Today we will look at five interesting cases of corrupt cops. On October 13th, 2021, 911 received a call alleging that a person was using dogs at an intersection to solicit sympathy and money. When officer Sierra Brooks of the Gastonia Police Department arrived on scene, she saw Joshua Roarer, a disabled and homeless veteran, standing in the median of the roadway with his prescription service dog, Sunshine. ID. I just saw you take money from that car. Yeah, you saw me take money, but you didn't see me ask. All right, let me get your ID. Okay, you can't ask for my ID for giving you money. Okay, get your dog. Okay. Yes, I can. It's called pan handling. You can give me your ID or you can go to jail for already. Which one you want to do? What's the ID for though? Because I'm about to write you a citation. For what? For pan handling. That's not pan handling. Yes, it is. If you come up to me and give me money, you walked out to the car because they stopped. You saw the whole situation. Give me your ID or you're going to jail for RDO, which is resist, delay, obstruction. Okay. You're going to write a disabled veteran that's living in the woods a ticket. Yes. Because I asked you not to do it and you I didn't do it. You sit there and watch. I'm packing my stuff up. I sit there and watch. You watch me walk up the sidewalk. Third city. I'm out with that that subject. Like you literally watch me walk up the sidewalk. You watch the car stop. I'm recording. You You violate a city or No, I didn't. There's no city ordinance that says somebody can't give me money cuz I You obstructed traffic. No, I didn't. I probably need a sergeant out here. He's refusing to give me this ID. Now you see we got a sergeant in multiple units on their way out here. And I can almost guarantee you it's it's not going to go the way you want it to go. I want to talk to a supervisor. He's on his way out here. [Music] Hospital. He requested a doing all right, sir. uh just out with him. I told him he couldn't be on the median. Yeah, that's why I was packing my stuff up. Walk out to a car to get money. Yeah, I saw him at the Circle K the other day uh with a car. So now he's refusing to give me his ID because I'm going to write him. She's trying to write me a ticket because I was walking up there packing up. She told me to pack up and I was literally people give me money without me asking. I don't have because because let me tell you cuz cuz you're not a lawyer. You can get one but I can tell you how the law works. pack like you told me. I I just want you to know you can go to jail for this ordinance. If you continue to argue with officers, you're going to go to jail and we are and we are going to call animal control for your dog. You got to you cannot be here. That's fine. I told her I was I interpreted you asking for money because you're back to the car. You're waiting for your commit. Can we get your ID? Dude, I didn't commit this crime. But you're also in the median after I've told you not to be here before. And that's why I was vacating because she asked me to leave and I was literally walking up here. I didn't ask anybody for money. Okay, that's right. I'm taking this to trial. You can. You're wasting taxpayer dollars. Okay. Well, I pay my taxes, too. Officer Maurice Taylor arrives on the scene and claims that Mr. Roarer violated a city ordinance by panhandling. Mr. Aurora disputes this allegation, claiming that he did not commit a crime because he did not actively solicit money, but merely accepted it. According to Gastonia's ordinances, it is considered illegal to approach another person or force oneself in their presence to solicit, beg, demand, or offer to work for money. The ordinance defines harassment as approaching or speaking in such a way as to cause reasonable fear of imminent harm or criminal activity. It also defines intruding as continuing to make demands at close quarters after a negative response or engaging in behavior interpreted as coercion. While it could be argued that Mr. Roarer's wave could be seen as an act of asking for money, it is clear that he was not assaulting or forcing himself on anyone as defined by the regulation. There you go. No, we your state ID, not your VA ID. This isn't valid. It's not valid. I need your state ID, not your VA ID. I'm going ask you one more time when you're not even valid. Give me your state ID. Turn around. You're being arrested. Dude, turn around. Are you kidding me? Turn around. Turn around. You see this? Somebody help me. Hey, what are you doing? What are you doing, sir? Mama. What are you doing? Call your dog off. Call your dog off. Call your dog off. Call your dog off. Call your dog off, sir. Call your dog off. Call your dog off. He just bit me. He bit me. Call