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speak with you. You're the driver of the vehicle. I'm trying to talk to you. I'm asking you to make contact with me on the other side of the vehicle so I can talk with you. Okay. >> 499 traffic 479 traffic. >> You're under arrest. Open the door. >> Mike, stop. Use this. >> You're under arrest. Open the door for >> What are you being What? >> What am I doing for? So, you're not being incarcerated. You're being arrested for DUI. >> I'm not under the influence, sir. >> Okay. >> Yourself. If you are being detained and not under arrest, >> like this guy right here, does he have to identify himself if he is only being detained and not? >> Cops often believe their badge puts them above everyone else. But arrogance has consequences. In one case, a dirty cop gets humbled when he faces a criminal, showing how quickly power can slip away. These encounters reveal what happens when abuse of authority collides with real resistance and justice finds a way to strike back in the most unexpected places. At the start of 2023 in Lancaster, Ohio, a simple traffic quarrel turned into a full show. Judith had a small crash and a police officer saw it, but instead of dealing with it right away, he chose to follow the truck and pull them over. Of course, because when you witness a physical attack, the most urgent thing is to check license plates. But this was only the beginning. >> Refused to talk to me. He tells me, "Forget you. I ain't identifying myself to you." And that's where we're at now. >> Okay. He >> damage on that vehicle, >> just a mirror, touching mirrors. Um, sheriff's deputy, I'm not sure where he he came from. He must have been behind me or close to me cuz then he comes down here. They refuse to identify and then he calls supervisor. So she's refusing to identify herself >> as well as there's a passenger in the back. He's they're recording as well as the gentleman in the passenger side of the plate. Right. >> Correct. >> So she's refusing to identify herself. >> Right. He's refusing to identify himself. >> Okay. As far as him right now, let's not worry about him. Let's worry about her. >> She's being the driver. She >> No plate on the vehicle. >> No plate on the vehicle. Yep. That's what we got. Walker. So let's let's get her out of the vehicle. Got you. Refuses. All right. Well, we'll get in the vehicle. Okay, we'll pull her out 25 her. She's not cooperating with us >> and we'll >> The patrol quickly decided that the driver and passengers were refusing to give identification instead of recognizing their civil right to stay silent until speaking with a lawyer. The officers saw it all as a threat. What's their plan here? Well, why respect the law when it's easier to start planning how to pull people out of the car right away? From that moment, the situation began to escalate. cuz there's no uh plates on the vehicle. >> Okay. >> My next problem is I hope she doesn't try to take off on us because >> Right. >> Uh just because she's not pinned in or anything. So >> I'm I'm in front of her. I can >> uh you have your guy. We'll block her from going anywhere. Jones, you probably pull up a little bit closer maybe. >> That way she doesn't take off running on us. That's good. That's good. I'm not going to walk between the cars there. Watch yourself. >> Yep. >> All right. >> Sergeant Thirsten entered the scene like a great hero. He tried to talk with Judith, but she didn't roll down her window. His conclusion, if a woman refused to speak right away, well, it's time to break the glass because, you know, in America, refusing to talk to a cop instantly automatically means you're suspected of starting a coup. What happened next would soon show why so many people no longer trusted the police. [Applause] Hi there. My name is Sergeant Thirsten. Ma'am, I'm talking to you. You're the driver. Ma'am, I'm asking you to roll the window down to speak with me. You're the driver of this vehicle. Can you open the door so I can talk to you? >> Open the door. >> Open the door. Ma'am, I'm trying to speak with you. [Applause] >> Okay, one second here. >> Ma'am, I'm trying to speak with you. You're the driver of the vehicle. I'm trying to talk to you. I'm asking you to make contact with me on the other side of the vehicle so I can talk with you. Okay, >> ma'am. Can you step out of the vehicle so I can speak with you? Ma'am, I'm asking you to speak. >> Ma'am, I will be breaking the window and asking pulling you out. >> Thirsten kept repeating the open the door command over and over again. His negotiation tactic was simple. Threats, threats, and more threats. The law clearly said that a driver had the right to know the reason for the stop before opening the door. But here, if you didn't cooperate right away, they were ready to show you exactly what the American version of freedom looked like. >> Not working. If you don't cooperate our vehicle, we are allowed to be secure in our personal. >> I'm asking you to open the door on that side. >> Constitutional rights. >> Do you not understand that? >> Ma'am, I'm asking you for an identification >> and protect. Ma'am, >> open the door. I'm going to break the window. I'm going to break the window and assist you out of the vehicle. You either open the door, open the door and speak to me. Open the door and speak to me. I'm asking you to identify you. Identify yourself. You have a driver's license. Ma'am, you're the >> The officers noticed there might have been a child in the back seat, but that didn't slow them down. Instead of assessing the risk and calling child protection services, they went on with their plan for a violent entry. Ironically, they justified it all by saying that they only wanted to identify their driver. Yes, because smashing windows and spraying pepper spray was surely the fastest way to get a driver's license. >> Well, I'm talking to you. I'm asking you to open the door and speak to me. >> I'm not going to continue asking you. I'm going to break your window and assist you out of the vehicle. >> I'm asking you to open the the door. >> Ma'am, I need a driver's license. He's asking if they can deploy OC into the car. >> Give me one second. >> 47. Copy of VIN number, please. >> I already ran it. