cops are entrusted with authority but what happens when they make catastrophic decisions here are four times when idiot cops destroyed their own lives what do you want what the put it down [ __ ] put it down this is Officer Nicholas hanning from the Idaho Springs Police Department on May 30th 2021 officer hanning accompanied by Officer Ellie Summers responded to a call from a resident named Timothy Braden of an apartment who had just moved in with her roommate Britney Odum in Idaho Springs Colorado Miss Braden alleged that her 70-year-old neighbor Michael Clark had punched her roommate in the face after an alleged noise dispute after the officers arrived at the apartment premises they knocked on Miss Timothy's door to investigate the call watch what Miss Odum explains to the cops no no no I'm this is Britney that was the neighbor right one's it called wait wait this is Britney she's the one that got hit I'm I live here this is my friend Britney and then this is my neighbor that hit her I wasn't even here I was outside I literally just saw banged on the door like or through the wall B and I'm sleeping shut the [ __ ] up and so so I like came out I was like what what's going on he busted all of my my nose my mouth okay all all I want to do is like hey what was disturbing you and he was like shut the up boom was he white black he's white does he have hair gray hair yeah gray hair he's the older guy about this tall okay that and that guy lives right there in that room and that's where the wall would got bang bang bang that's we just we just moved in here yesterday but I saw him like yes last night or okay I'm going to put my dog in the bathroom Okay Okay after briefly talking to miss Odum the officers then proceeded to knock on Mr Clark's door in their brief conversation with Miss Odum it was evident that she was intoxicated however the assault she talked about did not display any visible injuries or bruises on her body watch what is about to happen when Mr Clark responds to the door what do you want what the what it down mother it down put it down get on the ground down back up get out here right now get out here I hit get on the ground no they hit that wall so hard I thought they were going to come through the wall but you going okay part's unconscious 27 deoy deoy party came out with a machete okay [Music] sir sir sir sir sir talk to us talk to me talk to me the officers knock on his door without identifying themselves as the police Mr Clark answered the door with a sawfish snout sword in his hands just in case so that he could defend himself from any threats after officer hannings had ordered ordered him to put the sword down he complied with the command after he was given multiple commands to lie down and to step out of the apartment he was shot by the taser without any Warning by Officer hanning when he is shot by the taser he falls to the ground and hits his head on the dining chair which causes him to lose Consciousness observe how the cops react when they find him unresponsive sir talk to me that big bat that he's holding that looks like a freaking where did you find that did you have to hunt for it it was laying right there on the ground when I walked in I did not get that down not arguing with you I did not get that down all right we're going to I did not get that down I'm going to go down with you all right it was you want out of you did you go in my apartment look for weapons Mr CL sit up you did you look forment look for weapons we don't need they don't need to look at the apartment it was here in the hallway how get afterward the officers drag his unconscious body out of the apartment into the lobby retrieve the sword and place it in the lobby they then later call for medical services which should have been the priority in this case Mr Clark was immediately taken to a nearby by hospital and he was not charged with any sort of misdemeanor after this incident officer hannings was charged with a felony offense and was terminated from his job he was sentenced to 2 years of probation 150 hours of community service and 120 days of electronic home monitoring officer Summers also resigned from her position after this incident later Mr Clark filed a lawsuit against the department and the officers involved and received $7 million in settlement if you think this was the maximum a cop can destroy his life then you probably haven't about the case of Officer Wester miss it is yogurt sir I know okay it's yogurt how about this that is not mine no sir this is Officer Zach Wester from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office on February 15th 2018 officer Wester pulled over a 52-year-old lady named Teresa Odum due to her vehicle's brake lights were malfunctioning during this period Miss Odum was on probation for a felony charge watch how the traffic stop follows Hi how are you I'm good should I turn in here to get off you're fine you're fine Deputy West jck Sheriff's Office reason for my stop is um your brake Lots sir they work one minute in the next minute they don't work and then a few seconds later they just flash okay so it's probably because the rain okay that's fine you got your driver's license on you ma'am I just got tickets the other day I'll be glad to show no you're fine all right thank you I'll be right back um my truck may or may not start when I turn it off you may have to push me off so I'm going to go ahead and take okay uh do you need to turn it off do you have to turn it off it be probably be better hard time with it as it is okay I'll tell you what if we can I answer my phone yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah you can answer your phone I'm just trying to think what's going to be best for uh what is I mean what is that right there what is what that right there what is what this that straw right there this is not