your dog off to Charlie. Call your dog off. Call your dog off. Call your dog off. Call your dog. We need We need my dog. Charlie, T city. We need more units. We need more units. Kill me. What are you doing? The police tasered the dog on the pretext that it had bitten him. But the body camera footage does not show any such behavior of the dog towards the police. In addition, since this dog is specially bred for service purposes, when it sees that its owner is in mental or physical difficulty, it tries to be as close as possible to comfort him and climbs on top of the car. Although the police officer perceived this as aggressive behavior, the video clearly shows no such behavior on the part of the dog. Turn around. Recording. Turn around, sir. Help me. Two, Charlie City. Taser's dog. No, Charlie was bit by the dog. It bit my foot and I knew it was going to bite you. So, Charlie was bit by the dog. 104. It didn't break my boot, but it bit my boot. Relax and give me your hand. Why are you doing this? I haven't done anything. This dog is never I get you, but I have to do what I have to do. The dog bit me. Okay. No, I didn't. Cuz you shot him with a taser. What did they ask you for? They asked me for my ID and then he grabbed me and tapped me. I was in the drugs and handed it to you. This guy here from us. His dog is now. Okay. Okay. We're going. We have to go. He tased my dog. We have to do our job. Here's the thing. Y'all didn't see the whole store. So, just back up. Dude, you didn't either. Yep. Thank you. I need your information. Somebody please help me. They're trying to kidnap me. I don't know what they say with sunshine. Where's my dog? Sunshine. Ray, I need my dog. She's my medical device. The dog is always there. He never invites anybody to come give her money. I gave up. But when we're when we're trying to detain the owner, of course, the dog's going and I asked him to call this dog off. The dog got on the hood of the car and the dog began barking. The dog initially barked and bit my boot, but it didn't break my boot. I did not want this dog to bite my partner. You understand? No, I understand. Okay. We asked for his ID. He refused us to give us his ID. Officer Taylor claims Mr. Roarer was arrested for refusing to show ID for a citation despite Mr. Roarer providing his federal veteran ID. North Carolina statutes define resisting officers as willfully obstructing official duties. Legal precedent indicates that failure to provide identity during a lawful stop can constitute resistance. In Mr. Roarer's case, he offered a verifiable veteran ID, though officers argued for a state ID. Mr. Roarer explained his expired state ID lacked the correct address. Legal cases highlight that a resisting charge should be dismissed if there is insufficient evidence of willful and unlawful obstruction. Applying this precedent, Mr. Roorer could have a strong defense against resisting charges related to providing his expired state ID rather than his veteran's ID. I'm not sure if she's mad because he's here all the time and they don't like they don't like the fact that we had to do what we had to do. Please help me. I taste good. Yeah. It didn't break his dog initially bit me. They didn't break my dog away and he shot her while she was running away. I didn't shoot her. I tal. Yes, he did. for my camera still. And you seen the dog go which way? It ran down this way somewhere. I'm I'm good, but uh he didn't mess anything. No, it's I'll talk to you later. After his arrest, Mr. Roarer faced charges, but a plea agreement on July 6th, 2022 led to the dismissal of all charges related to his October 13th, 2021 arrest. Instead, he plead guilty to driving while license revoked, receiving a 2-year probation. On June 30th, 2023, Mr. Roarer filed a lawsuit against officers Taylor and Brooks, the city of Gastonia, and others, alleging violations of various rights, mental health repercussions, and the tragic death of his service dog, Sunshine. The lawsuit is pending. During Mr. Roar's custody. Sunshine escaped, was tragically killed in traffic, and Mr. Roar attempted suicide. He sought therapy and medication for mental health repercussions. In January 2022, officer Brooks received a 3-day suspension and Officer Taylor resigned in February 2022. In August 2022, the district attorney announced no criminal charges against the officers. On November 27th, 2022, at a Walmart in Spring Hill, Florida, Tony Noin and his girlfriend Lauren Caldwell were browsing, a routine they followed frequently. During this visit, Walmart's asset protection specialist, David Pedigrew, mistakenly identified Mr. Wyn as Cody Vondindi, who had been banned from the store in 2018. Pedigrew promptly called 911, reporting Vonda Lindy's presence. However, he