While most cops do their jobs well some take things too far but what happens when they mess with good soldiers today we're diving into a situation where some idiot cops Tangled with soldiers let's see how it played out why are you messing with me I'm not messing with you sir you're sitting in front of a closed bar you're sitting in front of a closed bar you are messing with a navy veteran that is waiting on Uber this is James a 53-year-old Navy veteran on May 1st 2021 around 2:30 a.m. an officer from the wheat rdge Police Department found James sitting outside a bar in Colorado allegedly drunk or intoxicated James was waiting for his Uber while sitting on a bench hoping to return home watch how the officer reacts to the situation despite Mr James seemingly not doing anything unlawful how you doing what's going on waiting Uber waiting for your Uber yeah you have an idea I can take a look at me no you don't I don't I'm not doing anything wrong well you're sitting in front of a closed bar and I can see you're my friend let me see your ID no okay we can do this one at two two ways sir we can do I'm being I'm being respectful to you I'm sitting here waiting on my Uber I am doing nothing show me on your phone that your Uber's coming you know what I want to break out my camera right now go ahead mine's running as well I'm start filming you mine's running as well I am not doing anything wrong okay well I'm doing everything right not drinking and driving and why are you why are you messing with me I'm not messing with you sir you're sitting in front of a closed bar you're sitting in front of a closed bar you are messing with a navy veteran that is waiting on an Uber s I'm going to ask you one more time that is done nothing wrong can I see your ID no you can't you're drunk in public no I'm not drunk in public give me your ID I'm giving you a lawful order I'm not getting anything dude okay stand up I am not doing anything wrong up stand up stand up stand up stand up what are you doing I'm sitting there nothing put your hands put your other hand behind your back the officer immediately handcuffs James despite him repeatedly emphasizing he is a Navy veteran for those who may not be aware according to Colorado revised statutes 16313 police officers are authorized to stop and detain any individual reasonably suspected of engaging in criminal activity James was spotted outside a closed bar at 2:27 a.m. this particular location was where a stabbing homicide occurred after the bar closed in August 2020 given these circumstances the officer can reasonably ask for identification if available and seek an explanation for the individual's actions watch how this encounter unfolds set your phone down sir and put your hand behind your back I'm sitting here doing nothing waiting on new U too safe protective custody huh hey all I asked for was to see your Uber and you argue and you're intoxicated I don't think I don't think you're making good choices sir I'm waiting on my Uber which is the best choice sir all I was trying to do was verify the worst choice would be driving sir all I was trying to do was verify your Uber was that right or wrong well if you UNL loock me I'll show you the Uber I how many times did I ask for that sir huh sir yes sir if I have I done anything illegal well you're intoxicated in public I'm sitting on a b waiting on at a closed business in a high crime area sir sir I have no idea who you are or what you're doing and it's my job to find out so all I did was wanted to have a conversation with you and you won't give me any information at all and it's obvious that you're intoxicated right that is why I am waiting on Uber right and how many times that I ask you to see your Uber I tell you my body camera all right well unlock me if there that big a deal and I'll show you my U all you want to do all you want to do is film me and argue with me I have done nothing wrong I'm sitting here minding my own business sir I'm just I'm just doing my job you are with a navy fet sir step over here just sitting here minding my own business step over here sir you can't even walk I I was I'm sitting here minding my own business you can't even walk sir what are you guys doing you can't even walk you're in you're a danger yourself no no I'm sitting here minding my own business what are you guys doing I'm waiting on my Uber sir you're going to go to detox you can't even walk oh my god dude UNC me and let me know if I can walk or not well it's pretty obvious that you can't you guys are you serious I have an Uber coming I have an Uber coming double locked those are not double locked guys seriously stop Stu the car I have an Uber coming please stop and just let me go home I have an Uber coming I have I was sitting in the chair not bothering anybody sir I was trying to be reasonable with you oh my god obvious I am a Navy veteran okay thank you for your service and I'm just sitting there mining my own business right at a closed business waiting on my Uber and all I asked all I asked was for you to verify it all I asked you is show me it on your phone and I'm good with that okay but you refuse to do that so you you guys are I mean really you can do this to a Navy veteran sir I'm sitting on a have a seat in the car oh my God man are you guys serious I've done nothing I have no idea who he is do you have any weapons on sir no I don't have any weapons on me just hold on before you step in I have no weapons on me I mean I can't believe you guys are doing this I seriously can't do a Navy are you really doing this to a n I'll grab his phone serious James James listen to me didn't drink and drive made the right choice and you guys come up and just shake me down James Navy veteran James combat medic James talk to me I mean I'm just in there waiting on my Uber my Uber is going to be is there anybody sober that can come get you you're not listening you're not sir I called an Uber well you can't the Uber was 2 minutes away you can't you can't You Shook Me Down J we've been here for 10 minutes and they're not here you can't call Uber okay that's not the way phone that's not not the way Uber Works he's got he's got your phone right there look it up I call Uber not you can't call them on the phone did you do it through an app or did you call them I do the Uber app all right so how do I get into your phone 6969 if they're coming man I'll release you to them but if not 6969 but if they're not you're not leaving us much up Uber listen fellas a green button I am a former combat medic sitting there how do you uh I'm not going to lie to you how do