there seems to be a pandemic of idiot cops in the law Force but what happens when educated people Point them out for their incompetence here are four times when idiot cops got humbled by educated Auditors a metal detector you guys can see over there employees only behind this point excuse sir can't do that building videos who are you ma'am I'm yeah who are you ma'am videos in the building who are you ma'am I'm staff member the public why is that why couldn't I take why can't I take video sir you can speak to the security but you're the one telling me he didn't tell me I couldn't take video you told me I don't know so you don't know why you just know you just telling me what to do without knowing why nothing I'm she she started talking to me I have no idea Ste you could record in this area this yeah this I can record in all the publicly accessible areas I know where I'm I know what I'm doing here it's okay I'm recording everywhere in the publicly accessible areas okay I didn't I didn't go by look come here come here I didn't go past where it says employees VA employees only I didn't go past there okay I I didn't go into any restricted areas this is Shawn a First Amendment auditor and owner of the Long Island audit Channel on YouTube he was at the general Services Administration in Philadelphia Pennsylvania taking photos and videos in a federal building when he was approached by several federal workers who thought it was illegal for him to exercise his rights sir you can't go upstairs sir you cannot go upstairs unauthorized area it doesn't say anything about it being unauthorized unauthorized area what do you mean there's nothing that's stopping me from coming up here employees go up there you can't stop you can't go up there it's only employees only only restricted for employees but it why doesn't it say that you have big signs everywhere else where it says restricted employees only I don't understand there i' like mov Off Your Video you didn't have my permission ma'am who are you can you tell me that now I told you that no you didn't I did I have no idea who you are I'm a staff member here federal government employee federal government emploee and so that means you're Public Service you're public servant you recording me without my permission that means state of Pennsylvania that's against the law so you should so if you if you feel that that's against the law you should call law enforcement ma'am your video ma'am if you feel that's against the law you should call law enforcement and maybe they can educate you call Federal please so ma'am you just admitted you are a public servant so what's your name and title here you said you were for the public contact what's your name ma'am as a public servant for the federal government answer that to you you don't need to just common courtesy of a public servant oh for sure yeah okay great then I'm definitely not going to answer it okay why would I stop recording you've been nothing but hostile since the moment you made contact with me you were walking in an inappropriate area building sir you were you were behind the area and recording St I go behind building I didn't go behind the sign that's said restricted area to that you take offense I do so you saw me recording and you decided to interject yourself into my recording and take offense to it that's exactly what I did the legally restricted places had signs on them preventing non-employees from going there however the workers in this building thought they could restrict other places according to their own authority so no one so you're telling me Fraser no one's allowed upstairs but employees I can't really talk to you back and forth because I'm not I don't have that title to talk to you okay so we just called um for you and they can come out and talk to you but we cannot go back and forth with you on camera or anything like that we could just tell you where the restricted areas are and the unauthorized areas but like you you you already know you can record in a public all right so I'll wait for FPS and maybe they can clear it up yep no problem no problem Hey sir hey how are you guys are you recording who are you sir I am the assistant director of the station my name is Pedro how are you hi Pedro my name is Sean Sean yes I I am recording to answer your question and and your name sir uh John Miller I'm the public affairs officer for the public affairs officer okay um don't mind your recording okay especially me yeah um and the premises uh but the employees uh we need to have their permission to be recorded why would that be Pedro because we have a an agreement with our Union our labor union and our employees before they can be recorded or photographed they have to uh agree and they have to provide permission do they agree when you record them on the security cameras and yes that is part of they signed an agreement yeah so I just any whatever agreement you may have with them you know I respect it that's the agreement you have with them I didn't enter into any agreement I'm exercising my rights here my intention is really not to film anybody in particular anyway so it's kind of a moot point I'm not really trying to but I don't want to if I happen to get somebody while I'm panning around and you know just Gathering it's not my fault and it's my right to film government employees in the course of their Duty that that's what I'm hoping that that we could agree because yeah I mean you are at the main entrance and again I I don't mind your recording especially me uh I don't yeah I don't mind at all yeah uh but my employees are coming in and out this is the main entrance yeah and if you are you know recording around you might capture some of the employees exactly yeah so and that's what I'm saying but that's my right is to film government they're government employees right they're not private employees they're government I have a right to film government employees in the course of their duty but the problem is within the premises from that uh glass door from