Always quick to handcuff and arrest with insufficient evidence. I’m tired of immediately being deemed a criminal and a threat for existing. I am tired of this!!!
The USA system still baffles me. In my country, if a police officer takes their gun out of the holster, it’s the same as pulling the trigger. It will be investigated, there will be a lot a questions if it was necessary. In the states, it seems to be more normal to point a gun at someone, than saying hello.
These YouTube videos from “Audit the Audit” should be a required course material at the Police Academy.
As an African American realtor this is my biggest fear. Thank you for sharing information on this incident.
As someone who lives in a country where police have to go through multiple years of training, seeing American police in action is genuinely terrifying.
They never commented on the fact that there was no sign of forced entry on the door! That’s pretty easy to see if that had been the case!
“WHERE IS YOUR REALTOR ID?” as she pulls out a stack of business cards…these are the cowardly idiots sworn to protect us…oof
She wanted his official state issued realtor ID not a business card, and realized that such a thing doesn’t even exist.
After she figures it out – “Where’s your.. do you have.. like.. ID on you? ” lol
“he’s got ID and realty cards on him.”
“Pat his groin for weapons”
The hell is wrong with these people.
The realtor had loose business cards in EVERY pocket. A lack of organization is prominent among folks who are misunderstood. Best hold yourself to a better standard to stay out of trouble.
As soon as she saw his ID and his realtor card everything should have stopped and they should’ve been un cuffed. Smh
Literally the first thing she pulls from his pocket is a stack of his realtor business cards, and then a driver’s license and his friggin’ realtor id. A pure example of “guilty until proven innocent”
Why is she continuing to search his pockets and keep him handcuffed after she knows he’s a realtor and there was no forced entry? The retired officer should be charged for false reporting.
As a real estate agent, I imagine he is in a nice car, wearing nice clothes and well groomed. Seems the witness has tunnel vision.
That realtor was quiet after he said “I’m a realtor”. I don’t think I heard a peep, after that. He already knew where he was going with this, much respect. These cops aren’t smart at all — the ones who just quiet up and watch you dig your grave are the ones that KNOW they’re about to win the battle.
If I was the homeowner I would sue the neighbor for blocking the sale.
If I was the homeowner I’d be so pissed and sued for lowering the value of my house
Imagine the pain the retired police office caused during his service..
Imagine how many terrible things that retired cop did back in the day. So upsetting.
Just think, this is their “best behavior” (knowing they are on camera) Imagine what it was like prior.
Gotta love it when they say they were just going by what was reported. Well taking a witness statement into account without ever thinking it could be false or misleading is the first error, not following proper procedure in turn is even worse.
Did any of the cops take 2 seconds to check the MLS lockbox to see if it had been opened with a key, a key that only a realtor would have? Nope, guns drawn and not one word that came out of the 2 men was even considered for a moment. Even after producing realty cards and an ID that matched, it was totally unbelievable to the cops that he could possibly be a realtor. I think the City of Cincinnati got off easy.
I’d give a shiny penny just to hear her explain her ‘probable cause’ for drawing her weapon. And I think we all know what it was….
Apart from the obvious racism in this case and others, do you as Americans realise just how heightened and anxious these encounters are because everyone involved is worried that someone has a gun? As an Englishman, I’ve had and witnessed run-ins with the Police, but there has NEVER been any worry that anyone might have a gun in a glove box in a car or in an inside pocket.
I like how the officer says that race car doesn’t fly anymore, when it literally is being proven by them
I’m ashamed that this is in my own town
As a person from Cincinnati I’m glad you made this video on these officers
The fact that she keeps going through his shit after they prove he’s a realtor.
The way that female officer said he’s got realtor cards and i.d on him, she sounds so disappointed like damn I though we got em. This was sad.
We need to start paying the fines out of the Police pension fund instead of the tax payers having to foot the bill
fun fact: Officer Valentino was arrested in 2020 for domestic violence and criminal damaging with her sister. Valentino got crazy drunk and a card game turned into fisticuffs lol
We REALLY need bigger penalties for people who lie on 911 calls
The caller knew exactly what he was doing, he knew they were probably checking out the house since it was for sale and he didn’t want those poor guys living in that neighborhood so he called his old cop buddies to go and harass them and make them go away. Evil as hell and it’s even worse because his plan worked… and he doesn’t get punishment
The worst part of this story is that the jackass that called this in got exactly what he wanted, although likely subconsciously. He clearly didn’t feel that black people belong in his neighborhood, and I doubt that this man wanted to buy a house with neighbors like that afterwards. The retired officer continues to keep his neighborhood the way he feels it should be. I wish there was some consequences for that man.
