Give me your lawful command to step out of the car. Put your hands behind your back. >> For what? You're being detained. For what? >> Cuz I said so. How about that? >> detain me without a 3802. You're violating 3802 right now. >> Yeah. You're violating 3802 says you cannot detain somebody unless I committed a crime. I have a reasonable suspicion that I have committed a crime. Yep. What crime did I commit? I ain't commit no crime. I've been here the whole time in my car. >> Traffic stop. All right, so I'm detained, not arrested, okay? No flashlight. I'm being illegally detained right now, by the way, uh attorney Gerace. I didn't commit no crime. There's no RAS. I was My car wasn't moving, attorney Gerace. I hope I hope you're seeing this right now. The encounter begins with the driver asserting his rights against what he perceives as an unauthorized intrusion into his vehicle. The Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures, requiring probable cause or a warrant for such actions. In this instance, the driver highlights that the officers opened his car door without a warrant while he was stationary in a parking lot. He argues that the mere presence of window tint, which he claims is legal, does not grant the authority to bypass the sanctity of his private property. By citing specific statutes like 3802, he challenges the officer's reasonable articulable suspicion, forcing the narrative away from a routine check and toward a debate on the limits of police authority over a parked citizen. Just make sure I keep recording. Officers are illegally >> Give me your registration. They illegally pulled me over. I thought I did not >> there. That's your emissions. Okay, I'm sorry. Does my paperwork Does my paperwork Does my paperwork >> put that back in here. Uh uh. I already got the registration. Where is my sticker? The sticker for my tints are in my house, like I told you. I can grab those. Well, I'll bring it to court. I'll bring it I'll bring it to court when you give me the ticket then and I'll show and I'll show the judge. All right. Show the judge. No problem. I'll do that. This is harassment. And and this is an illegal This is an illegal traffic stop, too. You know that. I'm I'm a very neutral guy. You treat me like a gentleman, I treat you like a gentleman. >> But but why are you You're recording, bro, because they're violating my rights. Keep recording, bro. They're violating my rights right now. There's an illegal They're committing >> You're You're recording. You're recording. Okay. Okay. So, you don't have the registration paperwork? All right here. I'm parked. It's right in my space. Do we have the Do we have the stickers or no? I don't have the stickers on me. I told you they're in my house. They're in my house. What? Give me the ticket. I'll bring I'll bring I'll bring the stickers to the court and I'll pick and I'll pick the ticket up there. Yeah, maybe by then. You do what you got to do and I'm going to do what I got to do. How about that? All right, sounds good. You do what you got to do and I'm going to do what I got to do. And thank you for illegally opening my door without a warrant, too. That's how it works. Yep. No, that's not You got to have a warrant before you open somebody's door. You should know that by now. That's illegal as [ __ ] what you did opening my door without a warrant. Illegal as [ __ ] and you know that, okay? Stop trying to justify the law. THEY OPENED MY DOOR WITHOUT A WARRANT. THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED to do that. Give me your lawful command to step out of the car. Put your hands behind your back. >> For what? You're being detained. For what? >> Cuz I said so. How about that? >> detain me without a 3802. You're violating 3802 right now. >> Yeah. You're violating 3802 says you cannot detain somebody unless I committed a crime. I have a reasonable suspicion that I have committed a crime. Yep. What crime did I commit? I ain't commit no crime. I've been here the whole time in my car. >> Traffic stop. >> All right, so I'm detained, not arrested, okay? No flashlight. There you go. I'm suing, by the way. >> Yeah, you sue all you want. Say you got lots of money. You know Shawn, remember? >> Yeah, no, I do. >> Okay. Come over here. Come over here. Come over here. Have a seat on my push bumpers. This way we make sure you're not doing anything wrong. I'm not going to do anything wrong, either. I'll sit. They're not allowed to search you, either. You ain't do anything wrong, bro. That's state limit. Nope. Yes, they are. 30 35% is state limit. >> Nope. Yes, it is. When you have stickers. 