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> I ran it. Go ahead. >> Disregard. I believe 1429 ran it. >> Yep. >> Walker, >> he's asking. In the background, they talked about whether to use batons or pepper spray as if they were choosing appetizers at a restaurant. Not once did they consider that the law required only proportional force. No, for them this was just routine because officers like these were used to being above the law and of course never punished for their awful behavior. >> Watch the pull. >> Hey, uh somebody in the back seat. I don't know if it's a child. >> One one second here. child or >> with a male >> 47. We have another uh unit down here. 47 to 1187 out. >> The plan grew more serious. shut down traffic, block the road, and set up a small war scene. And all of this came from one minor crash and a refusal to show an ID. Did any of these officers stopped to think that the law required a proportional response? Of course not. They acted like it was all a battlefield. And just when it seemed over the top, the show was far from finished. >> Go ahead. It wouldn't hurt. >> So, do you need a Do we need a Paton at this point? What? Yeah, I do. Yeah. Yeah. We have a uh sovereign citizen type person. Push that right into the window. It'll shatter. >> Perfect. >> All right. >> What is it? Like a little clicker? >> I think so. >> Push it in the window. It'll shatter. >> I've got the window breaker, too. >> Okay. >> Uh, you want to hold that, Daniel? >> Yep. >> The officers discussed how they would enter the vehicle. There were three people inside, but to them it was as if they were facing a dangerous gang. They talked about sovereign citizens as if everyone inside was a terrorist. They even planned to use pepper spray on the miners sitting in the back seat. I know you think these officers weren't acting normally, but believe me, you haven't seen anything yet. So, we've got uh the stop six behind the vehicle there tire so we can uh where's my load? Is he here yet? Jones. >> So, here's the plan. We got three people in the car. Uh Hey, let's uh >> You want me to shut it down? >> Why don't you shut it down? Yeah. >> 47 1187 would just shut the westbound traffic down right there. Shut the block off. The worst part came when one officer spoke over the radio with full confidence. Just listen to how he described their refusal to show ID. As if they were the most dangerous criminals ever. Strange, isn't it? How all these officers once swore at the start of their careers to protect the constitutional rights of all citizens. And now look at them. >> Identify the driver. They're refusing. >> We're going to make entry into the vehicle. Hey, don't get between the cars. >> Is that you back here? >> Yeah. What do we got going on? >> Uh then there's three people in the car. Two male, one female driver refusing to identify themselves. They're saying they're holding up paper saying they're sovereign citizens. We're going to make entry into the front, get the driver out, and then we'll uh I'd like to hook the front passenger up to obstructing with us. >> I've got the window breaker, so I'm going to take driver out first, right? >> I'll take Y. >> So, I need I'll wait for him alone to get here. But, uh, looks like they're going to have less lethal, but I'm going to uh we need to have >> The police decided that she was going to go to jail for obstruction. In their interpretation, obstruction simply meant you didn't do what they wanted right away. Of course, you did not need to be a legal expert to know that obstruction was a secondary offense, and you cannot be jailed for it. Still, these officers followed their own version of the law, and that's what exactly made them so dangerous. Once we we're gonna have to get her out and >> he's got a knife one of the guys. So that's why I want someone to be covered. >> The male does. >> Stop right there. Stop right there. Stop right there. >> Stop right there. There you go. >> Tell you what I told you. We're going to >> Listen here, guys. >> I'm going to go on the other side with somebody and have cover. I don't want any crossfire. So, I need uh She's refusing to open the door, not complying. Uh break the window. I'm going to pull her out and uh do what you need to do to get her out. Uh she's seuckled in. My back window. >> Uh >> hey, Mike. It's we're have to get her out. >> After planning their tactic for who knows how many minutes, the officers teamed up like cowards because of course they would never act this way alone. It was easy to play the hero when surrounded by cops holding guns. But what they did next was even worse. They put the child in the back seat in real danger and they didn't care at all. >> Mike, stop. Use this. >> You're under arrest. Open the door. >> Step out. You're getting hosed. Step out now. Step out now. >> Step out. >> You're under arrest. Step out of the vehicle now. >> Step out of the vehicle now. >> OC. [Music] >> Step out now. >> Step out now. >> Step out. You're going to run out of air. you too much. These guys are the window. >> Step out. >> They're trying to get to us. >> Step out of the car. >> Step out of the vehicle over here. >> Step out. >> Now, >> not only did the officers smash the window, but they also used pepper spray. By law, police were allowed to do these things only when they were in danger. Now, you tell me, did this scene look like they were in danger? Of course not. But for them, the real threats seem to be when someone hurts their ego and refuses to hand over an ID, even when the law gave them that right. >> Exit the vehicle now. >> Get out. >> Hey, >> put your hands behind your back. You are under arrest. Hands behind your back. You're under arrest. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> I'm not resisting. I'm not playing. >> You are under arrest. Do not resist arrest. >> Resisting. >> You're under arrest. >> Hands behind your back. Hands behind your back. You're under arrest. >> I'm not resisting. I'm not. >> Hey, don't treat my 15year-old like that. >> He's not doing anything. >> Give him one second. >> Be quiet. You're under arrest. >> None of us are resisting. >> Be quiet. You're under arrest. >> None of us are resisting. >> None of us are resisting. You guys are attacking each other. >> They got him. They're coming. >> The police called it all routine procedure. And in reality, it was an example of disproportionate force and abuse of power. When the law said minimal necessary force, these guys read it as maximum available force. They twisted the rules to fit their own actions and called it normal. And if this didn't make your blood boil already, what followed would push the outrage to an even higher level. >> 47. >> We have three detained. >> I'm ask for a second. >> All right. >> I'll get it. I'll get I'll get it. >> 47. That's too tight. >> We need a second medic, please. >> Ma'am, what is your name? >> Ma'am, >> where's my wallet at? >> Judith, this should have never happened. You hear me? >> This should have never happened. You should have cooperated with us. >> Yeah, we got My damn daddy. I'm not getting up. >> I'm not getting up. I'm not doing anything. I'm trying to stay on my side. >> Do you have her ID right here? >> Okay. The officers explained that they had sprayed three people with pepper spray and that they needed a checkup. Yet, they said it with complete indifference, as if they were doing nothing more than routine car service. Instead of understanding the seriousness of the injuries they had caused themselves, they treated it as just a side effect of their tactics. See for yourself how little they cared. people just need them checked out. >> So, they're not cooperative. >> They uh they're like sovereign citizens type people. So, >> pepper spray. We got three people, one female and two males. [Applause] >> Hey, do me a favor, Mr. Rhyr. Uh don't come down this way for me. All