You just keep opening my my stuff. >> It look like drugs, right? >> It look like drugs. >> Yeah, it >> So every every black guy that drives a car has the drug drug drugs. >> The address of my car is too good. Yes or no? >> I don't want to ask you questions. >> But you need to identify yourself. >> I'm going to show you there's no light there. Where is the light? Show me where the light is. Where is the light that is broken in here? >> a license. >> Okay, I need to This is how I bought the car. >> This is a black motorist operating a Mercedes-Benz stalked through four intersections before being pulled over for an alleged brake light infraction. The routine stop instantly escalates into a criminal detention when the officer reaches inside the cabin, seizes personal property without a warrant, and profiles it as contraband. >> You just keep opening my my stuff. >> It look like drugs, right? >> It look like drugs. >> Yeah, it >> So every every black guy that drives a car has the drug drug drugs. >> No one mentioned your race except for you. >> Yes, because this all you guys do. Keep harassing black people on the street. Right? >> Do you have your paper that I asked for? >> I give you all you want, man. I give you all you want. >> You can take it out for me. I'm not going to take that. You're going to say I stole something from you. >> Stole something? That So that's what? You take something from my possession without without a warrant. Okay? Okay, it's in plain view. So we You want to What is it you want to take from my car? Does it in plain view? >> Well, everything seems legal, so I don't want to take anything. >> Okay. >> That seems illegal. >> So that is illegal. Okay? >> know. I want to see what it is in there. >> Okay, keep searching. Keep searching. >> Can you give me the paper? >> You guys keep searching. >> you like five times. >> I give you I give it to you. >> So take it out of the paper. You're going to say I stole things from you. >> I cannot stand this stupidness. >> Take it out. >> I was harassing me. Yo, madam, you got to stay here because you're not going to put anything in it, you know. >> You need to sit down. >> You're not going to put anything in it till I bring it back to you, you know. You got to search it right here. >> going to put anything in anything. >> I don't trust you guys, man. Look. >> I don't care if you don't trust me. >> Good. So I don't care, too. If you don't care, why should I care? >> Sit down. You're making me nervous. >> I make you nervous? >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> You guys come take something out of my car and I can't see what you guys doing. Huh? I got to see what you guys doing. You You guys searching something without a warrant. >> of the road. Get out of the >> You understand? I got to I don't trust you guys. >> I don't care. I don't care that you don't trust me. >> So, if you don't care, why should I care? >> Because I'm a police officer and you're in an intersection. I'm telling you to please stay here. >> Huh? But my brake lights is out. >> Yeah, I showed you. You told >> No, I don't Yo, no brake lights is out, bro. Let me see the brake lights is out. >> I just showed you. >> Yo, you you can't show me and my car is stopped. Huh? >> You just put the handbrake on and >> Okay. I'm good. I put on my handbrakes and it's isn't working. >> Well, that's what you did, no? What did you do? You pressed on the brakes and you went and looked and then look You see the car? They have a light, you don't. >> Okay. >> Do you understand completely, sir? I don't know why you just keep arguing. >> Yeah, because you you take something out of my vehicle without a warrant, without a permission. I didn't give you a permission to search my vehicle. You just take something out of my vehicle, telling me it look like drugs. Huh? Okay. Keep harassing me, bro. You guys keep harassing me. >> Why have a seat cuz right now you're in the road. Or at least go on the sidewalk. >> What you So, what you doing? You destroyed my stuff. >> No, we just So, right now, okay, you've been like detaining while we investigate >> You detaining me? Okay, what's the probable cause for you detaining me? What's the Okay, you arresting me now. Okay. Okay. Arrest So, why you Why you reading my the rights? >> For your safety for investigation because it looks like drugs. >> It looks like drugs? >> Yes, it looks. It looks like the like the things that prisoners put in >> Okay. I got to getting you guys everything. Okay, keep going. It look like drugs. 