acknowledged not having a clear view of the person, avoiding eye contact. Deputy Michael McNeely from the Hernando County Sheriff's Office responded to the call, directed by Pedigrew towards Mr. Wyn, insisting he was Vonda Lindy. Deputy McNeely approaching Mr. Wyn, called out Cody, leading to Mr. Wyn's swift handcuffing. Does not matter. A year. Yeah, this you can't come back. That was like 10, 15 years ago. What are you talking about? There's no limit on that. We're grocery shopping. What are you talking about? You're trespassing. We're not let him be here. All right. Where are you taking him? Wants you trespass as well. So, let's go. For what? For grocery shopping. That guy right there for being trespassed. For grocery shopping. Hey, look. Record him right there. Look. Record him, too. That fat guy. That fat guy. What is going on? A cop, too. Where are you taking me? Why are you pulling me? You don't have to pull me. You know I'm disabled, right? My I have back issues. You don't have to pull me, sir. You should be ashamed of yourself. I cannot believe you're doing this. Where are you taking him? Where are the keys? My pocket. I cannot believe you're doing this. You should be ashamed of yourself. I need the keys. Step away. Hold on. Calm down. Just calm down. Just calm down. This is disgusting. Sorry, you feel that way. Sorry, I feel that way. No, that's a fact. You should be ashamed of yourself. What did he do? He has not done anything. That's not true. This is like 10 years ago. I get this. One year trespass, you can't come back. No, they told me in court it was only a year. We'll get all that sorted out. That's true. I'll let you go. Okay. Mr. Wyn informed Deputy McNeely that a trespass incident occurred around a decade ago with court clarification indicating the warning's one-year duration. Deputy McNeely pledged to investigate this claim, referring to a 2013 shoplifting arrest that led to Mr. W's Walmart trespass. Although court records lack specifics on the warning's validity, it's plausible for such warnings to expire. According to Florida statutes, trespassing involves entering or staying in a structure without authorization. Walmart as public property implies an invitation. However, a trespass warning can revoke this invitation. If Walmart issued a warning in 2013 valid for a year, Mr. W's implied invitation might be reinstated after expiration. Even without a set expiration, Mr. Wyn could argue against trespass violation given his regular issue-free visits. Are you good to take these items for me? Hold on to them. Thank you. These are all those items, correct? Yeah. Okay, very good. All right. Can you call? You guys should be ashamed of yourself. You should be ashamed of yourself. We are literally trying to grocery shop and Christmas shop. It's disgusting. Shameful. Ma'am, what's your name? Can you step in here real quick? Please don't film in here. This is something. It's private house, but they don't want you to film. They don't want you to film in the here. It's private. Well, then I'm not stepping. That's fine. The manager here is requesting that you be trespassed from here. If you come back, you're subject to arrest. Do you understand that? From this Walmart. He's asking them to be trespass. He doesn't have to have a reason. If you have a house and you don't want someone at your house for whatever reason in Florida, you can have them trespass. It's the same for Walmart. He's asking that you be trespassed. I'm giving you a warning. I understand. I would like a reason. You don't have to have a reason. Really? I think that's crazy. It is. This is your warning. I'm just discussing. So, the reason why he's going to jail tonight is cuz he's been warned in the past. It There's no time limit on Yes. It's called trespass after warning. He gave him a warning in the past and he's back. I'm going to go double check that so I don't have an exact date. Right now, he's being detained. He's not under arrest because I have a crime at hand. I'm going to see if the crime if I have probable cause for the crime. It's a mismear. It's not a big crime. But you're told taking him to jail. I'm going to verify that before I do. He's being detained right now. Okay. So, I need you to leave you being trespassed. Deputy McNeely explained that a Walmart employee, likely Mr. Pedigrew, objected to Miss Caldwell filming inside the office, leading to her decision not to enter. Federal circuit courts, including the 11th circuit covering Florida, recognize the First Amendment's protection of filming in public, subject to reasonable restrictions. However, it's important to note that the First Amendment primarily addresses government actions, not those of private individuals. The state action doctrine