Domestic disturbance. You should have kept your computer on. >> We're in a high crime area. You're looking through vehicles with a mask on. That's suspicion. >> Oh my god. >> Simple. I told you this twice. >> Suspicion. What? Do I got tools to break into cars? >> We don't know that. >> I'm asking you to step out. Now, you can either step out or I'm going to get you out. Which one do you want to do this? >> Please don't do that. >> Well, then step out for me, sir. >> I'm I'm trying real hard. >> Take your seat belt off and step outside for me, sir. >> Yeah. There's I didn't check the left [music] side of his vest that he's got on. >> There's nothing. So basically, I'm wearing this for my protection. >> Most people expect a simple encounter with police to stay calm and routine, but sometimes things spiral fast. In today's cases, you'll see officers making baffling decisions, escalate situations over basic questions, and even cross lines that leave everyone watching in disbelief. From unnecessary force to questionable arrests, these moments raise one big question. How far is too far? Stay with us because each case gets more intense than the last [music] >> look. An ordinary walk down the street turned into a scene from something like a bad action movie. A guy was heading home from a store noticed patrol car parked near a hotel and like any curious person, he stepped a bit closer to see what was going on. He didn't know the police were already watching him and getting ready to make a move that would turn the whole situation into a legal circus. That was only the beginning. >> What do you guys want? Am I breaking a law here? >> What are you doing? >> Am I breaking a law? >> Don't touch me. >> Don't touch me. you down. Don't touch me. He was looking. >> Don't touch me. He down. >> Looking inside your car, guys. >> [ __ ] cry. >> Roll around. Pull over. >> Sit up. Sit up. >> Roll up. I can get up on my own. I'm [ __ ] adult. >> Yes. >> No. No. Stay right here. >> Just sit up. >> We're investigating. What crime? >> Oh, what crime are we investing? >> We're in a high We're in a high crime area. People go through cars all the time. You're walking through with a mask on looking through cars. What am I trying to take? >> So suspicion. Okay. That's what we're doing. That's all your body cameras on. >> Yep. We did. >> All right. Beautiful. >> Let's go. What's your name? >> The moment they noticed him, the officers immediately moved to physical contact and a search with no clear reason. Instead of normal communication, they went straight to patting him down and checking the car like he was some dangerous criminal. The reason they later gave was the usual excuse about a high crime rate. It's interesting how that phrase always seems to magically justify everything. >> Oh, that's my name. >> Okay, my name. >> Listen, I know I know what you think you're doing. You think you're trying to like stir us up. That's not what's happening right now. What >> just happened, dude? >> Told you when I'm investigating a crime. I'm investigating a crime. Simple. I'm investigating a lawsuit right now. >> That's fine. You can do that all you want, but I'm I'm telling you. >> 1 2 3 4 You guys want to get involved in this? >> Are you going to Are you going to >> We're all going to go down this road. >> Yep. If you if it's really >> Continue, please. >> I'm I'm >> I can't I'd love to hear it. >> Can I get up now? Are you going to No. >> Am I still being pinned down here? >> Are we patting me down? What do I got on me that you patted me down? >> We don't Okay, I'm still a threat going to go. >> You're either going to explain, you're either going to identify yourself, we're going to write our report. I'm curious to know what was going on. Domestic disturbance. You should have kept your computer on. >> We're in a high crime area. You're looking through vehicles with a mask on. That's visual suspicion. Simple. I told you this twice. >> You're suspicable cause. >> Okay, here's the deal. >> While the man was trying to understand what was happening, the officers kept pushing their story about suspicious behavior. A mask on his face and looking [music] at cars suddenly became almost proof of a crime. And seriously, if looking at a car is a crime, half the parking lot would end up in handcuffs. [music] This is where a serious Fourth Amendment issue starts. But the situation was only going downhill. >> You going to do this? >> You still go with this investigation? >> We're going to do it. I think that you're going to do it. >> All right. An advice? >> No. >> All right. >> Are you going to Are you going to identify yourself? This is really simple. >> No, absolutely not. >> You understand? You're going to What's your name badge number? >> Ben and Caster 371. >> Badge number. Come on. Let's get for the record on the cameras. >> Yeah. Let's go. Are you going to Are you going to identify your badge number? Can I get my recording back? Oh, you're going to violate my first amendment right. >> It's not a violation. >> You're not going to let me record this. You're recording. >> Do not let me record this right now. >> No. Okay. >> You stop me from this is prior restraint. >> You're This is God. I'm coming after all your >> You have no qualified immunity now. You know you're violating the my rights right now. >> Qualified immunity out the door. >> Be careful with that. >> Okay, there's the deal. I need you one more time. I've explained to you. No, shoot me five more times. >> I've explained to you. >> I've explained to you. >> The officers then moved to the next step, demanding identification while threatening arrest, and they did it without a clear crime, which is already a problem on its own. Instead of explaining the basis for detaining [music] him, they started applying pressure, hoping the man would give in. That's a classic example of authority trying to replace the law. But things are about to get even