I'm not have to move. You're not going to intrude on me. You're not going to walk through my path. >> That's fine. Through your path? This is city property, buddy. >> You cannot You cannot do that. You cannot Do not I don't have to identify cuz it's a You don't have a suspicion of crime. What suspicion of a article of a crime have I committed? >> you are video taping critical infrastructure. Let's explore shocking cases where police are no longer protectors, but the ones [music] causing violence and wrongdoing. About having to say that I'm doing something illegal. I'm not. I want to have Why you asked me tell me I'm >> something illegal. But it's not illegal, is it, sir? In uniform, power commands authority, but when that power can't control itself, what happens to justice? As the man filmed [music] from public property, a truck suddenly surged toward him, and what happened [music] next revealed a level of aggression no one expected. These want-to-be cops, who knows who they are? They won't What's your name and badge number since you won't you want to hold your gun? What's your name and badge number? Identify, right? That's your policy. What's your name and badge number? When the police arrived, they made a demand that shocked everyone. A demand that under the law they had absolutely no authority [music] to make. What's your name and badge number? I don't know. He called called you. I'm just out here taking pictures, bro. Okay, why? I'm doing a story. What's your name and badge number? Howe, 2376. All right. What's your story? Um That's all I'm going to say. I'm going to do the Fifth Amendment right now. Just be remaining silent. I didn't call the police to waste taxpayer dollars. Okay. This this is a dirt lot. Do you have a right to be on this dirt lot? I know the owner hasn't trespassed me. And you can't inquire to trespass me from the owner unless he calls. And it's not his lot. I have it on Google Maps if you want to look. I'm not going to answer any more questions, though. I'm going to stand here and film. >> Here's Here's how this is going to work. Okay, regardless, this is a critical infrastructure, so you are required to identify yourself. >> No, I'm not. >> Yes, you are. >> suspect I haven't been suspected of committing a crime. I haven't committed a crime. Anything I can see with my eyes from public eye with the camera. You can't do that. Don't even try that. >> Okay, so you're refusing to identify yourself. >> I'm not I don't have to identify cuz it's a You don't have a suspicion of crime. What suspicion of a article of a crime have I committed? >> are video taping critical infrastructure. It doesn't matter what I'm video Anything I can see he has to prevent the privacy. He has to make the privacy. It doesn't matter. I wasn't doing anything. I'm filming everything. He wanted to come out and almost hit me with his truck and bark orders. So you do something about that. I'm not IDing in for something I don't have to. All right. And then, right in front of the camera, an officer suddenly placed her hand on her gun, creating the most intense moment of the entire encounter. All right, just make sure you stay on this property, okay? All right. Only thing I have to ask you a question. Yep. Why are you going to lie to me like that, man, when I know my rights? >> to lie to you. About having to say that I'm doing something illegal. I'm not. I want to have Why you asked me tell me I'm doing something illegal. But it's not illegal, is it, sir? You're a man I want to know for my for the rights. Is it legal or not for me to film this infrastructure? Anything my eyes can see I can view. Don't try to lie and bark orders again, bro. You're why nobody likes the cops cuz you don't know how to do your job. You see that, guys? He wanted to lie. There's no way he was going to lie and tell me that I was going to give him a ID because I'm filming a tanker facility. Look at that guy. 73407. But the biggest twist came when the citizen asked the officers to do something simple, something every officer is required to do, yet they all avoided it at once. State the law. State a sign that says I can't be here. You're not going to say it, so I'm going to keep filming the building and do what I was doing. I probably be done if you wouldn't have came over trying to surround me like you guys are. You see how they are? They keep trying to follow intimidation tactics. That's what they try to do. There's no law. I walked around a building to go film, and you got all these these want-to-be cops, who knows who they are? They won't What's your name and badge number since you won't you want to hold your gun? What's your name and badge number? Identify, right? That's your policy. What's your name and badge number? You're not going to You're going to be unidentified? It's in not in your policy to identify yourself? And she's not going to identify herself? Look at you. You guys are garbage. They want respect, but they don't identify themselves. Garbage. Yeah, they're following me. You see that? You heard what she said? The harassment. She's She keeps holding her gun. >> right here, man? They just keep following. They're all about it. They can't state a law. They can't show me a sign. They want to bark orders. They're garbage is what they are. They won't identify cuz they know that they're in the wrong and I'm going to file something on them cuz they're garbage. She likes my marijuana leaf. You like that? It pays for all your taxes and your schools. Yeah, if they want to show up, I'd love to talk to them. Hey, tell them to bring me a like a a Coca-Cola. I'm a little thirsty right now from talking to you tyrants. No name and badge number. No name and badge number. No name and badge number. Unwilling to