those do doors inside I'm sorry but I Cann allow you I'm going to wait I'm going to wait for fps to get here and they said that FPS was on their way so I'm going to wait for fps to get here and then I'll ask them because sure I'm well within my rights to filming publicly there's a DHS memo that came out a few years back it didn't mention anything about no it says in lobbies foyers as lobbies here so you can read it 2018 DHS memo you can check it out yeah yeah it's a it's a DHS memo and it doesn't say anything about employees it was bad enough that these federal workers had no idea what they were doing but things got even worse when Homeland Security arrived at the scene how you doing today sir I'm good how are you I'm doing well can I get your name and badge number please you can have my badge number your name that's all I'm required to give you by law I'm not required to give you my name and you're not it's not it's it's not about being required2 that's my identity so let me ask you what is your business here do I have to answer that question by law yes you do by law you're in a federal facility so that doesn't mean that I have to answer your questions cuz I answer Federal facility yes you do yes you do because you want to be technical by the law let's be Tech says that you have to yeah no that doesn't CFR 102 D7 show me where it says that I have to answer your questions you have to be here on official business I am offs whether that what that official business is when when you come into a federal facility and it's a constitutionally protected business what's your Federal Business what's your official business I would refer you sir to the DHS memo what's your official business are you familiar with the not going to answer the question I'm I'm referring you to your you are DHS correct you want to answer the question sir you're DHS I asked you a question first you answer my question question going I'm no I'm not answering with a question sir I'm telling you you haven't answered my question yet I'm telling you as DHS as DHS I'm telling you to look at the DHS Memo from 2018 we have a special agent on the way up here yeah that's fine she's going she's going to make the Judgment call whether you could be here or not and if not I'm going to throw you up let you not going to touch me that's for sure I'm telling you now you're not going to throw me out let you know that now so have your tell you now I'm telling you now you're not going to touch me have your fun now when she comes she's going to make the final decision you're not going to touch me that's for sure there's no need for that you can do about you're not going to touch me I know that what are you going to do if I yeah if I do don't worry about it do it I have a legal right to do it do it no you don't you have to abide by the rules no you have to abide by the rules there's a DHS Memo from 2018 why aren't you buying by your own rules D your own your own policies and procedures DHS memo does not supersede the law 2018 read it read it read it 41 CFR 10274 yeah what does it say says that you can come into read it read it sure this officer immediately came up with aggression first refusing to give his name and then demanding that Shawn give up information he wasn't entitled to naturally the situation only escalated at this point thankfully there was one sensible officer present on the scene yeah how are you I'm sorry I just want to show you my credentials oh sure I'm a special agent with FPS what's going on hi um I'm just in the the publicly there's a DHS M from 2018 I'm just in the publicly accessible areas my name is Shan I'm not doing anything illegal I'm not you know the the Ada here says that I can't take pictures of employees but I have a government I have a right to film government employees in the course of their Duty and the DHS memo there's no need for you to put those on there's no need so you see your officer here is threatening to throw me out and and get physical with me I have not once escalated the situation yeah you said you were going to throw me out I have I'm good I'm good I'm going to walk away okay I'm going to be right here I have not once escalated the situation I've identified no I don't need any I don't need any help I'm just taking some pictures of building of the government in the publicly accessible areas of this building here okay that's all I'm working on a story I'm a journalist that's it and I haven't bothered anyone I'm not I'm not doing anything wrong I'm I've been very reasonable I've identified myself I I don't know what else I can do to no you're fine and just so I'm Claire do you have any business with the VA today I have no business directly with the with with with them other than asking questions I'm just taking some pictures in the publicly accessible areas ma'am that's it that's all you're good all right thank you did you say your name was my name is Sean Sean yeah my name is Sean I'm an independent journalist you did you go through security screening I did I did yes I did of course no I went through I went through the SEC security screening just Che yeah no nothing I obviously have nothing on me I'm just taking some pictures of video in the publicly accessible areas of this building and that's all I'm going to do and and you said your name was I didn't special agent Kingsley Kingsley thank you special agent Kingsley I appreciate it okay have a good day officer Kingsley managed to deescalate the situation and send everyone on their way in just a few minutes this was a show of professionalism that would never have happened had Shawn not stood his ground against the other idiot officers the homeland security officer was bad enough but the next cop who was willing to hide behind children's rights for his own behavior is objectively worse how are we doing how are we doing your contact is non-consensual Sir um do you see those lights this isn't consensual so I'm stopping you because you're filming a kid okay I understand that you have an issue with law enforcement