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On May 13, 2025, an officer conducting patrol observed a vehicle being driven by its registered owner with an expired license and conducted a traffic stop. Good morning. I'm officer Benvdas with the Atlanta Police Department. Do you have your driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance, please? What is wrong with my name? >> I'm sorry. What is wrong with my tag? >> There's nothing wrong with your tag. May I see your driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance, please? >> Why do I have to? >> I need to see your driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance. This is a traffic stop. I need you to identify yourself. >> Yes, ma'am. It is. >> I'm sorry. It's cuz I've been seeing a lot of um news on the >> So, the reason why I stopped you today is because your license is expired. Let me see your driver's Let me see your driver's license. Okay. Listen, if you refuse to identify yourself, I will take you to jail for resisting without violence. Either you identify yourself to me right now or I'm taking you to jail. >> Okay. 43. Can I get a 45? Please turn off your car. >> Turn off your car. >> Turn off your car. >> Turn off your car. >> If you call somebody to come to this traffic stop, they will also get arrested for impeding on a traffic stop. Don't do this. >> I'll call my lawyer. >> Do not do this right now. >> I can call my >> I need to see your ID. >> The ID is on the back of your phone. I need to see your driver's license. >> Sir, sir, I'm not I'm not a I'm a student. I'm an >> I don't I don't care if you're a student. I need to see your driver's license, please. It's on the back of your phone. >> It is, but I I >> Okay, so I need to see your driver's license now, please. I I can >> put your hands up here. Sorry, I I I have >> Put your hands on the steering wheel. >> I haven't done I haven't had time for >> Okay, put your hands on the steering wheel. >> I haven't done >> Put your hands on the steering wheel. I'm going to do everything for you. >> Hands on the steering wheel. >> I haven't done anything. >> This is the fifth time I've tell you now. >> But you have this. >> This is the fifth time I tell you. Put your hands on your steering wheel or you're going to get dragged out of the car. We can do this the simple way. >> Why? Why are you doing this? >> All right. >> No, sir. Please don't touch me. >> Do not do this. I'm just scared. I'm sorry. >> I got you. Step out of the car. Sir, >> step out of the car. Step out of the car. We will pick everything up here in a second. Put your hands behind your back. Can I pull my wire, please? >> Put your hands Put your hands behind your back, please. >> I don't have a roll. Anything wrong with >> Can you put your hands behind your back? >> I can. >> I can. >> Ma'am, you're making this a lot more difficult than it needs to be. >> No, I don't want to make it difficult. I'm just >> Well, you're making it difficult. >> I'm just scared. >> I got it. >> Can you please pick up my documentation? >> I haven't done anything wrong. >> I got you. So, go right here. I haven't done anything anything wrong with my student. >> I got you. >> I have a baby. Sir, I'm sorry. I have my kids. >> Okay. So, this is a learner's license, first of all. >> Okay. >> Okay. That's not a driver's license. >> Okay. >> Second of all, it's expired. Okay. It expired on >> it expired on May 11th, 2025. Okay. >> When I ask you for identification, okay? So, here here we're going to we're going to do this a little easier. We're going to do this easier. >> I'm going to ask you these questions. I need you to say yes or no verbally if you understand them. All right? Stay against the car. Mhm. You have the right to remain silent. Do you understand? >> I do, sir. >> Okay. Anything you say may be used against you in court. Do you understand? >> I do, sir. >> Okay. You have the right to talk to a lawyer before and during questioning. Do you understand? >> I do, sir. >> Okay. If you cannot afford a lawyer and want one, one will be provided for you before questioning without charge. Do you understand? >> I do, and I have a lawyer. >> Okay. Has anyone threatened you or promised you anything to get to talk to me? >> You don't let me talk. >> You I'm going to do I'm going to say this one more time. Has anyone threatened you or promised you anything to get to talk to me? >> Yes, I feel threatened by you. >> Okay. So, have I threatened you to get to talk to me? >> Yes, >> I have. How did I How did I threaten? >> I just feel intimid I just feel intimidated because you haven't done anything wrong. I don't want to piss you off. I respect >> You're not pissing me off. I'm not mad at all >> cuz I don't feel like you had a reason to stop me. >> So, the reason why I stopped you is cuz the registered owner of the vehicle is expired. >> I confirmed. Can you can you >> here? And then you had and seeing my driver license 511 2025. You are the register. You are the registered owner of the vehicle. Okay. I confirmed your identity through the window. I could see you. You match your photo. Okay. And for that reason, you're going to jail for resisting without violence. Okay. >> Sir, I'm sorry. I didn't want to resist you. >> Too bad. >> I was just scared. He just wanted a reason. >> Echo 43. Can I get a female 45 for a search, please? Sir, you shouldn't you shouldn't be doing this. >> Face right here, >> sir. >> Face