I go 969 Uber where do I search that I don't have this the Uber out just scroll through till you find the Uber app Listen fellas you should not be doing this to a combat medic veteran I was sitting there mining my own business is he coming okay he's James I respect you guys James job James listen to me for a minute I appreciate that it says it's 5 minutes away if he's there in 5 minutes we will release you to that Uber okay okay please let me out of here andc me I didn't do anything when when the Uber gets here we'll do that can you just face that way for me so that I can uncuff you you just want to step out if that's easier that's pretty thing easier h thats I understand you have a job to do oh Terry yes sir one of you no yes sir like I said Army for me you what oh family oh God I was the only I'm the only na all right I got one more if you can just turn Face the car for me so get that other one off it's easier if he spins you around so you're not anyway I didn't listen I didn't mean to be offensive I get you I was doing the right thing I was sitting I and I commend you for that I really do I commend you for that you're good so show you something give pull up that Uber Ira veteran okay thanks for your service man pull up that app on your phone again so we can see how far that it said 5 minutes when we look at it so let see where I have it you have a good time tonight just minding my own business no I just asked if you had a good time I that's what you're doing I me about 25 26 years since I've had hand Cs on yeah so I was a young man I I learned I don't want him anymore right all right sir you good there's your [Applause] ride get you home brother never no you didn't I appreciate that thank you guys app all right according to the police Deputy Mr James displayed signs of intoxication and an inability to care for himself following the police department policy the subject was handcuffed for transportation to a treatment facility after being handcuffed he gave officers permission to check his phone and confirmed that an Uber was on Route subsequently the handcuffs were removed and officers remained with him until the Uber arrived the individual safely departed to travel home via Uber it is unknown if Mr James took any action against the officers involved in this interaction following this baseless detention and arrest see this somebody help me hey what are you doing stop what are you doing this is Joshua rorer a homeless veteran residing in Gastonia North Carolina on the evening of October 13th 2021 Gastonia Police Department officers Sierra Brooks and Maurice Taylor encountered roor along Cox Road and Gaston Mall Drive in response to a complaint about panhandling rorer accompanied by his service dog Sunshine found himself in a distressing situation that would greatly impact his life I just saw you take money from that car yeah you saw me take money but you didn't see me ask all right let me get your ID okay or you can't ask for my ID for giving me money okay get your dog okay yes I can it's called pan handling but it's not pan handling if I didn't ask for it is it ID you can give me your ID or you can go to jail for RDO which one you want to do what's the ID for though because I'm about to write you a citation for what for a pan handling in many places pan handling is regulated or restricted through laws or ordinances that govern where and how individuals can ask for money or assistance in public areas that is why the cop is giving the veteran a hard time that's not panhandling yes it is no it's not if you come up to me and give me money you walk out to the car because they stopped did you see them stop give me your you saw the whole situation give me your ID or you're going to jail for RDO which is resist the layup struck okay you're going to write a disabled veteran that's living in the woods a ticket yes because I asked you not to do it and you did I didn't do it you see me here I'm packing my stuff up I sit there and watch you watch me walk up the sidewalk third City I'm out with that that subject you literally watch watch me walk up the sidewalk give me your ID you're going to write me a ticket yes Drive yes I didn't commit a crime I'm record you you violate a city as mentioned earlier if there is a city ordinance against pan handling then the veteran would be in the wrong but in this case the veteran was handed money rather than actively pan handling no I didn't there's no city ordinance that says somebody can't give me money cuz I you obstructed traffic no I didn't they did they did they obstructed traffic the one in the car give me your ID sir I'm not giving you my ID because I didn't break not doing it no Channel but I probably need a sergeant out here he's refusing to give me this ID now now you see we got a sergeant and multiple units on their way out here and I can almost guarantee you it's it's it's not going to go the way you want it to go I would have talk to a supervisor he's on his way out here he's on his way out here he requested a Ser doing all right sir well just out with him I told him he couldn't be on the median yeah that's why I was packing my stuff up walk out to a party get money yeah I saw him at the Circle K the other day uh with the car yeah yeah so now he's refusing to give me his ID because I'm going to write him she's trying to rank me a ticket because I was walking up this packing up she told me to pack up and I was Lally and somebody stopped and gave me money you saw it yesterday he saw it too people give me money without me asking I don't have because because you're first of all I mean it it it can be inferred okay because that's the way the law works right can be inferred so if it appears that you're violating an ordinance that's how that works right but if so if you're so so so let me tell you let cuz cuz you're not a lawyer you can get one but I can tell you how the law Works you're in the median right you're waving at people in the Medan after after I walk down like this I sit there in observe you and that lady is a witness down there yeah and I walked up there I packed up like you told me I just want you to know you can go to jail for this ordinance if you if you listen if you if you continue to argue with officers you're going to go to jail and and we're going and we and we are and we are going to call animal control for your dog you got it that's that okay so so no you cannot you cannot be you cannot you cannot be here the veteran tries to diffuse the situation by claiming that he is about to leave that's fine I told her I was leaving I interpret is