Would you are you what's your uh name and badge number, sir? >> I don't I'm not going to talk. You don't have >> Are you a Are you a sheriff? >> I'm going to give you the opportunity to apologize to me. >> Conducting business. I'm conducting business. >> Therefore, you need to leave the location. >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >> Yes. >> officers for one man with a camera. A deputy suddenly lost his temper, gave orders, made threats, and then everything spiraled out of control. >> Sir, the board meeting is not open to the public. You do not have any reason to be in that board meeting. It >> says public meeting here. Let me see. >> A moment of confrontation between the police, power, and citizens sparked a wave of outrage and debate across the community. >> Deputy >> acting like a >> acting like a child. That's That's what I said. Correct. That's what I said. Just minutes after entering the town hall, a citizen was questioned and asked for ID. But is the law really on the side of the police? You need reasonable You need what's called reasonable articulable suspicion that I'm committing a crime >> in order to lawfully demand ID from me. >> As questions about constitutional rights echoed, a deputy suddenly lost his temper, losing control right in front of the camera. >> Pictures on video. >> What's the purpose? >> I'm an independent journalist. I'm just taking some pictures and video. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. What? Do you have any ID on you? >> Do I have any ID on me? >> Yes, sir. >> No, I don't have any ID on me. No, >> you don't. Why not? >> I don't I don't carry ID everywhere I go. >> But you know you're supposed to, right? >> I'm supposed to carry ID everywhere I go. >> Yeah, you're supposed to. >> What law What law is that? >> Oh, do you know as a 9/11? You know, we have a right to ID anybody. >> No, that's wrong. You're wrong about that. That's not true. You need reasonable You need what's called reasonable articulable suspicion that I'm committing a crime >> in order to lawfully demand ID from me. And I don't have to carry ID. I mean, if I didn't have ID, then you can demand name and date of birth. But again, you would need >> I'm not gonna go back and forth with you like >> So why come up to me in the beginning? >> Well, why are you walking through a public building just filming people? >> You said it right, deputy. Public building. You said it right. >> All right. >> Would you like me to smile, Kizart? I'll smile for you. No big deal. If I would say that you not probably require one, but we will be whatever. >> Well, let me let me point. What if what if that uh that >> refusing to give their name? Kicking citizens out of a public meeting. Could it be that power here is going beyond its limits? >> It goes from the top down. Huh. That's the sheriff. Is that where you learned how to be unprofessional? >> Is that where you learned, sir? >> You're just one of them guys, right? >> One of them. You could have identified yourself the same way anybody else. >> I'm just recording just words as you record me. >> I mean, that's fine. You could do that all you want. >> I don't care. >> You look childish. >> I'm a grown man. >> But you look childish by recording me. Is that a personal phone or a work phone? >> Why does it matter? Calm down. >> And you just address me as a I'm a grown man. Okay. I'm not no child. Do I make myself clear? >> Did I say you were a child? >> Did Do I make myself clear? >> Did I say you were a child, Deputy? >> Acting like a >> acting like a child. That's That's what I said. Correct. That's what I said. If you're going to accuse me of something, let's make sure it's right. >> Okay. >> All right. Not even a little bit. Yeah. Keep on recording me. Go ahead. That's your constitutional right, deputy. Just record each other then. >> That's fine with me. >> Obviously not. >> You get paid. I get paid to do this. >> Oh, you do? I'll find out how much. >> Yeah. >> Kids are right. >> More than you ever think. >> Okay. More than I think. I'm up here with him now. >> The argument escalated, turning a simple request into a tense confrontation between the citizen and the entire government apparatus. >> Sir, that board meeting is not open to the public. You do not have any reason to be in that board meeting. >> It says public meeting here. Let me see. Don't snatch from me. What do you think you're doing? Don't snatch something from me. What do you think you're doing? You grab your own copy. All right. What's wrong with you, man? You got a bad attitude. You don't deserve to wear the badge. You don't deserve it. This guy's This guy's a loose cannon right here. Kizard over here is a loose cannon. >> Yeah, I