a straw it's an ink pan oh okay it it was connect it l like it was connected to that Arc H TI okay pull over you see my hip give out right then good Lord you just don't even need to know I've been at the hospital with 84y old all day long for 3 days so I'm expecting anything at this that would be yeah I hope everything turns out good with that all right it it it did oh Lord have mercy I'm sorry I'm waiting on Dr all Britt to call me that was another thing I was fixing to tell you Dr Al Brit calls answer his call yeah that ain't no problem I I don't care yeah I'm not going to keep you from talking on the phone okay um anything V need to be concerned about bombs H grenades rocket launchers okay abolutely okay all right can I get take my phone yeah take your phone I don't care that's fine come on 2554 to 254 you can canel I got consent all Deputy he make sure you don't get run over okay cuz I have fi that he would preer to get over all right just hang tight myself Miss Odum was informed by Officer Wester that a K9 unit was on its way however instead of waiting for the K9 unit she can consent to a search before and can be on her way sooner Miss Odum eventually agrees to the search however officer Wester had other intentions [Applause] oh running [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the brother neither his brother missum it is yogurt sir I know okay it's yogurt how about this so that is not mine no sir okay I'm not going to ask you any sir officer Wester HIIT a small package in her hand and while searching he elegantly planted it inside of Miss odm's vehicle the package seems to allegedly be methamphetamine Watch What Happens Next I'm not going to ask you any direct questions I'm going to read you your rights first okay so just hang out with Deputy he here what is it I have an idea we're going to test it though okay [Applause] I don't know oh no Teresa you're going to jail y do what call okay what it is uh yeah there it goes yep officer Wester claims to conduct a chemical test and informs Miss Odum that the small baggie he discovered matches to be meth watch how the encounter ends yeah thank you J no uh do you have anything on you miss I said I didn't have anything on me in the truck oh okay but do you have anything on your person is I have nothing on me to my knowledge at all than we're good okay all right I'm not trying to be it did return pres something dep positive for methamphetamine okay I'm just letting you know [Applause] okay um what about my truck I'm going to have to tow it okay since it's a Narcotics fony arrest okay they saying they going to tellw my truck baby here you just want to put your phone and your sunglasses in your purse here we'll make sure all this gets to the jail Miss Odum was arrested after this incident and was charged with the felony of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia she was kept in prison for 19 days after this arrest an investigation was initiated that resulted in officer Wester firing from his job if you think this was the only cop who destroyed their own lives wait until you watch this next case saw the gunshot wound the side of his face um I did a quick check found the gun in his waistband rendered it useless stuck it inside my car grabbed his knife cut off his shirt and then you guys started showing up okay did you see did you see anybody running anybody leaving the area when you him someone relieves him get a not a get this guy out of here what the these are officers from the Santa Paula Police Department on October 9th 2020 a former firefighter Joseph garcy was driving his Jeep in Santa Paula California when he observed an individual shot and lying in a parking lot Mr garus pulled over near him and started to provide him CPR watch how the situation is about to escalate go to don't go to the car don't go to that car stay over here stay over here stay over here come over here that's your car that's my car I was driving by I saw I'm reti I'm not a part of this we don't know anything about that we see a gun in the car you're not going here you have your idea it's in the car what's your name Joe garus Joe garus you got you got to relax okay we know you're helping us out wait but you guys aren't listening either that's part of the problem I said we appreciate your being involved okay we just run that's his knife I took it out of his pocket to cut his shirt off and that's your vehicle yeah I was driving north I saw the lady they were looking this way and I saw him down and I thought it was beer or something spun around and came in saw the blood she said they were calling 911 I screamed has he been shot she said yeah why I pulling in okay saw the gunshot wound to the side of his face um I did a quick check found the gun in his waistband rendered it useless stuck it inside my car grabbed his knife cut off his shirt and then you guys started showing up okay did did you see anybody running anybody leaving the area anything you him someone relieves him get a m not a get this guy out of here sir wi what the relax relax okay appreciate it huh sorry I got a crime scene sir I'm a detective yeah and I'm here helping him so step the off okay if you're a good detective you wouldn't be yelling me right now you'd be taking care of your job you I can't get the out of here out my get out of my CRI what you going to do to me get out of my crime scene I'm going to make you next time get out of my crime scene come with me Mr my crime mrar come with me yeah you get your get C that's how you act no wonder if people will give you guys the benefit of the doubt and I work with you 27 years Mr garus was ordered by the officers to exit the perimeter of the crime scene he then exits the parking lot however after Mr garus yelled at the cops one of the officers came to him pulled his arm folded it behind his back and dragged