I don't have my nobody. >> Back up, >> right? You're getting too close to us. >> Back up. Do you understand? Back up. >> Back away from us. Stop coming closer to us. >> Bro, I don't I don't have a problem. >> It's the police. >> If you don't if you I'm going to put you in cluts if you don't stop. >> Back up. You can't get >> a pair of glasses and a missing doctor's note. That is the entire dispute behind this arrest. Officers were called to a restaurant inside a Florida airport terminal where an employee had been told to go home and refused. Nothing about that was a crime yet. >> Somebody called us the manager. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Is the No, we're going to go through the back door. >> All right, we got another officer. >> Yeah, we got another officer uh coming cuz they they requested a Spanish speaker. >> Oh, okay. >> So, show us where we are and we'll wait out there. >> We're going to be around the corner by the NE. I don't know. I know. >> He's supposed to be I know. >> What I've known right now is that he needs to leave and come back with a doctor's note. >> But then they spoke they spoke some more and then that from there I don't know. >> He's still here. Are you the manager? >> I'm one of the managers. >> And we can go. He said he's still 5 minutes out. >> Okay. If anything, I'll look for him and I'll bring him around. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> We do have we we do have a Spanish speaker on here. So if there's any translation >> sir, good morning, sir. >> How you doing? >> How you doing? >> Good. What's going on today? >> He um so he's got the glasses on. They're just prescription glasses, but they're not allowed. >> Any of you guys speak Spanish? >> We have somebody coming that does speak Spanish. He's got 5 minutes to help out. Sir, I don't have a problem with nobody. >> Okay. >> I don't have anything to do or nobody. >> So, I need work today. You understand? >> Okay. >> See, >> um he's um he said, you know, he doesn't have problem with nobody. He needs to work today. >> But the decision that we have and then we he we're being abusive to him. >> We've been doing this for um weeks apparently >> since >> since he started. >> Okay. So, what's the problem though today? like what's going on cuz we it came out as someone got fired. >> No, he refused. >> So, so he um he wore so these glasses he um he said that he told us after he had gotten like a laser corrective surgery. So, we were like, "Okay, you can wear the glasses like back up a little." >> Sir, back up. >> I don't want He's backing up. No, stop getting close. So, back up back up. >> Sorry, sir. I don't have a problem. >> We keep stepping back and you're too close to me. I don't have >> I know but >> we have a problem with you coming too close to us. >> We don't have a PROBLEM WITH NOBODY. >> ARE YOU NOT? ARE YOU LISTENING? >> Are you stop walking forward? >> Don't take a step forward. >> Sir, no no no we don't need to wor for a few days and then we're like then after a few days we were like we don't need to take them off after the surgery. We just we need a doctor's note to know like I don't have a problem. Nobody. Back up, >> right? You're getting too close to us. >> Back up. Do you understand? Back up. >> Back away from us. Stop coming closer to us. >> I don't I don't have a problem. >> It's the police. >> If you don't if you I'm going to put you in cuffs if you don't stop. >> Back up. You can't wait. >> Is this like haunted on the stand? Don't come towards me. Back up. >> Yeah. Just stay there. >> Look, you we started over there. >> Please don't don't >> So what what are we doing today? Is he allowed to stay here and work? >> He needs to go home. And we're telling him to go home. He doesn't sir. That's a >> That's not a sir. >> At the end of the day, are you guys are you guys firing him or you sending him home for the day? >> Just just until he can bring us a doctor. >> Is there a reason you can keep stepping closer? I know you don't have a problem with us, but I don't like how close you step. >> Sir, I don't have a problem with nobody. >> I understand. But if if they're telling you you have to go home, you can't stay here any longer. Hey, can you tell this guy in Spanish? He's not understanding to stop. >> He understand. I need you understand English. Okay. Before who's the supervisor? >> Both of us. Let's go that way. Let me give you the circumstances and then I'll talk to what happened. >> What? >> His um the sunglasses effort. It was like he's had them on for like a week and it's not a big deal. It's just something he he had got a surgery and he that's what he told us. He had a surgery and that he had to wear them a little a few days after to avoid the light. So then after the few days we're like um hey we to keep those on you have to provide us a doctor's note. You can't be wearing the sun. It's against the company policy. >> And then yesterday he told us he couldn't work the grill anymore because of the heat. And we're like okay no problem. And it's like just you have to give us a doctor's note and then you're completely fine. >> So and he's saying he doesn't