Sir, do you do your job. >> Here we are. We are. Do your job. John or Eric? We don't We don't know who this guy is, man. Don't touch me though. Okay, get off the property, sir. >> I'm going right now. You're subject to arrest. You guys want to do this? Play this game? So, if I don't give you the ID, you're going to take me to jail? Say it on camera. >> As the camera simply recorded a routine arrest, a blinding flash of light suddenly tore through the night. >> You know, um a real man will take his oath seriously and uphold it. But yet, you want to violate that oath by flashing your putting your flashlight in my face and in my camera. At the moment when the light of justice is swallowed by the darkness of power and the truth [music] is about to be exposed to the entire world, right in the middle of the Walmart parking lot, a blinding flash of light and then [music] the Constitution itself was challenged. Who just crossed the red line? Yeah, you are scared. You said for your safety, that means you're scared, officer. As the camera was blinded by deliberate beams of light, the atmosphere quickly grew tense. This confrontation was pushed closer to the breaking point. Why are you recording? No. We don't know him either. Why are you recording? >> that way for me? Sir, I'd appreciate it if you don't shine your light in my face and in my camera. Sir, do you do your job? >> Yeah, we are. We are. Do your job. Stop shining your light in my camera. That's a violation of my First Amendment right. You are currently violating the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. I'm going to ask you to stop. John or Eric? We don't We don't know who this guy is, man. I'm not impeding anything. You're impeding my constitutional rights. Take that flashlight out of my camera. Take that Take that flashlight out of my camera. It's my First Amendment right. How do you not know? Are you that ignorant, officer? >> a good day, all right? Are you that ignorant? What's your name and badge number? Griffin what? Don't stand behind me, please. I'm not going to hurt you. What's your Officer Griffin, what's your badge number? It doesn't matter. What's your badge number, Officer Griffin? Listen. What's your badge number? >> I can't tell you. >> No, no, no, no, you're not. >> close to me. No, you're being You're being a tyrant. That's what you're being. You're being a tyrant. Have a good day. >> Yeah. Have a good day. That's the best decision you made all day. Have a good day. Best decision you made all day, Officer Griffin. In a public place, a simple request for a name and badge number suddenly turned into an inexplicable silence. The transparency that should have been there was now shrouded by the darkness of power. And I don't need it. So So, we got So, when a member of the public asks you for your name and badge number, that's what you tell them? I have the right to film law enforcement in the course of their duty. Do you not know that? What's What's wrong with the Liberty Police Department? Are you scared of a camera? I'm not a threat to you. I'm a threat to holding you accountable for any wrongdoings you might do. Fantastic, right? You have multiple officers here, yet you're scared of a man with a camera. Yeah, you are scared. You said for your safety, that means you're scared, officer. That's exactly what that means. Your safety means you're scared. I want to speak to a supervisor. Right here. The The The person that was shining a a light in my camera preventing me from filming him is a supervisor? The person that's shining a light in my face right now and in my camera is a supervisor? He's a supervisor? Please step Please step back, please. You're a supervisor, sir? Are you a supervisor? Griffin. Griffin, I'm talking to you. Griffin, I'm talking to you. Are you supervisor? Are you a super Are you a supervisor? This is This is my job. I hold I hold officers accountable and I expose and I expose tyrants like you. Go make some money. Go make some money. >> Make your money off those videos? And the words "I am the supervisor" were spoken, people thought everything would become more professional, but the officer's next actions ignited a storm of controversy at the scene. Speak to your supervisor, please. I am him. What do you want? You You are him? What do you want? Can you Can you Get away from me. Are you scared? I'm working. Are you scared? I'm not scared of nothing. Okay. You think I'm scared of you? Well, the the right way to say it is you're not scared of anything, but >> of anything. >> There you go. There you go. I'm no threat to you, man. I was recording the I was recording the incident. So, this is my job to hold you accountable. Officer Griffin, do you have a problem with people who film you? Is this like a habitual problem? Like a Like are you a repeat flashlight in the camera offender? Shining spotlights in people's faces? Oh, you're a repeat offender, huh? That's a pretty small flashlight. Oh, man. What a tyrant. We're definitely going to be filing a complaint on you, Officer Griffin. Griffin, do you have a problem with accountability, sir? Just a little transparency, that's all. Not going to kill you. Do you understand what the First Amendment of the United States Constitution is, Griffin? Did you take an oath to uphold that Constitution? You did, right? You know, um a real man will take his oath seriously and uphold it. But yet, you want to violate that oath by flashing your putting your flashlight in my face and in my camera, re- preventing me from re- recording you. Do you think that's acceptable behavior? You think your police chief at the Liberty Police Department would condone that kind of behavior? Yeah, send it to him. You want me to send it to the police chief? >> to him and ask. Oh, I'll I'll going to be sending it to him and