I'm on public property right now, too. And even if I was inside, there's no reasonable attributable suspicion of a crime I do not need to identify. This is not identifiable state. >> This is a police investigation. >> That doesn't matter. >> You don't identify yourself, you're going to jail. >> Okay. Mark Highland. >> So, are we going to Are we Mark Island? >> Are we going? I need ID. Where is it? >> Just because if a cop asks you to give your ID, >> it's the law. You can look it up on your phone. >> Well, I'm not yelling. >> And he's like freaking out and he like body slams you or something down on the ground. Like we don't want any of that. I want you to be as safe as safe as possible. >> Yeah. >> Would you believe it? Even when you are standing peacefully on public property, committing zero crimes and actively citing the law, an officer will still threaten you with a jail cell just for exercising your right to remain silent. When the badge boldly spreads blatant misinformation, if a cop asks you to give your ID, you have to. It's the law. Join me as we shatter this illegal roadside coercion. >> Interfering with us and we're going to bring you in. That's it. >> How is that interfering? >> Because we're investigating >> trying to investigate this this complaint that happened, right? >> We got called here. We need to identify people and make sure nothing happened. Okay. >> But there's no there's no crime committed. I'm not being I don't want to be rude or anything like that, but I he should be the one to be talked to first. >> Okay. >> Cuz I did nothing. >> Okay. >> I shouldn't. and we intend to go talk to. However, you were out here and you started talking with us about what >> Well, you guys came up to me and and I said, "Hi, you know." So, >> you want to go talk to the >> Yeah, I can. >> I'll stay with Mark. >> We'll be right back. Okay. >> Yep. We'll get your name. >> I don't whatever. He doesn't know it. But >> it's just for the report. You did anything wrong. Based on what happened, >> by law though, I'm on public property right now, too. And even if I was inside, there's no reasonable attributable suspicion of a crime I do not need to identify. This is not identifiable state. >> This is a police investigation. >> That doesn't matter. >> I can pull up the case law right now if you want. >> I mean, it's You're wrong. >> No, I'm not. Actually, >> you are. >> No, I'm not. >> So, it doesn't really matter. You have to identify yourself if you're involved in something. >> No, not if I committed a crime. If I committed a crime, it's not interfering if I didn't do anything physical. That's not correct. >> That's true. >> No, it's not. >> I've been doing this job long enough. I know when you have to identify yourself and when you don't. You were some random person walking down the sidewalk. >> Hey, I said my name is Mark. That's all you need to know. >> No, it's not. We need your name and your date of birth. >> The report. Yes. You were involved in some sort of argument. >> Nope. That's not true. >> Okay. >> You know my job better than I do, right? >> Oh, I'm not trying to be rude. I'm just going on my constitutional rights. No, this is my con. This is my constitutional right, though. >> It's not. You can't identify your part of an incident. >> Go ahead. Pull up whatever you think it is. But you're wrong. >> No. >> See, see, he's I'm I'm chill. >> That's the thing. See, I don't even know what happened either. I was up there and I asked if it's wet and I walked and then he started getting all upset at me. So, I don't know. I was like, "Okay, I'm going to go downstairs." >> Part of the problem that we're here investigating. >> No, I didn't. I came downstairs. No, no, no, no. I came downstairs and standed out here by myself, not bothering no one. >> You know what I mean? So, >> you didn't say you were causing >> No, I know. I'm saying I just got out of the situation cuz I didn't want a situation cuz it's not right. A situation something that could have already been resolved. You could have already been on your way. >> I mean, I could become a man anyways. It doesn't. I didn't do anything wrong. >> No, cuz you're here as part of investigation. >> But I didn't break the law. >> Again, I'm not saying you are. >> We have to talk to both parties, get everybody's information. He called for whatever reason. If we have additional >> Well, that's that's on him then. That's on him. >> Correct. But you were part of it. >> But I didn't do nothing. >> Says you. >> He does. He doesn't call the cops for nothing. Obviously, something happened between you guys. He got pissed off enough or whatever to call us. Right or wrong? I guess I don't know why he recall because so what are [clears throat] we doing? We're investigating whatever did or didn't happen. >> Yeah, but it's totally minor. Nothing really. >> It's totally my literally just arguing >> argue, right? >> And him calling me names and stuff and I walking outside >> arguing. You call us. We have to document that we came out and we have to document who we talked to and that is why we need your name. >> That is awesome. >> Okay. Is your supervisor available, please? >> For what? >> Do you have your name and badge number? >> My name is Officer Eldridge. My badge number is 510. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> I don't want to be rude. I'm just going because I know my rights, that's all. >> Well, what you think you know is not how it works. your rights. You're correct. And if you were some random person not involved in this, you don't have to give us your name. That is correct. However, you're involved in some sort of incident that we're investigating. Therefore, you need to provide your name. >> That's how it works. Otherwise, it's you interfering with our investigation. >> Interference is a physical act. >> That's not true. >> Yes, it is. >> No, it's not. >> It is. >> I'm not going to stop my >> I'm not going to argue with you. I'm not trying to argue. You don't know the law. >> Why you yell? I'm sorry. Please don't yell at me. I'm not yelling. >> Because I'm trying to be so patient with you and you're not providing your name. The next step is you're just going to come in with us if you're refusing to identify yourself. That's how it works. >> Is there are you are you're Oh, you're a corporal. Okay. >> No, arrested. >> Oh, okay. Oh, I seen the stripe. That's why at first >> identify himself arrested. We'll identify himself. >> I'm going to go with >> No, he he called and I came down and I didn't commit a crime. That's why. But if you need >> I need you to listen. I'm going to be honest with you. I'm not going to play any games. You keep that phone on you one. I got three. >> No, I know. I know. It's fine. That's the only reason I'm not doing it. >> You don't identify yourself, you're going to jail. >> Okay. Mark Island. >> So, are we going Are we going Mark Island? >> Are we going in? I need ID. Where is it? >> Okay. Um, I'm getting my ID under threat of arrest. >> Over here. So, that thing doesn't fall on us. >> Yeah. I'm getting my ID on threat of arrest. >> Thank you. Well, I got to put it on there just in case. >> I don't care. It doesn't really matter. Just see that's all we have to do is just identify people in I didn't do nothing wrong. So, I'm That's fine. You >> got to investigate. >> I know, but I know the laws and literally you have to commit law and then you can learn that law if you'd like. >> Oh, I I have I know I know the first amendment. You know all five points of First Amendment. >> Yeah. >> It's okay. No, I I want you. I mean, I know everything's good. So, >> thank you. You're welcome. I didn't want to argue with no one. I'm just out there for a second. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm not going nowhere. You got my license. Thank you. >> You're welcome. It's no bueno, man. This is cop car 19 and 26. >> Yeah, I gave my date. >> That was hard. >> It wasn't hard. I just wanted to make sure because, you know what I mean? I mean, I know my rights. So, it's like I just wanted to make sure everything was okay and then I seen that, you know, I thought he was a captain or a sergeant or whatever you want to call it, supervisor. So, you know, >> Oh, >> and plus I didn't want to make a big deal out of it. I don't want to go to jail. So, it's like, >> well, >> you already elevated it for no reason. >> Well, I'm going to hope you understand that in the future if you're involved in something that we're investigating, you have to provide your name. It's just so much easier off the bat to do that. Okay. >> Okay. Well, after this is resolved, then um yeah, I'll figure everything out. >> Did he give ID, too? >> Okay. >> No. >> Why didn't you want to give me your name? >> Because my rights if I if you didn't arr suspicion. But if I'm not in the middle of a crime or committing or about to commit a crime, >> you're missing the the part where you have to give your name and and date of birth to the police. >> You don't have to. Just because if a cop asks you to give your ID, it's the law. You can look it up on your phone. >> If a cop comes up to me and says, "I have to give ID. I have to give ID." That's what you're saying. >> Someone is investigating an incident and they say that you're involved and you told us you were involved. That was your words, not ours. You said you were involved. >> Oh, because I said, "Yeah, because he Yeah. >> So that's why we got called up here. >> Uhhuh. >> Then you have to give your name and ID. >> Okay. I'll look that up then. Okay. No, I I'll give you guys the benefit of the doubt. Definitely. >> To be like to be yelling at police officers and if he's not and he's like freaking out and he like body slams you or something like that on the ground. Like we don't want any of that. I want you to be as safely as safe as possible. The best thing for that is you to know your rights. Exactly. Okay. So make sure you look look into that. All right. >> Oh, I I I do it all the time. That's why. >> Okay. Cuz you don't want to arrest people for nothing when you have no warrants or anything like that. >> Exactly. And I know I don't because I had one from like 9 years ago about like two years ago and I had to go to Harford and they dismissed it because it was nothing. You know what I mean? Because of him. >> I'll just do it in a heartbeat cuz I'm going to sit out here. >> See, everything's good, right? >> That's it. >> See? Yeah. >> Yeah. You good? Do you need anything? Do you need any protection? Are you worried about him hurting you in any way? He actually he does get a little crazy sometimes. Like I feel sometimes going into the kitchen like I get scared. You know what? I don't >> you can separate yourself. >> We're both upstairs right now and I'm like all that stuff, right? So he's uh So I'm >> You have like a room that you can go in that he has no access to. >> Well, that would be him. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That we have separate the apartments. Yeah. We just have a common living area. That's all. >> So I just I ask that in terms of just keeping you safe. Okay. As long as you have some place you can go where you can lock the door and be away from him. >> I feel comfortable leaving here without, you know, making people leave and stuff like that. >> Yeah. No, there ain't going to be no problems. Okay. Yeah. What I I'm usually in my room like 90% of the day playing games. You know what I mean? [laughter] Cuz I'm just saying. >> All right. Well, just have a good rest of your day. >> And I'm sorry if you know what I mean. If you know, it took me a little bit to give ID. It was more or less I was just kind of holding on my rights just to be safe and then I was like, you know what? It's not worth it. >> I just want to get it over with. >> Byebye. >> All right. Thank you. Um, what's your badge name? Name and badge number real quick. Just >> Thank you so much, sir. Case details. The pretext. Upgrading a verbal dispute call into a mandatory ID extraction for report documentation. Legal violations. Coercion under color of law. Misrepresentation of stop and identify statutory bounds. Retaliatory threats of false imprisonment. The outcome. ID extracted under explicit [music] duress. Citizen released with no citations issued.