I’m only a minute in and already I can say the 911 caller needs to be charged with a crime. They used the lock box, the way he says “they forced the door open” is already setting it up for the police to come at it thinking it’s a burglary or something. Although I think a lot of these officers seem to lack common sense, part of the problem is the information they are given going in. They will be basically be told two black guys just broke into a house, all based solely on the word of one caller. That’s too much power for one person, to be able to call 911 and make up anything. It can and probably has lead to unnecessary deaths.
That retired cop that called it in knew exactly what he was doing, using the precise terminology, “forced entry/forced their way in”, because only then would the police on-scene be SURE to have all the probable cause they need to do what they did. Most people that would call for what they believe to be suspicious activity would just say something like they went into the place and they aren’t sure if they should be there, or something generic like that, but this former cop knew if he said they forced entry that they’d get the full-cavalry treatment
I’m a realtor. This is beyond disturbing. How did that agent stay so calm. He is a saint. So let’s just call this what it is. Cop across the street knows they didn’t force open the door. He saw 2 black men looking at a house “for sale” across the street from his house. He figured, “Lets eff with them so they will decide they don’t want to live here”. Objective accomplished. That folks is exactly what happened here.
To the cops in this video: Instead of arresting both the realtor and the man who was planning on purchasing the house, you should’ve arrested the retired police officer for filing a false police report and racial profiling.
Any officer with functioning eyes can see upon arriving at the scene that the front door was not forced open. 911 caller’s story should immediately become suspect. All they needed to do was knock on the door and asked, “what are you doing here?” “I’m a realtor showing the house to this man.” “Have a good day.” No gun drawn. No hand cuffing. That’s it.
Do people not know what an “open house” actually is? It means there is a realtor at the location for any purchasers. No “open house” sign does not mean that the realtor or agency can’t open the house for an appointment. I’m glad this guy got the justice, and hopefully new home, they deserve.
It is amazing to me that they did not ask them what their business was for being there before drawing guns and detaining. She found his id and cards proving he was who the other man said he was and yet they still treated them like they were criminals, yet they were adamant that it was not racial.
The biggest theme I’ve seen in these types of interactions is in alot of cases the responding officer has the inability to say something along the lines of “sorry for intruding on your day, we got a faulty tip”. Just because the 911 operator said something based on a statement from a random citizen shouldn’t mean it overrides the actual situation upon arrival.
As someone from outside the US I always find it weird how everyone says Sir or M’am even when being aggressive. Adding ‘Sir’ before being aggressive towards someone doesn’t negate the fact that you’re being an asshole. Try just being respectful in your actions.
I’m so sick of cops saying “we don’t know who you are” like that somehow this lvl assault and detention necessary
I’m so impressed about how calm and polite theses guys are while they are being handcuffed for absolutely no reason. As a white person, I never really experienced any discriminations but I know that I would have gone crazy if I was getting handcuffed by police while doing my job. Huge respect to these guys and shame on these officers for not even apologizing to them.
As a realtor, that incident ruined his reputation in that neighborhood. Glad the city did the right thing. Unfortunately, citizens will continue to pay the price for poor police conduct.
I love how you can hear them pleading their case with the man they put into handcuffs first. “We’re just responding to a call, we don’t know what’s going on when we get here.” Exactly…and you didn’t bother trying to find out. You saw 2 black men and automatically assumed they were committing a crime. This easily could have been resolved by saying “We got a call that someone was concerned the house had been broken into,” and then looked at the f***ing front door and realize that it hadn’t been forced open and then left. These cops should be fired.
I am constantly amazed by the sheer number of police you must have in the US. I can see this type of incident being attended by maybe 4 police officers maximum in my country. We just don’t have enough police officers to be wasting time with bullshit like this.
This female cop is a danger to the public and should be fired
Many realtors conceal carry. This could have gone even worse if that was the case here. Im glad they filed something. I probably would’ve sued the neighbor too based on the fact that he was retired law enforcement. It probably would’ve been dismissed but the inconvenience would have been worth it.
Extremely humiliating. These types of experiences leave long lasting anxiety and stress for years.