you ask him for money because you're like this and you walk out to the car dude you saw I was standing here talking now you don't get your you going to together and calling animal dog for what you're w a ticket for can we get your a day dude I didn't commit this crime but you're also in the median after I've told you not to be here before have I not said that and that's why I was vacating because she asked me to leave and I was literally walking up here I didn't ask anybody for money okay that's right I'm taking this to trial you can that's F you can it's going to go to trial anyway you don't even have to ask oh it's going to trial you're wasting ta pay your dollars there you go no we your state a not your VA a this isn't valid it's not valid I need your state a not your VA a I'm going ask you one more time eventually one of the officers decides to escalate the situation it's not even valid give me your turn around you're being arrest dude are you kidding me turn see this somebody help me and when things get heated the Veteran's Dog Steps up hey what are you doing what are you doing m what are you doing call your dog off call your dog off call your dog off call your dog off call your dog off sir call your dog off call your dog off he just bet me he bet me call your dog off to Charlie call your dog off and in all in chaos the officer tases the dog call your dog off call your dog call your dog we need we need me my dog City we need more units we need more units help me what are you doing this somebody help me record turn around record this turn around sir help me turn sir turn around help turn around why are you doing this two Charlie said he t on the dog it bit my foot and I knew it was going to bite you so by the dog 104 it didn't break my boot but it bit my boot help me what are you doing negative relax and give me your hand why are you doing this I haven't done anything coera his dog help record his dog B me dog is never texting I get you but when but when we are out here trying to get something from him and it won't happen I have to do what I have to do the dog bit me okay no it didn't cuz you shot him with a taser please help me why are youall doing this to me what did they ask you for they asked me for my ID and then he grabbed me and tackled before I was in the proc of handing it to you the civilians vouch for the veteran and his dog stating that they both are harmless guys y please tell this nice because this do has been here for months his dog has never okay we're doing what we have to do my dog they T it please record this it's really sad how the do please record this why are youall doing this to me this all the time I get it but it doesn't change the fact that the dog bit me okay just up please did you see the dog bite his foot dude he tased my dog of course like seriously why are yall doing this to okay but we have to do our jobish with we have to do our job here's the thing y'all didn't see the whole story so just back up you didn't either y harassing me right now really be nice support y support us well you did not get you not you did not see the whole story please help me somebody recorded thank you I need your information somebody please help me they're trying to kidnap me did he see the dog bik I don't know what they do with Sunshine where's my dog Sunshine Ray I need my dog se's my medical device where's my dog where's my dog where's my dog where's my dog where is my dog man what are you do with my dog where is my dog give me a second the aftermath of the incident plunged rorer into a state of despair worsening his already fragile mental health the stress and Trauma of the arrest allegedly drove him to attempt suicide marking a harrowing turning point in his struggle for justice and accountability because of that rorer decided to sue the department which continued on for a bunch of legal battles starting with is a body cam footage that captured an interaction between an elderly veteran and a dellan police officer who initially thought he was a homeless man and arrested him roughly let's sit over here for my oh I didn't know I didn't know we were you don't I mean you don't see the power Lin I mean I didn't even look up okay well maybe you should pay attention sit over there get away from me sit over there you're pushing me away from you yeah I don't need you stepping up to me like that sit down stepping up to you sit down I'm going to sit you down I wasn't stepping up to you sir sit down sit down do you understand that when I tell you to do something you do it yeah is that right you're on a power trip is that what it is no I need you to listen that's what's up who are you um I was I was just on the street and me were just talking I mean I mean I saw that he was just strong and I was just trying to help okay I appreciate your help that's true do you live around here yeah just next street okay why appreciate it sir you're good to go I mean I was just trying to help he was strong thank you have a nice day all right man okay God bless okay I hope yes sir okay what's your name man my name is Allan Allan what kid kid yes sir are you homeless no sir I am not homeless okay so what's going on with you today nothing I'm just standing on the street corner talking to this guy I just met and all of a sudden you're pushing me down and being real physical with yeah you know I don't no I don't know why lower your voice lower your voice really do I have to VI yes I'm telling you the voice listen to me I'm going to tell you one more time I'm going to tell you one more time and you're going to go to jail is that right lower your voice or you're going to jail listen to this guy okay do you believe in this lower your voice or you're going to jail I'm not oh you're going to go to jail so listen we are going to start over again so you can learn go ahead and keep moving forward I'm going to lay you out on the ground trying to get more comfortable okay you are going to calm down and we're going to have a normal conversation and you're going to understand why I'm here if you shut up and listen for a minute you will understand I'm ready we were called here because you were here supposedly yelling at the cars and cing a scene negative okay let me are you going to stop talking so I can explain you're about to go to jail I wasn't yelling at about to go to jail that is the last time that I tell you next time you're going to have handcuffs on you and you're going to jail we were called here based on what what's going on whether it's true or not it is not I have no clue that's why I'm here to figure out what's