you're going to hit me are you trying to cause a scene right now cuz I'll arrest you for disorderly instead why I'm doing what I'm I'm doing my no you're attempting to cause a scene here with these no I'm not you just threatened to hit me you most certainly are you just threatened to hit me you threatened to bash me 2011 from 222 a man was filming in public when a female officer falsely claimed he had no right to record under 42 us code section 1983 officers who violate constitutional rights under color of law can be held liable instead of upholding the law she threatened to bash him in the face for simply taking a photo the man immediately challenged her pointing out that officers have no expectation of privacy in public rather than admitting her mistake she accused him of trying to cause a scene I don't get threatened in in public sorry do respond to uh the bo stop taking my photograph nice to the officer be a gentleman yeah well that goes both ways problem right there that goes both ways get that camera out of my face I'm on public property I can do what I want that's not public property I am now you are so rooted are you recording me I'm in public I'm a news person hold on are are you recording right now I am videotaping which is in my constitutional rights it most certainly is not it certainly is is in public I have the right to record video and ambient noise and law enforce law enforcement has no respect no expectation of of privacy when you're doing your job you're in you're in uniform you just threaten to bash me in the face officer that is a crime just because you have a badge does not mean you can threaten people to bash them in the face I I hope you're what crime was I'm going to continue to roll on this just so you know the Boston police Tri this this is case law right here you got to study up on your law oh I forgot that you're a policeman you don't you don't have to be abusive to me and threatened to to smash me in the face with my camera cuz I took a photo and asked a question not what this is the United States of America last time I checked and I'm in public and you just you just made a bunch of noise towards me and I don't I don't appreciate it I walked away from you and you followed me okay that's what happened I suppose we'll have to see camera as evidence right you're not seizing my camera unless you have due cause the officer frustrated by the man's Defiance claimed she could seize his camera as evidence under Riley versus California 573 us 373 20104 police cannot seize digital devices without a warrant unless exent circumstances exist knowing his rights the man refused demanding legal justification the officer had none making her threat an empty intimidation tactic her attempt to assert control only highlighted her ignorance of the law just like this incident here's a moment when a smart guy schooled some arrogant cops WR do you have a problem with the camera sir I might yeah you might so do something about it's not the camera got a problem you got a problem watch who you know who I am I do not know who you are so why you have a problem with me sir the situation escalated when a civilian calmly recording public officers was confronted by an officer who quickly became hostile this Behavior violated the civilians First Amendment rights which guarantee the right to free speech and freedom of the press Congress shall make no law a Bridging the freedom of speech or of the press as protected under the First Amendment the officer's aggressive response to a lawful Act of recording clearly overstepped the bounds of his authority disregarding the fundamental right as document public officials What's your deal now you got another camera you're the wrong you got a problem with the camera you're at the wrong address do you have a problem with the camera sir I might yeah you might so do something about it it's not the camera got a problem it's you got a problem watch who you know who I am I do not know who you are so why you have a problem with me sir I don't really care who you are do me a favor turn your body cam on my body cam is on it's on yeah what's your name and B number don't worry about it you put that close to my face identifi to identifi to the identifi to identify to the people don't talk to me like that you know what if you put that don't talk to me like that if you put that don't talk to me like that you going to smack it you say yeah a dirty you to smack I'll pay you to smack my camera where's your supervisor where's your super and call you Sergeant right now call your supervisor you don't threaten to smack me bro you don't threaten with violence call your supervisor no no you take it down you threaten with violence and it's recording your name and V number 64 Jackman Sergeant as call your sergeant I don't want to talk to you you dirty listen your sergeant your honor I'm over here exercising my right to record in public he threaten to smack me prosecution he threaten to smack me call your sergeant sir keep it up and call your sergeant conduct you heard that my people you heard that he he thre in a smack me he said I'm disorderly call your sergeant sir please we get him over here ASAP he's need it now and then I'm going to your PRI and and we all making a complaint against you me the people in the world bro cares you crazy how you going to threaten to smack me bro you cuz you got a gun bro you crazy as hell bro you didn't have that gun you would never do that in your life I said if you put the camera Clos to me I'm going smack the camera I'll pay you to smack it we'll see if it gets there I'll pay you to smack it we'll see if it gets there we'll see if it gets there let's make it there put the away and do it put the gun away and do it put the gun away and do