right. >> I wanted to talk. I said you was tough up there when you sprayed me face instead of getting me out. >> All right, do me a favor. >> All right, I will. I'll stay back here. >> Yep. Just go ahead and sit in your truck. I'm coming and get you. Judith and her husband were arrested and charged with obstruction, assault, and disobedience. At this point, it no longer even mattered who was at fault for the crash or whether they should have received a fine. These dirty cops get humbled when they face so-called criminals because instead of showing true authority, they show how long they could fail just to protect their ego. Sadly, they weren't the only ones. So, let's talk about how another driver who treated police with respect and still ended up in jail. A driver from Maine was traveling through Vermont when he was stopped by officer Chapman. The reason, he had hit the rumble strip on the road. Instead of using the fifth amendment and staying silent, he tried to be polite and explained everything. Unfortunately, that was exactly what the officer had been waiting for. Video. >> Hello, Ammeris police. You're being audio and video recorded. Do you have your license and registration? >> I do have this, sir. Uh, it's in my glove box. Uh, no weapons. >> Okay. Where are you coming from tonight? >> Maine. >> Oh, you're coming from Maine? >> Yeah, I'm going to visit my friend and my father. >> Whereabouts? >> Battle, Vermont. So, >> Vermont. Oh, okay. >> Um, paperwork. I just I pulled over because the lights were so bright. >> Okay. The reason I stopped you >> Yeah. Yeah. The headlights. >> Yes, sir. That's why I pulled over. >> Okay. >> I figured not let's >> Do you have the registration on you? >> In my glove box, sir. >> Okay. >> No weapons. >> Okay. >> The driver without thinking gave information that was never asked where he came from, where he was going, even that he had no weapons. To Chapman it sounded like music. He only needed to ask more questions and build suspicion. The US law clearly said a citizen was not required to answer questions except to provide identification. And the only mistake this man made during the stop was that he did not know his rights. I just went through eye surgery. So, like that's why I pulled over because like I don't usually drive at night. Yeah. Uh I found that I found the headlights to be too bright. >> Gotcha. The reason I stopped you is cuz you hit the rumble strip there. >> I did, sir. Cuz >> the lights >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you have the registration >> right here, sir? >> Which one is it? Can you pull it out for me? >> Yes, sir. >> I'd be courteous. >> What's that? I just say I'd be 30 and pull over passing. >> Oh, okay. >> And you live at Garden Way? >> 11 Garden Way. 11 minutes. >> Is that where you just came from? >> Yes, sir. >> Do you stop anywhere? >> I get gas. Gas. I believe it was in Portsouth. >> Portsmith. >> I put $20 in gas. >> Okay. When was the last time you had a drink of alcohol? >> Just Just Gatorade, sir. >> No, no, no. When When was the last time? >> Uh, today is Well, it's it's Friday night. Wednesday. >> You haven't had anything to drink before you left tonight? >> No, sir. >> Okay. >> Just haven't brushed my teeth. >> Just haven't brushed your teeth. Okay. >> Would you mind doing a couple tests for me to make sure you're okay to drive? >> Chapman immediately ordered him to step out of the car. Instead of saying, "I invoke my rights." The driver agreed and even showed papers about his eye surgery. In American law, this was a classic trap. Every act of cooperation was seen by the officer as weakness, not goodwill. So, if you still thought that being fair and polite with the police meant everything would go smoothly, you're about to see a very different truth. >> Okay, if I can just have you step out here. >> Yeah. Uh, forgive me. Uh, just I'm an unbuckle, but >> Yep. >> I have paperwork right here, sir. >> For what? >> Eyes. >> Oh, for your eyes? >> I just went through eye surgery. >> Yeah, but you you're okay to drive? >> Yes, sir. I wouldn't have done it otherwise. >> Okay. That's all I really care about. >> No, by all means, sir. Uh, >> right back here. >> Yes, sir. One set them out. Test. Let me just shut off the flashing lights. Um that way it it'll help everybody see. If you just want to stand over there, people uh tend to not move over very far. >> 110 out. Test. >> Okay. All right. I'm going to have you stand over here and face me away from the lights of the cars. Okay. I just want >> Which way you want? Which way? >> Right here. Yep. So, for this test, I just want you to keep your feet together and your hands down by your sides. Okay. >> So, our military is behind the back. >> Okay. Uh, next came the eye tracking test. The man explained that he had cataract surgery and that the light bothered his eyes, but Chapman insisted he followed the pen. Legally, this was already a problem. When a medical condition prevented the test, the result was invalid. The officer knew this, but the test was only an excuse to confirm what he had already decided. >> I want you to watch the tip of my pen here with your eyes and your eyes only. Do you understand that? Yes, sir. >> Okay. Don't move your head at all. Just watch with your eyes. And you just had uh surgery. You said >> cataracts and laser surgeries. >> Okay. And you're you So you don't wear contacts or anything? >> I got the prescription. I I got to purchase them, sir. >> Okay. But you can see the pen just fine here. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> All right. Forgive me. Now I'm cold. >> You're cold? Yeah. I just had to think about >> It's like 80° outside. >> I know. Yeah. [Applause] The driver nervously apologized and offered, "You can search my car." That was mistake number two. The Fourth Amendment protected against searches without a warrant. But if you invite the officer in, well, that becomes permission. Chapman didn't even need to ask to search the vehicle. It was enough that this man was so scared he handed over his rights on a silver platter. >> Yep. Keep an eye on the pen. I'm sorry. I was You spoke, so sorry. Yeah. >> No, I didn't say anything. >> Well, you said Yeah. >> You're welcome to search my vehicle, sir. >> No, no, no. I don't want to search your vehicle. I just want to make sure that you're okay to drive. And you're telling me that you haven't had anything to drink? >> I haven't, sir. >> You smell like you've been drinking. >> You're more than welcome to search my vehicle, sir. >> Why Why would I search your vehicle if if I think that you've been drinking? >> I haven't. explain why I haven't >> in at least 24 to 48 hours. >> Okay. >> Just haven't brushed my teeth, sir. >> Okay. >> I have paperwork for my eyes. >> I don't need any paperwork for your eyes. >> Chapman said that the driver smelled of alcohol, even though there was no proof. Interestingly, the law required probable cause for further testing. Here, the only evidence was that the man talked too much and seemed nervous. But in the American Police playbook, that was more than enough to begin the sobriety show. And what came next would push this staged performance to a whole new level. >> Yeah. Okay. Uh >> I'm heading I'm heading to Broadway. So >> yeah, >> father and a and a female friend. >> Okay. >> My birthday is 8:228. >> Okay, that's fine. >> Yep. He's going to jail. That's way too much information. And you can hear in the officer's voice that he's having a field day. He's like, I got this guy. He's just giving me whatever I want. If you don't know your rights, they're going to use that fact against you. >> My birthday is 82284. >> Okay, that's fine. I don't need you to ramble off random stuff. I just >> It's a little odd. >> What's that? What's odd? >> I just pulled over to be polite cuz like the lights. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yep. >> That's all it was. >> Yeah. So, and the like I said, the reason I stopped you is cuz you hit the rumble strip. So, Uh >> on the left. >> Yep. On the left. There's no rumble strip on the right. >> No, the middle lane. >> Yep. Well, there's no >> The driver was forced to do the walk and turn test. He explained that his ankle had been broken several times, but Chapman insisted. The irony, according to the NHTSA rules, standardized field sobriety tests should not be done on people with orthopedic problems. In other words, the test was invalid from the very start. But Chapman wasn't interested in rules. What he wanted were handcuffs. >> Middle lane. There's the yellow line. >> Staying on ste. >> Yeah. >> No, I did, sir. >> Okay. For this next test, I'm going to have you stand over here. >> Where's over here? >> Right here. Okay. >> Face that way. >> Yes, sir. >> Uh, I want you to put your right foot in front of your left foot. Okay. Hands in front of the left. >> Yeah. Hands down by your sides. Do you have anything wrong with >> I've broken my ankles before? So, >> are they broken right now? >> Negative. >> Okay. What do you do for work? >> Uh, I'm unemployed at the moment. >> Unemployment. See, that's another piece of information the cop has put in his mental rolodex to build a case against this guy. >> Okay. Uh, I'm going to have you put your hands down by your sides. Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> When I tell you to start, I want you to take nine heel to toe steps. >> Nine. >> Nine. Counting out loud like this. >> One. >> Two. Three. Till you get to nine. >> Can I hold my hands out like this? I need you to listen to what I'm saying. Okay. >> No, you're going to have I'm going to have you keep your hands down to your sides. Okay. >> Take nine steps out. Once you get to nine, I want you to take a series of steps like this in a circle. >> Then nine steps, >> heel to toe, correct? >> Yeah. Nine steps out. Heel to toe. Once you get to nine, I want you to take >> two. Three. >> Hold on. Don't start till I tell you to. The unlucky driver asked to take a breath test instead of doing gymnastics on the road, but it was too late. Chapman was already forcing him to walk nine steps forward, then nine steps back. The man did it, counting clearly and correctly, but the officer still threw in extra instructions just to confuse him. Do you see it now that this was nothing but an excuse? >> I want you to put your feet back where I told you. >> Yep. When you get to nine, I want you to take a series of short steps in a circle. >> One moment, sir. >> Okay. You feel better without? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> Hands down by >> Hands down by your sides. Don't stop. Don't start till I tell you to. >> I'm sorry, sir. >> I've only explained half the test to you. So, >> you said nine steps heel to toe. >> Yep. And then once you get to nine, I want you to see take a series of steps like this in a circle till you face back the way that you came. >> Understood. >> Take nine heel to toe toe steps back. Counting out loud like this. One, two, three, till you get to nine. Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> Yes, sir. >> During the test, I want you to keep your hands down by your sides. Don't start the test till I tell you. >> I apologize. One. >> Don't start start the test till I tell you to. Stand back here. When do I start? Then >> when I tell you to start. Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> I need you to put your right foot in front of your left, hands down by your sides. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> So, equilibrium. >> Okay. Keep your hands down by your sides during the test. >> Next came the one leg stand test. The driver again said he had ankle problems, but Chapman insisted. Instead of recording the conditions that made the test invalid, he ignored them. So the man tried to balance while the officer waited for him to stumble. All Chapman needed was one excuse. You'd agree. And that excuse was exactly what he was about to seize. >> If you fall, >> Forgive me. I've broken my like my ankle so many times. >> Okay. Don't stop the test until you're finished. Okay. Do you have any questions? >> You tell me when to start, sir. >> Correct. I do. >> I'm asking. >> You're That was a question. >> It was That was a question. Okay. Yes. >> You tell me when to start, I will start, sir. >> Okay. Do you have any questions about the test? >> Honestly, I'm I'd rather do I'd rather do a breathalyzer. >> Yeah, bro is cooked. It's way too late to ask to do a breathalyzer. He shouldn't have even agreed to do the field sobriety test. >> I'm I'm completely sober. I'm just tired. >> Okay. >> He's traveled four or five hours. >> Well, I need to have you do these tests. >> I'm not I'm not I won't do it. So, I will do it. >> Okay. Right foot in front of your left foot. Hands down by your sides. >> Yep. Begin whenever you're ready. >> Now, now, now it's okay. >> Now it's okay to start. >> One, two, three, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Swing. That's what you asked, correct? >> That's half the test. Yeah. And then, >> what's am I missing? >> Nine heel to toe steps back. >> Okay. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >> Okay, for this next test, I want you to stand. >> The driver kept trying to explain that he was only tired and that the lights bothered him. Chapman, of course, ignored it and declared, "You can't drive." The law clearly stated that fatigue and lack of sleep were not grounds for a DUI. But once an officer marked suspicion, all logical objections no longer mattered. And soon, Chapman would take full advantage of that label to justify what came next. >> With your feet together, hands down by your sides. Okay. >> Okay. Face away from the light, please. Like, >> that's fine. Stand where? Yeah. As long as you're not standing near the traffic. >> Yeah. Yeah, by all means. >> Okay. When I tell you to start, you pick whichever foot you want. Lift it 6 in. I want you to watch the your toe and count by thousands like this. >> Yeah. Don't start till I tell you. >> Okay. >> Watch your toe. Count 10,00 1,002 1003 until I tell you to stop. During the test, I want you to keep your hands down by your sides. >> Understood. >> Okay. If you drop your foot, pick it back up. Don't Don't start till I tell you to. >> Yeah. I apologize. >> Okay. Feet together, hands down by your sides. >> Yes, sir. I'm just pulling my hands. >> Okay. >> Feet together, hands down. >> Yeah. If you drop your foot during the test, pick it back up. Start back where you left off. >> How How much do you want me to count? >> Until I tell you to stop. >> Understood. >> Okay. >> Understood. >> Pick a foot and go ahead and begin. >> 1,000 2 1,000 3,000 4 1,000 5,000. Sorry, if I had my hands out to the balance. >> Yep. 1 1,000 200,000 300 1,000 4 1,000 5 1,000 6 1,000 700,000 I can do more I guess. But yeah, and then came the arrest. The irony. Up to that moment, he had no breath test, no blood test, and no valid reason beyond his own judgment. But if the officer had done everything by the book, it wouldn't have worked in his favor, now would it? He wouldn't have been free to do whatever he wanted. And this was the point where abuse of power became undeniable. Just the the lights are so bright. >> You're not looking at any lights. I'm looking into the lights. >> It's reflecting. It's reflecting, sir. >> It's reflecting off of my white face. >> You know what to expect. >> Okay. Watch what I'm doing. >> Yeah. >> Straight leg. Point your toe. Watch your toe. Count by thousands. 100,00 1,002003. Okay. >> Yes, sir. 1 100 1,00 2 100 3 100 4 100 5 1 6 1 100 700 You didn't tell me how much, but >> I told you to go until I tell you to stop. >> So it's my ankles. I broke my ankles so many times. >> Okay, at this point I don't think you're okay to drive. Okay, when we get back to the police station, I'll give you the opportunity to take a breath test. >> The driver asked if he could at least put on his shoes and lock his car. Chapman refused. The law clearly stated that police must avoid causing unnecessary property damage, but it was easier for him to just ignore it. Ironically, the man had been fully cooperative throughout the entire encounter, and that was exactly what destroyed him. >> Sir, I'm not even trying to do anything like that. >> Uh, I'm not giving you the option. So, >> you're under arrest. Turn around. Put your hands behind your back. >> May I May I secure my my vehicle, sir? >> Nope. >> I'm put my shoes back on. I'm not trying to I'm not I'm not a threat. I'm unarmed. I'm not trying to be a threat, sir. >> Did I put my shoes back? >> Yeah, we'll get your shoes on. >> I'm not a threat, sir. >> Nobody said you were a threat. >> No, but What am I being incarcerated for? >> What are you being what? >> What am I being incarcerated for? >> You're not being incarcerated. You're being arrested for DUI. >> I'm not under the influence, sir. >> Okay. I'll give you the opportunity to take a breath test. Maybe put my shoes back on. So, >> Yep. >> So, now my car's getting towed. >> Yes. >> At the station, they presented him with a testing form. Now he finally tried to invoke his rights, mentioning the fourth, sixth, and tenth amendments. The problem here is that it was too late. By then, he had already done everything wrong, talked too much, agreed to the tests, allowed the arrest. When you start invoking your rights only at the station, officers see it as nothing more than games. >> I can't afford that. >> So, the body cam footage was 2 and 1/2 hours long. I have to cut quite a bit out. So to summarize, they put him in the back of the police car. He asks for a supervisor. The supervisor comes and he pleads his case to which the supervisor of course says that, you know, it's up to my officer. My officer made the arrest. He saw what happened. It's up to him. Um they take him back to the police station and you know, it's pretty much boring. It's the same thing check-in thing, but there's one particular part that I want y'all to see. >> All right, I'm going to go over this form with you. Uh, I'm going to read each line and ask you if you understand after each one. Okay. >> I don't understand any of them. >> Well, I haven't read them to you. >> I know >> that's not a good start to be uncooperative. >> No, I'm not trying to say I'm uncooperative. I just don't understand any of them cuz I know my concept. >> The officer read to him that he refused the test. His driver's license would be suspended. This was the so-called implied consent law. In most states, a driver had already agreed to a breath test if requested by police. The irony was that it was often used as blackmail. Take the test or lose your license. However, wait, there was still more to this story and it was about to get even messier. >> Initutional rights. >> What does that have to do with this? I haven't even read it to you. >> My fourth, my sixth, and my 10th amendment is being violated right now. >> No, it's not. So, I'm going to read these to you. You can either cooperate or not. You've been arrested for an offense arising out of active committed while you're driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Do you understand that? >> I don't understand. >> That means that you've been arrested for DUI. >> I don't understand. >> You are being asked to submit to a test or test at the discretion of a law enforcement officer in order to determine the alcohol concentration in your system. You may be asked to perform a breath, blood, urine, physical test, or any combination of these. Do you understand that? >> I already did so and I don't understand. You have the right to an additional test or tests of blood taken by a person of your own choosing at your own expense. Upon your request, you'll be given the opportunity for such additional tests. You also have the right to obtain a portion of our sample of your blood for testing at your own expense. >> The driver argued that he hadn't refused. He just didn't understand. Chapman still insisted on marking it as refusal. That way, he scored a double win, a DUI charge and an administrative penalty, license suspension. Everyone could now see how the police used a bureaucratic trick to win even when they had no proof. And this trick was about to seal the driver's fate completely. >> You understand that? >> Do you not understand? >> If you submit to a blood, urine, or breath test, which shows an alcohol concentration of 08 or more, your New Hampshire driver's license operative operating privileges, nonresident operating privileges, and boating privileges in this state will be suspended. Do you understand that? I do not understand. >> If you refuse to take the test or tests, the refusal can be admissible in court. Do you understand that? >> I do not. I'm not refusing anything. I just don't understand. >> If you refuse to submit to a test or tests requested by the officer, your New Hampshire driver's license operating privileges, non-resident operating privileges, and boating privileges in this state will be suspended. Do you understand that? >> Negative. >> And are you going to sign this? Um, I'm not signing anything, sir. >> Okay, you are. >> In the end, Chapman marked it as a refusal