refused. Why don't you kick rocks, bro? You're dismissed. Get out of here. Know the law, bro. Know the law, bro. Know the law. Get out of here. You're a piece of That's what you are. You're a What? What did you just What did you say? I said go yourself. Stay away from me. You illegally detained me. What's your name and badge number? Now, I'm going to go file a complaint. Do it. You can't just ask for an ID. Just because I Well, I refused, dude. I refused. Why don't you kick rocks, bro? You're dismissed. Get out of here. No. On a sunny day in Coral Gables, Florida, this auditor was exercising his First Amendment right to record in public, capturing the vibrant miracle mile through his camera lens. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. While filming outside a TD bank, the man inadvertently triggered a response from bank employees who called the police, leading to a confrontation with Officer Steel from the Coral Gables Police Department. Steel's immediate demand for the auditor's ID without articulating any reasonable suspicion of a crime set the tone for an escalating encounter. All this over here All this over here ID on you. ID for what? Cuz I'm asking you for ID. Did I break a law? You don't have to break a law for me to ask your ID? Yeah, you do. Statute code 901.151. Man, look at me. Am I being legally detained? I'm not detaining you. I'm asking for your ID. Okay. So, do you I don't you can't ask me for ID. I don't I don't Are you asking? Are you asking a size N shoe? I can ask you whatever you want. Why? I don't want to speak to you, sir. I want to disengage this conversation. Am I being detained now? You are because for what crime? What are you doing here? What do you mean? What am I doing here? Same reason the same reason why everybody's doing here. I'm taking video of this beautiful this beautiful city. I got a call. Okay. So, then investigate. That concern about you filming their bank. So, is that illegal? To film a bank. Is that illegal? I need to know why you're filming the bank. Well, you don't need to know nothing, bro. I don't got to tell you. I'm recording the beautiful city here, bro. That's all I'm doing, bro. That's all I'm doing. You were never in the bank. You were never on their property. I don't answer questions. I don't have to answer those type of questions. Go in there and I say, "Were you inside?" Go investigate. You're going to be in detain. Go ahead. Detain me for what crime? If you don't provide me with what crime will arrest you for obstruction for what crime? I already told you. Did I break a law? I said if you would stop moving. You do you suspect me of a crime? I don't want to I don't want to speak to you no more by being detained for what crime, man. I'm going to tell you in a minute, but now can you give me your supervisor, man? What's your name and badge number? What's your name and badge number? What's your name and badge number? You're threatening my freedom, bro. What's your name and badge number? What's your name and badge number? I didn't go inside. I never went inside. What's your name and badge number? What is it? When I'm done with my job, I'll give you what you want. Okay, then I'm not going to give you what you want. That's it. Ask your Call your supervisor, bro. When I'm I didn't come here for this, bro. When I'm done, I'm taking video of the whole [ __ ] city. What's wrong with that? So then what's the problem? Because we got a call. But what? Who called? I don't have to tell you. Okay, then whoever you think that called, go investigate. Then go investigate, bro. We are. Go ahead. But you're not allowed to leave. It's called Okay, that's fine. So you're you're detaining me for what crime? Because you got called on by somebody. Is that a crime? Suspicious. What suspicious? Is is that a misdemeanor or a felony? That's not a crime. Me or what? Exactly. So I don't have to give you idea unless I commit a crime about or has. You're doing this or you're not doing this. Why do I got to do this? For 5 seconds, I'll explain it. Okay. Go ahead, man. Go ahead. I'll give it to you. I can ask you whatever I want. Whether you answer or not is up to you. I can ask you what your shoe size is. I can ask you what you have for breakfast. I can ask you if you're lactose intolerant. You don't have to tell me anything. You are right. So I can ask you anything I want. I can ask you how you want. What's with the attitude, bro? Cuz you came with an attitude in me. I don't have no attitude. Yeah, you do. You do right now. Your body is your mouth. The way you're acting. That's That's how I am, bro. That's my expression. Okay. Me, too. That's just me. That's how I am. You should be a little more professional, bro. I don't have to. You don't have to. You're right. Right. You can do whatever you want. Or can I? It applies to me just like Are you done? No. I This aggressive approach exemplifies how some officers misuse their authority, attempting to intimidate citizens who are lawfully exercising their rights. The man's refusal to provide ID grounded in his