camera out of his hand. I'll break your neck, bro. You You look It ain't nothing you can do to me, bro. >> You're going to It's nothing. You're going to Don't put it in my >> You are obligated to talk to me as a police officer. I have the right to ask you simple questions. >> Yes, you do. >> I have a right to refuse to answer them. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Then I have a right to ask for your ID. >> For what reason? >> Because you're refusing to cooperate with me. Within a few tense [music] seconds, voices shift in tone. Force escalates and the [music] situation begins to move beyond what is considered normal. >> Nope. >> It is. >> You don't go in handcuffs and you're detained. >> What am I detained for? What crime? >> Because you're refusing to cooperate with me right now. You >> I don't have to. >> This moment marks a clear escalation where control [music] begins to slip and violence starts to emerge. All because of [music] a single turn in a parking lot. Police demanded something the law does not require. And minutes later, everything spiraled out of control. >> Hello, ma'am. >> Hello. >> I'm Officer L Metro. We're just wondering what you were doing here. >> I don't answer questions. >> Okay, why not? >> I have a right not to. >> Okay. Well, look, I'm >> You do. Let me explain a few things. Okay. I'm a police officer. All right. >> Okay. This is my area. This is my zone. I'm here all the time. >> Yeah. Permited. >> Yes. And I'm here in this particular parking lot quite often and I just don't usually see a Jeep here. >> And I was just wondering what you're doing cuz we It's weird to me. There's a Jeep here that's usually not here. That's why I'm making contact with you. >> I'm not >> If you're not doing anything wrong, we got nothing to worry about. >> Obligated to help you with your investigation. >> You are obligated to talk to me as a police officer. Okay. I have the right to ask you simple questions. Yes, you do. What are you doing? >> I have a right to refuse to answer them. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Then I have a right to ask for your ID. For what reason? >> Because you're refusing to cooperate with me. >> So, you want to do something punitive to me? You want to punish me? >> I just want to figure out who you are >> on video, right? You just told me that. >> Nope. >> You said because I didn't want to do what you wanted. That That's You were going to punish me. >> I did not. Those are your words, not mine. >> That's exactly what happened. >> You know, this goes a lot easier if we just are nice with each other. >> It would be. Why don't you leave me alone? I'm not doing anything wrong. So then tell me what you are doing here. >> It's none of your business. Do you work here? >> It really is not any of you. I'm not breaking a law. >> Okay. >> Now you can do your investigation, but I'm not going to aid you in it. >> Despite the absence of weapons or serious crimes, the taser was repeatedly deployed, turning a minor encounter [music] into uncontrolled violence. >> You're here. I have no idea who you are and why you're here. >> You don't need to. >> I have the right to detain you. >> I'm on private property. Well, detained the same as arrested. So, what am I? >> It's not the same. Detained just means you >> basically. Nope. >> It is. >> You don't go in handcuffs and you're detained. >> What am I detained for? What crime? >> Because you're refusing to cooperate with me right now. And you >> I don't have to. I don't have to communicate with you. I don't have to cooperate, man. Just tell me what you're doing here. None of your business. It's none of your business. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Well, then let me see your driver's license. >> For what cause? >> Because you don't I don't answer your question. >> Because I have a reason. >> You want my driver's license? I have a reason to believe that you are here. You're not supposed to be here. >> What? >> That is called reasonable suspicion. >> What's the reason? >> Because >> because I'm in a parking lot. >> Yes. And you are normally not here. >> You can go in any private parking lot and harass people. >> That's not what I'm doing. >> That's exactly what you're doing. >> Those are your words. >> And you're pouting cuz you're not getting your way. >> So you're going for my ID like a [ __ ] >> I have a right to ask for anyone's ID. I'm in contact. >> You can you can ask anything. >> Okay. Can you step out of the car for me? For what? >> You're not going to be placed in handcuffs, but you are being detained. >> For what? >> I would feel more comfortable if you step out of the car. Okay. >> For what? >> Step out