6 Police Officers Respond to a Freedom of Information Request

It took 45 minutes, 6 police officers, and 5 office staff to field a FOIA request.

The police wanted to solicit a disorderly conduct charge because he swore and talked back to them after the clerk invocked his mom.

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how many helpful cops does it take to get a signed copy of a FOIA request?

 

I know some people will give this auditor a hard time about professionalism but the female clerk mentioned something about the auditors mother. The disrespect and unprofessionalism by the clerk was uncalled for and the give what you give approach is what this auditor did. Some people do like this style while some do not.

 

If you give an inch they take a mile. This guy shows the power of knowing your rights. He completely mentally disarmed about 6 different police officers in a 20 minute video. People get the same respect they give and that clerk is rude as hell.

 

I don’t understand why so many people in the public think this guy isn’t trying to protect their rights? People will say “ oh he’s just trying to be trouble” when in reality if the public workers treated the way they do everyone without a camera nothing would have happened but paying getting his copy and leaving. Why does a camera mean he doesn’t get served or cops called on him?

 

these cops were just there to help this guy 🤣🤣🤣 kinda like when i paid $197 jaywalking fine in pennies

 

Another example of a “under resourced” dept that can spare 6 officers to stand and do nothing, for no legitimate reason

 

4:53 Cops will always interrupt, or turn their attention elsewhere whenever a member of the public tries to educate them on case law…

 

many ignorant cops in one place who ask questions and do not listen to so they just keep harassing this law abiding citizen

 

I love this guy. It is so crazy that people want to work for the public, but hate the public. She needs to be fired and the officers re-educated on the law and Constitution. They called the cops over hurt feelings and the idiot cops showed up and tried to enforce the “feelings”.

 

“don’t you want us to help you?”
“no”
that question backfired on that cop lmaooo

 

Not to be as dramatic as John Filax but any time a cop says “okay” they know the game is over and all they can do is save face by escalating.

 

Funny how all these incidents start from people being in their feelings.

 

As a retired police officer, with over 20 years of service. This video is 100% correct. I was constantly, battling my “alleged” superiors (they hated me), over what the law states vs. their personal opinion. So many times, I was told/ordered… “Do as I say, not as I do” Ad-nauseum! That’s why I retired early. I worked for three separate departments and they were “ALL” the same! The only thing I learned I was going to continue to do, what was right (follow the law). Not what was popular by a bunch of ignorant/god complex supervisors. Supervisors who were the first to put an officer under the bus to avoid taking responsibility for their own actions! That’s known as… A FACT! I speak from over 20 years of dealing with that CRAP!!!

 

the only way this will stop is if it is MANDATORY that all cops state the actual law that is being broken when first contacted. Then if your recording you have the so called law on record.On traffic stops the first thing out of the officers mouth should be why he or she pulled you over. If not stated then the driver should be let go.Also needs a law that cops cannot touch your vehicle at any time during the stop. Always seemed to me of planting evidence on personal property.

 

When cops start losing the argument they go straight to open ended questions in the hopes that if they do it long enough you will eventually lose patience and THEN they get you for disorderly, etc.

 

he is well known to the police there. he has the right to get the video anonymously and thats why he asked for it anonymously , not because he need to stay anonymous. the video he asked for is from a police station where police attacked him without he doing anything wrong. (they ambushed him also on the streets, crazy ambush without warning) thats why it took so long to get this video, the police fucked up big time there and he has all on video. the whole town conspires against this man, the city attorney, the police ,… i went in rabbit hole on his channel the other day and thats one crazy ride all his intereactions with public servants on this matter. i can say you this man has absolutely no fear and this story will be a good one, because he documents every step and he does his law suit and complain every time and he will win in the end-

 

I cant believe it takes that many people for one simple request.

 

This is what happens when people take the attitude of: “we talk; you listen”. If instead one or two of these employees had spent a little more energy listening then they would not take an hour to produce a copy of a piece of paper.

