home of cover my mind. All we're doing is detaining you right this second. Okay. Done. That's a physical thing. I'm walking on a public sidewalk reporting during the course of your duties. But if he don't leave, he's going with you. He'll get out on the other side. No. Like if you look at this disorderly conduct statute, I mean, is this guy fit the statute? These were multiple times when corrupt cops get caught red-handed. Starting with the case of the largest lawsuit ever filed against cops. On June 19th, 2022, officers from the New Haven Police Department in Connecticut responded to a weapons complaint at a local block party celebrating Junth. The officers identified 36-year-old Richard Randy Cox as a suspect and confronted him. The situation quickly escalated and Cox was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm, breach of peace in the second degree, and carrying a pistol without a permit. Upon entering the transport vehicle, Cox was placed in handcuffs, but as per the department's policy at the time, no seat belts or additional safety restraints were used. This situation, though compliant with departmental guidelines, has sparked debate regarding the constitutional implications of not securing prisoners during transport, especially for pre-trial detainees. Oh yeah, I'm going to drive the other way. Oh my gosh. Has to be. It has to be 100%. That is That's exactly What's up, buddy? Hey, can I talk to you? Can I talk to you for a second? Hold up real quick. What's up? Hold up real quick. Just hold up. Okay. All right. What's up? Anything on you? My phone. What? I'm going to cover my mind. All we're doing is detaining right this second. Okay. Done. Done. Sorry. 75. Put on a glove. Are you a permit holder? You hurt? No gloves. Gloves on your car. Yeah. You got anything else on you? You got gloves on? What's your name? Hey, what's your name? What is your name? Yes. Yo, call my sister please. He said please call. He said call He said call his sister please. She said she coming. All right. All right. I walked off and my mother called me. You heard? I ain't literally I don't know. I didn't argue with nobody. And Liz is with me. Liz with my mother. It was with me. Sir, I need to ask you if you I'm sorry to hear that. Sir. Sir. Sir. Hey. Do you have a permit? All right. Hop in. He's good. Let people enjoy the rest of the party. All right. We'll do everything else at PD7. I'm trying to get my legs turn around. We'll go out with me. I'll meet you. Uh he is with the 17. According to Supreme Court rulings, when the state takes a person into custody, it assumes responsibility for their safety. At approximately 8:30 p.m., Officer Diaz arrived with the transport wagon, which was not outfitted with seat belts and began the journey to the detention center. However, things took a drastic turn when Diaz slammed on the brakes to avoid an approaching vehicle. Cox, visibly in distress, was left struggling to communicate. When Diaz eventually realized Cox's condition, he contacted dispatch for an ambulance. But rather than immediately stopping to provide help, Diaz continued his drive toward the detention center. During this period, Cox repeatedly stated he could not move and was in excruciating pain. Yet Diaz, seemingly indifferent to his condition, continued to drive, putting Cox's health and well-being at further risk. Even when the ambulance arrived, Cox was dragged out of the vehicle without any precaution for a potential spinal injury. Yeah. Yeah. We're just going to leave those cuts off. That's fine. And then he's going to tell me to tension to hold on to them. All right. I got to go down to one. I mean, you can go down to one anyways and grab them. Yeah, cuz I just got to I'm going to lo, but there's no point to us trying to change him now. He knows he's slow down. Oh, yeah. That's how he like it. What's up, buddy? I know how he like it. Hey, what's up? No, you're going to go that way with him. I don't care. I know what he likes already. Oh, okay. I watch. Oh, yeah. You don't. All right. Come on. I would just double back cuz it was It just happened quick. It burns. Yeah. You just double like this. This way. I don't move on you. I'm sorry. You hear that? Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Hold on. He's just He's just loosening him. He's looser. How you listen? He's doing it right now. Look, buddy. How's that feel? You want a little bit more looser than that? Little bit. We're trying to be serious. Are you No, we're helping you. We're trying to help. It's still the same. Okay. All right. What about now? As long as you can move it in there. All right, my man. Step in there. All right. All right. All right. Step right in there. Got it. One leg at a time. One leg at your head. Watch your head. All right. Yo, don't put away. Is that That's his stuff. Don't put away. Uh yeah, that's his stuff. Harp. Yep. That's his stuff. His wallet, keys, and stuff. Ar. Yeah, that's his That's his stuff. His wallet, keys, and stuff. Y [Music] [Music] Help. Help. Help. Help. Help. Are you all right? Oh, that car went right in front of us and we almost got hit, bro. What's going on? I can't hear you. What's going on? What's going on? Huh? I I can't move. You what? I can't move. You felt Yes. I can't move. All right. Hold on. [Music] I'll help you out. Just give me a second. All right. I can't move. You can't what? I can't. I want my clothes. All right. I'll I'll get you an ambulance when we get there. Okay. No. What do you mean no? I'm not going to open the door now. So, you know that. All right. No. Call now. I'm on my phone. I can see you on the camera. You're on the side. Get Get him. How can you? All right, hold on. Let me stop somewhere. Hold on. What happened? What? You fell. Yeah. What happened? Can you move at all? I can't move. What? How your leg is all the way up there? I understand. All right. I can't move you. So, I have to hold on. I'm going to have to go get an ambulance. Listen, no. Huh? Yes, but understand I am. Go ahead. I I fall. I cannot move my arms. All right. Do not move. I can see moving your arm. No. Okay. With my hand. I All right. