From cops using unnecessary force on an innocent man, I can't breathe. I can't breathe. To the man who was arrested because he just used his right of free speech. I live here. I got you. Now, now you're under arrest. Now you're under arrest. These are four instances where law enforcement officers realized they were making a huge mistake. Disclaimer: All content in this video is for general educational purposes only. On July 1st, 2023, a routine traffic stop in Cleveland took a troubling turn when an expired tag led to an excessive use of force by the police. The driver, initially cooperative, faced a harsh arrest, sparking community outrage. What's up, man? All right. Hey, come here, man. It's under his under. As the officers approached the vehicle, they claimed resistance from the driver, but the body cam footage paints a different picture. Please get on the ground. Please sir, please sir, get on the ground. Despite please and compliance, the situation escalated unnecessarily. Please sir, get on the ground. Please, sir. Please hands behind your back. Please sir, please be sir. Please, sir. Please don't do this to me. Behind the car, please. Officer, please. The most distressing moment unfolded when officers smashed the car window with the suspect's one-year-old son inside. This shocking act heightened tensions and raised serious questions about the proportionality of force used by law enforcement. Put your hands back. Hands behind your back. Keep it down. Stop resisting. Let go of your hand. Let go of your hand. I got a hand here. I can't still fall on. Yes. The incident triggered widespread outrage in the community as the cops literally sat on the man. The guy couldn't even breathe. Put your hand behind your back. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. Hey, I got asthma. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. He's still trying to pull me. Stop it, dude. The man was clearly distressed and this encounter left a permanent scar on him. Even when he demanded to go to the hospital, the cops didn't pay any heed. Instead, they used more force and this was a mistake on the cop's part. You got uh 32 supervisor. I got supervisor. I got to go to the hospital. I'm overdose. I'm overdose. I'm Please. I'm not sick. Oh my god. Please don't. Oh, stay here. Yo, I can't, man. Just relax. I got a lot going on, man. I'm going to die. Just kill me. No. Stop. No. No. No. No. Stay right here. No. No. No. [Music] No. No. The man was mentally tortured by the force that the cops inflicted upon him. His cries of pain are truly intense. Jordan, stand up, dude. They're going to lift up on your arms, beat your feet up under [Music] you. You want to stay down there? Stay down. You search him. I just did a quick pass. After using all of their force and not even giving the man time to comply, they started saying this. Truly hypocritical. Well, your tags expired, man. You got a bunch of warrants. So, if you just listen to us, none of this would happen. This would have happened, man. I was trying to talk to you. Yeah, I bet you were, man. That's ridiculous. I try to fight you. I didn't. The cops then finally placed the man in the cruiser to transport him. As of November 2023, the officers involved are under investigation, highlighting the urgency of addressing issues of excessive force and ensuring accountability within law enforcement. While what happened to this man appears to be a clear case of racial profiling, the incident involving John Medalia is something else, who was merely recording a public hall when he schooled a chief. That's sad that you do not know your own laws as a chief. As a chief. But before that, on May 15th, 2023, a routine traffic stop in Logan Township, New Jersey, took a troubling turn when Officer Clemens pulled over a vehicle for an obstructed tag. The situation unfolded outside the driver's workplace. A crucial detail in this escalating encounter. Hello. How are you? Oh, mom. Officer, come to Logan National Police Department. Do your license registration insurance? I got my my license number. I thought I broke my license. That's no problem. Also, that plate cover on the back. So, you can't have a tinted plate cover. The frame is fine, but the plate, it makes it difficult for the plate to see. So, that is not allowed. As officer Clemens addressed the obstructed license plate, a co-orker of the driver was standing on public property, and he didn't even say anything. But officer Clemens felt that the man was yelling at her. Hello. I'm sorry. I'm going to stop. I want to stop. No, I know he was a Yeah, I understand that. That's fine. But I want to stop. If you could just go back over there, please. Talking to a car. You know who this guy is? Yeah, I know who he is. What's his name? Oh, you got some. You don't know his name? I can't. I mean, I Yeah, some dude just walked up to my stop and told me that he's going to uh beat me up. The initial traffic stop, ostensibly straightforward, quickly spiraled into a chaotic confrontation. Sir, you need to go back inside. Yeah, you need to go back inside. Let's go. I want to stop. I'm okay. The driver is being cooperative. I patched him, but uh this is kind of just lingering, yelling at me. All right, copy. You guys are good. Good morning. How you doing? Good morning. I'm sorry. Could you go back over there? I want to stop. It'll be 2 seconds. I just came. I'm your supervisor