considers a private entity a state actor in limited circumstances. While Walmart as a public space can restrict filming, it's unlikely to be viewed as a traditional exclusive public function. Walmart has a right to ban unauthorized filming inside its stores according to its official policy. Miss Caldwell's situation is a little different. Officer McNeely, representing the wishes of a private party, restricted filming in a non-public area on private property. While it may seem that Miss Caldwell's First Amendment rights are being violated here, the request is actually justified because it comes from a private individual. I'm not leaving him. I'm not leaving. And I always support you guys, but this is this is disgusting. This is horrible. The trespass has been confirmed. He has been trespassed here actually this year. So, he will not be staying here. He's going to be going to jail tonight. He will have a bond. You'll be able to bond him out. Okay. Does that understand? You understand that? Officer McNeely informed Miss Caldwell that Mr. Wyn, believed to be Mr. Vonda Lindy, was arrested for trespassing based on a warning to Vonda Lindy. An exemplary case permits an arrest to be made when officers in good faith believe one person to be another. Although officer McNeely's belief as to Mr. W's identity was based on limited information. Courts have recognized that officers are not required to investigate every avenue before making an arrest. The question of whether the mistake was reasonable and the arrest constitutional depends on how a court evaluates the available information and officer McNeel's actions. This is horrible. We are in We just came from the springs. We were in this jeep with a boat and a trailer. I got you. But regardless, I need you to get in the car and drive away because if you come back here, you're going to also be going to jail for trespass. Okay. This is disgusting. I'm sorry you feel that way. Can I speak to him? It's up to him. Make it quick. Let me call Mike and Can I at least get my phone and take my medication first, sir? Cuz I'm going to I'm not You can't take any medications before going to the detention center. Whatever you need, they can get you there. Can I have my phone? Yeah. And call my That's You can take your phone if you want. You can't use it. You can take it. Yeah. I just need it for phone numbers. Yeah. Yeah. You want her to drive it away cuz she's also trespassed from here. She can't hang out here. I'm going. I can drive it. You sure? I'm just going to go to Mike's house. Yeah. I'm going to call them. Just drive into the next parking lot or something and then and then pull over and then have Mike come get it. That's fine. Is that all right? Cuz she That's fine. Yeah, that's fine. As long as she leaves Walmart's property. All right. All right. After Mr. W's arrest, Officer McNeely took him to the Hernando County Jail. After confirming Mr. W's true identity, Officer McNeely apologized and began driving him home. During the ride, however, McNeely received a call from his supervisor asking for a photo and identification. Subsequently, Mr. Wyn was detained again at the roadside for further investigation. Learning of Mr. Wind's previous trespass warning. Deputy McNeely brought him back to jail and formally charged him with trespass on November 29th, 2022. However, on January 25th, 2023, the state attorney's office declared a lack of information, causing the case to be dismissed. Mr. Wyn then filed a federal lawsuit against Walmart, Mr. Pedigrew and Deputy McNeely on March 2nd, 2023, seeking $10 million in damages. Allegations included racial profiling, false imprisonment, and false arrest. The federal lawsuit is still pending. On November 13th, 2020, trooper Jackson Little of the Arkansas State Police conducted a traffic stop on Mr. James for allegedly speeding. Howdy. Rolls down all the way, man. Why is that? Roll it down all the way so I can talk to you better. We can talk, right? I mean, roll it down all the way. I'm not asking. I'm telling you. What law is that? Why are you starting this, man? Well, you're telling me to roll my wind. We can talk, right? Yeah. Roll it down more. But why? So I can talk to you better, man. I'm not going to talk to you through crack like this. I'm not We can talk. I'm not trying to be rude to you anything like that. I'm really not trying to be rude to you either. But So what's the deal? Why don't you want to roll it down all the way? Because I don't have you want to. You just trying to be difficult? I'm not trying to be difficult. Do you want my license registration? Yeah. What's the reason for stopping me if you First off, okay. I'm Trooper Jackson Little with the Arkansas State Police. Okay, I appreciate that. I'm