You want to work with, we're not hiring, sir. I don't want to get in trouble, neither. I'm the investigator on the scene. No, I'm just out here that was reported >> May I see your badge, please? Why do you need to leave? It's public property. That's a lobby. No, it's not. This is actually a private entity. I know it says United States Postal Service. How can I help you? We need your name and badge number. How can I help you? You can help us by giving your name and badge number, please, sir. How can I help you? I guess so. You guys Cops are supposed to protect us and uphold the law, but these shocking moments of crooked cops getting owned show a very different reality. In this video, you'll see officers abusing their power, making reckless decisions, and assuming no one would challenge them. They were wrong. Smart cop and determined citizens stood their ground, used the law against corruption, and turned the tables in a way cops never saw coming. All right, sir. Sir, you're being trespassed from the establishment. You can't trespass me if I'm never on property. Yes, but you're on it. I was never on their property. I was never over there, that's a lie. This is one of those situations where you think you'd already seen the very bottom of police ignorance, and then this video from Lexington shows up and pushes that line even lower. What looks like a routine police stop quickly turns into a lesson in constitutional law, because it's clear some officers didn't learn enough during basic training. So, let's see who [music] is really educating who right here in the end. I don't believe you, ma'am. Huh? It's kind of hard to believe. Oh, we got a snitch snitch over right there. I just would like to come inside just for a brief. No, you're fine. You don't want me inside? No. Can I buy a vehicle tomorrow? No, you got to buy a vehicle right now. I'm too poor, ma'am. I got to make my bread somehow. Frank says if I can find her, I can have plenty of money. I just need to come inside maybe about 6 9 minutes up in and just call it a day and go home. Yeah, we don't have a man. Can I check your building just once or twice? Can I check your vehicles? No. Yeah, that makes me believe like you guys are probably harboring her, maybe. I don't know if this is true, it's just my guess. It's called women's intuition. I know all about >> It all started as an alleged investigation about a meat factory in the city's economic collapse. While a citizen was filming and talking nonsense, the workers reacted as if they were facing a serious criminal operation. It's clear that situations like this are seen as urgent and are supposed to bring the police to the scene quickly, and yes, that's exactly what will happen here. Are you real? Are you okay? Are you high? I'm on Percodan. Huh? What are you on? I'm not allowed to speak about it, ma'am. Wait, you're not allowed to what? >> I'm not allowed to speak about it. But you're speaking. Oh, that's cuz I'm an investigator. I'm trying to get the facts. Where are you from? Oh, I'm moving into town tomorrow. You're moving into town Where am I going? Out of town with Tyson and Joyce. No, they're going out of business. Well, you should go with the employees. Yeah, but they'll go out of business. It's not in your hand. This? Yeah. This? Any of that. This is a binoculars. What's that? This is a phones. And I did not This is authorization to record You're recording us? Yeah, I'm just gathering your details. Muhammad just Okay, let's understand one thing. When the workers from this factory called the police, all that should have happened was for the officers to explain that no matter how annoying someone was, they couldn't do anything because it's his civil right. That's it. But, of course, that didn't happen because the officers felt the need to show up and get involved instead of simply clearing things up the proper way. What's going on? Well, I'm just trying to find a women's, and she was saying that she's the women's. I said, "No, that's not. I'm looking for a Chinese named Ming, M I N G." She said she Her name's Ming, and I said, "No, that's not. You're not a Chinese." And then she's saying she is Ming, and then she was doing something with that. I don't know what she was doing. She was She's hiding something underneath that thing right there. Yeah, that's what they all say, ma'am. That's very suspicious, though. I'm sorry. You want to leave our property. I'll I'll I'll come talk to you in a second. Yeah, it'll be just just a little bit. >> Yeah, you snitch. See what's going on with him. I seen her call, too. I knew it. It was her, though. It was her. Hey, folks, I'm a Yes, sir. >> want to know what's going on. I was just looking for a Chinese named Ming, and I know she was around here. I thought she was in the meat packing plant because they said it was around this area, so I went there, checked [snorts] there. There was a Chinese girl that worked uh Allied Universal. Right at the start, the police tried to challenge the right to record, and that's a classic example of not understanding basic freedoms in a public space. The First Amendment isn't a topic for debate, it's a clear fact. Still, the officers acted as if the camera itself was some kind of threat, and this was only the first in a long line of mistakes they're about to make. Checked there. There was a Chinese girl that worked uh Allied Universal. So, that's a called a That's a security company. They're pretty much like police like you, but they're they're kind of like lower tier, dumber, so they can't become that, and she was a Chinese that was working the uh the front jack shack. It's just in the front, so I was trying to get her to come over to verify if that was her. She didn't want to verify, and I can't just go on their property because they say that I'm not allowed to. There's a car parking. >> [snorts] >> So, he share Is that Sheriff Douglas? No, no, no. That's the investigator. Oh, well, that's what I am, sir. So, we're all investigators here. I'm just trying to find the Chinese women's. She said she's Ming, so I'm just trying to communicate with her, and then I think the one that kind of looks like a boy, the girl, she's the one that snitched and called the police. The citizen stayed verbally annoying, but the law was still on his side. I mean, it was obvious he went there to see how officers would treat First Amendment auditors. It's basically his mission that day, and the police continued to push a disorderly conduct story even though none of the required elements were actually met. So, I'm just trying to get the get down to business. I'm trying to gather the the proper details, and then I'm just going from there cuz Frank told me to come out here. And Frank's Yeah, that parking that's across from the meat meat packing facility. So, this is the where you