What do you mean? Why are you so close to the car? Relax. Relax. Relax. We are doing our job and you recording. >> Relax. No, you relax. >> Relax. You relax. Relax. Do you want to be trespassed? That's what I'm asking. >> I'm not. No, I don't. I want to be on my property taking photos and videos. >> Yeah, you can take photos from a better space and you can No, this is where I need to take them. Constitution, uh, freedom of press in the public. United States Constitution is the law of the land. North Carolina has the same constitution as well. There's case law regarding this subject. Today we're talking about times when rookie cops get instantly humbled by a higher authority after they do something outrageous. Cops are trained to enforce the law, maintain order, but what happens when a rookie officer crosses the line, abuses his position, or makes a reckless move? That's when a higher authority steps in and shows them what real accountability looks like. In this video, we'll look at shocking moments where rookie cops thought they were untouchable, only to be put back in their place by those who outranked them. I'm in public. This is all blocked off. Yes. Right. So, I'm not obstructing I'm not obstructing anything. I'm not obstructing anything. All right, so A cameraman stood in front of the building calmly recording when an officer walked up and told him to step back from the glass. Ironically, the man was on a public sidewalk, which by the First Amendment gave him full rights to film, but the cop made up his own rule. If you're too close, it's the same as being inside. Funny thing, never heard of such a rule before. Have you? Why would you say that? You see what that says? There's a keyword right there, in. Inside. I'm not inside. Is he talking to me? Over here. I'm not inside, sir. I'm outside. No, I know you're outside, but you really can't have you up against the glass Why not? Because it's like you're being inside video taped. No, it's not true. I'm on the sidewalk. The officer kept repeating that you can't film inside, even though it was obvious the man was outside. That's a classic tactic. Stretch the rule beyond what the law allowed, then act as if it was mandatory. In reality, anything visible from a public space could always be recorded. Courts had confirmed this again and again, but here the police ignored the law completely and this was only the beginning. [Music] Why would you ask me? I'm not bothering nobody. You're not, but you're actually And I'm not committing a crime either. No, you're breaching security in that aspect because there's an order that you can't video tape inside. Inside? Yeah. It has nothing to do with filming on the sidewalk. What's your name and rank? It's right there. I'm a captain. Captain LeBron. Captain LeBron, you should know I can film on the sidewalk. No, I do. I do. We have We have We have powers all over in the state of New York and I'm just asking to step away from the glass a little. Oh, you're asking for a favor? No, not asking for a favor. I'm actually directing you to step back from the glass a little. Am I committing a crime right now? Or am I in You're actually just breaching one of the judge's rules. That's all. What? Judge's rules say you can't film on the sidewalk? I'm just trying to understand what you're saying. Into? You're being that close, it's just like you're being inside. I can't film into? The cameraman calmly explained he was on the sidewalk and posed no threat, while the officer tried to paint his presence as a security risk. That was pure misdirection. The real risk wasn't the camera, but the cops inventing rules that didn't exist. By the logic of this so-called captain, if we could even call him that, every person who looked through a window could be treated as a criminal. Can't film inside. I know I can't film inside, but You know that whatever we can see from the sidewalk we can film. You know that. You can't trespass my eyes. It's almost I'll let you speak. It's almost as if you're trespassing in my eyes, which you can't do. If I can see it, I can film it. You know that. But no, lawfully and legally. [Music] Just give it a little space. I just thought you would come out here and protect my rights. I do protect your rights. It seems like it It seems like you're right. Yeah, I'm filming a beautiful building. I'm not getting in anybody's face. I'm filming the signs, so Oh, so you're asking, right? Seems like you were giving I thought you were trying to give me a lawful order. It It is It is a lawful order, but I'm asking you first because that's the way I approach I don't think the judge will prosecute me for filming on the sidewalk. The captain tried to argue that the cameraman was disrupting his officers' work, claiming they had to keep watching him the whole time. That wasn't law. It was pure laziness and a desire to shut down public oversight. If the police couldn't do their job while someone's watching, well, then they weren't fit for the job at all. Very simple, you would agree. And still the pressure was only building. Because you know there's the First Amendment. How? That's the part I don't understand. No, because anybody that stands here is obstructing them? Well, not necessarily obstructing them, but once you become a concern, yeah, it does stop I mean, once I mean, you can clearly see I'm just filming in public, so I'm not a threat to nobody. Nobody came up to me and asked me what my intentions are. So, I'm not obstructing nobody. I'm not committing a crime. And I can stay here and film you guys all day. In the end, the cameraman ironically agreed to do a favor since the officer had been polite. But look at the absurdity, by law he had every right to stand there, yet he was the one making concessions to the police. That was how the upside down reality worked. The citizen had to bend, while the officer who was supposed to protect rights pretended to be the one granting a favor. I still have the right to record that cuz you're a police officer. You're a police officer, yeah. I didn't expect any I didn't expect any cool officers to try to infringe on my rights today. I mean, I can still zoom in from here. Yeah, and that's fine. So, it's just being on the glass is the issue? I don't understand. That's not To me that's not reasonable. I'm sorry. The only way I would know that you're just filming and you're not scratching the glass or jamming something in there is by giving you my full attention. Right? If I'm giving you my full attention [Music] I mean, if if you look over to see if you see me damaging the glass, that's a