I love how the guy and the realtor became best friends after that lawsuit
I have to say…. 10 years ago, she’d have gotten on the radio and had 5 cars and 10 guys and they would have gone hands on to show him and his neighbors the price for their lack of respect and cooperation, and hi-fived each as they booked him in. Thanks to channels like this we are seeing a change.
My question for the cop who says “It’ll be easier for you if you just comply…” is this: Are you saying you’re going to make it MORE difficult for me if I don’t assist you in your investigation of me?
Of course, we know cops are allowed (and always do) lie in the course of their “investigations”, so we simply can’t believe what they’re saying in the first place.
He missed the opportunity to tell her that if she does decide to return or any other officer and they intend to come onto his property that he does not give them permission to do so and if they want to make sure they obtain a search warrant first.
Her implied THREAT that “…it’ll be a lot EASIER for him to cooperate…” is as subtle as a concrete block dropped on his foot.
Why do they always say that they need an ID to determine any crime? How does the ID help determine if THAT crime they are there investigate anything, other than just check to see if you are wanted for something different…. the question is rather ridiculous!
Isn’t “it would be a lot easier if you cooperate” just another way of saying “help me to violate you” ?
It cracks me up that cops actually believe that you have to PROVE YOUR NOT GUILTY… When it is on the State to prove you’re guilty… HOW DID THIS GET TWISTED AROUND?
Her whole investigation must’ve depended on this guy solving it for her. Just leaving after he wouldn’t help with it says she didn’t have much of an investigation.
“Why wouldn’t you want to help me show that you had nothing to do with that?” This is the presumption of guilt, whereas United States jurisprudence is predicated upon the presumption of innocence… unless you get a bad cop who assumes you are guilty and tries to identify you and put the burden of proof onto you to prove you’re innocent of the allegations she is making.
When a cop ask it will be much easier on you if you show your ID I kind of wonder if that is in some sort of a idle threat?
“It will be easier if you cooperate.” A burglar could make that statement to a homeowner.
This guy knows his smarts. That police officer is trying to find any possible way to charge them and find them guilty. And you know why? Because they profit from it. So never give them any information,always record them and make sure you have a good amount the of surveillance cameras.
The simple fact that cops are allowed to lie to us should mean we should not say a single word to them
Why would she ask him how long it’s parked there? Shouldn’t the owner tell you that? “If ask me the same questions, I’m going in the house.” That was great. LOL
I hate when cops say that “it’ll show me your not involve” how does a piece of plastic show you someone that’s guilty or not guilty, you thugs must have some magical powers that a piece of ID can tell you a person’s guilt
4:07 If someone give ID, they put it into the computer, the person name gets stuck there forever, and maybe any case in the area that they cannot solved, they go to their computer or “Pattern List” to find a Suspect. What I call here a “Pattern List” (my words, just thought of the name) is that for some types of Crimes, a Boyfriend (think Brian Laundries (with Gabby, the Cops with them in Utah case)) where the Boyfriend is automatically the First Suspect (happen to be true in this case), but an example of Cops being focused too much on the Computer’s name or the Pattern List. A Pattern List name kickout is often the Father, for example the Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnapping case, held for about 15 years by a weirdo. The Father was the First and only Suspect it seems, and when they could not prove it was him, they seemed to just about quit looking.
“Easier if you cooperate “, said every rapist everywhere. Violation is violation.
How does someone’s ID determine a hit-and-run case?Cop “logic”?
1:40 he should ask ” how is knowing my name going to tell you if i have broken the law”?
“Most Texans don’t go 60 they go 80”. So he’s getting punished for not going over the speed limit!?!? This is a joke
“Isn’t 60 safer than 70” “Well actually you’re suppose to go the posted speed”“No, that’s the maximum” Holy shit that man came with the factual statements lol.
Cops: “Why does everyone hate cops?”Also Cops: “You are obeying the law and I don’t like it. I’m going fish for a reason to arrest you.”
Imagine being a cop and thinking “Wow, this guy is driving awfully safe… I better make sure he’s not drunk!”
9:35Cop: “Most Texans go 80 in a 70 zone.”Man: “Well, why aren’t you stopping them instead?”
What brings you to this part of Texas? Like it’s illegal to drive from Austin to Plano or something. And now that he pulled him over for no reason he’s trying to bust him for the rental car lol. It’s like if I can’t get you for being too safe I’ll just find a reason. Boy this cop really wants that promotion for most tickets given out. He’s as bad as a used car salesman.
