A Walmart parking lot, a political petition table, and in less than 60 seconds it turns into a shoving match that ends with handcuffs, a Miranda warning, and a 3-year trespass order. Two men, one collecting signatures, one who didn't like what he was signing. One of them says he got slapped, the other says he was defending his paperwork. Body cam is about to settle it, but stick around because what the video actually shows might not match what either guy told police first. Let's break it down. >> On September 30th, 2025, officers were dispatched to Walmart in reference to a reported battery. >> Oh my god. >> Hello, sir. >> Robert, over here, Robert. >> Hello. >> Would you mind coming and talking to me over around the front a little bit? >> So, I was petitioning right here, and I had a gentleman actually signing. So, while I was signing, I pitched that guy that's in there, so he came, grabbed my board, just tore up all my paperwork in front of me, and then I was like, "Dude, what are you doing?" So, I went and said, "Hey, what are you doing?" So, he pushed my hand, and that's when I pushed him. So, then he said he I assaulted him. So, I'm like, "Bro, how you how I assaulted you if you coming over here and you're you're tearing up my paperwork?" >> Okay. >> Yeah, so I mean, I'm like, I don't know what's going on with him. >> Do you want to go try and contact the RP? Do you have your ID on you cuz I can check that for you? >> What does that guy look like? >> He sitting right there. >> Oh, okay. Hello, Officer Walsh. Good, how are you? >> Good. >> Can you kind of explain to me what happened here? >> Yeah, so I'm not sure why this guy hasn't been trespassed off the property yet. Walmart has told me that they've tried to get him kicked off three times. >> Okay. What happened today? >> So, I went up and uh he handed me a petition, and I ripped uh one of the pages. And then he came up and slapped me across the face. >> Okay, so he came from behind the table, walked around, and then slapped you in the face? >> No, no, I came up to the table like on this on the short side of the table right there. >> Okay. >> Uh like an exiting? >> Yeah, I was exiting. >> Okay. >> Notice what's happening here. The officers aren't picking a side yet. They're doing exactly what good police work looks like, separating the parties and taking two independent statements before anyone commits to a version of events. The petitioner says he was defending his materials. The other man says he got slapped for tearing up paperwork. Right now, it's a classic he said, he said. The only thing that's going to break the tie, the camera that was rolling the whole time. Who do you believe so far? And does it even matter once the video comes out? >> I came up to the table he had a petition I ripped the petition and then he used his left hand to slap me across the this side of my face. >> Did he say anything? >> Yeah, he just yelled at me. I don't remember exactly what he said. >> Okay. Do you have your ID? >> Yep. >> So obviously my partner wants to we got a call you didn't call, right? >> No, he called. >> Yeah, he said he called and the store called. >> Okay. Um So all we got in our initial call was that he he claimed that he got hit in the face by by somebody who who was out here. >> So I had like I had somebody signing. Right, the guy actually the the state trooper got his information. The guy was waiting. And he'll tell you everything. We were standing right there and the good and like I said, the dude just came out of nowhere and just I pitched him. He just >> Okay. I'm like >> And and was this for things that were already signed or can I see it? >> Okay, interesting. All right. >> You see what I'm saying? So and I I said to him like, "Bro, you don't have Like if you don't agree with it, you don't have to rip my paperwork up. This is a this is a federal document." That's what he don't know. This is valid information. So I don't know what he was thinking, but that's what he did. >> Okay. What did you say happened again? >> So he came out. I had somebody signing. I said I pitched him. I said, "We're trying to stop boys from getting into girl sports." What he did was he took my board, split it and then pushed it in front of me. >> Okay. >> And that's when I retaliated. There was a guy standing right here. The dude said, "Dude, what are you doing? If If you didn't agree with it, you didn't have to tear up the paperwork." He was like, "Oh, yeah, well, if you want to if you want to hit me again, I'll call the police." I said, "You know what? Call the police." Cuz he said, "Oh, you just assaulted me." Go ahead and call the police because this doesn't make any sense. >> So, when you say you retaliated, what do you mean by that? >> So, when he he pushed the the board to me, and that's when I pushed him back. >> Okay. So, just like pushed him to get