promise you I won't come you trying to intimidate me no you're trying to intimidate me you're telling me I'm not trying to intimate you have absolutely no right to have pulled me over and there you're just pushing this thing and I got stabbed by one of you crap cops and this freaking da up here is made charge me for it to keep it quiet all you guys have done is terrorized me and all you're doing right now is doing nothing accomplishing absolutely nothing and there's no reason for you to be messing with me all you're doing is eating too much and making that uniform look like crap you can do what you want to do Harold I can't stop you if you want to be this way then that's up to you here are moments when smart drivers demolishes dumb cops a park ranger initiated a stop claiming he couldn't see the license plate due to window tint under Texas law window tints must comply with visibility requirements but compliance depends on local state laws and the driver confirmed his Texas registration and tint were legal in Texas the ranger admitted that the license plate was visible upon closer inspection nullifying the initial justification for the Stop despite this the ranger persisted escalating the encounter unnecessarily how are you sir uh I've been better why is that I got pulled over for no reason okay it's not no reason why is that reason no that's not no reason how's that no reason because you couldn't see it now you do and now it's there and it got pulled over I'm completely legitimate I am a Texas registered that tense legal in Texas everything's legit I got got pulled over for no reason no it's not a no reason I didn't see it I see it now that I to the car okay so I got pulled over and you were erroneous I'm not erroneous I'm my pulling you over was correct but now that I'm up this close I now you see how you were incorrect am I free to go no can I take a look at your driver's real Qui I don't consent there's no legal reason for you to pull me over you can keep walking man I'm not free to go you're not free to go I'd like to make sure you're okay to drive this car I'm good to drive this car I don't consent to anything you have to say please leave please may I be on my way okay where are you headed to tonight doesn't matter it's none of your damn business dude let me go I'm good to go you have absolutely no right to have pulled me over and there you're just pushing this thing and I got stabbed by one of you crap cops and this freaking da up here is May charged me for it to keep it quiet all you guys have done is terrorized me and all you're doing right now is doing nothing accomplishing absolutely nothing and there's no reason for you to be messing with me all you're doing is eating too much and making that uniform look like crap the driver remained firm calmly reminding the ranger that the stop was invalid once the supposed violation was disproven the ranger continued to prolong the stop insisting on verifying the driver's ability to operate the vehicle despite no evidence of impairment according to the Fourth Amendment law enforcement must have Reasonable Suspicion to detain someone beyond the initial stop the driver declined to consent to further questioning or searches asserting his constitutional rights he demanded to speak with a supervisor emphasizing the importance of holding law enforcement accountable for baseless actions this showed how knowledge of constitutional protections can prevent unnecessary escalation okay I'm not messing with you sir I couldn't see your license so am I free to go no you're not free to go I'd like to see registration in driver's license I do not consent I don't consent I don't consent there's no reason for you to ask me for that there's no reason for you to pull me over you erroneous Ma I free to go I need to see your driver's am I free to go I don't cons I don't consent no there is absolutely no reason there is absolutely no reason pal for you to ask for that when you were erroneous to pull that over okay am I free to go no I disagree call your sergeant down here okay call your sergeant down here okay call your sergeant down here there's no reason for you you saw that it's erroneous right there everything run my tags do all that stuff I don't consent to any reason you doing any of this I absolutely detest everything in your being right now am I free to go no I just need to see your driver no don't consent there's absolutely no reason for you to ask for that piss off dude straight up man straight up I'm a combat veteran Wounded Warrior and you have absolutely no reason I didn't go to war for you to play Billy badass like this go get your cop go get your sergeant there's absolutely no reason for you to be pulling me over like this I've been terrorized by the cops in this town and you're doing your job to step in them shoes I do not consent to anything am I free to go okay can I ask you how I'm terrorizing you because you pulled me over for no reason am I free to go I pulled you over am I free to go no sir I need to see your driver's license I don't consent am I free to go no the ranger shifted The Narrative implying concerns about weapons or the driver's Behavior to justify the stop however Under Pennsylvania versus Mims officers can only request a driver to exit a vehicle if there are specific articulable facts of a safety threat the driver a wounded combat veteran highlighted the absurdity of these claims by referencing his compliance and law awul actions he reiterated his refusal to consent refusing to be intimidated into surrendering his rights the encounter exposed the officer's attempt to create a pretext for further intrusion there's no reason tell me why you need to verify that there I was wasn't breaking any law I wasn't speeding and you can see that my truck