more interesting in a few seconds. I've explained you want to see my face. Identify me so bad. >> I've explained to you why you're detained for it. I've explained to you why you have to have my my reasonable article suspicion. I've already explained it to you. >> Okay. You don't have to believe, but I can articulate it. So, either you're going to identify yourself or you going to go to jail. Those are the two options you have. >> Really? You're going to violate my fourth note. >> Hey, we all okay with this? Can we get a sergeant down here? Nobody's got stripes, right? >> Explain. >> Let's get a sergeant down here. >> Are you going to identify yourself? No. >> Let's get a sergeant down Are you going to identify yourself or not? >> I don't think you want to start. >> Is that a threat? >> Identify yourself or no? >> Are you going to be You seem smart. You have to say anything. >> Really? >> Yep. >> All right. Well, identify me. I got to put on the intent to sue anyway. >> When the pressure didn't work, the situation shifted into a straight game of outsmarting. The officers are trying to build a case out of nothing. While the man made it clear he understood his rights. At that point, it's not an investigation anymore, but a clash of egos. And honestly, when police start reacting emotionally, it never ends well. >> 1989. >> Bingo. Okay. >> Look me up. Let's see what's what you >> I don't I don't feel that you're know what that is. >> Yeah. >> No. >> Screaming Wi-Fi. Can I get my other handle here? I need to identify you as a person. I'm >> going to take your mask off to identify you and then I'll put it back on for you. >> You're going to allow all this Fourth Amendment violation. >> Clear and cut. >> The officers kept insisting their actions were legitimate, claiming they had the right to identify a person without a specific crime. That's where the key problem comes in. Mixing up reasonable suspicion with pure guessing. [music] Because there were no concrete facts here, just assumptions. And every time the law starts getting interpretated this loosely, things quickly get out of control. >> Not a fourth amendment violation. I have to identify. >> Finding my Yeah. Identify me without probable cause, without crime committed. >> You looked into my car. >> Oh my god. Is that a crime, >> Kirkland? Absolutely. >> Looking into a car is absolutely a crime. >> Police car >> and a high crime area. Yeah. >> When? >> Are you serious? Have you not watch YouTube ever? >> No, we don't do YouTube. >> I don't teach. She doesn't discussion. Discussion. >> He's an agitator, but he absolutely committed bordering crowing. I don't know if we want to go forward with it, but we absolutely I mean >> I don't care about the mask. >> Yeah, but we can charge. Yeah. >> Yeah. He saw us here and he wanted to come [ __ ] up. >> At one point, the officers even started questioning each other about what they were actually doing, which says a lot about how shaky the situation was. When they aren't even sure if there's a basis for their actions, that's already a sign the whole situation is problematic. But instead of stopping, they kept going. Well, of course they did. just behind me. I mean, we have >> probably jumping back in >> you guys. Let's go over [ __ ] I like this song, by the way. What's the name of this song? >> Turn it up a little bit. You turn the song up a little bit. Hey. >> Hey. Turn the song up a little bit. At this point, the officers shifted focus to identification, pushing hard to get his driver's license or any official ID. Instead of building a real case, they leaned entirely on compliance, hoping he'd just give in. And here's the issue. Identification demands without a solid legal basis quickly crosses into Fourth Amendment territory. What? Can that even surprise us at all? >> Do you have a driver's license? I'm trying to identify you. Maybe I didn't hit the pavement. It's all on video. It's okay. You have it, too. Yep. Good. I appreciate that. I appreciate that. It helps me out. need to be able to identify you and I'm not identifying you. Do you have a Florida driver's license in a different state? What state is it? New York. Then comes the part that really raises eyebrows. The body cameras go silent again. No audio, no transparency, just a blank space where accountability should be. Let's be honest, when footage disappears at key moments, it never helps the officer's side of the story. It suggests awareness that something isn't right. >> So, here's the deal, okay? You're going to be charged with lording and prowling. All right. >> Yep. Yep. >> So, here's Listen to me. That is a misdemeanor. Okay? I can sight and release you if you if you identify yourself. I'm not able to identify you right now. >> So, I don't know if you have a driver's license or if you have a like something a social you want to give us so we can identify you and sit and release you or >> Hey, Sergeant, can I get a word? >> Are you going to So, do you want to >> No, I want to talk to Sergeant. We'll see if he wants >> threw me on the ground. >> You got a fingerprint scanner? >> Sergeant, can I talk to you? >> I don't want to talk. >> Um, do me a favor. Can you respond to the 1700 block of Dw Street? >> Look at my knees. Something that happens on video. >> You You have video, too. >> Let me talk to Sergeant. You have video. Okay. Get out of here. If okay then you're going to then you understand I'm giving you the opportunity to I'll talk to you. >> You understand? I'm giving you the opportunity to dispel any concern and >> supposedly I don't know if he's from New York or whatever but um we got to try to identify this guy. >> Sergeant Mark Alfred arrives on the scene and this should have been the reset button. A supervisor stepping in usually means things are getting corrected. Instead, he backs up everything his officers have already done. That's when you realize this wasn't one bad decision. It was