from a US Navy veteran being handcuffed and accused of trying to avoid a stop in Jacksonville only to have his ticket canceled after a closer look what makes this spot safer for you than the where I tried to stop you I mean I Hit the Lights some I didn't want to pull in the middle of the road that's dangerous for y'all I want to pull in a wh area you get a lot of traffic I ain't stupid to an active duty Navy officer schooling a California highway patrolman on lane splitting laws in Ramona California law does not allow or or prohibit that means I'm allowed to do it for from passing other vehicles proceeding in the same direction within the same Lane a practice often called lane splitting Lane sh sharing or filtering lane sharing has absolutely zero to do with two lanes I did not break the law here are times Navy veterans humbled cops starting with a tense traffic stop that led to accusations of racial profiling and a surprising turn of events you'd like to go to jail on a felony charge I'm good with it I'm not all right well then quit trying to talk your way out of this and just talk to me and actually tell the truth because I'm not stupid okay I know you're trying to play me okay so why didn't you stop I just told you why I didn't stop think you're smarter than everyone else what you just did to me you just snatched me out my car this is braxon Smith a US Navy veteran on November 24th 2022 Mr Smith was pulled over by a deputy from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office while driving his vehicle somewhere on the roads of Jacksonville Florida the alleged reason for pulling the veteran over was that he had tinted windows and windshields despite the the cop signaling Mr Smith to pull over he kept going with his usual Pace however after finding a spot Mr Smith finally pulled over observe how the traffic stop is about to get dirty turn it off J's out the window put your hands out the window [Applause] I ain't moving what's up can you unlock it huh my there man just wor about you keep your freaking hands out the window and shut your mouth I'll figure it out what's up what's going on what's up how you going what is going on come on you going to B me I'm I'm trilling what's up I'm chilling what's up I am chilling of course doing that I'm doing that look at me I'm doing that what's up come on man he resisting yall Wilding come on y'all Wilding I ain't doing [ __ ] now come on F what I did you didn't want to stop what you mean I got put up in the same spot okay how y'all doing how y'all doing you have a medical marijuana card sir no no it's want voicea put it no how's it going how's it going J you SM okay put your foot on the ground [Applause] you smoke H or not what you mean what's that all right sounds good what's the what's what's up with this what he keep your feet out is that something he has or was that you that sound I don't know what was that I heard it wasn't sound thought it was coming from him right here you have an alarm or something on you huh you have an alarm or on you 3 the cops order Mr Smith to put his hands out of the window he was immediately handcuffed the officer accuses Mr Smith that he was trying to avoid the stop however Mr Smith explains that he was trying to pull over at a safe spot the officers warn him that they could charge him for fleeing observe what the cops do next so what makes this spot safer for you than the where I tried to stop you I mean y'all Hit the Lights some I didn't want to pull in the middle of the road that's dangerous for y'all I just want to pull in a well lit area get y lot of traffic I ain't stupid so do you think that making a safe spot for us is is uh is something that you're authorized to do I mean I don't I Ain think that require authorization I'm trying to be S just like y'all I ain't posing a threat I se y'all you're trying to be safe you're trying to find a safe spot for you or for me for both of us no you don't get to do that okay that's understandable you can make a claim that you're trying to make a safe spot for you is that you're doing yeah all right why is this spot safer than that spot it's it's a Well lit area I mean it's not in the middle of the road do you see all those do you see all those uh street lights down there I understand what you're saying so why is this spot more well lit than down there I mean what was so detrimental between me stopping right there and stopping right here I well actually I'd like to ask you that why did you keep driving I have no I just told you that I just told you that why would a lot of moving moving around in that car you just looked in it there's a lot of moving around whenever whenever I have my lights on I rode the window down put my Li my registration not the window that's y suppos to ask when y first pull somebody over right y'all ain't do none of that come on I'm not posing citizen shut your mouth don't get offing loud with me they ain't going to change nothing hey I'm just talking I'm just talking I'm having a conversation with you right no you're trying to talk over me and you're trying to set up a defense for yourself because what you did is called fail to obey it's a fleeing charge and it's a felony 3 okay if you'd like to go to jail on a felony charge I'm good with it I'm not all right well then quit trying to talk your way out of this and just talk to me and actually tell the truth because I'm not stupid okay I know you're trying to play me okay so why didn't you stop I just told you why I didn't stop you're smarter than every El what you just did to me you just snatched me out my car I roll the on down and gave my license my