pulling you over speeding. You know how fast you're going? I do. How fast are you going? I'm not going to answer that question. Okay. I got you going 87 and the 65. Man, that's that's a little quick. I got this dash cam here. Yeah. And it records my speed. Okay. How fast does it say you're going? I'm not going to answer that question, but I know it wasn't that. This is uh registration insurance going at least. I'm not going to answer that. Okay. I'm really not trying to be difficult with you, sir. So, what's the deal then? Well, what deal? Like, why are you being like, why are you just being so defensive and argumentative with what? Everything I'm saying. Well, I don't believe I'm not being cooperative by rolling the window down. It's not a huge deal. I'd like to talk to you better. You know, you said I think that we're talking fine though, weren't we? We were, but it's not it's not Well, hold on. Hold. Let's start over. We're not going to argue. I don't want to argue with you, but let's start over. Can we do that? Yeah. My name's James. You have my ID here. And uh I just don't the reason for the window. I'm not trying to be defensive or argumentative or anything. I just don't like to have it all the way down. Why is that? I just don't. Why is that, man? I just don't. Okay. Okay. Everyone's different. I guess everyone is a little different. Yeah. You like it down? I don't. You know, it's okay. Everything looks good here. So, you don't think you were speeding? I don't uh want to answer any questions with regarding that. Why not? Trooper little questions Mr. James about his speed and Mr. James invokes his fifth amendment right to remain silent refusing to answer. The fifth amendment protects individuals from self-inccrimination. This means that a person cannot be compelled to be a witness against themselves in a criminal case. Mr. James is within his rights to withhold answers that could potentially incriminate him. The fifth amendment applies not only to responses that would directly support a conviction, but also to those that could form a link in the chain of evidence needed for prosecution. It's a fundamental protection ensuring individuals can avoid making statements that might be used against them in legal proceedings. It's just it's not a huge deal, man. It's just speed. It's just speeding. I get it. And uh I don't think it's a huge deal. It's not something uh you know, if you don't think you're going that fast, something could be wrong with your car or something, man. You know, you never know that to 2021. Nothing like that, man. I'm not trying to be rude either. I know you're being nice now, so I appreciate that. Well, I feel like I've been nice. Yeah, it's it's The deal is, man, we go, you know, if uh we you give us signs by not being cooped up by the little things, but not cooperating. Just listen. Let me talk. Okay. Sure. Sure. Okay. Those little things can mean a lot sometimes, man. For all you know, you could be trying to hide something, anything like that. So, those are just little clues. I'm not saying you are not accusing. Well, we're just operating within the bounds of the law right now, aren't we? Are we just operating within the bounds of the law right now? We are. Then those are just little clues, man. I mean, it's it's it's kind of weird when you don't want to roll your window down all the way. It's just a little weird, man. It's a little weird that you're just demanding I do something. You said that you're not tell you're not asking, you're telling me. And you don't have the legal grounds to tell me to roll my window all the way down. That's the only thing. That was a lie. A lie? Yeah, that's not a lie. Do I have to roll my window down? I can make a bigger deal out of that if I'm not going to, though. Do I have to roll my window down all the way? Is that a lie? What I asked, man. Is that's a law. If you think that's a violating whatever, we can take it to court. That's the We can take that one to court. That is not a law that I have to have my window like that. But like I said, it's speeding, man. It's not a huge deal. And I I understand that. And that's why I feel like we got off on the wrong foot because you were telling me to do uh something that I don't have to. I can say to do whatever I want. If you think it's violation, you can tell me to do whatever you want. If if you think it's a violation of whatever thing you're talking about, we can take it. Well, I don't think you violated anything right now. Okay. Okay. Good deal. Good deal. No, I just I don't I think we have a disagreement on what the law says on the window. Like what's the deal, man? Honestly, like what? Well, there is zero deal. Okay, so just what you've got me stopped. Yeah. Yeah. You're accusing