On August 19, 2023, officers responded to a restaurant after a report of a battery in progress. Employees said a table of customers stayed after closing, clogged the toilets, and then started a fight. The customers said the staff pushed first, threw chairs, and locked the door. The officer reviewed the restaurant's security video, which had no audio, and decided to go "based on the video" and not on the statements. He told the families that the customers were going to jail. According to the original closing line, they were charged with disorderly conduct, battery, and criminal mischief. This breakdown looks at the footage through the law: how probable cause is measured, when a group can be arrested together, and why suspicion must attach to each individual. Legal questions to consider: 1. Can a silent security video support probable cause when the witness statements conflict? 2. Can five people be arrested together after a brawl, or must each person be judged separately? 3. What can a person do, and not do, when staff ask them to leave and a dispute starts to grow? Disclaimer: This video is for educational and analytical purposes only and is not legal advice. Everyone shown is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

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