A quiet afternoon in Northbrook was about to take a hostile turn. When police confronted a man for simply taking photos, the goal shifted from duty to harassment. By baiting a citizen into a reaction, these officers manufactured the perfect excuse for an arrest. Proving that sometimes the ones sworn to protect are the ones looking for a fight. >> May I help you? >> What you mean? How may you help? >> Because I see you lost anything. >> What? >> I want to see if you lost anything. You okay? You want to see that for >> because I had got a couple calls says you was running around here >> and I can't wander. >> Yes, you can. >> It's a crime for wanderings. >> I never said it. You're saying it's a crime for wandering. >> So what's the problem? >> Well, people are concerned that you >> what people is concerned. What that got to do with me? It's a it's a problem. >> Yes, it might be a problem. People are concerned about you. They want to know. >> I don't give a about these people. >> Okay. But they want to know why you're in the neighborhood. >> I don't give a why. They don't need to know why I'm in the neighborhood. I'm in the neighborhood. I feel like I being in the neighborhood. >> You feel like being in the neighborhood. Just feel like being in the neighborhood. >> You just feel like So you just >> feel like walking through the neighborhood neighborhood. >> Yes. Absolutely. >> Like walk through black. You black like me. >> I know. I'm going to walk with you. We going to walk. We walking together, right? >> I can't walk. What you mean? >> I didn't say you can't walk. >> How you harassing me, bro? >> How? I'm harassing you. Come >> because you w I don't even know you first and foremost >> and you just hopped out of your car asking me why am I walking through? I'm on camera, bro. The whole time I've been out here, I'm on camera. >> You on camera, too? >> Walking through the neighborhood. So, what's the problem? You >> walking with you. You don't got to walk with me. >> What I do walk? Why is it? You said we just walking, right? >> I'm just walking. >> And I'm walking too. >> Why I can't walk by myself? What's the problem? >> Can I ask you what what's the people? >> Because I feel like it >> and I feel like walking with you. >> You can't walk with back in your truck, bro. You're black, bro. You know what's going on. These on some [ __ ] people. Give a look like a robber. >> Cuz I'm black. I like a robber. Cuz I'm black. Now I'm being harassed. >> Okay. >> You up my day. They your your your supervisor told you you got a war. That's why you doing what you doing and you not even doing it because that's what you want to do. Because your supervisor and I'm in a rich neighborhood. >> Cuz my supervisor. No, people about you. >> That's fine. >> I'm rich. >> And that's fine. >> I live in the neighborhood. >> Okay. >> So why are you following me? >> You live in the neighborhood. What's your name then? >> It doesn't matter. I don't have to tell you my name. >> Okay. Now come on. We can stand here just look at each other. >> What you mean? I don't want you walking with me. You harassing me. No, >> I'm not. >> Yes, you are. >> No, I'm not. I I don't want you walking with me. >> And the people don't want you. >> I didn't do nothing wrong. What the is the problem? >> Because I'm trying to figure out why. Why are you with me? Why you >> I want to. >> Okay. Now I can walk. >> You don't have to walk with me though. >> You don't got to walk with me. I want to walk. >> You said I don't have to. But I can't. >> Cuz I feel like >> And I feel like walking with you cuz you want to curse. I curse you. >> That's harassment. >> No. Harassing with you. I tell this guy just walk away. Harass, bro. >> I ain't doing what I'm doing. >> Thank you. >> I'm doing what I'm doing. >> You ain't got to follow. Why is you following me though? >> I'm doing what I'm doing. You just said I don't have to. But I can. That's two different things. Like you serious? >> You don't have to, but you can. Right. >> I don't I don't Listen, I'm committing a crime. >> Didn't say you commit a crime. You're saying >> why are you following me? >> You're What you mean why I'm following you? >> Why are you following me? >> I said I could walk with you. I could walk. >> You know you can't walk. I'm telling you. >> You How you going to tell me I cannot walk? That's what I'm saying. Just like you said, I cannot tell you to walk, right? I can walk, too. >> Telling you can't walk with me. >> Okay, fine. I just walk beside you. I just want to be with you, huh? >> Yo, you harassing me, bro. >> Now I'm harassing you. >> Getting harassed by a black cop in a white neighborhood. >> I'm trying to figure out why are you here? >> Because I want to be here >> and I can walk with you cuz I want to be here. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I can. I can. Yes, I can. >> No. You can't. >> No. You can't walk with me because you want to walk with me. I know my rights. Call your super. I'll call him. Don't >> What you talking about, man? Don't worry. >> Yo, stop following me, bro. >> Don't let my supervisor come. You said speak to my supervisor. >> Go to your truck. >> I know how to go to my truck. >> I'm not valid. I'm not on nobody. >> You You're totally right. I agree with you. >> Is you following me? >> You ask my supervisor. >> Why >> you ask my supervisor? >> No, I didn't. Bye. >> Yes, you did. Bye. >> Record your camera supervisor. No. >> Bye. Stop following me. >> Sorry. I follow my truck. >> Stop following me. >> I don't have to go to my truck. >> Stop following me. You don't got to follow me. That's harassment. >> No, it's not. >> Yes, it is. >> No, it's not. So why the is you following? >> I'm just walking just like you, >> man. Get the out of here. >> What's going on, boss? >> I don't know. Ask your >> Come on over here. Talk to me. Nowhere. >> Talk with me. >> I don't got to go talk with no. I'm talking to you right here. >> Okay. What's going on? >> I don't know. Ask this. >> I'm asking you this. >> I'm asking this. >> What's going on? >> Ask this. >> What's going on? >> I don't know. Ask this. >> You don't need to ask him. >> I don't know what the going on. Ask this. >> We got a call. I don't know about your callus. Suspicious. What suspicious person? A black person. A black dude. A black photo. >> Yes, I'm taking photo. Yes. Yes, I'm video. Cuz I feel like it. >> Cuz I feel like it. >> Can I get your ID, please? >> No, you cannot. Why not? >> Why do you want my I ain't committing no crime? >> I'm not saying that you did. >> All right. So, you don't need my ID? Yes, I do. >> No, I don't. I'm not committing no crime. >> Yes, I do. >> Out of here. On my right. >> Yeah, I don't need your ID. >> No, you don't. >> Yes, I do. >> No, you don't. >> I do. out of here. >> You're not leaving. Stay right here. >> What do you mean I ain't leaving? >> You're not leaving? >> Why? I ain't doing nothing. >> I still need to do I still need to >> I didn't do nothing. >> Hold on. >> I didn't do nothing. >> I don't care. >> I didn't do nothing. I didn't do nothing. I didn't do nothing. Why you got your hand on your gun? >> I'm unarmed. There's two of y'all. Why the You got your hand on your gun? >> I don't. >> I'm unarmed. >> I'm unarmed. All I'm doing is walking. You want to buy my daughter one of these houses? >> Do you want to buy my daughter one of these houses? Yes, you do. No, I don't. Yes, you do. who you are. >> Yes, you do. You don't need to know who I am. I ain't committing no crime. The is you talking about? >> I'm not talking about anything. I'm right here, man. My county burglary. >> Stop moving. >> Why is y >> I don't got to stop moving. >> Yes, you do. >> No, I don't. >> Yes, you do. Why is once? For once. Force. Don't touch me no more, bro. For what? >> No. Got to stop moving. No, I don't. No, I don't. What crime did I commit? >> I'm not saying you commit. >> All right. So, why am I stopping? Why am I detained? All I'm doing is walking through the neighborhood. >> Okay. >> All I'm doing is walking through neighborhood. >> That's it. >> Now, I just need to make sure that you're >> Listen, man. I don't Listen, man. Get the [ __ ] out of my face. >> That's Get the out of my face. >> I'm not getting out of your face. I'm right here, my man. >> Out of my face. >> He told you why he came. >> Hey, I don't care. That don't got nothing to do with me. I can't walk through a neighborhood. >> I can't walk through a neighborhood. You are you walking? >> THAT'S ALL I'M DOING. I'M NOT DRIVING. I'M WALKING >> through a neighborhood. >> So then what's the problem with telling us who you >> run your name? >> What's the problem? >> I do what I want to do. >> Okay. >> I'm a free man. I do what the I WANT TO DO. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? >> I do what the I want to do and I ain't scared of you. >> Okay. >> Or going to jail. >> That's fine. >> So get the out of my face. >> I'm not going to get out of your face. >> Can I get some space? >> No, you can't. >> Man, you better get the Yo, >> stop. Yo, run my name. Don't touch me. Run my name. Don't touch me. Why is he about TO TOUCH ME? >> WHY IS HE ABOUT TO TOUCH ME? That's what you want to do. Shoot me? That's you want to do? >> That's what you want to do. >> That's you want to do? Cuz I feel like it. >> Okay. >> Cuz I feel like it. >> Okay. >> Cuz I feel like it. >> That's why the I'm here. >> Okay. >> What's cracking? >> Nothing's cracking, my man. >> So why the is you in my face? >> I'm not in your face. >> Run the name and keep it moving. >> I need to make sure that >> run the name and get in that car. Run my name and get in your car. >> No, I'm not going to do that. >> Run my name and get in your car. >> I'm going to wait for another officer. >> Run your name and get in your car. >> You're not going to dictate what I do. All right. >> Oh, man. Mr. Baker. Mr. Baker. >> Yo, I'm trying to keep it moving like I've been doing. >> Why are you touching me, bro? >> Why are you touching me? >> Stop moving. >> Why is he touching me? Why are you slow? >> Why is he touching me? Mr. Baker, stop. >> Stop touching me. >> Stop moving. >> His name is See his name. >> See his name? Okay. >> See this name? >> Why are you touching me? >> Stop moving. >> Why are you touching me, bro? >> Stop moving. >> I don't got to stop moving. I'm not detained. Am I detained >> right now? You are being >> No, I'm not. Yes, you are. Run my name. >> I'm from New York. I'm an independent contractor. Get the off of me. Get the off of me. >> Stop. Stop touching me. >> Run the name and get the out of my face. >> Period. All I did was go for a walk. It's my day off. >> Okay. Get the out of my face. >> You said you're from New York. >> I don't give a Get the out of my face. >> Stop moving. Stop moving. Listen. I've already told you. >> Yo, run my name. >> So, what you going to do? >> What do you mean? What am I going to do? >> What you going to do? >> What do you mean? >> What you going to do? >> What you going to do? >> Listen, I need to make sure. >> What the? Run the name. >> I'm not going to run until I get another officer here. You got it? >> Like I said, you're not going to dictate. >> I'm not detained, homie. >> Yes, you are. >> I'm not a criminal. >> I didn't say >> how you detaining is not doing a crime. >> I didn't say you. How you detaining somebody that's not doing a crime street? >> How you detaining me cuz I'm walking through the neighborhood? How you detaining me cuz I'm walking through the neighborhood? Talking about why am I here? I'm here cuz I feel like it. >> I'm here because I feel like it. >> I'm telling you to stop. >> What you going to do? >> You arrest me. >> You're going to be arrest. You're going to get arrested for you. I don't give a >> Okay. >> You you you you illegally detaining me. >> You illegally detaining me, >> man. Run my name. Y'all see me looking at houses, recording, looking at houses. >> Okay, >> that's what the I'm doing. That's what I'm doing. >> You pointing a >> That's what I'm doing. I'm pointing my finger. >> It's a finger. You going to shoot me? >> I'm going to say it was >> You going to shoot me? >> Is my gun out? >> IS YOU GOING TO SHOOT ME? Shoot me. Shoot me. Shoot. >> Shoot. >> You devil. >> That's what you want to do anyway. Shoot. >> So, you know why we're here? here. I don't give a cuz I'm black. >> No. >> Yeah. Why I'm here? Why you here? >> We got to call. >> Why you here? You got to call for what? >> Suspicious. >> Suspicious. Doing what? >> Taking pictures of houses. >> So what? That's illegal. >> No, I'm not saying it's illegal. >> So what the is a suspicion? >> The suspicion. >> It's a suspicion. >> It's a person suspicion. >> It's a person. What does that mean? >> They're suspicious of somebody that they don't recognize. >> Taking pictures. So what? It's a free country. >> Okay. >> Have you ever heard of walking while black? I'm walking while black. I'm walking while black. I'm walking while black. Why is your black on the field? I'm walking while black. Black. I'm walking while black. >> Okay, >> that's it. >> Okay. >> I'm walking while black. Why am I being detained? Why is these harassing me? Why? Why am I being harassed? >> You're not being harassed. >> Yes, I am. No, you're not. >> I'm trying to go about my day. I was going back to my hotel. >> What hotel you stay in? >> It doesn't matter. >> What hotel you stay in? >> Doesn't matter. >> Doesn't matter. I'm just trying to have a conver. >> Call your backup so I can run. You can run my name so I can keep it moving. You holding me up, wasting my