a shared mindset. When the superiors don't correct their officers, we know something isn't right with the whole case. >> Really bad off or something. >> Okay. So, you don't want to talk to me. That's fine. >> What do you want? >> Okay. So, here's the deal. At this point, I'm going to read you Miranda. All right. So, we can just >> I know my rights. >> Okay. Well, I still I still have to read them >> a lot better than you know them. Okay. Hey, Sergeant. Can I talk to you? >> I have to read them to you. Okay. >> Scott doesn't know the law. >> Read them to you. Okay. >> The law requires you. >> I cannot find I can use my name. >> Can you just let me read these? All right. >> What's going on, man? Hey, what's >> here? You want to make a big deal of it? Let's make >> What's What's going on, boss? Hey, what's your name? What's your first name? >> I'm sorry. How you doing? >> Good. Good. How you doing? >> Last name you have. What's your What's your date of birth? >> Is that what you have? >> Crime tax. >> Okay. I just want to explain this to you, right? Make sure you give these guys the correct information, right? Because if you do give them false information, that is a structure. You understand that? >> I have a laws better than these guys. >> Okay. So the information that >> with the sergeant now involved, the officers move toward formal charges claiming loitering and prowling. That's a vague statute often used when nothing's concrete to hold on to. And here it fits perfectly into the pattern. They needed something, anything to justify what had already happened. Instead of evidence leading to the arrest, the arrest now is searching for its own justification. >> You gave them look at your car. >> Relax. Relax. Relax. So the information you gave him is accurate and correct, right? Okay. Is there any >> I don't drink a lot. I'm a lot of bikes. >> Okay. Just verify that you have the correct information. >> You have a Florida license or ID. You have a New York ID. >> Yeah. Can I get some water? >> Uh you have you have that ID number. >> Let's get a medicator. You guys want to be >> me some water right now? >> Was that once? Yeah. Once you get down to where they go, they once you get to the destination, they give you water. Do you have that ID number >> for? Yeah. For New York. Is it on you physically? Do you have them with you? >> No. >> All right. Where do you Where do you reside >> locally? >> Um on my ID? >> No, like here I >> I'll give you uh I'll give you my social. How about that? >> That works. Go ahead. Write that down. >> As the situation escalates, they keep pushing for identification, hinting they can make things easier or harder for him. That subtle pressure tactic shows up in a lot of cases like this. Cooperation gets rewarded. Resistance gets punished. But the law doesn't work like that. Rights don't depend on attitude. Seriously, how did these people even get police jobs if they don't know the basics? >> If I give you this, I'm going to get release. >> No, I'm asking you a question, Sergeant. I get released tonight on my own reconnaissance. >> There are stipulations to sight and release. You have to live in the area. I have to know where you live. >> Stipulate by verify that you got a local address that may be possible. All right. So, what's the >> Get the medic down here. Look at the [ __ ] scrapes on my legs, dude. They [ __ ] threw me on the ground. Three of them. >> All right. You got any injuries? >> Yes. >> All right. Where do you have injuries at? >> On my my entire body. >> No, from the officers. >> On my entire body from them throwing me on the ground. You're going to see all the video from all these places. >> Hold on. Hold on. >> Okay. All right. So, >> Jesus, can you give me some water? Like, I'm trying to work with you. You just want to keep being a prick. >> I don't have water. >> I can be a prick, too. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Let's get the medic. Let's get all this done. Let's do it all. >> Thing by David. >> You're so stupid. You're making this this guy's a good guy and you're making >> life a lot harder. >> He's going to be roped into this whole thing with his middle name. You >> got a >> Eventually, the conversation turns toward verification with partial information being offered and the officers trying to piece together his identity. At this point, the original reason for the stop feels completely lost. What started as suspicion now turns into a full-blown investigation of a person rather than an incident. And when focus drifts this far, it usually means one thing. [music] They're in too deep to back out now. >> Have you not been talking to me, you idiot? >> I can identify you. I can't talk to you different. I can't >> I don't want you talking to >> um I'm going to have to do a use of force because he is complaining of our injury. He got he got scratches. So I got to do it. >> Yeah, I'm going have to do a use of force because he's uh complaining about our injury. That's his or no? >> No, he won't. We have a That's fine. >> Before I do that, I'm gonna turn I'm legal right now. >> That's fine. >> Patard's on his way here, but I just have him go to the hospital instead. So, for the uh ID Things take another turn when he mentions injuries from being taken down and suddenly the officers are talking about use of force reports. That's when paperwork starts catching up with reality because once force is involved, everything gets documented. It's almost like they realized too late that this situation wasn't as simple as they wanted it to be. You still rolling? >> Uh, I'm muted, but I'm rolling. >> You want me to go off mute? >> No, it don't matter. Don't matter. So, um, >> you got his information written down or he has >> Okay, I got to get it. >> Sergeant, you want to see the video? >> For Can you have a audio response, please? I'll give you my Gmail login. >> Can you respond to 179? The officers openly discuss