He realized the guy was okay when he talked to him. His ego just wouldn’t let it go.
I got stopped for “driving too safe” once. As soon as the officer came over, he asked why I was driving like that. I asked him what he meant. He said I was driving “suspiciously” safe. I facepalmed in front of him and asked him if driving safely was a crime. He didnt say yes, he started beating around the bush by saying “im the one asking questions here”. I stayed silent the rest of the time. I didnt commit any crime and I didnt answer any more questions. He eventually got bored after a few minutes and left
“I’m just pulling you over to make sure you are okay.”“You’re okay?”“Cool, here is your warning.“Fantastic dialogue right there. From what I’ve seen on this channel, open dialogue with a Police Officer isn’t friendly or polite, it’s basically phishing. Who can blame people for only complying with the bare legal requirements when engaged with a Police Officer? Any further and you are a successful mark. When did Police Officers become street magicians? “Look here, see how you are a lawful citizen? Bam, now you’re a criminal, hands up.” Sad and appalling.
What erodes our confidence in officers is knowing that the good ones know what the bad ones do and are doing, but won’t blow the whistle because of the brotherhood.
this is the equivalent of pulling somebody over for coming to a full complete stop at a stop sign. nobody stops at a stop sign, it was suspicious behavior.
it’s so weird how cops spend most of their time giving our bs tickets and harassing people when they could be focusing on things that actually matter like, actual criminal things.
I thought he was doing a reasonable stop. Then he said “I’m giving you a warning, please give me your papers”. And like that, a reasonable stop turns into a power trip. You made your point, let the man get on with his life.
“Why were you driving 60 in a 75?”“Because I saw you behind me and I’m terrified of stupid, unreasonable cops.”
“Your behavior is consistent with someone who’s intoxicated”He saw he wasn’t intoxicated. Thats where the stop should’ve ended.
“You’re getting off with a warning”, then proceeds to ask tons of inconsequential questions.Typical cop behavior, trying to implicate a person for a crime.
This is literally the meme of, “Do you know why I pulled you over?”“But officer, I was going the speed limit!”“Exactly. Go 10 miles over the speed limit or go back to whatever state you’re from.”
One of the things that my driving instructor told me, that has stuck with me decades later is this: “The speed limit is the MAXIMUM speed you can travel, under absolutely PERFECT driving conditions”. Meaning, if it’s raining, traffic is heavily congested or any other number of factors, you should probably be going UNDER the max speed.
>> The really interesting thing though is how these speeds are typically calculated here in the US. Generally what happens is they send someone (like an intern) out to a new road, who then records the speeds of the people driving on it. Then after collecting enough data they say the 85th percentile is the speed limit and call it a day. Which you know really gives me confidence that these speed limits are masterfully planned
In 1994, I learned firsthand how some police departments definitely have a “quota”.I had been severely injured in a car accident the year before and had been unable to work. The tags on my truck expired but I didn’t have the money to renew them. I was literally on my way to my first job interview in more than 10 months when I was pulled over for expired plates on the 29th of May.I explained the situation, but the cop was unsympathetic. He wrote me up for four tickets, three of which were centered around the expired tags. The fourth was for not wearing a seatbelt.I went to court and when the judge read off the tickets, one after another, everyone in the courtroom was snickering. When she was done she simply asked if I would like to speak to a deputy D.A. I said yes.He was a very nice young man who gave me a chance to explain the circumstances, and I was able to show him that I’d since renewed my tags after getting the job (despite being late to the interview). He said that three tickets for one minor offense was unreasonable and dismissed them.Then he asked, “Tell me honestly, were you wearing your seatbelt?” I said, “No, I wasn’t. “He thanked me for my honesty and charged me $10 for that.Yeah, quotas absolutely do exist and they shouldn’t.
“Where ya headed?”“That way”“Where ya coming from?”“The other way.”
It is not unlawful for the police to interrogate you during a stop or even a regular conversation. If the driver would have known at the time ; he could have stopped the interrogation cold. At anytime you can withdraw your implied consent to be interrogated without an attorney present. He was under no obligation to provide the officer details not pertaining to the traffic stop. He should have invoked the 5th.
When police ask you to sit in their patrol car passenger seat they want to better assess if they can smell alcohol and/or get you to say something incriminating, FYI.
>> Had an officer do this to me and then change his tune real quick when he saw I’m in the Army. Let me go faster than someone holding a hot potato.