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. I'm going to call an ambulance. 171. 171. Oh, can you start a signal one? Uh, the subject in the uh van, he said fell inside the van and he can't move. So, I'm on my way to detention right now. So, please can you start me signal one over there? I got an ambulance coming. Don't do not move. Don't do anything. I got it. I understand. I already called you for an ambulance. Okay. Try not to move. I'm going to go nice and easy. The ambulance on his way. that you were standing up when you when you fell. I'm asking you that you were standing up in the back when you fell. Huh? Listen, I got an ambulance coming for you. All right, just give me one second. I'm I'm hit I'm taking you there right now. I'm half a block away. All right, we made it. We made it here. We'll get you out of in 2 seconds. I'm coming. I'm coming. A decision that could have aggravated his condition. The officer's failure to adhere to this standard potentially worsened Cox's injuries. Instead of waiting for paramedics to address Cox's condition, the officers proceeded to drag him from the transport wagon and place him into a wheelchair. further exacerbating his injuries. This reckless disregard for Cox's safety and well-being led to serious consequences. Coming. I'm coming. All right. I'm over an ambulance. Well, on the way here, somebody calls me over stopping the break, but I don't know. He said he fell inside the the van and he's all, you know, I opened the door and check I was talking to him and he said he can't move. So if he really he really fell and we're not even moving at the end. Yes. Yes. We could just take All right. Help. Okay. I cannot move. Cops. Either we can move you or you can wait to AMR you cannot move. I guess I literally I cannot move. Okay. You want us to help you? It it it what happened? It put my weight. I could not move. Yeah. I could not move. One more time. Just be careful. He was kicking the door and everything. All right. Ready? Try to stretch that leg first. You see that leg to the to the wall. Exactly. Stretch out. Stretch your arm out. Put your Put your arm out. Put your arm out. You don't have CS anymore. Take them out from behind your back. There we go. Now move Now move your leg down. Move your leg. Just roll it over to the side. Listen, bro. Sit up. I can't move. You're not even trying. My back. I get it. I'm not even joking. You got to get my body. Look. Turn your body. No, I'm trying to turn your body. Turn your body. You're not listening. You're not even trying. There we go. Turn your body. See? Hold on. Okay. Now stretch out. Come on. Come on. Or will pull you out. Slide down, man. Oh. Yo, slide down so you can get out of here. Look, look. If you got to drive me, do All right. All right. Now, almost there. You're almost there. You got to get your shoulders out. Ready? 1 2 3. Stand up. There we go. How you making up? Ready? Uh, get the wheel. What's going on, man? What's going on? Huh? You ain't cracking. You just drank too much. No, I wasn't. No, you drank too much. Okay, sit up. We ain't going to kick that weight. Get the chair. Yeah. No, we get the chair. I was fine. You going to try to eat nothing today? Sunday. I was fine. Listen, he was fine walking. All right. Like I said, he was kicking that door. No problem. Hold the tack door. Hold the tack door. Hold on. Hold on. I I can't feel sit up. Oh my god. Yo. Yeah. Sit up. You're doing You're doing sit up. [Applause] Sit up. What else did you have? Did you have some fine? Yeah. Fine. How many did you How much you want? Okay. How much did you have to drink? Huh? Ask my mother. I was fine. I'm asking. Okay. But we're asking you now. We need to write that down for AMR purposes. Did you have a lot to drink? Any drugs? You feel like harming yourself? Okay. Any medical conditions we need to know about? Can you drink this pocket over here? Okay. Put your hands up in the front. Don't move here. Don't move your hair. Got to got to take off your earrings. My neck hurt. I wish you can't sit over. Don't Don't move your head. You're sitting all awkward. Even if something hurt it, sit upright. If I could, I would. Don't let Yeah. I mean, just check them out. You know, again, probably cuz you're sitting there here. Sit up. Good. Oh, you can put them in the holding tight. Okay. We're going to have you stay in the table until AMR hits um gets here. You got to pick up your feet. You got to pick up your feet. I'm telling you, Oh my god. Yo, I can't work too hard. I can't read. The other arm. Just grab the other arm. [Applause] There you go. Sit up over here. Okay. as it was later revealed that Cox had suffered significant harm from the incident. In the aftermath, officer Diaz faced intense scrutiny for his actions during the transport. He was accused of violating both the New Haven Police Department's procedures and the constitutional rights of Richard Randy Cox. Diaz's actions potentially amounted to deliberate indifference to a serious medical condition, which could lead to charges of misconduct and reckless endangerment. Under Connecticut law, reckless endangerment in the second degree occurs when a person engages in conduct that creates a risk of physical injury to another, and Diaz's actions certainly seem to meet this threshold. However, in this next case, cop instantly loses it and immediately gets sued. On the evening of August 22nd, 2023, Mr. England, the owner of the Sacramento Community Watch YouTube channel, was walking through downtown Reno, Nevada, when he stumbled upon a police investigation involving officers with the Reno Police Department, specifically Officer Goat and Officer Hoy. As Mr. England approached the scene, he greeted the officers and started asking questions. Officer Hoy, however, quickly ordered him to step away from the police vehicle. Mr. England calmly explained that he was filming for safety purposes, which is within his First Amendment rights. He stood on the public sidewalk, maintaining his distance, but Officer Hoy escalated the situation by accusing him of interfering with the investigation and demanding that he step away. When Mr. England refused, citing that filming in public spaces is his legal right, Officer Hoy placed him in handcuffs and abruptly stopped his live stream. The situation quickly unraveled as Mr. England expressed disbelief at being detained. "This is a horrible mistake," he exclaimed while being restrained, emphasizing that no crime scene tape was up and that people were freely walking around the sidewalk. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining the Sacramento Community Watch. We are in the city of Reno, Nevada, right off of West Second Street and North Virginia Street. Uh looks like we have Reno PD Multiple vehicles. Of course, we're going to walk up and see what's going on. First vehicle on the scene. 171 2110 371. Vehicle is going to be occupied one. Hello. How's it going, Guardia? Pretty good, man. What's going on out here? It's going to be uh additional vehicle 072 2000272. It's going to also be occupied one times. Hey, how you doing? Yeah. What's going on? Nothing. Nothing. Excuse me. Step away from your vehicle. Okay. This is our vehicle actually. the city's vehicle. Okay. Also, when you're dealing with public, I'm recording for my safety as well as yours. This is Officer Hoy with the Reno PD. How you doing? Is there something I can help you with? No, you jumped out your vehicle. I mean, I didn't Why are you interfering with our investigation? Interfering? That's a physical thing. I'm walking on a public sidewalk recording you during the course of your duties. What are you talking about? Place your hands behind your back. I don't want a permit. Can I help you, sir? With the Reno PD. How you doing? There's something I can help you with. No, you jumped out your vehicle. I mean, I didn't Why are you interfering with our investigation? Interfering? That's a physical thing. I'm walking on a public sidewalk reporting. Is there something I can do during the course of your duties? What are you talking about? Place your hands behind me back. Okay. He's live streaming, too, by the way. So this is this is the worst mistake you could ever make. I'm conducting a personal collection on the public sidewalk. This is not a crime scene. You don't have crime scene. This is your mistake. And I want to make sure you're watching as well. So you might as well roll your lieutenant out. Thank you, sir. This that was a horrible mistake. Why would you do that? I'm recording on a public sidewalk. There's no tape up. And there's other people walking on the sidewalk. Why would you do this? I need to speak to your lieutenant, please. Work like that. I am live. Do you have anything in your pockets that can hook me in a circle? I don't I don't condone any surges or seizures. I didn't I didn't ask if you can donate any. This is a horrible mistake, dude. Horrible. Horrible. So now the officer is checking me. Who are you talking to? My live stream. I I stopped it. Why would you stop my And you stopped my live stream. Wow. Throughout the encounter, Mr. England continued to argue that he was not obstructing any investigation and was simply documenting what was happening in a public space. Under Nevada law, citizens have the right to record police activities in public places. Nevada Revised Statutes, NRS. Section 171.112 states that a person not under arrest has the right to film law enforcement officers in action provided they are not obstructing the investigation. Moreover, the First Amendment protects the right to record public officials as confirmed in various legal precedents including the 1995 Ford Ice versus Seattle case which held that filming police officers in public spaces is a constitutionally protected activity. This right is not absolute, however, and is subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions as affirmed in the 2024 Diccastro versus Las Vegas Metropolitan Police case. Despite these clear legal protections, officer Hoy accused Mr. England of obstructing justice under Nevada's NRS197.280, which makes it illegal to hinder or delay a public officer in discharging their duties. Take a seat right here. I can't believe you. I don't I don't want to sit down. I told you to sit down. I don't have to sit down. I told you to sit down. Why would I have to sit down? Now you're under arrest. Get back in my car. Get this guy under control, please. You know what? I was I was I was recording him while he was in his car. There's That's nothing. That's not against the law. You should know that. I've already talked to your sergeant. Sit back up. I've already talked to your sergeant. That's cool. Sandre. There will be litigation. Sounds good, man. Yeah. Good for the city cuz you're wasting tax dollars stopping the first amendment activity. Explain all that to the judge. Okay. Or to your YouTube followers or whatever you want. I don't care. I hope it's worth the YouTube likes. Yeah. I hope it's worth your your Scott. Will you grab that? Yeah. And I'd like to speak to your sergeant as well, please. Cool. You can speak to him when you get out of jail. You can call him. I'm just getting off work. There's nothing in there. You're going to have to go to work tomorrow. Just be aware of that. Yeah. I don't really care about that. You don't really care about that. Your body came rolling. Oh, see how it's red and blinking? Oh, boy. And I have uh two um pins on my chest. Uh writing pins. Okay. Thank you for telling me about Oh, no problem. Want to separate your feet for me? Okay. Three pants. All right. Go ahead and take a seat. All right. Just put all this on the floorboard for me. Bunch of those coins. Uh, okay. Let me let me get a little bag. Thanks, dude. Good. Yeah. All right, sir. What's your last name? England. England. Yeah. What am I being charged with? Obstructing or just a police officer. How do you spell England? How did I obstruct? What did I obstruct? Does it spell like the country? Yeah. How did I obstruct though? There's no crime scene tape. There's people walking on the sidewalk all around. What's your first name? I'm