crime. If If you just seen You seen me You didn't see me damaging the glass. You just seen me filming. You don't have to look at me. At another spot, the cameraman came across a blocked street after an accident and quietly stood with his camera. Right away, another officer approached him, not with a good day, but with an order to move. Great, yet another cop who had no idea what the First Amendment meant, which was strange considering they had all sworn an oath that the start of their career to protect those very rights. You got me. I don't commit crimes. If you come up to me, you ask me I usually don't do favors, but I'll do you the favor cuz you're being polite. All right. God bless you. You too. Take care, right? All right. That's funny. God bless you. Take care. That's funny. You Yeah, sometimes I just can't deal with it, bro. I'm like the It's like And no offense to the captain, but the levels of I don't want to use the S word, but the level of unreasonableness is just too much for me. Like, how is that reasonable? The cameraman asked for a police business card, which was his right, but in return he got a rude reply. When a citizen calmly requested identification, the officer treated it like provocation. Who was going to tell these cops that providing ID was their duty, that wearing a badge didn't mean they were free from respecting rights? For heaven's sake, they weren't above the law. This is all blocked off. [Music] You We're We okay? All is well. Well, How are you? Good. Uh can you go on the sidewalk? Yeah, this is a this is a crime What? Crime scene? Yes. There was a vehicle accident. People people are injured. Where's the tape at? Well, you're in the middle of the street, sir. Can you please Uh step off to the I can just scan this QR code. Okay, scan it. Can I go? The law required transparency, but these officers acted as if their identity was a state secret. Once again, ego mattered more than responsibility, and arrogance mattered more than the law. I mean, if they couldn't identify themselves because they thought it was beneath their honor, then they seriously need to consider a career change. After all, citizens weren't paying taxes for this kind of behavior. And unfortunately, the story didn't stop there. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me get your card, please. Okay. Yeah. Yeah, one of those. All right. You want one of those, too? Can I have this? Can I have your card, too? Relax, bro. It's not that deep. It's not that serious. Okay. So, can I get your card, please? Anthony, your card. Huh? Your business card. >> Can you tell him to de-escalate and relax? Okay, no no one's no one's Yeah, yeah, yeah. Your ego is showing. Relax. We just got concerned because you Yeah, I'm just taking pictures. I'm in public. This is all blocked off. Yes. Right. So, I'm not obstructing I'm not obstructing anything. I'm not obstructing anything. All right, so Yeah. Yeah, all is well. I'm taking pictures of the car. Can I get your card, please, if you don't mind? You want to write your name down on this? The officer began throwing insults, using sarcastic remarks, and clearly showing he had lost all professionalism. Instead of calming the situation, he was the one escalating it. That was the exact opposite of the training police were supposed to follow. De-escalation was mandatory, but from these officers, it seemed like we couldn't expect anything at all. And slowly, the situation was about to spiral completely out of control. >> your name down on this paper for me? Thank you. Oh, it's some gum. You want one? No, no, thank you. My breath is fine. >> No, I didn't say I did. I'm just You know, you noticed it. It's polite to offer gum. You know what I mean? No, that's okay. Thank you. Oh. You insecure? No, I'm not. Sorry, are you? No. Okay. Sound like a guilty conscience. You got to get on the sidewalk. 2023. He just said I'm not a We all just agreed that I'm not obstructing anything. Go 10-98, bro. Leave me alone. 19,000 miles in 2 years. You see how many [Music] Oh, here. 30? Yo, Sarge. Here came an open threat of arrest just because the man stood near a car. The real question was, where was the law that banned being close to a vehicle on a public street? It didn't exist. This is a clear example of police using power only to intimidate citizens. I bet these officers couldn't even name a crime the man had broken. And you guessed it, there wasn't one. >> Yo, Sarge, this car only got 36 miles? 36 miles. That's it? Why I got to be one of those? What is What is That's like me saying, "Oh, you're just one of those tyrants." No. I give you a chance to show you show who you I don't curse people out. If you If you know me, you know I don't do nothing. You know what I'm saying? There's people that do what I do that will curse you to for no reason. All I do is film quietly, and I allow you to expose yourself. I just point the camera. Feel me? You can say I You can say I look for a payday, but the only way I get a payday is if you violate my rights. Right. And you're supposed to protect my rights. You don't You don't think so? No, I fully You are, right? All right, then. So, do that. Thank you. Sounds perfect. When police start from the assumption that a citizen is the enemy, every contact turns into a conflict, and here, it's plain as day. Whatever the man did or said, it wasn't going to change what the officers had decided in those first few seconds when they saw him, and everyone knew what that meant. But don't worry, these rookie cops are about to get instantly humbled by a higher authority because of it. You in a 44? That's your commander, 44? Yeah. Uh can you tell me anything about what happened here? No, I can't answer No? DCPI? Huh? DCPI? 311? 