intended to go in the first place. No, this is the second because I know it's around this area. I had zero luck back at the meat shop, but I do know they're going out of business, so that's why I would Yeah, that's why the Chinese that's why I think that they would have some illegal Chinese working there, and I do know that Miss Ming is undocumented. I don't know if she's an illegal. I don't know if she follows the law, but I do know that she's undocumented Chinese. And then her I have My eyesight's not that good. I need goggles. And she said her name was Miss Ming, so I wanted to walk a little closer to verify the product, and I just asked, "Hey, At this moment, a demand for identification appears, and this is the point where a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment can be seen. Without reasonable suspicion of crime, such demand is an abuse of authority. The officers tried to present an administrative routine as a legal obligation for the citizen, while in reality, they're just demanding compliance. And that poor cop honestly thought he had that kind of power. No, my Can I come over there or can I go in the property? They said, "No," and I was like, "Okay, I'm going to zoom in on you then." And that's when the snitch called the cops, and I think she was saying the F word uh like or the I word, the idiot word, and I said, "Why Why are you doing this to me? My name The My name Billy." And they said, "I don't care." And then she was planting something. It was very suspicious. She said She said she's planting wires in the ground. They're not plants. You can't just You can't plant wires in the ground. They don't grow. It makes no sense, and now they're being very suspicious. And I do know there was three men, and they looked like they were doing something together, something inappropriate, and I don't know what it was, but it was by that red vehicle. Sir, do you have to have your driver's license or identification? Frank told me not to give my identification, sir. What's the crime, sir? As the conversation went on, the police fell deeper into contradictions. One officer was saying one thing, the other was saying something completely different. And that's a typical sign of a situation where the law is slipping out of control. Imagine a team that doesn't know the rules of the game, yet still insists on winning. From their own behavior, you can already see the escalation isn't stopping. So, investigating is disturbing the peace? No, that would be the crime. The brass has the same statute regarding disturbing the peace. Yeah. >> So, I I'm potentially I'm not saying you're in trouble. Yeah. No, I can't give you ID cuz I didn't disturb peace, sir. Well, no, no, no. Her Their words. That's not true, sir. The Frank says we have Fourth Amendment for a reason. Okay. I I want to work with you. You want to work with me? We're not hiring, sir. I don't want to get in trouble, neither. I'm the investigator on scene. No, I'm just out here that was reporting the news and investigating. I don't know what they're up to. They're doing something naughty, though. I I assume they are. I can't be identified, sir. Sir, you're being trespassed from the establishment, so we You can't trespass me if I'm never on property. I was never on their property. I was never over there, that's a lie. An attempt to declare a trespass ban appeared without a clear basis. Trespass requires that a person actually enter a private property or ignore clear order to leave, and here, the police tried to stretch that definition to gain a tool for pressure. How is it even possible that someone doesn't know what trespass is and can be employed as a police officer? Trespass. They can trespass anybody they want. It doesn't matter. Never was over there. You can't go around to people and say you're trespassing. >> I I need to identify you. You might need to learn the law before so. Because guess what? I'm the lead investigator on scene. Reporting the news and investigating is not a crime. You cannot make that into a crime. I need to identify you so I can put your name in our system. No, you're not getting my name. Until I commit a crime. If I commit a crime, yeah, you can. You're not going to go around trying to violate people's rights. You are out here being peaceful and recording. I've already said there's certain pieces of it. Where's your proof of that? That's not proof. Having somebody call anyone can call anything. I can call and say that, you know, you're kissing your boyfriend in public and flipping him off and pushing him. It doesn't mean it's real. It doesn't mean anything. That does not give you reasonable articulable suspicion that you deem me of a crime. The officers showed a complete lack of understanding of the difference between public and private space. >> [music] >> That difference is the foundation of any lawful police action. I mean, let's be real here. It isn't that hard to tell the difference. Still, these officers were either that ignorant or just openly disrespectful or maybe a mix of both at the same time. Okay. John Doe, I guess. Have you been recording the whole time? You best believe it. Do you want us to press charges on your phone? Just No, you want a lawsuit? I'll have your job in a heartbeat, pal. All right. Well, either way, we need to identify you. Until you Until you reasonably articulate a crime that you suspect me of, you're not get You're not going to violate my Fourth Amendment rights. You don't even know what the Fourth Amendment is. That's your problem. You guys all swore an oath to the Constitution. Not one of you knows jack about it. Well, I know that's true. So, what's the Fourth Amendment? So have I. So have I. And you're out here violating that very oath that you swore that actual heroes fought and died for. Yeah, no [ __ ] I know the law better than you nerds. >> And they want you trespassed. >> I've never been on property. You can't point around and say, "Hey, trespass that guy. Hey, trespass that guy. He's never been on my property, but I don't like him. So, trespass him." You can't do that, you nerd. It doesn't matter. The situation escalated verbally, but legally it stayed the same. The police kept demanding information without any legal basis. That's a classic example of a fishing expedition where they look for anything that could justify an intervention. I know. I know logically it should be the other way around, but when will you finally realize that many officers can't really claim they know how to use logic properly. You have to have reasonable articulable suspicion of a crime. Yes, you do. That's a crime. That's a crime. Have I ever been on property? No. You can't go around trespassing people and violating their Fourth Amendment and getting their names. I've never been on private property, you dunce. Where I've