him farther away watch what he is about to do when do I get my car back then hey tell them thank you for teaching me not to be helpful you fat pie you have to stay back step back step back step back step back step back I don't know who you're so now you're going to come over with me huh you're doing a really good job right now aren't you I need you to back up you need to calm him I need you to back up I got I got him I got him come here you need really pain compliance that's what we need to do you don't like take it down a notch you can take it take it down a notch somebody here's not controlling themselves you take a deep breath don't be a hypocrite I've taken a deep breath it's your turnout yeah don't be a HP you want to talk like adults I'll let you go you want to talk like ad you start talking to me like an adult do you understand how I need to do my job see what you're doing wrong if you know how to do this job and you have a badge then you would understand now do you want to go to 148 if you have a badge it's so do you have a badge you tired you want to go for 148 for being in the crime scene just because sergeants up the don't know how to do their job and you were a cop say your sergeant doesn't know how to do his job take him turn them around where's your badge at in my Jeep like I keep saying but you won't listen where at in your Jeep and you will see it when you look do you want your car do you want me to have to ride a search war and keep it or do you want to keep your car do you want to get home as soon as possible I'm not talking anymore okay sink sink in uh 64 what's your first name Joe Joe hey check that out I stopped to help somebody been shot I'm getting arrested um have a seat for a second just so you know I'm retired because of PTSD got it major anxiety problems got it being in handcuffs doesn't help me I know you guys got to do it keep away from me you got it he is accelerating this way more than I am I won't let him talk to you anymore you want the windows down or anything how can we just sit right here with me the door open I ain't going anywhere dude you guys all know where here for now I mean I know what you guys do I mean I did it with you for 27 years in Ox are not Santa Paul to have that happen that's as unprofessional as anything I did and a cop shouldn't lose a like that you both you and I both know that do me a favor just stay here for now no problem well they know that I already told the first couple guys here that there's a gun on the on the uh P or the floor of my of the driver oh dude this is going to freak me out come back quick I'll roll up I'll roll down the windows a little bit okay um and what was your last name sir garus r c okay and you're detained right now okay you're not under arrest all right man you cool [Music] absolutely hey can we get some decontamination for a guy in the back of the car here he was doing CPR got blood on him I I got the fire cap to come over toam I don't know I've been standing over here this the one that needs decontaminated cap he has blood on him yeah he's he's actually uh witnessing but he was doing CPR when we came up and we had to where where's the blood on him do I don't know probably on his hands so I think afterwards said not worry about it to uh I don't know I'm I'm not I'm good Mr garus was put in handcuffs and was informed that he was being detained he was put in the cop Cruiser for about 15 minutes before being released on August 19th 2021 Mr garus filed a lawsuit against the officers involved and the City of Santa Paula the proceedings of the case are unknown if you think this was the last cop who destroyed their lives then you probably haven't heard of this next case it it is why are you stopping me then I've been for two years I'm going to explain it to you in a second we're stopping you because you're on a sidewalk with it you Rod through a crosswalk it's it's a legal thing on the sidewalk look it up it's a mobile scooter it's a [ __ ] mobile scooter okay okay it's an electronic scooter these are officers from the Brookings Police Department on November 19th 2018 a lady named Jennifer Jer gayman was riding her three- wheed Mobility Scooter along the sidewalks in Brooking South Dakota she was returning from her friend's house and was stopped by the officers watch how the encounter unfolds okay I'm trying to get my camera on real quick okay so let you know conversation be recorded are you able to turn that music down a little bit just so we can talk better okay I just want to go home it's freezing it it is why are you stopping me then I've been this over 2 years I'm going to explain it to you in a second we're stopping you because you're on a sidewalk with it you R through a crosswalk it's it's a legal thing on the sidewalk look it up it's a mobile scooter it's a mobile scooter okay it's an electronic scooter yeah it's a mobile scooter I got actually start okay do you understand what that means it's my mobile scooter it's how I get around I don't have a car okay okay it's like yeah it's like IRAs yeah because I'm getting pissed off why are you getting pissed off I want to home you guys are pulling me over for no reason it's like IRAs it's like IRAs you know Ira the blue guy with the guy right it's exactly like his except it's got two seats that's all it is it's electron exactly you deny that it's an electronic shter it's not electronic Suter and I can write it on a sidewalk is it gas powered no it's not gas okay it's I'm cold you guys are you're not free to leave yeah I am no you're not yeah I am because you legally cannot stop me you're lawfully detained right now you are literally on a lawful traffic do you see those red and blue lights for what though are you going to let them explain it yeah because you don't have a reason to you guys are legally you're take you're taking