311 All right. The what? The QT. Yo, you know you guys can take it take your ego with you. On that take your ego with you. Go ahead. Go ahead. Cuz clearly, you you don't know who you work for. Yeah, you know you know what the city of New York is? You supposed to. It don't seem like it. You come up to me with a nasty attitude. Not even a hello, good morning, how you doing? None of that. None of that. Just straight get on the sidewalk. Get on the sidewalk. Like, relax, bro. So, it doesn't matter. Ask After the situation seemed to calm down, the cameraman kept doing his job while the police still showed a hostile attitude. The question was, why did the camera bother them so much? If everything was lawful, if nothing was being hidden, why the nervousness? Think about it. Isn't it strange how personally they took the simple act of exercising a basic right? Listen, you see what I'm doing? I'm taking pictures. Okay. You're standing by a car >> You don't have a situational awareness? Okay. I do. That's why I approached you. And And what's the first thing you said? What's the first thing you said? Get away from the car. Right. Not a hello, how you doing? Can Is there anything we can do for you? You know what community policing is? Yeah. Building a rapport with the community? Bridging the gap? Right. Not coming over and exerting your ego on me for no reason. When all I'm doing is taking pictures. All I'm doing is taking pictures, and you see that. Right. So, keep your ego in check, bro. That's it. Be polite and professional. You, too. Thank you. That's nice to say all day. Take care, Sarge. Thanks for de-escalating, sir. I appreciate it. Have a great day. Some of you might say the situation wasn't that serious, but I wouldn't agree. Within just 5 minutes, he ran into two different groups of officers, and neither of them had the slightest idea about constitutional rights. And once again, just be patient a little longer, because trust me, the best part's about to come. Are there Are there any officers hurt in this? They're They're okay. They'll be fine. >> Okay. All right. They'll be all right. Thank you. Have a great day. It's three cars? Three cars? Two. Two car accident. Yeah. But here, that car was already there, so [Music] Is that a officer in the backseat? Everything shifted the moment another officer arrived, a female cop. If the others had been bad, she raised it to a whole new level. She didn't waste a single second and went straight to the threats, showing no interest in calm talk or reason. The cameraman stayed quiet, but you could feel the pressure rising fast. Listen to her words yourself and be ready to get angry. Why you mean? Why you so close to the car? Relax. You want to get arrested? We are doing our job, and you are recording Relax. No, you relax. >> Relax. You relax. Relax. You want to get arrested? Let me know. For what? Taking pictures? >> No, because you are Cuz you are preventing me to do my work. >> No. You're doing it now. So, how am I preventing you? Doesn't say that. >> You're doing your job now. How am I preventing you? Lose your [ __ ] attitude. How about a good morning? Have a good day. >> I don't need to tell >> How about that? So, just shut the [ __ ] up. Don't say nothing to me. And stay away from me. Don't tell me what to do. Stay away from me. >> Don't tell me what to do. Stay away >> your white shirt saying anything to me? Did he say anything? So, why did you? Stay away >> Lose your [ __ ] ego. Stay away from yourself. Stay away from yourself. How about that? We got ego officers running on ego instead of working within the law. Smart. What time is it? 8:00? That's how you talk to people? Not a good morning, how you doing? Do you need help? Nothing, right? Just shut up. What's wrong with you? That's That's community policing 101. Good job. The citizen reminded the officers what community policing meant, building bridges, not walls. But instead of applying that, they carried on with arrogance. Ironically, the citizen knew more about the police code than the officers themselves. And this female cop, whether she was crazy or just plain foolish, kept digging herself into a deeper and deeper hole. Soon, the situation was going to collapse completely. >> Shut up. You got your hands full, white shirt. You got your hands full, brother. You could have de-escalated that a little bit, man. You're your boy, direct activism. You got a famous Yankee Stadium. One of the most beautiful stadiums there is. In the BX. Let's check out this chair in the Bronx. Hit the like button. Oh, my boy trying to smash. Damn, my boy oh, they running the treads? What the She's hurt. She's hurt and they're taking advantage of her. Oh, no, she not hurt. She's playing. She faking the funk. My boy fluffing up that neck. The cameraman later returned to the scene while the chaos of the accident was still going on. Once again, the police refused to answer questions and instead covered up information. Instead of transparency, there was only a wall of silence. The public had the right to know what had happened in a public space, but instead of providing facts, the officers hid the details for reasons nobody could explain. What's up, girl? Let me holler at you. No, I'm tired. I got a man. Yeah, what your man got to do with me? What's up? I'll take you to the store. Let's get it. My boy flew away. He going after the next one. That was crazy. 2016 Um, here we have the blue line. Come on. In the end, the situation escalated with more threats and attempts to silence the cameraman. One officer even put his hands on him, crossing a clear line. And if the sources are correct, these officers were later punished for the behavior once the man's video went viral. Now that we know they finally got what they deserved, let's turn to the officers who were educated right there on the spot because that's where things took a surprising turn. And speaking of rookie cops who got instantly humbled by a higher authority after making a mistake, let's talk about some officers who stopped the first auditor filming in front of a fire station 15 in Lynwood. You don't need to be a legal expert to know this is allowed, but these cops were clearly clueless. What happened next shows just how fast ignorance can backfire. [Music] [Applause] Howdy. What's up? How you doing? Good. Got some calls about you walking around. So, we're wondering what you're up to today. Fun. Nothing. Okay, I seen you looking in the windows, taking photos inside offices. Is there a reason for that or are you Do you work for the city or you Just out taking pictures and video. Okay. Well, your video outside's cool, but when you're looking into people's private spaces, taking photos in there, that's not okay. That's not true. Yeah. Well, that's what you're talking like some We disagree on morals or something thing, then maybe your morals >> voyeurism. You can't look into any place that's not Well, that's open to the public, okay? This is absolutely public. >> Not an office. Not like that. If you want to go inside the building to talk to a firefighter, you're more than welcome to do that. >> a public building. I can One cop accused the cameraman of peeking through windows into private offices. That claim was baseless and legally false. The law is clear. Anything visible from a public space could be filmed. No one could trespass with their own eyes. If they wanted privacy, there were blinds, then curtains for that. Instead