their frustration with him, labeling him as someone who causes problems. And it says a lot. Once someone gets that label, every action gets viewed through the lens. And at this point, nearly half an hour of this ordeal had already passed. But the officers still kept finding reasons to stay as long as possible. >> Get out or what? >> What? >> I don't know. You got to cut or something. Yeah. I twisted my ankle back to come out for that ground. I [ __ ] spine your body on right. Okay, I'll give you enough for you. >> Water, too. my my twist in the back and my spray. If you don't have an ID on him, then nothing. What happened? >> At this point, officers finally confirmed they had a legit name, which should have been the moment everything started coming down. Instead, they immediately shifted into gossip mode, bringing up past interactions and labeling him as a problem guy. There it is. Once someone cuts that label, every future encounter magically justifies itself. >> He even brought it up just now. >> Beautiful. You can add that to all the other nonsense. So he's been around here. >> You don't know where he lives. He'll give us a local. >> No, he's definitely That's why we're taking him. We're not going to deal with this all night long. >> All right. What do you What do you guys want on my end? Anything else? >> Whatever. Yeah, sure. What are you going to try to pursue something? Maybe you should do like I said, okay, I'll take you to New York. As the conversation continued, you could see the officers leaning harder into that narrative, describing him as someone who shows up just to provoke them. Well, that's convenient because now any behavior can be framed as agitation instead of a constitutional right. Filming turns into harassment and presence into suspicion. It's a perfect way to avoid accountability. Once they commit to that story, backing out becomes almost impossible. >> All right, let's go. I want to let you know if you want to go home tonight, you can be on your way. It's just a ticket. Thank you. >> Huh? >> You should not read this. You'll get You'll get the chance to, but you're not going to read. I'll even give it to you once it's done. But >> say what? >> Yeah. Yeah. No, it's Yeah. Should be looking on their phone right now. >> Between the time I'm being detained all >> this chill out. You know, federal law. >> Okay. Well, that's a right. That's not a It's a law. It's a federal law. It's okay. It's okay. >> Now they start discussing logistics, whether to site him or take him in, all while casually admitting they don't even have basic details like a verified local address. Think about that. They're deciding someone's fate while still figuring out who he is. That's backwards. Yeah, the process is supposed to build towards action, not justify it afterward. And yet here they are already locked into a path they don't fully understand. >> What's up? >> You got a video of the incident? >> Oh yeah. >> You mind if I see it? >> No, I'm not going to show you. >> Okay. >> Right to my Actually, probably has probably What time is it? 11 a.m. >> Fair enough. >> Some water. >> Uh once you get down to county, they give you some water, man. So all right. Back it up, man. Keep trying to give you guys an off brand. >> Okay. >> Just going to have to keep, you know, backing it on. >> And we should actually, hers wasn't on, but Kirkland's was on. We should upload it real quick and see what they did to me. >> Just our crime scene is going to come out and they're going to photograph you. >> Oh, nice. >> So, watch some. >> Yeah. Why does he get his report? What am I going to do? >> All right. >> The officers then explain that without a local address, they can't just write a citation, which pushes things closer to an arrest. This is where the procedure starts getting used as leverage. Even while everything is being processed, there's still this tension about evidence with the subject mentioning video and the officers brushing it off. That's always a red flag. When footage exists but no one wants to look at it, it tells you exactly how confident they are in their version of events. >> I'm going to go up so we can do that. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> 5 days before 4th of July. Free country, man. Free country. They tweet me to the ground because I was looking in a window. >> Okay. Just cuz >> you got crime scene here. >> Yep. >> I need a crime. Crime has swing out. Just stay in there. Swing out. >> While photos are taken and details are recorded, there's this strange mix of casual attitude and serious consequences. Officers move through the process like it's routine, but nothing about this situation really feels routine anymore. >> How are you? >> See, I like to ground. >> Are you able to stand up? >> Okay. No, no, it's all right. >> This is fine. >> Right. The lieutenant of the department was Is that how you >> I don't trust >> He came over and he uh put a band-aid on my >> You want to take it off so you can see the >> I'm distracted by the other At this stage, the subject continues pointing out what had happened, describing how he was taken down, while the officers stick to their version without much reflection. That disconnect is where cases like this fall apart later. Two completely different stories, one backed by video, other by reports. And when those collide, only one tends to survive scrutiny. I'm sure you know which one it is. >> Did you get your other property? your uh face mask was there. I got my headphones. Get the other one. See that? That >> for a second. >> And uh >> I'm going to put this with your other stuff. All right, buddy. >> Where'd your mask go? >> Your mask is staying with us. >> Not the mask. >> I didn't choose. >> Not the mask. You want your stuff out of my car? Case discussion. >> Case discussion. What's your name? I keep forgetting it. You're so only when I'm on the ground after I tackle it. >> Castle 