> This house is pending sale anyway. I don't I don't know. >> Pending versus actual is two different things. >> Yeah, but you don't own it, man. You here you here. You're like a man on the street. You don't live here. You don't own the home. >> You don't own >> I never want to say I owned it. >> Well, you >> Okay. Thank you. >> Officer said the man that that live owned it was coming. Obviously, it's not you. >> I I even said, "Hey, my grandmother's >> the sergeant starts asking about the realtor and paperwork." Almost like he's hoping the worker accidentally talks himself into trouble. Here's the problem with that strategy. Citizens don't have to build the officer's case for them. If the police want to verify a contractor is supposed to be there, they have to dispatch. They have public records, phone calls, and an entire investigation they can conduct themselves. Is that really hard? >> So, who sent you here? You said you told my side real company. >> I'm going to remain silent. I shouldn't even said that. They're so worried about this house. Man, fix that back door. Have you got When's the last time you guys were here? >> When's the last time you got a call for this house? >> Did you? Yeah. Yeah, it does. When's the last time? >> Did you guys Did you guys walk through this house the other day? Other night? >> One officer even says everything would be fine if the worker simply handed over paperwork or identified himself. That's an interesting way to describe constitutional rights. The law doesn't actually change because an officer gets tired of investigating. The worker wasn't hiding in the backyard at midnight. He was standing next to a work van replacing locks in broad daylight. >> Sergeant still detaining me. >> Yeah, for a minute. >> Okay. I mean, >> you ran the place. You know who I am. So, okay. >> And he made a couple phone calls. >> But if you could have give us the information saying who you were and what you're doing on what paperwork, we could have been out of here a long time ago. >> Yeah. But it's not it's not about that. You you're taking his word, their word. That as soon as that man showed up, he's screaming, man. Like a lunatic. You guys don't even wear body cams. That's That's why I'm taping because >> that's funny. You can tape. >> Yeah. I mean, it's just for my protection. But >> that's fine. >> Get out of here quicker. >> Just show us some paper, you know, or whatever. >> You see, you come here and you deescalate. These guys letting this man just scream and yell. >> Who knows what's going to happen. He's out here with cuffs and and I I think he I think he's an officer. >> After running the license plate, the officers finally figured out exactly who they were dealing with. Imagine that. A 30-second check accomplished what 15 minutes of arguing couldn't. But instead of admitting the worker had been telling the truth from the very beginning, they started explaining how all of this would have ended sooner if he had just cooperated. Funny how the blame always lands on the citizen instead of the people who actually spent 15 minutes investigating everything except the actual complaint. >> He's somewhere right now. >> Yeah, at the hospital. >> I got you way. He's out. We good? >> Lieutenant LT, what's up? >> Give me one second. >> Got you. >> Oh, wow. >> My vehicle >> registered it to you. >> Registered. >> Jeffrey Hicks, >> you got my name. >> You could have made that. >> That's all That's all they had to do. That's all he had to do. >> If they asked for your name, all you do is tell them your name and the realtor just said, "You you have authorization to be here." They could have been out of here a long time ago. >> Listen, listen. Why? Why should I have to give up my ID and my >> You give me your name because you have someone saying you're not supposed to be here. >> I I I don't want you running my name through any system for whatever reason. That's all he had. That's all you had to do. H Andrix. Run the plate. >> You work FOR RACCOON INDUSTRIES. >> OH, RACCOON. You got You got the company name. Raccoon Industries. >> So that's that's >> Am I the owner of Raccoon Industries? Oh my gosh. But if you' have given us this stuff earlier, we could have been out of here. >> Listen, registered in the state of Illinois. >> Long time ago. >> Listen. >> Do do your investigation. >> I can back up from >> the sergeant kept repeating that a little paperwork or a name would have just solved everything. Maybe. Or maybe the officers could have simply done their own investigation from the very start, which is literally what taxpayers pay them to do. The worker never stopped them from checking public records, calling the realtor, or verifying ownership. He just refused to surrender rights that Indiana law never required him to surrender in the first place. >> Get out of here because you refused to give the information earlier. We could have been done a long time ago. >> YEAH, I'M NOT GOING TO get >> Jeff. I work with Raku and they and they authorized me to be here. Got on the thing and they were saying yes, he's supposed to be here. >> I'm I'm not I'm not going to I'm not going to give up any of my rights to if if you guys suspected me of committing a crime, right? >> You know, you know how