understanding of his legal protections was met with hostility, highlighting a disturbing trend where officers prioritize control over constitutional respect. Officer Steel's insistence on detaining this auditor without clear justification further exposed his abuse of power. Florida Statute 901.151, the stop and frisk law, requires that an officer have reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to detain an individual temporarily. Despite the man's clear assertion that he was merely recording in a public space, an activity protected under the first amendment. Steel claimed a vague, suspicious activity. The encounter took a shocking turn when officer Steel's professionalism crumbled under the weight of his ego. The Supreme Court case Cohen Vrius California 1971 affirms that the First Amendment protects provocative speech even when it offends. Yet when this auditor challenged Steel's actions and asserted his rights, the officer responded with profanity, an unprecedented display of unprofessionalism. This outburst, coupled with Steel's mocking tone and physical posturing, revealed a dangerous temperament unfit for someone entrusted with public safety. His behavior was not just a personal failing, but a systemic issue where unchecked egos allow officers to lash out at citizens who dare question their authority. You illegally detain me, bro. This is why I record you guys to test you guys to see if you guys respect our rights. Yeah, I was recording through there. You don't have to come with your attitude. I do. No, you come to comment. No, you're allowed, but you look ridiculous right now, dude. You illegally detained me. What's your name and badge number? Now, I'm going to go file a complaint. Do it. You can't just ask for an ID. Just because. Well, I refused, dude. I refused. Why don't you kick rocks, bro? You're dismissed. Get out of here. Know the law, bro. Know the law, bro. Know the law. Get out of here. You're a piece of [ __ ] That's what you are. You're a What? What did you just What did you say? I said go [ __ ] yourself. Stay away from me. What are you going to do? Hit me. Give me a reason. You're going to hit me. Give me a reason. Hit me. Hit me so I can so I can file that lawsuit on you. Hit me. Hit me. Hit me. Hit me. Come on. Hit me. You want to play that game? Hit me. Come on, bro. Come on. You think you're bad cuz you got that bad, bro. You're a piece of [ __ ] Follow your partner, bro. Follow your partner, bro. You're a piece of [ __ ] I just put you back to a test. Yeah, you did, bro. I'm going to go on you. You're a piece of [ __ ] Get the [ __ ] out of here. [ __ ] you, [ __ ] [ __ ] Get the [ __ ] out of here. You lose your job. You're going to lose your job. You're going to lose the [ __ ] Get the [ __ ] out. Piece of [ __ ] If you didn't have that gun, I will make you piece of [ __ ] Get the [ __ ] out of here. You're a piece of [ __ ] bro. You're going to lose your job, bro. You're going to lose your [ __ ] job. Yeah, cuz you're eagle. That's why you're a piece of That's what you are. What happens? I don't know, man. I honestly don't. What's up, man? What's your name badge number, bro? Stop working out. Why you like an animal, bro? You're a bad cop, bro. You're a bad cop. I just put you guys to a test and you failed for the bait, bro. Piece of [Music] Now, I'm I'm going to get your ass in trouble now, bro. I'm not using Yeah, you are. I'm going to you I'm going to hold you accountable for this [ __ ] Okay. Get the [ __ ] out of here. Okay. Your ego's exploding, bro. Get out and do your job what we pay you for. I watch you drop the [ __ ] out of here, bro. Come here, [ __ ] The whole world's going to see this. The whole world's going to see this. Cops like you, bro. Are the ones that make the good ones look bad and killed? You're [ __ ] in this man. Don't you think you are, bro? No, you're the one that's Of course you try to buy you. You threaten my freedom, bro. You threaten my freedom. You detained me, bro. I didn't. No, it's on camera. You liar. I ask you a question. Yeah, right. You tried to get my ID right away, bro. Yeah. You're lucky your homeboys were here. You said no. I You're lucky your homeboys were here. That saved you, bro. the out. You're You're a bad cop, bro. You snatched my boy's ID just like that. Yeah. What's wrong with you, bro? He wasn't even part of nothing, dude. He handed it to me. You're a piece of [ __ ] That's what you are. He handed it to me. Watch your video. He handed me it. I didn't ask. He handed it a piece of Get the [ __ ] out. Get out of here, dude. Look at him. He can't leave cuz his eagle's exploding, dude. Huh? Huh? What happened? Nah, bro. You already know. I think that guy didn't deserve to get treated like that because he just tried he traded my freedom. He tried to get my ID. You know what I mean? Don't worry, bro. All right. Take it easy, bro. Yeah, bro. He got me hot, bro. He wanted to fight me, dude. Bro, you got to open this guy. You got the footage. I'm tired of these cops, bro. Trying to [ __ ] up. He stuck the