37. >> Yeah, they're done with him. I'm going to take >> the medical interaction continues, but even here it feels more procedural than genuine. Basic care is given, but the tone never really shifts to concern. It's almost like everything's being handled as a checkbox rather than a response to an actual injury. I'm going to take you to the hospital to get medical clear. Okay. >> So much you can't just let me go. We're going down a booking. >> You won't give us now local. >> That's that's not that's not a that's not a law. But is that justifiable? Looting and prowling is now a a you loitering and looting looting. Loitering and prowling on a sidewalk. On a public sidewalk. >> It's all about >> public sidewalk. It's right there. >> You want me to talk? >> Ladies, you probably see the blood stains right on that pavement right there. >> You want to hear me talk, right? >> I hate hearing you talk. In the end, he was taken into custody, processed through the system, facing charges tied to lawyering and prowling. Despite the officer's confidence during the encounter, the case quickly drew the attention to the questionable basis of the stop and use of force. And speaking of officers who are confident in their actions, let's talk about another group of officers who physically escalated over an ID refusal. A routine traffic stop in Tennessee quickly turned into chaos. The car allegedly ran a stop sign and almost hit a patrol unit. But the real drama starts when officer Derek Long and Officer Graham approached the vehicle. The passenger, Samuel Hinsweise, wasn't the driver, but he became the main focus. What started as a simple stop would soon go much further than anyone expected. >> How we doing? >> Hey, I'm so sorry. >> I'm glad I was paying attention cuz you sure wasn't. >> I'm so sorry. Um I hate driving on the interstate. It makes me nervous and I still jury. I'm sorry. I My registration's in here somewhere. I'm Okay. Driver license, registration, insurance, and also your passenger's ID if he's got one on it. >> Oh, I just claim a lot. I can't find it. The car's registered to me and my mother. >> Okay. >> The driver admits the mistakes and cooperates, which means the whole situation already has a simple solution. But no, the officers decide to expand things to the passenger. That's where the problem starts because a passenger isn't automatically a suspect just for sitting in a car. But it seems like officer Derek Long and Officer Graham had a different logic. >> That's fine. All right. Does he have his ID? >> ID. Sir, >> you have your ID on you. >> For what? >> I just like to know who I'm approaching. Sir, >> my name is S. >> Do what now? >> I'm guessing who's been doing who's been drinking tonight? You've been drinking? I have. >> I've been drinking. >> I've not drunk. I don't drink cuz I've got Who's been drinking? Have you been drinking? Has she been drinking? Who's been drinking? >> I've been drinking. >> You been drinking. My part was asking her. So, >> I've been drinking. >> I don't drink. >> The question is who's been drinking? Have you been drinking? Has she been drinking? Who's been drinking? Okay. Well, you've been drinking. My part was asking her. So, you have an ID with you, sir? >> I do not. No, sir. >> Okay. Could you have any way to identify yourself, sir? >> Yes, sir. Kevin Snider, Dunlap, Tennessee. >> What's your date of birth, sir? I'm sorry. >> What's your date of birth, sir? >> I'm going to be honest with you. No disrespect going to say it. >> I've done nothing wrong. >> Yes, sir. You're detained right now with this vehicle right now because the vehicle is stopped. >> So, you're in the vehicle. So, yes, you have done something wrong right now, sir. >> What have I done? >> You are part of the vehicle stop. Therefore, you are stopped along with this vehicle. Therefore, you are detained along with this vehicle. You were inside this vehicle. Therefore, I need to know your information, sir. What's your name and date of birth? My name is Salins. >> No, you told me it. You told me it was Kevin Stouter. >> Thomas Austin, Tennessee. >> I don't care about Thomas. >> When the officers asked Samuel for identification, the situation got even stranger. He didn't have ID on him and tried to explain he hadn't done anything wrong. Officer Derek Long then insisted that Samuel was automatically detained just because he was in the vehicle. That might sound nice in their heads, but in reality, the law requires much more than that. Being a passenger isn't a crime. Is that hard to understand? Austin, I know he's an attorney. That means nothing to me. What is your name and date of birth, sir? >> No, we're do what now, sir. >> Sir, >> I need to know your name and date of birth. >> I I have to have nothing wrong. >> Okay, go ahead and step out the vehicle for me, sir. >> I will not. >> Yes, sir. I need you to, >> please. And >> you're part of this You're part of this vehicle. Stop me. Step out the vehicle for me. >> What did I do wrong? >> Step on out the car for me, sir. >> What did I do wrong? >> Step out, sir. >> Sir, go ahead. Step out the vehicle for me, >> sir. >> Sir, you need to go and step out the car for me. >> Can I ask you a question? I just told you I need to step out. You are part of this traffic stop. >> I don't have an ID. >> I have a right to ask you to step out of the vehicle. I'm asking you to step out now. You can either step out or I'm going to get you out. Which one do you want to do this? >> Please don't do that. >> Well, then step out for me, sir. I'm >> I'm trying real hard. >> Take your seat belt off and step outside for me, sir. >> You are part of this traffic stop, sir. Okay. I'm not going to play this game with you. >> I'm not playing. >> Go ahead. Step out of the car for me. I'm >> Sir, please. Sir, >> get out of the car. >> Please, sir, get out of the car, >> sir. Please. Please, sir, get Please, sir, >> get out. >> Please, sir, >> get out and