know. You're a loose cannon, Kizart. You know that. I'm glad I came here today and I'm glad I got to expose you to the world. Glad. Next time when somebody comes in here, you treat them with respect. You identify yourself. You hear me? Next time somebody comes in here and ask for your name and badge number, you give it to them. You be cordial. You be prof You be professional. You be professional. You learn the law. You learn the law. 9/11 didn't mean you could do whatever you want to do. Learn the law. Yeah. Keep telling me to shut up. You're a class act. Class act you are. >> Because I'm trying to educate you. Trying to educate you. You can't You can't act the way you do. You can't you can't you can't treat >> you can't treat people you can't treat people however way you want kizart. >> You can't do that. Your job is to be professional with the public. Professional with the public. Deescalate the situation. Not escalate it. Not not you know record me like a little child and put your hand everywhere. >> Come on man. You got to be better than that. The taxpayers fund your pop fund your salary. Got to be better than that. Kizart. And then a warning of a legal battle echoed. Who will be held accountable for what just happened? >> Hold your breath. >> I shouldn't hold my breath. >> What' you say? >> You said I shouldn't hold my breath for an apology. >> I didn't say that. >> Yeah, you did. It's on camera, man. Now you're a liar. Come on, man. Don't do that. Let's leave here as a mutual understanding that you should treat the public better and you should learn the law. And then >> should be at work. I just told you I'm an I told you from the get from the get-go I'm an independent journalist. This is my work. This is my work. You You made yourself the star for the world to see. For what? For what? I wasn't disrespectful towards you. I didn't try and snatch nothing out your hand. What did I do to you, Kizark? What did I do to you? You want to tell me? You want to tell me to shut up and be rude for what? Professionalism. Professionalism. Be professional. I'm done with this guy. Take care, Deputy Kizart. Before I leave, this is your last opportunity to apologize to me and the public for your disgraceful behavior here today. Would you like to take me up on that opportunity, sir, to apologize to the public for your disgraceful behavior here, as well as myself? No. All right. Well, have the day you deserve. All right, guys. We're going to be getting out of here. Deputy Kizard over here. tyrant doesn't want to apologize for his disgraceful behavior here today. So, he doesn't just owe me an apology. He owes all of you an apology for putting on this. 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. Leah announced that he would send complaint emails, make the video public, and demand an investigation into the actions of Deputy Kazart and the officials involved. Up next, just minutes after entering Ramapow Town Hall, a citizen was suddenly surrounded by a swarm of police officers. You don't need to approach me. >> Excuse me. >> You can stay right there. >> I don't need to approach you. >> No, you can stay right back there. You can walk back that way. >> Ma'am, >> you can walk back that way. >> Yeah. >> Keep walking back that way. >> Can you deescalate a little bit? Cuz I feel like you're trying to just exert your authority over me and I don't like it. >> I'm not. I'm speaking to you in my normal voice. >> You have no authority over me. >> Okay. >> Actually, I do. >> I'm in a public building. I'm conducting lawful business. >> I'm conducting lawful business. No, they didn't. That's a lie. >> Yes, they did. >> They did not ask me to They asked you to leave and they said that you >> I'm conducting business. I'm conducting business. >> Therefore, you need to leave the location. >> I'm conducting business. I'm doing a Freedom of Information Act request. >> They asked you to leave. >> So, you're saying, "Can I get a supervisor here?" >> Right there. >> Hi. >> I'm conducting lawful business. I'm an independent journalist exercising my freedom of freedom of press right. >> Okay. >> It's a right, not a privilege. Freedom of press. This is a public building. You guys have one, two, three, four, five officers here. six, including yourself, Sergeant. >> Okay. >> It's completely uncalled for. I'm trying to conduct business. >> Okay. What is your business? What are you trying to do? >> I'm doing a freedom of information request, which is a law. >> Okay. >> And I'm also gathering content for a story. >> Okay. >> Well, right now, we were called here by the people who work in this office building. Okay. >> They're concerned for their safety and their well-being that there is somebody in