Is that a lawful order? >> It's a lawful order. Roll down the back window, it's too dark. I can't see it. I can't see inside. Roll down the window all the way. >> order. >> Roll down the window all the way. >> a lawful order. >> Can I get a 10-94, please? >> It's not a lawful order. >> to roll down the window all the way. I can't see inside, it's too dark. It's for officer safety. Roll down the window all the way so I can see inside. >> So, if I don't give you my license, >> registration, and insurance. >> will you take me to jail? >> Yes, driver's license, registration, and insurance. >> you threatened me to take me to jail. >> No, I'm not threatening you with anything. >> just did. You just >> It's going to be obstruction. I need your driver's license. >> Don't worry about it. >> Hey, if you're coming up to this vehicle, you got to wait. We're in the middle >> That's my son, and I'm going up there. >> you cannot go up to the car right now. You got to wait. >> This is a citizen driving a black Chevy pickup in Florida. A routine traffic stop for a dim tag light quickly escalates into a legal standoff when the officer demands all windows be rolled down for officer safety. This is a classic display of turning a minor administrative infraction into a systematic privacy invasion through coercive and unlawful orders. >> Roll down the windows. Can you roll down the back window? >> Is that a lawful order? >> It's a lawful order. Roll down the back window, it's too dark. I can't see it. I can't see inside. Roll down the window all the way. >> lawful order. >> Roll down the window all the way. >> a lawful order. >> Can I get a 10-94, please? >> It's not a lawful order. >> You need to roll down the window all the way. I can't see inside, it's too dark. It's for officer safety. Roll down the window all the way so I can see inside. Roll down the window all the way so I can see inside. Thank you. >> order, man. >> That is a lawful order. >> It's not a lawful order. >> for the stop is you have your tag light is too dim. It's not visible from 50 ft. >> That's a lie. >> It's not a lie. >> That's a lie. >> brake lights, it is too dark. Do you have your driver's license, registration, and insurance? >> So, this is an unlawful order. This is a law This is a lawful stop. >> stop? >> No, it's not. >> Driver's license, registration, and insurance. >> if my tag is my tail light is fine, man, please? >> Driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance. >> I'm not going to give you my fourth amendment right. You're violating >> Driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance. >> amendment right. >> proof of insurance. >> You're violating my fourth amendment. Nothing wrong with my tail lights. >> Your tail light is too dim. >> My tail light too dim? >> It is too dim. >> No, it's not. >> see your tail >> Those are perfect tail lights. >> Those are not perfect tail lights. >> Yes, they are. >> No, they're not. >> So, if I don't give you my license, what you take me to jail? >> Yes, driver's license, registration, >> so you threaten me to take me to jail? >> No, I'm not threatening anything. >> You just did. >> It's going to be obstruction. I need your driver's license. >> Don't worry about it. I'll see you in court. >> Driver's license. >> I'll see you. I'll see you in court. I'll see you in court. >> Are you going to fail to provide me your driver's license? >> Don't talk about getting the [ __ ] >> That's not very nice. >> [ __ ] you. >> Driver's license. >> Try to be nice to >> to you. [ __ ] you think you is? >> Registration and insurance. >> Oh, you [ __ ] Try to be nice to you. [ __ ] you think you is? What wrong with you? >> Your insurance? >> I'll look it up on my phone. So, I'm going to take a picture of it. Stay put. >> You can back up a little. All right, you can back up a little more, please. >> Yeah. >> The front seat. >> Oh. >> You guys can just wait inside of the car. What your name is? Joel Jones. Okay. >> I don't know what his name is. That is not a matter. I'm going to check that out. >> I H Q I H Q >> What? >> I H Q >> Dispatch 11 you're sending feet in 204. >> 10-4 10-6 >> 10-4 >> 10-9 >> [music] >> He's not being reasonable. >> Oh, I know he's not. He hasn't been reasonable since I stepped on my foot. >> Turn the lights off. And then this. >> Okay. >> If you're coming up to this vehicle, you got to wait. We're in the middle >> That's my son and I'm going up there. >> You cannot go up to the car right now. You got to wait. >> Yes. >> Hey, whose car is that? So, I can take a picture cuz I know this is going to be some kind of >> The whole You can see the tag light. I can >> right here, it's too dark. You need to back up. >> You can see your tag light. They're lying. >> 25 ft. Back up. >> They're lying. >> 25 ft. All the way back to that pole. Past that tree. Keep going. >> I can see your tag light. They're lying. >> Keep going. 