of the car. >> You're not going to arrest me. So, why? >> I'm not going to arrest you. I need you out of the car. >> For what reason? >> So, we can have a conversation. >> Please get your supervisor. >> We need to have a conversation. >> We need to talk to your supervisor >> and we can make that happen. >> Get your supervisor. Please call your supervisor. >> I will do that once you hand me your ID. I'll make that deal with you. >> Please call your supervisor. Just when it appeared the situation was under control, tension continued. Commands grew harsher and the consequences began unfolding on the scene. You >> with her? >> Yeah. >> Hey, sir. I'm Officer Leonard. Me and my partner were in body cameras. Look, she's being extremely difficult with me. I'm just trying to have a conversation with her. Okay. Look, let me just tell you why we're here. This is my area. Okay? There's usually not a car parked here. >> And I just wanted to speak with her and figure out what she was here, why she's here. That's all it's about. She's refusing to answer my questions. I'm >> I'm here every night, midnight at 1:00. >> Okay. Do you clean the building? >> No. I'm here to pick this [ __ ] up, this right here, and tear it to Knoxville. >> Okay. >> Every night. >> Been doing this for 5 years. >> Okay. >> Do you Do you guys Look, I have every I have no reason to believe you're not telling me the truth. Okay. All I need >> I promise you I just unlocked that door with this key. >> You have a key for the building? >> Yeah. I went in and got my [ __ ] >> This is my job. >> Okay. And again, >> people have a job. >> Thank you. I believe you. I do too. >> Okay, sir. Do you know who she is? Is she with you? >> My sister. >> Please do not >> I'm going to hang on to this until I get hers. So, the sooner she gives me her ID, the sooner we can all be on our way. I ain't done nothing. >> What's your suspicion now? >> So, he's explained everything to you. So, what are your suspicions about me? >> As a police officer, when I'm on a call and I have reasonable suspicion, I have the right to ID everyone I'm talking to. >> I don't I don't have to ID. Let me explain everything and stop interrupting me. >> Unless unless you charge me with a separate crime, you cannot get me for failure to ID cuz it's none of your business. >> The longer you interrupt me, the longer we're going to be here. All right. >> Don't talk to me like I'm a child. >> Well, then don't act like one. >> I'm not. >> Here we go again. Ready? I have his ID. Because I have reasonable suspicion to talk to you. I need your ID. The sooner you give it to me, the sooner we can all be on. >> With the camera still rolling, accusations are made. stories begin to align in suspicious ways and the cost may extend far beyond the man in handcuffs. >> All right. Bye. All right, ma'am. Both free to leave. >> Can you ap >> I have no reason to apologize. >> Can you admit you were wrong? >> I wasn't wrong, ma'am. I need you to understand that when a police officer has reasonable suspicion, the law states we have the we have the right to ID people. >> No, you don't. Or you would be doing it right now. >> Here's what I encourage you to do. Okay. >> Do it right now. I I already have. >> I've asked you for your ID at least 10 times >> and you've you've refused every time. >> Right. So >> then you punitively detain me. >> That's not That's not >> me because you know I'm >> That's not punitive. So >> that's punitive. >> I encourage you to look up the statute about that. >> I encourage you to >> whenever you leave. >> You're the one that's supposed to know >> and I do know. >> Then you're either lying to me or you're ignorant to it. Okay. >> You choose which one looks. >> You can believe whatever you want to believe. That's fine. I'm not going to tell you otherwise. >> Bye everybody. But you and Todd are free to leave. >> Thank you. >> I got I got her ID through TLO. She's clean. She's got absolutely no history. She's just being difficult. >> Yeah. I was like, does she see a warrant or something? >> That's what I thought. >> But I mean, >> that's how the sovereign citizens. >> Yeah. Go though. Always just they just want to ID through him >> his relationships cuz I got his his he just gave me his ID. He pulled him up, looked looked at the first person with the same last name that was around the same age. >> Yeah, >> she she was the first person that pulled up. >> Easy enough. Craig like I'm not coming up. >> No, Craig just said just tell her she can leave and then if she just leaves then let him know >> which she is. >> There you go. Easy as that. >> It's been a minute since I've dealt with the citizen. >> You'll be uh you'll be