 

They tactically surrounded you. You should’ve questioned them on their hostility. There was no need for that.

 

I would strongly advise the auditor to always bring a friend, and have that friend be completely silent while recording

“Give what you get” is one of the first principles that kids learn in kindergarten. As they mature, some kids learn that they can better accomplish their goals by not playing or joining in that game.

He should have at least let the cops know the clerk was talking about his mother, and so he was returning that vibe.

How many cops does it take to screw with a photographer? The world may never know

The best part is you had six police officers ask you if you needed help and not one of them helped you.
This is why there is a disconnect between the police and the public.

Respect is earned not given and government has never earned respect

I love how that woman sitting down looked at him the entire time like he’s trash. Spectacle!

How many cops does it take to copy a piece of paper,…we still don’t know

I’m not sure what annoys me more, the blatant waste of time, the lecturing of officers, or the $40 cost for a public record to hold government accountable… time wasted and paywalls to accountability… this is why government is failing…

He is lucky he wasn’t arrested for not letting them help him 🤣

Qualified immunity needs abolished. That’s why cops just laugh &/or cuff you when threatened w a lawsuit. Bc the taxpayers are the only ones punished for bad cop behavior!

This guy has a mouth. I’m surprised that they didn’t try to recruit him on that alone.

If it wasn’t for the video’s you wouldn’t believe how these public servants act toward we the people ( citizens ) they were rule, disrespectful and out right ignorant acting. And for her to bring up your mother’s name. Their treatment of you was outrageous, and should be fired, who do they think they are. Pure tyrants and 6 police officer’s for what? Keep videoing and exposing, you have my vote….Stay safe

The worst part of interactions like this is that the private citizen is citing laws that are actually being broken by public servants and the public servants are citing bogus charges against the citizen.

Perfect example of how police escalate in every situation. Great video exposing public employees that think it’s their building & they actually think that WE the people have to serve & cater to them.

I think he handled it very well the only thing I don’t understand is he said he filed the foia without his name because he wanted to remain anonymous and then he used either a credit or debit card that makes no sense

I have to honestly say I don’t know if I could control my temper with these officers are trying to create a situation that would allow them to throw me out!

11:00 FREE HELP?! Are they all volunteers today? There is probably more than $500,000 worth of LEOS just standing around harassing a citizen!

For all the help they claimed to want to provide, they just couldn’t get over their egos. Their disdain for the public and transparency was on full display.

There are 27 cameras back there. Why is mine the issue. “LOL”

Imo they act like this because they are hoping that the person will lose their patients to justify them making a hands on arrest? The person behind the counter is the one the Cops should of been talking to and observing as they were the one that started to make unjustified personal comments. Very good auditor who keeps his cool and explains things very well.

Overstaffed police department that’s for sure

A great example of how there isn’t any Law Enforcement, but Feelings Policing and Revenue Generating by today’s undereducated overpaid Governmental Welfare Recipients.

“That’s disorderly conduct sir..”

🤦🤦🤦🤦 They always try and pull that BS because most people don’t know their rights and will roll over for them.

One thing these videos show is the overstaffing of all these police forces. They are all sitting around doing nothing until they see an opportunity to hassle a citizen. Budgets should be slashed.

 

To charge a person with disorderly conduct there has to be a threat of imminent danger.
In NC there’s a law thst says if ya cuss a cop you can be charged with assault on a cop.
In this case, the cop could ask the man to stop cussing, but not demand it. Or call it disorderly conduct. That’s suppression of free speech. So is the law in NC.
Bring up my Momma & we gon tangle.

“They’re back there working on your request.” WTH? Do they have 6 monks back there copying the 10 Commandments for the last 45 minutes?

Look at the tyrannt who keeps covering his body cam!

He missed a few opportunites to say “You work here AND want to help me? Go get my stamped and dated copy of my paperwork… Why aren’t you moving to help me?”

This auditor went way too far with the verbal abuse. This is obviously all about getting clicks.