never been on it, you dunce. I've never been on it. Go Go call your attorney or your chief or your sheriff, cuz you guys are dumb. You guys are dumb nerds that don't even know the law or our rights. How dare you? Spitting on the graves of actual heroes who fought and died for them. How dare you? Yeah, and shake your head. Yeah, spit on the graves some more, you dunce. Okay, did you see that? The officer admitted that no crime was established, yet they kept applying pressure anyway. Now, at least we know they weren't being rude. They were just stupid for saying something like that on camera. They clearly don't understand how serious their own words are in situations like this. So, let's just move on and see what happens next year, because this interaction is far from over. Fast. You're going to have to find a new job just like those 3,200 in the meat packing facility. You're not going to violate my rights. You can go ahead and try, but I will win. And I will have your job. I promise you. But go for it, buster. Swearing an oath to something you don't know anything about. You don't even know the law. Thinking you can go around trespassing anybody who's not even been on the property. You have to be on the property. You can't go around and point at someone and say, "Hey, I want that guy trespassed from my property. He's never been on there, but go trespass him. Violate his Fourth Amendment rights. Go do that, cuz I don't like him." You're dumb. I've never been on their property. Learn the law. Open your phone and read the law. And I'm getting that body cam, too. Yeah, and you're you're going to look so foolish that you don't know the basics of And yes, some will say the citizen used excessive and vulgar language, but the law doesn't regulate someone's tone. It regulates actions. And on top of that, how would you feel if police were coming at you over something you didn't even do? I'm willing to bet most of you would react even worse in that situation. I know I personally would have. I've never been on the property. Where's your evidence of that? Yeah, you can tell me to not come on the property. It doesn't mean you get a just a free willy violate my Fourth Amendment to obtain my identification when I did not commit a crime. You're not going to, cuz I'm going to have that ass in court. You're not getting my ID. Go for it. You can give me a verbal trespass. You're not getting my ID. Well, then do it. Do it. You're not getting my name. You're not getting my name. Well, too bad. I'm not letting you violate my Fourth Amendment rights. Unless you want to pay up in court. You don't know what the Fourth Amendment is. What is it? What is it? You are so You guys are so dumb. Am I not allowed to be protected in my persons and my papers? You guys think not. You think anyone can In an attempt to regain control, the officers threatened consequences that couldn't legally stand. They were so desperate and went so far that they ended up relying on the one hope that this man could get scared and leave while they stayed behind with some sense of pride. But unfortunately for them, it wasn't going to happen that way. Point at someone and say, "Trespass him from my property they've never been on, but go violate their Fourth Amendment rights." I've never been on it, you dork. Do you not understand? How do you not know the basics of law? You need to stop talking. I'm in charge here. I'm the investigator on scene. I'm a ma'am. I'm a ma'am. Yeah, that I was kidding. Now you called me a girl. So, that's a double whammy. You had one whammy, now it's a double. You're not going to. I don't commit crimes. You're not getting my information. I don't care. You can go arrest me, and then I'll have your guys' butt cracks in court. I've never been on their property. I don't care. You're not getting anything from me. Unless you want to kiss, and it's consensual. That's it. Am I going on their property? Have I been on their property? As time went on, the police fell into repetition. Same demands, same arguments, same tone. Of course, they'd already used up all their tricks and weak attempts at manipulation, and instead of just realizing a mistake, turning around and leaving, they chose to keep digging a deeper hole for themselves. They were so determined to push things as far as possible, I can't believe it. I don't care what you have to write in your CAD. You can go write anything you want. You can say, "Hey, that big handsome guy with a big wiener in his pants that I was looking at through the pants." You can say that if you want. You can write that in there. It doesn't matter. Write whatever you want. You're not getting my name. You guys aren't going to violate my rights. Not going to happen. That you just were. You tried violating my Fourth Amendment on a crime that no one's committed. That you admitted no one has committed a crime. Exactly. So, go So, get out of here, you nerd. Learn the Learn the basics of law before you come up and try to bully your way to violate someone's rights, which you don't even know jack about. And you claimed you swore the oath more than one time. Then why the hell do you not know jack about it? Why are you just out here trying to violate people's rights? You are a pogue. I guarantee you are a pogue. Weren't you? No, I was not a Marine. And you were No, a pogue is a person other than a grunt. And that's what you were. Yeah, I know I can tell. That's why you're so willy-nilly to violate my rights. Think what you want. I've done my service. I've been through [ __ ] You haven't. And I know what the ultimate sacrifice is, and you're spitting on their graves right now. How dare you? You clearly don't give a [ __ ] about it, cuz you're out here trying to violate my freedoms that they fought and died At one point, the officers even tried to downplay the importance of constitutional rights. Great job, officers. Aren't these same officers who swore at the start of their careers that they protect the constitutional right of all citizens? So, why are they now acting like those rules don't exist? I hope you understand just how dangerous this kind of behavior really is. Or you think it's funny. It's not funny. Learn the Fourth Amendment and maybe you would know. You Maybe you got to learn that you have to have somebody commit a crime be suspected of, or you can't go out and get their Fourth Amendment just stripped away like that. Because my ID, that's my papers. That's my persons. You can't just go out there and strip that. Be like, "Oh, they want you trespassing. You never were on property." You can't go point at people. "I want him trespassed." And then go violate their Fourth Amendment, cuz that's exactly what you're doing. I know. And you're not getting noth- You're getting nothing from me unless a consensual kiss. That is it. And I can tell you