Shut up and listen. Okay, it's not TIME FOR YOU TO TALK. IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO LISTEN cuz I'm done with your bull. >> Okay, this could have all been prevented. You're being >> You're being targeting me. >> Please give me my daughter, bro. Pull her in my hand, bro. Y'all are disrespectful, bro. >> Get out, bro. Can I please have my daughter? Let's take a moment to talk about police badges. They're meant to represent [music] safety, law, and accountability. But what happens when the people wearing them cross the line [music] instead? In this video, we're exposing real cases where officers abused their authority, underestimated the people they targeted, and paid [music] the price for it. Watch closely because the truth behind these encounters is more disturbing than you might expect. Let's dive in. Give me that, bro. That's my daughter, bro. That's my daughter. What y'all doing? No, no, no, no, no. Ask my daddy, bro. That's my daughter in there. >> What y'all doing? Don't you know, bro? Y'all can't wait. Whoa, whoa, bro. Whoa. >> This case started as a routine traffic stop in Springfield, Illinois. And it's one of the most bizarre examples of police behavior ever caught on an officer's body camera. Dartarius Barnes found himself surrounded by officers after a report of a shooting. But what the police did later turned a normal stop into a legal and moral mess. And trust me, what follows gets much worse during the incident that's filmed. >> Can you get off the phone? >> Hold on. Hold on, bro. I'm talking to the police now, bro. >> Done. >> My bad. Yeah, bro. >> Somebody shooting at you. >> Just before we stop this truck, there was a black suppressor 300 and a white van that were flying down the road. >> Yeah, they did. >> Just hang out in the car for a second. >> I don't know where they hit my car, bro. Just hang out the car. >> 2161 Chevrolet. >> You got your ID on you, man? >> Yeah. >> Who was shooting at you, bro? I don't know who the it was, bro. >> [ __ ] >> 732. I got the [music] uh Chrysler 300 stopped. He's alleging he was getting shot at. He doesn't know who shooting at him. >> What kind What kind of car was it? >> I don't know what kind of car it was, bro. They They said But >> all I know, they said they said somebody they said All I know at >> the situation looked chaotic at the scene and the officers themselves sounded confused with no clear idea who fired or from where. Well, that's why they were called, right? To run an investigation. Barnes said someone shot at him, which could mean he was the victim here and that he needed help at that moment. However, it wouldn't take long before the officers flipped the story completely and switched the roles. >> I don't know. They was just they was shooting and I had sped through that and I that's why I need to check my sp. >> Yeah. 1040. One more. Just not 1018 though. 47. >> Can I check to see my car? >> All right. What's up? >> I'm just trying to trying to figure out what's going on. >> Okay. I mean, you can park over there. Watch out. You got a car behind you. >> Traffic. >> How you spell your first name, man? >> V A T A 730. V I US black Chrysler 3009 white man possibly involved >> B A R N S >> N was your dad [music] with you when this happened? >> No, I was just we was I was just driving and [singing] they went to shoot through. >> Barnes was immediately put in handcuffs and detained while officers tried to piece together an incident that no one had actually seen. Instead of clear facts, everything was based on assumptions and radio calls full of guesses. In their logic, being close to the shooting automatically meant guilt. Plus, why arrest someone who was supposedly the victim? Nothing made sense here. And unfortunately, things were only about to spiral further out of control. >> I said they was just shooting. I said I was just I was just I was by myself. I was sping on one of my homies. And then they just went to shooting, you feel me? And I just sped through that and they they were like, "Bro, you just um you just hit somebody. You just hit somebody." I was like, "Bro, I wouldn't try to hit nobody." [ __ ] I like [ __ ] car or something. >> Huh? >> I don't know. >> Yeah. >> Date of birth. [music] >> Stop that from that area that Anderson was in Chrysler. >> How about I ain't got no gun in here, bro? >> Okay. How about you put Bro, I wasn't shooting. Bro, >> you're just being >> So, we sorted out. You got anything in your car? >> No problem. >> While Barnes was sitting in the police car, officers began searching his vehicle. No one mentioned a warrant and no one explained the legal basis for the search. By acting this way, they were risking a violation of the Fourth Amendment, but that clearly didn't seem to matter to them. All that mattered now was finding something in his car that would give them a reason to escalate the situation even further. >> His dad's in that white van behind us. Yeah. >> I wasn't the one shooting, bro. I got shot at, bro. [music] >> I got shot. I I just Somebody else is saying that you were shooting. >> No, I got shot. No, I got shot at. Turn around. Spread your feet for me. location. >> Yes. >> I just I just saw you blow that stop. >> Hell yeah. I blew that star. They shot at I don't know who they shooting. I trying to get my gun. >> At that moment, one of the officers noticed a hole in the car door and immediately linked it to the shooting. Instead of checking whether [music] the hole was old or new, the conclusion was made on the spot. Well, did you hear that? This could have been the main piece of evidence. Yet, [music] they somehow gave it the least attention. And soon, you'll find out exactly why that happened. >> This these doors are worthless. Anything like this? >> Oh, no. >> All right. What? Where? >> I just started. >> Yeah. So is the other one, too. I don't know what the hell's going on with it. >> This one's the same as that one, dude. Let's get out here and say that it was happening actually out on the 2200 block and they were shooting this way. Not getting much cooperation on it. >> As time passed, the officers kept examining the car as if it was proof of guilt by itself. One officer openly admitted that Barnes might not even be a suspect, but a possible victim instead. Still, that didn't change anything. And here's the key question. If these officers themselves doubted their own theory, why