asking him about it, Griffin. Send it to him and ask. I'll be filing a complaint against you. Please do. Please do. You know You know what? This is Please do it, buddy. >> [laughter] >> Another officer stepped in and the story seemed to be ending, but it had only just begun. Amid the blinding lights, secrets yet to be revealed were waiting to explode. Sir, are you supervisor? Uh not right now. You're not a supervisor right now? Oh, no, it's I'm saying in general, are you a supervisor? No, no. Uh well, weekends, we don't have sergeants, but we do have supervisor. I'm I'm for midnight turn. I just came in early. Oh, okay. How can I help you? Oh, sir, so I was filming I'm a First Amendment activist, uh independent journalist. Yes. So, I was filming an inci- uh incident that was taking place in the parking lot where a female was being arrested, apparently for shoplifting, but I was filming there and the supervisor that's on on duty right now, Griffin, Yeah. uh he uh he didn't like that I was filming him, so he decided to put his flashlight in my camera so I couldn't see anything, violating my First Amendment right. I tried to explain to him I'm not a threat to him. I'm not here to cause any issues with him. I'm filming for accountability purposes. He told me, "Why don't you go do something to make yourself some money? Do you make money doing what you're doing?" And he repeatedly, over and over again, no matter how many times I tried to explain to him I'm not, you know, I'm not trying to do anything but document, he just kept on with his flashlight in my camera, in my camera, in my camera. Is that type of behavior like acceptable in the Liberty Police Department to stop people? Well, when we had a female with a warrant arrest run through the parking lot and if I got to talk to him and see what you did. Right, I filmed him. I recorded him, which is my right. >> It depends. If you were interfering with that, then you were obstructing what we were doing. So, >> Well, am I inter- I was about this far away, maybe more. I wouldn't be interfering. Wha- Listen, what's your name and badge number so I can address you properly? >> Officer Dillard, 193. Citizens may sue public officials for violating their constitutional rights pursuant to 42 US Code SS 1983. Individual/organizations are required to pay damages to the injured party. Violating police officers may be disciplined, have their licenses suspended, fired, or expelled depending on the policy of the agency/police chief. The police retreated. The journalist vowed to expose the incident and demanded First Amendment training for the force to prevent future violations of press freedom. Up next, the gate stood open with not a single warning sign. One step into the training grounds and the air instantly thickened with authority. No, I don't want to Yeah, how you doing, sir? How you doing? What can I do for you? No, I'm just taking some video here. >> Okay, you have to get off the property. This is [music] This is not open to the public. School property is not >> Okay, I will. Don't touch me. Don't touch me though. Okay, get off the property, sir. You're subject to arrest. I'm going >> I'm going right now. But where is it that there's signs though? You want to walk with me? You're on school property. Get off the property. Yeah, but this school This is not This is not I did my research. I'm going. I'm going. Get off the property. >> Look, I'm walking. I'm letting you know I'm a reserved deputy for sheriff's office. That's fine. I'm walking. I didn't know signs though. Sir, you're What you're doing is you're instigating something. I'm just letting you know. >> No, I'm not. Get off the property. If you come back on the property, you're going to jail. >> I'm walking back. >> Okay, I'm just telling you. So, this isn't isn't Isn't this where you guys train? This is a Lee County School District building. You are not allowed just to walk in. >> elementary school, high school. >> It is still part of the Lee County School District. >> All right, I'm walking out. Okay. Am I being detained? This is okay. I'm walking out. Fort Myers PD will meet you here in a minute. Am I being detained? Cuz I'm walking out. There's no sign [music] here. Good. Go out. I am. If you come back on the property, you're going to jail. Yeah, what's your name and badge number though? My name is Todd Everett. I'm the director of the academy. >> cool. What's your What's your name and badge number, all of you? Don't worry about my badge. You guys are coming over here trying to intimidate me. All right. I What do you want me to stand at? You better You have to stand off the road. If you're being in the road, you No, no, so what? Can I You want to go across the street? All right. All right. You're not going to give me your name and badge number? No? You don't have to? I'll find out. I got you on camera. You guys are tyrants. There's no freaking signs here at all. No freaking signs here. Look, I'm going to use a crosswalk so you guys won't come at me with no bullcrap. I'm still going to record it. The order to leave the premises rang out. He stepped back onto the public sidewalk while the line of uniforms closed in like a moving wall. Bro, I really don't want to talk to nobody. I'm just recording. Can you explain to me what happened? I'm just recording. All right, well, what what were you doing inside of the after the police got there? Okay. See that open gate? >> Mhm. There's no signs there. I've done my research. You're just going to take video? In the building. Not coming inside. I know I know We saw you inside of the gate. We saw you inside of the gate. Yeah, I was in the parking lot, of course. There's no signs. There should be restricted signs there. And then they told me to leave. I walked out. Okay. >> They all walked out with