is legitimate why do you need to see anything you don't go let me leave I do not consent let me go okay all I want to do is check that you're good to drive I'm good to drive I do not consent let me go I don't consent free to go can I ask you one question no I you already asked you already done enough man am I free to go ma'am are you his Sergeant nope can you get your sergeant up here he's in charge this guy is not complying he illegally pulled me over he wants to search and seizure me and my being and he has absolutely no reason to yall terrorists can take this elsewhere I'm not consenting okay if your driver's license is good I just need to verify reason tell me why you need to verify that there I was wasn't breaking any law I wasn't speeding and you can see that my truck is legitimate why do you need to see anything you don't go let me leave I do not consent let me go okay all I want to do is check that you're good to drive I'm good to drive I do not consent let me go I don't know I don't consent let me go well you pulled me over illegally because you could not see the thing the license plate in my thing now you now your story is you don't know if I'm good to drive dude I don't consent leave you're terrorizing me you're absolutely terrorizing me am I free to go no you're fre to go why not I just need to check see if I do not consent I am good to drive I was driving just fine you pulled me over for a tag violation not because I was erroneously driving dude you can push this as far as you want to go you're on video you're on live Uplink live load you had better hope Lee with chowski that you are correct because you're asking me now that I'm not good to could drive my vehicle when you just said that you pulled me over because you couldn't see my tag am I free to go no I just need to make that's illegal search and cedure there is absolutely no you do not need to there's absolutely no reason for you to I don't consent there's absolutely no reason okay then will you provide me with your name and date of birth so I can check no dude you can run these tags that's everything right there that you need to do that are you legal to do and that you can see through the window like you just said I do not consent am I free to go no sir this is very simple get your sergeant on the line line I do not consent I do not consent I do not consent I am I free to go no sir if you just let me see your driver's license there's no reason for you to do this dude do you know who I all right I'll show you something I'm you are okay are you carrying are there any weapons down there I get nervous when you move your hands like that okay take that that's ID okay now you're trying to get legal D piss off I'm not trying to do anything yeah you are check your driver's license dude that's my ID right there why don't you go look that up that is not ID why don't you find out how you're going to wind up on film that's fine I realize I'm on film M I do not consent I do not consent I do not consent I do not consent there is no reason for you to pull me over you said you saw it now now am I free to go no sir don't consent get your sergeant on the line get your sergeant up here get your sergeant up here get your sergeant up here in the meantime if you just let me see your driver's license and I check that you have a valid driver's license the driver ultimately forc the ranger to acknowledge the illegitimacy of the stop highlighting the misuse of Authority Under the Doctrine established in Terry versus Ohio law enforcement cannot Extend A detention without clear and objective justification the driver's persistence in defending his rights without escalating the situation showcase the effectiveness of legal knowledge the encounter serves as a reminder that drivers can and should protect their rights ensuring public servants act within the bounds of the law just like this encounter here's a driver who refused to get intimidated Prim I won't trying to intimate me no you're trying to intimidate me you're telling me I'm not trying intimate the officer initiated a stop by claiming the driver had been reported for reckless driving including speeding and driving on the highway shoulder under Texas Transportation code section 54.0 58 driving on an improved shoulder is permissible only to avoid a collision or allow faster moving vehicles to pass which the driver denied doing instead the officer's lack of immediate evidence raised questions about the validity of the accusation you and how you driving driv I don't know anything I don't know anything I don't know what problem I need your license I give you my license I'm going to have to have you take come out of the car I'm not coming out of the car for nothing I I promise you I promise you I won't I promise you I won't what's that I promise you I won't promise you I won't come you trying to intimate me no you're trying to intimidate me you're telling I'm not trying to intimate you're driving your windows recorded by the way unfe J you're being recorded right here record all you want that's perfectly you almost knocked me off the road yes you almost knocked me up you're bullying me from behind from behind yes and an unmarked vehicle sense unmarked vehicle doesn't even make sense yes it does an unmarked everything valid on your license my license is valid man any reason why you're driving on the shoulder of the highway speeding driving on the shoulder of the highway I was not driving on the shirt I have my dog in the car what are you talking about I just got a car wash I know I got tattoos on my face I know I look like don't wor about the tatto on your don't try to make it that kind of I'm sure I did not way too long to take do you have proof of that sir what's that you have proof of that yes I do okay