>> When they arrest or ticket someone on active duty, the Army for example will investigate the matter and be in contact with the police department who issued the citation.
Why do cops always ask where you’re headed or where you’re going, as if it’s any of their business or you have to justify or explain your movements to them? I love everything I’ve learned from this channel, and I’ll definitely keep in mind the myriad things I’ve learned in any future dealings I may have with law enforcement.
When you hear “I just wanted to make sure you are okay” you know they are gonna harass you for no reason what so ever
I remember hearing a prosecutor say in court that he would prosecute someone driving 46 mph in a 45 mph speed zone. This makes us distrust the legal system if we are stopped for going too slow.
The problem with “your right to silence” is the following.“So, what’s your name ?”“I’m invoking my right to silence.”Officer steps back for a second and thinks to himself, “I am going to get this fuck arrested for something before the day is done, I promise you.“
Cop: “You were driving a bit slow. Tell me everything about yourself, then drop your pants”
.. Most people, esp. green card holders, do not understand this. Police are intimidating; and a police officer can ruin your life. People will often just comply to avoid any resistance, and can you blame them? I can’t.
Cop: “your behavior is consistent of someone who is intoxicated…”Driver: “your behavior is consistent with someone who needs more training…”
Driving too slowly impedes traffic and creates a safety hazard. So stop a vehicle in that lane for several minutes. Roadside traffic stops are generally more unsafe than the behavior that caused the stop. Laws need to be changed to require officers to direct drivers to a safe location.
4:38 “What brings you to this part of Texas besides that your car broke down?” Does the officer have the right to ask this question? This whole stop is very confusing.
They have the right to ask whatever questions they like. They’re just hoping their victims are ignorant enough to answer.
Sure he can ask…its a dumb question from any perspective even if the guy was holding up banks on the way and mowing people down GTA style it would still be one of the dumbest and most pointless questions to ask and to repeat the question…..as though it had any real value….beyond stupid.
They hope by extending the encounter it may bring other issues to light that they can then investigate for a possible crime.
@John Romero Yes, they can ask, but should they? Questions like this are great source of distrust between the police and the public.Questioning reasons why someone is somewhere sounds a lot like you’re not welcome there and creates atmosphere / feeling where people feel they have no right to the freedom of movement. Every time police officer is conducting their business they should also concider PR, how their behavior may affect people’s feelings and their sense of security, freedoms and privacy and ultimately the whole community.
That was a Gestapo Nazi cop style question.
@Banjong Philaiwan the more I think about it, the more it sounds like a visa question. So I’d be inclined to answer along the lines of “My permanent residence somewhere in Country X brings me to the State of Y” because the “business” / “pleasure” answers aren’t applicable unless you’re visiting country on a visa which is granted for the purpose of either business or pleasure. That’s pretty much my take on it although I’m not sure most cops really understand what it is they’re asking or what the question is for.
Guy is driving a rental car and doesn’t want to damage it so drives carefully. What’s the problem with that, officer?
I guess this officer doesn’t have elderly drivers in his area, they sometimes drive 60 in a 80 mph zone.
Most good drivers take it easy when driving cars they’re not used to. This cop is a nut case.
9:36 Cop: Most Texans don’t drive safely under the maximum speed limit, rather they go 80, not 60, on a 70 mph road, so I’m giving you a written warning for driving safely, instead of illegally fast.This sums up why the traffic stop was extremely unreasonable and the warning an abuse of power.
I’ve been pulled over for, and I quote, driving so proper for someone in a sporty car it was worrying. He followed me for 15 minutes before pulling me over.
That California license plate is perfect prey for quotas, since out of staters rarely contest tickets if they have to take time off and travel for court appearances. Easy revenue.
“Do you know why I stopped you?”“Because fighting real crime is hard.”
“Damned if you do and damned if you don’t!” Americans deserve better than this type of harassment!
The officer actually encouraged the safe driver that he should be going 80 (10 miles over the speed limit), instead of 60 (10 miles under the max which is legal). I was waiting to see if he asked, ‘You’re suggesting I speed, officer?’
“What brings you this way?” The dude literally just told you. Is it illegal to have an accent in Texas yet?This cop literally told him he should be breaking the law rather than driving under the limit.
Speed limit has no determination on getting pulled over. Most States have laws concerning driving too slowly or too fast and even doing the speed limit they can get you for driving too slow/fast for conditions. What’s all that mean? No matter what there is always an excuse an officer can rely on to pull you over.
