Did I say anything to you? You came out the car with Vans on >> came up to you in your personal car with my phone while you're like that. >> And if I was a public employee, if you paid my salary problem, what am I doing? >> You can't be taking pictures. >> Says who? >> Says me. >> What law >> exactly? So get lost, tough guy. Work that way. >> Well, how's it going to work? >> Just a few exchanged words and the atmosphere [music] instantly shifts. Civil rights and authority collide head on. >> What's up, [ __ ] >> [ __ ] with you. >> Don't touch me, bro. >> Not everyone in a police uniform understands or follows the law, and what follows will show that clearly. A peaceful recording quickly shatters when a police car door swings open and an officer suddenly rushes in, pushing everything out of control. [ __ ] wrong with you? >> Man, do me a favor. Get away from my car. >> Don't touch me, bro. Get away from my car. >> You mad cuz you got caught sleeping, >> my man. I'm on me. >> Don't touch me. It don't matter. >> Don't get away. >> Don't touch me. >> Get away. >> I'm on the sidewalk. >> Get away. >> What's your name? Why you even pushing me like that, >> my man? Get away. Go. >> Don't touch me, bro. What's wrong with you? >> Get off the street. >> I was just on the sidewalk. You pushed me off the sidewalk. Now you telling me to go off the street. >> Stop touching me, bro. Bro, I'm not detained. >> Stop touching me, bro. What's wrong with him? >> He mad cuz [music] he got caught sleeping in the car and now he ain't want to touch me. >> Let's go. >> Stop touching me, bro. I'm on the sidewalk, bro. Stop touching me. I'm not committing a crime. I'm staying on the sidewalk. >> So, why you telling me what to do? >> Let's go. >> What's your name? Give me a card. >> Take a picture. >> Give me a card, bro. >> I don't have one. You can take a picture. >> So, you want to go hands on? Your body cam is not on. You [music] got caught sleeping in the car and now you touching me. You So, give me a card, bro. >> Right there. You have enough. >> Soon as you touch me, I need your card, bro. >> Okay. Take a picture. And of course they're going to back him up unlawfully. You touching me unlawfully. What reason you have to touch me? What do you mean? Why are you touching me? >> Why are you recording me? For for what? >> Because it's my duty to. It's called the right to know act. Reason. >> Cuz you're sleeping in the car. >> I'm on me. >> That's my job. I'm a journalist. >> That's your job? >> Yeah. >> To harass cops. >> I'm harassing you? >> Yeah. >> Did I say anything to you? >> What do you mean? >> Did I say anything to you? >> I wake up and you're creeping like recording. >> I'm standing there recording you. Did I say anything to you? >> Like a loser, bro. What are you What are you talking about? >> So you get mad. You come out the car. You push me off the sidewalk and then you tell you push me in the street and you tell me I didn't say did I say anything to you? >> So you >> did I say anything to you? You record me. >> I can watch you all day as long while you're in that uniform. I can watch you. >> Okay. Well, I'm on me. >> You feel guilty. >> No sirens, no arrest order, no clear reason. Yet physical contact occurs and the camera captures it all. >> Watch you, bro. I could watch you all day long cuz it's my job to answer that. It's not your job to report. It is. It's not your job. >> It is. It's called the right to know act. Yeah, it's a law. >> So you have the right to know what I'm on my personal time. Of course. >> Really? You do? >> Yeah. You're in the car. I can watch it. >> So now you got your little clip. Now >> I'm follow CCRV for you touching me for no reason. >> Okay. Get online just like everybody else. I will. >> Not my first. You're not going to be my last. >> I will. >> Okay. Okay. I'm sad that you say that. >> Yeah. Yeah. Not going to be your last. Why don't you people like you? >> Why don't you follow your policy? >> There are people like you >> like what throughout the whole city that want to harass cops. Did I harass you? Did I say anything to you? You came out the car with hands on. >> I came up to you in your personal car with my phone. Why you're like that? >> And if I was a public employee, if you paid my salary problem, >> if you paid my salary and you had a you wanted to redress your government, you didn't like what I was doing in my uniform, you had the right to complain, [music] you had the right to file a grievance. >> If you paid my salary recorder and that's it. You got your video. >> I need an apology or something, bro. You don't just come out the car and go hands on, bro. Bro, you are recording me for >> So what? You swore to protect that right? You forgot you took an oath. >> I'm exercising my rights, bro. >> That's not my card. >> Write your name on that card, bro. >> Right now. >> So you Okay. According to the patrol the car. >> According to the patrol guide. >> According to the patrol guide. >> Okay. Are you >> I'm