my Disability Act and you're throwing in in the garbage this is my disability scooter this is how I get around and you know that you've seen me many times around this town riding it okay are you going to let him explain to you why you're actually on a lawful traffic stop okay so we stopped you because it was actually look up before okay you can't ride this in a crosswalk and on the sidewalk are you kidding me so the mobile scooters s right around here all these old people can't ride them on the sidewalk nope not according to the Oregon Department of Transportation I'll look it up for you just so you can show know that I'm not messing with you and he's not messing okay so I'll let everybody know that you guys have bad laws in this town and that people that have disabilities no you know what that's disabilities okay these people ride these scooters disability you want them riding on the street so they get hit by a car you kidding me I don't make the rules yeah well grab some information do you do you have an ID on you I don't need to give you my ID you do you are lawfully detained you've been explaining that you will provide your name or identification guys is there a reason cuz I want to get home it's cold and you guys are with me and you guys seen me writing this many times and you know it there's my ID I've never seen you R in this yes you have the officers demand ID from Miss Gaiman as she is instructed that she is being detained the officers also informed Miss Gaiman that she was not allowed to ride her scooter on crosswalks watch how the encounter ends can I please get my ID back no you will get it back once we're once we finish you asked me to show you what the the rules were no I just want to go I can look them up myself I'm cold and I want to go and shower game cha was Senator about California I have no warrants I have nothing copy thank you give me back my ID no you are not free to go right now you're not free to go until we're finished I'm finished with you I'm not going to say one more word to you and I can't look at that because I can't see your phone okay so in Oregon since this is a electronic scooter you're not allowed to have passengers on it that's one rule you are to wear a helmet no you don't you are M you are not allowed to ride it on sidewalks you're not allowed to ride it in crosswalks all right okay give me make my ID and I'll go home now and I'll get on the street my question for you how much you had to drink tonight I haven't had anything to drink nothing to drink nothing to drink at all you can stck my [Applause] breath no thank you awesome thank you give me my ID oh we're not we're not done with it um hang out for a minute and we'll we back with you I issue it so you can see it [Music] issu have you ever received a citation before thank you no I just I'll go ahead and explain it thanks no I know I've had a citation here's the deal I'm going to do my job no I don't need your job you're not doing your job though you're not going to jeed because listen those people I'm trying to issue a citation right now and you're you're come on hurry up which is actually causing me to pay more attention and address your aggressiveness which is preventing me from doing my job so if you try to reach and grab something out of my hand again you're going to go to jail tonight Poli officer you understand that hurry the [ __ ] up okay that was your warning your report date is going to be at the bottom here it apparently didn't fleed over is it the 6th of December yes I'll double check just the make sure since it didn't bleed [Applause] [Music] through pick whichever one best looks for whatever you got going on in life your citations today are for operation of of a motor vehicle in it's motor vehicle motor scooter it's a Mobility Scooter of a motor Mobility Scooter as well as failure to wear head helmet head gear the the first two I you have $115 presumption find the second one for the helmet or EXC the third one has a $25 presum your time you're not allowed to ride this thing without a helmet you're not allowed to ride it in crosswalks you are not allowed to ride it on sidewalks has to stay in the bike Lan okay I know that you mentioned something about disabilities if you have a disability rating or something along those lines bring that information to the courts because one of the uh defenses of prosecution for writing this in the crosswalk and not pushing it across is that you were actually a disabled person great well then you'll have no problem getting rid of at least one of those do you have any questions about the citation or what your responsibility is partment reference to taking care of it obviously I don't okay thank you I want to leave I have I'm going to get pneumonia have any the so until you get a helmet you are not allowed to drive this thing just so you know I have to get home I got that you chose to drive tonight or ride this tonight without a helmet thank you so I'm telling you right now okay you already gave me a ticket for It Goodbye you're not to drive this you're going to go to jail if you continue driving I am going to drive after the officers issued her a citation the cops informed them that she was not allowed to ride since she wasn't wearing a helmet Miss Gaiman accelerates her scooter and leaves the scene the police give her a Chase and arrest her while she reaches her home several miles away she was arrested in her garage and charged with eluding the police and interfering with Anice officer Miss Gaiman was sentenced to 5 days in prison and 18 months of probation Miss Gaiman later filed a lawsuit against the officers involved and alleges $500,000 against the damages done it's devastating to see cops making catastrophic decisions and destroying their lives if you enjoyed the video be sure to drop a like And subscribe for more goodbye