of understanding this, the cop began inventing moral rules out of thin air. >> building I can take pictures from public spaces. This is a public space. Do you understand what I'm >> you have blinds. I understand what you're saying, I'm telling you you're wrong. Okay. Do you need something from this building cuz they don't want you here? One one end and crap in the other. See which one fills up faster. It's not there. I'm asking you that. Do you need something from this building? >> Yeah, I do. Cuz they're asking you then do you need to contact one of the firefighters? Do you talk to >> what I need from the building. Okay, what do you need? I can't talk to you about that. Okay. They don't want you here. They're uncomfortable with you being here, okay? Uncomfortable's their problem. >> right. If they don't want you here, you're getting removed. >> This is mine. We're disagreeing here, dude. You need to understand. This is my building. It's your building. Everyone's in that building's building. So, if they don't want you here, they tell me that you don't have to You don't have to leave. >> Call the fire chief now and ask him does he want you here or not. >> Let me Let me put this to the top real quick for >> Do you want to play these games or do you want to just be here? >> not going to answer your question. Let me put this to the top for you. >> What do you need? I'm going to have you put a ring on it. Are you going to trespass me The conflict escalated when the cop said the citizen wasn't wanted there and that he felt uncomfortable. But feeling uncomfortable wasn't a legal reason. Public buildings belong to citizens, not to the employees inside. If a public building belonged to everyone, then every taxpayer had the right to stand outside and record, but just wait. He was about to try every trick possible to push his own narrative. Trespass me or not. Do I got to ask them? They don't want you here. They called me here to say, "Hey, what are you doing? What are you doing?" >> Do you want to be trespassed? That's what I'm asking. >> I'm not. No, I don't. I want to be on my property taking photos and videos. >> Yeah, you can take photos from a better space than going to look at people's windows. >> is where I need to take them from. Okay. Are you working on something? I'm not going to talk to you about what I'm doing, okay? >> Okay. I'm not going to help you. >> You're not helping me at all. I'm asking you, are you working on something or not? >> going to answer those questions. >> Cuz if you're doing something in an official capacity, then you're welcome to do what you're doing. But if you're not, >> I'm doing something in a very official capacity. >> Okay. So, what is it? Cuz I can't tell you. >> you. Okay. So, if I talk to them and they say they don't want you here, then you'll be removed from the property. Do you understand that? Now, if you're doing something in an official capacity, >> No, I'll tell you. I'm telling you, don't climb that mountain with me. Oh my gosh. I'm telling you right now. >> Listen, I understand that you want to play games and all that stuff. I'm being as nice to you as possible. >> I'm telling you from one man to another, don't climb that mountain. The cop started threatening with trespass even though there was no legal basis for it. Trespass applied to private property in clearly marked restricted areas and none of those signs existed here. The citizen calmly explained he was staying on public ground and exercising his rights. But that was exactly what annoyed the cop. The fact that the citizen knew his rights made him a harder to control. >> mountain with me. Cop over. You got it? I I didn't hear anything you just said. I said, "Don't climb that mountain with me." >> All I got to do is The climb You're not getting me off this property. That ain't happening, dude. >> You want to play the game? I'm not playing the game with you. I'm being dead serious. >> right now. Do you really want to play this game? You want to be trespassed from the fire department. That makes no sense. Cuz you might need a fire department one day. I'm asking you. >> Listen to what I told you. Open your ears. >> You're not listening to me. That's your problem. >> need to listen to you. You're a public servant. >> asking these questions. A public servant with the authority to trespass you from a facility. Yes, you don't understand that. >> want to do that for the city? If they want to do that, we're going to do that. That's what I'm asking you. Well, you make that decision, man. That's totally up to you. No, I'm going to go back about my business. Am I being entertained? No, you're not being entertained. See you later. All right. Don't climb that mountain with me. Yeah, I guess I will. Actually, I just Hey, man. We're not talking to you. Hey, too bad. Too bad. You don't want to go up this You don't want to go up this mountain with me. >> you what you want to do. >> talking to you. I'm talking to him. You don't need to talk to anybody. >> You don't want to do this. This is going to cause a problem for your for your fire department. A very very bad legal problem for your fire department. Instead of recognizing the limits of his authority, the cop turned to intimidation. The citizen made it clear he wasn't leaving. He knew his rights and yes, let this be a lesson for everyone. Never under any circumstance give up your rights because that only feeds the cops' ego and makes them worse and worse and trust me, this clash is far from finished. So, you guys want to trespass me right now? We're on a private property. This is not a private space. >> If you want to walk over there and talk, you can talk. This is public space. >> Do you want to talk about something different? You said you're here for an I am. It does not seem that way to me. This is a public space. If you want a private If you want a private conversation, go inside there. If you want a private conversation, go in there. What do you guys want to do? I'll talk to you inside the property. There you go. Great your privacy. Look at that. Jesus Christ. I missed it. What's going on? Your partner's about to make a really really really big mistake. You might want to talk to him first. He's putting his pride before his smart decisions. >> Yeah, what's the I'm just here collecting video and photo for something I need to do. Okay. And the fire department's uncomfortable. Okay. Too bad. You know? Can I ask what you're collecting video for? You can ask. Yeah, what are you collecting video for? I'm not going to tell you. Okay. It's my private reason and that's