going on with you when you walk up to an officer and you get that close to an officer and it's not good why because now you're in my personal space so I am telling you to back up and when you don't back up when you don't back up for yes when I give you an order cuz when I give you an order because you're on a power trip because I give you is that right because when I give you an order and you don't follow it that's what happens I told you back up and you didn't I told you back up again I'm going to sit you down and you didn't so I sat you down that's how it works you understand that yes so what's going on with you that you're yelling at cars or whatever where are you yelling at cars no sir where do you live where do you live I live in D Land North Del land okay no where in on my way I'm on my way home okay okay were you having some kind of issue did you need some assistance absolutely not this guy was just trying to help me and be a good Christian help you on what way in what way what do you need help with uh spiritual way okay okay do you live with somebody no I do you have ID on you huh do you have ID on you sir yes sir I sure do I don't understand why you why you're doing this why you're pushing me because I don't like people testing me I don't like people not Nazis either okay are you done can I show you my ID give me the arm give me your arm can I show you my ID let's get his backpack off the officer asks the man for his ID in place of residence the man provides his ID but refuses to disclose his address the situation escalates further with the officer accusing the man of not following orders and the man calling the officer a Nazi 11 199 all right send up man good can I have my ID back [Music] can I can I have my ID back please spread your [Music] feet which uh be here hold on there for a second do what I'm put on my gloves yeah let you know pulling up now can you please pick up my ID before we we will I've done nothing stop talking [Music] what7 at 19 41 Central 10:5 stay in the [Music] car I'm not going anywhere but I don't understand what's going on okay going to jail hey look look away from [Music] him you can let him go yeah I got it you're good I got it [Music] [Music] I don't understand what I've done wrong okay have a seat after the arrest and investig showed the cop violated policy during the arrest and was fired well I just want to understand what what you're threatening like if you're threaten no are you going to Sir well I'm trying to clarify are you going to leave yes or no absolutely yes I will absolutely leave I'm just trying to clarify now I'm on you if you don't this is Mike Nelson a visually impaired veteran on February 4th 2020 Mr Nelson was inside the Guilford County Health Department located in Greensboro North Carolina he was there to gather some information regarding mental and Reproductive Services provided by the department however he's confronted by Officer Robertson from Guilford County security watch how the interaction unravels split and then went private sector yeah did you know if they like they just kept the same building and just a private company came in yeah yeah cuz that's once they told me it was a private company I like oh okay I thought that was part of the part you have to leave you know that right what's that you got to leave you can't just we can't have people kind of sitting around I like talk to you got to leave oh why is that you don't have official business here You' taken care of it oh I do have official business here you already taken care of no no I'm I'm working on a news story a new story yeah what kind of new story you working uh well like identifying where the solver services are with Department of Health and she you guys helped me verify that the mental health isn't part of that and then you've been to Social Services but yeah I went to Social Services but I didn't I didn't get them the whole rundown of everything some some of the stuff is your C oh why so you were not oh oh please don't touch my things that's what is me without my permission oh actually that's not true yes it do you know what law that is what law is that my law your law but who are you you need you need to leave it's actually illegal if you don't have business you need to leave you touching my camera is actually illegal sir it's illegal for you no I didn't damage your camera no no but you touched it without camer you can't see right so your camera's light is in my eyes so I oh the lights on the lights on oh sorry is that better yeah all right so you don't want to tell me who you are I just cuz you're like you know why do you need well you've been giving me orders or directives and to get out in a minute and then you just touched my property without my permission well you your property was was flashing in my face was it yeah you didn't have permission to do that did you to do what flash is it still flashing it's not flashing now but light let me ex find this guy's got a supervisor [Music] cuz this is not cool running out of time here [Applause] are you still over here sir excuse me hi do you know where that gentleman was that was talking to me oh thanks Hi H no do you have a supervisor I can talk to no supervisor on okay you know if there's a building manager or something all right let me let me find somebody else we want to see hi are you still there you know if there's like a building manager or a kind of supervisor that can come assist have ail Department sure like any kind of supervisor role like Administration Management or something yeah because can you tell me this gentleman's name like he he grabbed my phone like to try to get my property and he's not telling me who he is okay yeah if you just get an admin person that's be great at the health department here in High Point this way what's that oh this way oh she said she's going to call somebody so I'm sorry who are you looking for uh an administrator some kind of building manager okay okay I use I use these as assist I understand your assisted devices but you are recording if you don't turn your devices off your recording device not your assisted device these are assisted devices okay if you don't turn your recording device off is there an ADA coordinator Miss Leslie you need to we have an ADA coordinator not in this building but you have been told to turn it off okay you need you need to leave this if you are not going to stop recording you need to leave the building okay okay I I've asked you plenty the security asks Mr Nelson to stop filming inside the premises of the health department because it might be