35% state limit. When you have stickers, you don't you don't you don't got the >> I got the sticker in my house. I I got the sticker in my house. I'm going to bring it to I'm going to bring the sticker to the court. I forgot to put it on. I forgot to put it on. Because I forgot. I'm sick. I have a heart condition. I be in the hospital. I just got out of the hospital. Because I have a heart condition, I didn't have time to put the sticker on. Because you guys are illegally detaining me right now for something I did. You're violating 3802 right now, bro. Yes, you are, bro. Yes, you are. Look up 3802. Look it up. You guys are officers. You're supposed to know what 3802 is. >> I know a lot of Reasonable articulable suspicion. Reasonable articulable suspicion. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I didn't commit no crime. I came here to do some paperwork. I came here to express my feelings. The First Amendment gives me the right to express my feelings, okay? You guys came over here, illegally detained me for no reason, okay? For no reason whatsoever. Came over here, harassed me, came to my car All right. for no reason whatsoever. Opened my DOOR WITHOUT HAVING A WARRANT. LISTEN. Just cuz I said that I know the people from from the state of Connecticut. And now you guys are harassing me for no reason. This is harassment. All right. I know, but you're harassing me right now. Understand how I feel right now. This is police harassment right now. I didn't do anything wrong, okay? I didn't commit no crime. I was in my car. I came here to get some paperwork, okay? And just cuz I said cuz I know people from the state of Connecticut, you guys came over here and started harassing me. >> Especially this [ __ ] guy right here. >> All right. Listen. You could tell he's racist. He's racist right now. You could tell he's racist because he's illegally detaining me. That's some racist [ __ ] No, that's racist. That's racist. Okay. That's racist, bro. All right. I will be I I will be having my my lawyer also get your your your body cam footages as well. Oh, absolutely. Trust me. Yep. No problem. This is harass This is harassment. You know that, right? Sure. I was just illegally I was just illegally detained. R R A S. You know what R A S means? Reasonable articulable suspicion. >> I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not It's articulable. >> Well, articulable, exactly. So, what is a reasonable articulable suspicion? What is it? Committed motor vehicle violation on on state I was when I wasn't moving. My my vehicle wasn't moving. It's state property. It doesn't matter. The car has to be moving, bro. I learned all the time. Yes, it does. I'm going to beat this in court. Don't worry about it. My car wasn't moving. I promise you I'm going to beat this in court. I promise. I said stay there. And I was illegally detained, too. Oh, hell yeah. Make sure you put this in the I'm showing this My lawyer is going to have fun with this, bro. >> I got the best lawyer in Connecticut, too. Yeah? Best lawyer in Connecticut, yeah. Gerace. You ever heard of him? Nope. Cuz he's not that good. >> He is very good. Very good. >> I never heard of him. Very good. Well, you're going to hear about him now. All right, that's fine. He's very good. No problem. I paid him $20,000 for my case and he beat it for me. That's good. Why do you have 20 grand taking out? Oh, yeah, I do. Cuz you guys don't have it. I don't. State of Connecticut has a lot of money, like he said. So, I will be suing them. >> Go ahead. And you know you know what happens when you sue the state of Connecticut because police officers did something wrong, right? Police officers get fired. No. Yes. The state go The state goes after them because now Now, because of you guys, you the state is liable [music] to pay me money. So, guess what happens to you guys. They're going to pay you out and get you out of the department. But guess what's going to happen to you guys though because they're paying us out, guess what happens to you guys. You guys lose your your quali- What is it called? Your your qualified immunity. Okay. Uh that's what I know, man. That's what you have been reading on your YouTube videos. That's why No, not the YouTube videos. It's called Google? No, It's called the the library. The library? And what law book? Uh I've read a whole bunch of law books. I've actually studied the law for a long time. I actually wanted to be a lawyer. Did Did you read the Webster? Yeah, I've read the Websters. I've read all of them, bro. I've read all of them. I've even read the um I've read the Congress Congress. Did you read the the urban books, too? >> I've read all the urban books. I've read everything, bro. I've read everything. That's That's how I know right now I'm being illegally detained. I ain't committed no crime. That's how I know about 3802. Did you read the Webster's dictionary and the urban dictionary? >> You know what 3802 is? Yep. What What does 38 What does 3802 mean? 3802 means I get to do what I need to do and stop. 3802. When you get a chance, please read it. Cuz right now you're violating it. You know that, right? Yes, you are. Yes, you are. 3802 is not a general statute. Yes, it is. It's a general statute. It It works for a general