confused by that. Can I speak to your sergeant? No. What's your uh what's your date of birth? What's your social? I didn't do anything wrong. What city were you born in? I did not break the law at all whatsoever. I record you guys all the time. I don't mind you recording me. M fact, I think I remember you. Were you over uh when we found the stolen car over on uh Wells? No. Stolen car? I don't I don't mind you recording us. It's when you're in my window when I'm trying to have a private conversation with someone on the phone and you won't step away after I told you multiple times to walk away and then when I try and tell you to sit on the curb and I try and detain you peacefully and then you refuse to follow my commands. That's why you're under arrested though. Hey, what's up? No, I'm good. Nothing. I did nothing wrong. In fact, I I approached you peacefully and respectfully. Uh, no, you're good. What? What gentlemen? Yes, ma'am. Talk to you later. Bye. Hey. Hey. Wait. To get your start over. If you ask the audience, I I've recorded him and he's he's very comfortable with it. Yeah. I I have no problem with you recording. But just like if you were if you were the press and you came with the camera, I'd have no problem with that. But just like the press, I told you, "Hey, you need to step back. I can't have you in my face right at my window when I'm trying to have a private conversation." You understand that? So when you So I asked you several times to step away and you said no. I was wanting to ask you questions. I said, "Is there something I can help you with?" And you said, "No. Oh, this is this is actually my car." Blah, blah, blah. Officer Hoy specifically cited Mr. England's refusal to move away from the police vehicle and sit down after being handcuffed as obstruction. As Mr. England was processed, he continued to protest the arrest, asserting that he was simply exercising his right to document the scene. He also expressed a desire to speak to a supervisor and claimed that his detainment was a violation of his rights. The officer's response was dismissive, asserting that Mr. Mr. England could discuss the matter further once he was out of jail. In the days following the arrest, Mr. England filed a lawsuit against Officer Hoy and the Reno Police Department for violating his First Amendment rights. But wait for this next case where insane cop arrests entire family over a speeding ticket. On April 6th, 2024, a woman was riding her motorcycle home with her fianceé Sha Bourne following behind. When Bourne stopped at a store and did not reappear, she grew concerned, thinking he might have been involved in an accident. Without being able to reach him due to poor cell service, she turned around to retrace her steps. In her urgency, she was speeding when she was pulled over by Deputy John Griffith of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office for going 91 mph in a 55 mph zone. The body camera footage from Deputy Griffith's interaction with her reveals a tense and confusing exchange. She explained that she was trying to find her fianceé, but Griffith remained focused on the violation, demanding her license, registration, and insurance, none of which she had on hand, as they were in her fiance's truck. The situation took a dramatic turn when Griffith decided to detain her. And after some confusion about the ownership of the bike, he informed her that he would be towing it. As things escalated, Shawn Bourne arrived at the scene, still concerned about his fianceé. However, when he attempted to intervene and retrieve the keys for the truck, Griffith accused him of obstructing his duties and placed him under arrest for interfering with governmental operations. I'm going to be as nice as I can be. If I tell you to leave one more time, I'm going to arrest you. I am not on scene. You are. You're on my traffic stop. Get in and go. Can you listen to me for a second? Nope. We're done. So now I'm going to be arrested. Absolutely. For what? For interfering with governmental operations. Okay. So I'm asking if I can get her her polish at least her car. She's arresting me now. D. [Applause] You're causing safety concerns for me on my traffic stop. I can see you're shaking and you're pissed off. I've been nice and polite and asked you and try to talk to me. I've asked you to leave twice. I sat there and we me and my father both talk to you and you sat there. Oh, I don't do speeding tickets. I do this. I'm honorable. I do this and that. And I'm sorry, but this is not any of that. 91 and a 55. I understand that. Have a seat right here in the grass. There you go. On your butt. Feet out front of me. Hey, dispatch. Show me 1015 with one male as well. He's causing he's causing safety issues for me. I've asked him to leave multiple times. Don't matter. 104. I got a third one pulling up here. So, I may need another transport. Bourne was confused but complied with the officer's commands to leave the immediate area. However, Griffith soon escalated the situation by arresting him anyway, claiming his actions were a safety concern. The charges brought against him were related to obstruction as per Arkansas Code, which prohibits hindering a governmental function. Despite the situation growing more tense, it did not end there. Borne's father, Larry, arrived shortly after and asked Griffith for the keys to the truck. When Griffith refused, tempers flared and Larry was arrested as well, this time for disorderly conduct. Griffith explained that Larry's actions, including shouting obscenities and refusing to comply with orders, had created a safety concern leading to his arrest. However, it appears that Larry's outburst was mainly in response to his son's arrest. Griffith's decision to arrest Sha Bourne was questionable as it appeared that he was simply standing at a distance, not actively interfering with the officer's actions. Legal precedents such as the 8th Circuit Court's ruling in the 2020 Chestnut vers Wallace case suggest that citizens have the right to observe police interactions from a distance, which Bourne seemed to