want one of those. I can tell. Why your lips getting wet? I'm just saying. I see it. I see the I see the saliva on your lips. You guys will not be violating my rights today unless if you want your job taken away and this town to pay me a [ __ ] ton of money which they won't have after every half the population of this town got laid off just now. Yeah, and it's going to suck a hell of a lot more when you try to arrest me cuz I will be taking that money. And I will be taking your job. But go for it. I mean, hey, if that's the game you want to play, go for it. You're just not going to bully me like you guys Mentioning lawsuits and consequences only exposed how nervous the police really were. Instead of just calming the situation down, the officers reacted in a defensive way. Okay, someone really needs to remind these officers that their job is to de-escalate situations, not inflame them. And here, they're doing everything except that. bully everybody. Can I speak for a second? Is that okay? Maybe it depends on what you have to say. We have you on video. We know what you look like. If you go on that property, you will be arrested for trespassing. All right, that's fine and I'll get my twin out here and then you'll have to determine if that was him or me. I don't know how you're going to do that. I can even find a doppelganger, it doesn't matter. I found two people that look similar to me, so have fun with that. I don't know what you're going to write in your little CAD, but make it good. Cuz I will be getting that. You just stepped in a hornet's nest and you're not wearing PPE, sister. You should go really go home and actually read the Constitution, read the Bill of Rights minimally. Learn the first 10. Happy dinner and Yeah, and think As the incident came to an end, the police tried to save face through formal orders. That's the typical behavior when they realize a line's been crossed. So this whole performance was really a retreat that looked like control, but actually meant giving up. They just didn't dare to admit they were wrong. Continue to go about your day and then say everyone's rights. I'm just going to I'm just here to do my job. It doesn't matter if I have to violate rights doing my job. I'm just here to do my job. So you go back on their property I never was on their property. Or for the first time, I don't care. You are trespassed from being on their property. >> I'm getting my twin out here. This is not the last you've heard from me. If you violate that, you're going to go to jail. Well, you got to catch me first, too. Just saying. You were going to go to jail. Yeah, but you know how fast I am? I'm wearing speed boots today, sir. Congratulations. Well, that means I'm fast. Okay. That means I'm nimble. Sure. Just saying. I'm just saying. What is going to happen if you either disturb the peace or trespass? I'm going to warn you what's going to happen if you try to violate my rights again. I'm going to have your ass in front of the judge and I will be taking both your nerds' jobs and I will be suing this whole town. It's not a good thing. Why are you proud of that? It's not good to come out and violate people's The officers' departure was much quieter than their arrival and that's always a sign of an outcome where the law wasn't on their side. Imagine a walk of shame just without admitting any mistake. Honestly, I promised you shocking moments where Kirk and Cops got owned, but nothing is shocking here. To me, this is the logical outcome for anyone who thinks they're above the law. rights and throw them in jail. You just tried violating my Fourth Amendment, you dunce. You guys are dumb. Learn your oath, you jackass Have a great evening. Thank you for your service. Go read the Constitution and I don't thank you for yours cuz you just tried violating my rights, you scumbag nerds. How dare you, the walking nerd. Hey, you need my permission to take that photograph. Yeah, you do. Screw the First Amendment, right? You need my permission. Screw the First. Hey, get out of here, you nerds. Get the hell out of here. 18 P 17 8 51208 Lexington, Nebraska, folks. Lexington. That's how you punk some nerds right there. Get the hell out of here. The double walking nerd. How dare they? How dare those cops The case ended with no arrest, no charges only because the citizen showed he wasn't afraid of the police with their threats. Now just imagine that these same officers might have gone to someone who showed even a little bit of fear. Let this be a lesson to all you. Never give it up defending your rights because the police won't do it for you. And that brings us to our next case which might be even more bizarre than the first one. This is another case that sounds trivial on paper, but in practice turns into a complete breakdown of basic rights. A man walked into a post office, a public institution with a camera in his hand and that alone was enough to trigger a whole chain of stupid decisions. If you think it's just a misunderstanding, wait a bit till the police show up. Hey, how you doing? You okay? Are you in the post office right now? No. Can I help you with anything? No, I'm just I'm just recording. Just recording. It's not what I'm not soliciting anything. I don't think they're comfortable with you recording them. Well, they're in public. They're in public. They are not okay with you recording them, sir. Look at the same lady, she's turning the other way. She's not okay, she's uncomfortable. Please don't make my customers uncomfortable. Does he want to call uh I don't know. Keep going on one. I'm not going to answer. Okay, we'll make sure. You call on one if you have to. As soon as he entered the post office, the space was small, people were inside and the man was clearly trying to film the walls so he wouldn't record children. Instead of appreciating that as a basic consideration, even though the law honestly didn't require him to do that, police started actively pulling him into an interaction. The employees immediately decided to call the police. What makes you think I have a problem? Are you the postmaster? No, I am not the postmaster. >> Is he the postmaster here? She's not. I work here. That's why I'm asking, what's your problem? I don't have a problem, sir. Then please walk out. No, I'm just I'm I'm just staying here. I have every right to be here. But you don't have any right to record me. I do. You just walked into the camera, sir. You tweeted. Can you take off your face if you think what you are doing is right? Can you take off your face? >> Look how close she is. Why would I take my mask off? >> Because you know what you are doing is not right, so you can't put your face out. What's your name? My name is Joseph. Joseph, how you doing, Joseph? I'm doing fine. Yes, I'm just up here recording. For what? Just let me know and