and said, "That's it." The man frantically repeated that he hadn't refused. He just didn't understand. But the game was over. The system didn't care about nuances, only about the checkbox on the form. And just like that, a simple drive to visit family ended in handcuffs, a tow truck, and criminal charges. >> A refusal? >> No. No, I didn't refuse. I'm just stating I don't understand and that's a legal contract and it's not a contract. >> You want to sign that you're refusing or no? >> I'm not refusing. I don't understand. >> I just explained it to you. What don't you understand? Cuz you're playing a lot of games right now. >> I'm not playing no games, sir. I do not understand. >> What don't you understand? >> Everything. >> You're playing games? >> No, sir. No, sir. >> Yes. >> No, sir. I am requesting that you take a breath test. Would you like to take it or no? >> I don't understand. >> I'm letting you know that I'm marking you down as a refusal. >> That's your That's your opinion, not mine. I did not refuse. I said >> it was terrible that this happened only because the man didn't know his rights. So, let this be a lesson to all of you. Always, and I mean always, defend your rights no matter what. Even this wasn't the last case where dirty cops got humbled when they faced a criminal because they ended up exposed. The next case was about a man who was arrested simply because of his skin color. The driver's friend warned him to stop talking to the police because every word only built the case against him. The basic rule from the US Constitution, the fifth amendment, was clearly not part of these officers training. Instead of investigating the violation, the officer approached with his gun in hand. It was obvious the chaos had started from the very beginning. But don't worry, it was about to get even worse. [Applause] >> So, the reason why I'm stopping is for reckless driving. You're reckless donuts in the park. >> That That's what I'm just saying. You don't >> The vehicle has smell the burnt rubber. >> Yeah, that's what I'm saying. You just You didn't see that being in >> I saw you in the driver's seat. That's what I saw. That's why I stopped. >> Stop talking to the cops. Stop talking. He's just building a case against you. Stop talking to him. The officer asked the passenger for ID even though he wasn't under investigation. In Texas, the Texas Penal Code 38.02 clearly stated that you only had to identify yourself if you were lawfully arrested. When called out for lying, he dodged the question and acted like an expert. Then came the suggestion to call a supervisor. And you know what? If a cop doesn't like that idea, you can bet they're hiding something. >> Really, man? Gun out, bro? >> Yes, sir. Mr. Miller, >> gun out. You're You're a man. You need a hug, man. I'll give you a hug if you need to feel safe, bro. >> Thank you for not pulling your gun out on the passenger. >> Yeah, tell them you're scared. Tell them they need to send some cops out that aren't going to pull their guns on somebody doing >> whatever he was doing. >> You have a ID on you, sir? >> But he don't have to ID, right? >> Sir, >> is he under arrest? >> Is he under arrest? >> Hey, Suarez, answer the question. Is he under arrest? Yes or no? >> Yes, sir. >> So, does he have to ID if he's detained? >> Yes, sir. >> He does. You're You're a dumbass. Call a supervisor. >> Is there two suspects? >> Give him. No. No. No. No, you're lying to him. You're lying to him, sir. He don't have to ID unless he's arrested. And you know that, dumbass. By the way, you don't have to ID unless you're under arrest. >> And you're not under arrest for [ __ ] >> Yeah. I just like to comply. >> No, comply is going comply is going to get you shot. >> Yeah, comply is going to get you shot. Watch. Look at them all. Hey, you can go back to patrol. While one citizen tried to explain the law, another officer calmly admitted that the passenger actually didn't have to identify himself. So, at least one of them knew the law, but the passenger had already handed over his ID because he was told otherwise. A classic case of manipulation. And soon that manipulation would be used to push things even further. You can go back to patrol, man. He's cool. He ain't going to pull his gun out no more. You really think I'm a cop? Nah. >> Look at my look at look at my YouTube channel. >> And you can comply if you want. That's cool. That's cool. That's what you feel you need to do. But just so you know, if you're not under arrest, you don't have to ID and don't talk to him. Stop talking to him. >> That's what I told him. Stop talking to him. >> He knows. They all know who I am. >> Question. Cuz he doesn't know the answer. >> What's up, Jack? Do you have to identify yourself if you are being detained and not under arrest? Who else? >> Like this guy right here. Does he have to identify himself if he is only being detained and not under arrest? >> Being detained? >> Detained? >> No, he didn't. >> Yeah. The officer said, "So the officer said, "Give me your ID." And I said, "Hey, does he have to give you an ID? Is he under arrest?" >> Yeah. >> He's being detained. And I said, "Well, so he has to give it to you." And he says, "Yes." So he lied to him about getting his ID. >> Okay. Well, I just got here. I don't know what's going on. I just wanted to see if I just wanted to see if one officer knew the correct answer cuz he doesn't Can you let him know that? >> Yeah. >> So, he can just give him back his ID cuz he didn't want to give it. >> Okay. Yeah. Like, let me see what's going on. Um, right now, >> one of the officers admitted that he had just arrived, yet he was already distancing himself from the chaos. Still, no one returned that ID that had been taken under false pretenses. The law protecting against unlawful retention and personal information. Well, clearly unknown territory here. Instead of fixing the mistake, they continued standing in a fiveman formation as if they were guarding the president. >> He probably needs to give him his ID back. He didn't want to give it. Okay. >> And the only reason he gave it is because he lied to him. >> So, let's get Can we just get that right? >> Awesome. >> I appreciate that. >> Oh, well, you're not sheriff anyway. >> No. >> No wonder. >> I just got here. We got dispatch here. >> That's They already, you know, conducted a traffic stop. We're just here to make sure everything's good. >> I get it. >> We're about to take off. >> I get it. >> So, I get it. So, we're here. >> Where? Why? >> Going over here. >> Yeah. This guy right here, he's the one that they said >> like these guys are SAPD. >> Real quick, but hanger. >> Yeah, cuz he don't want to. >> They're they're the ones that have >> Let me go talk to the sheriff. I thought you were sheriff. >> Golly, it's bright. >> Who's the supervisor right now? >> Why Why do I got to stand back over there? >> I'm just asking you, sir. >> I I have a question, sir. >> Okay. Well, my back is turned to you. And then >> now, if you still weren't sure what was going on here, trust me, it didn't even matter. Honestly, there was a good chance the officers themselves didn't know. What did matter was that after this, these dirty cops were humbled because they thought they had caught a criminal. But let's get back to the video and see what happened next because things were far from over. We got five officers here. You don't >> It's just a polite request. >> Do you know who I am? >> I don't really care, sir. Can you please >> I know, but do you know who I am? Yes or no? >> I don't care, sir. >> I know you don't care. >> Stand back over there, please. >> You're Oh, you're the one that did the MIP on the two and you searched them and then you wrote that you didn't search them. Dakota Cody. Uh uh. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Stand back. >> Dakota Cody, what? She doesn't mind. >> We will be more than we more than willing. >> Well, you guys didn't do anything. They did. >> Wait, I will talk to you over there, but let me talk to my officer right here. Okay. >> Okay. Can you wait over there, please? >> When you're done. >> Come on, man. You know what I'm going to do? >> I'm just going to film it. >> But but Dakota did a MIP on two people. Search. >> Let's go talk over here. >> Yeah, let's go talk. >> Okay. >> I'm glad I ran into you. >> Okay. >> So So quick question. Yeah. >> Let me deal with him first and then I'll talk to you. Okay. >> Oh, that was tricky. >> All right. No problem. >> So, >> what what are you all doing over here, man? >> No. Oh, so we was just chilling over there and I guess some guy just came asking for whatever. >> A random guy walked up to >> Yeah, we we know him. Yeah, you should never ask answer questions because >> what you're doing is you're >> I forgot what it was called, but it's like a trend. I guess >> like a trend. You know what I'm saying? >> A trend. >> Yeah. >> A trend. I don't know what a trend is. >> Like, you know, like a trend. >> The officer admitted that you only had to show ID if you were under arrest. Yet, just a minute earlier, his colleague claimed the opposite. In a normal system, this would mean correcting the mistake. Right here, nothing happened. Honestly, it was foolish for him to say this on camera. Do you see how confident they were knowing there would be no consequences for them whatsoever? >> Like you don't have to help him with their investigation. >> Anything like you know? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Like Tik Tok doesn't like like that. >> Okay, I got you. >> So he's got an appointment. Let him drive acting stupid in the car. >> Yeah. He was doing donuts or whatever. >> How do you know this guy? >> Oh, that's that's my that's my cousin. >> That's your cousin? >> Yeah. I don't think as >> you going to talk to me to Cody right now. >> That's what I thought. Run away. Run away. She knows I got all kinds of questions for her anyway before she interrupted. So she uh she got called by an offduty deputy who was working at the theater, right? And what they do is if somebody pulls into the back parking lot when she's bored, she'll sit there and wait for the call and he'll call her on the phone and then she runs over there real quick. Everybody out of the car, hands on the hood, searches them. She don't write [ __ ] down. She don't find nothing, get the out of here. What she tells me she don't write nothing. You know the problem with that. And that's just the beginning. So >> yeah, >> I've been been following her for a little while. I've never actually met her face to face though, >> okay? >> Just been just been covertly following her and watching her stops and things like that. So, she does searches without consent. While the driver calmly explained that no violation had occurred, the officers simultaneously let him know the car would be towed. And the reason, alleged reckless driving on private property, but without written permission from the owner, the police had no authority to enforce a misdemeanor law at that location. The Texas Code of Criminal Procedure made that boundary very clear. And private was private, but not for these officers. But she writes that she got consent or she just searches and lets him go without writing anything. She's a bad one. And this dude right here, this dude told this dude, well, he actually he told me that, yeah, if you're being detained, you have to give ID. And you said no, you don't. Right. Because that's the correct answer. Is that you or you? >> It was me. >> It was you. Yeah. And you know that too, right? The only time I have to give you identification is if I'm under arrest. >> You're detaining me for something. I should probably just shut up until you're done figuring out if I committed a crime or not. Right. >> Right. It's always okay to comply and give it to them. Nothing wrong with that. But I don't >> Once they're Once they're done, we'll get we'll get your ID back real quick. >> We'll go. >> Like like I said, I don't know. >> Was your cousin the one driving? >> Huh? Huh? Was your cousin the one drive? >> Nah. I mean, when when y'all first when y'all first came, that's when we got into the car and it was illegal. >> I tell you, man. >> The problem with talking to the police is he's going to if he talks to him and your stories don't match, >> he's not you're not going to jail. >> Yeah. No, no, no. He'll tell you everything. >> But yeah, I know. But I'm just saying I'm just saying generally speaking. >> Yeah. >> Like when you're like uh let's say you say, "Oh, he's my friend." Well, what's his name? Let's say you only know him by his nickname. Yeah. >> And that's all you know him by and you're actually telling the truth and you say and they're like, "Well, that's not his." >> The officer began a school style lecture about how you can be arrested for reckless driving on private property if you endanger others. It sounded nice, but without a witness or a complaint, it was pure speculation. When there's no real danger, the scenario of maybe you'll run someone over becomes the same as accusing someone of maybe you'll rob a bank because you have hands. >> So, he's not your friend, is he? Well, really when really he is, but now they're saying you're lying. All because you just know him by your You see? And that they're not trying to help you, man. They're not trying to help you. They're trying to be >> You have anything you need to get out of the vehicle? >> Uh, no. Why? My charger. >> Yeah. You want to grab it out of the vehicle? The vehicle's going to get towed. >> Wow. >> For reckless driving, dealing with donuts. >> Yes, sir. >> Hey, check with the property owner and make sure that they didn't allow that. This is This is private property. >> Oh, this is going to be good. >> Man, got to get the owner of the property. >> Unless you got a Unless you got a written declaration that y'all can enforce trespassing, which y'all don't. Not on this one. All right, guys. So, this is private property. They have not checked with the owner. If they did, they'd find out that they have permission to be here. >> The sheriff pull up and they came and saw him