For him to pull me over and him admit that it that was a mistake and then him want to do all of this, it's not necessary. I haven't done anything. I don't pose a threat. >> Right. >> I haven't committed >> Nobody's saying you did. >> I haven't committed any crime. I just want to go home. I haven't done anything. >> I understand. >> And for this to happen, it's just ludicrous. I mean, this is happening all over the United States. I have to stand up for that. I have to stand up for that. I understand that I As you can see, I don't pose any threat. I'm a older gentleman. I'm I'm Man, I >> A police officer stops a man claiming that his vehicle's tail light is not working. However, the driver insists that his car is fully compliant and that no actual violation has occurred. Despite the lack of clear evidence, the officer continues the traffic stop and requests identification. The man calmly questions the legality of the stop maintaining that he was driving within the law and had committed no traffic offense. He expresses concern that he is being unfairly targeted and repeatedly asks for a valid legal basis for the officer's actions. As the situation develops, the driver continues to assert his rights and challenges the justification for the prolonged detention. Ultimately, the encounter escalates into a broader dispute over authority and accountability as the officer is forced to reassess whether there is sufficient basis to continue the stop. >> license plate lights is this. Okay. >> The license plate light is working. Okay. >> You said it was dirty, right? >> Mhm. >> Or whatever. So, within 50 ft, you have to be able to see the license plate. Well, and see, and that's the this is where we can't hold court on the side of the road. But, within 50 ft, you have to be able to see the license plate. And so, if you're saying it's dirty, it may not be a big deal. >> No, I'm saying I don't know it's dirty. I'm just saying that's the only reason why. >> Well, right. You don't know, but so, 32:34 C, which is part of the uniform traffic code under Louisiana law, okay, you have to That that is a law. >> No problem. I will clean it. But, he saw us working, Officer. That's what That's all I'm saying. He saw that it was working. So, if once he saw it working, I live in Plain Dealing. He could have just let me went. >> Right. But, if you can't see it within 50 ft, it >> Come on, Officer. >> Hold up. Hold up. Just hear me out, okay? Just hear me out. He He can stop you for it, which he did. And it may And look, all it may be is look, go ahead and get it taken care of. Get Get it cleaned up or replace the bulb or whatever it is. It's probably not a big deal. But, because there is an infraction, you do have to ID yourself. And that's where we're at right now. >> It's not an infraction. He even said it. Just let me go home. >> It's not to me. It's to >> I understand. I I understand it's not up to you. But, he can just let me go home. >> Wait. >> Now we got to get wake up lawyers and people got to come out. And I'm not I'm not I'm not trying to tie it up. I'm not being mean to the officer. I'm just I'm just speaking my peace, you know what I'm saying? And I hope he don't feel that way. What's his name? Officer right there? >> I don't know his >> Can I ask him? >> That's just >> Excuse me. Excuse me, Officer sh- uh Deputy. I'm not being mean to you. I'm not being a Okay, cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. >> So, look, I urge you to I urge you to look this up because you seem like you you like to be informed about what your rights are, what the law is, right? Okay, and I can appreciate that. I think everyone should do that. >> Right. >> So, just do me a favor and read read the read the statute on it, okay? Just to to inform yourself. >> Right. I understand. I I will. >> I'm not here. I'm not going to write you. I'm not writing you >> I understand. >> or whatever. I want you to just be informed. >> I I will. And I appreciate that, Officer Khan. >> And it is it is an infraction, okay? It is It is a law. >> But, it's not, though. I mean, it's a law, but I understand it's a law, but my lights working. And And And And they he pulled me over for no reason. >> Okay. It just has to look It has to be visible within 50 ft. >> I understand that. Let me pull up 50 ft. Y'all stand behind me, and y'all make a determination whether it's within whe- whether you can see it from 50 ft. And thing is, you going to see it from 50 ft even with these lights. >> You'll see it here within 50 ft because it's well lit. If you're on Benton Road with no light, then it makes it difficult to see. >> How does it make How does light How is light diff- more difficult to see in darkness than it is in light? How How is that? >> it is more difficult to see if if there's no overhead lights, right? >> Right, that's what I'm asking. That makes that's That's actually physically impossible. >> No, if there's no overhead lights >> Then you couldn't >> it's going to be difficult >> It's going to be more difficult to see the light. >> It would to see your light because the license plate has to be readable. >> Right, exactly. >> plate has to be readable. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> I see what you're saying. >> within 50 ft. So, if we're out on Benton Road and it's pitch black, right? Okay, and your lights are covered up by dirt or dust or whatever. Maybe a bulb's out, which in your case it's not. Okay, then it's going to be hard to see it. If we're sitting in this parking lot, look at all this light we got. >> I I understand what you're getting at. I understand what you're getting at. But, I appreciate the explanation. But, I haven't done anything to them. You know what I'm saying? I haven't done anything. Uh the the sheriff is frustrated at this point and I'm not I'm not I just want to go home. I haven't done anything. I just want to go home. >> I know it's very frustrating >> Yeah. Okay, no problem. Uh so, I'm working, right? Okay, I'm driving just leaving work, just leaving a little Bible study, and I'm going to grab my Bible real quick just to show you. >> You're good. >> Okay, just leaving Bible study. I'm a full-time student, disabled veteran. I'm driving down the road. Thank you. I'm driving down the road, headed home, not speeding, going the exact speed limit, 55. Make sure I Make sure I respect you guys coming through here because I know you guys have a job to do, and I'm not going you know, put it out there like that. I'm driving speed limit. Your office just definitely gets behind me. He pulls up on me. He wasn't mean or or belligerent or anything. He gets behind me. He pulls up on me. He says, "Uh your uh I thought your I thought your lights was out." Your tail lights were out, but they're working. So, I say, "Okay, you know, can I get out and look?" He let me get out and look. All of them working. I said, "Okay." So then he says, "Can I get your driver's license?" And I'm like, "I haven't committed any crime. You pulled me over by accident, which was a mistake. No problem." >> Sure. >> Just go home. But I'm not fit to give him my ID and all that cuz I haven't done anything. I'm just standing up for my for my first amendment rights. Cuz we've had this issue in the you know, in our community, in the black community. I'm just going to go ahead and say it, in the black community. We have our people getting shot, we have our people getting killed. All I want to do I haven't committed any crime. All I want to do is go home. My life is straight. I go to school full-time, I'm a full-time student at LSUS. I I work. I have a barber shop. I'm an upstanding person in the community. I'm not fit to be taken like that. I served this country. For him to pull me over and him admit that it that it was a mistake and then him want to do all of this. It's not necessary. I haven't done anything. I don't pose a threat. I haven't committed I haven't committed any crime. I just want to go home. I haven't done anything. >> I understand. >> And for this to happen, it's just ludicrous. I mean this is happening all over the United States. I have to stand up for that. I have to stand up for that. I understand that as you can see, I don't pose any threat. I'm a older gentleman. I'm I'm man, I >> I'm not saying you do pose a threat, but I've come in contact in almost 16 years with people older than you who are threats. >> Right, I do understand that. I do understand that. I do understand I do understand that. It It is. It's old men that pose a threat. But I haven't done anything. I wasn't speeding. I wasn't driving belligerent. I'm not intoxicated. None of those things. So when did it become illegal for us to just drive down the road? >> It's nothing illegal about it, but when we make traffic stop intentionally where obviously they're all intentional. >> Right. >> But even in terms of an accident like this, we just identify people who we come in contact with. all it is. >> Okay, but I don't have to do that. >> No, you don't. >> So, can I go since everything I haven't committed a crime, my lights are working, and I will thank the officer the deputy and I will clean clean my tail