it goes. LT, it's not a stop in ID state. rights were they violated by asking you who he is the police. >> My first amendment rights. >> Your first amendment right? I got you. >> Yeah. Or my my fault. My fourth amendment right. My fourth amendment right. My fifth amendment right. >> He's trying to get me to talk. Hris. >> Thanks for thanks for not violating my rights today. Hrix. >> Ain't nobody trying to violate your rights. >> Hendrickx was the next call cuz you got >> deescalate deescalation training for Hendrickx. >> We could have deescalated this a long time ago. deescalated head, >> right? >> Serge, you got it. >> Let me let me talk to Hendrickx here. >> No, he's done. >> Hris, >> can I just get your name and badge number for the record? >> You already got it, brother. >> Can Can I get your Isn't it your policy to to say who you are to the public? I'm I'm >> Is it Jeffrey or Joffrey? >> However you want to pronounce the name. That's not your name. That's my name. >> You've said my name about 10 times. >> Have a good day. You're on your way. In the end, the worker was never arrested, never cited, and never charged with a crime because, well, there simply wasn't one. He finished the job he was hired to do, while the body camera footage became another reminder that refusing to volunteer your ID isn't a crime in Indiana. But speaking of officers who don't know the law, let's move on to the next case, which is even worse. A man and his family were unloading tables at their storage units, getting everything ready before sunrise. Then some officers rolled up, convinced something suspicious had to be happening. But what followed was a 20-minute argument about whether an innocent man had the audacity to know his constitutional rights. >> No ID. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> You want me to explain to you why? >> I'm setting up my yard sale for first thing in the morning. >> Okay. >> Okay. I'm not doing anything illegal. I'm not doing anything wrong. >> Right. >> I have to I have to be doing something illegal for you to get my ID. >> Actually, you're in a public place. >> Yes. Exactly. >> And it is currently 1:15 in the morning. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> It's public public accessible area to on private property. Yeah. >> Right. In a known high crime area. >> Okay. >> Okay. And all I'm doing is trying to make sure that you guys can be here. >> Okay. Then you can run my tags if you want. But >> how do I know that those are your cars? >> Okay. Either way, I'm not giving up my rights. >> I'm not asking you to give up your rights. >> Yeah. I'm not giving up. I >> have a legal justification to be here. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Then we're going to have an issue because I'm not giving up my ID. Okay, >> Central 41, go ahead and start me another unit down here. >> I've already got messed with like a few weeks ago here. >> The officer wasted absolutely no time in asking for ID, even after the man explained exactly why he was there. Setting up tables for a yard sale somehow became suspicious simply because it was 1:00 in the morning. Apparently, criminals are the only people awake after midnight. out. Shift workers, business owners, and insomniacs might want to let Oklahoma police know they exist before someone mistakes them for a burglary crew. >> Either way, I'm not doing anything illegal. If I, Dude, if I'm not doing anything illegal, you don't have a right to harass me. >> I'm not harassing you. >> Oh, that's what they said that other night when they stopped me, took my ID, held me, held me up when I was just trying to get home that night. >> Okay. >> Yeah, that's harassment. >> It's not harassment. When you're holding me up when I'm doing nothing wrong, >> how do I know that you're not doing anything wrong? >> The police. People lie to me all the time. >> Okay. >> So, even if it's the middle of the day and I'm out here, the same thing could be happening in the middle of the day. >> You don't have probable cause in the middle of the day or at night time. >> I do have probable cause. >> Yeah. If it looks like I'm suspicious of doing something illegal, I'm not suspicious of doing anything illegal. >> How do you know I am? >> How do you know I am? >> How do I don't know? >> You got to have evidence or some kind of proof that I'm doing something illegal. reasonable suspicion. >> Yes. Okay. And what's your reasonable suspicion? >> The man calmly pointed out something the officer really didn't want to hear. Being outside at night isn't a crime, and refusing to hand over ID isn't one either. Oklahoma isn't a stop at ID state unless there's reasonable suspicion of a crime. The officer kept throwing around phrases like high crime area. Almost hoping those three words would magically replace actual evidence. >> Just cuz I'm out in the middle of the night in the morning, >> right? High crime area. >> High crime area. Come on now. What? Altus. Altus is a high crown area all the time. >> Yes, I know. Oh, I know. There was a truck stolen from here a few weeks ago. Okay. >> You remember that report? >> So, now you're making my own point. >> Oh, I'm making your point. Dude, [ __ ] gets stolen from everywhere all the time, day and