me. That's it. So I did I got right They go, "You need to leave now." No problem. I started walking out. That's all I did. And I'm standing in the sidewalk, finish recording my side of the building here and here, and I was going to bounce. That's all. That's all I'm doing. You have your ID on you? For what? I'm just going to trespass you from the property. They don't want you back over there. That's fine. What's your name and badge number, man? Officer Thompson, badge number 736. >> Do you know how the ID law works of the trespassing? Yeah, I'm just asking you for your ID. If you're asking, I'm declining. Okay. That's all I'm doing. >> to leave the property. I'm already left. I'm on the sidewalk. That's it. Well, I'm Let me just explain you. If you they catch you back over there >> I'm not going back there no more, bro. That's it. All right. So, totally That's it. All right, but So, away from this situation, what what was the purpose of you going in there? >> I was just I'm taking a I'm working on a story. I'm doing an investigation. At the edge of the road, before the camera's light could even fade, the demand for ID came crashing down, tension tightening with every breath. >> Tell me. Tell me. I don't know who you are, man. My name is Captain Lineberger. I'm a captain with the Lee County Sheriff's Office. >> Okay, fine. >> My five-digit is 02110. >> No problem. I was on the campus. That's fine. I left I left when they told me the property there. Listen. >> Okay, first off, that is trespassing on a school property. >> Listen, there's no signs there. You You want to play this game? Do you want to Let me call my lawyer real quick. >> eight people. Call them. No, no, there's no sign Hold on. While you're on film, call them. Hold on. Am I being detained? Yes, you are being For what crime? For disruption of a school property. >> Disruption? I walked in there. Hold on. Yeah, but I left. >> So, Let's talk one-on-one first. You talk. Let's talk the the YouTube world that you're on right now. >> Listen, listen, I'm not on YouTube. Well, I don't care what you're what world you're on. >> Okay. Okay, you were on a school campus. And I left when he told me to. >> okay. I left. I left You were on a school campus. That is acceptable. This is This is what you guys trained? Okay, for what crime? Okay, this is a school campus. But what school? They said elementary school. I done my research, dude. I done my research, dude. And I left I left when he told me to. I left when he told me to. That's how the trespass No, it doesn't. But you were trespassing. That's public property. Okay, listen. Listen. Listen. Hold on. You're not listening to me. There's no signs. Where are the restricted signs? That's what is going to get you guys at. There's no restricted signs. There's no trespassing signs. Where? Where What statute is that? Does that allow you to trespass on a school campus? >> Where does the statute there? How am I supposed to know that? Where? You're saying every law has to be posted. >> The phrase detained for disrupting school was thrown out. The battle of words ignited between the missing signs and the laws being cited. You guys want to do this? Play this game? So, if I don't give the ID, you're going to take me to jail? Say it on camera. I am going to take you to jail for trespassing If I don't give my ID On the threat of arrest, I'll give you my ID. On the threat of arrest. What was your name again? It is Captain Lineberger. That's not the way the trespass laws work, man. I You got to leave on the warning. That's what I did. You guys want to You still want my ID for this? It doesn't matter. I left on the threat On range of where, sir? Where? Yo, this is ridiculous. I don't want to hear nothing, man. Yes, it's taxpayers' building. I know that. It's not a high school. So, then? If you go onto the school district and you don't have any business being on the school district property I have business. I don't go to a elementary or a high school. I'm not going to do that. I'm coming to investigate you guys. THIS IS WHY I RECORD you fools. You You You. This is why I do this, dude. I I I'm going to report you guys That. Absolutely, I'm going to do that. Dude, so if I don't give it, you're going to You're going to take me to jail? You have committed a crime that I left when he told me to. That's the way it works. It doesn't matter. Dude, you guys I don't want I don't want to speak to you no more. Kick rocks. Get out of my face, dude. That's the way it works. That's it. I'm giving my ID right here. All right, no, man. That's You just violated the the crap out of my fourth amendment right, dude. And you don't know damn nothing about trespass laws. When you don't leave on the warning is when you can get my ID. That's the way it works. That's the way it works. No, the statute don't mean damn thing when there's no signs there. And even if there was a sign there, I got to leave on the warning, dude. And that's exactly what I did. I don't care what your argument is. The pressure tightened like invisible handcuffs. The ID was forced to be handed over, setting off a wave of complaints and public records soon to erupt. The incident is seen as a textbook example of police overreach. With more follow-up videos expected to expose the full truth. When attack happens, the victim is injured, but the only person left to defend themselves is the victim. 