it. Listen, I'm telling you, go have a conversation with that guy before you guys make a seriously huge mistake. >> What What do you think we're going to do that's a mistake? You're going to trespass me. Okay. Well, you don't want to do that. I'm telling you. Okay. I am telling you that is a mountain you do not want to climb with me. >> I got you. What's the issue with trespassing? Well, I've committed no crime >> The cameraman pointed out that a trespass charge could be legal disaster for the fire station and city since it was public property. His remark was correct. Courts regularly threw out attempts like this. Can you believe we're still talking about trespassing? Was this cop really so delusional he thought the man would back down and forget what trespass actually meant? >> first of all, so I can't be trespassing property I've committed no crime on when it's public. All I'm doing is on public property that I pay for with my tax dollars is collecting photo and video. I can go down to the police station. I can go on the recreation center land and do it. I just got done with city hall collecting photo and video. Out back, inside, everything else. You guys are law enforcement, not feelings enforcement. Their policies, their feelings, their frustrations over being filmed or video, I mean, they can have them, they're entitled to them, but they don't get to infringe upon my rights and liberties just because they're uncomfortable. You're not the uncomfortable police. So, what I would do is actually like to request you get a supervisor down here, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, whoever. Cuz that dude's about to make a grandiose mistake. I appreciate it. I'll be right back. Sergeant's coming. Oh, I don't It's something totally different. Okay. The whole situation grew worse and worse when even more cops showed up as backup. Instead of confirming the cameraman's rights right away, they kept repeating questions. Why was he filming? Did he have a reason? Was it official? Had no one told them that the first amendment didn't require a reason to record? [Music] Is your sergeant on the way? He's on the way. Okay. Were you filming inside the windows? I'm just asking if your sergeant's on the way. I know, I'm just asking if you were filming into the windows. Okay. You don't want to answer or No. Okay. It's fine. You were doing what you were doing. That's I've been collecting video and film from public property. Sure. You do this all over the place or Yeah. All over the country. Okay. You got a YouTube channel or something like that? Uh for collecting film and photo? Yeah, some people make YouTube videos out of it. Yeah. That's why I'm asking. No. No. No YouTube channel? No. You don't post your videos anywhere I can look up or anything like that? No. Is that my own personal curiosity? No, no, I just go around and I like to make sure that, you know, government facilities are kept clean and up squared away, all that kind of stuff. Some places you go to, it's a nightmare and other places you go to, it's nice and it's good to know how tax dollars are being spent. >> What do you mean by nightmare? Like what would constitute a nightmare? >> Uh Newport, Washington's PUD. PUD? What is that? >> Public utilities district. >> The cops asked him if he had a YouTube channel as if that would change the legal situation. Maybe they just wanted to check how foolish they looked on camera. Deep down even they knew how far they had gone, yet that didn't stop them from continuing to embarrass themselves. And the deeper they dug, the harder the fall was going to be. This district. >> Okay. Their PUD is a nightmare. How so? Holes in their fence, you could you could just walk right through and get access to the transformers that they used to, you know, so I mean people talk about the uh the grid being, you know, the power grid being super um super important and all that kind of stuff and then there they have holes in the fence and leaving gates unlocked and all that kind of stuff. And you know, with PUDs like uh with other monop effectively granted monopolies uh for power stations and whatnot, they uh enjoy that privilege of having a monopoly on it. And by monopoly you mean people don't have any other choice but to use their >> Well, yeah, cuz I mean, if you look at Avista Bonnevile Power, right? I mean, you and I can't just be like, "Hey, let's just go and buy $4 billion of electrical equipment. We'll just set up a power company." It's It's It's a big barrier to enter. So, you go around and you check out these places and you see if they're, you know, spending dollars wisely and they're spending private dollars is effectively spending public dollars in a way because they're being granted the ability to have a effective monopoly. So, so when you're coming across something like that, that's a that's a nightmare. What do you do with that information? I take the video footage, I send it to the city, to the county, to the public commissioners cuz public utilities district commissioners are elected officials, so you The citizen gave examples from other cities where he had exposed security gaps and poor maintenance. By doing that, he showed his work had real results and served the public interest. Yet, the cops seemed uninterested, acting as if the real problem was him filming, not the fact that they were behaving like tyrants instead of protectors. And the sad truth was their indifference spoke louder than any words. You can go to them and say, "Hey, here's this uh um here's this problem, you know, on your property. If you don't fix it, it's going to be a big problem for you, blah blah blah, right?" So, you get them to fix it before it becomes a big problem, it doesn't become a big problem. So, So, have you Do you know of any change that you've affected by doing this? Yes, I've gone to some different municipalities where they've had like unsecure areas that they wanted secured. And you know, you're like Like for example, if they wanted this secured, you just erect the fence, put no you know, authorized personnel only. Uh or if you don't want people driving back there, authorized vehicles only. They put it up. Boom, now the now the uh people know when they come up, don't go back there. It does. And And I mean, it's just the whole point of all of this is to order society in a way that's beneficial to everyone and limits negative outcomes, issues. >> So, has anything you've done by filming and and and being doing what you're doing, can you see that being a disruption >> He explained that he had sent footage to the proper