identify. No law broke. She can't tell me where there was a sign I couldn't walk around. So she's garbage. She just wants to hold her gun cuz that's a good You're not holding your gun no more. I see that's not a comfortable place no more. I see that's not a comfortable place no more. I see that's not a comfortable place no more. Yeah, you're going to keep holding the gun? Yeah, you're garbage. Yeah, you see that? Here's a Karen right here, guys. Let's meet Karen. Let's meet a Karen. So these guys want to say you can't film, but she can't show me her say her sign. Where's the sign I can't be over there in that area? The group of officers no longer kept their distance. They closed in step by step, turning a lawful recording into a dangerous display of power. No, it is. Excuse me, I was on the phone. So what's your name and badge number? Oh, my name is Rachel. And badge number? R337. >> And what's your name and badge number since you weren't on the phone and you were unprofessional, what's your name and badge number? That's your policy. What's your name and badge number, bro? You're stupid. >> You hear that? There's a kid, but he doesn't know his rights. What's your name and badge number? She identified. Why is he not Are you the superior officer here right now? I'm not a security guard. Are you Are you Then why She now identified. That's his policy. You're not You're not going to identify cuz you know you're garbage. You won't identify. What's his name? Stand 6 ft back. >> No, what's his name? If he's not going to identify, I'm not going to listen to you if he's not going to be professional. If he would have been professional Oh, so you were 6 ft back there. I got it on camera where you were this close to me. So don't No, I didn't. No, I didn't. I got it on full camera. I got two I got a body cam and this cam. So don't try to lie. Don't try to lie, lady. Garbage. Know your rights at all times, people. Do you see this? They want to say I can't walk around. I couldn't be back there. They can't see a sign. They can't state a law. He doesn't want to identify cuz he's garbage. He's a tyrant. He probably beats people down. Garbage. Her Oh, she was on the phone. That was her excuse, but then she wanted to give it to me. Garbage. Yeah, I was. Don't try to lie now. Now you're trying to cop play. But you're not a real cop. You're a want-to-be cop. You're garbage. Oh, yeah, you are cuz you you're the only one that wanted to identify. If you're on a public property and you're intimidating a public employee >> I'm intimidated by you guys. I'm intimidated by you guys right now. I'm not intimidating. I'm asking his name and ID. Don't try to turn this around. It's not a felony offense. If I'm asking him a name and badge number? You see that? So they're trying to illegally trespass somebody, which they can't trespass me. She's just saying that. She'd be garbage. She can't say anything to me. She wants to say she's intimidated. This guy intimidated me to the fullest. He won't identify. He's total garbage. You see it happening right here. Total garbage. You see them? Look at that. They just keep following. Look, escalation. This is what police officers do. They escalate situations at all times. And then you got her sidekick over there. He don't want to identify himself. He just want to be uh unidentified. Citizens can sue police officers under SS 1983 when their rights are violated. Officers who break the law may be required to pay damages and face disciplinary action or termination. The citizen stated he would file complaints and pursue legal action because the officers intimidated him, demanded ID unlawfully, and attempted to strip him of his right to record. Up next, just seconds after he began recording, a female officer appeared and issued an order that left everyone stunned. Are you with them? I don't answer questions. You don't answer questions? All right, then you can move along. Actually, I can be in public. Are you sure? I'm 100% positive. I'm not loitering. You are. No, I'm not. I'm a No, I'm not. At this point you are, okay? I'm not loitering. I'm going to kindly ask you to keep moving. You can't because this is public. You can't tell me that. I'm I have the right to film. I'm actually I'm acting as press right now, so you can't tell the press to leave. It's my First Amendment right. You want to challenge this in the court cuz we can do that. Am I Am I treated Am I Am impeding in I'm asking nicely, sir. This immediate area. Well, I'm going to refuse. I refuse. At this point, do you have any identification that says you're press? I don't have to answer any questions. You don't? All right, so can you keep Please move along, okay? Acting as press. No. Acting as press. Well, it is my right as According to the First Amendment According to the First Amendment, it says freedom of press. No, I don't I don't have to show you anything. No. Oh, I Oh, I know it very well. I know it very well. I know it very well. Well, Well, you know that we have freedom of speech in this country, right? No, you're talking to me right now. No. I don't know who you are. What's your name and badge I got you. 33. 36. 