30-year-old male, multiple blows to the head, swelling on the side of the face. He is conscious and breathing. Shawn was attacked by his lover's husband in the middle of the park, causing obvious injuries. The police did not make an arrest despite sufficient evidence, only filed a simple report. Signs of a cover-up began to emerge. Who Who showed up? My husband. Okay. What's your husband's name? Josh Malih Huh? Josh Malih. Josh as in APD Josh? So, what happened? Someone ran down the hill. I was standing here exercising and 30-year-old male, multiple blows to the head, swelling on the side of the face. He is conscious and breathing. He just came down to jump me and started hitting me in the head. Do you know him? Yeah. Okay. And from what I understand, this is his wife? Uh, yeah. Yeah? Okay. So, do you have any beef with him? Any issues? Uh, it has been an ongoing issue, but nothing physical until now. Okay. Do you want to press charges? No. Okay. Well, we're going to have EMS Which one's your vehicle? The white car. Okay. Let's go up to the vehicle so EMS can come check you out, and then we'll finish the rest of it. Shawn said he lost his car keys, suspecting Josh took them. Despite signs of theft and assault, the [music] police only filed a report and continued to avoid criminal prosecution, indicating that the cover-up was becoming more and more obvious. I'll come up there as well, and I'll have a try And then I'll see if I can walk around and see if I can find it. Yeah, we looked for a good 10 minutes, and I don't see anything. Okay. All right, so let me get your name. Uh, Shawn. Shawn? Yeah, S H A U N. And last name? Do you know what day of the week it is, Shawn? Uh, Sunday. Do you know what month we're in? November. What year is it? 2017. >> [clears throat] >> Who's president? Donald Trump. How many quarters in a dollar? Four. Okay. Do you have any medical issues? Uh, no. Did you lose consciousness at all? Did he just use his hands, feet? I think just his hands, yeah. >> Okay. Instead of proceeding with criminal proceedings, the police only filed an information report. This decision further clarified the suspicion of avoiding responsibility to protect the suspect. Okay, Shawn, because you don't want to press charges, um, what I'm going to do is I'm going to write an informational report on this. It's going to have you, it's going to have him, and it's going to have her on what happened. >> charges. I've only been in one fight in my entire life. >> Okay. So, if you feel like this is an ongoing thing and it's just escalated to this, nine times out of 10, I can't even say that. Sometimes, it'll escalate even worse. Like, he may put you in the hospital. Or worse. So, what I'm going to do is I'm going to have a chat with her and I'm find out the situation what's Okay, man. What's your name? Stephanie. S T E P H Yeah, N I E. And who Who showed up? My husband. Okay. What's your husband's name? Josh Malih. Huh? Josh Malih. Josh as in APD Josh? In the same industry. Instead of applying for emergency protection, the police simply advised Shawn to seek a restraining order himself. This passivity showed that they did not take the risk of further violence seriously. So, I'll ask you again, Shawn, do you want to press charges? I mean, it's totally up to you. And >> What does that mean? Um, there's going to be a report made. And it's going to go I take it you know her husband is. Yeah. So, it's going to go up through the department. Yeah, me too, right? Yeah. It's going to go up through the department and it's going to go to internal affairs because he still is an employee. And you've never had any issues with him? Not She hasn't mentioned anything to you? What do you mean not physical? He's never hit me. Okay. He's been on I mean that time when he did his whatever, he was going to try to fight me, I'm pretty sure. Oh, the incident the incident. >> Yeah. Cuz that's what she told me. I guess she called me frantic on the phone saying he just left drunk in a car. And he's looking for you. I'm like, "Well, that's good." I wasn't living at the place I'm living now, somewhere else, but uh Okay. Cuz we've been having an affair for months now and um he knows about it and she just lies to him that it's not happening. It is still happening. She called me. I'm just a nice guy. Okay. Well, I'll give you case number and CAD number on this. If anything else comes up, you can reference the case number and it'll have all the information on it. Uh I would highly suggest you get a civil restraining order. It It's It's [music] really not going to be able to do much for us. All that's going to happen is if he contacts you, comes over by your house, comes over within 100 yd, that kind of stuff, um you'll call an officer, officer will write a report, you'll take it to court, and then you go before the judge. He violated my uh my civil restraining order by doing this. And then the judge will decide what's going to happen beyond that. So, all you'll do is take the take the report, but it's it's something that's going to protect you. I mean, it's only a piece of paper. It's not bulletproof. It's not fistproof. Although the suspect may have taken the keys and caused injuries, the police did not make any arrests or search. They simply advised Shawn to call AAA and promised [music] to come by and check on the man before there was ever attack. Either here or he may have taken her >> We're not sure. So, He should have been right there. Yeah. So, if if something happens with the vehicle, reference that and they'll they'll know that the key was missing. So, either somebody picked it up picked it up from here and figured out where your car is or it was him. So, it'll be in the report. All right. Thank you. Any questions for me, Shawn? No, we're good. Okay. I'm going to hang out for a little bit until Yeah, they should be here in 15 minutes, 20 minutes, hopefully. >> Okay. Stephanie, you going to be good? Yeah. You going to be okay going home? I I'll probably stay away for a little while. Okay. Go over there with my mom. Okay. Let us know if there's anything else we can do, anything else we can help with. If you have any issues, go ahead and call us back, okay? All right. I'm going