I'll give you whatever you want. I know what you can do for me while I'm here. Do you have the passport applications? I don't see any here. We don't sell some We don't do some here. Passport application, you have to go to class store. Okay. So what else do you need? What else do you need? What else do you need? You want to know something funny? When the police arrived, Officer Bush and Officer Hunt listened to the employees' version without any critical thinking. They immediately accepted the narrative that filming was the problem. No questions about the law, no checking of the rules, just blindly taking the side of people who made the call, but [music] wait, story's only just getting interesting. Oh, we got the police pulling. Hey, how's it going there, officer? How you doing? What's your name and badge number? Officer Bush, 4680. Thank you so much for being professional. What's your name and badge number, sir? Officer Hines, serial 4918. Thank you so much for being professional. I asked the young man if he needed anything when I realized that he was recording my customers and I'm like, I don't appreciate that. If there's anything I can help you with, let me know what you need. And he just continued recording and the young lady that was sitting over here in line and queue, she was getting uncomfortable. You know, one of our customers told me that it's not okay, it's not appropriate. Okay, and you want to contact me? Okay. Well, >> the need for you guys to come on back. Sounds like you need to leave the property or we're going to take you to jail. >> [laughter] >> Well, come over here. Over here. Okay. Watch this. Over here. Listen. Check this out. Excellent. >> [music] >> Can we get a supervisor? Can we get No, right here. Listen. No. This is the post office. This is the rules and regulations She said you're not conducting any postal business. Okay, let's talk outside. Right here. Come on. There you go. Officer Bush very quickly moved to a threatening arrest if the man didn't leave the building. And this is where we get to the key point. You can't just order someone to leave a public space without lawful reasons. I don't like what you're doing isn't a valid one. It's a clear abuse of authority. The officer acted as if personal discomfort [music] could replace legal standards, which they can't. That's exactly where the problem lies. Listen, look at this your vehicle. Look at Look at this. There's the rules and regulations through my camera, sir. You didn't You kicked But you're not conducting any I did. I asked him for a passport. I left and gave the lady her own personal [music] space. You just grabbed my arm. I got everything on camera. Can we get a supervisor? Can we get a supervisor out here, please? Well, you need to leave. This is public property. That's a lobby. No, it's not. This is a private business. And let me know what it says United Listen real quick, sir. I I'll under threat of arrest, I'll leave, but listen. There's a poster seven in there and it says I have the Just go and look, sir. Can you please go look? And and and and and one more one more thing sir, you know, right now I'm doing a protected activity, first amendment, freedom of the press. This is freedom of the That was our first time ever saying [music] to leave, sir. I got everything on camera. Okay. And can we get a supervisor, please? I'm going to go stand on the [music] sidewalk, but And I'm going to go stand on the sidewalk cuz you did tell me to leave, but when I go stand on the sidewalk, can you please That's That's the rules in the The man tried to explain the rules, mentions poster seven, mentions first amendment, but the officers don't want to listen. This is that moment when you realize the citizen's knowledge becomes a threat to authority, and that's exactly why the situation starts to escalate. Ego steps in where the law steps out, and from this point on, these officers are going to become unsettling to watch. Please show me poster property. Here's a section for photos and photography. Can you please read it? It says I can take it in the foyer, lobbies, entrances. It's right there. I'm going to go stand over there and wait on your supervisor, and they're going to let you guys know. Wow, man, you put your hands on me. That's an assault, man, if I haven't committed a crime. You can't walk me out. You can't put your hands on nobody. Ooh, buddy. Ooh, buddy. Ooh, buddy. Ooh, buddy. Y'all see that? He grabbed my arm and pulled me out the public lobby. >> [laughter] >> Ooh. There's most definitely complaints coming down on you. Oh, yeah. Hey, where's you guys' police department located? I I couldn't hear you the car. Oh, yeah. After the assault, the officers tried to pull back and wait for a sergeant while the man clearly says [music] he'll file a complaint. And honestly, that's completely justified. Imagine having 25 years on the job and still not knowing when you're allowed to use force. This isn't a small mistake. It's a systemic problem, and situations like this show how dangerous that kind [music] of ignorance really is. Now we wait on the supervisor. He said you want to go to jail. How long you've been on the force, sir? 25 years, and you still ain't learned. Wow. 25 years. Yeah, you guys. So we we waiting on the supervisor. Hopefully he knows that he can honor and respect these guys out the gate. >> [laughter] >> Oh, yeah. Yes. I think this is the sergeant right here. Okay, after some time, the sergeant finally showed up, but instead of talking to the man right away, he spoke with his officers first. If this isn't story aligning, I don't know what is. It's like these officers thought whoever tells their version first automatically becomes right. [music] So now the real question is, do you think the sergeant's arrival will actually change anything here? Let's see. Under threat of arrest, I had to get on the sidewalk. Let's see. Let's see what the sergeant sees if he uh He said, "Which one of these is your cars?" Come on, man. You learn as you go, man. Just like y'all. Uh-huh. Sir. Come on. Come on. The sergeant's arrival should have been the moment when things finally calmed down. You know how it's supposed to go. The supervisor shows up, looks at the situation, makes a clear call. Instead, we got a sergeant who, from the very start, seemed more focused on not [music] upsetting his own officers. And then people wonder where officers get the confidence to behave the way they do. How you doing, sir? Are you sergeant? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Yeah, can I get your name and badge number, of course, just for the record? I could I couldn't hear with the wind. Sergeant Gerner. My badge number is 4944. Yes, sir. I came in here today just to kind of get some public information. I know I have every right to recording here. It actually have a poster seven in there with the rules and regulations on poster property. Saying that photos and photography may be taken in the lobbies, foyers, and corridors. Clear as day. Right when I walked in, the lady had She triggered the the issue. She said, "Hey, what are you doing here?" I said, "I'm just recording." She's like, "Well, you can't record here. You can't record my The man very clearly explains to him that poster seven exists and the rules allow filming in lobbies. Now [music] we get to the absurd part. The sergeant listens to all this, nods his head, but at the same time tries to justify a forceful removal. I mean, how exactly do you justify using physical force on someone who's literally quoting the rules that are hanging on the wall right behind you? She said, "This lady do not want to be recorded." The lady didn't even say nothing yet. I even left the building just to give the lady her privacy, which I really don't even have I didn't have to do that. Anything I see in public, I can record. That was just a little lobby. I wasn't going to be in there that long. Look how little it is. There's nothing in there. But I did ask him for a passport. They let me know I have to go to another building. I couldn't even get public information to ask them. I'm just documenting as I'm handling my business. These gentlemen, I forget his name, but he actually grabbed me and pulled me out the pulled me out the office. Not even letting me show him the rules and regulations on poster property. This is a first amendment protected activity. You cannot turn that into a crime. You and the postal people took an oath to uphold the Constitution. And you pulled me out the building, sir, when I'm telling you I have the right to do so. I don't have to leave. They can't make me leave just cuz I got a black shirt on. I have to commit [music] a crime for you to make me leave this property. They can't just ask me to leave. No, it's not. This is not a trespass work, sir. If I'm at the police department, >> [music] >> you can't just say, "Hey, leave." I have to commit some type of crime. I didn't cause I didn't Come on, sir. Come on, sir. Now, I'm not making nobody uncomfortable by recording. You can't turn protected activity into a crime. You're You're absolutely right. Um you can record anybody you want >> And I didn't say nothing. I'm not At this moment, the sergeant admits that he thinks filming by itself isn't a problem. That's where the story should have ended, but no. He now shifts to talking about how someone is being unpleasant, and once again, it's the same mistake. Being [music] unpleasant isn't a crime. Never has been, never will be, no matter how much the police don't like it. I They came out to me. I It's a little lobby, sir. Once you walk in there, you see it's little. It's It's nothing too much you can do or say. I just had a couple questions. I was in there 20 seconds, and the lady ran out to me. It wasn't even 20 seconds. I got that See, the lady was outside. She was outside getting something out somebody's car. So when I walked in, she came in right behind me. It was like, "Hey, what are you doing? You can't record." So and and and what's your name again? Your name and badge number? Bush put his hands on me and pulled me out the office. >> Yes, they did cuz you can leave but I'm going to get to talk. I haven't talked to him in a minute. Uh-huh, okay. And and you got to let him know just because they want me to leave mine is a crime that you can't do that. >> Trespassing is crime. Trespassing is a crime but I wasn't trespassing. You got to commit a crime first. You got to commit a crime first, sir. 25 years and you ain't got that. The sergeant tries to fall back on trespass but that's where he completely loses it. Trespass requires specific conditions and here they simply weren't present. The man was in a public space during business hours without disrupting operations in any way. How is it even possible that someone with 25 years of experience handles basic legal concepts this loosely? Yeah. Yeah. You put your hands on me, Jay. >> [laughter] >> You can't do that. This guy right here. This guy. This guy. The man keeps repeating that officer pushed physically pulled him and the sergeant tries to downplay it and that might be the most dangerous part of all. When police minimizes the use of force, they send a message that force is acceptable and a tool for handling disagreement. And as if everything up to this point wasn't enough, believe it or not, new officers now start showing up at the scene. How you doing, sir? What's your name and your badge number just for the record since you came on the scene? Look at him. He don't look too He don't look too sure now. He don't look too sure. Beautiful day like this in Kansas City. Look at the sky. Beautiful day like this is a is a Sugar Honey Iced Tea like this happen. As the conversation continues, it becomes clear that the new officer is also trying to balance between the law and loyalty to his co-workers and of course the law loses. Instead of a clear admission of wrongdoing, we get relativizing like maybe it was wrong but let's not call it what it really was and the real name is very simple, unjustified use of force. KCPD Y'all dog, hey, come on. Y'all got to be smarter than that. They can't make me leave just cuz I got on the black shirt, you know that, right? What what what they tell me to leave for? Hey, Miss Missouri Supreme Court already ruled we can record our our officials, our government officials in the course of their duty. You know that? Yeah. You don't seem like you was trying to either. Even when you was up close, you weren't trying to understand. That's that poster seven on the wall in there that say I can record. Okay. Okay. That's not how trespass works, sir. The sergeant finally says the truth. The man can record as much as he wants while they're there and that's where the whole structure falls apart. There's no other way to explain it. If it's allowed now, it was allowed earlier, too. The rule didn't change and that means everything before this was wrong. That includes the physical contact. That part doesn't disappear but wait, even this still isn't the end. Uh customer's doing I didn't say nothing to nobody, sir. Right when I walked in, the lady in suit, she came outside. So right when I came in, she came right behind me. I didn't even know who she was. She just started talking to her. She could have been a customer. I don't know. Once once I noticed that the lady was really just uncomfortable, I went outside so she can handle her business and then just came back and I only hung around cuz they said they was calling you guys. Right now you're on you're on sidewalk [music] anyway. You're not you're on public property and here's the deal. In that foyer is