Now tell me real quick why did you rip my glasses and my hat off my face like that? Are all your >> right there where I was standing by that truck. It was 100% legal for me to be here the whole time. Right. >> Not put them on so tight like they are now. We'll figure it out. Just a little bit so I can get >> what turned a normal conversation with the police into a highly controversial arrest. >> He ripped my sunglasses and hat off my face. Don't touch me. Look at my wrist, guys. Right after this. >> Are you Are you going to have a heart? >> A public space, a camera, and a few seemingly harmless questions. But moments later, the atmosphere turned unbearably tense. >> Dude, what you don't know is from the moment your officers made contact. I was recording the whole thing on >> realized I was an auditor. Came out immediately, took the cuffs off. >> Just a seemingly ordinary conversation. But moments later, the atmosphere at the police station shifted 180°. >> For the fourth time, you are free to leave, sir. >> Cool. >> We have work to do. >> So, I'm asking you again to move to the public sidewalk. Or you'll be arrested for trespassing. >> I'll be arrested for trespassing. Gotcha. >> Vague demands, unconvincing reasons, and then a threat of arrest echoes. Did the citizen truly cross the line of the law, or were they being blatantly oppressed? But you said there's nothing restricting me from not being here. >> That's not what I said. >> That's That's exactly what you said, huh? >> Again, for the fourth time, you are free to leave, sir. >> Cool. >> We have work to do. >> I appreciate it. I mean, you're free to leave, too, man. You can You should get back to work. I I would really appreciate if you did. >> Do you have any business being on the property? Do you need assistance? >> Well, I don't need assistance. No, I'm good. I I was just looking I was just looking around and uh And this guy came and like you could come and look with a maybe with a police escort or whatever, >> but we're just asking you to leave. And I said, "Okay, cool. Yeah, see you guys later." And was just looking in the cars and now there's a weird >> You're looking into the car. So, I'm going to ask you to get to the sidewalk. You're not welcome on the property here because it's police property and there's no reason for you to be on this property looking into our vehicle on or you'll be arrested for trespassing. >> I'll be arrested for trespassing. Gota. >> Okay. If you have any questions, I'd be glad to answer them on the sidewalk. >> Can we just ask him to not be so uptight? Like I was just talking to him. He said I'm being combative and >> doing everything I could to argue and stuff like that. >> I'm the supervisor. >> What's your name and badge number? >> Sergeant Port Tolen. >> Cool. Where's your Where's your no trespassing signs? This isn't a secure area. It doesn't matter. Go ahead. Do what you're going to do. I'm not going to move. That's it. This isn't a secure area. >> Go ahead. Suddenly, the cold handcuffs snap shut, leaving countless questions about the conduct of those wearing the badge of justice. >> Let me get all your names. No, I I'll speak with you. You know what? I will speak with you. Come here, Roman. He ripped my sunglasses and hat off my face. >> Touch don't touch me. I wasn't even antagonizing you guys. I wasn't being provocative or anything. >> Can we talk? >> Yeah. Where's the other guys, though? Dude, what you don't know is from the moment your officers made contact, I was recording the whole thing on this, there was nothing illegal about me being here. >> And I will have that discussion. You're not even allowing me to talk. >> Why would I? I'ming I I want >> You can listen to besides just talking, right? >> Do you want to have a conversation? >> Do I? >> Yeah. I want to hear your your your explanation. >> Yeah, we can have a conversation. It's two ways. >> Now, tell me real quick. Why' you rip my glasses and my hat off my face like that? Are you Was your body cam on? >> Yes or no body cam? He doesn't have a body cam. Who's this other officer? What's your name, bud? >> Name and badge number. Was ripping on me. This dude is bad, guys. Get him off the street. This guy needs to go. >> You're done, dude. You were ripping on my arm. You hurt the hell out of me. Look at my wrist, guys. Right after this you out. I'm going to hear what you're going to spill. And then what we're going to do is we're going to take it. Why would you guys do that? Why would you guys do that? Come on. We're going to have her right here. >> Okay. >> Cuz I can stay here. You agree now that I can be here, right? When you guys arrested me, right? >> Allow me to talk at all. >> Let me I'm going to allow you to talk. I just have a couple questions. Can I just have a couple questions? Where I was standing was 100% legal. It was 100% legal for me to be here the whole time. Right. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> It's highly suspicious. >> But is it illegal? >> No. >> Okay. Now, >> when the truth is revealed, the police themselves admitted something that left viewers in shock. The entire area was completely legal to film, >> you have a right to be here, >> right? >> But when you're looking into vehicles, whether it's patrol vehicles or personal vehicle, suspicious activity, behavior that could be tampering with a vehicle, burgling a vehicle, or stealing a vehicle. >> Okay, just inter I just got a question. I just got a quick question. I'll let you continue, but I got a quick question. But you just said none of that was illegal, right? Can you go ahead? >> What? You looking into vehicles is a reasonable suspicion to detain you to find out what you're doing. >> Explain to me, please what reasonable suspicion is? >> Looking into vehicles that are not your own. >> Okay. >> Now, but remember, you have to have >> where >> I absolutely was looking into the garage and I have video of it to prove it. >> What's that? >> I absolutely was. I absolutely was and I did it on camera. But now listen, let's talk about how reasonable suspicion works, right? >> Reasonable suspicion of what? And we just agreed that none of this is a crime. >> You looking into cars. >> Remember, you have to remember, you have to have fact to back up your reasonable suspicion. And now remember, >> looking into vehicles is in an area where you have no business or >> I've been looking around recording and they've seen me recording >> and they've seen me recording taking pictures. They see me recording. Well, now when you walked up and you said that the issue wasn't looking into vehicles and and burglary, the issue was off our property. This isn't our your area. You can't be here. That was the issue. >> Arrested. I got arrested for what? >> I got arrest. No camera, bud. You said arrested. Remember recording the whole time? For trespassing. >> Released in silence, but the consequences are far from over. A civil lawsuit may be looming ahead. And the image of the police force stands before a storm of fierce criticism. >> Having a civil conversation, just tried to have a regular one. And this sergeant escalated it like this because I said I wasn't going to leave. Wouldn't let me talk. Said I'm not going to leave. Tried to say this is public property. And once he realized I once he realized I you're not going to talk over me. Once he realized I was an auditor, came out immediately took the cuffs off. This is I did not expect this at all from South City. This was ridiculous. This was ridiculous. We're allowed to do this. The Supreme Court's ruled on it. And yet I just got snatched up, roughed up, put in handcuffs, hand glasses, ripped sunglasses ripped off my face. All by the South City Police Department for nothing. This is why it's important to do this, guys. This is exactly why. >> Explanation that is >> I want every I got everybody's name anyways. So, >> okay. >> Anything else? >> No, man. I'll see you guys when the lawsuit starts. >> Okay, >> this up. And you know what the conditions are going to be? I'm not even asked for money. >> Okay. >> Except actually him cuz he was halfway decent the whole time. >> I haven't been civil with him. >> You initiated an arrest with no with no crime. Bud, >> I know I'm right. Hey, uh, what's your name again? Citizens may sue public officials for violating their constitutional rights pursuant to 42 US code SS1983. Individuals/organizations are required to pay damages to the injured party. Violating police officers may be disciplined, have their licenses suspended, fired, or expelled depending on the policy of the agency/ police chief. The incident exposes police abuse of power and the risk of violating citizens constitutional rights. Up next, just minutes after entering a public agency, a citizen suddenly faced a warning of arrest. >> Violating my constitutional rights. Be out in a couple hours and I'll be the charge. >> Don't you think that our government should be transparent? >> Move over a little bit so I can get off the bench. I'm not trying to twist your wrist. >> Yeah. I'm just not trying to >> A heated argument erupted. Constitutional rights challenged by internal policies. who truly understands the law in this story. >> I did. I did. And I said I was applying for service. I said I have business to conduct here. Okay, we'll see. He's on the camera. I'm not changing. I said I have constitutionally protected business to conduct here. That's what I told you. >> Just like yesterday. >> Yeah. That's what