here. They've asked you to step out into >> They did not. I have it on camera. They did not ask me to leave. >> Okay. Well, that's what they're relaying to us. >> Okay. That is why we are here right now. I'm not going to dispute truth or fact right now. I'm going to tell you that is why we're here now. We are going to conduct our investigation. >> That's fine. Conduct whatever investigation you like. >> Ask for your ID because we do need to know who we're speaking with right now. >> You're going to ask for my ID. So, in order >> of our investigation, >> okay. In order for me for I just want to just I I listen to you. So, I'd ask you just listen to me. I don't need to assist you in your investigation. I don't work for the police department. I don't want to assist you in your investigation into me for whatever reason. Do you have a crime that you suspect me of committing? Do you have reasonable articulable suspicion? >> Investigation of the complaint. Yes. >> Do you have reasonable articulable suspicion? I've committed a crime. >> We're not saying that you committed a crime. We are here to investigate a complaint right now. >> So if you haven't if I if you're saying that I haven't committed a crime, then I don't have to provide you my ID lawfully. So I'm not going to. >> Okay. Then I'm going to ask you to step out of this building. >> From a small camera, it suddenly turned into the excuse for a flood of ID demands, arrest threats, and even orders to leave a public building. >> Supervisor. I am an attorney, but I'm not here in that capacity. I just walk down the hall. >> Maybe maybe maybe I can speak to you and we can we can come to a better understanding here. >> Well, I'm not I'm not going to speak to you while you're filming me. You're free to film me, but I'm not going to have a discussion on camera with you. >> I'm an independent journal. Yeah, but you're violating my But your officers, you're the supervisor, so I just want to let you know you're opening yourself up to civil and you said you're a lawyer. You're opening yourself to civil litigation. All I'm doing is I'm peacefully filming. I'm not bothering anybody. I have to do a foil request with the town clerk's office. I have official business here. I'm exercising my constitutional right. That's all I'm doing peacefully. And you're gonna kick me out of a public building? >> I'm gonna ask you to give me one minute. >> Okay, great. No problem. >> You guys really don't have nothing better to do? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 eight >> officers for one man with a camera. I'm not a bad guy. I'm not I'm not nefarious. I don't have any ill intent here. I don't understand. What's the big deal? Somebody can't film. You have cameras. 1 2 3 4 5 six cameras all over this building. What's the difference? I don't understand. Seems like a big waste of resources for your city here. Really does. Really does. Can I get your name and badge number since everybody wants to be here? What is it? >> Officer Winter like the season. >> Okay. >> Can I get your name and badge number? >> Right here. >> Right here. Is that RI GHt? >> Oh, okay. >> Simpson 524. >> All right. Hi. Can I get your name and badge number? >> Harington 549. >> Thank you, Harrington. Appreciate it. Can I get your name and badge number, sir? >> Huh? >> Can I get your name and badge number, please? >> I hear what you say. >> Can I get your name and badge number, please? >> Oh, yeah. Uh, my last name, Mitchell. >> Mitchell? >> Yeah. >> Your badge number? >> 496. Thank you, Mitch. >> Can I get your name? >> No, I'm not going to give it. >> I just showed up. I don't even know what's going on. >> I'm in fear of retaliation, so I'm not going to give my name. It's my Fourth Amendment, right? No, I'm just here. I'm an independent journalist gathering content for a story, doing a Freedom of Information Act request. That's all I'm doing here. what they call. >> Amid the rising tension, the man firmly declared, "Freedom of the press is untouchable, but the police response was truly shocking." I get some service here. >> Hi, ma'am. How are you? I'm looking to do a uh foil request. Thank you. Thank you so much. All right, guys. So, the reason why I'm here is to do this Freedom of Information Act request. Apparently, someone had tried to one of our fellow patriots had tried to do a Freedom of Information Act request for the disciplinary file of one of the officers here and um they told him that they couldn't. He wanted to see the uh complaint that someone had filed. So, um, we're going to be requesting that information as well as the regular information that we normally request, the salary, the names, the titles of all employees for the city. See how that compares