me of um speeding, you say? Yeah. I've handed you my documents. I'm doing everything I'm legally required. Trooper Little persistently asks Mr. James why he won't open the window all the way and interprets his reluctance as potential hostility. However, an individual's refusal to assist an officer's investigation does not automatically give rise to reasonable suspicion of a crime. This principle has been emphasized in legal precedents such as the 1983 Florida versus Reyer case in which the US Supreme Court ruled that individuals approached by an officer do not have to answer questions and can move on as long as there are no reasonable objective grounds for detention. This case demonstrates that a refusal to cooperate with an officer's questioning does not by itself constitute grounds for suspicion. Yeah. I don't understand why you think I have a deal. I just don't Why can't you just roll like what what's so what's so hard about just click? Well, what's wrong with you said that so we can talk but we're talking right now. So what other reason is there? I'm just curious honestly why you can't just roll it down all the way. I I don't know why why don't why don't I'm just curious of why you're so stuck on it. It's just it just blows my mind like why can't you just roll it down all the way man? Like what's it blows my mind that you can't let it go? I thought we moved past this. It's just a little funny to me, man. I'm just behind the whole cop thing. I'm just kind of curious why why you won't do it. I just don't uh think that I am legally obliged to do that. Yeah, I'm saying beyond that, why don't you just want to like what's the big deal? You see, like are you afraid or what? I like my window. Well, I think that yeah, a man approaches my car with a gun and Yeah, I'm not here to hurt you or anything like that. I fully believe that, you know, but I'm I'm allowed to have my defenses up, right? Do you believe I'm going to hurt you? No, I don't. But you got your defenses up, right? I mean, it's just a natural all the stuff going on. I guess it's kind of Yeah. I I have nothing against you as a person. Yeah, but I'm just You got to think, man, not not every cop's a bad cops. I'm not here to actual like that, man. And I'm fully on on the side of the police. Um Yeah. But I just I have I appreciate that. Yeah. I have my my my ways. I got to do things. Yeah. I was just saying behind the whole cop thing, I was just kind of curious why you didn't want to go like behind the whole I'm the cop, you're the, you know, violator, whatever. behind. Just kind of curious why you didn't want to roll it down. So, yeah. I just I just like it where it is. Okay. Okay. Everyone's different. Sure. Anyway, man, just hang tight here. Okay. Sure. Put your stuff back, man. Here's what we're doing. Okay. All right. Your record look pretty dang good. I didn't see a speeding warning or ticket on there. Okay. Okay. Y'all put the warning. Okay. I really appreciate I don't think you're going that fast, but radar said you were, but I'm not I'm not writing a ticket. That's what I was going to ask is if you were on radar, cuz I'm not lying to you. I wasn't going that fast. How fast were beyond that? How fast was it? I really can't answer that question. I'm not writing a ticket, man. It's a warning. So, I'm just curious what it says. I understand, but there's a formality that's got to take place there. Um, you I just What do you mean formality? Um, my right to remain silent on things. I'm not I'm not going to walk back there and rewrite a ticket, man. I can promise you that. I'm just curious. I I can promise I won't answer. You have my word. I'm not going to do that. I promise you. That's on That's on my Mr. James continues to refuse to answer questions even after Trooper Little issues a warning, assuring him that no ticket will be issued. Despite this assurance, legally, Trooper Little could change his mind and issue a citation after the warning was given, leaving Mr. James' privilege against self-inccrimination intact. Furthermore, it's worth noting that Mr. James' dash cam footage could potentially be obtained by the police and used against him in court if he were to confess to speeding. However, this would require the police to obtain a warrant for the digital data, adhering to legal procedures for obtaining such evidence. Oh, yeah, man. What's your name again? My name's James. Okay. Nice to meet you, man. I'm Jackson. Nice to meet you. You, too. Um, what was your badge number? 587. 