have no. So then our HR they told us to just send him home for the day. >> Send him home >> and he's going to be on the review until the termination. >> No, until he just brings a doctor's. >> Okay. >> Until he brings a doctor. Okay. No, sir. No policy there. I don't I don't have room with nobody. >> Did you tell him that he [ __ ] >> No, I told him that if he doesn't >> doesn't comply that he they asking him to go home >> and bring a doctor snow and within then it's going to be reviewed. If you don't comply, you will get arrested. >> That's what I told him. And then you're going to get fired and you're going to that's it. It's already been explained in in Spanish numerous times. He understands a little Spanish. >> I'm trying to help you out here, brother. If he's not suspended to suspend him, if he just brings the letter, everything's back to normal. >> Can you Can you go to your doctor tomorrow? >> Tomorrow's Monday. Tomorrow's Monday. Can you go to the doctor? >> No, sir. >> No, you can't. >> All right. Watch. I have the paper. >> Okay. >> Give me your hand. >> Give me A HAND. DON'T RESIST. DON'T RESIST. TAKE HIM DOWN. TAKE HIM DOWN. DON'T RESIST. DON'T RESIST. >> Don't resist. Put the truss on him. Don't resist. [screaming] >> Don't resist. Stop resisting. Give me your hands. Stop resisting. Give me a hand. Give me a hand. Stop resisting. [screaming] Stop resisting. Put your hand behind your back. Stop. Stop resisting. >> Lift that. >> All right. All right. All right. Get him off your [ __ ] >> Stand up. >> STAND UP. STAND UP. [crying] STOP. >> Stand up. >> All right. [screaming] He's Don't worry. I got it. Yes. [laughter] >> Hold on. Hold Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. >> Let him relax. Let him relax. You got >> Do you have his cider badge or anything you need for? >> Yeah, I need >> Stop moving. >> Stop moving. >> You got a knife. Take this off. >> Yeah. >> Watch your fingers. Watch your fingers. What? >> Trying to help you, bro. >> Take a picture of this. Take a picture of this. Okay. Okay. Too late. Do >> you understand your arms behind your back? Talk to you. You didn't want to listen to me. I was trying to save you. You understand? Perfect. I'm going to hold it. No. No. Stop. [laughter] >> ACT. NO. Let's take him out. >> We might need to get a wheelchair. >> All right. >> I could take Give me a second. If you want to go inside, go the other way. [screaming] >> What is it? What's going on now? >> Stay down. >> Stop kicking. Stop resisting. >> Stay down. >> Stand. >> What is he doing? >> Stand up. >> He wants to get up now. Let him up. If he wants, we won't walk him up. He >> doesn't walk. He wants >> He's just going dead. Come on, BABY. That's his. Yeah. Put it in there. He don't want to wear his sneakers. >> He's got his social security. All right. Please. Please. Too late, man. Too late. Just left. You had your chance. Jesus. [laughter] >> Come on, man. >> He going to sit. >> Where's the nearest car? >> Too many people. Come on. Do you guys want to sit down, bro? Sit down and relax. Let's chill. Reel them out. You got a patrol car over there or >> on the air side? >> No. No. On the other on the air side. >> Stay down. >> On the air side. >> Stay there. >> You got You guys got a car on the side? >> No. >> I mean, I could run and get it. >> Yeah, run. We'll take care of it from here. >> We're going to go to the front. Right there. In the front. >> Hey, if you want. You guys don't have any on the air side? Cuz we can take them straight downstairs and we can >> Wait, how close is right here? Right. >> Yeah, I can take them right to the airside. Right there. >> Where's the What's the door? >> I know the one between Universal Universal. Mike, you know? >> Yeah. Uh, yeah. >> Come out here. It's right downstairs. >> Yo, just come here. Is that gate? Uh, you can't miss it when you go around. I'm telling you, you can't miss it. >> Yeah. Yeah. Go ahead. Go. Go get the car. Let's go. >> Eric, come on this side. Come on this side. Push him back and I'll push the wheelchair. >> Stop resisting. Stop resisting. >> All right, let's go. >> Hey, uh, get the follow that way. >> Right, right, right, right. Where you going? >> Stop resisting. Stop resisting. Stop resisting. >> Stop putting your feet on the floor. >> Stop resisting. >> What it needs to be. Stop. Please. go through there. All right. >> I tried to give you a chance, man. I I was trying to tell you, go to the doctor tomorrow and this is it. This is simple. >> Right now, you took it to that level. I was just trying. I told you. >> Let's go straight. >> I'll push it. Clap his leg. Watch his legs. >> Wait. Wait. Well, pick it too low BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING PRESSURE ON MY FOREARM. >> Let him take it. Let him take it. >> No, no. I got [laughter] it here. You're putting pressure on my forehand when you lift it that high. >> You want to go there, Georgie? That way. >> Okay. Right here. >> Hold it. We're going to stay right here until somebody go upstairs. >> Radio to your guy. Uh, I told him >> give him the nearest point of view. Uh, go. Hey, Eric. >> 240. Tell them 248. >> Tell them 