registration you ain't reading me no WR you snatched me out the car you damn right I did why did I do that why I don't know I the slightest idea because how about because run my name for 300 yards I had my lights did you hear how many different signers did I turn on listen I'm a black man I'm asking you a question Veri to the police Mr Blackman I'm asking you a question how many times did how many different Sirens did I turn on and how many times did I lay on my horn I have the when you say it pull over I pulled over you said throw the keys out of the car I complied no when I said pull over was back there when I turned my license Sirus on get in the car okay Dam you know get in the car shut your mouth the officers questioned why his car smelled like weed after allegedly detecting the odor after briefly searching his vehicle the officers found a weapon which Mr Smith was permitted to carry the officer issues Mr Smith a fix it ticket for the tinted windows and windshield during this incident the officer responded to reports of gunshots and canceled the ticket due to the Situation's urgency leaving the driver with a verbal warning both the officers and Mr Smith left the scene without further incident Mr Smith blams that he was racially profiled during the stop however it is unclear whether he intends to pursue legal action if you think this was the only time an idiot cop tried arresting soldiers wait until you watch this next case sure well here you know you read it right there California law does not allow or or prohibit that means I'm allowed to do it from passing other vehicles proceeding in the same direction within the same Lane a practice often called lane splitting Lane sh sharing or filtering lane sharing has absolutely zero to do with two lanes I did not break the law all right can I see your license registration insurance this is an active duty Navy also a YouTuber in August 2019 the Navy officer was riding his bike in Ramona California when he was pulled over by Officer parades of the California highway patrol officer parades pulled over the veteran allegedly for lane splitting unfortunately with the officer the veteran is well aware of the law watch how the encounter follows here we go how you doing boss good how are you man you can't be passing on the right like that dude L of split Lanes but you can't pass on the right does it say that in the statute statute of what for lane splitting lane sharing yeah it's you can't pass the right bro it's it's it's okay does it does does it say that in the lane sharing statute I don't know what the lane lane sharing statute is U so the rules there's not two lanes so if there's two lanes so let's just say I'm going to reach for my phone don't get but go ahead I'm listening to you yeah so if there's two lanes and you you you're illegally you're allowed to split the two lanes that make sense okay there got two lanes here there's only one pass on the right okay so I need your license registration Insurance please all right hold on one second this is the DMV website California law does not allow or prohibit motorcycles from passing other vehicles proceeding in the same direction within the same Lane within the same Lane has nothing to do with two lanes I was within the same Lane I wasn't past the white line all right I'm not going to argue man can you read that again I'm sorry sure well here you know you read it right there California law does not allow or or prohibit that means I'm allowed to do it from passing other vehicles proceeding in the same direction within the same Lane a practice often called lane splitting Lane sh sharing or filtering lane sharing has absolutely zero to do with two lanes I did not break the law all right can I see your license registration Insurance okay what is your cause for pulling me over and asking for my information unsafe passing within the lane no that's I'm just showing you the law bro listen to me I'm not here to argue with you I just need your license registration insurance okay okay and I'm asking you for what purpose I just told you because you're passing vehicles within the same Lane on the right that's allowed safe passing on the right I'm not talking about lane splitting you're not splitting Lanes you're passing on the right okay this literally just says lane sharing for about that I'm talking about splitting Lanes on the right you have the pass vehicles on the right show me where it says where I have to do it on the left or right the motorcyclist affirms that according to California DMV regulations lane splitting and lane sharing are permitted within the same Lane and do not require passing on the left the officer initially asserts that the motorcyclist broke the law by passing on the right but admits his lack of familiarity with the specific statute the motorcyclist references ab51 a law defining lane splitting which supports his position watch as officer parades gets humbled after reading the law himself and discussing it with his supervisor let me see your license registration okay and I'm merely asking you the cause for asking for that in order for you to ask me for that information I have to have broken the law correct correct okay okay great thank you great okay this has been recorded So if I have to provide you my information I want to know what law I broke cuz I clearly just showed to you this is from the California DMV you are misinterpreting and misunderstanding the law man man there's there's also a law that says you cannot pass unsafely on the right okay so I have this on tape show me where I passed unsafely I will let me see your license registration