Will they ever get tired of pulling out old faithful “ disorderly conduct “ I doubt it it will be used to intimidate and threaten till the end of time.

Courts have ruled multiple officer s is a show of force and may constitute a detention

This auditor could learn a few things about professionalism by watching Battousai for a while.
I kinda dont like it when auditors get deliberately rude. I mean… I get it…. My mother is dead so if she said that to me I’d get a bit upset so…. I get it.

I know “she started it” but we really shouldn’t be propping up auditors who act like this. He CLEARLY heard something he could take and run with to ratchet up the confrontation and went 10x beyond what her little transgression reasonably called for, let’s be real. The overly-confrontational type of auditors make it about themselves instead of the big picture and even when they’re TECHNICALLY in the right, end up harming their own cause acting like jack-offs. Yes, the police sucked, so this is just immaturity on BOTH sides.

They actually believe they help people out 🤡

Seems like harrassment just to get public service

Why did he pay by card? They can now find out who he is!
>> Because they already know him from previous battles they lost.

You have to go at these lions like a lion. They are no longer public servants they are public predators. Reason and logic is not a flower that grows in any of their Gardens. They prey on the weak stand your ground be adamant about exercising your constitutional rights. Keywords are lawsuit and ending their qualified immunity. You made it clear you know you’re constitutional rights and the consequences that they will incur for violating your constitutional rights. FTP

COPS AT THE DOOR SO DON’T OPEN IT

Never open the door. Unless they have a warrant, you generally have no obligation to have any contact. They don’t care about your best interest.

That innocent smile the last cop has while she tries to set the guy up to allow her partners to ruin his life and maybe end it , that’s terrifying: she is trying to create a situation where she can claim she was attacked so she can shoot that guy!

I am a former cop. No way would I ever open the door for the cops. No way. I have nothing to say to them and they have nothing to say to me. I learned that at the police academy.

Before channels like yours I honestly thought police had the power they act like they have. And it’s frightening for me to deal with them. Because they hold the power to ruin innocent peoples lives.

It is time for Cops to be held accountable abolish immunity We the people do not have to pay for their mistakes and ignorance of the law by violating our rights that they swore to protect

That blank look on that cop’s face when she said, “that’s fine”. That’s fine, is one of their go to lines when they are ignoring the public.

Did you see that one where the cop just wanted to look in the kitchen for him for just 2 seconds. She said ok come in. The police did a full search of the house despite her yelling for them to get out!!!!! Never let them in!!!!!

Never never ever open the door to the cops. You have NO obligation to open the door or even talk to them through the door.

The assault laws in this country need to be such that the owner of a house can PHYSICALLY remove a cop with NO business being there ONCE the owner has declined to engage in a conversation. This is BS! I know of few places where a home owner can physically remove a civilian, yet with a cop, it’s a crime! BS!

If they don’t have a warrant, don’t open the door. If they get a foot in, you’re screwed. If you don’t open the door, say “Leave now” and ignore them.

Absolutely right. The more they knock, you know they are serious about something that they WANT YOU for. If they knock and leave, it was not about you or important. And tell them “I don’t answer questions”.

Cops will push verbally or physically to get their way. They don’t care if its right or wrong. And when they are wrong, YOU will have to hold them accountable if they are going to pay for their actions.

>> THEY LOSE NOTHING EVEN WHEN DEAD WRONG! Don’t open door, don’t be NICE and talk! Their no 1 objective is to put someone in a CAGE!

Please make sure you have locks on the doors. These guys are evil

Even worse, once you open the door the cops can lie and say they smell weed or claim to see something illegal.

That last clip is a perfect example of those type encounters. The guy knew exactly what she was doing and called her out on it. Everyone should listen to Q, never open your residence to a police officer.

Without warrant they are just like anyone else. Without a warrant they have no right to enter or remain upon your property when told to exit, unless they witness something that makes an exigent circumstance. Unless there’s a warrant or a well defined exigent circumstance, they are just another other human. If they remain in or on said property after being told to leave then they are armed trespassers and an immediate threat to the security and safety. It doesn’t matter what question(s) they wish to ask, who/what they seek, or what gibberish they speak. They have stepped beyond the powers and authority of their office and have now taken up the title and role of criminal.