lights off tomorrow as good as I can so this doesn't happen. My mom drives this truck. >> well, your tail lights are lights out. >> I don't know. He didn't really tell me. >> Okay, hang on one second. >> Okay. Yes, sir. >> They are a little dirty. Technically, by law, they are supposed to be visible 50 ft. >> I'll I'll clean them, sir. >> And and the Mr. >> I'm not giving no information, sir. >> last name. I'm I'm just like I I'm just trying to be respectful and speak with you. >> So, you can just uh sir is fine. Okay. Sir is fine. I just I'm just I'm I mean, I'm not trying to be an [ __ ] to you, Mr. Deputy Moore. I'm really not. I'm really not. This is just a ongoing thing in our community, and I stand up for the people in my community. >> Sure. >> And if I if I bow to this, then it makes me look a certain way. >> But, what are you bowing to? I'm I'm just asking. >> I'm bowing to tyranny. And you know that's if you know the definition of tyranny, what happened tonight is tyranny. >> Because he stopped you for >> Because he stopped me is over and done with. I haven't committed a crime. >> Is that me or you? >> No, that's that's that's my mom calling. Hold on. Can Can I take this? >> I'm trying to get you out of here. >> Okay. All right. Since it's over and done with, you see I haven't committed a crime, not a threat. Just please, just let me go home. I mean, I haven't done anything. I'm not doing anything. I live in Plant City. I'm going straight home. My mom is on her way down here. She called my lawyer. I don't want to get all this all this [ __ ] started for no reason. I mean, I haven't >> What would get started? I'm I'm I'm just asking. >> I mean, the fact that okay, if I give you my identification, right? If I give you my identification, my name's going to get run, all this all this all this all this and I mean, I don't have any warrants. I just say I'm just talking about standing up against what what what's right. Standing up I mean, standing up for what's right. I didn't do anything. I haven't done anything. I haven't committed no crime. I try to do my best in my community. I haven't committed any crime. You can't go talk to anybody in my community they say anything bad about me. >> And nobody saying >> I understand. So, if I haven't done anything, >> [laughter] >> if I haven't done anything, and he admits to that. He has his body camera, too. So, he it's on camera that he admitted. No, your lights are working. Then all of a sudden now it wasn't visible for 50 ft. I said, "Well, let's pull up 50 ft and see if it's visible." I'm not going to hold court on the side of road. I understand that's what that's the terminology. That's the the no cam response. I understand that. But, the fact of the matter is I haven't done anything. I haven't done anything. You can look at me and tell I'm not intoxicated. I'm speaking as with a clear mind clear as a bell. My man sign. Go ahead, bro. You can sign your light. Ain't nothing nothing nothing nowhere. So, and let me show that there's nothing over there. So, you know, I haven't done anything, sir. Why can't I just go? Why are you Why are you guys detaining me when I haven't done anything? I haven't >> Well, again, I'm going I'm going from this as if I'm just making the stop, okay? Cuz obviously I wasn't here, so I don't know the exact distance and everything like that. I just have to have to go off what he says and what you say. Okay. So, I'm I'm trying to be kind of like switch >> Diplomatic. You're trying to be diplomatic. I understand. >> basically, all we're trying to do at this point is identify you and get you on your way. >> Why do you need to identify me? >> Just like I said, to know who we came in contact with. And that's it. >> I don't want to do that, sir. I don't want I don't want to I don't want to do that at all. I don't have any warrant, nothing. >> Where Where Where did he light you up at roughly? >> Uh it was right before I turned in. As soon as he lit me up, I turned in right here. >> Okay. >> It wasn't that far down the road. As soon as he lit me up, he does Like I said, why is he doing that? She hasn't done anything. Why is he doing that? Look at that. She hasn't done anything. She just pulled up. >> Who Who is that? >> It doesn't matter. I guess he's going to find out. >> for safety reasons. >> It doesn't matter. >> It is It does matter because >> Why >> I'm worried about my safety as well as anybody else. I don't know who that is. >> Okay, so if somebody pulls in the parking lot, y'all going to check every car? >> I'm going to ask them, yes, I am, for safety.