authorities so problems could be fixed. That was a constructive and lawful form of oversight. Yet, the police kept circling around him as if he were a threat. What a terrible tactic. I mean, if they didn't want to be portrayed as the bad guys here, shouldn't they just apologize, turn around and walk away? A disruption to the services that the people who work at places like this fire station No, because if you're doing things that are completely lawful, then it shouldn't be a disruption. From their point of view, and this is why we got called, is they thought you were acting strange, right? Okay. And they're scared when people act strange around places like fire departments, police stations, city halls, right? So, it disrupts in a way, strange behavior disrupts what they need to do. >> What on a colloquial level does it disrupt? >> I don't know that word. I'm not a I'm not a smart guy. >> So, colloquial just, you know, as a as a sort of uh uh side reference to the notion of disruption. Does it possibly cause disruption in a in that way? Perhaps, sure. But what really matters at the end of the day is is what I'm doing disorderly? The cops claimed that strange behavior could cause fear and disrupt the employees' work, but fear wasn't a legal category. Did rights disappear just because someone felt uncomfortable? Of course not. Only when a law clearly prohibited certain behavior could there be a violation. Otherwise, it stayed in the realm of personal feelings. And as far as I knew, you weren't in the business of enforcing feelings, were they? Cuz there's a statute or ordinance for that. Is what I'm doing No, no, I know, I know, I get that. What I'm saying is What I'm getting at is is you're trying to provide a service to the people to make sure that government agencies and entities and even private ones in some cases that provide a service to the public are operating as best that they can so that people get their money's worth. And that we're not having social norms become quasi laws. That's the problem. So, what you're what you're inferring, and I get it, odd behavior is considered odd because somebody says, "I don't view that as normal. Therefore, since it's not normal and it's odd, there's potentially something wrong with it. So, I'm going to call somebody to talk about it, right?" Okay. So, with that being said, when you look at it like that and you say, "When they are concerned and they call law enforcement, let's say, and law enforcement shows up, what really matters is has the people through their elected officials, their representatives, their senators, their governor, whatever, have they enacted a law that accounts for X? If not, it may be strange to someone, it may be normal to someone else, but we haven't agreed as a society that that is X, let's say disorderly or whatever, harassing or whatever, right? So, if that's the case, then what do we do? Well, we just say, "Okay, I guess I'll just have to deal with that." Or erect a fence. The police tried to introduce the idea of operational obstruction, claiming that filming could interfere with their work, but the law is clear. Obstruction had to involve physical interference or direct disruption of duties. A camera by itself was no obstacle. I mean, if just looking at a lens distracted them, that's their problem, isn't it? >> or >> So there is a statue actually called obstruction. Sure. Where if you're disrupting a public officer from doing their business, that's a crime. Obstruction requires physical intervention. It does not. It does, absolutely. Yeah, it does. Totally does. Obstruction can't be some subjective determination because that could change with the whimsy of every person. >> you this scenario, right? I I am responding to a violent crime. Okay. Right? Yeah. And a person is standing in the way of where I need to get to. Sure. Yeah. That's blocking you. Or I am dealing with a violent subject and somebody over here next to me is chipping away, dividing my attention to make the thing safe. Would you not say that's obstruction? It depends on case law. Now, the the fact of the matter is is like if someone's impeding you, physically blocking you from getting from X to Y, sure. I mean, I can see that. But there is no absolute standard to that other than what is set out in the statute and it's very clear as well as case law that different levels of course have ruled on anyway. So, sergeant. Yeah, I'm going to agree with So these people have some sort of concern here at the fire department about me filming and videoing from a public space. I had a disagreement with this officer about >> tried to shift the focus to the security of sleeping quarters, but that made no sense either since there was no evidence at all. What do you think? How many more excuses would they have to invent just to make themselves look right? Well, here's a little spoiler alert. There'll be plenty more before they finally gave up. about me filming from and videoing from a public space. What are you defining as a public space? Public property. There's no There's nothing here that indicates I cannot be present on this property. There is no sign >> directly inside windows. There's nothing that says I cannot film outside this building. I'm telling you you can't film inside the windows of the of the public building. Okay. I'm saying there's nothing that that prevents me from doing this. The eyes can't be trespassed. That was ruled on in 1948. Okay. Okay. US versus McDonald. What What are you trying to accomplish? I'm trying to collect video and photo footage of this fire department. Well, like the interior operations of it? I That's all I'm doing is just collecting photo photo and video. That's it. From a public space. Certainly, I'm not going to go inside. I have no right to go inside except for maybe the lobby. Whatever. So. Lobby's closed now, isn't Well, yeah, and I can't get in. Exactly. I mean, but I'm saying is like if I was going to go inside, I would only go to the public accessible areas like the lobby. And I've collected my footage, but I just you know, disagree with this this officer, so I wanted to have you come up here so we could have this explained. I can film and photo from a public space. The eyes cannot be trespassed and my speech cannot be priorly restrained. So, gosh, that case law is about what, 40 years old, gentlemen? I think what you guys were talking about though is you're talking about operational obstruction, right? If you're If your behavior is so concerning that it it takes them away Let me remind you, the cameraman hadn't broken a single law. He