34. What's your name, please? No, no. I need to know your name. According to the law, you're supposed to provide your name and badge number. Please. That'd be very easy to do. Are you part of the staff? No, he's not. I don't answer questions. You can record all you want. Thank you. I'm not aggressive. I'm standing here. I'm the press. I don't have to leave. You're asking me. I'm not getting a lawful order. And if you did give me a lawful order, this would go to court. I don't have to give you anything. You don't have to know who I am. I'm not The normal conversation suddenly shifted when she began demanding ID and inventing reasons that don't exist in any law. Let me ask you did you call back up because I'm recording? Was Was back No, no. Actually, you're a public servant. You're supposed to answer questions. It does work like that. Do you have nothing better to do? Clearly, this is a traffic stop. I'm not over my head. No, I'm not. I'm not have to move. You're not going to intrude on me. You're not going to walk through my path. Through your path. This is city property, buddy. You cannot You cannot do that. You cannot Do not touch me. Do not touch me. I will be filing a complaint against Rodriguez 33. Do not Do not put your hand in my face. Don't put your hand in your face. I can I can walk this way if I want to. I can walk this way if I want to and I will. I will walk this way. I will walk backwards just to record you, too. I'm not going to stop. I'm going to keep recording. I have the right to be here as anybody else. Is that a a lawful order? It's a lawful order. It's a false lawful order and I will be seeing you 36 in court. Do you understand the first amendment? Do you understand the first amendment? Do you swore an oath to the Constitution? Did you to get to get your office? You're violating your oath of office. The female officer began escalating the situation with a vague so-called lawful order. Everything intensified as she moved in close, blocked his path, and displayed her authority right in front of the camera. That's me. I don't answer questions. No, just You see it. What's your name? I don't have to give it. You're a public You're a public employee. That's That's just for my my safety and my record. Um do you You're on public property right here. They just asked that, you know, you don't want to inside the building. Flying Yeah, I don't I don't plan to trespass today or do anything nefarious. Just Just what you see is what you get with me. Yeah. Yeah, let them know There was a lady in the sweet Thai place that came out and said you can't film the base, can't do this and that, and you know, telling me I'm not within my rights to do it. And it might be good to ease her to let her know that what I'm doing is not illegal so that she doesn't feel unsafe. But you know, we understand that you have to be at peace all right in that area. Now that I have a reward, I don't, you know. One of the area One of the concerns is this is a traffic Yeah. Nobody's Nobody's passed me since you came. So, nobody's gone by me on the sidewalk. So, one of the concerns though is is that you're so close to the crosswalk, cars are getting going to get confused. This is already a issue for pedestrian crossing and their safety just because of the corner and they can't see. So, if we have to continue to deal with you though, we don't know if you're trespassing on government properties or state agencies because you haven't provided any So, I'm going to be punished for the for calls for legal activity. Well, that's That's what you're making it sound like. I don't know who you are because you haven't given me your name. I don't know if you You've already been said you've been hemmed up before for stuff. So, I don't know if you are not providing me your name because you are you are trespassing from a location and you know you're not supposed to be there. I don't I've never dealt with you before, so I don't know if you are currently trespassing from any of these The situation took a sharp return when another female officer stepped in bringing with her a series of baseless suspicions. They began speculating, applying pressure, and trying to construct scenarios that simply didn't exist. I don't want to give you a hard time or anything, but I can't let you hold up that sign. I'm sorry, the First Amendment protects my free political speech. You're live on YouTube video and audio recorded. Your sign is a little vulgar and it's upsetting people. It doesn't matter. You're not the free speech police. I have a constitutionally protected right to say whatever I want. I'm politically protesting Governor Larry Hogan. It's my First Amendment right, on the right to petition, my right to redress of grievances, and my right to file a complaint in any manner I feel fit. I mean, is my sign not not Is it too subtle? I'm entitled to be protected by the First Amendment. Wrap it around me like a big old blanket while I stand out here with my my giant Larry Hogan sign. I don't like the governor. Oh, you're here because you want to be. You should have told them there's no crime. You should have said there's no What was your name? McKenzie? Arnold? B. Arnold. Am I being detained? No, I'm free to go. I'm free to continue protesting, also. Absolutely, it's a free country. I'm glad you know that. Make sure you recognize that when you try to charge me with disorderly conduct because you don't like the content of my free speech. Because I don't like it when cops try to tell me what is and is not allowed on a political sign. This guy did. He said that my free speech could be considered disorderly cuz someone got offended and has thin skin. I'm sorry, but every person on on Facebook named Karen doesn't determine my free speech rights. I mean, seriously. I mean, I don't I am a nasty dude. If you're just a little nicer to people Why would I care? This is my This is my message verbatim. This is right from my heart. This is my deep-felt political belief. It's my protected free speech and I'm going to continue to display it. What's the right way? Be kind Be kind to us. We haven't been nasty to you. This guy said he's going to arrest me for disorderly. Rewind the tape. I said you could be if someone found your conduct to be disorderly. The debate over free speech erupted intensely. The tension spiked as the officers tried to turn