587. Is any of that going to be on the the Oh, let's see. Should be. Yeah. Name's right there. Badge numbers right there. Okay. Perfect, man. But yeah, besides that, man, uh just uh I know you don't think you're speed. My radar said you were, but just be careful. Okay. Absolutely. You, too. For sure. I appreciate it, man. And like I said, not every cop's bad, man. No, I just here to We're here to keep I think the majority of police are good. You know, the saying goes, a few bad apples spoiled the bunch. And I think that's that's a bad case of what's happening. It is not clear whether the person who shared the video has taken any action on the incident. I would like to know if you think Trooper Little would have been so friendly and polite without the dash cam. Don't forget to write your opinions in the comments. Now, let's move on to the other clip. On the 9th of June, 2020, First Amendment Auditor Mr. Kay was filming a traffic stop from a public sidewalk in River, Massachusetts. When the stop ended, Mr. Kay approached the detained vehicle to ask the reason for the stop. The driver answered the questions and after he drove away, Mr. Kay continued to film the officers. The driver then went to Officer Dave Wilson and told him that he did not want to be filmed by Mr. K. And then left the scene. How you doing? Good. Yourself? He's a civilian. He's choosing to not be videotaped. You have to stop videotaping him. He's a civilian. You can videotape me all you want, but he does not want to be videotaped. It's not an option for you. You're wrong. Pardon me. You're wrong. No. No. He's a civilian. He doesn't want any part of it. That's what he just expressed to me. I'm not wrong. I know the law. You're welcome to videotape me. You cannot videotape him or his license plate. Officer Wilson tells Mr. K that he cannot film a citizen who objects. But court case law such as the 2011 Glick versus Kuniff case establishes that filming public officials, including police officers in public, is protected by the First Amendment. Another case confirmed that filming during a traffic stop is protected. Individuals have no expectation of privacy in public places, which allows citizens to film others despite objections. The concept of a public expectation of privacy involves balancing the right to privacy with the first amendment right to freedom of expression. Supreme Court juristp prudence has reinforced that actions such as filming in public are almost always protected and that freedom of expression takes precedence over privacy concerns in the public sphere. You're wrong. I can videotape him. I can videotape you. No, he's a civilian. He does that. He's a private human being. So, what does that mean? What do you mean? What does that mean? Have a good day. Carry on. I want you to have a good day. There is no Huh? Did you just call me a loser? Did you just call me a loser? What's your name and badge number? Did you just call me a loser? License or registration, please? What's your ID? Did you just call me a loser? You just approached the cruiser after I asked you not to. Do you have an ID on you, please, sir? Did you just call me a loser? Do you have an ID on you, sir? Sir, can you call your supervisor? I already have. Listen, you're you're very close. You should not walk up to police vehicles. Why are you walking up to me? After the auditor approaches the police vehicle, officer Wilson gets out of the vehicle and asks the auditor for his ID without reasonable suspicion of a crime. No law prohibits citizens from approaching police vehicles. Therefore, there is no evidence that the auditor violated any order. Officer Wilson's request for identification was unreasonable. I'm asking you for your ID. You don't even have a mask on. You're putting my life in jeopardy, sir. Keep 6 ft away. Thank you, sir. Why are you approaching me? Lower your lower your camera. You're welcome to videotape me, but civilians don't have to be videotaped. We'll see when your supervisor gets here. Why you keep approaching me? He's heading out into traffic. I'm going to have to detain him if he heads out of the traffic. This is a public easement. This is a public easement right here. So I could be right here. Can't detain me for what? For asking you. Just call me a loser. I have it on camera. I have no idea what you're talking about. Well, I have it on camera. That's good. Good for you. That's a productive video. That civilian chooses to not be videotaped. Can you identify yourself? That's absolutely not. You have no lawful no lawful business here. You're not Can you identify yourself? Absolutely not. Okay. Can you identify yourself? Chapter 41, section 98D states that upon lawful order, you must identify upon lawful order. And you're giving me a lawful order? Yes. Yeah. No. Nice try, though. The auditor asked officer Wilson to identify himself, but Officer Wilson refused. Contrary to Massachusetts law, Massachusetts general laws require officers to carry identification badges