cooperate. >> Please sir, pepper spray. Get out of the car. >> I'm I'm Get out of the car. >> I'm out. >> Please, sir, >> get out of the car. >> Please, sir, get out. >> Please, sir, >> get out. >> Please, sir, >> just get out and cooperate. >> Please, sir. Get out of the car. >> And when Samuel didn't immediately comply, the officer started using threats and pressure. And here's where we get to a classic problem, orders without explanation. When someone doesn't understand why they have to do something, resistance is expected. But instead of calming things down, Officer Graham decides to speed things up. And that's when things start going downhill. >> I'm I'm trying. I'm trying. >> Get out of the car. >> Get out of the car. >> Get out of the car. >> Get out of the car. >> I'm trying to cooperate. >> I'm sorry. I've done nothing wrong. Get out of the car. >> I've done nothing wrong. Officer, >> please record this. Please record this. Please record this. >> Please record that. I've done nothing wrong. >> I've done nothing wrong. >> I can't see the Eric. >> Officer, I've done nothing wrong. >> Just step out, dude. You're making us I'm not trying to I'm not trying to resist. >> Yes, you're being What did I do wrong? >> Get out of the car. >> What did I do wrong? >> Sir, please. Startler, please >> get out. Just get out and be cooperative. This ain't got to be this hard. >> I'm I'm asking. >> You're making it hard. >> I'm not trying to make it hard. >> Yeah, you are. >> I'm asking. What if I don't? >> In just a few seconds, the situation turns physical. Officer Graham tries to pull him out of the car while Officer Long helps. And now we get the worst part. The use of force without a clear threat. Pepper spray goes straight into his face, even while he's sitting in the car. If that isn't excessive, it's hard to imagine what is. >> Get out. I'm a passenger in the vehicle. >> Pulled over. >> Get out of the car. >> Officer, please. >> Get out of the car. >> Get out of the car. >> Officer, please go. >> Get out. I told you 50 times. >> I'm a passenger in the vehicle. Just pulled over. >> Get out of the car. >> Officer, please. >> Officer, please. >> Get out of the car. >> Officer, please don't. >> Get out. I told you. 50 car. Get out. Officer, please. >> You're part of the traffic stop. I told you now. I'm doing review. I'm out of the vehicle. >> I'm not refusing. I'm sure I'm not. I'm not refusing. >> Get out of the car. >> Please look at my eyes. Please. >> Officer, >> get out of the car. >> Please, officer. Please. Officer, please >> get out of the car. >> Just get out. >> I'm trying [screaming] to feel out. As the chaos continues, Samuel tries to get out, but it's already too late. The officers have already decided to use more force. The taser gets deployed, and now we've got a combination that sounds like a movie scene, not a traffic stop. All because someone didn't get out of the car fast enough. And things are about to get even more brutal. [cough] >> Get out of the car. >> He's trying to hurt me. >> Get out of the car. >> Don't know. >> Get on. Stop pushing me. >> Please >> get out of the vehicle now. >> I can't see. >> Get out. >> I can't see. >> Get out. >> I can't see. Officer. >> Officer, please. Officer, please. Officer, please. >> Get out [screaming] of the car now. >> Out of the car will pay you again. Get out. >> Get out of here again. >> No, sir. Please. I'll get out. [screaming] >> Get out of the car now. >> No, sir. Please. >> Get out. >> Oh, get out. >> Get out. >> Get the car now. >> On your stomach. On the ground. >> Kill the car now. >> On your stomach. >> Get on your stomach. >> Oh [ __ ] >> Oh [ __ ] Please. >> Give us the other hand now. >> Yes, sir. I didn't do anything wrong. >> You made that twice you had to. I wasn't trying to like this. >> What the What's the issue? >> You made that twice as hard as you had to. >> I wasn't trying to. I just trying to find out what I did wrong. >> After they pulled him out, they threw him into the asphalt face down and held him under their weight. And now we reach the point where any additional force has to be justified. But where's that threat? Where's the danger? Instead, you see a complete control over the situation. Yet, the force keeps coming. And that's what later becomes the biggest problem. And you'll see why. >> My partner, stop this vehicle. >> Because you all got somebody. >> You refuse to identify yourself. >> I asked you to step out of the vehicle. I have the right ask you to step out. There is a load. There's a AR. There's a wipe in the backseat of this vehicle. I have asked you to step out of the car. weapon. >> I don't care what it is. A gun. >> I understand. I understand. >> I asked him to step out for my safety. He refused to step out. >> I'm sorry, >> officer. I had no idea of his weapon. >> There was an assault rifle that backed to his car. >> Officer, >> that is an officer safety issue. >> I did not know. >> Now I'm in pepper spray trying to deal with you. >> Sir, I'm sorry. >> You're sorry now cuz you're going to jail. >> I I went to go get some Waffle House. I'm asking for ride the waffle house. >> That's all I want. >> Well, now you're going to jail. >> 405 county log. Been hands on. OC deployed. Taser deployed. While Samuel lies disoriented and can't see from the spray, the officers keep treating him like a problem. Not like someone who just went through force. Even then, the focus isn't on calm the situation, but on justifying their earlier decisions. That's a pattern that keeps repeating in cases like this. >> All you had to do was cooperate. >> I was trying to >> You did not try to cooperate. He stopped you. >> I told you were stopped with the vehicle. Asked your ID. You refused it. There's a loaded gun in the back seat. I told you. >> Go ahead and get him up. >> Go over your side. Stand up for me. >> I can't I can't see. >> I can't. >> I can't see either. >> Stand