was Barnes still treated as the guilty one? Sadly, it was probably because they were bored and wanted something to do. Somebody's somebody's lying because he does have a bull hole in this car. And I I feel like Dartavius, if he had a gun, I don't think he'd pull over or like even toss it. I think he just dip. That could be wrong there. I don't know. I'm walking it now. I'm getting another phone call, though. All right. See? [screaming] Yes, sir. >> The shots fired. We just had a call. >> I'm walking >> from 16th to 18th now. >> Oh, but I don't need to toss anything. >> I don't know. I mean, >> he's got like a couple things of weed, like at least a couple ounces >> in the car, and I feel like he tossed those with the gun, too. But >> I don't know. >> One officer even admitted that Barnes probably wouldn't have pulled over if he was actually armed. That's a statement that breaks the entire basis for holding him. Well, did they even realize what they were saying while talking? Their own conclusion worked against them. Yet they kept going as if no one would notice. >> How you doing, sir? I'm >> good. How about you? >> Good. You're um >> Dartavius and dad. >> Yes, sir. >> So, he's not under arrest at this point right now. He's just being detained. Um so, >> what is he being detained for? >> Well, we heard some gunshots in the area that somebody called in and said that he was the one that shot him. >> Okay. >> Um somebody said something about a white van being also on scene, which I don't know. Were you with him when this occurred or what? >> I just dropped my daughter off from Walmart. Uh-huh. >> I pulled up to the corner. [music] Y'all came flashing your lights and turned in this way. I stopped the lights and you just watched because whatever. >> That was him. He came up the street here. >> Put your lights on. We had just dropped her off. You turned that way as we pulling off. You busted and got behind him. So, we stopped at the light there to see what going on. I knew it was my son's car. >> I hit the block parked right here and talked to you. You said I came back up here. I did. Okay. So >> meanwhile, Barnes's father arrived at the scene and tried to clear things up. He asked reasonable questions about the basis for the detention. The officers looked uncomfortable, but stuck to the same story. Large amounts of marijuana were found inside the vehicle, which police used as extra justification for their behavior. But that fact had nothing to do with the shooting. Right. >> We're just still trying to figure [music] it out, though. I mean, we got other people calling in and stuff like that. >> Here's the thing, though. I know one of y'all police cars got to have a field test kit in it to test some gun gunshot [music] residue. Test his hand. >> We don't do that. >> Well, that's what y'all should do. >> Well, we don't sense. Come on. Come on, man. Y'all got that technology? >> I am calm. But if y'all if y'all detaining him on the suspicion of him being the one that was involved in the shooting, somebody, one of y'all should have a field test kit to test for gunshot [music] residue. That's that's a simple test. >> We don't we don't have that. >> Okay. Well, we can't do that. Well, then y'all should get a sergeant down here or someone who has a detest crime scene investigation. >> We don't use an SPD, sir. >> I'm sorry. >> We don't use an SPD, sir, because they're not reliable. >> Uhhuh. >> So, so, so until y'all can prove that he did anything or didn't do anything, y'all have the right to detain him on suspicion, >> or is that probable cause? >> It's reasonable suspicion. >> Reasonable suspect. No, >> it's not. >> There's a difference. [music] >> There is. The conversation with Barnes's father further exposed the weaknesses in the police's story. He calmly explained the movement and circumstances while the officers sounded [music] defensive. I mean, by their logic, every citizen has to prove innocence instead of the police proving guilt. At this point, officers openly talked about reasonable suspicion, but without any concrete [music] evidence. Well, then that isn't reasonable suspicion at all. >> So, y'all suspect him of doing something without probable cause that he has done anything? We have reasonable suspicions there because we have been named multiple times. We have in the area, right? I do find it weird that he's been at two shots fired >> in the past week. >> That that's understandable as well. >> Absolutely. So, we have to go with what we have and then we speak and speak with them. We search things and see what's going on and then we figure it out from there. Okay. >> That's fair enough, sir. >> But just just to verify, you weren't around like cuz he's saying he was shot at. >> Okay. >> You weren't around when that occurred cuz somebody said there was a white van involved. >> No, this is SUV. That's not a van. It's a Dodge Journey, not a van. >> It kind of looks like a van. But you know what I'm saying though? I I just wanted to verify and because if you saw somebody shooting at him, we'd like to get that statement. >> Well, if I if I had said that, that would have been the first thing I said to you when I pulled up. >> Perfect. >> When I first told you that that was my son, I would said, "Hey, they shoot at him." I don't know what was going on. That's why I stopped to, you know, let you know who I was. >> Thank you. >> No problem. >> As the situation finally calmed [music] down, Barnes was left with a misdemeanor marijuana charge with no connection to the shooting at all. The entire incident showed how easily [music] police can escalate a routine situation. Somehow officers completely forgot about the shooting itself. But what's truly shocking is that everything up to this point was actually just an introduction to something far worse. [music] Something very few officers would ever go on to do. >> Did you make it down there at all? So, um, he comes flying down spruce. Girl says the car hit the car hit her. She's fine. Yeah. >> She says it's the blue 300 with the blue whatever. And then I have neighbors that are saying this truck that came flying out that [music] street saying that that's not the white truck. It was a blue price that the white van. >> He's got your keys. evidence for pass. >> And then um uh next video tell us that um as soon as he goes on spruce hits uh whatever that's >> at this point the officers had