with the average salary for the city's residents, the people that the city employees work for, or they're supposed to. So, we're going to be requesting Wayne Mitchell. He's a police officer here. his um disciplinary record. So, um let's get into it. Let's fill this out. Here you go, ma'am. So, I'm requesting the um just so you have an idea of what um in case you can't read my handwriting, it's the disciplinary record, the any complaints and any investigative reports to that officer, Wayne Mitchell, regarding him and as well as the name, title, and salary of all city employees. And just a quick question for you, how do you say I want to say your city's name, right? How do you say it? >> The city. The city's name. >> Town of Ramo. >> I'm sorry. >> This is the town of Ramapo. >> Ramapo. >> That's the town. Yeah. >> Ramapo is how you say it. Okay. Thank you so much for your help. And you can email you can email it to that email that I've listed. >> Long Island Audit@gmail.com. >> When the information request was submitted, a potential legal battle began to take shape. Who will be held accountable for these acts of overreach? >> My just just so I can talk to you so you know what exactly my complaint is before I write it down. is, you know, the there was a lot of police officers that arrived for, you know, I immediately said who I was, what I was doing. I'm an independent journalist. I'm doing a foil request. You need to leave. You're being trespassed from this building. You can't film here. You know, for police officers, you know, she's getting in the one officer is getting in my face saying, "You're not moving from here." And for the I told her, please deescalate a little bit because this is not how that's how you get police officers hurt and members of the public hurt by just automatically going in guns ablazing on a situation that you know nothing about. So I'm a peaceful person. I'm not trying to have conflict with anybody. But I'm not going to back down when my rights are being violated or somebody's trying to exert authority over me that they don't have. So they try to trespass me from a public building without committing any crimes, without doing anything wrong. I have freedom of press as you know and as you also know Lieutenant you cannot detain somebody without reasonable articulable suspicion that they've committed a crime. I specifically asked your sergeant, "What crime do you suspect me of committing? Give me your ID. I need your ID. What crime do you suspect me of committing and I'll gladly hand you over my ID?" I don't have one. I'm not saying I'm investigating. Well, just for investigating, I don't need to help you investigate me. I'm not committing a crime, so I don't need to give you my ID. She seemed to be that seemed to blow her mind like she didn't understand that. And that's scary for somebody in a supervisor position to not know the basics of you know her authority in demanding ID from someone that can get somebody hurt, somebody in jail, their freedom taken away from them. And that's why I want to do this complaint. Also detaining me. You know, I'm trying to walk around and conduct my business. Don't move from here. Am I being detained? Yes, you are being detained. Again, what crime do you suspect me of committing to detain me? I don't have one. Those are basic concepts in law enforcement that your officers and especially your sergeant should be should be welcome. >> Power only truly has meaning when it is accompanied by responsibility and respect for humanity. 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 woman is peacefully at home when suddenly gunshots ring out, but the target is not her. So what? Just got killed right in front of her house. >> Damn. >> Step back. Step back. >> What happened? >> Broke the chain and was trying to kill him. >> He broke the the chain. >> Ma'am, we're not arguing. I'm sorry. I'm sorry that it had to happen. They said they were just there to hand out a piece of paper, but seconds later, life was taken right there on the lawn. The woman's reaction, a scream that shook the whole neighborhood. >> Step back. >> This is not danger, sir. >> Ma'am, he was running at me. >> Madison, I got to put it down. You need messing around? >> No, that's me. >> I saw running. I was like, "Oh, fuck." >> I saw I got a corner out of my eye and she can say what she wants. That dog wouldn't hurt you. That dog had nothing but on its mind. Teeth showing he was fixed. It destroyed. I seen it snap and I was like, "Oh my god." And I knew it was coming soon. >> Ma'am, >> if you would have saw what that dog did, >> the dog broke the chain. You can speak with the mayor. Do what you need to do. >> 801 to Madison to sign a case number. >> I