middle finger at you. Yeah. I'm going to go I'm going to file a complaint on that guy, bro. [Music] Hey, I want to file a complaint on somebody. Is there a surgeon that I can speak to here? Yeah, I want to file a complaint on somebody. Yeah, I can get you I can get you one down. Yeah, darling. Thank you, bro. Yeah, sir. How you doing, man? How you doing, Sergeant Williams? Nice to meet you. So, I have a little problem here. Um, yeah, I'm recording, by the way. Who is this guy right here? He didn't want to identify me, bro. He immediately detained me. Tried to grab my ID for recording on the sidewalk. I want to show you this. Watch this. I wonder just because get out of here. You're going to hit me. Hit me. Hit me. Suck. You're pissing me off. When When did this occur? Right now. He didn't want to give me his name. You want to play? There's more to this. I'm just showing you the [ __ ] faces. I start talking [ __ ] I have a right to do that. Okay. He treated me like [ __ ] So, how did the how did the event occur? Because I was recording on the sidewalk by Al. Yeah. I was recording through the window of the bank. Okay. They called the cops recording through the window of the bank. Okay. He came immediately started asking for ID. Mr. ID like go investigate. I'm recording. You know, everything was all cool. You know, he had an one thing led to another. Okay. You know, so I don't know if I can send you this through email. I don't Well, first I would uh let me come in contact with his direct supervisor cuz I'm the supervisor on shift right now. But uh I'm not his supervisor. So you want you can't do that. You cannot and you said he detained me immediately. He had to detain for just because I didn't give him my ID. I have to give him my ID. He just comes and ask for ID. No, man. Okay. You can't act like that. The other officers were cool. The other ones whatever. He was the only one. You can't act like that. I'm sorry. A lot of people are going to see this and just be right on the sidewalk. You can't do that. And what's your name again? Joel. Joel. All right. So, let me make contact with this supervisor. Yeah. I'm sorry. But yeah, I want you to go to the right chain cuz I want you to have So, I mean, yeah, I mean, should I just write in the phone? But I'm Sergeant Williams, but let me talk to his wife. And if not, if he's not available, then I'll take it for you. Just give me a couple minutes. That's fine. All right, guys. Give me a second. How you doing? Hey, how you doing, man? I'm doing good. Good. I'm just recording. I'm recording. All right. Hi. So, you get a little this guy's name and I want to call him. I already called Internal Affairs. So, pretty much they're waiting for your phone call. You can call them tomorrow morning cuz they're already gone for the day. Okay. Here you have all the information for internal affairs. Maybe I can send them a video, a piece of the video. You can do that. Do me a favor. Give them a call tomorrow morning. All right. I'll do that. And they take it from there. You got you too? Yeah. Probably related. Yeah. You want to take a quick pick of this just real quick? Show it to them. All right. Got the number there. 460 50 450. Okay. I was just I was just in the area. This just happened down the road. That's why I came by maybe. You know what I'm saying? All right. But just to let you guys know what happened. I'm sure you guys have an idea. I don't know what account for this. That wasn't it. You know, he's got to be able to count. He has to be way more professional. So, all right. So, who are you? A servant. Are you his supervisor? What's I don't even know his name. What's his name? I don't even know his name. Steel. Steel. You know, remember them. They don't have that video. All right. That's right. All right. I appreciate it. I just came by. So, you guys, what's your name? Joey. Yeah. Joey Lopez. Most of you probably know who we are, you know. But yeah, that was wrong. But anyways, all right, man. Just to give you guys a heads up on that. I'll do that, bro. I'll do that. If anything, I'm going to come back. But I'm going to do that. Come back. Take it easy, bro. You guys be safe, man. I'm out of here. I had a long I had a long day, bro. Determined to hold Officer Steel accountable, this auditor visited the Coral Gables Police Department to file a formal complaint, presenting the video evidence to Sergeant Williams. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, and Steel's actions violated this by detaining the man without cause. The supervisor's acknowledgment of the need to escalate the matter to internal affairs was a small victory, but it highlighted the uphill battle citizens face when confronting police misconduct. The auditor's resolve to pursue this complaint and share the footage publicly stems from a broader mission to expose and reform abusive practices. By documenting and challenging such behavior, citizens can demand transparency and ensure that officers like Steel are held to the standards their authority demands, protecting the rights of Uh,