already decided that they would process the car even though they didn't have a clear legal basis. Barnes was still under control, and one cop acted like he was looking for permission to keep going. However, what they would find next in his car would completely change the direction of the investigation, and it would be something the officers would later regret, but by then it would already be too late. >> Do you care if we process that car? Cuz you do have a bold tire. >> But do you do you care though? >> I'll show you processing. What >> What do you mean processing? >> Like we'll take pictures and see if we can find a bolt projectile in it. I mean, yeah. Go ahead. All right. Can I get out the hand? >> Yeah. How about, man? I'm going to take those off. Uh, I'll probably have you just have a seat though when I get these off. Um, just cuz we're still >> Okay. Have a seat real quick. >> This was in the center console. And so I look at it over they got pissed off when he flew down this memorial. >> At first though it was heroin and so then I checked for cocaine but it looks like it's probably >> the officers were clearly excited because they had finally found an excuse to keep searching. Still being suspicious of Barnes as the criminal [music] for some reason. However, their arrogance would soon break your heart into pieces because you're going to be shocked to learn that these officers weren't just [music] bad cops. They were also very bad people. Oh, no. Not at all. >> Yeah, he did. Cuz I was like, "Hey, you guys." >> Channel one back up. for normal traffic 2038. >> He's he's probably just going to go for that. >> What's he going to go for? >> He'll probably just go for some weed. He had some like Molly or X crushed up. How much? Couple sacks. Couple ounces. Now, the officers happily walked over to Barnes, who was still waiting in the backseat of the police car, to tell them they'd found some substances in the vehicle that looked like crushed drugs and that based on the smell, they thought it might be crystal meth. From the look on Barnes's face, you could tell he was genuinely confused, not knowing what the officers had actually found was the ern of the ashes of his deceased daughter. >> Cuz you got some you got some weed, man. There was something else in the car, too. >> What? >> A little bit of like X crushed up. >> X crushed up. What? >> Center console. >> You sure it's S, bro? >> It's like Molly or Ecstasy crushed up. >> No. Y'all did it in the test, bro. >> Yeah. Tested positive for for me/ MDMA. >> What? >> Yeah. >> You sure, bro? >> I I'll show it to you. >> Yeah. Yeah, I'm going to show it to you. >> Now, the officers were still so confident they found illegal substances that they decided Barnes has to go to jail. However, since he didn't understand what was happening, he asked the officers to show him what they had found. So, if all of this has annoyed you so far, [music] well, get ready to feel even more upset. And you might even end up shedding a tear. >> Well, it's like it's it's the same test kit for meth as it is for MDMA. >> Where's MDMA? >> Like Molly or Ecstasy? >> Yeah. I don't do that type of >> How much was it, bro? >> Not much. >> Yeah, bro. Y'all think they was going to record me or something? Yeah, bro. They never only mind. I don't really know, but Yeah. Can I see that, bro? >> Yeah. Just give me a second. All right, man. >> Am I going to jail for it? Yeah, probably at this point. >> Yeah, I need to do that. I didn't a felony, bro. What the What is that, bro? >> I'm going to show you now. >> What the? >> And then something [music] happened that turned this case into a moral collapse. The officers opened the urn with the ashes [music] of Barnes's 2-year-old daughter and tested the contents as drugs. Well, did you hear that? This moment wasn't just a legal issue, but pure disrespect for human dignity. And on [music] top of that, one officer decided to test it again just to be sure it wasn't [music] drugs. Some cops truly don't know where the line is. Well, >> plus the weed, man, is too much. You know what I'm saying? You got too much weed anyways. And it's got to be like in different packaging. It's got to [music] be like child resistant, odor proof. >> No, no, no, bro. That's my daughter. What are y'all doing, bro? That's my daughter, bro. Give me that, bro. That's my daughter, bro. That's my daughter. What are y'all doing? Oh, no. No, no, no, no. Ask my daddy, bro. That's my daughter in there. >> Hang on. >> What are y'all doing? Don't you know, bro? Y'all can't What? Whoa. Whoa. Bro, whoa. That's my She just passed two. She just passed last year. You know my You know me, bro. That's her, bro. Bro, >> please give me my daughter, bro. Pull her in my hand, bro. Y'all are disrespectful, bro. >> Okay, bro. Can I please have my daughter? >> Test it. >> I mean, he showed it to me. It looked blue, but >> I'll test it again. Bro, give me give me my daughter, bro. That is something very important to me, bro. Give me my daughter, bro. Please, bro. Please, bro. Give me my daughter, please, bro. Bro, please, bro. That is something very important to me, bro. Please, bro. >> Barnes was clearly [music] broken while the officers coldly commented on the test result. One cop admitted the result wasn't clear, but the damage had already been done. The officer who tested it and claimed it was drugs should be found and [music] arrested. One thing is boosting your ego. Another is being someone who can't control [music] himself. If this doesn't make your blood boil, I don't know what will. >> He says an urn with his daughter and dead daughters. What is it? the test, >> but it didn't. It looked like possibly brownshes. >> That guy knew what it was. >> The guy immediately got out and said, "If the ashes of his granddaughter died." >> Yeah, probably not. Test it again. >> I'm just going to give it back to my >> Hey, ask if he wants it if he wants his dad to have it. Tell my dad calm down, bro. >> I'm going to give it to your dad. All right. >> Yeah. Tell him to calm down, bro. >> Thank you, bro. >> Hey, sir. >> So So the test the the test kit like it did look like it field tested for like meth, >> bro. I knew that was impossible. This my character, bro. >> That's my daughter, bro. >> I got you. I believe you, man. I'm going to give it to your dad if you're cool with that. >> Hey, thank you, bro. Thank you, sir. Even though the test