up. >> I don't know where I'm going. Please >> the back of one of these cars. One of y'all put him in a car. >> He's got taser darts in. >> Do what the police told you to do. >> You all right, bro? >> I can't see, man. I got so basically I pull up here to make my partner up. He's got the vehicle stopped. We smoke hawk over the vehicle. This guy immediately starts giving an attitude. Won't tell who he is. Talk about calling Thomas and blah blah blah blah. Avoid any conversations. There's a load. There's a gun in the back seat. You can sit right here in AR. I said I need you to step out. He said I have to get out. Yes sir, you do. You're going to this traffic stop. You're getting out too. I have the right to ask you to for officer safety. He refuses. I give him multiple times. He won't. I take his seat belt off. I try to get him out. Fight zone. >> [snorts] >> I spray him with mace. It blows back in my face and we just start going at it. That's true. >> I got some water in my car. You want to put it in your eyes? >> I need to do something here in a sec cuz I can't see crap, man. >> You all right? >> Yeah, I'm good. I'm fine, man. It's my I can't see. >> I [snorts] can't see nothing, man. Way to pull them darts on him, though. In the end, Samuel was arrested and charged with assault on an officer and resisting arrest. However, the prosecutor later dropped all the charges due to a lack of evidence for conviction. That says everything. When a case falls apart as soon as it gets a real legal review, it's clear the problem wasn't the citizen, but how the whole situation was handled. And while we wait for these officers to get fired for what they showed today, let's move on to the next case. This whole thing started as a Christmas parade in Florida where people were supposed to be watching floats, not police detaining someone for what seems like a counterterrorism operation. Matthew Beagle showed up to meet his family wearing a concealed body armor vest under his shirt. That's completely legal, but somehow that's enough to trigger a full police response. >> Mis misunderstand. You guys just go through my phone >> and look at who I'm who I'm meeting my daughter. Can you make them? Can you move them to Alamanda to cut through video one magazine [music] rescue and distortion? We're going to try and watch about 14 years old. >> What is llama? We don't know yet. >> You have your wallet on you. You have ID. >> Hey, Jake. >> You got a glove on you? >> Let me know. chest. >> By the time the footage starts, Matthew was already in handcuffs, surrounded by multiple officers like he had been caught doing something serious. They were checking his firearm, inspecting his vest, and going through his belongings. And here's the problem. We never see the initial reason for this. That missing piece matters because without it, it already feels like a reaction first justification later situation. >> No, I got the signal zero. >> I've got the signal zero. Okay. That round. I just want to collect it. >> Okay. >> Eject. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I just want to collect that round. Actually, >> doesn't matter. >> Yeah. [clears throat] >> What's that? >> 3710 [music] 7259. >> Oh, it's in here. God dam my my puck is killing my I swear on everything it's about >> left hand back on one >> you just like >> I'm trying to relax >> what you saying >> cuz your watch >> yeah something's bad >> traffic >> is that better >> I need to Morning call has been removed. [snorts] >> Yeah, there's I didn't check the left side of his vest that he's got on. >> There's nothing. >> So, basically, I'm wearing this for my protection because when I go out, >> they focused heavily on disarming him, collecting rounds, and checking every inch of his vest. And sure, officer safety is important. Nobody argues that. But there's a difference between caution and overreaction. [music] At this point, it feels less like safety protocol and more like curiosity mixed with fear. And when fear leads the decision-making, things tend to escalate unnecessarily. >> Out in public, there's people trying to with me, especially here in East Stewart. [ __ ] >> Okay. >> So, what am I doing now? >> Her terror. Hello [clears throat] 165 28 kilo [music] golf bravo hotel 43 >> literally meeting my whole family right they're waiting for me as weapons You don't know. >> I told you. >> Um, no. They own firearms, but I doubt they have them on them. They ran out [music] the house trying to meet my baby mother and her daughter. [groaning] >> Do we get or not? >> I can tell you my name. >> What's your first name, mate? >> Nasia. >> What's your middle initial? >> A. >> Last name? >> Seagull. D A L C A B [music] >> Matthew explained he wore the vest for personal protection, something completely reasonable depending on the situation. But instead of listening, the officers kept circling [music] back to the same suspicion. It's like they had already decided how they felt about him and everything he said had to fit the narrative. Once that happens, facts stop mattering as much as assumptions. 