I understand that you're trying to film me but in the process of you filming you understand that this is public let me finish real quick in the process of me fil you filming me am I being detained did you see these lights so does that mean I'm being detained you are being detained right now why I'm reasonable susic aring a child that is why and I was trying to explain that to you but you want to interrupt me just to ask so am I under arrest are you going to arrest me for filming a child sir in public listen I don't need to listen to your your contact is non-consensual you can't ask me a question and then not allow me to answer it like how why would you ask the question if you're not going to let me answer M why why even ask the question then does that make sense does that make sense to ask a question and then not allow anybody to answer okay so just so you understand since I didn't get a say it when I initially started talking to you I understand that you are filming you are free to film I have no issue with that we are in public property I have no issue with that just so you know I am filming as well okay body cam for video and audio all right so the reason I'm coming over to talk with you is because you are filming a child this is Officer Horton of the Zephyr Hills police department who upon being filmed by a civilian felt so guilty that he went on a long ramble he managed to turn the situation into one of filming a minor I understand that you like to film us and make sure that we are doing our job correctly and proficiently I understand that I have no issue with that but in the process of you filming me you're filming a child okay of all the different interactions that you've had with law enforcement that was that is the reason I came over here to speak with you okay do you understand that Mr do you understand what I just said I plead the fifth sir okay your contact is non-consensual it is it isn't consensual this is not a consensual encounter you are detained this is not a what crime am I being detained for explain that to you for filming a child for filming a child yes are you for real dude were filming a child were you not filming me talking to that child my point exactly am I free to go sir you are not free to go am I under arrest supervisor on his way who is your supervisor more welcome to speak with him his name is uh Sparkman officer Sparkman so outside of the legality of this while we're waiting for my supervisor and you pleading the fit out of curiosity were you in the military just out of curiosity has nothing to do with this stop I'm just wondering because you're wearing the Hat you're wearing 65 you're not in trouble by answering I'm a veteran myself I just wanted to thank you for your service if you were that's that is the only reason I'm asking if you still feel to the to that that that's fine but if you were military I appreciate your service and thank you okay outside of this interaction all right upon seeing that his ruse to detain this auditor wasn't working officer Horton decided to try a tactic of familiarity that clearly didn't work okay good talk so why are we filming a child your name and badge number sir I'm I know that you can see it but it's officer Horton badge number z46 anything else I can answer for you before I go back to my question what artic Reasonable Suspicion of a crime have I committed that made you detain me sir so why why do I continue to answer that question specifically if I've already made CU you haven't stated a law that says I can't film a child in public it is illegal to film a child are you ridiculous dude it is illegal to film children it is do you have that parents consent to film that child do you have that parent consent to film their child I didn't think so okay eventually the supervisor arrived to lay the issue to rest once and for all so this is my supervisor so I stepped out with him because he's filming a juvenile say what I stepped out with him because he's filming a juvenile he detained me is what he meant to say that's why the lights are on no he detained me sir him I'm investigating trying to find out why he is filming a child and you're his super visor and is filming a child in public illegal sir filming a child why are you filming a child I was filming your officer here but he claims that I was filming a child all right I said that I stated that what do you mean just be gone he detained me illegally sir you're not detained you can go he detain me sir am I am I being detained Mr Horton he's UND detaining you yes so I don't understand why okay so I'm free to go and I'm free to stay you officer Horton you piece you thank you just illegally detained me do you understand what you did Sir You Blue Line Thug do you understand what you just did you illegally detained me for filming a child sir what the is wrong with you how long have you been a police officer sir to him how long have you been a police officer sir the auditor was more than happy to curse out officer Horton for detaining him without any reasonable cause he put the cop in his place and went about his merry way but if you think officer Horton learned enough of a lesson wait until you hear about this cop who managed to cost his City $41,000 [Music] hey I'm asking you a question who are you why are you taking pictures of the department sir don't touch me okay I'm going to put you in cuffs okay you're going to be putting cuffs super okay supervisor is on his way okay I'm asking you questions here hey guys I'm being arrested right now being putting cups for uh taking pictures of a police department don't turn my phone off when the owner of the First Amendment Strike Team Channel on YouTube was making videos of the Pueblo Police Department he probably didn't expect that one of the officers would come out and place him in handcuffs for exercising his rights but that was exact exactly what happened okay you not in control here I am actually you work for me I don't work for you 46 I got one in custody over here I need a supervisor