was unreliable, the officers kept rationalizing their behavior. They talked about how it looked like drugs, completely ignoring the context. I mean, by their logic, if something looks like something else, go ahead and open it. Barnes's father got the earned back, but without any [music] apology. The police tried to present everything as a reasonable step. Well, no officers, that was not a reasonable step, and you will soon understand why. >> He said, he said it was kind of a weird. >> It didn't like it was a bright blue. >> It was like purple. >> I He immediately said that's what it was. And it coincided with what he said. >> I said I didn't die. I was there when the corner told it to dad. Hey, we're going to go ahead and give this to you. >> And I appreciate that. Thank you. >> So, whenever we see like a container like that, >> and I understand that, but come on, man. Come on. Common sense. >> You You don't have to open it up. >> I'm not. But but but common sense, though, man. Come on. >> I'm I'm just telling you. >> How can it be a bullet with this on the end of I mean, >> no, I'm not saying it was a bullet. I'm saying the substance it looked [music] similar to Molly. >> Okay. I'm just telling you. Okay. All right. All right. So, >> why is he still being detained? >> Well, he had some stuff in the car that he wasn't supposed to, right? >> Okay. >> At the same time, Barnes was still being held because of the marijuana. Officers were mixing unrelated things together to justify the extended detention. Because of this behavior, they were risking losing qualified immunity, but that clearly wasn't a priority for them at that moment. Still, listen [music] to this part where in a conversation between themselves, they accidentally admit that even the marijuana really wasn't that big of a deal. >> All right, >> that's that's all. >> So, y'all want to secure his car before y'all take them? Are y'all taking them or what's going on? >> We're still we're still figuring that out. I could take him. Uh it's just >> are we going to I don't know yet. We We could potentially. Plus, you know, >> he shouldn't be driving anyways. >> I got you. You know what I'm saying? >> I got you. My question is, are y'all going to secure his car before y'all make any other >> I mean, [music] technically we could tow it. I don't know if we're going to go that route. So, we're still working that out. >> But even if you to back, correct? >> Of course. Okay. >> You got this? >> Yeah. I'm probably just going to write him up for the week and probably just It's 2 oz. >> That other thing you got 2 oz? >> Yeah. 2 oz. Well, 2 oz. I think it's 73921. >> I mean, I could take it. I mean, he's got the bags in the scale, >> but it's also >> given 19 and all that. We wrote an XL. >> That's what I'm saying. >> I'll just give him an NTA for it. >> Yeah, that's all. >> That was still >> Barnes was finally released probably because the officers felt bad about what they did with his daughter's ashes. However, letting him [music] go like this didn't mean he'd forget or just let it slide. And the officers would soon learn that the hard way. What happened [music] that night stayed with him and it wouldn't end quietly. >> All right, how about for man? Here's the deal. We're uh I'm not gonna take you in for that weed. Okay. Even though I could is way more than uh being out. >> No, I just I was just in the home for my car guys. I was for me and my wife, bro. >> But you can only have up to 30 grams and it's got to be in different packages and it can't be accessible. >> I would put it I was going to put it in a jar. Well, there is some in the jar, but it it can't even the jar. >> We're going to be able to smell it through the jar. It's got to be odor odorproof >> and child resistant. >> You know what I'm saying? >> So, we do have a >> It's got to be like a prescription bottle or something >> like a seal on it. >> Like if you buy from the dispensary, they'll have it like After the incident, Dardevarious Barnes sued the city of Springfield and the officers involved, claiming they illegally seized and desecrated [music] the urn with the ashes of his 2-year-old daughter. In the lawsuit, he listed serious violations of constitutional [music] rights and asked for financial compensation. Police denied wrongdoing [music] and claimed qualified immunity, but the case was set for a jury trial. [music] And while we hope for good news about these officers being fired, let's now talk about how an ID refusal went bad. On January 21st, 2025, in the early morning hours in Piscala, Ohio, a woman named Tabitha Gross ran out of gas in the middle of an icy night. She called AAA and waited for help. Instead of a fuel truck, police arrived. Now, what should have been routine assistance turned into [music] an example of how a normal situation can escalate when a citizen refuses to give ID without legal [music] grounds. And this was only the beginning. >> Hey, you guys. Okay? >> Yeah, we ran out of gas. >> Oh, did you? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. You guys got help coming? >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. >> Not >> okay. All right. You mind if I get an ID from you, ma'am? >> No, I Why do I Why? >> Because I'm stopping out with you on the side of the road. >> No, >> I'm sorry. >> No, I mean I'm I'm out of gas. I didn't do anything for you to ask. >> Okay. Yes. Well, you can't park on the side of the road, so yes, technically yes. Do you have a name and date of birth you didn't give me? >> Do you have an ID with you, sir? It doesn't have to be like we don't we didn't do anything yet. >> Okay. [music] >> Whose car is it? >> It's not a car. We didn't do anything for an ID. So, >> okay. >> I know my >> Okay. Well, ma'am, you're operating a motor vehicle that has now stopped on the roadway. The side of the road. So, >> that's not a crime, though. >> Okay. Well, you cannot park or stop a vehicle on the side of the roadway. A >> crime. >> It's a traffic violation. Yes, ma'am. >> All right. Just hang out here for me. Okay. I'll be right back. Right from the start, the cop treated running out of gas as suspicious behavior. [music] Tabitha was parked on the side of the road and waiting for help. But that didn't stop the police from seeing the situation as an issue for order and [music] control. And for some reason, this clueless officer thought that it was a good enough