248 where the construction building. I'll call him. >> All right. >> I got to make a call. You going to call them? Yo, we're going to be like out right outside. There's a door by 240 alpha. >> Yeah. No, I know. >> All right. >> Yeah. No worries. He's calm like the second Alpha. >> Alpha. I'm on I just talked to him. >> Yeah. >> Here. Like he kept we were talking like just back up and he kept stepping. I'm like back up. >> You don't listen, >> right? >> You don't listen. >> We told you. Yeah. Go home. Get your doctors know. Then you can have your sunglasses. Green green card. Okay. No, sir. Mango. Oh my god, bro. Let him walk from here. You got to walk from here. >> You guys coming down or? >> No, we didn't. I just burged. Yeah. Yeah. Now you >> okay put his social in there I guess if you want got that right now >> stop moving >> sir stop moving around >> no that's init >> the law that decided This arrest is not about eyewear at all. Under Florida statute section 810.08, a person who entered a building lawfully can still become a trespasser. It happens the moment an authorized person warns him to depart and he refuses to go. A shift manager qualifies as an authorized person. The second charge is governed by Florida statute section 843.02 which covers resisting an officer without violence. That statute carries a hidden condition. The officer must be engaged in the lawful execution of a legal duty. If the trespass arrest fails, the resisting count falls with it. Florida courts have drawn a line between physical obstruction, which the charge and passive refusal, which often does not. The force itself is measured by Graham versus Connor, decided in 1989. That decision requires judging force from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, not in hindsight. The factors are the severity of the offense, the immediate threat, and whether the subject is actively resisting. A firstderee misdemeanor weighs against force, while eight ignored distance commands weigh in favor of control. Florida statute section 776051 closes the last door. It states that force is never justified to resist an arrest by someone known to be a law enforcement officer. That holds true even when the arrest turns out to be unlawful. One more body of law shaped this encounter before anyone was touched. Title 6 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 works together with Executive Order 13,166. Both require agencies receiving federal funds to give meaningful access to people with limited English proficiency. Holding the scene to wait for a Spanish speaker satisfied that duty. What the interpreter added afterward belongs to a different question. And that question is where the lessons begin. When an employer sends a worker home and that worker stays at the workstation, the dispute changes category in a single step. An accommodation argument, however strong, is settled through human resources, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or a lawyer. It is never settled by remaining on the floor after an authorized manager has said to leave. The moment of refusal is the moment a civil grievance turns into a firstderee misdemeanor, and that conversion is instant. When a medical need collides with a company policy, the paperwork is the leverage, not the argument. The Americans with Disabilities Act expects an employer to engage in an interactive process and permits a request for medical documentation. A closed clinic is a real obstacle and the right move is to say so in writing and ask for an extension. Insisting verbally that the glasses are medically necessary carries almost no weight without the note behind it. When an officer steps backward and repeats a command to back up, that command is not about courtesy. It is about the reactionary gap the distance trained officers keep so they can respond to a sudden attack. Closing that gap while saying nothing hostile still reads as a threat cue and it still produces handcuffs. The arrest in this case was triggered by proximity, not by eyewear. And that distinction matters on the record. When a language barrier exists, the safest move is to ask for an interpreter and then say very little. An officer translating in the middle of an enforcement action is a participant, not a neutral interpreter. Anything that officer adds becomes part of the permanent record of the arrest in a language the other officers cannot audit. Asking out loud for a telephone language line is worth doing and the request itself is documented on camera. When handcuffs are already on, going limp feels like a protest and functions like evidence. Refusing to stand turns a short walk to a patrol car into a wheelchair extraction through a public terminal. Every additional minute of that adds detail to the resisting charge and none of it adds a defense. Compliance after cuffing costs nothing and it preserves every argument for the courtroom. No case number and no disposition could be verified for this arrest. So the outcome remains unknown. What the footage preserves is the exact minute a paperwork dispute became a criminal charge. It took a warning, a refusal, and eight ignored commands about