it I'll pay you to do that how about that you all right you see my Hing right now yo I'm going to put my camera down he said he going to smack my camera peeps put it down who he said he going to smack me why would he say he going to smack me bro he got to who are you man you work for the people bro you work for the people for me and I need to make sure around here are right and you don't Smack people you don't go around smacking people what's wrong with you man the Lord if you put the camera in my face and smack the camera out your face I'll pay you to smack it bro you got a camera and I'm going to request those 4 stup but it's WR you're a public servant and I'm holding you accountable with a camera you feel some type of way quit the job sir take the uniform off I got a call here for you you hear me you got to call you on the wrong add got you on the wrong address give it a second all right give it a second going to go that's crazy you heard that [ __ ] my he said you going to smack my camera that's your sergeant no all right yo call your sergeant bro call your sergeant please sir thank you and I'm pulling up to your precept as we got a call here for you I don't care who they got to call for bro you don't threat people to smack people bro you crazy nobody said I'm I'm not smacking you you ain't smacking nobody or nothing bro you crazy bro you got that little gun you think you got the power to smack me bro you stupid I'm going to give you this warning one more time that's crazy my don't talk to me I don't want to talk to down or you be in charg with the sortly conduct you heard of my be you heard of my be freedom of speech freedom of speech take your volume down a little bit n nah n that's how I speak I have a strong T you feel some type of way take the uniform how you doing sir how you doing sir um I have a problem because he's threat to smack my camera I need a sergeant here so I could address the situation and then I'll go to the pron to bring it up higher so he don't betray him to smack people just because he got a gun and a batch you Cam you body cam on y all right and I speak like that don't feel no type of way I have TR tone and now I'm very upset because he threat the smack I'm very upset because the officer of the law that's supposed to protect me and my rights threaten to smack my camera okay I'm exercising my freedom of the press to record in public places you protect me you're getting too close come on bro stop playing with me bro playing with you a Sergeant's already requested thank you very much thank you very much yo that's crazy bro how you going to threaten or smack people you never going to do that in your life this is going to be your last time I'm going to take it all the way up the chain of command let me ask you a question don't talk to me I'm not talking to you as tensions grew the officer threatened to destroy the civilian camera a clear misuse of his authority under 18 us code section 242 it is a federal crime for law enforcement officers to violate a citizen's rights under the color of law whoever under color of any law willfully subjects any person to the deprivation of any rights shall be fined or imprisoned according to this statute by threatening to destroy the camera the officer was not only acting inappropriately but also violating the civilian constitutional rights to record in public spaces over don't talk to me don't it's not a stick it's a camera the same one you got in your chest the same one that's up here look this the camera right here look yeah yeah he's let him talk to me cuz you dirty bro and I talk to dirty cops you dirty you said you going to smack my camera bro I close my you hear that [ __ ] he repeat it again you hear that I'm going to do it I'm going to do it I'm going to do you heard it right you heard it you heard it right in front of you right you're a witness to that you're a witness to him trying to commit a crime come here I'll talk to you you hear me you're a witness to him no no I want to keep on watching and I him is insane as a as a cop you should never say that in your life this my son bro and I really don't want him to smack my son's camera you do for f smack people I'm working right that's crazy I'm working right now so you smack everybody you see nobody's smacking anybody if you put the camera close to my face you threat smack Lista you got your handles off you got paperwork and you put me in jail you don't Smack me bro if I break the law you process me and you do paperwork you don't Smack people sir a dirty no matter what I do you don't Smack people bro if I break the law I'm going to smack it out of your face I'm going to smack it out of your face I'm going smack it out of your face geted your hands again you you saw can you arrest him please can you put him under arrest for threaten me put him under arrest for threaten me how about that again so he trying to smack me he training with violence bro and you haven't done nothing he said if you put the camera in his face that's what you mean bro what come on Yo move back bro get out of here bro for him to say that that's okay bro you think that's cool you guys are completely within your legal thank you very can you tell him to be able to record tell him bro I'm mad bro he's going to smack me okay and I can't do nothing cuz he got a weapon bro a regular civilian won't tell me that [ __ ] in his life bro I swear to you man you wouldn't go up to a regular civilian put that camera in their face this America we have the right to do this bro relax man you wouldn't do it I'm going to see you in the phoney paper bro you're going to be famous today good all right all right and I'm going to make sure that you at fire too [Music] you getting fired I'm talking to the mayor I'm