going to let you talk. Go ahead. According to the patrol guide, if I don't have my business card, which I told you I don't have. >> I just told you write your name on that one. >> That's not mine. That's his. >> You can write your name on it for me. >> Okay. >> You can write your name on it for me. Okay. Go ahead. Finish. >> You since I don't have any. >> Mhm. you I'll give you a reasonable amount of time to get a piece of paper and a pen to record it down if you want. >> I don't know how to read or write. >> Okay. So then >> can you say it for me? >> Baltista 28399. >> So according to your patrol guide according to your patrol guide, you're not supposed to tell me to stop recording. You're not supposed to interfere with me recording. You want to talk about patrol guide, right? Your patrol guide says don't interfere with me recording. Don't ask me to stop recording. Don't tell me to stop recording. Why the [ __ ] would you go hands on with me for, bro? Cuz you got caught sleeping in the car. CCB. [music] >> Let me get your your cards, please. >> References to the law, constitutional rights, and internal procedures begin to surface, raising the question of who truly crossed the legal line. >> Okay, I'm going to get more. You proud of that [ __ ] No, because you proud of that whole city. They got nothing. >> I didn't say anything to you, sir. >> Nothing else better than I said, but you got >> No, I mean, I'm on a sidewalk, bro. I'm standing here all day. I could watch you all day, bro. >> Listen, there's nothing else better than that. >> That is fine. It's my [music] right to fine. Nobody instructed you. You're still recording. Mhm. >> Right. Right. Right now, >> we're advising you just you have the right to walk. You are on the sidewalk. Right now, it is doesn't make sense if you're walking standing right in front of this vehicle that's parked here. You understand what I'm saying? You are on the sidewalk. >> You guys are cornering me here. >> We're not cornering you, sir. You have space right now. You can move left, right, and you can move back. We are not. >> Your boy came out the car, pushed me in the street, and then said, "Get out the street." >> Bro, I can't wait to see your record. I can't wait to see you. >> So, you're dismissed, bro. I'm free. Hey, I'm standing on the sidewalk. If you want to help me, give me a CCRB complaint for him. >> Well, you can do that online. We'll do that online. >> You just I can I can I can fill out the paper and I can mail it in as well. >> Huh? >> You just say that you don't know how to read. >> I have a lawyer that can help me, right? >> Okay. Well, just Okay. >> So, that's it pretty much. >> I didn't I didn't come up to y'all. I didn't start a conversation with none of y'all. I'm just peacefully recording. >> I'm peacefully. Oh, yeah. Definitely. Definitely. Definitely recording you for no reason. Do you really believe that? >> You believe I record the police for no reason. I record the police because you just went hands on. That's >> You don't listen. Well, >> you go hands on while I was sleeping. >> I record the police for [ __ ] like that for officers like you that don't know how to act while they're in uniform. That's why I record. >> That's why I record because >> my personal >> You want to know what the truth is? The truth that you don't give a [ __ ] about that uniform. You don't give a [ __ ] about the oath you took. You don't give a [ __ ] about the public. They trained you. They trained you that we're against you, right? That's what they brainwashed you. The public is out to hurt you. >> How? How? Yeah. Because you don't want accountability. You don't want transparency. You don't want transparency. You don't want accountability. Find a new job. Go work at McDonald's where nobody will record you. >> You're a public [ __ ] servant. You're a public servant. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Why don't you do 15 and leave? Why don't you do 12 and leave? Cuz we don't need cops like you. We don't need cops like you that go hands on cuz they got caught sleeping. [ __ ] out of here. [ __ ] out of here. What's the five What's the five elements of the first amendment? >> I'm rejecting my government. It's called the First Amendment. If I want to complain, I can complain to him to his face. >> All right. So why you trying to li him? >> As more officers arrive, instead of closing the chapter, the story takes a different turn. [music] And the legal consequences may not end here. >> We can have a conversation. If I feel like I'm offended by him, I can let him know. ation is you not recording cuz I don't have my camera cuz I'm a meal >> because you're you're going hands on and you don't want accountability. >> Talk like men. You could put the camera away and you talk [music] like >> why talk to you for what? You don't give a [ __ ] about your job. You don't give a [ __ ] about the citizens. Go back to sleep. >> Go back to sleep, bro. Go back to sleep, bro. >> Thank you for