be doing. Therefore, it's possible that the arrest was based more on Griffith's perception of the situation than a legal violation. The situation continued to spiral when Larry, who had been taken into custody for disorderly conduct, was also accused of resisting arrest after allegedly reaching into his pocket while walking away, prompting further escalation from Deputy Griffith. The family is now reportedly considering a lawsuit against the deputy for his actions during the incident, arguing that their rights were violated and that the arrests were unjustified. If you thought that was bad, this is because you didn't know about this case where cops illegally arrested a person. So, he crushed them in court. On December 8th, 2022, an altercation between Cory Drew and law enforcement officers in Cottonwood, Arizona, escalated following an ongoing dispute regarding Drew's service dog and other issues at the Thousand Trails Verde Valley campground. The conflict began when security officer Steven Bull requested a police escort for park manager Scott Woolly to speak with Drew. Drew, upset with the campground staff, was parked in his truck when Deputy Samuel Contrarus arrived and activated his emergency lights. After Deputy Contrarus approached the vehicle, Drew was initially told that he was under arrest for disorderly conduct. However, Drew contested the arrest, asking if any officer had witnessed him engage in any disorderly conduct. Lieutenant Frank Barbaro intervened, stating Drew was being detained but not arrested. So I said, "I'll talk to you." Okay. Do you have any weapons in your car? I'm not going to answer any question. Okay. Because this is a big difference between us taking you out or not to run on the window the whole way and let us see your hands or we're going to rip you out of the car. You can roll down the window. This isn't a ne Bro, we're getting to the point where this isn't a negotiation. I I understand my rightful Okay. Well, if he understands the right Supreme Court case on private property stopping you want to argue about this or do you want to talk about why we're here? I want to know I'm under arrest and you said maybe now I'm not I'm not stopped for a traffic stop to you're being legally det investigate something. Yes. Okay. What are you investigating? Conduct. Okay. What? Well, I it wasn't this early. So, what do you want to know? What happened? What? I mean, I have on film me just talking to you. So, I tried to arrange a meeting with this guy. We had an incident. He got in one of my security guys face last night. So, I tried to arrange a meeting with a guy. Then he got all pissy with on a text with security even though I'd sent him an email to meet with me about his actions. So then he came up and just stormed the office. Very combative. We had a history of one of the other parts of being combative. He recorded me the whole time. I just wanted to have a professional conversation. Describe combative. What does that mean? Raising his voice extremely high. Okay. So yelling um not listening to my side. recording the So, how close was he when he was yelling at you? Oh, within 3D, but he he he was yelling and using it as what the conversation was last night. So, it wasn't like it was he's very intimidating. I mean, that's that's all I can say. Was it cussing? No cussing. Okay. Did he threaten you? Just said he was going to uh take it to legal and corporate and Okay. Okay. So, what are you guys wanting done? Well, he can't really stay here. Do you want him trespass on the property? Yeah, he can't. Okay. And you you guys don't want him here anymore because of him violating whatever policies, rules you have. Well, at this point, since it's got combative like this, okay, and that it's going to escalate and even though he didn't respond to my email about meeting Okay. And then he just came to the office. You want him trespassed now and you want him off property now? Okay. Is this your fault? No, it's Whose fault? All right. So, here's the deal. Do we have disorderly conduct with him? It doesn't sound like it was necessarily disorderly. He was argumentative. Went into the the store or whatever last night had gotten into an argument and gotten into a security guard's face. That was last night. Um today he was just he went in there basically doing this argumentative yelling, screaming. He was yelling and screaming. No profanities, no threats. Um he was about 3 ft away from the guy the whole time. No. Like if you look at this disorderly conduct statute, I mean is this guy fit the statute? This confusion arose from the officer's lack of direct observation of Drew's behavior, which did not seem to justify the criminal charge. Disorderly conduct as per Arizona law includes disruptive behavior, unreasonable noise, or actions likely to provoke immediate retaliation. However, no evidence supported that Drew's conduct met this definition. As the situation escalated, Drew repeatedly refused to exit his vehicle, asserting his right not to comply without cause. The officers then charged Drew with resisting arrest, failure to comply, and failure to provide identification, which led to further complications. Resisting arrest in Arizona law can be defined as using or threatening physical force or even passive resistance, which Drew's actions, refusal to leave his truck, could be interpreted as. So, he has no rights to be here. Okay. Uh at all. So, how long does he he doesn't lease the site? There's no tenant landlords or anything or nothing. So, he doesn't fill out any rental agreements or anything like that. No rental agreements at all. It's a right to use contract. I even I even put all of our rules in here related to the issue last night and and all of our membership rules and one of them is being disruptive. We're not abusive or disruptive behavior. That's one of them. Um, however, because the officers had not attempted an actual arrest, Drew argued that no grounds existed for the charges, especially as they later clarified he was only being detained, not arrested. The charge for failure to comply with a