lose your job buddy it's illegal detainment can you please call a supervisor out here this is an illegal detainment under 16313 okay hang out here you don't have permission to search me I don't consent to any search proc seizures okay I'm waiting for a supervisor to come up here okay that's fine okay what's your name and badge number Romero 702 okay sounds good did you stop my video camera over there your I'm not messing with your phone okay can you uh tell this officer to take his hands off me and to uncuff me no I don't want to tell him anything okay you wait till the supervisor gets here and you can talk to him from there okay all I'm done talking to you guys this auditor did not bother wasting his breath on the officers he knew he was right and that he would be Vindicated once a supervisor arrived I'm loading up this guy's on the corner I thought he was taking a picture of the eagle on the department he's like oh okay no big deal so I start you know putting myself in my my patrol vehicle so he he walks past it and I was like oh he's leaving give need answer can't talk right now I'm busy so he starts walking so I'm I back up and then he's uh next to this corner now taking pictures like what is he doing so then he comes over he starts taking pictures it looks like he's taking pictures of these signs I don't know he's taking pictures of these cars or what part of an organization called the First Amendment Strike team is he yeah so he's trying to see what we're going to do okay he has every right to do that okay and that's fine with that I I don't I don't have him imagine this officer shock when after pouring out his whole story all his supervisor had to say was that they should uncuff the auditor huh uncuff I did nothing wrong I was not breaking law this officer just illegally detained me under CRS 16313 I've seen your video sir and I know exactly what you talking about uh who am I um First Amendment Strike Team okay I know exactly who you are exactly um so you know I'm not out here doing anything legal I do no nothing I do um I like follow complaining officer rights you can actually go into the department okay file the plan if you like to um should have touch um not only did the supervisor release the auditor he also made sure he knew that he could file a complaint so the auditor filed a lawsuit and this was how the idiot Pueblo officer managed to cost his City 41,00 but this officer is not the worst of them here's another one who would ACC cost a citizen based on hearsay how you doing what are you up to what am I up to yes sir got some calls that some people were concerned about you just standing out here they didn't know your wellbeing or what was going on you needed a ride or something no I'm just walking up and down I'm an investigative journalist out here on assignment okay do you have your ID on anybody any chance no what's your name uh I want to stay keep my name private what's for report you're not wanting to identify yourself is there a reason uh for my privacy I know but I mean we're the only ones that are going to know how you doing sir nobody else is going to know your name how you doing I War Todd Todd are you just filming the yeah just do you have any weapons on you or anything like that no I'm not armed no I don't even have a pocket knife okay so you're not wanting to identify yourself no ma'am is it cool we just get your name and your date of birth so we know who we're dealing with I'll give you my first name it's Todd Todd what that's it you don't want to identify yourself at all no man 95 95 failure to identify yourself I'm sorry you don't want to catch a charge do you what charge is that failure to identify do you know what 3802 is yes sir what is 3802 you're right while One Cop was hiding under the umbrella of concern while trying to slap Todd the auditor with a false charge another cop was smart enough to recognized that Todd was acting within his rights why don't you tell me what it is no why don't you tell me what it is CU I know I right here I mean we understand what you're saying but I mean just to know who we're dealing with no one else is going to know if you want to I'm not going to identify myself okay and if you need to look up 302 before you decide to take any action against me because what uh where I work for a National Organization I'm out here on assignment I'm an investigative journalist I told you what I'm doing I'm not armed other than that who we're dealing with we have to identify everybody we come in contact with okay but that's your policy okay exactly and you guys ask for ID from just about everybody you come in contact with so this is one code that you guys should be very familiar with MH I know not you're not being you're not being U we're not saying you did any type of crime so we really have no reason to ask you for exactly a reasonable articulable suspicion I I know what you're talking about just got a complaint just want to check you out you seem like you don't any weapons on you you have every right to be out here doing whatever you're doing okay I'm glad we established that I appreciate the way you approach me um but she's being a little pushy she's going to be educated right now just real quick what did you say you're working for National La sorry what would you say you're working for National I'm an investigative journalist and I'm out here on on assignment all right sirry well go ahead and let you be so did you get educated today on 3802 no I didn't look at that called your supervisor yeah just to see just to be on the safe side you know MH but but all right I'll go ahead and let you be just all right y be safe those are those are nice how come you don't have body cam I have it right here okay yeah like I told you some people were concerned they didn't know if you needed a ride or so you know I'm good we're all right y'all have a good day y'all be safe something I appreciate it Bud thank if you enjoyed this video let me know in the comment section and don't forget to subscribe goodbye