away? >> Yeah, cuz he was he was literally in my face. I'm I was standing right here. He was standing like literally right here. And in my face. >> So, look at the cameras real quick. See? >> Yeah. >> Cuz he's saying that you slapped him in the face. >> Yeah, no, I did. I I but that's after he pushed me in >> And there it is, the moment that actually decides this whole case. Not the statements, not who sounded more upset, but 40-some seconds of footage. The officers watch it, and their read is blunt. The petitioner was the aggressor. Ripping the paperwork, shoving the board into the other man's chest, that's what triggers everything after it, including the slap. This is why body cam and surveillance footage exist in the first place. Two guys can tell two completely different stories with total confidence, and the tape just doesn't care about either one. Does the video change how you saw this incident so far? >> Yeah, that's after he pushed me in my board. >> Okay. >> So, it's just in retaliation. >> Got you. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> You can't really see cuz they're in a weird spot. >> Okay. >> But you can see this is him. Starts ripping it up. There. Guy trying to get his stuff, he pushes him or something. And then he smacks him. >> Cuz it kind of looks like he almost does a swing at him. >> did a little thing like that. >> Right. And he just missed. >> Right. >> All right, we'll get that back. So, we we took a look at the video. Based on what I saw, I mean, it looks like he was kind of the aggressor in this situation. He was just kind of pushing >> I was trying to listen to what he was saying cuz I'm not going to lie. I don't know if you guys seen it on the news. You've been getting a lot of flack for this. And this is a lot of people think it's against transgender and it's not. What it is is basically making sure we protect girls in girls sports. So, what's been happening, if you guys watch the Olympics, you seen two transgenders like competing for >> Yeah, well I got you. So, one one of the things I just want to get at is we're going to see if Walmart just wants to like trespass and get him off the property. >> Okay. >> Would you want to go any further than that in like pursuing it? >> Yeah, cuz man, this making so he he doesn't try to do this with any other other people because this like how am I going to turn that in? So, now I got to sit down and I got to try to paste this up so that it can go through so that they can actually count this towards getting it on the ballot. >> Yeah, and honestly like one of the problems we're running into is like I feel like that's got to be a crime somehow. I I just I just don't know which one it is. So, we're kind of looking a little bit to see if >> Okay. Yeah, cuz this is this it this does it crazy, man. Look at this. What's happening is whatever group they're in, they're actually they're on Facebook. So, they telling them to wherever locations we're at, "Hey, they're they're at this location. This is what's going on with them." >> Okay. >> Yeah, but I'll pursue it because in some states it's considered a felony if you if you infringe on the balloting process. >> So, we're still working through all this, looking at the videos, calling people and seeing what the best course of action is going to be. So, just hang tight for a couple more minutes, all right? >> Yeah. >> Is there anything else you would like to add to your statement? >> No, that's it. Just hopefully this guy don't do do something same thing to somebody else. Cuz that's that's not cool. >> I got you. What you have said here in the statement is true to the best of your knowledge and recollection? >> Yes, it is. >> Okay. This interview is concluded at 18:65. So, what we're going to do is he's going to be trespassed from this location. So, we're going to serve him a site that includes it's essentially an arrest but we're not actually taking him to jail. We're just giving him a court date to show up to. >> Okay. >> Um but we're also going to give him a trespass. So, we're going to make sure that he leaves the property after we >> Okay. It's okay. >> Yeah, cuz I'm going to I'm leaving I'm going to leave, too, cuz I don't know I had too many people calling like, "Yo, are you okay?" I'm like, "Yeah, I'm okay. I'm not sure if anything is just like, bro, that was like way out of proportion." And I'm like, "Man." >> All right. I'm going to talk to this guy. All right, David. Here's your ID back. So, what's going to happen today is the first thing is we're going to have you trespassed today. We don't want you to come back onto Walmart property. So, this is a trespass notice that's valid for 3 years from today's date. If you come back, you >> Is it just this one? >> arrested. Uh I'm not Yeah, it's just this one. >> Okay. >> All right. So, I'll have you sign that real quick. >> Is he going to