violating the privacy of others around observe how things are about to escalate there was a crime committed and I need to identify the person that that violated that if you don't the building you're going to be arrested trespassing right now okay not asking you to leave and you're not leaving the county building so that hold on second degree trespasses if you're on the prop are going to leave I'm trying to clarify what's going on so second degree trespass is if you're on the property of another and you're without permission or you you are asked to leave or told leave and you refuse is that right is that my understanding is that right whatever it is you want to be well I just want to understand what what you're threatening like if you're I'm not threatening you no are you going to leave sir well I'm trying to clarify are you going to leave yes or no abely yes I absolutely leave I'm just trying to clarify on you if you don't wait a minute so you are going to use violence against me I'm trying to clarify not violent like take taking away my freedom is is absolutely violent sir are you going to leave right now or not yes I'm I'm trying to clear what do you mean by second 5 Seconds take your turn around put chance behind you back a property a property of another that means it's what are you doing who who who stop stop what are you doing who are you stop stop who are you who are you stop who are you stop who are you I don't know who you are stop this is the salt and Battery stop this Nota help help somebody help me you stop stop stop stop ow ow you're hearding me stop why are you doing this down the what are you doing what are you doing what are you what are you doing what are you doing what are you doing roll over now who are you roll over who are you who are you I don't know who you are roll over ah like breaking my arm turn around sir who are you roll over who are you please help stop please help me help please somebody help me [Music] Mr Nelson claims that his phone and Camera are used as assistive devices so he can record every interaction he has so that his wife can guide him however Mr Nelson was thrown on the ground by the security officials and handcuffed and was thrown into the wheelchair that allegedly broke his neck Mr Nelson was taken to hospital after this interaction where he was treated and was eventually discharged Mr Nelson was charged with second degree trespassing and resisting that's s hello hey I don't know who that is you don't know who that is no who's your uh your girlfriend or your baby mama right here first of all that's my wife Mar okay Mar and who who are you looking for one two can you go with the mother's name what's the problem so we're here on a welfare check we have to make she's okay why because we received a call from North Bay for the incident that occurred earlier what incident your thing look look right there supposed to be investigator if yall investigating right there 9 years US Army now what's the problem okay what's your first time I don't have to identify myself to you do I am I under investigation you want to tell me what's going on want can you the address window can you come out here no she can't come out there y'all need to tell me what's going on this is my house we told cop they're advising that this is not the right address a welfare check for what ma'am ma'am yall violating my rights right now actually we're not dude yes you are because you're not telling me know who that is I said it to you listen to me dude we're not violating your rights you are how because which which right which Civil Right are we violating why are you raising your we're not violating anything okay why is he ra so we are we are here on a welfare check the couple is a swen city family who in this case were victims of mistaken identity and an incorrect address later they were surrounded by the police in an intense exchange that resulted in the officer being fired I don't know what that means stop talking let me talk I don't have to stop that I don't like I don't like him he's raing his voice at me right now or nail polish okay okay so we come here your baby right there I'm going to talk to you first of all you came to my house and say is that my girlfriend or my baby mama that's my wife that's disrespectful starting off all right sir so that was disrespectful starting off and then he's raising his voice at me okay I understand so now I can raise my voice right no you can e what's his problem okay okay N I need your' badge numbers I'm sorry fine I'll give you my badge number but so the reason we're here now you telling me the reason after you told me to eat it so you told me to eat right I messed up iiz now that you on film you messed up so so you you haven't violated any of my rights the first thing you said to me coming here was is that my baby mama or my girl then he started raising his voice at me from pause I need your name and your badge number officer Kaa 107 thank you I need your name and your badge number one or two and and she's at my window I told you not to go to my window close the blinds do you have a 14-year-old son close the blinds hold on Sir Sir close the blinds sir do you have a 14-year-old son close the blinds close the blinds I'm not going in the house close the blinds okay ma'am are your children okay okay do they look okay guy he's asking if my children are okay is that talking about we're going to leave now give me one why cuz I got to eat that's why you leaving now we're going to leave now 14 my family was here all day we had a good day you're here telling me to eat it is I don't know who the 14-year-old is okay I I told you 9 years in the military okay you told me to eat so thank you for after years myty I don't give you are probably a pie if you serve and you telling people to eat you probably was a piece all right you can get out of here that's what you can do Mar you Bab okay let me explain cuz we may have can I can I explain to you the family still reeling from shock and fear faced verbal harassment from one of the officers who used aggressive language toward si in front of his family by the time the officers recognized their error and attempted to apologize to the Army Sergeant the damage had already been done what is that get in the house what are y'all talking about nobody knows what y'all are talking about well you're not letting me explain you never explained you started asking questions he said is that my girlfriend about may be mama okay I apologize for that okay I'm here to clarify so it may have been a miscommunication between North Bay and