talking to the chief I'm talking to the sergeant lieutenant everybody sounds good everything recorded TR me again to smack my camera record on my TR me him again if I get closer to you you're going to do what if you put that camera close to my face you're going to smack out of your hand you heard my pleas all right thank you you read let's record it that's how he speaks to the all right we're going to show all this to the judge Yana remember go for it he repeated it 30 times okay do I [ __ ] in your life what's wrong with you bro what's wrong with me what's wrong with you guys you don't threat to smack people I'm exercising my right to record in public the freedom of the press a constitutional right you sword and oath to protect you protect me don't come near me and do it man get the [ __ ] out of here you're supposed to be the people's the people friend with the people what you mean to come near you you're supposed to protect me I'm supposed to be friendly with you you understand you could be charged I'm supposed to be feel I feel like I you're supposed to be charged bro you're supposed to be charged cuz you threatened to smack me bro I didn't I didn't threaten to smack you I threaten to smack crazy so if I threaten to smack your camera yo if I threat to smack his camera what's what's that nothing so I could do it right now tell me cuz I'm going do it I'm going do the same thing he did to me you're going to threaten to smack his his camera yeah I don't know what opinion would that be I think he's just saying because he felt he don't have the right to smack you arrest people he felt uncomfortable he felt uncomfortable he felt uncomfortable bro you're a law officer bro not a feelings police if somebody break the law you do the right thing you don't Smack them bro you don't Smack them it doesn't matter you put handles on me I go to the police I'll come right back out smacking you nobody said I'm smacking you this is a part of my body it's an extension of my body bro if you smack it you smacking me bro right okay so that's crazy bro you guys want to talk to the sergeant of course ASAP bro I'm waiting for the sergeant and I'm going to the priest and after I'm making complaints everybody make complaint against it go for it go for it I didn't think did I get your name and B is this my free time or we working right now obviously looks like it's your fre time I swear to youal we're on the right place at the right time I got to call for you I got to call here and you're in the wrong address bro this is not the one who call you bro this is not your call bro they called you next Corner no this is a South Division no this is not eight bro it's over there bro next corner it's next corner it's Rec cor here yo yo yo it's recorded here bro turn the camera around who that's a too my B you got the wrong address that's a over there too bro that's a right there and that's a over there but you want the wrong one oh there right yeah it's recorded here bro we got to call for two guys uh record recording and you go inside and you tell them that we have the right to record in public it's a freedom that we have that you have sworn and oath to protect I didn't say you couldn't I just said get the camera out of my face didn't say that you said I'm a smack you say you going to smack I'm telling you that again in light of the officer's misconduct the civilian called for a supervisor to handle the situation invoking his right to ensure proper oversight of public officials this right is grounded in the First Amendment which protects the freedom to speak out and demand accountability the people shall have the right to record and watch public officials especially those who serve them under the protections afforded by the first amendment by calling for a supervisor the civilian was taking proactive steps to ensure that the officer's abusive power would be checked that's Gucci I'm going handle it I got this you heard don't worry the com of people I love you all you heard I'm educating them look this guy threat to smack me he's never going to threat nobody in his life now his Sergeant is here and I'm going to make a complaint against him and he might lose his uniform oh no come on man Sergeant you're the sergeant please tell me how you doing sir what's going on your officer trying to smack me bro and I'm very uncomfortable because you threat with violence all right let's let's now yes what was your name and B number what's going on do you think I can't go through there and he's blocking the room par the car right par the car right the whole department has to be here right now for these two so it's going to be a little bit I'm sorry it was going to be a little bit what's what's going on why am I here because two guys are recording exising the right to record in public and one of your officers threatening to smack my camera listen nobody's yelling at you I speak don't feel no type of way I don't know how to speak low sir I have a strong tone and that's my way of being so please respect my speech all right all right all right I'm not disrespecting you or none of that exactly exactly asking you to talk in a normal volume but I don't know what a normal volume is this is how I talk sir what's a normal volume to you a normal volume is what you I don't speak like you speak just respect my speech everybody speaks different yes sir that's ridiculous nothing against you okay what are you trying to do okay I'm trying to make a complaint against the officer that threaten to smack my camera because I'm recording in public okay and I will would like to know the address of your priest and you guys are here live worldwide right now okay okay so I would like to what is the problem he threatened to smack my camera multiple times he