and so again what law did I break my man I just explained it to you you didn't I and I just explained to you I'm allowed to do that first of all before we even get there man the my intention of stopping you was because it was for safety issues right I mean you're passing cars in the right if a vehicle had to slam on the brakes and turn right and they hit you whatever just like you're splitting Lanes right it's dangerous same thank you I was just about to say that's the same it's the risk that I'm taking it is it is but with LA but reading the law it is not clearly stated um as far as whether or not you could be passing on the right in one lane or two all right so I just called my supervisor okay and he's like hey dude I don't know anything about that because I never write it because it's not clearly written in law sure is well it's not no except it is well well except it's it doesn't clarify whether or not uh you're allowed to pass what it says in the same Lane but lane splitting well just just just just hear me out lane lane splitting in in my interpretation okay lane splitting is you got two or more Lanes in the same direction and you're you're going in between the lanes right but the law says uh within two or more rows of traffic in or in the same Lane no it's not man is that my intentions was never to actually give you a ticket then why did you ask me for my registration and insurance because I have to document all my contacts okay I have to document my contacts if I broke law well you have my info it's right there on my plate again my interpretation of what you did was inaccurate oh it was you were passing on the right okay my interpretation of lane splitting is splitting two lanes however now that I'm reading the section and talking to my supervisor it's not clearly written in there so I'm telling you right now you're not getting a ticket because it's not clearly stated in the vehicle code or the ab section that you just read to me which is the same thing I'm reading okay U so you're not getting a ticket but initially my interpretation was that you were breaking the law but you're but you're but you're not getting a ticket all I'm asking is for your identification for so so I can uh record my my my stop with you in the end the officer chooses not to issue a ticket acknowledging that the legal language regarding passing on the right is not clearly defined the the motorcyclist underscores that an officer must have a valid reason to request identification maintaining that he had not violated any laws the interaction concludes with the officer noting that further research is needed to fully understand the statute the traffic stop led to a call to the naval criminal investigative service as the motorcyclist is an active duty Navy officer however despite this call he did not face any disciplinary action the officers allowed him to leave without checking his driver's license if if you think this was the maximum cops got humbled by a Navy veteran then you probably haven't watched this next case yeah yeah get on the ground back up back up hey come here help me help me get help me get on the ground help me help me stop this is a Navy veteran on December 17th 2018 officers from the Aurora Police Department were called to respond to an altercation involving a man to deescalate the problem the situation quickly escalates as officers attempt to restrain the man resulting in a prolonged struggle watch how the cops actions are about to turn evil my brother let him go ground the ground ground please get on the ground ground get on the ground do10 we need some more help we need more help two1 did you copy we need more help we need more help go yeah yeah get on the ground up back up back up hey come here help me help me get get on the ground help me help me stop itop it help help help [Music] help help you stop the ground going to hurt you because you're being that don't fight them they have power stop stop hand go to jail you making it work here they here they come on come on it bab where's his head somewhere up that way leg his head get off turn around you guys got enough people inside more can I have one more guy go inside please your wife the veteran is forcibly restrained with officers securing his arms and legs while noting his considerable strength signs of his deteriorating condition become evident as officers observe his head position and strive to maintain control they notice potential breathing difficulties and promptly call for emergency assistance noting the Veteran's lack of responsiveness tragically the Navy veteran died at the scene his death was determined to be due to restraint asfixiation caused by the physical measures used during the struggle if you think this was the height of cops getting humbled by Navy veterans then you probably aren't aware of this next case put your hands behind your back you're under arrest all right let me get up let me get up you Ain getting up hand on your back now good you're good you're good my God let me get up me you're under arrest all right bro who is this bro bro put this is a military veteran from Colorado Springs in late 2022 officers from the Colorado Springs Police Department pulled over a veteran due to the absence of license plates on his vehicle the traffic stop occurred at an intersection near the airport in Colorado Springs the interaction ction began with the officer requesting IDs from the occupants when the officers approached the veteran vehicle they noticed a knife in the central console watch how the traffic stop takes a drastic turn both pant vict n is there a Tom car available man why you trying