was on public property. He was only using a camera. That should have been the end of the story. Yet so many officers gathered around just for one man who again had committed no crime. That's 10 cops fewer in places they actually were needed. Hard to believe this was even considered a problem. >> takes them away from the job they're supposed to be doing, whatever that may be, then we're talking about operational obstruction. Yeah, well I'm accusing you of that. I'm not charging you with that right now. I'm just saying if you're peeking in the windows of somebody who's trying to sleep, right? Or if you're peeking in the windows of somebody that does not want to be seen in that capacity because you don't have a legal authority to actually look at that. And recording them and taking them away from those duties, that's a problem, right? That's an operational obstruction. Yeah, the case law you're refer you're referencing in Washington state that's regarding residences. And I know I know I Well, hold on. I I know I know, killer. What you're saying is here's this building that some people sleep in at sometimes. Okay? There are designated places for that. I have never photoed or >> know where those places are? Listen, all I'm saying is I've never photoed or videoed anything I can't. That's all I'm saying. Okay. Unless you have evidence to corroborate, you know, reasonable articulable suspicion that in fact I have done that and you have that reasonable articulable suspicion I have a battalion chief saying he's concerned about the the safety of the occupants of the building. >> Well, I'm concerned that Vladimir Putin's doing [ __ ] he shouldn't be doing in Ukraine. Okay. You want to go over the list of grievances we have as human beings? Sure, it'll be pretty long. >> resolution. Okay. Well, Are you playing now? I'm done. I collected all my This citizen asked the sergeant for a business card and made it clear he'd stay there until they left so no one could think he'd been forced away. That's a smart move. The truth had to be clear on camera. However, no matter how much they wanted control, they were going to realize their biggest mistake was staying this long. Okay, sounds like we're done. >> Good here. Thank you. All right. All right, little baby man. Oh, actually, sergeant. Yes, sir. I do need Can I get a business card from you? Sure. Thank you. You're welcome. You have a pleasant evening. You too. I'm just going to wait till you guys leave. Why? Cuz I don't want anybody ever getting the notion that uh because I'm leaving that you guys forced me off. That would be silly. Okay, I'm not leaving right away. I'm going to go talk to the Oh, that's fine. Yeah. I'll just wait here. There's the sergeant. And there is Zachariah. Just going to wait till they leave. And then I'm out of here. All right, there goes The cops finally left the scene admitting defeat, but it wasn't over for them because the sergeant was waiting to remind them that they had to follow certain rules. Do you think that little lesson was enough to stop these officers from repeating the same mistake again? Let us know in the comments cuz now we move on to a story of the dumbest cops in Carolina. This time we're talking about a cop who got triggered by a man exercising his First Amendment rights. Hopefully, this rookie cop got instantly humbled by a higher authority after he claimed it was illegal in his state to film minors even though such a law didn't exist. His ignorance of the Constitution and the principle of transparency was simply staggering and trust me, the embarrassment for him is only going to get worse. Officer, and then you had to say whatever you said. >> These are children. And I'm recording You should not be recording them. I am. That's fine, but you shouldn't be. Well, I am. Okay, that's fine. I'd rather you not be on this property. He's not on Facebook and this is for his protection. This is for his protection. He doesn't need any protection. Now, for those of you that are going to wonder the age of these juveniles, they are 17 years old. I'm a grown ass man, young man. I'm older than you. I've been studying law longer than you've been in law enforcement. You're welcome. >> You're free to leave at any time. I'm free to stay. There's no need for you to follow us. Just so you know, you're I'm free to stay. We can let a judge determine that. You're escalating We can let a judge determine that. The citizen asked for a name and badge number, which was a basic right, but the cop instantly shifted the topic to children and filming. He needed to moralize saying it shouldn't be done, but the law wasn't based on feelings of discomfort. And let me tell you, shouldn't was not the same as must not and the police were supposed to only deal with what was truly forbidden. Yeah, I'm protecting y'all. You're not. I'm protecting y'all. They know. >> This is all for you. >> They know. They know. They know. They They've been protected right now. They know who care about them and who don't. We're being so dangerous to them right now. Man, you got that You You got that man in handcuffs. You You taking away his civil liberties. He's commit He's a He's suspected of committing a crime. >> Suspected. Suspected. Yes. Suspected. >> Yes, you're right. I'm just You're being detained right now. I'm going to sit here and remain quiet and I'm going to just record. It's legal. And if you understood the Constitution, you would know that. They don't teach that in your little 16 weeks. I will. I will. I will. I do this. The cop tried to paint the cameraman as the bad guy in front of a mother suggesting he was filming kids with bad intentions. In reality, the camera was pointed at the officers, not at the minors. The citizen made it clear he was there to ensure children were protected from police abuse. And soon you'll see he had every reason to think that way. This is what I do. I educate police officers. I educate. I educate. I'm I'm recording them. I'm recording them. Yes. sure these kids are protected. Crazy neighbors. Law enforcement. Talking about crazy neighbors. It's called the First Amendment, shug. It's called freedom of press. No, I'm not. All you got to do is arrest The citizen reminded them that the minors were only suspects, not convicted of anything, but the cops ignored the fact. They kept repeating that he was the one escalating, even though he was calmly just standing there and filming. Watch how their focus slowly shifted onto a man who hadn't even been arrested. And that shift told you everything about their real priorities. >> to do is arrest