threatened with violence smack your phone he threatened to commit a crime as a cop I I don't think so you don't think so it's what are you I'm recording you the threat with violence that he approached me and said he my officer was going to put his hands on you for any reason he said going smack me lawful reason there no lawful reason you don't Smack people for lawful reason why were we called here I called you I need a sergeant because I'm trying to address the officer why were the police called here I don't know and I don't care I care about him trying to smack me so the reason that I'm aware of that we were called here is is because two people are exercising the rights to record in public places if you're going to finish my sentences I'm not going to speak to you if you're going to finish my sentences I'm not going to talk to you so you're corrupt too that's what you're saying listen I don't know why we're allowing these big [ __ ] machines here Mach look at look how he speaks [ __ ] that's bad bro look look look yo touch him don't touch him yo my look at this yo don't touch him bro that's crazy you can he can't touch us bro he can't touch us bro you don't have the right to touch us nobody is touching he threat to smack me but the point I want to get to the bottom of why the police were called okay the bottom is that we have two men exercising the right to record in public the constitutional rights he feels uncomfortable he feels uncomfortable he say he going to smack my camera because I'm EXC my consti right therefore I called you sir and it looks like you on his side and you don't care we're going to go to the he touched me again all right I'm going to I'll speak to you but I'm not going to speak over you you don't have to okay I'll give you time to speak ahead you can't be quiet for more than two seconds I can't that's me understand me all well then we're not going to have a productive conversation speak sir so I I'm not going to speak to you unless you're going to listen to L okay speak sir okay the Reas called here is because a business owner was uncomfortable with you are recording under the predication that the recording itself is not breaking a law but the world is not 100% black and white like that is it sometimes people feel uncomfortable if you recording into a business that has maybe sensitive documents that belong to people maybe they don't want they have to hide it they have to hide it excuse me they have to hide it excuse me you talking about feeling I know I know it's a law officer he want their feeling BR not have to hide anything if they want to protect they want privacy they create privacy I'm in public and everything I can see is viewable from I'm being ridiculous so all right so what I'm not going to do is I'm not going to have a tip for T discussion with you about this the public that we serve yo what up all right go talk to your friend then no no don't worry about it don't worry about it with I'm going to your B next that's fine fine who's your supervisor who's your that's crazy who's the chief there is nobody above you there's nobody above you today when will there be somebody above you cuz I am following up deep 8 a.m. sure tomorrow at 8: a.m. my people I promise you tomorrow at 8: a.m. better yeah I'm going after this after this I'm going to your PR I'm picking up a couple of complaint for him okay great I'll give I need about 10 and make sure they're in the lobby available for the public okay all right and he's not going to do that [ __ ] in his life bro why would you threat to smack me bro you let him touch me he learnning from you that's crazy he's going to tell me again my go ahead tell me you going to smack me come close to my face with that [ __ ] you going to smack [ __ ] camera going to smacko he said [ __ ] camera and he said he going market and you don't care you're the dirtiest one okay you're you're being very aggressive right okay that's not aggressive I said it's a strong tone that I have it's I don't know who you we don't know you you don't know what going to do you work for me I pay taxes you work for me we work for I pay your money you work for the people that are watching you right now yeah yeah that's fine we work for the people in this city that call exactly so you don't seem to have a legitimate purpose to first of all first of all I'm exercising my right it's a constitutional right I know you're T you're supposed to protect it you're supposed to protect me bro I'm not going to speak over your officer about to SM I give you a chance to speak go ahead all go ahead talk talk no this isn't a talk show like there's not like it's not a panel on CNN okay first of all you guys are on the wrong ad this is not the guy that called you this is not the guy that called you they called you over there look they call you no State you're causing the police department to be tied up for essentially nonsense the police department about to smack me I'm exposing the corruption in P that's what I'm doing absolutely exposing the corruption in Pak skill that's what you holding my public workers accountable for their actions that's it recording just like you record are you you see the camera on yes of course I don't see the red button that's weird my peeps I don't I don't see no red button in it cuz I'm requesting those as well you heard do do whatever you got to do I got this is what I do you heard they call I'm not even going to tell you what they call me maybe you might be more reasonable oh I talk to him he want to talk to you but the way the energy that he has right now that's him that's him I don't know him okay you don't know him a I'm a human I'm a heal my PE yo that's crazy my peep he said he going to smack my camera my that's 6 feet bro that's 6 feet