where's the see the officer right behind you who was the one that called you in's the proof was following you while you're driving does he yep all right cool bye the driver refused to exit the car asserting his right to remain in the vehicle unless the officer had probable cause aligning with the fourth amendment's protection against unlawful seizures as the encounter escalated the driver firmly requested a supervisor maintaining a calm yet assertive demeanor to avoid escalating further hey no my hands are like my hands are like this hey um I want to speak to the supervisor yeah you guys I'm good I want to speak to the supervisor don't tell me don't tell me what to do really don't tell me what to do back there don't tell me what to do I know I know oh you do know I know no I know what he just told me I know he just told me you got proof of it all right just make sure all right anyways I want to talk to your supervisor thank you appreciate it stay in your car appreciate it when the officer pressed the issue of reckless driving he cited another officer as the witness without presenting concrete proof under the Fifth Amendment a driver cannot be compelled to self-incriminate or accept allegations without evidence the driver demanded proof of the alleged violations Shifting the burden of evidence back to the officer the officer unable to provide sufficient evidence on the spot began to deescalate all right Andre and I'm a correction officer also so listen here's the deal we're not going to write you okay I don't I don't listen the way you're driving is Rock You could have hurt yourself you could have hurt somebody all right yeah why are you driving like that close driving like what almost hit me when I got on five I was sorry I'm not going to argue here's the all right on have a good day in conclusion the officer refrained from issuing a ticket instead delivering a verbal warning about safe driving the driver reminded the officer that his driving was lawful demanding fair treatment despite prejudicial remarks about his tattoos the driver protected his rights proving that knowledge of the law is a powerful tool against abuse of power talking about smart drivers here's a man who got a corrupt Cop fired you can do what you want to do Harold I can't stop you if you want to be this way then that's up to you Christopher schul was driving to get gas when officer Scott Harold stopped him in a parking lot for allegedly speeding and cutting through spaces under Texas Transportation code section 545.424 cutting through private property to avoid a traffic signal is prohibited but no law forbids entering a parking lot to reach gas pumps sh explained he frequented the gas station and believed his actions were lawful officer Herold insisted Sha's driving endangered others accusing him of almost hitting a truck despite Sha's calm explanations the officer escalated the encounter hey man you can't drrive the parking lot like that got your uh Char liance any weapons in the car I need to worry about did you catch my truck traff Robert John Lincoln 4732 Robert John L 472 27 1441 65884 41 6588 is there any particular reason why you felt you needed to come to the park like that I didn't think I did anything wrong I just came over to get gas you were speeding and you cut through parking spaces you know you can't do that n going be confirmed on Rob I think I was anything I mean you around coming to get y oh are we going to go back and forth or you just going to you a question you want me to answer it or not I'm not okay thing I thought I was going even slower than normal no sir normally people don't even park where you park and that's the direct path to the gas pumps through the parking spaces is the direct I I do realize that I I know that there's parking spaces there you almost hit that car that was turning right there I was watching man as soon as you cut in front of me like that I was like looking and I watched it happen so I come here every day there's almost never ever ever anybody you sitting there this morning now uh last week for about 3 days someone was parking there but if I come here 365 days a year which I do there's someone sitting there maybe 10 times so there's never ever a car there so yeah I go through there cuz it's the straight path from the entryway to here which is what you're going to see everybody else doing but I mean you know I hear you man I I got it to you it looked like I was going fast to me I thought I was going even slower than normal cuz I didn't want to get too close to you I than okay sit for One you fill up your car go and fill up your car officer Harold threatened sha with jail time for reckless driving claiming he violated Texas penal code section 42.0 one which prohibits conduct that places others in imminent danger scha argued that his driving did not create any danger pointing out that the officer's accusations lacked evidence cameras at the scene could verify his claim yet officer Harold disregarded this the threats became a form of intimidation rather than lawful enforcement scha remained composed continuing to challenge the officer's unsupported allegations I'm not kidding either man' I come here every day dude I send pictures of my wife the price of the gas here every day when I come through look so here's the deal man okay I'm not going to go back and forth and all that I'm not going to write you tickets but the only reason I'm not riding tickets is cuz I'm out of tickets right now okay otherwise you would be receiving a citation for what we did the citation I'm just curious disregarding traffic control device on private property yes okay you still you still can't do that it's still illegal okay okay so I'm not going to write your ticket um I hear you man I'm understand I don't one