me. All you have to do is arrest me. I Well, then quit talking about it then. Quit Quit accusing me of crimes. If you're not going to arrest me for them You You said harassment is a crime. Harassment is a crime. Okay. You're more than welcome to arrest me. You got all the mouth. You got a lot of mouth. Not a lot Not a lot Not a lot of education behind it. Not enough, apparently. You said I can't record juveniles. That There's no law There's no law that says I can't record in public anybody. Anybody. Name it. Name it. And I'll go look it up right now. Yeah, there's nothing to discuss. Educate yourself, man. I'm educating you. You do. You do need it. I'm giving it to you. It's free. It's free. Free education. It's called the Constitution. You swore oath to uphold and defend and protect it. All right. And this is why you going to tell me I can't record in public. The cameraman calmly challenged the cop to name the law that banned filming minors in public. The officer backed down, admitting he didn't have the name of the law on hand, yet still insisted it existed. That's a lie without proof. And with that statement, he officially became the dumbest cop ever. Believe it or not, he still had more foolishness to show. I shouldn't exercise my right? It's a right. It's a right. It's a right. I have a right. You shouldn't be speaking about should or shouldn't. I have a right to do it. Thank you. I am. Who you got in handcuffs right now? Who you got in handcuffs right now? You can investigate without handcuffs. He wasn't trying to flee. I was standing right there watching. I was standing right there watching. He didn't try to flee you. Exactly. I will. I'm free to stay, too. The citizen reminded the cop that filming was a right, not a privilege. The officer defended himself with the same line, you can, but you shouldn't. The same excuse again, clearly they didn't even have the capacity to come up with something new. Of course, the Constitution had no category called shouldn't, but stay with us cuz things were about to get even more entertaining. So, you exercising your First Amendment? You exercising your First Amendment? Would you show me? You willing to I know. Okay. I don't have to. I already know. You should arrest me if I'm breaking it. You should You should arrest me. As a law enforcement officer, if if you witness me breaking the law, you should arrest me. Okay. Is that a personal phone or work phone? I'm a freedom request that picture you took of me as well. All right. What's your name and badge number? When the citizen asked him about the First Amendment, the cop couldn't even recite it fully. He even confused the fourth with the first, which was shocking for someone working as a detective. If an officer didn't know the basic freedoms he had sworn to defend, then every decision he made was compromised. Do you realize how dangerous that really was? Appreciate you. That's fine. Appreciate you. Not in public. Nothing supersedes the Constitution. It's very true. And it's sad that you just said that. Did you take a oath to the Did you take a oath to the statute? Did you take a oath It's five protections under the First Amendment. Do you know them? Religion, assembly, press, petition, speech. You should know that. You have total free Anywhere the press can go Anywhere the Anywhere the public can go, the press can go. And as far as speech First Amendment. No. Fourth Amendment is search and seizure. No, sir. You're embarrassing yourself. Stop talking. You shouldn't be a detective saying what you just said, sir. It doesn't supersede the Constitution. You took a oath to the Const The citizen clearly explained that the rights of the public and the press couldn't be limited by simple statute because the Constitution stood above all laws. The cop insisted otherwise, claiming the state could restrict free speech. That's a dangerous statement, one that denied the very idea of the nation's supreme law. Oh, honestly, it's hard to say which part of what he said was worse. To uphold You said you didn't It's not your I do. I sure do. I sure do. That su- That supersedes the Constitution of freedom of press in the public. There's case law regarding this subject. I'm in public. I have every right. Yes, I am. I'm There's no privacy There's no expectation of privacy in public. There's none. There's no There's no situation There is no expectation of No. No, sir. No, sir. No, sir. No, sir. You're incorrect. You need to look it up. Pull it up for me. You was just You was just pulling You just pulled your phone out to show me. No. It's never the time. You'll never find that. You will never find it. I've been studying law longer than you've been in law enforcement, sir. I guarantee you you ain't been in law enforcement. Excuse me? The same place everybody You know the United States Supreme Court rule every citizen to respect and presume know the law? Do you also know that The citizen reminded him that all citizens were required to know the law and the cops were no exception. The officer admitted he wasn't sure and didn't know the exact rule. That was a rare honest statement, but also a terrifying one. If a cop openly admitted he didn't know the law, then he had no right to try limiting citizens. And yet, that's exactly what he was doing. Is that right? Okay. Well, I'm not in cuffs then. I know, and you don't want You don't want the lawsuit. I'm three for three. I'm three for three. I'm not I'm three for three. I'm three for three. I know. I know. No, sir. No, sir. I'm going to. I'm not wasting my time. I'm doing exactly That's fine. I'm recording you, my government. I can record you in the course of your duties. Here I am. I'm recording you. Everything I'm saying, you can't rebut it cuz it's it's constitutional. Nah, you ain't saying nothing with facts, though. It's not factual. I will The next time you do it, I'll charge you. I And and I will apologize you to you. In the end, the cop said he would check with the prosecutor, and next time he might arrest. That's a classic scare tactic. He couldn't prove any law now, so he used the threat about the future. But unfortunately for them, the citizen was about to show just how bad it could get for them once they were exposed on YouTube. And that exposure would hit harder than any arrest ever could. You'd think this kind of behavior would be the exception, but it keeps happening again and again. And if you think this case was bad, wait until you see what's coming next. Make sure you stick around because our next video is really going to show you just how deep this problem really goes.