famous on YouTube. >> Yeah, I know. >> Hey Siri, left. >> Yeah, she just I told her she could leave. She asked me to admit that I was wrong and apologized and I tried to explain the TCA and she wasn't having it. >> Citizens can sue police officers under SS1,983 when their rights are violated. Officers who break the law may be required to pay damages and face disciplinary action or termination. The officers could face internal discipline, potentially the loss of qualified immunity, civil lawsuits, and the end of their careers. Up next, all over a small detail on a license plate, a routine traffic stop quickly turns into a nightmare. >> Okay, so no video recording is allowed in the Denver Police District 3 station without prior permission from the chief of police. Can't film inside. >> That guy came out all chippy. >> Who? We just walked out. >> Well, he said we're okay outside obviously. um but just not inside. Those who violate this order are subject to arrest under CRS 18-9-117 by order of the chief of police. So, uh they're claiming that it is a Colorado revised statute and there is a statute number listed on the sign out here. So, we're going to have to look into that. Um, the officer inside gave me the phone number to the chief's office, uh, which is I put the E before I I'm dyslexic. Um, so to ask for permission to record inside District 3, uh, 720-9136010, that's the chief's office for permission. Uh, so if anybody's interested in filming, you certainly have the right to call the chief's office and request permission. Uh, because on the sign here, it says that you need the chief's permission to be able to do that. Yeah. So, when I went inside, the uh excuse that they use is that people come in with personal information. You know, the standard thing they always say, uh, people come in with personal information, private stuff, and uh, it would violate their rights for us to be in there filming. The man repeatedly asks for a supervisor, but instead of deescalating, the commands intensify and everything begins to spiral out of control. >> You guys do uh good work, I guess. >> No, it's better. It's better than sweeping street sweeping dirt off the street. I'll tell you that. >> I'd rather do what I'm doing, man. >> Hey, look though, I'm not the police. >> I didn't say you were. >> So So So by rights, if I wanted to snatch >> What are you walking up What are you walking up to him for? Look, if I wanted to snatch the camera out of his hand, I'm not the police. >> If you try to snatch a camera out of his hand, I'll break your neck, bro. >> You You Look, it ain't nothing you can do to me, bro. >> You're going to It's nothing. >> Don't put it in my face. >> What are you going to put it in my face? >> What are you going to do? >> Listen, >> what are you going to [ __ ] do? >> You get my face. >> You got nice boobs. >> You understand, >> bro? >> I got to back up. I got big back up. >> You understand? >> Back up. >> You're >> back up, [ __ ] Get your hand off. Get hand off. This is silver. >> Get hand off. I just want >> I'm going to press charges against you. Sorry. >> Because I want a hug. >> Back up. >> Because I want a hug. >> Back up. >> No. >> You just got in my face. >> No. >> Now you're going to back up. >> Yes, you are. >> Now you're touching me with your belly. >> You think I about touching you? You just pushed my camera. >> Do you Do you work out? >> Yo, >> do you work out? >> Call him. I'll press the charges. Yeah. Yeah. Call them. I'm out here with my son, okay, taking video on a public side. >> This guy just walked up and grabbed my camera, chest bumped me. It's all on video. So, he just assaulted me and I want to press charges against me. >> Watch the video. >> She's got it on video. He's got it on video. I want to show you the video and I want him arrested. >> Okay. >> Well, give us a minute. Okay. >> I'll give you all the time you need, sir. Thank you. >> You got Hey, you talk to him and I'm going to talk to him. You go talk to whoever you got to talk to, brother. >> So, you talk to him and I'm going to talk to him. >> I got you all on camera. Three different ways. >> Just seconds later, voices change, the air freezes, and a weapon is drawn in a situation many say never cross the line. >> So, I'm out here on the sidewalk. >> Orange shirt, tan pants. The other one, back up a little bit. The other one's going to be a white male, >> blue shirt, blue pullover, and blue jeans. And there's a female out here as well. Okay. What's going on? >> So, I came in and checked with you if it was okay for me to be out here filming. You gave me permission that it was, right? Confirmed that I'm allowed to be. >> I'm standing on the