A man filming peacefully on a public sidewalk is suddenly stopped by a police officer demanding his ID with no legal basis. But when he calmly stands his ground, the officer's flimsy safety excuses quickly crumble, exposing a blatant abuse of authority and ending with the cop backing down in embarrassment. >> Hey, just kind of getting a quick idea what you're what you might be doing right now. I'm >> just filming, man. Everything you can see, that's it. >> I just want to make sure that you're safe cuz right now you're in a kind of a more dangerous position. Okay, >> I appreciate it. Thank you. >> You have Do you have an ID on you by chance? Do I have an ID on me? >> Yes, some form of identification. >> For what? >> I can identify you so I know who I spoke with. Is there a reason why you are taking a video? >> Is there a reason why you just came up and asked me for my ID? What do you need to get someone's identification? Usually, >> I just need to speak. I just want to identify you just so I know who I spoke with. You don't want to tell me why you're filming the bank and filming the ATM area and possibly >> not really. When you just came up to me and asked me for my ID and you're no law telling me I can't tell you no, right? I'm just trying to get into like what you're getting at here. Why does why does the Y matter for you specifically? >> You're at risk right now. You're on an unsteady ground with a high with high traffic area. >> So again, if you want to film legally, you can film outside. >> I will as soon as I'm done. I will. Just saying.