night. >> Right. >> Okay. It's not illegal to be out at night. Just cuz you're out at night doesn't mean you can get IDed at all times. I >> mean, I've got a reason to talk to you. >> No, you don't. I got I I got I'm pulling stuff out, laying stuff on tables for a yard sale in the morning. It's obvious what I'm doing. You should be able to move along, man. I should be able to, but I can't because you won't comply with what I'm asking. >> It ain't about complying. It's about giving up my rights and let me move along. Let me do what I'm doing. >> You're just arguing. Argue. I'm going to wait till we're see and then we'll handle it. >> Okay. We'll see. >> Okay. >> We'll see. What's your name, officer? >> I'm Sergeant Trey Fulton. >> Sergeant Trey Fulen. >> Yep. >> Badge number >> 41. >> 41. >> Once backup was requested, you could already tell where this was going. Officers love calling it officer safety, but somehow extra officers only seem necessary after someone politely says no. The man wasn't running, threatening anyone, or hiding anything. He was literally just unfolding tables for a yard sale. >> I mean, once you get here and you see that we're not doing anything actually suspicious. There's no point to keep messing with us. Is a power trip or something? >> Nope. >> Okay. Well, >> just doing my job. >> Yeah, but you should not step on people's rights. The man even invited them to look around from outside, take pictures, run the license plates, and verify whatever they wanted. Notice what he never refused. An investigation. He only refused to surrender personal information without legal justification. Maybe constitutional law should have been part of roll call that morning instead of whatever confidence seminar they apparently attended. >> When people ain't doing nothing wrong, you're stepping on my rights. >> I'm not. >> You're holding me up. I should be getting [ __ ] done and going and putting yard sale signs out. >> And I should be doing nothing. So, so when I'm driving around tonight putting yard sale signs out, I'm probably going to keep getting stopped. >> It's ridiculous. >> If I'm doing something illegal or suspicious, you should be able to stop me. >> If I'm not doing If I'm not doing anything wrong and it's obvious what I'm doing, >> I've explained to you why I'm here. >> Okay. >> And that we have reasonable suspicion to be doing. >> Reasonable suspicion. I'm at my storage units. >> How you are my locks cut? Is that lock cut? Is that other lock cut? >> Run my tags. Run my tags. They both go to the same person. >> How do I know that those that those are your vehicles? >> They both go to the same person. Oh, so one person let me borrow two of their vehicles. >> Okay. >> She drove one. >> Regardless, it doesn't matter. Dude, you can make [ __ ] up out of thin air. Do you have evidence? >> I'm not arguing with you. >> You don't have >> I've asked for identification. >> Okay. >> And I can justify why I have. >> And I'm going to go to jail for not showing ID. >> Yeah. >> That should be a secondary offense. Secondary offense. >> Secondary offense of what >> exactly? ID can't be a first offense. It has to be a secondary offense. >> No, I have a reason to be here. >> Okay, then that's fine. You could stop and see what I'm doing and say hi, goodbye. >> And I tried that and I also asked for >> You don't have to. You don't you can't ask for my ID. Or you can >> I don't have to give it up. Yes, you do. >> Not if I'm not doing anything wrong. >> The officer admitted he didn't know whether anything was stolen, then immediately treated that uncertainty like justification to keep pushing. Imagine if regular citizens could search someone's house because they didn't know whether a crime had happened. Police officers investigate facts to discover crimes. They don't discover crimes by hoping someone else's refusal to cooperate eventually creates one. >> Storage units not doing anything wrong. I got tables set up out here. I'm setting up for the morning for a yard sale. >> I'm not arguing with you. >> Okay. I'm not arguing with you either. I'm standing up for my rights and I'm going to make a YouTube video out of this just like bill thousands of other people do. >> Right. >> Right. And you're you'll learn that you can't just step on people's rights just because they're out at 1:00 in the morning. Just cuz somebody's out at 1:00 in the morning doesn't mean you can >> I'm not stepping on your rides, buddy. >> You got to you can only get ID if you suspect them of a crime. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. What crime? >> I don't know >> exactly. You don't know. >> You're out at 1:00 in the morning at storage building. >> Suspicion of a crime isn't I don't know. >> I don't know that this stuff in here isn't stolen. >> Okay, start looking it over. Start taking pictures. Do what you got to do. My units are open for you. So, you're giving us consent? >> I'm giving you consent to stand outside and take pictures. >> Well, that is what you just said. >> What did I just say? What did I just say? >> You told me that I could. >> The man explained this wasn't even the first time police had interrupted them late at night because they were preparing for yard sales. You have to almost admire the consistency. Forget repeat burglars. The only repeat visitors seemed to be the officers stopping the [music] exact same family for doing exactly the same harmless thing. I wonder why. >> Said my units are open. You could take pictures. I didn't say you can walk in them. Come on now, >> dude. You're giving me a hard time for no damn reason. This is ridiculous. Four cop cars showing up. I'm setting up tables for a yard sale. >> People show up. >> Okay. It's ridiculous that you're >> [ __ ] ready to do >> yard sale this weekend. Yeah. >> Okay. I assume here. >> It's too It's too much to do in the morning to do everything in the morning. So, we're going to camp out here overnight. >> Okay. Well, like I said, the reason why the reason why he's here cuz it's 4:00 in the morning. And you got, you know, this is going to be >> very few time, you know, very few we get people coming out and >> but this happens to us almost every >> not almost. This happened to us a few weeks ago. >> Okay. Here >> we've actually Yes. Here on As we were leaving here one night, we were closing up after a yard sale and we were pulling out as we were moving >> like I'm just trying to tell you why he stopped. It's 1:00 in the morning. >> Okay. >> There's you know we're any you know anybody's going to stop and talk and you know talk to him and make sure you ain't nothing. This is about the fifth in the about in the past what 2 or 3 months. This is the fifth time that we've camped out here overnight. It ain't the first time we've camped out here overnight. >> First time that someone's come up here and talked to you about it. >> First time that somebody's come up and talked to us. There was the one night like I said after our yard sale. It took us We were just taking forever to put everything up cuz >> eventually one officer started sounding far more reasonable than the others. He admitted the contact happened because of the time of night and even acknowledged everything looked normal once he actually saw what was going on. Imagine how much easier everyone's night would have been if someone reached that conclusion the first minute instead of the eighth. >> And it was like 12:00, 12:30 at night. We got in a van, put it in drive, started moving, and right when I started moving, I looked over and seen a cop going by. And I was like, "Oh, there goes a cop." And all of a sudden, I seen his brake lights come on. And I was like, "Oh, he's going to turn around, come see what we're up to." Sure enough, he turned around. By the time we looped around and got to the front, he was already up there with his police lights on. Okay. >> You do you got the keys for that lock? Okay. Same lock right over there for that one. >> Got you. Got you. Like I said, like I said, the reason why we're making contact because it's 1:00 in the morning, you know, that's the reason for contact. Like I don't know. I don't I don't know. I just >> Once it's evident what we're doing, once it's evident what we're doing, it should be all right. Y'all have a great night. >> We mentioned it. >> Be safe. >> Well, like I said, like I said, I wasn't here for the >> if there's actual suspicion like, "Okay, something's not right here." Then I could see you getting my ID, but it's obvious what we're doing. >> Within minutes, they were chatting about antiques, furniture, auction finds, and making through [music] weekend sales. Quite a dramatic transformation considering this all started because someone supposedly looked suspicious. Amazing what happens once police spend a few minutes observing reality instead of arguing with it. Unfortunately, the biggest debate of the night was still waiting to happen. >> But it's a matter of giving up my ID. I'm already being harassed right now. I'm being slowed down from doing trying to do what we're doing. >> I've still got yard sale signs to put up. >> It's a long night. >> It's been a long day. We just got back from lot after a doctor appointment. >> I got you. I got you. >> I don't know why this thing's all blurry all of a sudden. Oh, there it goes. >> From around here from Okay. >> Went to school here and everything. Well, he didn't, but I did. >> I moved up after Hurricane Katrina. >> Okay. >> Originally was born and raised. >> No, down on the Mississippi coast. >> Accumulated a lot of stuff over there. >> I actually grew up in Louisiana. But Huh. >> Suddenly, they wanted credit for doing their job instead of explaining why this took so long [music] to realize he was committing a crime. One officer even admitted another cop recognized him from a previous job. Imagine spending 10 minutes arguing over someone's identity just to discover one of your co-workers already knew exactly who he was. >> You accumulated a lot of >> half of it. >> Yeah, we got we own two houses here in Altus. >> Two properties >> and >> three units. >> Well, we don't own the units, but rent, >> but we we found a bug and got addicted to buying auction units and stuff like that. I've always thought I always thought that would be nice, but >> So, we have stuff that's >> pricey over there. And then we got >> yard sale stuff on this side. >> Trying to organize. >> My dad would be too much of a hoarder to get rid of it he'd accumulate. But I don't know if he >> Yeah, you