sidewalk. That guy just walked up, grabbed my camera, twisted my arm down with my camera in my hand, walked up and chest bumped. He was this close to my face. My son and my wife have the whole thing on video. I want him arrested. I want to press charges. >> Okay. You were up >> standing right on the sidewalk. >> His face as well. I was watching from over there. >> He walked up to my face. Where was I going to do? Try to snatch a camera out of his hand. I'll break your neck, bro. You You look It ain't nothing you can do to me, bro. >> You can back up. >> No, I have the whole thing on video. Okay? So, stop defending him. And I'm telling you right now, I want to press charges against him. Otherwise, you're next. >> Don't raise your voice. >> I'll raise my voice all I want. >> Trying to get help. >> I'll raise my voice all I want. >> Stand over there and I'm going to go. >> It's a free country. I'm going to walk down the sidewalk. Stop trying to tell me what to do. I don't need your unlawful directives. I just got assaulted. >> Okay. And I want charges against that guy here. >> I'm not looking for a lawsuit. I if I wanted a lawsuit, I'd sue you. Okay. I just got assaulted, buddy. I just got assaulted. And you're going to do your job. [music] >> You're going to do your job is what you're going to do, boy. So, move it. Move it. You're going to do your job because I have a camera in my hand. You're not going to sit here and authorize somebody to freaking attack me. I just got assaulted. >> Yeah. Yeah. Thank you for doing your job. And that's exactly what you're going to do. The man says he recently had surgery, but the body cam captures a very different moment. Chaotic and deeply controversial. >> Hear this doesn't rise to the level of an assault. Okay. >> So, can I grab your body camera and twist it? Is that all right with you? >> Grab my body camera. >> Yeah. You're going to let me do that. >> Why would I let you do that? >> Why would I let him do that? >> Why would you do that in the first place? >> Yeah, I don't understand. >> Why would he do that in the first place? The point I'm trying to make is >> is that you guys are walking up to each other. >> Let's make the point. Go ahead. >> The point I'm trying to make is I didn't put my hands on anybody. It's against the law to put your hands on somebody. It's called unsolicited touching in New York. I don't know what you call it here in Colorado. >> We're not New York. >> So, it's legal to touch people on when they're when they're not interested in being touched in Colorado. >> I'm asking you >> I'm asking you, are we in New York? >> Obviously, we're not in New York, sir. What I'm asking you is >> Let's go back to Let's go back to the the initial thing. The the fact that you walk up to him with your camera like this in his face and he just pushes it out of the way doesn't constitute an assault. >> Of course it does. Of course it does. We've we've explained that it doesn't it I think our >> doesn't constitute assault here. I need your business card. I need your business card and I'll be going to the district attorney's office. >> You guys are unbelievable. >> Yes, we are. >> Because you have a wrong idea now. I'm going to go out of my way to make you look as terrible as you really are on the inside. I All I do is make you people look good and I'm trying to I'm trying to do a community service out here. No, there's a lot of good guys out there that don't deserve to be in the same group with you. >> Put all of this out. >> I'm going to put the whole thing out. You're absolutely right. What is What is that supposed to mean? I'm not going to have a nice day. I just got assaulted and you did nothing about it, >> sir. Like like I was telling you what what what you have on >> What you're telling me is absolute bull. What you're telling me is absolute bull. You people are tyrant pigs and that's why you get what you get. You're aing tyrant pig. That's what you are. Allowing people to get assaulted. You should be ashamed of yourself. And I hope somebody does it to your wife and your children. You deserve every bit of it, bro. from a very minor issue. Everything ends in handcuffs and questions that remain unanswered. The officers now face the possibility of internal investigation and civil rights complaints. No immediate medical intervention was given despite the suspect's request to be taken to hospital. The reason for the arrest was unconvincing, and the escalation of the situation may have been due to the police's own violent response, which instead of trying to calm and assess the suspect's mental health, was overly emotional. Next, a citizen walks into an unfensed parking lot, raises his camera, and