reason to demand her ID, even though she was doing nothing wrong and wasn't causing any real problem. So, this is a DAV that I saw come to a stop. Drivers won't identify. I'm just trying to find the code saying where you cannot stop a vehicle on the side of the road. Um because I'm like 99% sure it's in our trafficy ordinance. She says they're out of gas. But now she won't identify. Um and I'm trying to figure out why. I'm going to go talk to her on the driver's side and make sure she hasn't been drinking or anything. Okay. Um but yeah, I just need to find that ordinance. >> Yeah. >> To compel ID, >> right? >> Yeah. Passenger. >> Blue. >> Yeah. >> What's your first name, man? >> Why? No, I'm not doing that. I just ran out of gas. I've had a very bad day. I'm not No. >> Okay. Well, you've been driving down the road and you stopped a vehicle on the side of the road. >> You cannot stop. >> Call the mayor. >> Yeah. >> No, it's not. >> Okay, [music] go ahead. I >> That's your right to do so. >> Look, I dumped chocolate. >> I just want to get to the gas station. >> Okay. What is your concerns about identifying yourself? >> I don't have to. >> When ID still wasn't provided, police started calling for extra resources. Bringing in supervisors and a canine unit clearly showed that the situation had turned into retaliation. So, next time you wonder why police aren't there when [music] you actually need them, just remember they're probably somewhere else harassing people who are just waiting for help because they ran out of gas. Absurd, I know. Okay. >> I didn't commit a crime. I don't have to. >> No one's saying you committed a crime. However, you cannot stop a vehicle on the side of the road. >> Yes, I can if there's an e Yes. >> What's the emergency? >> I'm out of gas. >> It's not an emergency. Okay. >> Isn't it freezing outside right now? >> Okay. >> Isn't it freezing? >> We're We're trying to help you. However you >> No, [music] I got Triple A coming. They'll be here in 15 minutes. >> You need Can you please provide your name? >> No, I don't have to cuz I did not commit no crimes at [music] all. I don't have to see myself. I >> can Can we agree that you cannot stop a vehicle on the side of a highway? >> Yeah, you can. >> Okay. >> Yeah, you can. >> Oh, yeah. >> You cannot. >> There is Yes, there is an e. And yeah, I have no choice but to stop because I ran out of gas because >> Are you concerned because you're suspended or something? >> Please, I'm laid off from my >> Ma'am, it's been a rough week and I've had my last $4 in the gas. >> Can you listen to me real quick? Are you concerned? >> Okay. Can you hop out of the vehicle for me, please? >> Huh? >> Hop out of the vehicle for me, please. >> No. I keep the vehicle. >> No. >> Tabitha explained it was an emergency and that help had already [music] been called. The cop insisted it wasn't an emergency even though the temperature was below zero. Honestly, this [music] officer should have been glad she pulled over safely without putting traffic at risk. But instead, they seemed [music] to see this as a chance to boost their ego and show how authoritative they were. >> I'll give you my Why do you want my ID? >> Just step out of the car, please. >> I'll give you ID, man. >> Okay, first we're going to step out of the car. We're not >> Please just step out of the car. [music] No, I'm not stepping out of the car. I can't do anything. Please call him. I'm calling. >> Please step out of the car. >> No, we just can't put down. >> I am not looking to write you any tickets if you don't have a license. >> Get out of the car. It's cold. >> You do? >> No, I don't. It's cold. I'M NOT GETTING OUT. I'm already freezing. >> Okay, ma'am. You cannot stop a vehicle on the side of a highway. >> It's stopped because it's out of gas. Sir, >> you can move forward. >> I'm trying to get my ID. >> Can you just step out of the vehicle? No, it's cold. No, [music] >> I got his idea. >> I got his idea. >> Yeah, we're not. No, I grew up in this town. Stop. >> That's perfectly okay, ma'am. >> No, I'm not getting out of the car. >> Yes. Yes, you are. >> NO, I'M NOT. I DIDN'T do anything that makes me get out of the car. No. >> Well, I'm asking you to exit the car because you've not identified yourself. >> I just told you I'm trying I'm getting my ID right now. >> Okay. Well, we're past that point. Okay. >> No, we're not. We are we're past that point. Exit the vehicle. >> Why getting out of the Why do you want me out of the car? >> Because we're past that point. You've lost that opportunity. Can we agree? >> A supervising cop showed up and backed his colleagueu's actions without any extra questioning. The request to contact a higher authority was denied. I don't know about you, but this looked like a closed loop where police oversee themselves and give themselves a pass. And on top of that, when the [music] woman finally wanted to provide her ID, the officer suddenly didn't want it anymore. So, someone really needed to remind them that they weren't there to escalate, but to do the exact opposite. >> No. >> Okay. Well, step out of the car. Do that now. >> What? What am I? Why are Why am I being detained right now? Why? Why? >> Because you stopped the vehicle on the side of a highway. >> There's no reason to detain me. None. >> You are out of gas. >> Okay. >> I know. Can you call your supervisor, please? >> He's right there. >> I'm right here. >> You're You are the supervisor. >> Yes, I am. >> You your boss isn't here. >> My boss is not on duty. He's a lot higher than us. >> Well, >> I'm about to chief. I want to call him. >> You called tomorrow morning. >> It doesn't work that way, ma'am. >> I I gave you plenty of opportunities. I did not do anything. >> If you are suspended or don't have a license, I'm not going to write you a ticket because you ran out of gas. However, we're past that point. >> I am suspended. My name is Okay. My name is Tabitha Gross. >> Step out of the car. >> Now, it's cold. >> Intoxicated. >> No. I'm not doing nothing. >> Because you're telling me you're not doesn't mean I'm going to believe it. >> I'm not. I don't agree. >> I get it though. >> My brother just killed himself. >> Sabatha, we are past that point. Step out of the car. >> Why do I have to get out? >> Because you are being told to. >> Hold it. Let me get out. Cuz I don't know why I'm getting out of the car. >> Hey, just walk to the front of my car. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Is this your car? >> No. >> Walk to the front of the vehicle. Okay. You said, "Tabitha, do you have your ID with you?" >> Only when Tabitha admitted her license was suspended did the police finally get what they were looking for. And here's the irony. Their unlawful insistence on ID led them to information they never should have obtained [music] that way. Should Tabitha have been driving with a suspended license? No. Did the officers [music] have the right to question her like this? Absolutely not. >> What are you wor? What are you concerned about? >> 031. >> Do you have a warrant? >> No. >> What are you concerned about right now? >> What's your social if you don't mind me asking? >> You said outside. >> But listen, were you worried that you had a warrant? Cuz I'm going to tell you right now. >> No, my life I knew. >> Listen, you do have a warrant, but it's out of the pickups. >> There's no reason to go through all this [ __ ] Okay. >> I do not. Did they put a warrant out for you? [music] >> They did. So, you might want to call them and get that taken care of. >> Get that taken care of. But go ahead and finish up with this officer. We'll get you down the road here as quick as you can. Okay. >> You need help getting gas. >> That's why I was stopping out with you. But regardless, I understand you didn't mean to stop g stop without gas. >> Okay. Is there anything illegal in my car? >> Huh? >> Is there anything illegal in my car? >> No. I'm a nurse, man. I don't Yeah. >> No guns or drugs or anything? >> No. Okay. Is that your car? Is it rented? >> It's my boyfriend's car. >> Okay. >> I don't want him to know any of this happened. So, >> I already live in a domestic, you know. >> Is that his car? Is that boyfriend? Okay. All right. >> The cop tried [music] to get consent to search the vehicle. Tabitha refused. Instead of ending the situation, police kept detaining her. So, first it was ID, now a vehicle search. What's going to be next? And all of this just because a woman ran out of gas. So, people, you know what to expect next time something happens to your car on the road. Watch out for those police. >> Can I search the vehicle? >> No. >> Okay. All right. >> Come on. >> I see what you're asking. >> I Nothing illegal. >> No, I No. >> Okay. No guns? >> No. >> Okay. You're saying we cannot search that car? >> No. Okay. >> So need to >> weird stories. >> Well, I don't I talking to that guy, he seems pretty levelheaded. >> Yeah. >> And he's like, she doesn't carry nice or she just she knew about the I think she knew about the warrant and she was afraid it was going to pick up radius. on consent about seven. You still are dispatch. >> A K9 unit was brought in as a way to get around consent. The dog supposedly alerted even though the video shows suspicious timing and a toy right where the reaction happened. I mean, by their logic, any dog reaction is a good enough excuse for a search. But let's be honest [music] here. Nothing could really surprise us anymore, right? The officers were creating problems themselves [music] just so they could pretend they were solving something. >> It's up to you. >> If you want me to run, I'll run. >> Pull the passenger. >> Weird uh weird stories from her. She came from Mary'sville. They're going to get an icy. >> Uh pull the passenger. Okay. >> Just hang out from my bumper, man. >> Okay. Just hang out from my bumper for me. Hey sir, can you hop out real quick and stand back there with her please? What's up? Can you just hop out and stand back there with her real quick? Thank you. Get up. >> Yeah. Why stand out there with her? Thank you. >> What is going on? >> What's that? What are you doing? >> Do you guys need help getting gas or do you have someone coming? [music] >> I told you I didn't give you guys permission to search my car. >> Well, if the dog alerts, then we're going to certain >> No, it's also legal for you to detain us while you wait. Okay. >> Yeah. 25 minutes is the law. >> 25 minutes is the law. >> Yeah. >> What law is that? [music] >> 2 minutes. >> 2 minutes. That's the law. >> Okay. Okay. He He didn't catch anything. quit trying it. >> Okay. >> He didn't get nothing. So, >> okay. Well, the dog ordered a narcotic, so we are going to search the vehicle. >> No, you're not. >> No, you're not. No, you're not. >> Okay. >> Tabitha was physically detained while she protested. She didn't resist, but she was treated like a threat. Because of this behavior, police risked a lawsuit for excessive force and unlawful [music] detention. There's no need to even mention that officers didn't have a warrant for the search or her consent, but they decided to do it anyway. Well, just because they could do it didn't mean it was right or [music] lawful. >> No, you're not. >> You're not searching my car. >> Go ahead. Put your hands behind your back. >> NO. You're being >> You're being detained. You're being detained. >> Why am I being detained? Stop me. >> Stop. >> Why are you putting on me? Because you're pulling away from us permission. >> Okay, you don't have to give us permission. The dog alerted. >> Please, can you take those off me? Please take them off. Please take them off. Please take them off. >> That was fine. >> I didn't do anything. Bro, >> I know you didn't do anything. That's why [ __ ] got me out of >> searching my car. You are not searching my car. >> You wasn't arrested for nothing. >> Yeah, you know >> I did and she refused. you. >> Okay. So, you made her wait while you got a dog. >> I just answer my question. She refused to search. You made her wait for you to bring a dog, right? >> I didn't ask. >> The vehicle search didn't produce any results. Nothing illegal was found. And now we get to the key question. Why was all of this necessary? Why do the police think people are hiding something just because they know their rights? It makes no sense to [music] work in law enforcement if you're arresting people who are trying to protect themselves and their rights, which these [music] officers, by the way, swore to protect. >> Would you want searching my car? >> Well, he's not here. >> No, he's not. >> K9. >> No, he didn't. Oh boy. >> Well, you are. So, >> okay. >> You want to put her in a car? Uh, >> pat her down. Put her in a car >> based off the dog. >> You're not arrested. >> Even after that, Tabitha was questioned further and read her rights, even though an arrest wasn't [music] planned. And that only tells us the officers maybe did plan all of this because otherwise they wouldn't have kept talking to her at all or at [music] worst they would have left once they were told no help was necessary. I hope you feel good about yourselves officers [music] while you still can. >> All right. What's going on today? >> Hey nothing. >> Yeah. I like >> Okay, I'm going to read you your rights. Not because you're going to jail or anything, just cuz I want to ask you some questions. Okay. Can we be using court law? >> You have the right to turn your hel through court. You understand? >> Okay. >> What were you talking to the other officer about? Your boyfriend or something? >> Yeah. >> Was he's involved in some stuff or something? 