with their photograph and information and to produce them upon request. It's a nice try. Google works well for you. I I try that. Didn't work out for you. Again, your best, sir. What is your lawful purpose? You're interfering with a motor vehicle stop. He didn't want to be videotaped. That's his prerogative. He's he's a civilian. You can videotape me. You cannot videotape him. Hey, we'll see about that. So, now we have unmarked vehicle. You may not videotape civilians who don't want to be videotaped. All right, the guy is gone. So, there's no Well, he expressed to me he does not want to be videotaped. Can you stop approaching me? Can you stop walking behind me? Pardon me. Don't be in my traffic, sir. Sir, sir, back up. Go. You did say it's a right away, right? A public way and I can go anywhere I want. Backing me, sir. Can you have him back up? I'm fearing for my life again. You're interfering with a motor vehicle stop. Is this what policemen? You have no business in that motor vehicle stop. No lawful business. You are interfering with a motor vehicle stop. He's a police officer. You have to comply with the police officer. This comply? He's blocking my walk with my free my free way to to walk. I have you stopped me to to inquire situation. You're not complying with him. What are you talking about? You weren't even here. I'll wait for the supervisor. You cannot videotape him. It's illegal. You have nothing to do. What law is that? Can you state the law that I can't me? Can I state the law? No, I don't have to state the law. I can tell you that this doesn't exist. What happened? He does not want to be videotaped. He pulled up and asked me. He said, "Please have him remove me from that video. I do not want to be videotaped." Okay. That's his lawful business. So, what are you saying? that that I'm I'm trying to impart to you that you need to delete that application. Victim is there a victim here? I was justical motor. I have no idea who he is. Just walked up and interfere with a motor vehicle stop. Who he is? I know exactly. He chose to interfere with a motor vehicle stop. The gentleman in the motor vehicle stop did not want to be videotaped. He expressed that he was very articulate. You know, you luckily could be arrested for interfering, right? You know that the auditor was warned that he could be arrested for interfering with a motor vehicle stopped by filming it. In Massachusetts, however, simply recording police interactions is not considered interference with police activities. Interfering with a police officer's lawful duties is a common law offense. In a related case, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court emphasized that interference requires physical obstruction or threats of violence against the officer for the purpose of obstructing their duties. In the case of the inspector, there was no physical interference or threat. He was merely engaged in a constitutionally protected activity by remotely recording the traffic stop. How did I interfere? Explain that to me. How did I interfere? Explain to me how did I interfere. He asked not to be videotaped. Very respectful. That is not allowed. There is no expectation of privacy in public. Sir, you're totally wrong. You're videotaping a civilian. You are totally wrong. See, there's a camera right there. Doesn't matter. What's the big deal? Are you enjoying this? What are you talking about? Wow. There must been no crime in rever to have seven. Why don't you go home? Why don't you go home? Trust me, I'm going to be here before you until you leave. I wish I could go home. Y all you going to leave before I do. After a heated exchange of words, the officers eventually left the scene and allowed Mr. Kay to continue recording without further incident. Mr. Kay then visited the River Police Department to file a complaint against the officers. However, Lieutenant Duchultz refused to allow him to file a formal complaint and insisted that the only disciplinary action would be an informal reprimand. Mr. K left the department without speaking to anyone from internal affairs. After the video was posted on YouTube, department received a lot of backlash from citizens. In response, the department released a statement on social media confirming that the investigation into the incident was ongoing. The statement was later updated to acknowledge that several policy violations occurred during the encounter. Rever police chief James Arguido assured the public that the necessary precautions were being taken by initiating disciplinary action against the officers involved. What do you think about these incidents? Don't forget to leave your thoughts in the comments. You can find links to the original videos in the description. Take care and stay