25 ft. >> I can see it. >> Hey block. Hey block. Hey block. >> I need everybody's car. >> I don't have a car. But, my badge number is 1907. >> And what's your name? >> Ryan. >> Officer Ryan? Officer Ryan? >> I need I need I need everybody's tag number. I need everybody's badge. >> I need everybody's >> I'm going to take a picture of him if you just turn off the lights. >> I would just write a report on this. >> I'm going to do a report regardless. >> She's asking for badge numbers and stuff. >> That's fine. I'll do a report. Um it doesn't show up on the phone, but I have my phone and pull it in here. But it's too dark. >> I would just note taking their your his demeanor as well. >> Mhm. Yeah, well. >> He's certainly like a civil rights violation on his website. >> It's the first thing he said to me when I told him to roll down the back window cuz it's way too dark. Can you do me a favor right now? Can you test these two? Cuz they're like this one. Did he tell him about the thing? Right when I walked up there, he just got to screaming. I told him the window's too dark, he needs to roll it down cuz I can't see inside and it's for officer safety. >> You got a light on you. You got a light on you. She's lying. She's kind of [ __ ] liar. [ __ ] liar. [ __ ] liar. Liar. So, do you have a >> He has a disability. So, on his tag, I just noticed it too. It's the name, it's for his vision. >> Okay. >> So, he's not allowed to drive. >> That's fine. The tag light is still too dim? >> Yes. He's trying to say when you told him to roll down the window for officer safety, I would say that's an unlawful order and that he does not have to follow that. And they are educating him now that he does have to follow that. And then she is being >> Where you at? >> 28130. >> She's being belligerent right now. >> I don't know. I can hear her. >> 28130. >> I saw him extremely >> 410, Paul Lincoln, Adam Young, Adam Frank Lincoln, 150 for John White Cologne. >> He's going about half bridge. >> I should have called DCF, but I'm glad I didn't. I pulled right up here to call DCF cuz they called me back from yesterday. >> From which thing yesterday? >> I'm trying to get Peter Porter out of the house. He should not be in there. I'm >> That mom should not have >> I talked to Amelia about it. And Amelia said the same thing. So, I am trying to get him out of the house, and I formally made a report yesterday, and they're investigating it. >> Well, that's good. We tried everything. I've even reached out to >> Well, she's not That's the thing is so we have documentation of him being referred to the YES program, but yet she is not >> I referred them. >> She's not taking any of the resources. So, Amelia said to articulate it as like failure to provide for the child and neglect of the child in a way. >> Well, she also >> Because of the >> just expects grandma to take care of him because she doesn't want to. >> You didn't hear it good, and then grandma's like, "I don't want him anymore. Take him away." And it's like, that kid doesn't need to hear that. >> Grandma last time was telling me that she just doesn't want to be raising her daughter's kid. Which I don't blame her. >> Perfect. >> Hold on. >> Do you have any questions for me before I give you this form? >> You want to Yeah, keep on violating my rights. Come on. I have a question for you cuz you violating my >> I have a tablet, but it is too dim. >> So, be good. Come on. Love you. All right, get on the sidewalk. Get on the sidewalk. Get on the sidewalk. Get on the sidewalk. Get on the sidewalk. Get on the sidewalk. Mom, Mom, MOM. MOM. MOM. MOM. MOM. MOM. MOM, RELAX. MOM, RELAX. RELAX. RELAX. RELAX. I know, we know that. We know that. >> I got to write you a citation so you can get going. >> So, are we are we done? >> So, it's going to be a warning. >> A warning, huh? >> over. >> Okay. >> The reason it's a warning >> They told they said that my light my tail light was out or dim or something. >> Okay. >> I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. Okay. So, we good? I'll have this [ __ ] changed out. Get out of my face, [ __ ] >> All right. >> You done. Thank you. >> Have a good one, Joel. All right. Have a good >> Case details. Incident, traffic stop for dim tail light leading to demand for full window lowering. Key dispute, lawful order versus [music] privacy rights. Officer safety as a search pretext. Legal violations, Fourth Amendment overreach, threatening arrest for exercising speech rights.