Dude, you're just making it worse for yourself. I just need to see your driver's license. All right. >> So, you can write me a ticket for what? >> For what? >> Yeah. >> Well, one, I could write you a ticket for running that stop sign. >> I didn't run a stop sign. I stopped at the stop sign. >> Two, you want to let me talk? Two, for the fact that your license plate was not uh properly displayed. >> Neither of those neither of those are a crime. But here's the thing. When he stopped me, he told me that the violation was that he couldn't see my plate, even though he already knew my name. So, that was a lie. Right off the bat, he lied to me. >> This rider gets stopped after the officer claims he couldn't read the license plate, then suddenly adds a completely different allegation about a stop sign. Instead of handing over his ID and accepting the explanation, the writer challenges the reason for the stop and refuses to give the officer anything he believes he isn't legally required to provide. What makes this encounter even more interesting is what happens when a sergeant arrives and the entire situation gets completely changed. The rider never gives up his position, keeps challenging the officer's justification, and makes them explain exactly why they stopped him. >> Yeah, I can't read your plate at all. I've been running it like three or four times cuz you got it up. So, get to see your driver's license. All right. Well, if you had a reason to pull me over, that's the reason. If I can't read that, now you can. Here you go. Okay. >> Otherwise, you can call your uh name, bag number. >> Yeah, I'll get it when I get your driver's license. So, you have I have not done anything wrong. >> Okay. >> Well, just so you know, you you are being recorded and your name. >> Of course. So, you ran the plate. >> Hey, Cody, you ran a stop sign when you exited the freeway. >> No, I didn't. I stopped. >> And hey, look, I give you the benefit of the doubt. So, I got behind you. I ran your plate. I can't get it matched until I just pulled up behind you. >> But you did. >> So, yeah. Yeah, when I stopped right here, but now I could stop you and ask for your driver's license. So, I need to see your driver >> if I did something wrong. >> Okay, look. >> Okay, here's the deal. You got behind me. I did not commit a crime. You did not pull me over because I did commit a crime. You pulled me over cuz you couldn't see it. >> I just told you. >> Now you Now you told me that you could see it. You know my name. You know who I am. >> I just told you two reasons. >> I I verified who I am. >> Okay. I'm not I'm not Unless I committed a crime. >> I don't need to give you nothing. >> All right. Let me see the keys to the car. For what? I didn't commit a crime. I didn't do anything. >> You're not going to tell me who you are. I can >> I did not do anything wrong. I'm not trying to run. I'm not doing anything wrong. >> I'm not trying to harass you or anything. >> I need I need you I need you to call someone higher up than you. >> Okay. >> Sacramento 44120. >> All right. Unless I committed a crime, I'm not doing I'm not doing anything for you. funny just at Cold Springs. >> How's it going, Brown? >> He already verified who I am. >> Dude, you're just making it worse for yourself. I just need to see your driver's license. All right. >> So, you can write me a ticket for what? >> For what? Yeah. >> Well, one, I could write you a ticket for running that stop sign. >> I didn't run a stop sign. I stopped at the stop sign. >> Two, you want to let me talk? two for the fact that your license plate was not uh improperly displayed. >> Neither of those neither of those are a crime. >> That is a crime. I'll write you the citation for it. Okay. >> Okay. >> If I had done something wrong, I would ID, but I didn't do a damn thing. >> Okay. What's going on now, Cody? >> Some ID to >> But I didn't do anything wrong. So, it's not a stop an ID state. I did nothing wrong. So, he can't I'm not going to give him my information. What if he has something against me? A lot of you guys do cuz I shot at you. Well, Cody, here's >> you said you ran a stop sign, >> but I didn't. >> Okay, >> so >> I I get it. >> Okay, >> I get it. >> So, I'm not going to let him get my information so he could write me a ticket for something I did not do. >> Okay, but if he says there's a violation, then you have to identify yourself. That's what I'm getting. >> But here's the thing. When he stopped me, he told me that the violation was that he couldn't see my plate, even though he already knew my name. So, that was a lie. Right off the bat, he lied. >> You probably You probably have a registration information. That's probably >> No, it doesn't matter. I'll deal with the sergeant. I mean, it's just this is stupid. CHP is always a bunch of losers. Luckily, they even have a job. Like, ask Pratt how this goes. >> Huh? >> Ask Pratt how this goes. You're kind of lucky they didn't tow your car