back him 100%. I would have shot the dog, too. And if I knew that, I wouldn't have shot him and been in the crossfire of it. That dog had nothing but teeth. It broke the the chain. >> I know you're upset. I don't blame him one bit. But at the end of the day, he did what he had to do. >> It has teeth. I'm scared. That's what the police say. But if you listen closely to the tone, you'll wonder, are they telling the truth or are they acting? >> It scared me. I would have done the same thing. >> He's don't lie to nobody. >> But ma'am, why is why did he break the dog? He's charging you with a broke chain, stabbed in two. >> Yeah, but >> what do you expect going to happen? >> He He's very good dog. >> Ma'am, he's not to nobody. >> Well, then I don't know what's going on today. >> I hate you. I can you swear I love my dog. >> Well, ma'am, >> why are you kidding my dog? >> I like him too. I love him too and I love you. But at the end of the day, we're not going to have him. >> He don't bite nobody. >> Does he know the dog? Did he know? >> I love him. He's no fight to nobody. >> Simple. >> I mean, it it it was scary. I would have shot it, too. >> I would have. And I hate to say that. I would have from my point of view. All that cosplaying and no sympathy just goes to show what type of police department this really is. >> I I understand that you're hurt. The dog broke that chain in half. >> Yeah, but he's he's don't stop arguing with her. The people touch him and he's going >> the dog was charging him. >> No, but no. >> Okay, ma'am. I understand that. If you want to do that, do it. >> You're racist is what happened. You're racist. >> I'm not doing that. >> You're racist. >> You know why I'm here? because he's afraid to be attacked by that. >> From cold excuses to tears from the people, everything escalated because of one thing. They entered the house without knocking. >> Ma'am, I'm sorry you feel that way. We're not here for that. We're not here. >> Was that somebody else yelling at you? >> And then she started too. He just fueled a flame. Okay. >> I was trying to video the uh the chain that he broke from and everything. Oh, >> you trespassing my my my sign there. >> Ma'am, it doesn't >> apply to police officer for a long time. >> Madison County what? >> I get my my my time for my doctor appointment. >> No, I'm not stopping you from going to your doctor. >> The dogs are up. I've been here before. >> I understand that is right here in the road. Now don't answer my >> one to give it to you. >> I'll give you ma'am. Listen, >> ma'am. We're here for a reason. >> And if you'd like us to tell you, you come to kill him, my dog. >> This this conversation's over. >> Do we need anything else for any sort of >> Well, I mean, we need a little advisor why we were here to start with cuz she thinks that's Well, that's all she's going to say is that we were here to kill her dog. And um you know that's not that's not how we do things. Ma'am, >> you want to put me in the jail? It's okay. Put a gun. We're not taking you to jail. Kill him to me. >> Why would we take you to jail? >> To kill it to me, it's okay. >> No, ma'am. You You kill it to everywhere. >> No arrests, no warrants, but still casualties. And the most ironic thing is they still issue tickets as if nothing happened. >> All right. >> If you can handle All right. >> What's the violations here for? I was just here to assist >> property news. You want to? >> All right. So, we were here to issue the side for the property. We weren't even taking it into jail for it. >> But before we could even do that, the dog breaks the chain in a taxi. So, I'm sorry. I hate it. It ended up most time to my >> No trespassing. Do you not understand that no trespassing applies to police officer here for law? >> We can go and knock on your door, ma'am. That's lawful. >> That's not the way it works. >> I'm sorry your dog ended up having to die. >> Anticipated. >> Listen, my property is inside. >> Just stop. You killing my dog and me and my house. >> I'm done. That's fine. Just >> make these people these people come here. Citizens may sue public officials for violating their constitutional rights. Pursuant to US Code SS1983, the individual/organization may be required to pay restitution to the injured party. In severe or intentional cases, punitive damages may be ordered. Additionally, the court may order the losing party to pay the plaintiff's attorney fees and litigation costs. An official complaint has been filed. Could this be the beginning of a wave of investigations and transparency or the prelude to a major lawsuit? LEA announced he would make the video public, call for an internal investigation, and if necessary, pursue a federal lawsuit. [Music]