I don't appreciate the attitude two I get it you're upset nobody likes cops pulling them pulling up on them nobody likes it okay but you know you did wrong you know you're not supposed to cut through the parg and instead instead of being like Oh yeah I messed up sorry it won't happen again you want to sit here and go back and forth with me right there's a lot better things than than this to be doing for you you're right I was working on aort you be over here and I mean there's people right now running you want to go to jail you want to go to jail you can go to jail for this you can do what you want to do I can't stop I don't want to take you to jail no that's that is definitely a waste of my time okay but the is not necessary I agree that's on your part sir I haven't been rude to you at all is very good that's fine I have a camera on I can't be rude to you okay all right I will get in trouble you go file a complaint based on my behavior they will decide whether or not to get me in trouble WR me up I'm not worried about that we're good man okay all right well I'll make sure that I'm there all time if I see it happen again then okay we'll go from there okay okay all right I'll look that law off on property too I don't believe you have the authority to do anything here on on this car talking about like that I could also take you to jail for class B reckless driving or class I'm sorry class a reckless driving because you did almost hit that car I didn't almost hit anybody I was nowhere near there there's cameras everywhere you can do what you want to do Harold I can't stop you if you want to be this way then that's up to you I'm trying to be reasonable you a bad day sir is there a reason why you're acting I'm having a bad day because doing this to me have I raised my voice to you at all sir you're the only one who's getting upset I'm upset because I think this is ridiculous I think this whole thing is ridiculous I think it's ridiculous what do you specifically do you think is ridiculous then we're even talking about nothing happened and here we are talking you're threatening to take me to jail so I shouldn't be getting upset I don't call it a threat sir no it's a threat it's a that is a threat you're threatening being under caral law now that to take something which I don't believe you even have the authority to do term sir it comes from Black Law class A misdemeanor for you to threaten or arrest me over something that you know it's not really true that's okay what's the penal code on that sir the situation intensified when officer Herold handcuffed scha claiming it was necessary to prevent further unsafe Behavior under Texas code of criminal procedure section 14.01 officers May arrest without a warrant only if they witness a breach of peace or an offense requiring immed mediate intervention schul disputed the legitimacy of the arrest asserting he had committed no such offense officer Harold admitted he lacked ticket books but used the arrest as leverage scha maintained his stance highlighting the officer's excessive use of authority trust me that's okay trust you okay I I we're we're good trust you we're good I don't feel like we are I feel like this is uh this is this is a problem how how is it a problem I feel like you're going to continue to to commit these behaviors that are unsafe and put people at risk you don't feel like you did anything something that's possible they may do in the future so now now we're playing John Club vanam future cop and you're going you need to stop me from something I may do in the future that's now your position you're feeling like you should take action cuz maybe sometime in the future I might possibly continue to do something come on what is the law designed to do sir oh I know you want comp I know you want voluntary compliance go put your hands on Wow 17 17 drive two one who call with a shirt a white undershirt candle pants black hat the other going to be a little with black shirt black leting pants just we'll do this a different way then on my left I um well I mean I don't would you like two sets of handcuff no my head hurts we do two sets of hand I know we can do two sets of hand can well sir I'm concerned that you're going to continue to do this unsafe Behavior so I'm fam with the res no water okay you want two sets of handcuffs this hurts man it hurts I can do two sets of handcuffs I cannot believe that you're doing this dude well I mean it it didn't have to go this way no it never did none of this ever had needed to happen I don't believe okay I disagree with you okay I know what would you like me to do with your car you want to call somebody or uh or or do I tellw it do we really need to do this ter I'm in the the the I I didn't think we did I didn't think we did either sir man okay but I mean you you wanted to sit here and argue with me about what I observed with my own eyes okay I'll go get a copy of the video I didn't think we were close girl at all I didn't I CL vehicle yes you even know what truck I was talking about yeah okay so I what I didn't think we were closer I really didn't no you were very close they had to slam on their braks I watched it happen Okay you came flying through the parking lot okay so what are we going to do about the f I didn't think I was going that you you certainly were sir you definitely were okay you definitely were okay so what are we going to do with the car I I don't want to tow it cuz that's that that'd be being a real dick and I'm I'm trying not to be the dick okay what would you like me to do with the car sir I'm going to ask one more time and then I'm going to have to have to can we back this down dude can we cool off here please I'm sorry I will I will you have forced my hand at this point because if I don't go and and