to hang out for a little bit longer and then until somebody comes and opens this vehicle up. Okay. And then all I'll do is I'll keep swinging by and just kind of keep an eye on your vehicle. Okay, yeah, thanks. Yeah. >> [snorts] >> Police delays in action, failure to make arrests, [music] and failure to file criminal records can be manifestations of abusive power, internal bias, and violations of due process. As questions about constitutional rights echoed, a deputy suddenly lost his temper, losing control right in front of the camera. Pictures and video. For what what's the purpose? I'm an independent journalist. I'm just taking some pictures and video. Oh. Yeah. What's Do you have any ID on you? Do I have any ID on me? >> Yes, sir. No, I don't have any ID on me, no. >> You don't? Why not? I don't I don't carry ID everywhere I go. But she's know you supposed to, right? I'm supposed to carry ID everywhere I go? >> Yeah, you supposed to, yes. What law What law is that? Oh, you Do you know it's a 9/11? You know, we have a right to ID anybody that we No, that's wrong. You're wrong about that. That's not true. You need reasonable You need what's called reasonable articulable suspicion that I'm committing a crime in order to lawfully demand ID from me. And I don't have to carry ID. I mean, if I didn't have ID, then you can demand name and date of birth. But again, you would need >> I'm not finna go back and forth with you like >> So, why come up to me in the beginning? >> Well, why you walking through a public building just filming people? You said it right, Deputy. Public building. You said it right. You just like me to smile, Kizzart? I'll smile for you. No big deal. Refusing to give their name, kicking citizens out of a public meeting, could it be that power here is going beyond its limits? It goes from the top down, huh? That's the sheriff. Is that where you learned how to be unprofessional? Is that where you learned, sir? You just one of them guys, right? One of the You could have identified yourself the same way anybody else. >> I'm just recording. You just worried you're recording me. I mean, that's fine. You can do that all you want. >> I don't care. >> You look childish. I'm a grown man. But you look childish by recording me. Is that a personal phone or a work phone? >> What? Does it matter? >> Calm down. >> And you just addressed me as a I'm a grown man, okay? I'm not no child. Do I make myself clear? Did Did I say you were a child? Did Do I make myself clear? Did I say you were a child, Deputy? Acting like a Acting like a child. That's That's what I said. Correct. That's what I said. If you're going to accuse me of something, let's make sure it's right. All right. Not even a little bit. Yeah, keep on recording me. Go ahead. That's your constitutional right, Deputy. Let's just record each other then. That's fine with me. Obviously not. >> I get paid to do this. Oh, you do? I'll find out how much. Yeah. Kizzart, right? >> More than you ever think. Okay. More than I think. I mean, that's something I'm up here with them now. The argument escalated, turning a simple request into a tense confrontation between the citizen and the entire government apparatus. Sir, a board meeting's not open to the public. You do not have any reason to be in a board meeting. It says public meeting here. Let me see it. Don't snatch from me. What do you think you're doing? Don't snatch something from me. What do you think you're doing? Grab your own copy, all right? What's wrong with you, man? You got a bad attitude. You don't deserve to wear the badge. You don't deserve it. This guy is This guy is a loose cannon right here. Kizzart over here is a loose cannon. Yeah, I know. You're a loose cannon, Kizzart. You know that? I'm glad I came here today and I'm glad I got to expose you to the world. Glad. Next time when somebody comes in here, you treat them with respect. You identify yourself. You hear me? Next time cut Somebody comes in here and ask for your name and badge number, you give it to them. You be cordial. You be profe You be professional. You be professional. You learn the law. You learn the law. 9/11 didn't mean you could do whatever you wanted to do. Learn the law. Yeah, keep telling me to shut up. You're a class act. Class act you are. Because I'm trying to educate you. Trying to educate you. You can't You can't act the way you do. You can't You can't You can't treat You can't treat people You can't treat people however way you want, Kizzart. You can't do that. Your job is to be professional with the public. Professional with the public. De-escalate the situation, not escalate it. Not not, you know, record me like a little child and put your hand everywhere. Come on, man. You got to be better than that. The taxpayers fund your fund your salary. You got to be better than that, Kizzart. And then a warning of a legal battle echoed. Who will be held accountable for what just happened? I shouldn't hold my breath. You said I shouldn't hold my breath for an apology? Yeah, you did. It's on camera, man. Now you're a liar? Come on, man. Don't do that. Let's leave here as a mutual understanding that you should treat the public better and you should learn the law. And then I just told you a minute I told you from the get from the get-go I'm an independent journalist. This is my work. This is my work. You You made yourself the star for the world to see. For what? For what? I wasn't disrespectful towards you. I didn't try to snatch nothing out your hand. What did I do to you, Kizzart? What did I do to you? You want to tell me You want to tell me to shut up and be rude. For what? Professionalism. Professionalism. Be professional. I'm done with this guy. Take care, Deputy Kizzart. Before I leave, this is your last opportunity to apologize to me and the