public property. You're correct about that but the the issue is when you're making customers uncomfortable, that's prohibited act which prohibited act which is on that rules and regulations. If you're repeating any business any customer doing business, that's a prohibited act. That's on that rules and regulations. This is a First Amendment protected activity. You cannot turn a First Amendment protected activity into a crime. That's public property. I'm not saying nothing. I can record. Your feelings don't overrule my constitutional right. So if you uncomfortable with me recording you and we're [music] in public You go to Disneyland with your with You go to Disneyland with your kids and you about to take a picture. You going to make everybody behind you sign a waiver? The attempt to reduce everything to possible future problems looks like a last effort to regain control. Like if you come back, then there will be problems but the law doesn't work on maybe. Either something's allowed or isn't and here the answer is clear from the very beginning. I'm comfortable being on your Let me read the actual Come on, sergeant. Come on, get him. This is public This is public This is public property. public building but if you're making people uncomfortable, I'll read this to you so you can get it all on on your disorderly conduct. I'm not impeding business. breach loud or unusual noise or which impedes entrance or departure to post offices or otherwise obstructs the usual use of I didn't do none of that. foyers, corridors I didn't do none of that. elevators, stairways None of that. parking lots or which otherwise [music] tend to impede or disturb the public I didn't do none of that. You just said in your own words that you made that guy uncomfortable. I didn't do none of that. which is their right to do in order to ensure that the post office operates as well as well as they can. Now you're out here, you can record all you want but you can't keep him from going back in there now once we leave but again, if you continue to do the acts that make people uncomfortable, make the workers and make the people the public in general uncomfortable when they go in there to conduct their business I'm sure I'm going to be In the end, the case was also finished as one of those shocking moments where a crooked cop got owned. Oh, seriously, wouldn't it just be easier for these officers to finally start acting the way they're supposed to because this clearly isn't a solution to anything. But acting like this only creates [music] more problems, not less. That brings us straight to our final case for today. Speaking of moments where a crooked cop got owned, this case starts with a radio call from an officer reporting three suspicious individuals holding cameras. You'd think he was talking about dangerous criminals. Well, I hate to disappoint you, it's actually three unarmed women. Truly terrifying stuff. I honestly don't know how this officer survived such a life-threatening The front of 10-19, I have three suspicious individuals with camera phones. Sir, I'll see you I'm going to show I'm going to show you create some distance. I'm going to show you the actual name and badge number, please, officer. Yes, send me send me two units, dispatch. Backup, please. Backup from me, please. I will stay right here. Ma'am, back up from me. Okay, I backed up. 13-5 Can we have your badge number? How can I help you? Could I have your name and badge number? How can I help you, ma'am? Can I have your name and badge number, please? How can I help you? I'm dropped. Um she's asking for your 10-18 How can I help you, ma'am? I just need your name and badge number. How can I help you? I'm asking for you to please identify yourself. >> you to create some distance for me, please. >> Public servant, we need your name and badge number. Create some distance for me. Create distance from me. Okay? How far back do you The citizens asked for the officer's name and badge number which is completely normal and a request of a public official. Instead of a professional response though, they get nervous behavior, raised voices and the same empty questions repeated over and over. How can I help you? becomes a substitute for an answer they don't want to give. Let's be real, when an officer avoids identifying himself, that's never a good sign. I'll step. I'll step. How long do I have to step? Yeah, let's give him some space. Okay. Do you feel comfortable now? 10-18 name and badge number, sir. That blue line is yours. Oh, he's got your line. Oh, yeah. we please have your name and badge number? We'll be on our way. I mean I can see it, but I would prefer you verbalize it. How can I help you? Ma'am. You could help me by giving your name and badge number. How can I help you? I would like to have your name and badge number, please. How can I help you, ma'am? Uh you could I don't know. Do you not understand English? How can I help you? I need your name and badge number. How can I help you? You're stepping closer to her now, sir. I help you? I'm going to need you to back up. How can I help you? We need your name and badge number. How can I help you? You can help us by giving your name and badge number, please, sir. How can I help you? I guess not. Do you guys need Do you guys Do you guys need help? Which I don't know. I don't get it. Is this a 911 emergency? Do you need help with something? Did we call 911? help with something? Did we call 911? Do you need help with something? Yes, we need your name and badge number. Have a nice day. It's against your policy. Do not approach. Do not approach my car. Do not approach my vehicle. I just asked you to Step away from my vehicle, ma'am. Just passing through in traffic. Step away from my vehicle now. As a matter of fact, I need you guys to identify yourselves. At this moment, things turn to a serious problem. The officer states they're now being detained, but the only reason he gives is that they're asking for identification. That isn't a crime. It's not even a fence. It's a basic right. And if anyone was in the wrong here, it's this officer, and very soon he's going to realize that himself. What's your reasonable, articulate suspicion have we that you think we've committed a crime? Are we being detained, sir? Yes, you are now detained cuz I'm asking you to identify yourself and I don't know who you guys are. For what crime, sir? For what crime? What crime did we commit, sir? What is your reasonable, articulate suspicion, sir, that we've committed a crime? They're refusing to identify themselves and then approaching and surrounding my police vehicle. We're not surrounding your vehicle, sir. Come on now. Don't be silly. We just want your name and badge number. No, no. No. Don't walk away. You got to identify yourself. What What crime did we commit? I need to identify