Get my Know Your Rights Playbook — calm wording, a traffic-stop walkthrough, checklists, a wallet card and records-request templates: https://rightsplaybook.gumroad.com/l/know-your-rights-playbook CHAPTERS 00:00 "I don't even need a reason" 00:34 The passenger seat 01:05 An expired plate from 2022 02:52 What the law allows 03:39 The exit orders 05:01 The fight over the ID card 06:44 Watch the hands: the second camera 08:27 Three questions: ID, exit order, force 09:40 After the punches 11:00 The crowd: "It's on camera" 13:47 The car search 16:26 The department's answer 17:31 Leaving the scene 19:09 What you keep He wasn't driving. The only thing wrong with the car was a plate that expired in 2022. About five minutes later, the passenger had a broken nose. On June 28, 2024, an Akron, Ohio officer ordered passenger Terrell Battles out of his brother's car during a stop for an expired plate. This episode plays both officers' body cameras — the stop, the punches, the crowd and the search — with the driving cut, and replays the key seconds from the second camera. Brad Graves breaks down what the law allows (Pennsylvania v. Mimms, Maryland v. Wilson), Ohio's ID law, and how courts judge force (Graham v. Connor). Then comes what his department decided, and how it ended. SOURCE FOOTAGE Akron Police body-worn camera (Officer Spragg), via Signal Akron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEOWbjpHVpM Akron Police body-worn camera (second officer), via Signal Akron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y51O43IzsaU REPORTING Signal Akron — federal lawsuit settled (April 14, 2026): https://signalakron.org/federal-lawsuit-settled-with-man-punched-in-the-face-arrested-by-akron-police-officer/ Ideastream — Akron police auditor calls for de-escalation (Feb. 19, 2025): https://www.ideastream.org/law-justice/2025-02-19/akron-police-auditor-calls-for-de-escalation-after-officer-punches-man-in-the-face Akron Beacon Journal (via Yahoo News): https://www.yahoo.com/news/akron-paid-15-000-police-171903165.html LAW DISCUSSED Pennsylvania v. Mimms, 434 U.S. 106 (1977) · Maryland v. Wilson, 519 U.S. 408 (1997) · Brendlin v. California, 551 U.S. 249 (2007) · Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989) · Ohio Rev. Code 2921.29 The 27 use-of-force incidents figure is the count given by Battles' attorney, not an official statistic. The settlement was described as a compromise and not an admission of wrongdoing. No court ruled on whether this force was lawful. Educational only — not legal advice. Laws vary by state. #BradGraves #PoliceBodycam #KnowYourRights

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