I hear you on this,When it all boils down they get to go off their feelings and that’s scary,you see deputy douchebag real reason for pulling him over he thought he had a drunker..
Here in San Diego, quite few years ago now, a cop hit a pedestrian, and he was speeding a little. It was explained to us serfs that speed limit laws are actually quite flexible, and the officer was doing nothing wrong.
The cop is like: “Can you say something illegal? I’m low on my quota.”
Man, I got so angry when he kept asking why he was there. The guy was such a sweetheart patiently repeating his answers over and over
I was told by multiple NY state trooper pals that driving at the speed limit is very suspicious behavior. They want to see you going 5 to 9 mph over the limit. 10 mph over is too much. Those are strict guidelines that differ greatly from what we were all taught.
This exact thing happened to me, I was doing 95 in a 100 Kph zone and the officer said that people typically go 115 or more. I actually asked, “So why did you pull me over rather than someone actually breaking the law?” He then informed me that he could write me a $200 ish ticket, I pointed out that his name would be on the ticket and that would make filing a complaint really easy. He straight up walked away without indicating that the stop was done and just hoped back im his car and drove off. It is also worth noting that as I pointed out the complaint I gestured to my dashcam which wasn’t even set up properly at the time but just the thought that he had been recorded saying he pulled over a person following the laws rather than the ones that were actually breaking them was enough for him to leave without incident.He definitely suspected me of being intoxicated as his questioning reflected that but I very clearly wasn’t and there is no point in prolonging the traffic stop just to try and pretend that he had another reason.
>> Him: “I need to pick up my car because it broke down”Cop: “So why are you heading this way”Him: “To pick up my car….”
>> AlsoCop: But why are you hereHim: ???? <Puzzled> to pick up my car from the shopCOP: But why are you in my county …..
>> Why are you here? Why were you vacationing? Why were you born?
This is oddly close to where I live and I love it. Finally displaying how the cops act out here.
“does it go on the record”-noin that case, what is the point? if there is no record of the warning, what would happen if another cop stops him for doing the exact same thing again?
I love the way you breakdown these stops. I think these worse be an excellent training tool in police academies. Show the video without the voice over, send them home with some work and analysis then breakdown the stop. This as a training tactic would save lives, money and rebuild trust. Thank you.
“You’re just gonna get a warning” for not disrupting traffic and driving safely. Understandable have a nice day.
🙄 I hate when they say, “I’m trying to make sure you’re ok.” Where he’s going isn’t any of his MF’in business. 🙄
Why was he asked to go into the cop car to receive the warning? And I am confused why this wasn’t addressed in the video?
A police car tailing you with no lights is an excellent reason to slow down.
When the hell does a cop ever ask you to sit in the passenger seat of his car?! I would be sus as hell and probably refuse.
After watching a lot of these videos, I have learned you can not win with cops. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
It’s funny how it’s called a speed LIMIT yet we can’t go under it
The deputy may not have been “rude” but he was definitely disrespectful.
He was being a polite jerk. The man did obey and listen to the cop so that helped. Had he known his rights and laws and challenged the cop who knows. He should file a complaint. That warning shouldn’t be on his record.
I agree. It almost like passive aggressiveness, whereby the words are nice but the intent isn’t. You can be politely deprived of your rights and liberty. A bit like a smiling executioner!
Now I know why I’m alive. I have always treated police like they are crazy by remaining calm, not challenging them, and allowing them to overreach their authority when dealing with me, the dozen times in my life I’ve dealt with them.
He said “I just have to document my stop”Then he tells the man “No, this doesnt go on the record.”Since when was documenting something for the record, not putting it on record?He lied to a man who broke no laws, gave a warning for no reason other than to protect his failed pull over attempt, and looked for other problems in a case where he should have never even made a traffic stop.
Damn. Stopping the guy for no reason, interrogating him, even when he responds and explained why he is in that part of town, he keeps fishing. Even asking for the rental agreement. And they wonder why people hate police?
I have seen cops ride the rear bumper of a car driving the speed limit forcing them to drive faster. Then they give them a speeding ticket. Small towns in the mid west are notorious for this kind of “law enforcement.” They watch for plates from another state and pounce on them because they know the driver won’t come back to fight the bogus charge.
Although we have the right to remain silent, all I’ve ever seen on this channel when it comes to citizens remaining silent just caused more problems. I think he was in the right for cooperating with the officer.