time. You not going to take your badge off. You not going to take your badge off. You not going to take that gun off. You not going to do nothing. Stop putting your hands on me. Right now you're being detained about shooting. >> Everything's fine. >> You about to shoot. >> Everything's fine. >> Everything fine. >> Everything's fine. >> You about to shoot me. >> I'm not shooting nobody. >> So why you got the gun on me? >> It's not a gun. >> Why am I being detained? >> I told you. >> Not going to cooperate. This is how we're going to handle this. >> Absolutely. >> You got a gun on me. >> Ain't nobody got no gun on you. >> You got a gun on me. >> Yeah. Okay. >> I know. back this way. >> I walk through any neighborhood I want to. I drink what the I want to drink. I smoke what the I want to smoke. >> I ain't on no papers. I ain't on none of your jurisdiction. Eat my >> Okay. Said there's no reason to be this upset. >> Here's the reason you stopping me for walking cuz I'm black. >> They call police on me cuz I'm black. >> And initially you said what? >> They call police on me cuz I'm black. Eat my >> not initially. Now you can eat my >> Okay. is you talking about? Okay, I got 14 years in prison. You think I give a about whatever you think you could do to me. >> You think I give a about what you think you could do to me? >> Sit down. >> You think you think that >> [ __ ] >> go look for a real crime. >> Here's the deal. So you understand each other. So we all you can sit here like this for 5 10 15 20 30 40 minutes. don't give a really don't. Eventually, what's going to end up happening is they're going to take you in for the charge that they deem appropriate. They're going to let you know what it is and you have a chance to either bond or be eyebound. >> 37. Go ahead. >> That's what's happening. >> All I was doing was walk you through the >> I understand that. >> And it stopped me talking about your suspicions. Suspicious of what? I'm not supposed to be angry. Suspicious of what? You're not supposed to. >> I'm not doing I'm not screaming. >> supposed to ball your fist up at people. >> I'm not balling my fist. >> Okay. >> What? You got that on camera? What? I'm lying. I'm lying to you. >> You're not. You're talking. >> I'm lying to you. I don't give a about lying to you. I'm about to lie to you. Who the is you, man? >> Who is you? Is racist. About to make up a charge of getting shot every day. It's getting shot every day and you about to make up a charge. >> You don't know me. [ __ ] I don't >> I You don't know me neither. >> That's right. I don't call you. >> So why the is you talking to me like that? I don't call you >> cuz I'm black >> and I don't. >> You think cuz you think you got more money than me? You don't. >> You think I got a better job? You don't. I travel. I've been on math flights. 200 flights. All I do is travel this country and work. >> Okay. Sit down. >> Put your feet in the car. >> All I was doing was walking when you saw me. What was I doing? >> Yeah. And I came and approached you. >> And I said, "Why? Why you approach?" What was I doing? >> Tell me the reason why. >> What was the reason? >> I was trying to talk to you. [clears throat] Suspicion. Suspicion for holding my Suspicion for videoing. >> Suspicion for video on the criminal complaint. >> Suspicion for videoing. Suspicial for holding my phone looking at houses. That's what I'm suspicious for. Holding my phone looking at houses. >> So when you go to the >> I've been in the neighborhood 5 years. Five 5 minutes. >> Did you go to the judge? You had nothing to worry about, right? >> I got to I got to bond out. >> So when you talk to the judge, you have nothing to worry about. >> He said assault on a police officer. >> Exactly what he said. >> You like that, huh? I know. >> I I don't get paid anymore. Any less, sir. >> I know. >> Come on. No. No more. No less. I don't owe you. >> I know. >> From Adam. >> I know. >> Alls I know is that you have disparaged my character from the second that I showed up. >> So, what are you doing to me? You think I give a about your character? What are you doing to my character? >> What about my character? What about my character? >> What about my character? >> What about my character? >> Put your feet in the >> Stop me for nothing. The man was taken into custody and charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing a peace officer. Despite being stopped for simply taking photos, no illegal activity was ever found. He is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of