I used to totally support the cops but after neighbors calling on me for no reason I’ve learned to not answer the door and that ends the situation.

I have seen so many of their foot in the door tricks lately, that I thought they were actually selling vacuums. That being said, I learned on another site that you lose very important legal protections, once you step outside your home.

To be fair, the woman in the first clip didn’t open her door; the cops opened it and entered.

I just don’t answer the door simple as that and if they show up when I’m leaving or coming I just continue to leave or come don’t answer questions even if you might have thought you broke the law not knowingly never answer questions only person you need to answer questions to is your personal lawyer no one else

Thank you for sharing these types of Police encounter. The part i really really love about the young man at the door is when he tell the officer ” this is ALL ON VIDEO and it will show iv asked you several times nicely to leave, as soon as he says that, watch her face change and imediatly leaves his front door. Thank you lord for VIDEO and AUDIO phone cameras!!!!!

First words out of your moth are, “leave my property”, when they don’t leave, the next words that are repeated over and over are, “you are trespassing, leave my property”.
As you are saying that you call 911 and report that you have an armed home invasion in progress and they refuse to leave. Use the law against them.

Notice: the lady officer did not stop breaking into that mans home until he informed her that she was being recorded

Any cop that puts their foot through the thresh hold of the door is breaking the castle doctrine and can be sued directly and can’t use c.i to protect themselves because they knowingly broke the law and violated not only your 4th amendment rights they violated the worst of them all the castle doctrine

>> You are describing a situation where “law” and “rights” exist. IF the 4th amendment was so great, RARELY (close to zero) would an officer put their foot over the threshold. Best to prevent this by keeping your door and your mouth shut.

>> @John James i agree but if only it was that simple!

This is why we need to reform the police, the lady blocking the door is actually breaking the law, you have every right to shut to door in their face if they don’t present a warrant, you have every right to not answer the door to cooperate or answer any questions, these officers have this illusion that everyone has to respect and obey them when you actually have the power the use your firearm against an unlawful arrest or entry into your home as you would against any civilian during a break in or robbery

Don’t open it. If they wanted you, they wouldn’t be knocking! Once you let them in, they can walk through your whole house because you gave them permission to enter! Ignore them, let them knock!!!

5 years ago, I had 2 brainless badged thugs show up to my house; demanding to talk to someone who I didn’t know; and even when I explained I had no idea who they were talking about ; they were demanding to speak to this person. I was getting ready for a fight because they wouldn’t quit insisting on the person being at my house. It could have gone very wrong, but they eventually left after radioing their supervisor; he told them to leave.

Giving everybody here a time reference. The last time the cops came to my house, I sat silently where they could not see me and they pounded on the doors and windows for 23 minutes. Your mileage may vary.

0:54 – “If I’m not doing anything wrong, I guess I’m doing everything right!”
LOL, I like that!

So much truth in the words and the actions seen in this video… Its so sad you can see the officers were desperately trying to create a unsafe situation and people do know now how officer jump or put their body in the way to say they were assaulted where whey felt the feared for their life which ended up in a shooting… The African American male nor female can’t trust police officers with the heightened attacks murders assaults from white supremacy, race soldiers, etc… How can people trust someone that is know for murdering them… I dont blame these people for standing up for their rights that are suppose to exist for them as well as we Caucasian people. Its only fair to treat all with respect and with dignity. 👍 Too much has went on and its hard to trust anyone even during the pandemic… Safety first…😉

1) call your neighbors and ask them to film,
2) don’t open the door, talk through the door, and
3) video everything. What would you do if any other criminal came to your door?

It is illegal for the police to put their foot in the door when you do not want them in your house. That is crossing the threshold so they break the law on video and never get it trouble for it . Why not?