here. I just came to see He works here. That's Yeah, I understand. And I'll be clear with him in two seconds. I'm just asking you is is everything Yeah, everything's fine and I'll be clear in two seconds. Can I ask you where you stopped for? Yeah, he was stopped for the plate cover. The arrival of backup only intensified the situation contributing to the escalation rather than diffusing of tensions. My name I just came to check on my employee yesterday. Yeah, first of all first. Yeah, first of all, I did walk up and I didn't walk. She wasn't talking about me. She called. Yeah. What's And what's what's your deal, man? You stop. Yeah, but you don't need to be you don't need to be flapping your gums at us. The male coworker who was standing on public property and using his right of free speech found himself at odds with the officers which ultimately led to his arrest. I live here. I got you. Now you're under arrest. Now you're under arrest. You can't arrest me. Now you're under arrest. Turn around. Turn around. Don't turn around. Don't touch me. Turn around. Turn around. Don't respect, bro. They locking me up for what? Calm down. Calm down, bro. Oh, you want to put them as tight as you can? I'm not explaining you, sir. You're under arrest for disorderly. Arresting me at work, bro. I didn't do I ain't breaking no rules. No, get off me. I'm under my arm. Get my boss. Yo, just watch her back. Get my boss, bro. So, I asked you why you were flapping your gums at us. Your response to me, your response to me was suck my you talking about flapping my gum. So, now you're under my forward. Well, now you're under arrest using the word you had to use in front of everybody. I want to talk to my boss. No. Nope. Bro, you wanted to kill me. I want to talk to my boss. Let's go, dude. Yo, yo, relax. Yo. Yo yo yo. It's not worth it, man. It's not worth it. I'm trying to relax. My phone not even on me. It's not until the arrested individual faced an alarming five charges, a consequence of the police brutality outside the driver's workplace. The unfolding events suggested a disproportionate response, raising questions about the fairness of the treatments the suspects received. We're all good now. All good. All right. Going to be walking in store straight ahead. Yep. You're good. We're walking straight ahead. Just place your back up against that wall and face the computer here. Just got to snap a quick photo of you. In the aftermath, the incident serves as a stark reminder of the potential for escalation during routine stops. The narrative exposes the pitfalls of law enforcement actions, emphasizing the need for deescalation strategies and fair treatment in interactions between the police and the public. From a routine stop escalating into chaos with Officer Clemens, we now shift to an encounter where this young man schooled a chief. That's sad that you do not know your own laws as a chief. As a chief. On September 22nd, 2023, John Medalia found himself at the center of a series of contentious interactions with Chief Shawn Middleton. The events unfolded as Jon recorded in a public area of a hall using the public entrance. Chief Middleton incorrectly claimed that recording was illegal, leading to an order for John to stop. What are you in the middle of? Recording. Recording? Oh, you want the history of New Ellit. I'm sorry. You want the history of New Ellison? Uh, maybe a little bit of it. Wherever I can find in the public area isn't here. Yeah. Okay. There's a library over there and give you all of it. Okay. Thank you. I did see that actually when I pulled up. Okay. My way. No, sir. Are you restricted area? That's where does it say that? Okay. Yeah. Where? Okay. Sir, if you don't mind, please exit. I do. I do. That's exit, please. No, thank you. I'm only going to give you one more opportunity and then what's going to happen? Okay. Exit the building. No, thank you. Not right now. I'm As soon as I'm done. Come on, sir. Excuse me. Excuse me. Please, please, please don't touch me. Let's exit, please. Please do not touch me. Let's exit. Please don't touch me. Let's exit, please, sir. Can I Can I badge number? I'm Chief Middleton. My badge number is 200. Okay. So, why you putting your hands on me? I'm going to exit you out of the building. Okay. No, you're not. I'm not assaulting you. I'm not doing anything. I want to escort you out of the building. You didn't. You did. No, I did not assault you. No, I did not. Assault comes with any type of aggressive behavior. I grabbed your arm and did it. You did not assault me. You me that's unnecessary battery. When John asserted his right to record in a public space, the situation escalated, resulting in Chief Middleton detaining him for trespassing on public property when he refused to leave. Over. Sir, please don't make this something more than what it is. Okay. I'm I didn't say a word to you. You came up to me and put your history. What? What is your What is your agenda here? What is my agenda? That's right. What are you doing? I need to tell you. You say you was doing history. So, you record that. Record that. You can go to the library than I need to give you. All right. Okay. That's already more information than I need to give you. Okay. Sir, you're making this more difficult than what it is. And so are you at the very same time. No, it's not. All right. No, it's not. If you don't mind, I would like for you to exit this building. I