279 4465 2794775 >> I really don't know. >> I don't know cuz he had a whole double like double double eyes. >> Police focused on her boyfriend and the ownership of the vehicle trying to widen the investigation. What they were already doing was clearly illegal. There's a clear rule that when officers stop or approach a vehicle, they're only allowed and supposed to focus on the driver. So, what these questions about the poor guy were supposed to mean, I don't know, but it definitely wasn't anything well intended or done in good faith. >> What's his name? >> I drive my son around a lot and he does, you know, he's getting >> Who owns the car? >> My boyfriend does. >> He owns it. What's his name? >> I'm not going to go looking after him. I'm just curious. >> His name is Tim. >> Tim what? >> Mills. >> Tim Mills. Okay. And he's the owner of the car. How long has he had the car? >> He I pay for it. Like he it's control, you know, like >> you pay for that car. >> Where did you guys buy the car >> from? Avis car rental. That's why it's a tag on it cuz you have >> Okay. So you guys bought it from Avis? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> And they had it over. >> Okay. Car is not stolen or anything? >> No. >> Okay. All right. Do you have any drugs on you? >> No. >> Okay. Can this female officer search you and then you can get back in your car? >> She's already searched me. >> She patted you down. Can she reach in your box and make sure? >> Yeah. As long as I get back in my car and I can go home. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Um, do you guys have someone with a license to come pick you up? >> I don't I >> I'm not going to write you a ticket or anything. I'm not going to take you to jail. I don't have no money, but >> okay, we can probably arrange something. >> Even though roadside assistance was on the way, police kept detaining Tabitha and her passenger out in the cold. Now, you can see that what they claimed that they were there to help clearly wasn't true because they were only dragging out the situation. Even after telling Tabitha she wouldn't be arrested, for some reason, that still wasn't the end because a predator never just lets its prey go that easily, right? Um, does it make sense why all this happened? >> Down around the corner, right down? >> I know why you're upset. It's because you had the warrant and you're suspended. Okay. However, >> I've never been in trouble before. >> Okay. And I get that. So, you said this officer can do it through a search of just make sure just because the dog did alert to the narcotics in the vehicle. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Go ahead. Hop out for me. Stand to the front of my car. She's going to search you. Okay. What's that game? >> They have gas coming. She consented to a search of her person. I don't know what's going on with the car, but >> Well, I say we push the car off the side of the road like in that direction. >> It comes down. >> Yeah. But >> I don't want him to leave. I don't want him to leave it overnight and then it's on me. That's happened. >> No, no, I get I know this guy. >> Okay. >> I know this guy. >> Okay. >> Well, he's probably there now. >> Oh, this one here. Okay. [music] >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Yeah, we can push up there. And if I have to, I'll check it a little bit later. If she's still there, I'll text you. >> Okay. >> And it won't be on you. It'll be on me. >> Okay. >> Hey, we'll get you camera. >> I said it'll be on me. >> Oh, I'm not But yeah, it'll be on. >> Okay. >> In the end, the vehicle was moved to a safe spot. No [music] arrest, no charges. 20 minutes of intimidation over an empty gas tank. Police left, [music] putting Tabitha right back where she started, just emotionally drained. And just because she doesn't [music] have money for lawyers to sue these officers, they thought they were safe. Luckily, they ended up all over social media as an example of how a cop should not act. And speaking of officers like that, let's talk about one aggressive cop and a seemingly normal traffic stop. This footage was recorded on November 29th, 2022 after the arrest of Kenneth Espinosa in Los Anaminas County, Colorado, where he was already handcuffed and fully under control. Instead of calming the situation, officer Male Noel immediately started threatening him with a restraint chair. Still, you'll be surprised to see a man who remained completely calm and not aggressive at all to justify something like that. >> No, just come on. All right, get out. >> Can you give me a few minutes? >> No. Get out. >> Just seconds, man. I can't move. I can't move, man. >> Jeez. >> Right over here to the open door. Have a seat on the bench inside. I'm going to tell you right now, if you continue to act like a jackass, sit down. You're going in the chair. Do you understand that? Do you understand that? >> I understand. >> You're going to cooperate. You're going to do what you're told cuz if not, you're going to go in the chair. Okay. Any part of that you don't get? >> No, sir. >> Matt's going to come and check him out cuz he got tased. So, that's kind of what we're waiting on right now. So, we'll let them come look at him here and then we'll go from there. >> [music] >> While Kenneth was physically restrained and visibly injured, Officer Null kept up verbal attacks and humiliation. This wasn't about maintaining order, but about showing power. And if you're wondering whether Kenneth deserved this kind of treatment, I'll just say this. He ended up here because of a traffic stop where the officer was bored during his