public for your disgraceful behavior here today. Would you like to take me up on that opportunity, sir? To apologize to the public for your disgraceful behavior here as well as myself. No? All right. Well, have the day you deserve. All right, guys. We're going to be getting out of here. Deputy Kizzart over here, tyrant, [music] doesn't want to apologize for his disgraceful behavior here today. So, he doesn't just owe me an apology. He owes all of you an apology for putting on this Citizens may sue public officials for violating their constitutional rights pursuant to 42 US Code SS 1983. Individual/organizations are required to pay damages to the injured party. Violating police officers may be disciplined, have their licenses suspended, [music] fired, or expelled depending on the policy of the agency/police chief. Leah announced that he would send complaint emails, make the video public, and demand an investigation into the actions of Deputy Kizzart and the officials involved. Up next, just minutes after entering Ramapo Town Hall, a citizen was suddenly surrounded by a swarm of police officers. You don't need to approach me. Excuse me? You can stay right there. I don't need to approach you? No, you can stay right back there. You can walk back that way. Ma'am. You can walk back [music] that way. Yeah. >> back that way. Can you de-escalate a little bit cuz I feel like you're trying to just exert your authority over me and I don't like it. >> I'm speaking to you in my normal voice. >> You have no authority over me. Okay? >> Actually, I do. >> a public building. >> [music] >> I'm conducting lawful business. >> I'm conducting lawful business. No, they didn't. That's a lie. >> did. They did not ask me to leave. >> They asked you to leave and they said that you were going to have to leave. >> I'm conducting business. >> you need to leave the location. I'm conducting business. I'm doing a Freedom of Information Act request. They asked you to leave. So, you're saying Can I get a supervisor here? Right right there. Yeah, that's it. I'm conducting lawful business. I'm an independent journalist exercising my freedom of freedom of press right. Okay. >> It's a right, not a privilege. >> [music] >> Freedom of press. This is a public building. You guys have 1 2 3 4 5 officers here, six including yourself, sergeant. Okay. It's completely uncalled for. I'm trying to conduct business. Okay. What is your business? What are you trying to >> I'm doing a Freedom of Information request, which is a law. Okay. And I'm also gathering content for a story. Okay. Well, right now we were called here by the people who work in this office building. Okay. >> They are concerned for their safety and their well-being that there is somebody in here they've asked you to step out into the lobby. >> They did not. I have it on camera. They did not ask me to leave. >> That's what they're relaying to us. Okay, it's a lie. >> why we are here right now. I'm not going to have a speech with you for that right now. I'm going to tell you that is why we're here. We are going to conduct our investigation. >> That's fine. Go conduct whatever investigation you like. >> for your ID because we do need to know who we're speaking with right now. You're going to ask for my ID. So, in order >> for our investigation. Okay. In order for me I just want to just I I I listened to you so I'd ask you just listen to me. I don't need to assist you in your investigation. I don't work for the police department. I don't want to assist you in your investigation into me for whatever reason. Do you have a crime that you suspect me of committing? We're doing an investigation of the complaint, yes. >> Do you have reasonable articulable suspicion I've committed a crime? We're not saying that you committed a crime. We are here and we're investigating a complaint right now. So, if you have an if I if you're saying that I haven't committed a crime, then I don't have to provide you my ID lawfully, so I'm not going to. Okay, then I'm going to ask you to step out of this building into From a small camera, it suddenly turned into the excuse for a flood of ID demands, arrest threats, and even orders to leave a public building. This bathroom was I am an attorney but I'm not here in that capacity. >> Okay. I just walked out of the hallway so I was >> Sir, maybe maybe maybe I can speak to you and we can we can come to a better understanding here. Well, not if I'm not going to speak to you while you're filming me. You're free to film me, but I'm not going to have a discussion on camera with you. >> I'm an independent journal Yeah, but you're violating my But your officers you're the supervisor, so I just want to let you know you're opening yourself up to civil And you said you're a lawyer. You're opening yourself to civil litig- litigation. All I'm doing is I'm peacefully filming. I'm not bothering anybody. I have to do a FOIL request with the town clerk's office. I have official business here. I'm exercising my constitutional right. That's all I'm doing peacefully. And you're going to kick me out of a public building? >> I'm going to ask you to give me 1 minute. Okay, great. No problem. You guys really don't have nothing better to do. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 officers for one man with a camera. I'm not a bad guy. I'm not I'm not nefarious. I don't have any ill intent here. I don't understand. What's the big deal? Somebody can't film. You have cameras. 