2 ago, y'all stopped me for for light. Now you stop me for for brake light again. No, okay. Keep going, my friend. I like you I like what you guys keep harassing me. I love when you guys keep harassing me. >> So, it's your car? >> I don't want to ask questions, okay? >> Okay. The address on your Montclair is still good? You need to tell me that. The address in Montclair is still good? Yes or no? >> I don't want to ask questions. >> But you need to identify yourself. >> I give you my I give you my driver's license. I give you all my information. I don't want I know I don't have to answer anything to you, madam. That's my democratic right. I don't have to answer anything to you. >> You did an infraction. Your light is broken. I need you uh you need me to give me your address. >> I give you my driver's license and my insurance, okay? I don't answer questions. >> Oh my goodness. That's so tough dealing with you right now. It's so simple. You you just made an infraction. Your light is broken. >> I give you my driver's license and my insurance. >> On it is still good? Yes? Perfect. >> I You guys keep harassing me for the rest of my life, I know. >> For the rest of your life? It's the first time that I'm seeing you. I've never seen seen you before. So, I I don't know why you think you're we're harassing you harassing you. I love your glasses. >> How long you guys follow me? You follow me from since 1 2 3 4 lights ago. >> We had a call, sir, for a broken uh car, but I will not explain that to you because I know that I didn't do anything wrong. >> Why you lying? Why you lying? You have a call for a broken car? >> Yeah. >> This car is broken? >> No, no. Not your car. Another car was broken and was on driving the circulation, but I will not explain that to you because I don't need to. >> No, but what I'm saying, right? What I'm saying, you guys follow me from four lights up. >> Okay. >> Right? You didn't stop me for a brake light. You You You see I'm turning to go into this entrance, then you guys stop me. Right? So, why you three lights ago you didn't stop me? Two lights ago you didn't stop me. >> You don't want to talk, I don't want to talk to you. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> No, I don't have to answer you guys' questions. >> No, no, me too. >> Record them. I was harassing me, man. Record them. I was harassing me. Always. Always harassing me for what? Tell me about a broken arm light. Where's the broken light? This is the light they say broken. Where's the light here that's broken? There's no light here. No light there. Okay? I'm going to show you there's no light there. Where is the light? Show me where the light is. Where is the light that is broken in here? >> have a light there. >> Okay, I need to have This is how I bought the car. This is how I bought the car. Okay? You guys You guys Yo. You guys are telling me This is a This is where the the light is broken? No, I'm going in the car. I'm going back in my car. >> Okay, go on that sidewalk. >> You see? You know you're wrong now. Now you you know what you're doing. Yeah? You know you're wrong. >> Be careful, there is a >> light there. >> Be careful, there is a sign. >> That's how I bought the car from Mercedes-Benz. Yo. Yeah? Listen to me. There's no light there. That's how I bought the car from Mercedes-Benz. >> me to explain the ticket? >> Yeah, explain the ticket to me. >> All right. >> All right? >> You recording? >> Yeah, I'm recording everything. Because this is how I win you guys in court. >> You want to listen? >> I don't want to listen. Just give me the ticket, let me go. You told me at the top there >> Yeah, but you want to listen. >> No, I'm not listening to you. Just give me my ticket. Just give me the ticket. Just give me the ticket. Just give me the ticket. Please. Okay, good. Thank you very much. So, what I'm supposed to do? Make make I'm supposed to make the car? I bought a car like that from Mercedes-Benz. What I'm supposed to do? >> You need to come >> Okay. All right, good. Just give me my ticket. Have a nice day. You I see you guys in court, bro. >> Or to continue >> you guys in court, all right? I see you guys in court. I see you guys in court, man. It's okay. I see you guys in court. >> Case details. The pretext, alleged broken brake light, response to a generic broken car call. Legal violations, unlawful plain view seizure inside the cabin, pretextual drug detainment without RAS. Outcome, driver [music] invoked his right to remain silent, demanded the ticket, and promised a lawsuit in court.