right here, please. >> But I'm scared. >> Face the inside, please. >> I am feeling humiliated by you guys. >> No. Yeah, we'll uh we'll probably get it off the road. >> Uh if it's off the road, so >> sorry. I have a baby here. I'm so sorry. I I don't I don't feel like I need >> I should have paid more attention. >> I already I already explained to you. I asked you for your driver's license and proof of insurance at least seven times. You didn't want to provide it. >> I I told you to put I told you to put your hands on the steering wheel. You didn't do that either. I asked you seven times. Okay. >> I apologize. >> And I will review everything so I get the correct count that I did everything. Okay. >> Okay. >> Your license is expired. You don't even have a driver's license. You have a learner's license. >> This is a learner's license. Let me read you the back. Just listen to what I have to say. Okay. >> Daylight driving only after 3 months. You may drive until 10 p.m. with a 21-year-old licensed driver in the closest seat of the driver. So, you don't have anybody over the age of 21 inside of the vehicle. Okay. And there's no one sitting next to you with a valid driver's license. So, not only are you with an expired learner's license, you're also committing a learner's license violation. >> I'm sorry. I I should have paid attention better on that. >> Yes, you should have. Yes. >> And all you had to do was listen to instructions and you wouldn't have been in this situation. >> Okay. I apologize. Yes. Face the car. I apologize. Face the car, please. >> I wish I had done more orientation. Please face the car. Do not turn back. says you wanted to keep the car there or >> Uh, we'll keep the car there. It's off the road. >> Can you please take my ID? I don't I don't want to be talking much, but can you please >> Your ID is is coming with me? >> My passport is on. >> Your passport will come with me as well. Yes. >> Okay. >> Dela, do you mind grabbing her passport and phone, please? >> Is there anything else that you want to come with you at the jail? >> No. Can just Can just someone um can I don't know if I can ask, but my baby's waiting for me. Can someone make a call or something? >> Yes, we'll make a phone call. Where's your baby waiting for you? >> It's in the daycare. She has asthma, so I was just going around cuz I need to drop off her pump. >> Uhhuh. >> Who do you need? >> I really apologize. I really >> I got you. You're already under arrest. >> It's okay. >> Okay. So, >> I know I'm wrong. I apologize. >> Okay. >> So, give us give us a second. She's going to search you. We'll do this when we get to the jail. >> Do you have any drugs or any needles or anything on you that will poke me? >> No, I'm just a nursing student here. No, I do not. >> It's just a question that is generally asked for everyone before I start patting down. So, >> spread your feet for me, please. I really apologize. I always respect for for your profession. I really apologize. I got scared. >> It's okay. I don't have a >> And I wish I was very better oriented because I have everything to have the right driver license. >> Just so you know, my instructions were very clear and I'm not here to confuse anybody. >> I know. I know you >> and for you not following the instructions. That's why this is what happens. >> I've patted you down. Is there anything that may miss? Because when you go inside the jail, you do go through a scanner and if there's anything that's on you, you can't be charged again for contraband. >> Can I ask you something? Is that going to be on my records? >> Yes. >> Is that going to be on my record that I went to jail? >> Yes. [Applause] >> This is just a charge. It's not a conviction. So, you'll still be able to go to court, talk to everything, and you go from there. >> Make sure that I can still get through interviews cuz I'm applying for jobs. >> You'll be fine. Thank you. Listen, this isn't this isn't any Listen, this isn't anything personal, okay? >> In the scope of my job, if you refuse to identify yourself, especially after multiple times of me asking you for your license, >> and you went to pull it out and then you stopped, that's resisting without violence. Ma'am, >> I apologize. Just that I didn't think I had anything wrong. So, I was not understand >> and I was trying to explain it to you, but you kept trying to talk over me and not listen to what I was trying to tell you. >> Okay. I do this whole nice little spiel where I ask for your license, registration, proof of insurance. I tell you what happened and what went wrong and then we would have gone from there. >> Okay. >> You refusing to do that. Now we're here. >> It's okay. I apologize. I >> My reaction wasn't the best. I was just scared. >> Yep. I agree. >> So many things on on social media. >> Don't trust everything you see on social media. Not everybody's the same. >> I don't I can't I was just like, I don't think I have anything wrong. What's happening with me specifically, you know? But then, yes, definitely. I'm I'm going to apologize. I didn't >> I understand. >> You know, I don't want to disrespect you that. >> No, like I said, I didn't take any disrespect from you. I didn't take any offense to anything you did. I don't do this job with emotions. I do it with logic. >> She was charged with resisting an officer without violence. Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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