our dispatch so we got a call that we need to okay a 3-year-old was brought into the hospital because she ingested nail polish remover okay we don't know anything about any of that and that is absolutely fine so this just got a little out of hand I know but you don't come to somebody's house and say is that your baby I'm your girlfriend I completely understand that you're supposed to be professional I'm trying my best to be professional and and you're you're doing fine but that guy I don't know what side of the bed he woke up on put yourself in my shoes two cops knock on your door boom boom boom I'm in there having a good time with my wife okay of 5 years who I have now scared you you probably scared them they don't know officer friendly yet you knocking on my window you the aggressive officer who screamed vulgar words has now been fired and the police department has apologized to the Army Sergeant the military veteran now an actor playing cop roles in movies is asking for more training for officers what's going on man listen man I'm just filming that's all I'm doing if you want to say it's and I said you could film from I'm also supposed to be able to hear what what's a record okay well you are in the middle of what we're investigating right now and and at this point you have obstructed our investigation I back up no I told you to get in front over there multiple times I backed up this is Oshi Jackson a retired army ranger on June 2nd 2018 Mr O'Shea Jackson was discovered filming a traffic stop involving an allegedly stolen vehicle in Columbus Georgia he parked his vehicle nearby to capture the scene officer David Rogers from the Columbus Police Department along with several other deputies were present during the traffic stop witness their reaction when they notice Mr OA Jackson filming the scene with a camera oh oh again I I say I a with no problem sir [Music] oh you you can't get this close sir if you want to get if you want to get in front of my car you can sir you need to go back over there okay sir you can go over there right now I don't have to back up yes you do okay I'm not don't deal with him I'm dealing with him right now you can go and step in front of my car and record all you want to my stop sir this this is investigation you need to step standing next to a solid vehicle you need to move you need to go back there okay you can go in front of my truck that's fine I ain't going in front of your truck sir truck going in front of sir do what you need to do sir you need to walk in front of the a okay trying to tell you to get away from our do what you need to do sir you want me to last this is your last warning get beyond our crime scene okay do put your hands don't touch we gave you multiple warnings leave heavens for safe you have any other weapons on you say again you have any weapons on you no how hard is I'm able to I can I asked you to step in front of this is the crime scene right now okay like I said I tried to move that ain't good enough I told you step in front of my truck we're next to a stolen vehicle a man with a firearm who's not listening don't have to what's going on man listen man I'm just filming that's all I'm doing if you want to say in and I said you could film from back there I'm also supposed to be able to hear what what's I'm record okay well you are in the middle of what we're investigating Mr O'Shea Jackson after being handcuffed explains that he was not stepping back where the police had asked him to go because of capturing the audio better in of the First Amendment of the US Constitution the actions of Mr Oshi Jackson filming the traffic stop align with the protections guaranteed by the First Amendment which safeguards freedom of speech and freedom of the press the law also leverages individuals to record police interactions with clear Visual and audio keeping in view that the individuals maintain a 10 ft distance watch how the interaction proceeds and at this point you have obstructed our investigation back up no I told you to get in front over there multiple times I backed up I don't care do what you do okay you guys are supposed to be able to be watched and heard I didn't hear anything from back there I'm sorry so that's the bottom line the bottom line I know what the law now kind of a Glick they said hey uh Daman or Jacob can y'all come over here cuz we got two different things going on what do you call when you right next to okay when he said it was a stolen car gety handle this when he said it was a stolen car I wasn't close to him when he said it was a stolen car then I said I will back up you were right you came up right behind me I asked you to step in front of my vehicle I said I'm not stepping in front of your and you have obstructed our investigation you just this stuff goes up to the the cloud so if you J my video we're not we have everywhere here we're not worried about that okay like I said when he said it was a stolen car I did back up a little bit further and I already told you multiple times there I said told you I'm I'm sorry about that I'm able to record you guys and I must be able you can record all you want to I'm saying I ask you to step in front of there here do what you need to do okay well I asked you multiple times and you didn't do you need to do let's go back back to this car okay what are you talking about okay we going to Sir grab my camera I I'll grab a camera what are you talking about you must be here I yeah y'all must be able to hear what's going on the First Amendment says I can record a public pict okay when when he was way over there I was over there you can record but I don't think there's anything in there about you being here c c him first and Glick it's 10 ft but 10 ft is way too close I agree so when he said this car was stolen I I moved back over here sir you came to right here I said please go in front of my car and I said I wasn't going to do that but I moved and that's why we're here right now okay that's why you're here right now you see my camera you moved about 5T do you see is that ft you were right here no I was right here next to the door okay well let's say 10 that is not actually that's 10 me not going to ARG okay okay well you going to go to jail day for obstruction okay do you have someone to come get your vehicle I sure do I make a call where do you have your phone on your person no it's in my car do you you know their number uh yes send me a call from my phone sure okay hey Michael can I put him in your car until we get one of our guys that's you don't have to take them we just got another transport