that day or your bike that day, too. They could have. >> What? When they pulled me over? >> I made them look like idiots. They didn't even file the ticket. I went to court. It didn't even exist cuz I told them if they do, they're going to have lawsuit on their hands. >> I bet there was a misdemeanor. Why? >> But I didn't do anything wrong. There's no crime. Do you understand the Constitution? I know you pull people over all day, every day. And And the biggest thing is you guys get away with it because people consent. I don't consent. So, I'm not getting a ticket. And if I do, it's a crime on him. [clears throat] So, let it go. Let it be. >> I >> I didn't commit a crime. They can't >> disagree with you. >> Okay. >> No, I know cuz you have a job and you were taught one way, but >> that's not it. >> You're telling me that you would have pulled me over because you couldn't [ __ ] get my plate. What's funny though, >> it can happen. What's funny is when you come up and are you going to hold on to your lie and say my name and tell me that you couldn't get my plate? Like come on. He got my plate before he even got to me. That was the biggest lie right off the bat. And then he makes up some [ __ ] that I ran a stop sign. Like so. All right, prove it. >> Well, it is case law that if you're suspected of a crime that you have to identify >> is having your plate not visible. a crime. You know what a crime is, right? >> It you're playing has to be >> The only way for a person to commit a crime is for there to be a victim. Who's the victim by you not being able to see? Oh man, that's that was that was Sergeant Cannon's line and he felt like a dumb as soon as he said it >> because because they seen you do a wheelie this high off the ground and they try to say that the state was the victim. >> That's how that's how it goes. >> Okay. Well, it didn't work in court. >> Okay. Well, maybe the DA's office didn't want to follow. That's probably what >> because they're not dumb. You guys are committing more crimes than anyone on the street ever. It's It's ridiculous. >> That's your opinion. >> And I don't and I don't, you know, in fact, all the things that you guys have done wrong, like, and I have on camera, I don't publicize it. I don't do anything like that. I'm only doing what I do because I just want you guys to understand that there are people that understand the their rights. Like you don't have the right to just pull people over for whatever you feel like. All the color of law was for was for fugitives and convicts, not everyday citizens. >> So you're if you're a constitutionalist, I'm going to find that case sol. >> Which one? >> The one that you have to be identified. Uh well, in a in a stop an ID state, yeah, you do have to if you were if you're suspected of committing a crime, which there's a difference between color of law and crime. Okay? A crime is a victim being left behind. The state cannot be a victim. You can be a victim, but you also can't he can't pull me over because he's the one that seemed meh go through a stop sign. He works for the state. So the state finding me and him being a witness is collusion. And if anyone understands their rights, they would get out of every ticket you guys right. >> Why were you leaving back there like this? behind you trying to get my attention or what? >> Are you just going to keep making [ __ ] up? >> No, dude. >> Okay. I I swerved because there was a car in the turn lane. >> Got a warrant for that and I can show >> there was a car in How's that a guy? >> There was a car in the turn lane and a car coming out of the driveway. I went like this. Avoid the car. in the turn lane. I went like that to avoid the car coming out like >> you have a you have a reason for holding me over. Stop sign violation. Leaving in the lane, not being >> Leaving. >> No, you Okay. That's That's me. It's called >> It's It's actually It's actually >> All right. Well, then uh >> Yep. >> I'm grabbing my hat. >> Possible drive. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's half past. All right, sergeant's on the way. He'll be over. >> Idle 18 section 24. What is that? You should know, buddy. >> Just remember that I enacted it. I have enacted Title 18 section 242. >> What? >> Are you talking or something or >> I'm not I'm nothing. I'm an American citizen. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Title 18, section 242. I'll give you a minute to look it up before you make a big mistake. >> I don't need to. >> Okay. Deprivation of rights under color of law. >> What are you like a first amendment? >> What are you doing to me about it? >> Yes, I do. >> Section 214. Look it up. Defrivation of rights by the law. You have no reason to pull me over and not crime. You write that ticket. It's called extortion. Extortion is a crime. I'm the victim. You are the criminal. Okay. >> So there you go. And it has been enacted. >> It's on camera. >> Everything in this situation has been on camera, buddy. >> Okay. >> So, just so you know, I enacted title 18 section 22 because I not commit crimes. You have no reason to pull me over. >> What's that title say? >> It's deprivation of rights in the color block. Meaning essentially if I didn't leave a victim, there was no crime in it. And by him writing a ticket for something that was not a crime and I enacted the law by two, he would be a terrible because of extortion for us >> for law enforcement either you're going to go with the program or you're going to go to jail. >> Well, the thing is >> commit a crime. >> And so by if you guys take it to court and say it was false arrest, you go out. Well, do you know also now that there's a vehicle code section that I could just sit right here and stop this truck right here, wing them over to stop me correctly, then I'm like, I can do it. There is >> And you know what? I've also take you guys out of the checkpoint because you you did that without permission from the city or any government body. And when you guys think you can >> DI checkpoint, >> no. Look, a vehicle inspection checkpoint that you guys had set up on that. It has to it has to be put after that. >> But that's because you now understand I have to pull the law off. Okay. I let you know why I didn't ID. I don't want to waste anyone's time. I want to go back. >> I'm sure you do too. Right. >> Okay. So, >> let me see what he wants to do. If you want need to ID anything and we'll we'll go from there. >> All right. Do you have your ID with you? >> I can take a look at it. >> Oh, remember that this was being forced because I did not commit a crime. >> Okay. >> Thanks, Cody. I appreciate it. >> You're welcome. >> So, here's the deal, Nan. background. >> Oh, I think I walked out here like this. >> Be right back. Okay. Mhm. Sub what he's doing? >> Nope. >> Just give me a written warning. >> Okay. A warning about your life. Okay. You look at it. Read it. Do you want with it? >> Yep. >> Right. But only only thing I can say to you is don't if you try to >> if I didn't do what I did, sir. I didn't do what I did. No, no, no. If I didn't do what I did, >> Steam your ID and then take it to court fight in there. That's what I mean because right now between me and you >> if I didn't do what I did. >> Okay. He I seen it in in the his manner was it was getting a ticket because otherwise he would be over. >> Like that. He may look like that, but >> I don't think he would have wrote me a ticket. >> Yeah. And >> I see his daily record. I know what he does. I wish he would know. >> Easy to find. >> Well, yeah, whatever. >> Thank you. I appreciate you showing up. >> Okay. All right, Cody. Hey, dude. This is just a verbal warning. All right, written warning. So, here's the deal, man. All I was doing, I want you to understand this, okay? I I want to tell you, and you and you can think whatever you want. All right? I did see you disagree with and run the stop sign. That's fine. You disagree with me all day long with that. Okay. I let it go. But I was traveling behind you. I saw you stand up in your bike and I'm like, "Okay, what's he doing?" So when I got up behind you at the pink alley, I was a couple car lengths back and I was trying to run your plate. All right. I couldn't read it. I got a couple different matches and my job is to make sure that this vehicle isn't stolen. Okay. So when I finally get up behind you, you start weaving. All right. And that's why another reason why I could stop you. You could think all all day long what you want. I'm agree with you so far. And I know that my sergeant talked to you and everything. All right? But I want you to understand those are all the reasons and culmination why I stopped >> right that way. Okay. Have a great day. You too. >> And that is why you hold your ground. >> Didn't even know what section 242 was. But as soon as I let him know he was going to be the criminal, he lightened up a little bit. >> The biggest problem here is the shifting justification for the stop. The officer first told Cody that he was stopped because the license plate could not be read, then introduced an alleged stop sign violation and later explained that he also saw Cody standing up on the motorcycle and weaving. Those are different factual bases and an officer needs an actual lawful basis for a traffic stop rather than simply demanding identification first and sorting out the justification afterward. Cody also repeatedly challenged the demand for his driver's license and made clear that he believed the officer had not established a lawful reason to require it. The eventual arrival of the sergeant did not result in a citation. Instead, the encounter ended with a verbal warning. The broader legal lesson is that a traffic stop is not an unlimited license for an officer to demand whatever information they want. The legality of an identification demand depends on the applicable state law and the circumstances creating the lawful detention.