do. I already told you that like four times. All right. You under arrest, sir. Sir. Sir. Sir. Sir, now you're trespassing on public property. Trespassing on public I gave you I gave you trespassing on public property. You guys see this? You guys I gave you plenty opportunity, sir. So now what? Now where are we going to take this? It's going to go on the outside. Be fun for you. And then you're going to leave. No, I'm not going anywhere. I ain't going anywhere. I'm going to step right back in as soon as you take these cuffs off of me because you know you're making a mistake right now. You know you're making a mistake. I asked you to exit and you did not exit. Look, this is going to be illegal search and seizure. It's not illegal search and secret. Oh, why is that? Because I don't have to search you because I detained you so you can get out of my building. My phone. Is that what you you detained me to get out of your building? To get you out of my building. Despite being released, John re-entered the city hall as it was a public area. This prompted Chief Middleton to arrest him again. This time for disorderly conduct on multiple occasions. Back up, please, sir. No, thank you. We're close. No, you're not. Back up. No, you're not. Back up, sir. No, thank you. We're not playing this. I'm not playing this with you. No. Back up, sir. You can't put your foot there. You cannot put your foot there to restrict this. You congratulations, sir. Hey, I just want to tell you something. Congratulations. You just earned the state of South Carolina a humongous lawsuit, sir. Humongous. Please. Humongous. You guys see this? I have to fight this man right now. You're going to fight this man. You guys see this? Does she have the uh No, sir. No, sir. You guys see this? No, sir. Please exit the building. Or what? You're trespassing. No, I'm not. Okay. No, I'm not. Yes, you are. No, I'm not. Please exit the building. The reason why I'm still not in cuffs right now is because you know it's not true. No, no, no, no, no. The reason why you're not in cuffs because I gave you an opportunity. An opportunity for what? An opportunity to exit when I told you. I'm giving you an opportunity right now to not break the law. Okay. Okay. That's the reason why I'm not on the ground. Give me an opportunity. Give me a reason on why you want to record in here. You said it's because of history, right? You said you want to record history. more information than I can give you. Okay, then I don't have to give you any information. I didn't ask you for any. I did not once ask you for any, sir. If you don't mind, please exit the building and again, we'll go for the circular conversation. No, no, thank you. Okay, that's fine. Hey, let's do it again. Let's get a lawsuit. Let's do it again, boys. [Music] Other hand, please. Other hand, please. For what? John bashed the officer while being detained as Chief Middleton did not have a shred of correct in his arguments. So now you're not going to tell me why you're detained for what? No, you don't want to tell me anything of why you want to be here or anything like that. For what reason am I detained? No, not for trespassing. On what? Trespassing. Trespassing. That's right. I've asked you to leave several times. You would not leave. Why did you ask me to leave? Why did you ask me to leave? Sir, you're not going to win this. I've been I'm sure you got a lot of calls about me and this is that's unfortunate and and and that's 100% fine. Okay. And that's 100% fine. That's crazy. And boy did he get Chief Middleton bad. I got a gentleman here in the office who wants to record. So people he knows and I've told him several times to get out of my building. He is claiming that he has the right to come in here and record. Congratulations, my friend. Uh at the police department. Congratulations, my friend. That's sad that you do not know your own laws as a chief. As a chief, you are you are my friend. You're dismissed as well. I'm going to walk away now. You're buddy. Okay. One second. Excuse me. Don't stop touching me. Stop touching me. Right. Undetain him and we go. Oh, there we go. Oh, undetained. Dude, you better you better get you better you better get people here, man. You better get people here. better. Chief Middleton couldn't handle his ego being hurt though and he literally arrested him for a third time. You cannot curse in this building. I can I can say whatever the I want want to you. I can say whatever to you. I'm going detain him. Judge and he's arrested. All right. Here we go again. Let's go, baby. Third time's a charm. Third times a charm. All right. This is a a building you cannot curse. I can't disorderly conduct. Okay. No, it's not. In the aftermath, these events serve as a reminder of the importance of clarity regarding citizens rights, especially when it comes to recording in public spaces. Chief Middleton immediately resigned as he was truly baffled by Jon's witty replies. As we navigate through these incidents, our focus turns to a concerning encounter on December 3rd, 2022, where officer Gothier invaded Frank's privacy. On December 3rd, 2022, a video captured a concerning encounter between Officer Scott Gothier and Frank Leu, a homeless individual. Leu, who was peacefully editing a video in his car, found himself subjected to what appeared to be a violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. Real police. Officer Gothier