on the way you can't as long as than I I will guarantee you that somebody's going to come up on charges after this it's cuz it's not interference when I'm filming you can't say and and I said that clearly I don't have a problem if you film I said you just need to get in front of the crime scene and you need to get in front behind the crime scene I told you that and you said you were not going to do that I said I was not going to move in front of your truck but I did move it's on my camera I know it's on my camera okay absolutely okay well then we're clear we'll see we're clear on that that I told you multiple times to get behind my truck away from the CL I said I wasn't going to get behind your truck is it still on the camera you could still you could still be I cannot hear okay that okay we're not going to argue here well you're right one second I probably need a uh second second pair of cuffs cuz I have TN rot rotated cup we got two on there right now but we'll give you three really we have two on there right now now do you know the I'm not trying to hurt you I'm just trying to uncuff you um do you want me to call from my phone or how are we going to do that do you know the number yeah I know it okay put your on by your side you know me offic I know you're good it's just offic safe yeah no problem let me double lock this so I'm tied up on you all right you step in the back seat watch now you guys have a you guys have a policy of going straight to the magistrate before jail we got to go to the jail get in can put yourself in first yeah you are a big guy man he came I didn't know I didn't know where he went I was looking over for him and then all he was right behind me I was like what are you doing um we got options of trucks and this his camera gun he said he said he said he wanted to call someone for the car so that's what we got to do c okay well then I'll let him make that call when we told him obstruction OBU [Music] they came up behind me two 2T behind me I was like what are you doing I said you need to get in front of my truck down there he goes he took like I'm not going back there I said no you need to go back there I don't know did you on too yeah did that's crazy I mean I was just like I don't care if you film just go over there Nate you got already back just keep it out sergeant want take pictures of everything um want take pictur of the gun so are we going to we hey don't don't move don't nobody leave C city was on his way out he wanted Mr O'Shea Jackson was arrested and charged with obstruction Mr Jackson lost this case against him however he claims that the court had not found him guilty of his actions you're not going to give me your idea have I done anything illegal you're not going to give me have I done anything illegal okay this is a YouTuber by the name of external Affairs Houston TX region a veteran receiving Care at the VA facility in Houston on the afternoon of March 3rd 2019 he was leaving his appointment at the VA when he noticed an unattended police cruiser parked nearby concerned about the abandoned vehicle Mr Smith began recording the scene on his smartphone I don't know what the police are doing here but they are just sitting here I guess trying to harass people or something let's see was that for taxpayer dollars just let it sit there and run unlocked accessible to pretty much everybody it's not a very safe procedure I would say this officer here is not doing a good job wonder where he's at that can't see him anywhere around here from what I can tell this car is just sitting here [ __ ] just sitting here doing nothing don't know where he's at it's sad that they just sit there and let the car run like this they couldn't even take the time to turn the ignition off wasting taxpayer dollars on wasted maintenance wasted gas it's just ridiculous and here we are we're seeing it on a regular basis taxpayer dollars being wasted every second don't really know where this guy's at what he's doing maybe an emergency he was trying to tend to but if that was the case why wouldn't he just turn off the vehicle at the very least and close the door and lock it roll up the window secure your vehicle and all the equipment inside of it it's not right that you have all this stuff AC accessible to everybody up man on you know it's uh it's funny you kind of see the strange looks people give you just for videotaping all I'm trying to do is make sure everybody's safe around here make sure everything's legit nothing bad that is happening these guys here working way up there working hard hey look I think I found the officer man hey good morning how you doing man after the veteran was recording and trying to shed light on the situation a lieutenant shows up I'm just chilling filming something yeah what uh your vehicle just sitting here running what uh get that I'm why cuz I asked you to I'm sorry sir I'm going to go ahead and record for my safety what safety is this the veteran feels threatened that the Lieutenant's presence and he continues to express so I don't know you're coming towards me right now I'm not feeling because I'm asking you a question right and I'm just recording it are you a veteran yes I am what are you doing here right now my business no you don't have business without being my business are you do you have an appointment sir are you trying to violate my rights right now sir do you have an let me see your ID no sir I'm not going to ID myself hey 4 to 10 you just force ID out of people for no reason I can't talk now meet me over here to uh uh the smoking sh I can't talk why are you acting like this towards me over here by uh I guess it's Door 18 why are you acting like this towards me give me a minute no I'm serious why are you acting like this towards me give me a minute just don't want to tell so you're saying you're not going to give me your ID put that on your camera you're not going to give me your IDE have I done anything illegal you're not going to give me idea have I done anything illegal okay rather than answering the veterans questions the lieutenant remains demanding and uncooperative well that's just a question have I done anything illegal enough for you to get my ID I'm to ask a question hey what's the difference between a Nazi demanding ID and an American cop demanding ID for no reason what's the difference can you tell me can you seriously just think about the question enough and give me an answer give me one answer what's your name I'm not answering you're not going to tell me no what's your name Lieutenant Howard you're not going to give me your idea if you're