1 2 3 4 5 6 cameras all over this building. What's the difference? I don't understand. [music] Seems like a big waste of resources for your city here. Really does. Really does. Can I get your name and badge number? Since everybody wants to be here. What is it? >> Officer Winter, like the season. Okay. Can I get your name and badge number? Ryan Ross. Right here? Is that R I G H T? R I G Oh, okay. Simpson, 524. All right, can I get your name and badge number? Harrington, 549. Thank you, Harrington. Appreciate it. Can I get your name and badge number, sir? Huh? Can I get your name and badge number, please? Harrington, sir. Can I get your name and badge number, please? Oh, yeah. Uh my last name's Mitchell. Mitchell? Yeah. And your badge number? 496. Thank you, Mitchell. Can I get your name? No, I'm not going to give it. Oh. They got a problem. I just showed up. I don't even know what's going on. >> I'm in fear of retaliation, so I don't I'm not going to give my name. It's my Fourth Amendment right. No, I'm just here I'm an independent journalist gathering content for a story doing a Freedom of Information Act request. That's all I'm doing here. >> What did they call us? Amid the rising tension, the man firmly declared, "Freedom of the press is untouchable." But the police response was truly shocking. I need to get some service here. Hi, ma'am. How are you? I'm looking to do a FOIL request. Thank you. Thank you so much. All right, guys. So, the reason why I'm here is to do this Freedom of Information Act request. Apparently, someone had tried to One of our fellow patriots had tried to do a Freedom of Information Act request for the disciplinary file of one of the officers here and um >> [music] >> they told him that they couldn't. He wanted to see the uh complaint that someone had filed. So, um we're going to be requesting that information as well as the regular information that we normally request. The salary, the names, the titles of all employees for the city. See how that compares with the average salary for the city's residents, the people that the city employees work for, or they're supposed to. So, we're going to be requesting Wayne Mitchell. He's a police officer here. His um disciplinary record. So, um let's get into it. Let's fill this out. Here you go, ma'am. So, I'm requesting the um just so you have an idea of what In case you can't read my handwriting, it's the disciplinary record, the any complaints, and any investigative reports to that officer, Wayne Mitchell, regarding him, and as well as the name, title, and salary of all city employees. And just a quick question for you. How do you say I want to say your city's name right? How do you say it? The city The city's name. Town of Ramapo. I'm sorry? >> [music] >> Town of Ramapo. Ramapo? That's the town, yeah. Ramapo though is how you say it? Okay. Thank you so much for your help. And you can email the You can email it to that email that I listed. Okay. longislandaudit@gmail.com >> information request was submitted, a potential legal battle began to take shape. Who will be held accountable for these acts of overreach? >> I might might just just so I can talk to you so you know what what exactly my complaint is before I write it down is, you know, the There was a lot of police officers that arrived for, you know, I immediately said who I was, what I was doing. I'm an independent journalist. I'm doing a FOIL request. You need to leave. You're being trespassed from this building. You can't film here. You know, for police officers, you know, she's getting in the one officer's getting in my face saying, "You're not moving from here." And for I told her, "Please de-escalate a little bit because this is not how That's how you get police officers hurt and members of the public hurt by just automatically going in guns a blazing on a situation that you know nothing about. So, I'm a peaceful person. I'm not trying to have conflicts with anybody, but I'm not going to back down when my rights are being violated or somebody's trying to exert authority over me that they don't have. So, they tried to trespass me from a public building without committing any crimes, without doing anything wrong. I have freedom of press, as you know. And as you also know, Lieutenant, you cannot detain somebody without reasonable articulable suspicion that they've committed a crime. I specifically asked your sergeant, "What crime do you suspect me of committing? Give me your ID. I need your ID. What crime do you suspect me of committing and I'll gladly hand you over my ID." I don't have one. I'm not saying I'm investigating. "Well, just for investigating." I don't need to help you investigate me. I'm not committing a crime, so I don't need to give you my ID. She seems to be That seemed to blow her mind like she didn't understand that. And that's scary for somebody in a supervisor position to not know the basics of, you know, [music] her authority in demanding ID from someone. That can get somebody hurt, somebody in jail, their freedom taken away from them, and that's why I wanted to do this complaint. Also, detaining me. You know, I'm trying to walk around and conduct my business. Don't move from here. Am I being detained? >> [music] >> Yes, you are being detained. Again, what crime do you suspect me of committing to detain me? I don't have one. Those are basic concepts in law enforcement that [music] your officers, and especially your sergeant, should be should be well >> Power only truly has meaning when it is accompanied by responsibility and respect for humanity. Hey, everyone. What do you think about this situation? If you enjoyed the video, don't forget to like, subscribe, and support us with a donation. Thank you so much. Next, a woman is peacefully at home when suddenly gunshots ring out, >> [music] >> but the target is not her. So, what just got killed right in front of her house? Damn. Step back, ma'am. Step back. What What what is that? We broke the chain. He was trying to kill him. We broke the chain. Yeah, that ma'am, I will not argue. I'm sorry. I'm sorry that that had to happen. Yeah. said they were just there to hand out a piece of paper, but seconds later life was taken right there on the lawn. The woman's reaction, a scream that shook the whole neighborhood. Step back. Step back. No, sir. This is not dangerous, sir. Ma'am, it was running at me. Forgive him. He is not dangerous. 