bro when the sergeant arrived at the scene he failed to address the officer's Behavior allowing the situation to worsen the 14th amendment guarantees that all citizens receive equal protection under the law no State shall abridge the Privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States as stated in the 14th Amendment instead of stepping in to correct the officer's actions the sergeant inaction highlighted the failure of some law enforcement leadership to uphold citizens constitutional rights further undermining trust in the system tell to be uncomfortable he didn't break the law bro you're right he felt uncomfortable you're not a feelings police bro your feelings that's why feelings law you work for the law sir for your safety what about my safety honestly he's going to smack me bro he's going to smack me who cares for me who worries about me when he smacks me y who's going to protect me when he smack you are a rational person you don't believe you I'm not asking you for your opinion bro um no my professional opinion based upon how I'm going to deal with you guys is 100% based on perception you are somebody you are coming off like it doesn't matter I told you I have a strong tone the call the call he was about to smack me you think I'm supposed to be comfortable he didn't so we have to wait till he do it okay you think he's allowed to say that to you yes he is allowed to say that I'm going to smack you I'm signing off on and backing up dirty smack officer so we have to wait till he do it okay you think he's allowed to say that to yes if he is allowed to say that yes I'm I'm going to smack you I'm signing off on and backing up to smack people my officer so he needs to lose his job and he needs to lose both of them both them why you make that Happ I'm going to try my best not me the people going to do it I don't have to do nothing absolutely you arrest people you don't Smack people sir okay have a nice day you've been dismissed you've been dismissed you've been dismissed and we don't need you no more and listen this is a over here but your call was next Corner over there all State office so maybe F he he even came to the room my attention is that possible you've been dismissed I'm going to see you in your prec in a few minutes me in a few minutes I'm going to see you in your PR okay prec that way okay I got you I'm going to see you there you heard Ser what Ser what you can read I can't read you don't know how to read bro don't bully him for that bro my son doesn't know how to read don't bully him for that what's your name all right conect guys what's your name we need identify bro name rank and shield for my son for the people it's written out here it's a policy that you have look at the comment section on your YouTube they'll be able to tell you we know about it bro okay it's a policy you identify to the people when they ask you for your name your rank and shield you politely identify to them I don't know who I'm talking to that could be a costume you're not being po that could be a hollow I don't have to be polite bro I'm just asking you for your name you work for me you're a public set screaming and yelling you're the only one out here welcome to America no he was about to smack my camera and I'm uncomfortable because he what about my feeling I don't care about your feelings so you care about it I don't care about your feelings I care about the people I'm going see you in the yo don't touch me don't [ __ ] touch me look look look look look at this [ __ ] that's crazy bro look look wow good luck with everything I'm I'm going see you the pr and you never going to do treat people like this again okay you're right absolutely that's the side you my peeps I'll talk to you guys for a second yeah we're going to chop it up with you but with this guy okay so that's crazy bro with this guy that's crazy he's coming back don't talk to me don't talk to me you dir don't talk to me don't talk to me I don't want to talk to you I'm going to talk to him I'm going talk to him are well within your legal rights brother I'm just uncomfortable because of the threat you hear you hear what I said right I heard what you said because of the office is straight that's all I heard you I'm I'm just giving you a couple sentences I got you go ahead drop it it up we cannot control who calls right I understand that so if somebody calls again because you guys are out here we're going to be here you come and educate this is what we do we don't have an option we have I understand that and you come and educate you guys are well within your legal right thank you yeah First Amendment of the Constitution don't have to identify your thank you very much I love you but you're Sergeant bro y you need the St BR you're going to be the new sergeant we're going to have him as a sergeant you going to be fired you dirty as hell and you dirty as hell too yo my I love this guy despite the failure of the sergeant to intervene the civilian continued to stand firm asserting his right to record and hold officers accountable under the Civil Rights Act of 1871 42 us code section 1983 individuals have the right to sue law enfor M officers who violate their constitutional rights every person who under color of any statute ordinance regulation custom or usage of any state or territory subjects or causes to be subjected any citizen of the United States to the deprivation of any rights shall be liable to the party injured as per this law by holding his ground and insisting on his rights the civilian demonstrated that standing up against corrupt or overreaching law enforcement is vital for preserving personal freedoms and accountability like And subscribe for more police cam stories watch the next recommended video click to watch now