doing donuts, >> bro. He didn't see this car doing [ __ ] >> I don't know. >> Now, we got that all on camera. Now, we ain't we ain't, you know, we ain't trying to support any kind of breaking the law, but we are here to catch when an officer stops a car that wasn't doing nothing. >> The citizen replied with the same logic. if they could arrest him for the possibility of endangering someone, they could also charge him with a murder that might happen. The police, of course, dismissed the comparison, but the truth remained. There was no victim and no complaint here. Just because they had caught real offenders in the past didn't give them the right to invent guilt today, now did it? And says he was reckless driving and we got it on camera. He wasn't. Now, officer might have saw a car, but it wasn't that one. >> Not that true. >> It was not that one. It's okay. You guys are cool. Yeah, you guys are out of this. >> So, you understand, you can't you can be you can't be given a ticket or you can be taken to jail for reckless driving on private property as long as you're putting other people in danger. >> Who's a complainant? >> I'm sorry. >> Who's a complainant? >> You don't need you don't need a complaint. >> You don't need a complaintant. >> Okay. >> Not if you're not for reckless driving. >> Who was who was in danger? >> H >> who was in danger? >> Anybody else that he may have been doing the >> because that's what's going to be asked for. my to my understanding is what was going on from from the calls that we had we had we had calls for over 20 cars that were out here doing donuts. So what I would imagine what the the situation would have been was that whoever is doing donuts was putting the other people in the area in the same parking lot at danger because if you lose control of the car, you recognize somebody else or god forbid you lock somebody's leg off or you run into them while you're doing that. That's how you put people in danger doing reckless driving. Unless that's that's like saying you could throw handcuffs on me because I'm armed and I might shoot you >> and you might as well just put handcuffs on me and charge me with murder cuz that's possible, right? >> You can go down rabbit holes all day. >> It's poss and we when we got here, you know, we saw >> No, no, no. Y'all didn't Y'all y'all would have probably pulled over a car that y'all saw doing that, >> right? >> Yeah. And that would be totally okay. >> Done that before. >> And that would be totally cool. And I've the citizen admitted that he usually had no problem with police doing their job correctly. But when he saw a gun pointed at an innocent person, well, that was the line. This was the core of the problem. Using force before there was proof of any offense, the right to peacefully assemble and record public officials was protected by the First Amendment. But some officers saw it as a personal insult and not a civil right. >> Seen you guys already over the past month do that, >> right? like like legitly pull over cars that are breaking the law and I don't say [ __ ] to y'all. I don't walk up on you. I just film. I say thank you and I have a nice night. >> But whenever I see the cops pull get out with a gun pointed at him at a car that wasn't doing nothing, I got a problem with that. You know what I'm saying? That's what I got a problem with. You understand? >> If you're doing your job, I got no problem with you. >> Like I'm not I'm not giving you a hard time because you know you even answered the photo ID question correctly. Yeah. >> So, I got no reason to give you a hard time. And uh I have no doubt that you guys would have Well, I know Shaw. I I know who Shaw is. I don't know who you are. I've seen you out often. So, I know you guys, you know, I have no reason to doubt that you guys would have only pulled over somebody or made a stop on somebody you saw break a law. That's not what he did. So, that's why I got the issue with him. >> Understand? >> So, that's all. >> Hey, you got a video, >> huh? >> Where he was on donuts? >> Who wants it? >> Hell him over here. Yeah, I know you got the video. >> The only way I'll give you my video off my camera is slap you upside then you can download it that way. He knows better than to ask me. Shut up. Shut up. >> What do you mean about >> shut up? Shut up. >> Shut up. Shut up. >> I don't Well, just in case. >> Wait. So, I would appreciate if you didn't talk to me that way. >> Just in case you're as stupid as you look and you want my video. There's only one way to get it. I'll download it to your >> I don't want your video. >> Okay, that's good. Cuz then I'd have to go to Joe after I download it. The situation escalated when the citizen was threatened with arrest for interference simply because he criticized a female officer for illegal searches. Texas Penal Code 38.15 clearly stated that criticism and recording were not interference unless you physically obstruct their work. But here interference meant you said something we don't like. >> Okay, that's great. >> And Dakota, you need to stop searching people illegally without consent. You need to write it on your citations that you searched. Shut up. >> Walk away cuz you're going to be arrested for interfering, sir. >> How am I interfering? >> Where do you want me to stand? Where do you want me to stand? >> You just came over here yelling at us cuz we're trying to deal with the video. >> It was a mistake. I thought that y'all wanted my video. >> No, if you wanted to ask me a question, do it in a quiet manner. >> Okay. >> Talk to me the way I'm talking to you. >> So, it's it's the it's it's not my speech that's interfering. It's what I'm saying. >> It's the fact that you come over here yelling at us. And then also threaten this. >> I wasn't threatening. I was I was just letting you know. >> I let you know if you wanted my video. There's only one way you could get it. >> You can go stand over there if you would like. >> But you're not going to want my video. So there's nothing that's going to happen, right? >> Okay, then stop talking. Don't be careful. >> I don't have to stop talking. >> Okay. Well, then just stop. Let us do what we need to do. Okay. That's all we're asking. I >> I'm not Do what you got to do. I'm just filming. >> Did you find it? >> I'm getting it right now. You want to do the >> He He didn't see that car do [ __ ] We got >> The whole situation was the result of unchecked information, false claims, and ignored rights. No one had seen the driver doing donuts. There were no damages and no complaint from the property owner. Yet, guns were pointed, ID was taken through deception, and threats of charges were made. So, what would you have done if you were in these people's shoes? If you think this was bad, well, just wait, because the next video is going to shock you even more. Some cops take corruption and abuse to a whole new level, proving there's no limit to how low they'll go. Stick around because what you're about to see will make you question everything even
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