and see this through to its conclusion I know you're going to go to the police department and file a compl because I have it all video everything is record I don't to in unless I have my camera going to go play to arol at all I'm just a little upset because I I really honestly sir I watched it happen I was working on report definitely have better things to I didn't think that I did anything H I didn't think I did anything it very don't think that but I explained it to you and then you wanted to argue with me CU I didn't think I did anything here I still I know I look young this is not my first day on the job sir I promise nothing to do with any of that I didn't think I did anything you almost that white truck I agree with you that that's what you think then not there's nothing I can do to change your I'm going to be on the cameras I'm going to get copies of it I didn't think I did anything it was frustrating for me to try to explain to you that I didn't think that I did anything and you're not here hearing me I hear you sir I disagree with you so what do we want to do with the truck or with the car I'll have to call my wife I guess okay well let's call her where's your phone it's 's in my pocket I just got through sending her the message about the okay well H about I'm going to give you another set of handcuffs cuz like I said I understand if you got hold let me stick this thing right here what am I being arrested for Herold disregarding traffic control device cuz and a reckless driving charge is a much much higher charge and again like I said I don't want to be that big of a dick lean forward for me just a little bit get your phone out any firearms in the car I need to know about nothing I don't do anything okay well it's not illegal to have a firearm sir true I have multiple ones understand various parts this please we can hey I need you to come over here and get somebody to come pick up my car over here at the buckes in Texas City Texas City officer over here can you repeat the car I know so my car is going to be you'll find it over here on the end so yeah I guess so and then I'll I don't well I'll speak to we'll take I'll give her call you want I yeah I don't know what going have to cover work1 okay all right uh Hey I'm going to leave this phone in the car so that you can uh get called okay and then I I don't know what how we're going to handle that so I'll get my other phone one Cody get a over here watch take I'll take care there's another phone right there I'll take care of it we'll put we'll put another one on so your back not hurt make it so it don't tighten okay have a seat so you want this phone left in the car and the other phone coming with you yes sir where's it at it's mle we'll see about par after detaining scha officer Harold ultimately decided to issue a citation instead of proceeding with the arrest Texas Transportation code allows officers to issue citations for traffic offenses instead of making arrests when the offense does not require immediate custody officer herold's justification for initially escalating to an arrest appeared baseless as he later acknowledged jail was excessive despite this the officer continued to blame Sha's attitude for the conflict scha signed the citation under protest standing firm against what he perceived as unjust treatment right there and he came through the parking lot and cut through all the spaces he came through so fast and whooped into here and there was a white truck the white truck had to slam on its brakes so I come over here I was just going to be like hey man chill out like chill out don't be like that but he wanted to go back and forth and argue with me and give me all kind and stuff and like I didn't have any tickets and I didn't grab a rider this morning so I was like man look this he doesn't have to go this way he kept going back and forth back and forth like all right got yeah I was I was going to be I'm a dick but I'm not going to be that big of a dick he has a different phone he wanted me to grab s on gate I'm not find anything on gate see that I would have come straight over here from it happens 46 where's the other phone at I can't find it right in the next to the parking brake lever in the the center should be sitting there let blue blue phone blue phone it's should be just sitting vertical by the okay it's it's blue okay we going to do this a different way so the other officer has a ticket book he's going let me use you're going to rece be receiving the citation okay and uh cuz I think going to jail is a bit excessive but well I agree with you but I didn't have another option I don't have another ticket book and I don't have a ticket riter with me so we're going to do it that way okay step up for me take your time tight no oh my god dude loosen that the presses that scar man it hurt motor I get drive license again okay I see sign here it's not a Mr sh is no longer in C it's not an admission guil promise shall contact the court on number rep the date and time that's written on here you contact the court at the bottom here the information is there and also open fre to go sir following the traffic stop an internal investigation was launched into officer Harold's conduct Texas law prohibits officers from abusing their Authority as outlined in penal code section misuse of official capacity the investigation revealed that officer herold's actions during the stop violated departmental policies and legal standards his behavior marked by unnecessary threats and escalation ultimately led to his termination sh's refusal to back down showcased how standing up to misconduct can bring accountability like And subscribe for more police cam stories watch the next recommended video click to 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