801 Madison. Hey, just stay relaxed. Relax. I got I got it. It's not a puzzle. You got to put it down. You got to call the cops. Shots fired. Can I call you an EMS and all? No. As man. I saw it running. I was like, "Oh, fuck." But I saw I got a corner out of my eye and she can say what she wants. That dog wouldn't hurt you. That dog had nothing but on its mind. Teeth showing, he was fixing to destroy you. Yeah, I seen it snap and I was like, "Oh my god." And I knew it was coming as soon as I Ma'am. If you would have saw what that dog did, that dog broke the chain. You need to speak with the mayor. Do what you need to do. 801 to Madison, assign a case number. I'm backing him 100%. I would have shot the dog, too. And if I knew that I wouldn't have shot him and been in the crossfire of it. That dog had nothing but teeth. It broke the the chain. I know you're upset. I don't blame you one bit. But at the end of the day, he did what he had to do. It has teeth. I'm scared. That's what the police say. But if you listen closely to the tone, you'll wonder, are they telling the truth or are they acting? It scared me. I would have done the same thing. But ma'am, why is Why did it break the dog He's charging him with a broke chain, snapped in two. What do you expect is going to happen? Ma'am. Well, then I don't know what's going on today. WELL, MA'AM. I like him, too. I love him, too, and I love you. At the end of the day, we're not going to have any dogs Did you tell the dog Ma'am. I mean, it it it was scary. I would have shot it, too. I would have. And I hate to say that. I would have from my point of view. All that cos playing and no sympathy just goes to show what type of police department this really is. >> I I understand that you're hurt. The dog broke that chain in half. Just stop arguing with her. The dog was charging him. Okay, ma'am. I understand that. If you want to do that, then you do what you need to do. I'm not. Ma'am. You know why I'm here? Because he's afraid to be attacked by the dog. From cold excuses to tears from the people, everything escalated because of one thing. They entered the house without knocking. Well, ma'am, I'm sorry you feel that way. We're not here for that. We're not here to Was that somebody else yelling at you? Then she started, too. He just refueled the flame. Okay. I was trying to video the the chain that he broke from and everything. Oh. Ma'am, it does not apply It doesn't apply to police officers here for a lawful Ma'am, I'm not stopping you from going to the doctor. The dogs are up. I've been here for What more work can we give it to you? Ma'am, listen. Ma'am, we're here for a reason. And if you'd like us to tell you what we're doing, then This this conversation's over. Do we need anything else for any sort of situation? We need to live That's why we were here to start with, cuz she thinks That's what That's all she's going to say is that we were here to kill a dog. And um you know, that's not That's not how we do things, ma'am. Why would we take you to jail? No arrests, no warrants, but still casualties. And the most ironic thing is they still issue tickets as if nothing happened. If you can handle What's the violations here for? I was just here to stop being issued if you want to. All right. So, we were here to issue the stop being issued for the property. We're not even taking you to jail for it. But before we could even do that, the dog breaks the chain and attacks. So, I'm sorry. Ma'am, what part do you not understand that it no trespassing applies to police officers here for a lawful We can go and knock on your door, ma'am. That's lawful. That's not the way it works. I'm sorry your dog ended up having to die. Stop. That's fine. Just Thank you. Citizens may sue public officials for violating their constitutional rights. Pursuant to [music] US Code SS 1983, the individual/organization may be required to pay restitution to the injured party. In severe or intentional cases, punitive damages may be ordered. Additionally, the court may order the losing party to pay the plaintiff's attorney fees and litigation costs. From an action that seemed harmless, a powerful hand suddenly tightened and the words, "Stop choking me." echoed in desperation. All right. We got contact. What? Camera. Yeah, I got a camera. >> State property. Camera. Public property. Don't touch my camera. >> do cars. >> You cannot touch my camera. This is public property, sir. You're a parole agent. You can't grab me. You can't grab me. You can't do that. Why are you choking me? He's choking me. Stop choking me. All right. Stop choking me. You're a parole agent. You can't grab me like that. Get off me. What's wrong with you? You can't grab me like that. Grab me to the ground. Back up. I'm trying to grab my glasses. You want to walk off property to walk off of I'm grabbing my glasses. Do you understand me? You'll get it there. Do you understand me? You'll get it there. I'm not trying to fight you. I'm not trying to fight that Put your hands on Where's my glasses? Back I'm fighting you. I'm not trying to fight you. Give me my glasses and my phone. You can't just take my stuff. You're a parole agent. You ain't even a cop. Quit touching me. He's crushing my I'm leaving. Now I'm going to say, "Okay, can I have my glasses?" Get on the ground. Okay. No, no, no. I need her name. I need her name. This [ __ ] tackled me and >> When the police arrived, would justice be served or would the cold silence reveal an unbelievable truth? Name? Name? Okay. What's your name? Name? Okay. These are