That was a prime example of an officer going on desperate fishing expedition . . . and wanting to exert his authority.
The frequent braking was what caused the stop. I see this a lot around here and it’s because people drive with two feet. So you’ll see brake lights even during acceleration.
This reminds me of the time I was pulled over for driving in the far left lane on the highway. Mind you, the other two lanes were being paved, so it was the only lane left. Rookie cops…
Last video I watched on here was two drunk cops getting pulled over. Neither getting charged for being drunk with a firearm and the driver being allowed to go home after being taken to the station….meanwhile this guy gets pulled over and questioned for driving safely….there is something fundamentally wrong with the policing system.
A warning is like getting an incorrect answer on a quiz before an exam. There’s a reason this happened; maybe you misread a question, lacked domain knowledge, or maybe you ran out of testing time, et cetera. But it gives you something specific that you and your teach can correct, so you get it right in the future. With this warning for his “driving behavior,” there is no specific item for this man to focus on in order to subsequently avoid another warning or citation. (Perhaps he’s advocating doing 80?).
Audit the Audit gets an F, for failing to give this dummy cop the grade he deserves.
>> His grade is appropriate because cops do far worse things. See if this cop got a F what would a worse interaction be? It’s sad but honest.
@Ted Bell I agree the cop deserves a F and I like freedom but refer to my previous comment. The man had a out of state license plate. The cop was hoping the man was intoxicated to search the vehicle. Any large amount of cash would be seized under civil asset forfeiture.
@tonyetzu He says what the cop did was questionably legal, which would be up to a court to decide. Based on past casee and current laws ata doesnt find it to be outright illegal. Just because you feel like the cop should get an F doesn’t me he generally should. Again everything was questionable and shady, but he didnt throw things like “it smells like weed” or just start searching the vehicle without consent. That’s why he got the grade.
@MrPopo69zkai No need to give the cop credit just for what he didn’t do, you are too eager to give the cop credit just for not doing corrupt things, like searching the vehicle without consent, or shooting the man in the face, etc. You have low standards for Police work. I’m aware of what ATA thought of the interaction, hence my original post. My grade stands- F. Thanks for your input.
@Kurt Wetzel you don’t need to be able to go lower than an f. If an officer breaks the law in any way they fail. There are degrees of success but failure is failure.
@MrPopo69zkai he never should have stopped the guy for obeying the law (he wasn’t swerving or showing any other signs of impairment), he displays obvious signs of racism (“you’re not from around here boy”, questioning about his background, the prolonged questioning about where he’s going), and he repeatedly lies to the man to create fake justification and prolong the stop.Prolonging the stop is illegal as Ata states in many videos.
>> @Jaime Stardust after getting a full description he asks “what brings you this way” and “what brings you to this part of texas”, “most Texans don’t go 60 they go 80”, he does everything except say “we don’t like your kind around here”
During my 40 years of operating a motor vehicle across 15 states, I regularly drive under the speed limit for safety reasons but have NEVER been pulled over for it.
I’ve actually been pulled over twice in this exact manner, but here in Northern Ontario, Canada. The police officer on both times suspected me of being intoxicated because I was driving slowly (~10km below the posted limit). The first time, it had been raining all afternoon in the fall, and temperatures dropped below freezing and I was driving cautiously as there was ice on the road, and I did not yet have winter tires on. The second time, it was snowing, and we were in town while hauling a very large trailer, and again just trying to be careful.
I always thought being a cop would be an exciting job but the more of these I watch it must be deathly boring
Why is the cop asking so many freaking questions?None of that is his business.This is crazy.
>> It’s none of his business why the driver is in the area or where he took his family on vacation. This is America.
>> This is standard procedureThe mission in asking questions is to find a bigger crime or to later attempt to discredit them through inconsistencies in their story in a potential court case
>> And if you don’t answer it’s suspicious. No winning
>> He’s trying to find a reason to search him or the car to eventually get a ticket out of him
The cop basically asked for his whole life story Too many unnecessary questions stick to the traffic stop
Ignorant cops harass a black man for owning and working in his store.
If that d—- cop really knew everyone in the neighborhood of shops, then he would have known the owner, and stopped by and said “Hey, Yema, how are you?. Looks like you and your team working late? If you guys need an escort to your car when you are finished tonight, call my cell and we will be happy to provide escort(s) to your car(s), and if you need to make a bank drop or anything else, we can provide escorts there as well for your safety. Have a great night.” That is what beat cops do when they know their neighborhoods.