police officer stemmed from Drew's refusal to follow the officer's instructions. Arizona law requires individuals to comply with lawful orders, but it is questionable whether the officer's instructions in this case were lawful since Drew was not engaged in a criminal act. However, this next case unfolds a massive lawsuit in the making. On July 6th, 2022, deputies from the Cook County Sheriff's Office responded to a call regarding an individual allegedly taking pictures of houses in Northbrook, Illinois. The first deputy to arrive on the scene was Deputy Hamilton, who encountered a man, later identified as Daryl Baker, walking near the intersection of Walnut Circle and Cottonwood Road. Deputy Hamilton approached Mr. Baker and initiated a conversation. The interaction was captured on the deputy's body camera. The officer questioned Mr. Baker about why he was walking in the neighborhood, to which Baker responded that he was simply walking through and had no obligation to explain himself. As the conversation continued, it became clear that Mr. Baker did not want to engage with the deputy and expressed frustration with being followed. He repeatedly stated that he had done nothing wrong and accused Deputy Hamilton of harassment. As the situation escalated, Mr. Baker told the officer that following him was harassment, claiming that he was simply walking through the neighborhood as he pleased. The deputy insisted on following Mr. Baker, which only heightened the tension. Because I haven't seen you lost anything. What? I want to see if you lost anything. You okay? I 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 that. You're saying it's a crime for wandering. So, what's the problem? Well, people are concerned that you here 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. 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 just feel like being in the neighborhood. Feel like being in the neighborhood. You just feel like So you just feel like walking through the neighborhood. Neighborhood. Yes. Absolutely. Feel like I just 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. Why you harassing me, bro? How harassing you? Come because you walk 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? I'm walking with you. You don't got to walk with me. Yes, I 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? Cuz I feel like it and I feel like walking with you. You can't walk with back in your truck, bro. You're not black, bro. You know what's going on. These are going so people give a but I 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. Your supervisor told you you got to walk. 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. 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 these 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. I want to walk with him. You said I don't have to. But I because I feel like And I feel like walking with you cuz you want to curse. I curse you. That's harassing. Now it's harassing with you. I tell this guy just walking with harass, bro. I ain't doing what I'm doing. Thank you. I'm doing what I'm doing, bro. 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. Why you following? I said I could walk with you. I can walk. 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. Trying to figure out why are you here? Because I want to be here. And I can walk with you cuz I 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 supervisor. I call him. No. What you talking about? Hey, direct calling wood and walnut circle. I'm close. Be there. You want to buy me a house? You buy my You want to harassing me? You say you want to harassing me. My supervising harassing me. I've beening camera up since I came in this neighborhood. Get off camera. Get off my Okay. Get off my Who is you following me for? Cuz I'm in this neighborhood my morning though. It's afternoon now, sir. Yo, stop following me, bro. I'm letting my supervisor come. You said speak to my supervisor. Go to your truck. I don't have to go to my truck. I'm not valid. I'm not on nobody. Hey, you're totally right. I agree with you. Is you following me? You asked my supervisor. Why you asked 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 had to go to my truck. Stop following. You don't got to follow me. That's harassment. Mr. Baker mentioned that he was from New York and was an independent contractor, further asserting that he had every right to be there. At this point, Sergeant Janulus, Deputy Hamilton's supervisor, arrived on the scene. He asked Mr. Baker to provide identification, which Baker refused to do, stating that he had not committed a crime. Tensions continued to rise as Deputy Hamilton and Sergeant Janulus persisted in demanding identification from Mr. Baker despite his insistence that he had done nothing wrong. The deputy's behavior escalated with Mr. Baker, accusing them of racial profiling as he believed the suspicion of his actions was rooted in him being black in a predominantly white neighborhood. Sergeant Janulus then informed Mr. Baker that he was being detained, citing section 107-14 of the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure. Got it. Know my rights. Yeah, I need your ID. No, you don't. Yes, I do. No, you don't. I do. You're not leaving. Stay right here, man. I ain't leaving. You're not leaving. Why I ain't doing that? I still need I still need I didn't do nothing. 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. Yes, you do. You don't need to know who I am. I ain't committing no crime. My name Daryl Baker. Okay. Daryl Baker. What's up? What's your date of birth? The is you talking about? I'm not talking about anything. I'm right here, man. I'm right here. Stop moving. Why is Why is Stop moving. I don't got to stop moving. Yes, you do. No, I don't. Yes, you do. Force once. For once. Force. Don't touch me no more, bro. For what? Don't got to stop moving. No, I don't. No, I don't. What crime did I commit? All right. So, why am I stopping? Why am I detained? All I'm doing is walking through the neighborhood. Okay, that's it. Now I just need to make sure that you're clear. 