not going to tell me who you are how about this I'll let you call me John how about that give me a minute is minute no give me a minute stay right there give me a minute oh I'm being detained now are you detaining me officer are you detaining me give me a minute if not I'm going to walk away no don't don't move so I'm being detained I need an answer on that it's up to you after not being clarified on his situation of being detained or not the veteran tries to walk away no okay well I'm going to go ahead and walk unless you tell me I'm detained no you're not going to give me your ID so are you telling me I'm going give me your ID right are you telling me I'm detained give me your ID unfortunately not is known about what happened after the camera got cut off because the YouTuber took down his videos but what's for sure is that many others saw a repost of the video and decided to complain against the department as much as they could to get Justice this is body cam footage showing Denver police officer Lane with badge number 1 18067 pushing a 61-year-old US Coast Guard veteran to the ground can I get you what's your name and badge number what's your name you're interfering with me protecting these officers they're talking to you aren't they no they're not okay no then what is it that I was talking to him I what's your name and badge number l67 you got a card what is it I can help you with I didn't ask for you help I asked you for a card okay I gave you my name and badge number I'm asking you for a card no you're too hostile right now you're causing a disturbance I'm not no you guys are causing a disturbance I was just standing here step back you're too close my step back you're too close to my face throw me step back throw me step back oh what are you doing what are you doing hey what the hell are you doing I want assault charges on him no no clearly the officer doesn't like the freedom of speech directed at him and his actions caused the veteran an injury to his knee I'm a retired military police as well as civilian law enforcement okay my question is why is this police vehicle parked in the no parking slew where handicapped vehicles have to park and have that access to be able to get out unload wheelchairs things of that nature so we park a vehicle here for presents or for for uh because we have folks that work in these other buildings and they like to see a police car up front so we park it right up here in the front we move it far enough to the side uh so that somebody can access that if they need to this is Theodore ruding an army veteran on a tranquil morning of August 8th 2023 at approximately 7:10 a.m. Mr ruding found himself confronting an unlawful situation standing in front of the Hidden River VA clinic in Florida he came across a vehicle callously parked in clear violation of designated handicapp parking spaces officer Johnson from the Tampa Veterans Affairs Police Department listens to this objection observe what is his reply and how he responds to the situation you want Power sir my supervisor right here you want to speak with me sir morning gentlemen good morning how's it going um doing all right professional man real professional man had a great conversation okay full stop all right I'm a retired military police as well as civilian law enforcement okay my question is why is this police vehicle parked in the no parking slew where handicapped vehicles have to park and have that access to be able to get out unload wheelchairs things of that nature so we park a vehicle here for presents or for for uh because we have folks that work in these other buildings and they like to see a police car up front so we park it right up here in the front we move it far enough to the side uh so that somebody can access that if they need to that's what you're calling access so pretty much just that that strip like 2 ft is all that's really necessary for a handicapp person is what you're telling me well I mean I don't I don't have a ruler with me but I would say that's probably about 6 ft you would say this strip is 6 fet oh you're talking about just that right yeah the lines that are painted because I'm aware that that's not a valid defense for illegal parking just as you are while you're trying to make excuses saying that people who want you to be seen exempt you from following the law you're setting a piss poor example for everybody who observes that a police officer's parking illegally you're setting a bad example for your subordinate supervisor as well as the other law enforcement officers okay are you going to fix this are you going to address this or are you going to continue to let this park illegally we will address this and if we can get this marked for a police spot we'll get it marked for a police spot and we'll have it addressed AB if you can't get it marked you're going to continue to park illegally we will find if we will find a place to park uh legally oh yeah absolutely Absol today or you just going to continue to let that sit there illegally we will we will be out in about here shortly so but but you're going to continue to park there illegally it's parked there right now illegally and we we will be moving it shortly you're going to continue to let it Park illegally we will be moving it shortly sir so you're just going to oh I understand you're going to continue violating the law that's what I'm hearing no what I'm telling you is that is currently violating the law and you're not moving it you're telling me you're going to move it at some point in the future which means you're continuing to violate the law okay all righty all right well I'm done with you you're dismissed yeah we are done have a great day you too do you have an appointment today or goodbye okay we we can stand out here this is a nonconsensual I'm not talking to you anymore goodbye all right yeah we understand what you're saying yeah we understand there's also Reasons I'm sorry I forgot your first name against it's because I didn't tell you okay I mean you mind telling me I do okay well have a good day [Music] goodbye officer Johnson defends his case explaining that they had parked the police cruiser just so everyone on the premises could see it officer Johnson commits to continue violating the rights of individuals by bluntly occupying the handicapped parking spot officer Johnson and an accompanying officer returned to the premises after the interaction with Mr Theodore ruding it's an unusual sight to witness when police go against military officials if you enjoyed this video drop a like And subscribe for more goodbye