you were told yesterday, right? So, you want to quit back at it, right? >> That's funny. >> Violating my constitutional rights. be out in a couple hours and I'll beat the charge just like I beat the charge everywhere throughout this whole entire country. You guys are making a big mistake here. >> He was just filling in for the day. >> Oh, he's not normally stationed here. Luckily you have to deal with the federal laws if that's going to be no transparency in our government. If I really want to, I can go outside your house and your house and your house to record and that's completely legal. But recording just to hold my government accountable wouldn't is >> property. This is not public property. >> This is public property. No, >> it's not. >> This is public property, sir. This is a public this is a public agency sir sir that's why >> this property is not >> it is funded by taxpayer dollars property is not >> you are an employee of the na you are an employee of the county of Nassau >> yes I'm an employee of Nassau County but this is not county property >> property how can I be trespassed by Nassau County >> so when you so when you not not in this building I said property so when you stepped on this property the building manager stated if you're not here who's the building I wasn't in handcuff today. So I'm saying how could the managers how could they county officer stop stop >> I'm just asking you >> yesterday the property manager >> the cold handcuffs tightened around the wrists a hasty decision by the police sparked a wave of outrage and allegations of abuse of power. >> Do you understand how quickly this just happened? He just put handcuffs on me in less than a few minutes. >> But do you see how fast you refused to answer his questions? He he actually >> it happened in less than a few minutes. Sir, I would Where's the transparency from for the people for we the people to check up in our government? Don't you think Don't you think that Don't you think that our government should be transparent? Because it's transparency while you're applying for benefits as well, sir. >> So So you either hit them apply for benefits? >> No, you can do both, sir. You can do both. You can apply for benefits while holding our government accountable. And we can't hold them accountable. We can't do you know that law enforcement, the law enforcement agency, sir, I'm not I'm not here just filming. I did investigative work. It goes Nassau County Police and I believe the Department of Social Services that help we the people, sir, is like third on the list. And as far as budget, do you think that the people need more help or that law enforcement needs to just keep getting richer and richer? Some officers make $250,000 with overtime. So, do you think that that's reasonable salary for we the people? And did you know that there's dozens of officers that make 200? You're Are you a resident of Nassau County, sir? >> Yes, I am. Okay. Do you know there's dozens and hundreds of officers making $50,000? >> No, they start at 80. How could they make 50? 80. >> How does officers make $50,000? >> I don't know. I see how that's possible when they start at $80,000 a year, sir. And then after 5 years, it goes up to six figures that you know, maybe public safety officers. I'm not sure. But I'm here to promote. Did I curse? Did I raise my voice? Did I do anything? >> So, you're here to promote? But you're here to do benefits >> people. You said that. What did you say yesterday? You said that you were trying to protect the privacy of the people inside of you. Correct. >> The arrest raises questions about transparency and public service ethics. Could this be just the tip of the iceberg? >> But if somebody said, "Hey, sir, you know, I'd prefer not to be on your YouTube video." I would I would blur their face out as long as they're not a public servant like you, I would blur their face out because I have that I have the capabilities to do that. I'd blur their face out and we wouldn't have any problem. >> But how would they know to me on email? >> How do they know to contact you when they're sitting in the lobby? You're filming them from a distance and they face clear. I I watched your video >> comments. Oh, and you and you get the pulse of what the people really want and and they want transparency. >> Maybe they don't care. >> The people here didn't care because they saw me holding. I'm not secretly recording. >> Everyone see you. >> I'm not secretly recording. >> But you decided your on your own to air that without questioning the people. >> Well, I can't question every single person's public. They have no expectation of privacy. Just like that. You have cameras here that anybody can get. or I'm sure this is like a while. This is my