accumulate quicker than junk. But >> well, one man's junk is another man's treasure. And there's a lot of people and there's a lot of people that do a lot of arts and crafts lately, >> a lot of refurbishing. The officer insisted suspicion still existed simply because he had never seen the man before. By that logic, every stranger automatically becomes suspicious until the police personally get acquainted with them. The man never argued against being approached. He argued against turning a casual conversation into an involuntary identification check. But these officers were obviously too dumb to realize it. >> We sell a lot of things that people look for. Like we sell stuff, something for everybody, but we enjoy it. We have fun doing it for the most part. >> Camera don't like all the lights too much. >> They're bright. I kind of just distort some of the stuff. They're so freaking bright. >> Yeah. >> I don't even bother doing anything with my phone. Smash my screen or my camera. >> All right, Peter. We got you identified. I'm good with that. >> Okay. >> Okay. Like I said, >> the officer tried explaining his side, pointing to a previous break-in around the storage units, and saying he wasn't used to seeing people there after midnight. Well, fair enough. Nobody expects police to ignore unusual situations. The problem starts after they looked around, saw untouched locks, opened tables, two registered vehicles, and a family unloading yard sale items. >> But what saved you is this officer here knows you. He's talked to you before. This one, >> he recognized you. Okay. >> All I'm doing is trying to do my job now. >> I understand, man. And I have no problem and I and I appreciate you keeping an eye out on this place. I really do. >> Right. >> But however, when it's like I said, when it's evident what we're doing and there's literally no suspicion that we're doing anything wrong, >> but there is suspicion. >> No, just being out here isn't suspicion in itself. >> That in and of itself is not. Okay. Okay. Okay. Now, let me finish explaining because I understand where you're trying to go and I want you to see it from my side, too. >> Okay. >> Okay. We're out all hours of the night. Okay. I don't know you. I've never contacted you before in my life. Okay. I've I've never contacted you as far as I know either because you don't look familiar. Okay. I'm new to this shift >> and I'm not used to everybody being out at night that's always out at night. >> Okay. >> Okay. Whenever I see people out here, I even told you whenever I walked up the locks don't look cut and they don't. >> Right. >> Okay. But that doesn't mean that there isn't other criminal activity of foot. >> All right. >> And did what did you observe that looked suspicious that could have been criminal activity of foot besides >> people out at 2:00 in the morning? Hold on. Hold on. Let me get through it. >> Go ahead. >> Even after dispatch and some other officers confirmed the vehicles belonged there. The sergeant circled back to the same speech. According to him, handing over ID would have saved everyone time. Actually, what really would save time is officers learning that they shouldn't be asking for someone's ID in the first place. Let's just start with that. >> Before that, I didn't interrupt you. That whole time I let you talk the whole time. I didn't interrupt you. >> I know. But then whenever I go to give you an answer, I'm sorry. >> That you don't always agree with, you jump on top of it. >> All right. So, it's out here. One, what is it? 115 130 now. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> I'm not used to you. You're not used to me. I'm not used to seeing people down here at all. I can tell you over my however long I've been here at Alus now that these storage units have been broke into numerous times. >> Mhm. >> Numerous times. >> Like I said, I heard about the truck getting stolen a few weeks ago. >> I I hadn't heard about that. >> In fact, one of these storage units was actually broken through and rifled down on the back side. >> That's what There's a guy who's here like every day and he he told me I think it was his family. Yeah, it was his dad or somebody and I understand that. But like I said, once it's evident that I'm not doing anything wrong, you see that I'm setting up tables and putting stuff on tables. I mean, >> come on. >> Well, one of the other things I don't know you. I don't know that these vehicles are registered to you. >> Okay. >> Okay. I I've never seen you before. And even though you're telling me that they are, >> I don't know you. I can't put two and two together. The officers wished him luck with the yard sale, joked about making enough money to pay the bills, then headed back to their patrol cars. Amazing ending considering the night started with backup units, demands for ID, and warnings about jail. Almost like the man had been telling the truth from the very minute. Who could have possibly seen that coming? If today's cases left you frustrated, you're not going to believe what we uncovered for the next video. Some of the incidents ahead are even more outrageous, showing officers making decisions that are hard to explain and even harder to defend. You won't want to miss what's coming next.