statute that's put into the state Not to the state, to the Yeah, to the United States completely. That goes 3802 goes anywhere. I could I could be in [ __ ] New Jersey right now and 3802 would still work over there, bro. So, you're you're not saying it's it's a general Yeah, it's not a Connecticut general statute. No, no, it's It's a It's a statute for the um Statute? Yeah, for the for the whole United States, bro. >> For the 3802 is is a law. It's a law, man. Yeah. It's a law or a policy? It's a law. It's a law, okay. 3802, read it. I guess I'm not educated on it. I guess not. They don't I guess they don't train you guys the right way. No, I guess not. Reasonable articulable suspicion that I have committed a crime, then you have every right to handcuff me and detain me. But other than that, right now what you're doing is illegal. I ain't committed no crime. I ain't got no weapons on me. Oh, and I don't consent to any searches or seizures, as well, by the way. But that I can't I don't consent to any searches or seizures. No problem. I'm being illegally detained right now, by the way, uh attorney Gerace. I didn't commit no crime. There's no RAS. I was My car wasn't moving, attorney Gerace. I hope I hope you're seeing this right now. As the officers pivot to technical violations, the driver remains steadfast in his defense regarding his vehicle's compliance. Connecticut General Statute Section 14-99G states that no person shall operate any motor vehicle, the windshield of which is composed of, covered by, or treated with any material which has a light transmission of less than 35%. The driver insists that his tint is legal and that he possesses the required compliance stickers at home, offering to prove his innocence in a court of law. He correctly identifies that a regulatory infraction does not automatically justify the aggressive escalation of the stop. Despite being badgered about his medical condition and his presence on state property, he refuses to be intimidated by the officers' dismissive attitude, maintaining that a paperwork discrepancy is not a green light for harassment or a violation of his First Amendment right to express his grievances. Keep recording, cuz Make sure you get um the uh the the uh We all cuz go around the car and get the um the plate number, too, please. You're allowed to do that. They can't stop you from getting their plate number. I'm going to check the registration. The registration of the Yeah, get the car number. Car number, thank you. You know what that means? Absolutely nothing. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And it really doesn't. Get the car number. Go around back, too, get the car number. Get your plate number. How about you stay over here? Hey. Uh how about you just stay over here now? >> get the trooper's number. Number for the car. Bro, You can have a seat in the car or you can be in handcuffs still. All right? You've been drinking. I don't feel comfortable with you walking around. All right. All right. All right, officer. This is not not a problem. Not a problem. Have a seat in the car. Not a problem. Not a problem. No. No. You know what? Matter of fact, I got an extra set of handcuffs. From the car. You guys No. No. No. No. No. You're going to You're going to keep closing me out, you know? I'm going to keep closing you out, you know? Step out now. You can get a handcuffs, too. You can get a handcuffs, too. Come on. Come on. Yep. I'm going to take everybody. Hey, bro. I think it's okay cuz you cuz I I feel more comfortable. illegally detaining people over here. Yep. They're illegally detaining people. Nobody committed no crime. Oh, you committed a crime. You get You're under arrest. Congratulations. >> I'm being detained. No. You Hey. You hear me? YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG. YES, WHAT? YEAH, YOU DID. NO, I didn't. Yeah, you did. You're still doing it. I'm No, I didn't do anything wrong. They're illegally arresting me right now. I didn't do anything wrong. You're not complying. I didn't do anything wrong, bro. I'm not doing nothing, bro. Yeah, I know, but you can't drive. Your driver's license is under suspension. Right? Yep. All right. So, he can't he can't drive because he's going to he's going to Troop H now. Who's going You. You. You are. Congratulations. I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't commit no crime, bro. Yep. I didn't commit no crime. I'm being illegally uh Why are you arresting me for? I didn't do anything wrong, bro. Come on, man. Trespass from the property. No, I didn't. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG. I GOT PAPERWORK. I CAME BACK HERE TO GET MY PAPERWORK. I GOT THE PAPERWORK THAT APPROVE THAT I DIDN'T do anything wrong. I got the paperwork. I didn't do anything wrong. I got the paperwork. Congratulations. I have paperwork that approve it. You You You How old are you? Uh 21. 