approached Leu's vehicle and claimed to be checking in. What unfolded raised questions about privacy invasion and potential civil rights violations. Hi. How's it going? Good, man. How are you? Um, hi. I'm just checking in. I'm not trying to pinch you for anything. You're good. You're good. It can stay there for a second. Can you just bring your left hand forward for me? Yeah. I appreciate it. Oh, just my hand was just you. I know. I just like I just like to keep eyes on hands. My seat is back, man. What was that? My seat is back. You want to move it forward? No. Uh, it's up to you, man. Yeah. If if you're uncomfortable, move it forward. I just that's why I had my hands. You're good, man. Officer Gothier began by asking Leo questions about his presence in the area, expressing concern about him being there for weeks. Leo, in a composed manner, explained he's homeless and merely editing a video. I'm only talking to you cuz you've been here for like quite a while now. Like a few weeks at least. Oh, I went to a little seizures. Oh, yeah. The way the box. I'm not talking about tonight. I'm talking about like in the last month. You've been here a lot. So, I'm just checking checking in to see what's going on. Are you living out your car right now? I'm assuming. Um, I was going to say I'm homeless. Okay, fair enough. I'm not trying to pinch you for anything tonight. I'm just making sure everything's okay. You're good. Um, what what's going on? Are you just out of work and stuff? I'm not trying to pry. I'm just just curious. Show you right now. I'm editing a video. Okay. Uh, but let me show you something. So, you're working right now? You have a job? No, I'm editing a video cuz um I'm doing some YouTube. Okay. Um, that's what I was doing. I showed you the editing page, right? You saw it? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Officer Gothier, seemingly disregarding Leu's rights, insisted on identification. Leu, aware of his rights, questioned the necessity of providing ID without reasonable suspicion. Do you have ID on you? Um, am I am I um required to give you my ID, sir? So, listen, man. I'm I'm just checking up on you. You've been here for a few weeks, right? I understand, but Listen, I just want to explain this. That's why I'm trying to explain this, sir. I'm not trying to cause anything. I know, but you're delaying my You want my ID? I'll give you my ID, but let me just say this. Um, I'm suing the Lion County Sheriff's Office. Okay. Um, because they required ID. Cherry versus Ohio reason suspicion, right? So, do you have any reasons? I I can give you my ID. I have no problem. So, do you want me to explain it first? Um, I mean, you can. So, so this is my I've worked here for over a year and a half. Okay. I know that this is a high crime area. A lot of crime goes on here. We have Are you going to listen? It's okay. Are you going to listen? Yes, I will. I am listening. So, like I said, we have a we have a lot of crime in in this area, right? We have a lot of vehicle burglaries and and whatnot. We have a lot of people who sleep in their cars in this area. Yep. Exactly. So, I I check on these people all the time. Yes. Okay. Officer Gothier cited the high crime nature of the area as his basis for the stop, claiming that people sleeping in cars often commit crimes. Leo, however, challenged this assertion, questioning the legitimacy of the detention. So, that's no specific I have my right here. I can give a jab. No problem with that. Okay. But the thing is, um, it's only if it's required. If you say it is required, this is a detention. It is required. I will give you my ID. Okay. So, so I'm confused cuz at first you said you don't have a problem giving me your ID. I don't, but it's only if it's required. So, so those are two different things. You're you're I have no problem if it's required cuz I have an ID. Perfect. Um, so if you're saying I'll go ahead and take your ID. I'm Am I detained? Yes. And u you're requiring my ID, right? Yes. I just explained to you the reason was suspicion and that's all I need in order to ask for your ID. Correct. No. I do Terry Mitch. I can give you my ID. Okay. Thank you. But no, I I mean if only if it's required cuz um I'm telling you my hand it's required. I'm telling you it is. Take from my hand is required. Yep. So you I just I just took it. I'm telling you this is all recorded. I just took it. Yeah, I understand. Okay. The encounter concluded with Leo expressing his intent to file a complaint against the Lion County Sheriff's Office. Officer Gothier informed Leu that he's free to leave. Supervisor, sir. Our contact with you is done. So, if you want to make a complaint. Yeah, I do. Okay. Why? Cuz um he said he had reasonable suspicion because based off of um in general like this crime in general, but um under uh Terry versus Ohio, um you have to have specific reason suspicion that I myself right was about to commit a crime or have committed a crime. Did I already explain that to you? Eig in general, sir. So, I'm all about if if you want to sue the department, sue the city, by all means, go right ahead. My contact here is done. You are free to leave. Can I request a supervisor? My supervisor to leave, but I wanted to talk to someone, sir. The video raised concerns about potential overreach by law enforcement, emphasizing the importance of protecting individuals rights, even in high crime areas. [Music]