within minutes, he is surrounded by police. >> For 15 minutes? >> Uh-huh. 17 now. Actually, 18. I don't need to ask if I'm free to go. You have to tell me I'm free to go. >> You trying to backtrack? Yeah, you do. Once you tell me I'm detained, I have >> You are under arrest for looking at a car. What makes taking photos of an official vehicle questionable behavior? >> All right. Here's some detective car signs or anything saying I can't be in here. So, look like a dog catcher just drove by doing a loop on the loop-de-loop over there that you guys can see. I'm just out here taking pictures. These are what their detective cars look like out here in Rockland. What was that? Hanging out. What are you doing? Holy [ __ ] Yeah. >> Is there an issue? >> Well, we were called said you were looking in the uh detective's cars. >> Okay. >> Reason why you would be doing that? >> Yeah. Might you explain that to me? >> Well, I was just taking pictures. >> What up? >> Now I'm recording. What? What's the issue? >> Well, there's no good reason to be up here looking in their cars. >> Do I have to show it? Well, >> I don't know how all that works, but >> Well, you're you are It is kind of suspicious that you're looking in the vehicles of of officers. >> A civics's test quickly turns into a test of legal knowledge, and it looks like the police are failing. Who do you think will win this fight? >> Okay. >> So, yeah, you're detained. >> What the [ __ ] >> I like to I would like >> Crazy. I'm detained. >> Yes, because you're That's suspicious activity. How do I know you're not burglarizing vehicles or trying to steal weapons out of a police vehicle? >> I don't understand why I would be t be detained though. I'm just taking pictures. I'm just walking around taking pictures. >> Okay. >> But what's the >> I just explained to you why you are being detained. >> Okay. >> Okay. And it's because your your activity it looks like it's possibly that you're trying to burglarize a police vehicle. It clearly says detective parking right here. You obviously know these are detective vehicles, right? >> Well, yeah. It's taking pictures of those signs, too. >> Okay. >> That's why I was taking pictures. I thought it was cool that they had their own little spot. I don't understand how does that equate to me possibly burglarizing vehicles. I don't get it. >> Well, because and everybody knows that historically people go look in cars as they break into them or prior to doing so. That's a common practice of people who break into cars. So, we get calls a lot of people looking into people's cars because they're breaking into car. That's a common thing that happens everywhere. >> Okay. >> So, that's why that's a suspicious activity that you're looking into cars that don't obviously know and we know don't belong into you to you. So, >> well, there could be a million reasons. It doesn't have to be burglary, right? It doesn't have to be breaking into a car. >> You're right. There could be. And that's why I like >> Well, yeah, I was taking pictures >> of the inside of police vehicles >> of anything. Yeah. Anything cool. Anything cool that I could see. I was just taking pictures of them. >> Okay. Did you Did you find anything cool? >> Not yet. You interrupted me. Yeah. So, I don't I don't know what to >> Where did you How did you get >> What was that? >> I'm I'm walking around taking pictures of of cars, whatever. Anything. Not just here, everywhere. All over this all over this little area. I mean, it's Do I need another reason? I I don't I don't know how all that works. And I'm not trying to give you a hard time. I just don't know. I don't I don't feel like there's an issue, and I don't understand what the issue might be. The person who filmed the video cited Supreme Court precedent, state statute, and was still held without charge. When the law becomes a weapon to be abused, who is really breaking it? >> Yeah, but I don't understand what why I'm detained or what the big issue is as far as that goes as far as taking pictures of vehicles. >> The same thing my sergeant to you where if this was someone understand why are they around a vehicle that does not belong to them. That's something that this state allows us and teaches officers and trains officers to do. It says detective only. These are >> vehicles belonging to a detective. It's in a detective spot on a piece of property that's not open to the public and you're now here on it looking into a vehicle. Same situation that we're trained on. >> On a vehicle, there's reasonable What do you mean up on? If I'm standing on the vehicle, there's reasonable suspicion. >> We're We're next to I know, but we're next to vehicles that don't