to get [Music] out all right when do you get out of the car on a traffic stop what's in that hand cool all right roll this window down for me all right man so the reason I pulled you guys over how you doing hey I'm doing good reason I pulled you guys over is because uh there's no plates on this car my uh screws I need new screws for my uh back part okay all right um you guys have a driver's license on you ID yeah okay [Music] do you have ID on you sir yes all right yep all right hang tight okay okay um just two of them in there he going to be the f do youi investigation uh yeah I was waiting for you guys to pull them out looks like there was a knife in the center console okay um yeah I was just waiting can you read that [Music] Carlos maybe Victor 9 we're code for okay just going to detain driver all right man hey what's up so um going to ask you to just not reach for anything and step on out the vehicle okay well I'm coming out the vehicle uh we'll talk about that okay so just step on out got your ID or anything you got already yeah I'm going just chill right here if that's cool nope and we're going to detain you okay detain me yep you're under investigation for a DUI all right so stand up turn around hands behind your back the hand behind my back yes you're going to be detained the handcuffs oh no I'm not you're about to stand up [Music] he Victor 91 fighting stop fighting me bro quit fighting he's assaulting me I'm Notting you bro get out the car I got ready stop fighting BR out you're under arrest I'm not hitting you my dog put your hands behind your back you're under arrest the veteran was informed that he was under investigation for a potential DUI and was asked to step out of the vehicle a physical struggle broke out when officers attempted to detain the driver who resisted arrest and refused to comply with commands to place his hands behind his back the officers used Force to subdue the driver and repeatedly issued verbal commands while struggling to gain control watch to see how the incident ultimately concludes all right let me get up let me get up you ain't getting up hand behind your back now my God let me get up let me you're under arrest all right bro resist bro PR bro put your like that all right bro you done flip over now you're under arrest all right put your hand h on your back get on your stomach now what the did I do bro get on your back now I'm trying I'm trying I'm trying I'm trying my my brother my brother my brother my brother oh my brother oh my brother oh my brother oh my God are behind your back now right hand behind your back now yes sir yes sir yes sir yes sir hey I said right hand behind youring back now okay we got two stay here stay here and [Music] super you're underr you dumb hey hey want timey fight though the are you talking about man the interaction concluded with the suspect being subdued and arrested after considerable resistance officers secured the scene detained both individuals in the vehicle and called for additional support including medical assistance for Visible injuries the situation was de-escalated once the individuals were restrained and the area was under control if you think this was the last instance where the cops got humbled by a Navy veteran then you probably aren't aware of this last case dude don't do it to another vet don't do it to me dud I'm a retired army guy let me help you don't make me do this this is a military veteran on March 5th 2018 officer Richard Jones from the from the peblo police department responded to a call regarding a veteran who had a handgun on him trying to commit suicide when officer Jones approached the individual he found the veteran in a suicidal and depressed condition watch how the officer manages the situation put the weapon down put the weapon down he's not looking at anybody not doing anything not saying anything and he's got a thousand yard St put the weapon down sir come on man one vet to another dude don't do it to another vet don't do it to me I'm a retired army guy let me help you don't make me do this then let me help you but not this way let me please drop it brother we've lost too many already I know you're hurting man I was too but I went about four months ago so let me help you I can't do that man I can't do that you believe in Jesus Christ brother don't do it don't do it officer Jones is also a trainer of Crisis Intervention and a veteran he offers help to the veteran when he says that he couldn't find any assistance from anyone watch what the suicidal veteran is about to say shoot me no don't do it I was in your shoes a few months ago brother it took everything in my body man I'm 6'5 300 lb paratrooper took everything in my Ru to call VA and to finally get the help and I got the help but I want to help you man cuz I'm tired of losing brothers and sisters but I can't help you if you don't help me okay the Lord sent me here to you today he didn't send one of these other guys he sent me as a vet to you to help you because I'm there just just drop it just drop it okay put your hands on your head now I'm going to get you over here to par for you and we're going to get taken care of okay love you bro good job the veteran asks the cop to shoot him however after 11 minutes of verbal interaction the veteran finally dropped the weapon and the situation became under control after successfully de-escalating the situation officer Jones broke down into tears and later hugged the veteran and consoled him it's unusual to see cops crossing their bounds while interacting with veterans if you enjoyed this video make sure that you drop a like And subscribe goodbye