your contribution, sir. >> I understand you guys work long hours. You might be tired. You want to get 5 minutes of sleep, but don't get out the car and go hands home with me for no reason. [ __ ] out of here. Go beat your wife. Go beat your wife. I'm not your wife. Don't [ __ ] touch the citizens. Period. Don't I'm harassing. What's harassment? >> You're right. You're right. >> What's harassment? >> You're saying that you pay my salary? >> Photography is harassment. >> Come over here harassment. >> Photography is harassment. >> Photography is harassment. You [ __ ] jackass. Photography is harassment. >> Photography is not harassment against going to educate him. Photography is not harassment. And you can't be a victim of harassment. You cannot be a victim of harassment. him. >> He can't be a victim of harassment. Are you crazy? >> Harassment is a definition of annoyance or any photography >> anyone anyone could be caused annoyance and harm. >> Photography cannot be turned into a crime. Photo [music] me simply standing here recorded. It doesn't matter who's annoyed. Photography is not a crime. He's saying it's harassment. >> You're correct. But I'm saying it's causing an alarm. It's causing >> What if my religion causing alarm? >> It doesn't mean that what you're doing is a crime. >> It's not a crime. Let's just slow down, okay? Why don't you just talk to me? I appreciate the service that you're doing out here cuz you are making a difference. >> I came here quietly, bro. I'm not one of these [ __ ] activists that curse cops out. If it's merited, if you cursing me out, you go hands on then. All right, I'm I'm I have to stay my guard. I have to be firm. But I was standing there quietly just watching him, bro. That's it. You come out the car, you go hands on, you push me. Now, if I would have slapped the [ __ ] out of him, I would have been wrong. >> Yes. >> No. Because use of force with no You have no reason to touch me. I could defend myself. Period. >> No one is assault. No one will be assault. Sir, thank you. Thank you, sir. Listen, sir. >> You wouldn't touch me without that uniform. Sir, sir. >> Guaranteed. Guaranteed. Guaranteed. >> Thank you for your service that you've done for the city. [ __ ] out of here. Appreciate you. Soon as you clock out, y'all [ __ ] is quiet as a mouth. Sir, I would appreciate you just going about your day, sir. Appreciate. Thank you so much for what you've done for the city. >> Citizens can sue police officers under SS [music] 1,983 when their rights are violated. Officers who break the law may be required to pay damages [music] and face disciplinary action or termination. Police may face internal discipline, independent investigations, and a SS1,983 civil [music] lawsuit. Up next, an action that seemed harmless on a public sidewalk suddenly draws the wrong kind of attention, and everything begins to spiral out of control. >> Who are you? >> Huh? Who are you? >> I don't know. What are you What are you doing? >> You don't know who are you taking close-up pictures of the inside of the car? >> You can't do that, guy. >> Says who? >> Says me. >> Who are you? >> I don't know. >> Well, then you get You cannot be taking pictures of the inside of these cars. >> Watch me. >> You cannot be taking pictures of the inside of the cars. >> Who are you? >> Who are you? >> Who are you? >> Who are you? >> You come over here all big tough guy. >> Hey, you can't be taking pictures inside. >> Says who? >> Says me. It's a police car. Okay. >> And you who are you? >> I'm a sergeant. Okay. I'm a supervisor. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Yes. >> And >> and and >> and you can't be here. >> And you can get lost. >> It doesn't work that way, my friend. >> How does that work? >> Hey, >> what? >> You going to get in my face like this? >> We'll find something else. >> You think you're going to intimidate me? >> Always intimidating you, man. >> Then what's the problem? >> I don't know. I'm wondering what the problem is with you. >> You came over here a tough guy. >> I'm wondering what the problem is with you. Cuz you >> There was no problem. What am I doing? >> You can't be taking pictures in. >> Says who? >> Says me. What law? >> I don't know >> exactly. So get lost, tough guy. >> It doesn't work that way. >> Well, how's it going to work? >> I don't know. >> Why don't you call your Bobby over here? Why don't you call your lieutenant? >> Other sergeants. >> You show me out in front of the precinct taking some pictures of me. [laughter] >> Dumb guy. >> I'll take [gasps] >> What a dumb guy. Taking pictures of the >> inside of the vehicles that are public property. I'm on a public sidewalk taking pictures of everything that is open, visible from my eyes. Okay. Which is >> first amendment protected activity and the top guy shows up here and tells me I can't take pictures. >> Taking pictures of the inside of the car is that's >> Oh, you too. You want to get on my case too about taking pictures? >> I'll be out of >> Watson. >> And you? Yeah. >> Words Edwards. >> Yes. When authority appears with a condescending attitude, the atmosphere immediately becomes heavy and tense. >> What am I breaking? >> I don't know. That's called private property. You can't You can't >> That's private property. Come here. >> Come here, Sergeant. >> You can't take a picture. >> Come here, Sergeant. Come here. >> What it says over here? >> What does it say? >> What does it say? >> You don't know how to read? Any of you guys know how to read? >> What's your goal, sir? What do you need today? >> I was minding my own business. This guy comes over here, gets in my face and >> and gives me unlawful directives. >> Can you understand why we may >> I don't need to understand anything. >> Well, I'm going to explain why he was concerned. >> Why? >> So, we could be concerned that somebody is targeting our police vehicles or is looking inside there to see confidential information on the screen or in other things. Okay. >> So, there's is a reasonable >> responsibility to protect confidential information. >> It is reasonable. >> Whose responsibility? >> It's reasonable to ask. Is it your responsibility to protect confidential information, >> sir? >> Exactly. Exactly. So, next time when a when a law-abiding citizen inspects his own property, it's >> your property. >> And you're my servant, that's my property. Everything that's on you, my property, except your personal effects. This building, my property. This vehicle, my property. You all, you you you every one of you work for me. I tell you what to do. I tell you how to do it. I pay your wages. >> Right. >> That's right. >> And you answer to me. So when you get on my case being a law abiding citizen, quiet. I'm not talking to you. >> Quiet. >> When when I'm a law-abiding citizen and you get in my face and you start threatening me and you call your bubbies out here, assuming that I'm a criminal because you intend to do something against me, guess what? >> What are you going to do? >> You're going to get a piece of my action. My freedom of speech. All of us have a lot of things we need to >> get back to your job. I didn't call you. I didn't call you. >> Who called you? Who called you? What do you want? >> Who called you? >> Your >> When security is used as a pretext, constitutional rights begin to be distorted and the ego of the badge slowly overrides the law right in front of the camera. >> Be here. And I do think that's your goal. I literally think what you are doing is trying to create a scene to get police attention reported on I was walking down I was walking on a sidewalk on a sidewalk very quietly on a YouTube channel. >> Whatever you think. >> So whatever your >> I don't care what you think. >> I want you to know very clearly sir. >> That's right. >> You are taking up valuable resources that could be helping the city because we are focused on [music] you. >> Here's how you can end this. >> So I think that's important. >> This is how you can end this. >> What do you need? >> Go back to your job and mind your own damn business. You need to not point your camera inside of police vehicles and record information off of our computers. >> According to whom? >> Don't do it. >> According to whom? >> That's it. >> According to whom, >> sir? >> What law is that? >> Okay. >> What law is that? Give me an OS code that tells me that tells me that I am not lawfully allowed to look at anything that my eyes can see on a public sidewalk. Okay. What law is that? We are going to leave and we understand that you are not going to point inside of cameras >> unless I'm breaking the law. You can take your orders. >> You stay on public property. You stay out of a roadway. You understand? You stay out of the roadway. >> I'm protesting at this point. So, I will stand wherever the hell I want. Sir, >> get lost. >> That's how you should have reacted in the first place. You come out here and you harass me, a law-abiding citizen, that's the reaction you're going to get. Servants, get lost. sick and tired of police officer harassing law- abiding citizens every day. >> When orders are no longer grounded in law, but in authority, the line between law enforcement and abuse of power begins to blur. and another one probably. When orders are no longer based on law but on power, the line between law enforcement and abuse of authority begins to blur. On July 4th, 2016, Bleil police responded to a domestic dispute. But instead of diffusing the conflict, they sparked a chaotic incident that raised serious concerns about law enforcement practices in the community. What's up, man? What's up? >> You going to let her get her stuff? >> No. >> Why not? >> My house. >> You know that if she's living there, you can't stop her for getting her own clothes. >> Her name ain't on my lease. >> Doesn't matter. She's staying there. >> She is staying there. >> She says she is >> spent the night. >> If she spent the night, then she's staying there. You can't stop her from getting