belong to us all day. You walk through the grocery store parking lot, you're you're next to those vehicles. You ever glance into a vehicle, somebody's sitting there, you look in. That's not >> What's your plan? >> And I'm just taking pictures. I don't understand what you're What's your What's your plan at this point? >> Well, hold on. Who am I talking to? The sergeant or the or the regular officer? I don't understand. >> Well, now now it's a little irritating because you guys I'm detained for for some unknown reason. I'm taking pictures of vehicles. I don't understand what the problem is. This guy is laughing at me cuz he has a he has an attitude problem. So what's the what is the issue? >> So when somebody's looking into the cars, >> somebody can be looking into cars or for a million reasons >> they could be. So one of the one of those reasons of often times one of those reasons is because they're looking to break into the car or steal something out of it. That is a very common reason as to why people are looking into cars that they that >> and what indicators do you have to back that that that scenario up? >> Me looking at cars in front of you taking pictures. Is that a scenario that backs up burglarizing a vehicle? It >> sure does. >> It does. >> In front of you, >> a seemingly trivial encounter that exposes major flaws in legal awareness, in power abused, and in how a legal act can be turned into an excuse for intimidation. >> The thing is is you should go back to work. You're dismissed. >> You say I've had >> You're dismissed as well. You can go back to work. >> You say I've had you >> I just did. [laughter] >> You say I've had you detained for 15 minutes. >> Uh-huh. 17 now. Actually 18. I don't need to ask if I'm free to go. Well, you have to tell me I'm free to go. You trying to backtrack? Yeah, you do. Once you tell me I'm detained, I have to stand here until you tell me I'm not detained. It's not my job to ask. Not my It's not my job to ask. >> It's not my job to ask. Now, I'm always welcome to. Not when I'm detained. I'm not. >> If I tell you, >> can you move, please? I need to leave. >> Oh, you going to back out? Yeah. Yeah, I'll move. No problem. >> Thank you. >> I guess that's one of the detectives. So, uh yeah. I mean, uh that's what it is, man. I'm detained until you tell me I'm not detained. That's the bottom line. You're free to leave >> now. So now I'm not detained 18 minutes later. And where was your reasonable suspicion to detain me? That's not reasonable suspicion. I was wandering around taking pictures. Part of taking pictures is looking. There's a difference. Argue and and be aggressive and it's pointless. If you guys would have came out and said, "Hey, what's going on, man? What are you doing?" I said, "Oh, I'm taking pictures." You said, "Oh, okay. We know what you're doing, remember?" So it could have been, "Oh, you're taking pictures. Oh, okay. We're gone. We're going to have a person watch you." You guys didn't do that, huh? You showed up in force. Cars driving everywhere. You guys came out like you're going to tackle me. You detained me like this. >> Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Fail. >> Fail. Somebody called. Could it have been your dog catcher person that that watched me take pictures at that gate as well? So, it wasn't a a citizen that called. It was I I know that cuz I watched her call in. I watched them call in. >> I watched your dog catcher call in. I'm not dumb. I seen them. They watched me. They sat there and then I came in here, started looking at vehicles and they watched me as they drove by. Anyways, there goes the the other guy. >> So obviously you're just playing a game. So that's cool. >> So yes, go back to work. There you go. See you guys later. Get her some more training. She needs a little bit more. >> The people were released without charge without charge. Reinforcing his argument that the detentions were unjustified and abusive and intimidating. He asserted that the police did not understand the law. tried to force people to comply without legal basis and had embarrassed themselves through their arbitrary actions. So after 20 minutes of roundabout reasoning, the only thing that was captured was the legal understanding of the people in uniform. Next [music] up is the story of a man whose home was raided and violated by police and seeps not just once, but eight times. When trust erodess, no one is truly safe, and the cost is always greater than what happened [music] on the roadside that day. Hey everyone, what do you think about this situation? If you enjoyed the video, don't forget to like, subscribe, and support us with the donation. Thank you so much. [music]