There's no damage though. >> I see damage. Well, we'll check it out at Subway. >> There's There's no damage. >> That's fine. We'll check it out at Subway. Can you meet me there, please? Don't drive away. I've got all your information. >> I'm a police officer, so I'm not going to drive away. >> Well, I'm a lawyer, so uh Um meet me at Subway, please. Anyone's being weird is the person that rear-ended me and blamed it on me. Like, did I hit you? >> question. If you rear-ended me or if you rear-ended me, I just have a question, right? I think it was >> it was a dumb question. It was a question, but it was a dumb question. >> This encounter started with this off-duty officer rear-ending a man's car, then had the nerve to suggest the crash may have been his fault. But, what he didn't know was that the man he had just hit was no ordinary citizen. He was an attorney and activist who knew exactly how to challenge the officer's changing story and document every word. Instead of being intimidated by the officer's badge, the attorney stayed calm, asked direct questions, and made him explain his version of what happened. Watch how quickly this officer's story starts falling apart under pressure. >> Did you Did you hit me? >> No. You hit me. >> I did? >> Uh >> on the brakes. >> Yeah. How dare you blame it on me? >> Huh? >> How dare you blame it on me? >> Yeah, we can exchange information. That's fine. You want to get out of the roadway? >> Yeah, as soon as I get your license plate number, meet me uh meet me in the Subway parking lot. I'll get your insurance information. >> There's no damage though. >> I see damage. Well, we'll check it out at Subway. >> There's There's no damage. >> That's fine. We'll check it out at Subway. Can you meet me there, please? Don't drive away. I've got all your information. >> I'm a police officer, so I'm not going to drive away. >> Well, I'm a lawyer, so uh Um meet me at Subway, please. Are you drunk or what? >> What? >> Are you drunk? Okay. I got your information anyways. >> But, your insurance card, please. >> you have your notepad or something or something to write it on? >> Yes, this is recording right now. >> You ready for it? >> Yep. >> My policy number My policy number is 041 0 C as in Charles, 71 7 >> That's pretty cool you get to read it like a police officer. Can I get a copy of that or something or [snorts] what? >> Um, you don't need a copy of the insurance policy number. >> Okay, then can I >> my name and number as well. >> Can I record that screen? >> Yeah. So, I'll write everything down for you. >> What department do you work for? >> I'd rather not say. You're being weird right now. >> How am I being weird? You just rear-ended me and I'm recording it for evidence. >> I don't know why. >> Do you have body cams? At when we're at your work? >> No, I don't. >> Well, you should get body cams. Most police officers do have body cams. There's nothing wrong with documenting a car accident. You should know that as a police officer. >> Yes. >> Okay? And if anyone's weird is the person that rear-ended me and blamed it on me. >> What? >> I said if anyone's being weird is the person that rear-ended me and blamed it on me. Like, did I hit you? >> If you rear-ended me or if you blamed me, is this a question, right? I think it might be. >> It was a dumb question. It was a question that was a dumb question. >> It was a reasonable question. Cuz I don't remember putting my foot on the brake. I don't remember hitting my foot on the brake. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Here. My name, I have your number. I need yours, too. >> Yeah, I'll just give you my bar card. Bar card. >> What? You're being weird right now. >> If anyone's being weird, it's the person that rear-ended me and blamed it on me. Like, did I hit you? >> Question. If you rear-ended me or if you rear-ended me, I just question, right? >> Well, I think it was a It was a dumb question. It was a question that was a dumb question. >> This encounter is a perfect example of why documenting a police officer's conduct matters, especially when the officer is involved in a collision himself. The officer initially questioned whether he had been hit, suggested the attorney may have backed into him, and even challenged the attorney for simply recording the accident. But, the attorney remained calm, kept asking questions, and made the officer address those contradictions instead of allowing the original story to stand unchallenged. The important lesson is that being a police officer does not give someone special authority to control the narrative of a private accident. The attorney did not need to argue, threaten, or [clears throat] escalate the situation. He simply documented the exchange, requested the required information, and made the officer account for his own statements. In the end, the officer's changing explanations were captured on camera, showing exactly why recording interactions like this can matter.