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. Look, Mr. Baker. Listen, man. Why is y'all harassing me? Mr. Baker, he told you why he 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 aing neighborhood. You walking around. 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 are? Run your [ __ ] name. What's the problem? I do what the I want to do. I'm a free man. I do what the I want to do and I ain't scared of you. Okay. Or going to jail. So get the out of my face. I'm not going to get out of your face. Run the run name cuz you ahead white boy. That's what you want to be. That's fine. You think how you want to 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. Why is he about to touch me? Why is he about to touch me? What you want to do? Shoot me? No, I don't. That's what you want to do. That's what you want to do. I just want to know why. That's you want to do? Cuz I feel like it. Okay. 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 you run the name and get in that 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 to get Run your name and get in your car. You're not going to dictate what I do. All right. Yo, man. Where's the 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 Why is he touching me? Stop. Stop touching me. Stop moving. His name is See his name. See his name. 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. Call my name. You need to call. I'm not being detained. Yes, you are being detained. However, Mr. Baker continued to resist, asking why he was being detained without committing any crime. At no point during the encounter was Mr. Baker formally arrested, but the deputies insisted on further questioning and following him. The situation raises several legal issues regarding the reasonable suspicion required for police to detain an individual. Under Illinois law, officers must have a reasonable suspicion that a person is engaged in criminal activity to justify a detention. In the 2011 case of Jones versus Clark, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it is not a crime to take pictures in public, even in a predominantly white community. But hold on your seats because this next case is more shocking than the others. On November 21st, 2023, Michelle Allen Gregory, vice president of the New York Coalition for Open Government, attended a New Haven Town Board meeting in Osgow, New York. During the meeting, the board moved into an executive session, and Ms. Alan Gregory questioned whether minutes would be taken. Town Supervisor Dan Barney, who had previously been listed on the coalition's naughty list for government transparency, asked her to leave the meeting. However, Ms. Alan Gregory refused. Supervisor Barney issued a second warning, but Miss Alan Gregory stood firm, stating that she was simply requesting transparency. Tensions escalated when the supervisor called the police. Deputy Caitlyn Gregory from the Ao County Sheriff's Office responded to the call and the interaction was captured on body camera footage. Hello. Thank you, sir. Bonnie, how you doing, sir? Hi. Hi. Good. How are you? Um we had a situation where we had a person disrupted our meeting. I issued a warning. Okay. And upon the second uh incident, asked her to leave, she refused to leave. Um no physical altercation or anything like that occurred. Our um security officer here walked over, asked her to please leave. She refused several times. So we want her out now. She's got some friends here that are refusing to leave, too. Uh we're done with our meeting. Okay. And uh time for people to go. Okay. Okay. Where's uh where is where? This is her here. Not sure what name she's going by tonight. She likes Jane public Michelle Allen. Okay. You leaving, ma'am? Yeah. I was told I had to wait because I was being the police were called. All right. So, you have friends with you, too? Who's your friends? You guys. Okay. All right. Well, let's just have you guys. He told me I had to leave a public meeting and then he said he called the cops. So, I was waiting for the police to come. So, I would not be physically removed. I got you. Because I'm allowed to speak at a public meeting. Okay. Are you there? Yes. Public resources. So, um we will get the Yeah. If if I want to have her arrested, could I do that? No, you cannot. Oh, yeah. Um actually, uh it's uh obstructing governmental administration. This has been going on for an extended period of time, like two and a half years. Um so, okay. That's where we're at. All right. I've talked to Don Hilton about this. Do you uh have your ID on you? I do and I don't have to provide it. It's a fun amendment, right? Oh, you are being investigated. So, yes, you What crime am I being committed? Okay. If we're talking about governmental obstruction because I spoke out at a public meeting. I'm not here to argue about the reasons why you're being charged with that. So, we're going to investigate it. Okay. And so, for that, we're going to need your identification. being suspected. You don't have to commit a crime to be investigated, right? In order to provide my ID and you have to be investigated. Yes, you have to you have to be investigated that you're investigated. Nope. You have to be investigated. Doesn't have to be a crime. Not providing my ID. You have to. I don't. You will provide your ID or what? Or you're going to be placed in custody. Uh for what? For OGA. You'll have a second charge for that. Okay. I would suggest you not do this and you call a supervisor. I would love to call my supervisor. Why don't you go ahead and get PTO on the phone? I already have a couple attorneys on the phone as well. That's fine. And because I spoke out at a public meeting, you're trying to arrest me for failing to provide your ID. Can I see what No, what I'm what I'm being charged for. No, you're not being charged with anything yet. For investigating. If I don't provide my ID, I understand what you just said to me that you said that you had to be given a charge to provide your identification. I'm telling you that's wrong. Okay. All you need is I It's not about