be trespassed? >> Nope. >> What's going to happen to him? >> I'll explain that in a minute. I'll give you a copy. This is going to be a criminal citation for you for malicious mischief. All right? So, on the top here, you're going to have a court date. All right? >> Okay. >> Do you have any other questions? >> What's going to happen to him? >> He's going to go about his day. >> And nothing for slapping me across the face? >> If you want to give a statement, I can read you your Miranda rights and you can give us a statement. >> You saw it on video. >> I also saw you rip his property on video. >> That gives him the right to slap me across the face? >> Like I said, if you want the copy of the case numbers on there, if you want to deal with that, then you can have a copy of the case report. You can request it. >> I just wanted to know why >> I just explained everything to you right before you started recording. >> But he just >> You are now trespassed from this property. So, if you want to go >> across the property. I just like to speak with you. >> What is there to talk about? >> I I want to know why he can slap me across the face and have no repercussions. >> This is the part of these videos that always gets the comment section going. From this man's perspective, he got hit in the face on camera and is watching the other guy walk away with nothing. From the officer's perspective, the video shows the sequence starting with him ripping up someone else's property and shoving first. Legally, that changes who's considered the initial aggressor. It's a good reminder that who got hurt worse and who's legally at fault first aren't always the same question. He's now being Mirandized for malicious mischief while the man who hit him walks. Do you think the officers made the right call here or should both men have been cited? >> Questions. Why does he have no repercussions for slapping me across the face? >> Because you walked up to him, took his property, ripped it, and then pushed him, and he responded by defending himself. >> I did not push him. >> Okay, the video shows otherwise. And you damaged his property. >> I did not push him. >> Okay, well, you damaged his property and you There was some kind of altercation prior to >> He was slapping me across the face. >> Okay. Can I tell you something? You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You can exercise this right at any time. Do you want to keep talking? >> He slapped me across the face. >> Okay. Okay, why did you rip up the documents right in front of him? The signatures. >> I'm >> And why did you shove it right into his chest in a forceful motion? >> That's what it looks to be in the video. So, why did you do that? >> I was I'm I'm not going to answer. >> Okay. You don't have to answer, but you do have to leave the property, okay? >> I just I just I just want to know why he's not being >> We just explained that to you. >> gets away with it. >> No, he doesn't get away with it. But you are trespassing, so you need to leave. >> I would like to speak to a sergeant. >> That's not going to happen today. You can call If you refuse to leave, we're going to arrest you. >> Okay. This is ridiculous. I mean, like, are you kidding me? >> explain that all at your court date. But you need to leave the property. >> This is really messed up. [ __ ] you, man. [ __ ] you. >> There's kids, dude. There's kids. >> So, here's where it lands. Officers reviewed the footage and determined the man was in violation of the law first, legally speaking, tearing up the petitioner's materials and shoving him before the slap ever happened. That made the petitioner the one facing a criminal citation for malicious mischief and a 3-year trespass from the property. While the man who threw the slap walked away without charges that day. It's a sharp reminder that body cam footage doesn't just capture drama, it decides real legal outcomes, sometimes in ways that don't match how either person walked away feeling. Whether you think this was handled fairly or not, that's exactly the kind of case where the tape matters more than the temper. If you found this breakdown as intense as we did, hit that like button, share your thoughts in the comments, and don't forget to subscribe for more real-life body cam breakdowns. >> Sit on it. [ __ ] piece of [ __ ] Get a real [ __ ] job. >> Quick. You guys trans it like do you guys hate trans people, too? I mean, like what what's going on? >> You've got to leave the property or you'll be arrested for trespassing, okay? >> They tried to get him trespassed from the property and they said this was public property. >> You are being ordered to leave this property or you will be to booked into jail. >> I'm not racist. I'm not a racist. >> The man was charged with malicious mischief, issued a scheduled court date, and criminally trespassed from Walmart for 3 years.