a completely lawful act into disorderly conduct right in front of the camera. The man was standing on his own land, unarmed, threatening no one, but minutes later he was electrocuted and dragged away. What really happened behind that fence? Hello. Blocks, garages right there, right next to this blue garbage Yeah, the blue garbage cans. There's There's nobody I don't know if anybody lives in the house anymore or not. I know they had moved out and moved in with her mother up the street. But they have three German Shepherds. They Two of them jumped the fence today and came after my niece. I don't They're very aggressive. If she didn't have treats in her hand, I think the dog would have ate her, honestly. So, I screamed for my husband to get his weapon and because they were coming over into our yard. And it ended up eventually going out the end of the road, but um Just because of a few loud words, a citizen was subdued with a Taser by the very people who were supposed to maintain order. But who really crossed the line? My dog got out and ran around the fence and it came right back in. Didn't hurt anybody, didn't hurt anything. I talked to the dog catcher. My dogs are licensed. They're kept in every day. The only reason they got out today is because I was home. What did they do wrong? Tell me. Do I have a Do I have a fine to pay? Mr. Markham. No, I Do I have a fine? Am I under arrest? No, we're trying to address the complaint. Cuz every time you guys Every time these you guys come out here. Every time I need someone here, you never show up. So, listen, am I going under arrest? If I am, let's go. If I'm not, then leave me the Because I didn't break no law. I can talk however I want. It's called freedom of speech. You're causing a disturbance and disorderly conduct. Then leave me. Get off the property. No, we We are here to No, we are here to address a complaint. You're addressing their complaint. No. They are. They love kids. We have kids. We got two three-year-old and a four-year-old. They would never hit it They would never Three-year-old and a four-year-old. And those kids get on their backs and ride This dog You're under arrest. You're going to get tased. I'm telling you right now. Get out now. Get out. No. He's under arrest. Get out. I don't give a [ __ ] You will. Get out now. We're not playing games. I don't want to fight. Put your hands behind your back. You want to resist arrest? I'm not resisting. Get a picture. Get a Look at him. He's trying to get me up. >> [screaming] >> WHY ARE YOU RESISTING? STOP RESISTING. >> [screaming] >> GET YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. NO. BECAUSE HE'S RESISTING ARREST, MA'AM. IT'S all on video. We told him to stop cussing. He's under arrest for disorderly conduct. They broke my lip. The knife had a nick on my lip. You're not on your neck. You can't breathe. Listen, get the hand please. No, I can't talk. Hold on, my shoes. He's under arrest. He's not going anywhere. All right, bro. 10-15, Taser deployed. Do you have the right to be angry in your own backyard? That seemingly simple question has become the focus of a heated legal confrontation between a citizen and law enforcement. Yes, sir. They shoot guns over there all the time, right off their porch. Right off at the porch they shoot. That disturbs the dogs. Okay. They want us to call them. I'm going to. Are you calling us when they do that? Okay. And they do that and these dogs here, they're just they're rescued. All these dogs here are rescued dogs. >> That's fine. But I'm I'm 77 years old. I don't need this. I I know what he did. I saw. You know, I I understand that. Don't take it. We can't. We have to. Why? Because we told him to stop. I know, but he won't stop. Yeah, he's going to stop now cuz he's in jail. This is my folder and stuff. He's That's not an excuse to cops. I know. And then he resisted arrest. And that's the problem. That's why he got tased cuz he was trying to fight us. Do you own the No, I can't. Do you own the German Shepherds? No. Okay. They Listen, they Who does? My daughter does. Listen, they all have license and they all have They're all, you know, have rabies. They all have their shots and everything. We take care of them. We had them spayed when we got them. You know, they're not They're not vicious dogs. They jumped that fence because when he got that wood, they they jumped the fence. We can't. Once we place him under No, we can't. You didn't place him under arrest. You can reject that. You didn't Okay. He's under arrest. Okay. You got another issue back there. Who Who is that walking in the alley screaming? She'll go to jail, too. Which one? Some blonde girl. Oh, that's She's So, what happened? Complaint? Complaint that German Shepherds were jumping the fence. Yes, there's two German Shepherds that >> Right. So, we were coming here to address the complaint. Causing and advising to stop is disorderly conduct. >> Why is he there? I'm trying to tell you that. He's the arrest. Let me call the lawyer. Go right ahead. Do you want to hear the rest of the story or not? I don't give a [ __ ] Look, have a good day. 523 Let's go. We're leaving. We're done dealing with all this [ __ ] In West Virginia, the use of tasers by police is strictly regulated to prevent abuse and protect civil rights. Under state law, unlawful possession or use of a taser with the intent to cause harm to another person is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. When power goes unchecked, fear replaces justice. And when an innocent person is threatened, the entire community is harmed. Hey, everyone. What do you think about this situation? If you enjoyed the video, don't forget to like, subscribe, and support us with a donation. Thank you so much. >> [music]