1206 >> 06. What year? >> It's 2000. >> What's a What's a good uh address for you? >> We're going to take our time. We got to do a little bit of research and stuff like that. So, we're just going to be chilling right here for a minute. >> Oh, you're good. >> I really want >> Am I allowed to put my feet together? Still spread. building a emergency. >> When asked how everything started, Matthew explained he was simply walking through the parade trying to find his family. That's it. No suspicious behavior activity, no confrontation, just bad timing and someone else getting nervous. And somehow it turned into this. A perfect example of how quickly normal behavior can be twisted into something [music] it's not. >> How did we get to this point? Cuz I kind of walked in. I like this guy thought I was following him up the parade, but I was just trying to get to know school to see my family standing there at BP. >> Do you know the guy? >> No idea who the guy is, >> but I know I'm well known. So >> why is that? >> Just had a lot of history in this town. >> Wow. >> Not bad. Just I've had a lot of history. >> I don't I don't know you. >> Are you all >> What was your name? I didn't catch it. >> Matthew. >> Matthew. What? >> Eagle. >> Don't know yet. >> What you watching? >> Yeah. >> Like the dog. >> Hey, Matt. I got it. >> Yeah. You are you like under the influence of anything? >> Your eyes are like really bloodshot. I'm >> tired. You're tired. One officer suddenly shifts focus to Matthew's eyes, suggesting they looked bloodshot. Classic move. One of those tricks used to push someone into explaining themselves even when there's nothing there. And the footage doesn't even support the claim. So now we're not just dealing with assumptions. We're dealing with manufactured suspicion. And I just got out of the shower. >> Okay. >> You understand like community events and stuff while we're on like heightened alert for like active shooters and stuff like that. >> Why this is happening right now? Yes. >> Okay. >> And I really you guys are on point. >> So makes me feel glad that you guys are doing your job. >> But I really am here just wearing this as protection. Same thing. for some reason you guys are. I'm just trying to see my daughter. You'll see it all on my phone. >> 13 p.m. >> And I also had a person show up to my doorstep last night in to do a lot of stuff. I have it on camera. I was going to make a police report, but I never got the chance. So, it's just kind of like a heightened. Then he adds context about recent threats made against him, explaining why he felt the need to wear protective wear. That's actually important information. It shows intent and not criminal intent. But instead of taking that seriously, the officer seemed more interested in poking holes than understanding the situation. I mean, he just said he's a potential victim. How is that not important? >> I mean, that's like like not normal for like, you know, like they're banging on my door saying they're going to kill me. >> Yeah, I know. Well, like why? I don't I don't understand. >> I have no idea. I don't even know who it is. Crazy person just came in one of my aid video. >> I tell you, I got a lot of history. So, you think someone's like following you or something? Okay, listen. Well, obviously like research that, but I honestly don't know you. And what's like a detective's name? >> You said you were going to report it, but you didn't. It even comes out that Matthew had previously worked with law enforcement, which adds yet another layer to the story. You'd think this would help his credibility, but instead parts of the conversation get redacted. Officers openly admit they don't even know what's going to happen next. But who should know if not them? >> Report it, but you didn't. Any reason you didn't? >> Cuz it was 3:00 a.m. and I was tired. >> Well, you know, like law enforcement works 24/7. >> No, but I want to go back to sleep. I have work. Um, where you work at? You don't got to take Are you taking me down to the station to ask about? >> Honestly, I don't know yet. I really kind of just walked up on this. So, as soon as they say what we're going to do, we'll do that. But for now, you're just detained until >> they figure out what's going on. >> Well, I'm not lying to you. So, >> if I was coming here to do harm, you think I'd have one mag for protection? It's just concerning, you know, to it is >> to have uh >> I run into people that know me that want to kill me, dude. I don't know what to tell you. >> How did anyone know that you had this on you at all? >> They didn't. I told him when he walked up to me. >> The report confirms he had a firearm and body armor, both legal in Florida. Yet, it becomes the central reason for detaining him. And here's the irony. something completely lawful is being treated like probable cause. That's not how the law works. But by now, they were already indeed too committed to the situation to step back. >> So he didn't freak out. And then he freaked out. >> Yeah, >> that worked out, right? >> I'm very cool with you guys. I've never ever had a problem with any anyone. >> That's why I was explaining that I have a firearm on me and a vest. Yeah, we want that fall off. >> A couple photos. >> I'm live. >> Took photo. Okay, there you go. All right, very good. Y >> this is not going to come off. This cuff's on. >> Hey, show me this way. It's got Velcro in there. >> There you go. >> All right. Come down. turn. >> At this point, Matthew explained exactly what had happened from his side. He told them he informed the officer about the firearm and vest right away, trying to avoid misunderstandings. And somehow that honesty triggered the entire situation. Instead of deescalating, the officers doubled down instead of removing his gear piece by piece. the vest, the firearm, everything was treated like evidence even though no crime had been established. >> AR also got the zero. So >> I don't know what type of >> You guys have like a paper bag. >> Yeah. So now the trunk. All right, it's fine. >> I'm just making sure everybody has to switch out. [music] >> In the end, Matthew Beagle was released with no charges after hours in custody because there was never a crime to begin with. But the damage was already done. He was [music] detained, searched, interrogated, had his property taken. All based on fear and not law. That's what makes this case stand out. Not what he did, but what was done to him. If you thought today's cases were intense, you haven't seen anything [music] yet. What's coming in the next video takes things to a whole different level. Situations that are even more shocking, more unbelievable, and honestly, hard to watch. Don't go anywhere because the deeper you look, the worse it gets. See you in the next one.