shift. Grab his ID. Come open this door, please. Officer Null started rationalizing the entire incident, shifting the blame onto Kenneth [music] and his behavior during the traffic encounter. I mean, by their logic, if a citizen doesn't react perfectly, he deserves to be tased in the face. I don't think I need to remind you that a citizen can yell at police if he wants to because that's protected by the First Amendment and freedom of speech. So, this really didn't make much sense at all. You can come and talk to him Monday through Friday. When you get out of jail, he's up front. Under Sheriff Sennis Steven is my supervisor's name. You can come and talk to him then. >> Stop being mean. I'm telling you the way it is. Okay? You had your chance. Okay? You shut UP AND LISTEN. OKAY? IT'S NOT TIME FOR YOU TO TALK. IT'S TIME FOR YOU to listen cuz I'm done with your [ __ ] Okay? THIS COULD HAVE ALL BEEN PREVENTED. >> What's especially concerning is that Officer Null admitted the taser hit Kenneth in the face while his hands were cuffed. Using a taser on someone who was already under control directly undermines any claim that force was necessary and seriously threatens their qualified immunity. And judging by the officer's tone and the way he spoke, you can see he was clearly enjoying his role and how important he [music] thought he was. >> Okay, simple. I roll up TO SEE WHO THE HELL IS PARKED BEHIND MY DEPUTY CUZ I DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS AND YOU START ACTING LIKE A [ __ ] OKAY, [ __ ] NUMBER ONE, YOU ROLL UP YOUR WINDOW WHEN I'M WALKING UP TO IT. THEREFORE, I HAVE TO KNOCK ON YOUR WINDOW to get your Oh, you don't know who I am? >> I didn't have your lights on. >> Are you stupid? >> Behind me, though. >> DOES THIS COSTUME I'M NOT WEARING TELL YOU WHO I AM? >> I DIDN'T SEE IT. >> [ __ ] YOU LOOK RIGHT AT ME AND HOLD your window up. >> All recorded. My window up. >> All recorded. Okay. I I say what you want. Anything you can say, we'll be using a fuel cord. I know. Keep talking. I'm not saying that. I was bringing my pick up to work cuz it doesn't stop. He told me to leave. When I push my brakes, my truck does not stop. I have to. >> So, you're driving an unsafe vehicle. I was bringing it to portable. >> So, you're driving an unsafe vehicle is what you're trying to You're saying it don't stop. >> When you're holding the brakes, it won't stay unless I put it in neutral. He started going on my truck and he told me to stop. I put it in reverse, back onto the curb. So, that way >> Do you know what stop means? Yes, it does. >> Does that mean drive your truck? >> My truck stop. >> Let me ask you a question. Okay. Does stop >> Does stop mean put your truck in gear and try to drive away? >> No. He told me to drive away. You just said he told you to stop. >> He told me to drive away and then you were yelling, "No, no, stop him. Stop him. Stop him." So, he started pounding on the hood of my pickup. Okay. >> While medical workers tried to assess the injured man's condition, Officer Null kept mocking him and downplaying how serious the incident was. Throughout this moment, police ignored the basic principle of dealing with a detainee, which is deescalation. Instead, what we saw was constant pressure, threats, and ridicule. There was no attempt to calm the situation down. >> So, basically, you were doing what you wanted to do, right? Just like you've done this whole time, okay? You were told to leave from the traffic stop. Your son is old enough to drive a vehicle. He's old enough to be pulled over, right? You remember what you said that you don't like us pulling him over FOR NO REASON? YOU HAVE NO GODDAMN IDEA WHY YOU WAS PULLED OVER, DO YOU? NO, YOU DON'T. SO SHUT UP ABOUT IT NOW CUZ I'M TIRED OF listening to you. All right, YOU'RE DONE TALKING CUZ I DON'T GIVE A [ __ ] WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ANYMORE. OKAY, ZERO. I CAN'T understand your >> They're going to come and take a look at you. SO JUST SHUT UP AND TALK TO THEM. >> What happened? >> He shot me in the face. My hand. >> Okay. >> He got A's. He didn't get shot. So there's a difference between being shot and being tased. >> What kind of taste was it? Was it a drag tase or did you just >> No, it was the deployed prongs. Yep. Since he was flopping around like an idiot and being unquared, we have one happened to hit him in the lip. >> Okay. >> No, I pulled him out. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, our guideline says we have to take you in to go get evaluated now. So, >> that's fine. I'm cooperative. I mean, it's they're making it bigger than what it is. I mean, it it is what it is. I have no sense of saying anything, but you know, it it is what it is. I was shot in the face with a taser while I was handcuffed behind my back. >> It's interesting that [music] the officer criticized poor Kenneth for not even knowing why he was stopped. However, if that's true, then that's hardly the citizen's mistake. To me, that only shows the officer was so arrogant that he didn't even explain the reason for the stop. If someone isn't told why they're being stopped, [music] it's not their fault for being confused. >> So, that's that's pretty much it. That >> I'm okay. >> So, do you want to go to the hospital to get checked out? >> Yeah. >> Okay, I'll take it. >> Okay. Um, you want to take your stuff inside? >> Yeah, I'll take him. I don't care what you want. Let's go. >> I want another transport. >> Stand up. >> It's not Burger King, pal. You don't get what you want. Over here. They settled down everything. God damn. My cats are falling down. I'm trying. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> I'll be back. Kenth. >> In the end, Kenneth was taken to the hospital, but the damage had already been done. [music] And that exact moment will be key in the lawsuit that follows because this wasn't a single incident, but a pattern of behavior courts [music] don't look kindly on. So, don't forget, don't be afraid of police, even when they threaten arrest, because the truth always comes out sooner [music] or later. Just when you think police encounters couldn't possibly get any darker, trust us, they can and they do. What you've seen here is only scratching the surface. In [music] the next video, we're diving into cases that push the limits even further, where the abuse of power is even more disturbing. See you in the next one.