her clothes. >> I can stop her from going to my house. escort her in there to get her clothes where you can watch her. Look, man, I got other things I need to do than babysit you, too. You, too. >> Yeah, it is. You going to let her get her clothes? You're part of the problem. What's your name? Your name? You need to give me your name. If you don't, I'm going to arrest you for obstruction cuz I asked you to. I'm doing in a case. She's called me over here. I'm on a case cuz I'm probably going to end up doing theft charges on her behalf for your clothes. So, you need to give me your name. >> Although the situation was a civil dispute over property and residency rights, officers forcibly ordered the man to allow the woman inside without a court order. When the man refused to show ID, the officer appeared to take offense and began retaliatory actions. >> Give me your name. >> Give me your name. >> Hey, turn around. You're under arrest. >> Damn. What the hell, bro? My god. >> Back up. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. >> PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. BACK UP. >> You can hit this [ __ ] >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Bro, >> cuz I said he's under arrest. You can't walk. >> YOU GOT TO TELL ME I WAS UNDER ARREST. >> I SAID YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. It's on video. >> Tell me that stuff, man. >> It's on video. It's called obstruction. I told you I have to give you his name. He refused. >> WHAT? WHAT? >> I'M GOING TO GO OPEN MY DOOR. >> CALL MY DADDY, MAN. >> Call my [ __ ] DADDY. >> BACK UP. WHAT DID I JUST SAY? >> OH, MAN. WHAT'S HIS NUMBER? >> 78 780476 >> 780 78 >> 4076. Man, I'm going to go call my I'm going to go open the door. He going to [ __ ] tag me, man. >> What is the >> 780476? >> You on parole probation, man. Are you on parole probation? >> No, I'm not. >> Roll to your side. >> Get them paid out my bag, man. Can't go open my car. out of my car. >> Let me get my shoe on. >> Get your shoe on. >> Hey, get that out of my bag. >> Get it out of your back when I'm ready to get out of your back, >> man. Get that out of my bag. >> When I get it out of your back, it'll be out of your back. >> Can I get his stuff out of his car for him, sir? >> I can't get his keys to open the door. >> He can't lock me up because I'm going to open my door, man. >> I'm not I'm locking you up for obstruction. I told you give me your name. Best to give me your name. >> That's called obstruction. My name is Look, you play them games. You're under arrest for obstruction. I was going to open my door for her. >> Give me a unit. You can't get mad at me cuz I was going to open my door. >> Mad at you. >> Get that out of my bag, bro. >> I get You need to go over there. >> Go, bro. >> Or you're going to go with him. >> Straight, bro. >> Get his car. >> As the man turned around to unlock the door as initially instructed, the officer suddenly fired a taser into his back without a clear warning. What made the situation more controversial was the officer's later attempt to distort the narrative. >> I'm going to throw the [ __ ] out, bro. in the line. >> Can't [ __ ] face me cuz I'm going to open my damn door. >> Look like you're walking away from me, >> man. I'm going to open my door. You >> should have said something. >> I ain't got to tell you nothing. Hope for what? >> Cuz investigation, dog, >> man. I ain't got to tell you nothing. Okay, you stick with that story. I'll stick with you. >> You take me for nothing, bro. [snorts] >> Don't move. >> Take me into custody. You not You are in custody. >> Okay, man. Let me take me about it as [ __ ] >> I will when I'm done. >> When I got a car here for transport, you'll get in it. When I get some gloves, I'll take those out of your bag. >> You should not never hit me with them dang things. >> You should have did what you were told. >> Going to open my door. That's what the first do. >> No, you weren't. >> What? I was going to open my door. >> Did you say I was okay? Let me go open my door, officer. No. >> I walked off cuz I was going to open my door. I didn't get mad. >> No, I'm not mad, bro. That's why I'm going to open my door. >> Face the car. Put your hips on the car and don't get >> No, sir. >> It's on him. I ain't giving it to nobody. It's in his property. cuz I won't open my damn door. I'm going to screw the [ __ ] out they ass me cuz I'm going to open my goddamn door. >> Put your hips on the car and don't move. >> Hurry up, Dad. [ __ ] >> Put your hips on the car and don't move. You >> ain't [ __ ] ting me cuz I'm going to open my goddamn door. >> PUT YOUR HIPS >> LET ME GO. Chill out, man. >> [ __ ] >> Stay there, sir. Put your hips on the car and stay there. >> The officer claimed he felt the man was about to flee. despite the absence of any clear attempt to do so. Shockingly, it took nearly 7 minutes before the man received any medical assistance from the officers. 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