disagreement. That's the facts. I know my rights. Hold on. You obviously don't. Gregory speaking. No, she wants a supervisor. So, actually, we have a lady here that would love to speak to you. Hold on one second. No, I'm requesting a supervisor be present. Preacher, are you able to come down here? Deputy Gregory calmly explained that Ms. Alan Gregory had been asked to leave the meeting and had refused, prompting the call for law enforcement assistance. Deputy Gregory attempted to explain that Ms. Alan Gregory's refusal to leave could be classified as obstructing governmental administration, a charge under New York penal law. She also claimed that the refusal to provide identification would result in an additional charge for obstruction. Miss Alan Gregory argued that she was not required to provide her ID unless a crime had been committed. The deputy insisted that she could face arrest for obstruction if she did not comply. Can I Can I see what he's trying to charge you for? Um, so what's going on is a long drawn out interruption that's gone on over about 2 and 1/2 years. Okay. For request public documents, which is for an open meeting law every meeting. But um if if you speak out during a public meeting, you get a warning and if you speak out again, we can ask you to be to remove yourself. And that's what we did tonight. We're very polite. There's no physical, nothing, you know, didn't grab onto her or nothing like that. He did. He did put his arm on me. He most certainly did. Put my hand on He did put his hand on me. I I talked to Don about this a while back. one night when she pushed her way into my office and I had recorded yelled out. I recorded it. It's all recorded. Yeah. Yelled out at um she was a member of the press when Randy Palace I am a member of the press conversation. I am a member of the press. So in any um it's not irrelevant that government and freedom of not to me because right now now now now you're committing a violation with me. Can I see what he's trying to I'm asking you for your identification to provide it unless I'm being investigated. Say it with me. Investigated. No, it's not just investigation. Yes, it is. It's investigation. Yes, it is. Okay. 100%. We'll debate that in court. That's fine. But you're still going to have to provide your documentation because you're going to be arrested for it. Okay. So, that's or what am I being I'm not going to keep saying the same thing over and over. Can you see the the statute that he's trying to quote to me? The document that he's handing me he's quoting to me. Can I please see that? That's going to be separate from what I'm from what I'm charging. Can I please see what he is Do you see him going in there trying to get it? But I'm telling you now you're going to have two different charges for it. You can charge things with whatever you think you should. Okay. Okay. What's that? So these are local policies. These are local rules of decorum which are not a statute. These are not a legal statute. I don't think he said that this was a statute. These are just other documents he had in his hand. What is the legal statute? This is a local policy. You're looking for the statute of obstructing governmental administration. Whatever he Yes. Whatever he's accusing me of, I would like to see that statute. The authority falls within the town board. We have the authority to make local laws. You made one earlier. That's not local law. I'm not questioning that. We're asking you to do. I'm not questioning it to be honest. Policy. So listen, you said you know your rights. So I mean this is a policy that has nothing to do with what I'm going to be arresting. I'm asking for the statute of what you're saying. It's obstruction of justice. Correct. You know what? Do you got your phone? Can I ask Can you I'm going to have you look it up cuz I don't have it on me. What statute am I being arrested for? Obstructed governmental administration. Can I see that statute? Yes. Do you want to pull up your phone? I would rather not. I think that was supposed to provide that. No, I don't have a law book in my back pocket. I do, but I don't use it for work. Okay. Cuz then it gets subpoenaed and I don't want that. Okay. But it's it's free information that everyone has on the internet. Okay. Okay. Otherwise, you know, you'll have to wait until we process the arrest. Okay. Such a waste of money. It's kind of a waste of time. All you have to do is give us your ID. I don't have to give you that cuz I am not reasonably I have not reasonably committed a crime. There is no reasonable suspicion that I have committed a crime. We ask for people's identification just simply if they need to be checked on simply if we are just encountering them. I don't wish to wave my fourth amendment right for that. Okay. Is there no direct this? just I don't think so. Okay. Are they involved with that as well? Um nothing more than just refusing to leave after a meeting was over. Normally we send people out the door. I guess she's still here. I don't know. You witnessing? Yeah. No, they're I'm here with me. I'm staying until she's safe. So I guess they're Despite being told she was under investigation for obstruction, Ms. Alan Gregory questioned the legality of the demands being made by Deputy Gregory. She maintained that she had the right to remain in the meeting and refused to provide her identification. This led to a back and forth where Deputy Gregory cited legal provisions for her actions. But Ms. Alan Gregory remained adamant about her constitutional rights. At one point, Deputy Gregory made it clear that if Ms. Alan Gregory refused to provide her ID, she could face additional charges. However, Miss Alan Gregory continued to challenge the deputy's reasoning, asserting that the charges were not valid and that the situation was a violation of her rights. Deputy Gregory also noted that if Ms. Alan Gregory refused to leave the premises, she could be charged with trespassing. If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to our channel and hit that bell icon for more interesting videos like this.