you. What crime did we commit? I need to identify all three of you guys. No, you don't. You're not getting our ID. We haven't committed a crime, sir. I'll be right in front of city hall. I'm going to formally request for a supervisor, please. Please step away from me. 33, go. Need to see your identification, your identification, and your identification. >> did you suspect me of committing? I need to see your identification. Tell me, sir. Look, I have no pockets on me. I have no weapons, nothing. >> to identify yourself. Are you refusing to identify yourself, ma'am? I don't answer questions. Are you refusing to identify yourself? >> to know what crime did I commit? The pressure continues with demands for identification, despite the fact that this isn't a stop and ID state and despite complete lack of suspicion. The officer keeps going in circles, asking the same questions over and over, hoping someone will give in. He's clearly testing boundaries. That much is obvious, but he's about to be surprised when he realizes these women aren't falling for such weak and obvious tactics. Wow, look at this, guys. Hey guys, share this video. Where's your [ __ ] Share this video. Live. Please don't do nothing silly here. Let me also get uh another supervisor on scene with you. I need to see your your your identification. What What What crime did I commit, sir? You were given several orders to step away from me and you refused. Do you have your ID? Do you have your identification? I don't answer questions. I don't I don't answer questions. Are you refusing to identify yourself? Question. I did I never approach I never approached your vehicle, sir. Are you refusing to identify yourself? Step away from me. I don't answer questions. Are you refusing to identify yourself? I don't answer questions. Don't talk like that, sir. You asked us to step back from you and you're approaching on us. But what is your lawful reason? What is your reasonable, articulate suspicion? >> on you? What No, I do not. What crime do you suspect us of committing, sir? >> Do you have identification? >> What No, I do not. What crime do you suspect us of committing? No, I do not. Is there a reason Is there a reason why when you were told to step away from my vehicle, you didn't and then you continued to approach me? Do you have a reason? I don't answer questions. And I didn't do that anyway. My video proves I didn't do that. I did not At first of all, it's not illegal to approach a vehicle. Are you refusing to identify yourself? What crime do you suspect me of committing? Are you refusing to identify yourself? >> What crime do you suspect me of committing? At one point, the officer even asks whether filming is legal. And when he gets a clear answer that it is, instead of stopping, he keeps on going. And that's where everything breaks. If you know something's legal and still continue detaining people, then the problem is no longer ignorance. The problem becomes a conscious decision to ignore the law because it doesn't work in your favor. Are you refusing to identify yourself? Sir, this is not a stop and ID state. Even if it was, you have to have reasonable, articulate suspicion. I'm out here videoing. >> What's your lawful What's your lawful business out here? I First Amendment protected activity, sir. What's your lawful >> My lawful business is recording. You're recording what? Anything I can see in public, on public property. I as a First Amendment constitutionally protected activity. Okay. It's already proven. I'm not committing no crime. Can I ask you a question? What are you videoing? Anything I can see in public. My main interest is the Yes, I want to Is this Is this lawful? Yes, it is. >> Is this what law-abiding citizens do? >> Yes, it is. At 9:23 p.m. on New Year's Eve. >> Anytime of night they This is what patriots do. Yes, sir. We stand up for the Constitution of the United States of America. And that is what I'm doing right now. I am standing on my rights and I am standing on them firmly. Charlie one, your question. And this is a free country. We came out here. Do we have anything or can we go ahead and all clear? Can we clear or are we good? Anything? What What Are you You want to be off the scene? No, my question is do we have anything that you're still out here? Yes, I do have something and I'm still out here and I'm still investigating. A story comes up about whether people have somewhere to be and whether they're free to leave. Sounds polite, but it's actually passive-aggressive pressure. Like you can go, but only if you do what I want. That isn't freedom of movement. It's conditional control and very easy to recognize when you understand how rights actually work. Is it 10-15 or anything? Or are they just videoing? >> that. Is there Is there Do you need to be somewhere? Okay. First of all, you don't have to take that tone with me. I'm asking as a favor cuz we're all standing here. You can go. I'm a supervisor. I want them out here. You can go. You asked for another supervisor. You can go. I don't need you anymore. You can go. Thank you both. Stand by, sir. I'm holding. Need to stand by. Stand by till I get there. What's that? You covering the shift? What? You covering the shift? Yes. For who? You covering the shift with Dasher? Yes. Charlie one, dispatch. Charlie one. That's 10-4. It's going to be uh three uh subjects that's refusing to identify themselves, claiming to be videoing the uh claiming to be recording our parking lot and officers. It's going to be the uh Amanda female that that uh like to record people. The police communicate with each other over the radio, describing the people as problematic, trying to build a narrative that will later sound more serious than it really is. Refusing to provide identification is framed as suspicious behavior, but still, no matter how much they wanted to arrest these women, they knew they couldn't do it. 33, 10-8. I appreciate you, bro. You're good. Straight? Yeah. Okay. 21, 26. Yeah. Hey, you're good. I appreciate it. Thanks for coming out, man. Kearney. Kearney. Kearn. You can go 10-8. What you got? You good? I'm good. Long as Long as they don't approach my vehicle. Long as they don't approach my vehicle. Are you free to go? Okay. Thank you. Have a nice day. This whole incident existed only because the police couldn't handle being watched while doing their job. That was the real issue from start to finish. And don't forget to always record your interactions with police, you know, just in case. If you think this video pushed the limits, don't get comfortable just yet. What you've seen here is only the surface, and in the next video, we're diving into cases that are even harder to believe, where that line isn't just crossed, it's erased. Stay with us because the truth only gets darker from here. See you in the next one.