21 21 years old to arrest me? You got to let me go, man. No. No. No. No. You keep running your mouth. All right. I I I No. No. See, see, when I was a little kid, you know what my mother and father taught me? Don't kick the beehive. Kick the beehive, you're going to get stung. So, congratulations. You got stung. And you're a convicted felon. I'm a convicted felon. Bro, did you hear WHAT I JUST SAID? YOU'RE VIOLATING MY RIGHTS RIGHT NOW, BRO. I DIDN'T COMMIT NO CRIME. YOU'RE VIOLATING MY RIGHTS. I DIDN'T COMMIT NO CRIME. I DIDN'T COMMIT NO CRIME. THEY'RE VIOLATING MY RIGHTS RIGHT NOW, BRO. I didn't commit no crime. Why are you guys arresting me when I commit no crime, bro? I commit no crime, bro. Can I get a phone Can I get a phone call before I leave? But can I at least find out? No, you get a phone call after you leave. Can I get a number out of my phone? You can make a phone call after you. Call for your bathroom on the phone. This is [ __ ] bro. I ain't doing nothing wrong, bro. I commit no crime, bro. The tension reaches a breaking point when the officers transition from an investigation to physical detention. Under the landmark case Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 1968, police may only briefly detain a person if they have a reasonable suspicion that the person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime. The officer's blunt justification, because I said so, serves as a stark example of the power trip the driver is fighting against. The driver continues to vocalize his lack of consent to any searches or seizures, pointing out that he has committed no crime and was simply waiting to process paperwork. By recording the event and calling for his attorney, he documents the moment the beehive was kicked, asserting that the officers are acting outside their training and the scope of their legal mandates. I was standing here to get my paperwork, too. I got the paperwork that approve it cuz I want to renew. I'm trying to get cash assistance. I'm trying to renew my my [ __ ] cuz I have a heart condition. I'm sick. And I know you don't care, bro, that I'm sick or I got a heart condition. And you guys are supposed to care. Well, then they call Willie. You have to tell him to come get my car, bro. Tell him that they're illegally arresting me for no reason. No, after they un-handcuff you, call Willie, bro. Tell him that they illegally that they illegally detained me and they arrested me for no reason, bro. Just cuz the cop is on a power trip uh uh uh uh uh uh He's abusing his authority the wrong way right now. Violating my 3802 right now. They're violating violation of my constitutional rights, bro. We don't talk and I got it all on video. I got it all on video. Violation of my constitutional rights. They got to pay. Got it all on video. Now I'm being illegally arrested for no reason. Y'all got to tell me what y'all arresting me for by law. That's their policy. I got to get a phone I mean I'm assuming, right? All right. So, I'm going back to get Y'all got to Y'all got to make Y'all got to make Y'all got to make up charges, all right? Trespassing and breach Y'all got to make up charges, all right? Trespassing and breach No, I didn't. There's no trespassing cuz I came here for legitimate [ __ ] I got my paperwork that approve it. I was waiting for my cousin to come outside. I was waiting in my car. You came to my car and opened my door and took me out of my car for no reason. For no reason. There's an illegal arrest. I'm going to beat this in court. I'm telling you this right now. I was here for the trespassing cuz I came here for paperwork, bro. Because I'm trying to get cash assistance. I got the paper that approve it. No, I didn't. I'm not arguing with you. My argument was when you started walking around. That's all. You're not walking around when we we're conducting our our our stuff. >> as a cousin As soon as they un-handcuff you, call Willie, bro. Nope. Put your stuff back in your pocket. Sit down. Call Willie right now. Uh call him right now. Tell him to come get me, bro. If you feel they're violating my rights. The situation culminates in a full custodial arrest, which the driver immediately identifies as a breach of his constitutional protections. According to the Fifth Amendment, no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The driver argues that the charges of breach of peace and trespass are fabricated retaliations for his refusal to be submissive. He reminds the officers that by violating his rights, they risk losing their qualified immunity, potentially making the state liable for their conduct. Even as he is placed in handcuffs, he remains the most vocal advocate for the rule of law on the scene, insisting that his medical needs, diabetes and a heart condition, are being ignored in favor of a personal vendetta. This stand against the power-tripping officers serves as a blueprint for citizens who refuse to let their rights be trampled in the face of badge-heavy intimidation.