post. >> This is your post. So, if I came in here and you didn't I wasn't obviously recording and I wanted to go in the back and I just went through the metal. >> No, they go to the front and they and they're instructed to go to that welcome desk window. >> Okay. And they go to the welcome desk window. >> Then they get a ticket to handle their business. >> Okay. They just go through the metal detector and they wait in the line. Right. Okay. >> So, if I went through the metal detector and I had a >> The arrest was only the beginning. Behind it, a wave of legal battles is surging, promising an unprecedented showdown in federal court. The incident has shaken public opinion, raising questions about transparency, the limits of police power, and the protection of civil rights. >> I just want to talk and I just I have a goal and a mission and I go across the country and this is what I do. And you know, I work with police departments. I have no issue. I've just recently did a tour with the police department in New Jersey where they brought me to all their government buildings and I recorded in all of them with the lieutenant or with the captain. We talked about the first amendment. I'm here to bridge the gap between law enforcement. I'm not anti-law enforcement. Again, do I think that Nassau County is one of the highest paid in the country, but I'm not anti-law enforcement at all. Worked with the police department in Ohio. I did a first amendment training over there. You know, my work speaks for itself. But this is the nature of the job when you're fighting for what you believe in. Sometimes the government's going to take away your freedom. It's funny. Yesterday I was recording here and no one said anything about you couldn't record, but now they want to type up a document that was printed up today. >> Can you loosen these a little bit? >> I can. >> Can I get to Cuz they're really, you know, super tight. >> Yeah, we can loosen them up. Thanks. >> We're just going to switch out the cuffs before we go in. All right. Do not put them on so tight like they are now. We'll figure it out. Just lean forward one second. >> Sorry, Killer. Put him on way too tight. Keep your hand for now. >> You know what? Just stand up for a little bit so I can get on the bench. We shouldn't make any moves. We're going to do something we both regret. A civilized society can only exist when transparency, respect for the law, and human rights are placed above all else. Hey everyone, what do you think about this situation? If you enjoyed the video, don't forget to like, subscribe, and support us with a donation. Thank you so much. Next, a newly appointed police chief faces trouble not from his duties, but from his wife's social media account. >> Yes, I took a photo. Okay. >> An employee publicly shared a document that was also public. Why did a photo of a meeting schedule anger the police chief and get her dragged into a closed room for questioning like a criminal? So, this was brought to my attention about uh some posts that were on Facebook and stuff. So, I have to ask, did you take any photos of the common council agenda? >> Yes, I took a photo council agenda. >> Okay. And and why did you do that? >> Um I like to see them and have them available. >> Okay. Uh >> they're they're public public information. >> Okay. Yeah, I understand that. Okay. And uh what did you do with that photo? >> Saw it on my phone. >> Saw it on your phone? >> Yep. >> And you didn't give it to anybody else. >> If somebody asked me what was happening with the what the common council agenda was, I sent it to them. >> Okay. And who did you send it to? >> I'm sure some friends. >> Well, I need to know who those friends are. >> Who did you send it to? >> Um I don't you need to know who >> who you sent that photo to. something that that is public knowledge that I sent privately off duty. >> Okay. Well, it's the photo that you sent has been used uh to discredit the department itself and and also this common council and the city. So, are you refusing to answer? Tell me who you sent this photo to. >> I don't believe that I that I did anything wrong. >> I didn't ask that. Please. So, are you refusing to tell me who you sent this photo to? >> I sent the photo to friends who asked about the common council. >> Okay. Who asked about the common council? >> I have plenty of friends ask about it. Members of the public asked about the common council. >> Okay. Who did you send that photo to? >> I I don't believe I need to give any names to people. >> Okay. What was your intention on on uh giving that photo? >> I had no intentions on giving that photo. No intentions on giving this photo to this person, right? That's your photo, is it? Or no. >> Who says it's my photo? >> I'm just Is this Is this the photo that you took here? >> Yeah, that's the photo I took. >> This is the photo. This actual photo here. The one. >> The sheriff digs into every detail, even seemingly innocuous conversations to build a treason dossier. But is he seeking justice or just personal revenge? to tell me who you sent this photo that was used to discredit the department the department city of Amory comic >> I guess I'm not understanding how it's being used to discredit >> I'm I'm going to get to that starting to rile up people and stuff like that okay so you're not going to tell me who you sent it to >> I don't need to give names of both of my friends that >> okay friends that you're that you know have previously made statements to describe credit and disparage the department. >> If you're speaking about Ashley Long, this is >> I don't know who Ashley Long is. >> No. >> Is this Ashley Long, this this city watcher? >> I don't know. >> Are you Ash? Are you a city watcher? >> I am not. I am not. >> Okay. But the photo that you used was given to this person and then previous knowledge, you know, this this this person has this city watch or has has uh previously discredited the the department, the city myself. >> You don't have the right to understand that. I don't understand. >> People have the right to question what's going on. We're a public entity. >> Oh, I I understand that. But when you take part in that, >> who says I took part in that? >> Because I sent because I sent a picture of public something that's publicly posted that they could have gotten anywhere. >> Yep. >> An ordinary act like sending a photo to a friend is suddenly turned into a plot to sabotage a government agency. When the right to share public information is turned into subversive behavior, is this still democracy? given this person this photo. >> They asked for the information. I gave them the information. >> Oh, so they just happened to >> People want to know what's going on in their city. >> So, so in a matter of a minute and a half, people wanted you to know that. So, you went out there and took a photo and then gave it to somebody. Is that what you said? >> A minute and a half. Where where does that come from? >> So, you walk out to the hallway, right? I mean, how how how did this occur with you taking this photo? >> I don't understand the the time. What are you frequently? I frequently go out there and take pictures of the agenda to have for my personal reference. >> Okay. >> I take pictures of the agenda and then when somebody asks what's going on on the agenda, I can say, "Here you go. Here's your agenda." >> Oh, so just just something you just normally do. >> Yes. >> Okay. And all of a sudden that photo that you take gets on a website on a that discredits disparages the department and stuff. You you don't think those are disparaging or discrediting the department. >> I think people have a right to ask questions and to >> I understand you you believe that. But do you think that's disparaging when somebody says something like that? >> When somebody's when somebody asks questions about what's going on, is it disparaging? When somebody makes a post of like this >> and without any investigation results, the decision to fire was announced right in the hallway. A sentence was issued without a court, without a lawyer, just a hostile look from the boss. >> This here, let me give you your your right, your stuff here. Here's [Applause] a copy of your investigation. Here's your copy of your investigation. And this is your right to appeal. Would you like to sign that you have a right to I have to sign this here that you have a right to appeal. Let me make a copy of that for you as well. or anything that you have with the department or anything that you need to pull out your stuff. >> Here's your copy. I need you to gather. I would like you to gather your stuff. >> That's cool. >> You asked him. Yep. >> Any other questions? >> Communicate with your staff. >> Citizens are protected by the First Amendment and the Wisconsin Constitution. In a real life situation, police officers face reinstatement of a fired employee, compensatory damages, including lost wages and attorney fees, financial penalties for failure to comply with the decision of the Labor Relations Board. The fired employee may have the right to file a complaint and sue under federal and state laws for unfair dismissal and abuse of power. The case has caused outrage in the community, especially among transparency and civil rights advocates, raising suspicions of corruption and abuse of civil rights in the Amory administration. Justice may be delayed, but sooner or later, the one who plays by the jungle's rules will be called out for his or her name. [Music]