Black man: This is my store.
Cop: We don’t believe you.
Black man: Because of my race?
Cop: Race has nothing to do with it!
Random white man: That’s his store.
Cop: Thank you, sir, that’s all we need.
I worked with a team that would work overnight processing paperwork and moving office equipment… We always had the lights on moving things and We were not employees we worked for an outside company… We were all white women… The one time the cops stopped by… They asked us what we were doing we told them we worked for a office paperwork processing and moving company and that was the end of it… We had badges but we were never asked for them… And we did have the keys… But weren’t asked for them either… So it really isn’t all that unusual to have people in a store overnight… And why would people who aren’t supposed to be there have all the lights on?…
Cop said 01:00 am in the morning, clock on his body cam 08:09, go figure.
marin county lost a segregation lawsuit like 2 years ago…
This video is such bs if they where white they would have not even stoped and the fact that some random person told the cops told them it’s his store
Would thieves just hang around the counter with all of the lights on after robbing a store?
That cop even said it himself they are hired to protect PROPERTY and not your rights let alone help anyone.
Why were the cops interrogating them in the first place? Look at the situation, there are lights on, there are 3 people casually chatting in the store, there are no broken windows. What exactly are these people doing that the police need to be concerned about? Nothing, other then existing while black.
And if the Cops don’t check his store, then it’s because the owner is black and they don’t care?
He would never take that stance if he knew he didn’t have Immunity!
So how about this? The cops show up at your door I the middle of tbe night are you going to run around and look for your deed or lease and identification ? Doubt it
@Jonathan Strange – Here is the thing, police officers can only act on what is called reasonable articulable suspicion. They need some sort of evidence that a crime has been committed, is about to be committed, or is being committed. The courts have been very clear on what defines R.A.S. Being in a store after hours, by itself, is not RAS. They need to appear to be involved in criminal behaviour. Nothing in the video that the officers observed can legally be construed as reasonable articulable suspicion. Under the law, including the constitution, we are protected from unreasonable searches and seizures, including unreasonable stops or detainments. As the law currently stands, these officers had no legal right to interrogate this officer, and ask for ID. As such, the store owner was within his legal rights to refuse to ID. A cop has to have evidence: a broken door jamb, hurriedly taking things from the store, or running when the police arrive. From a constitutional stand point, there was no RAS, and thus the store owner had no legal obligation to cooperate. Just because you would give up your constitutional rights, and support these officers in breaking the law, does not mean others should follow suit.
Thank you @Wayne Feller for that clear and concise explanation. If that’s the law and the lay of the land – I guess I can’t argue. Thanks for taking the time to explain it.
@Jonathan Strange – Not a problem at all. In order to protect our rights, we must know and exercise them, even when it is against those we employ to protect them. No one is above the law, not even the police. And as such, they must be held accountable when the overstep said laws.
If the cops were Trained and Knew their patrol area they would have KNOWN he was the owner of the store. They acted like they “really wanted to Protect and Serve the Living Shit” out of the owner!
So uhm whats the white guy doing in another store 1 am in the morning? I didn’t hear them asking him that.
fyi. tiburon is super rich and white
How is this racist? Every store in that entire mall is closed. Why would he have a problem proving he owns it out of business hours in the middle of the night? If I owned a neighboring store that’s exactly what I’d expect at that hour.
because the context of who is inside. looks like a family. a dude, girl and younger person. No broken glass. no alarms. lights are all on. …. only difference is their skin color. The cop escalated the situation and were not believing the guy. OH Hey is everything ok in here? yeah. ok.
Do you really want to live in a place where people with guns can demand to see your papers at any time?
@zoupfindaway if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear. Gobals,
Think about it this way though. Imagine you go through this sort of thing EVERY SINGLE DAY. You’d lose your patience.
one time i’m actually siding with the cops, the store owner was being very uncooperative and unreasonable.
Why weren’t they harassing the white guy in His store at 1am on the street that closes at 9pm? If what they said was true they should have walked across the street and demanded the white business owner put HIS keys in the door to prove he works there too.
Show me your papers is not a lawful order in California and is a touchy area for people of color. Also cop was dangerously leaning to guilty until proven innocent in this clip
Do these PIGS think someone robbing a store would put the inside lights on to call attention to themselves? They lack common sense. “People aren’t usually in a store overnight…” is also a bullshit observation. When the hell is restock being done? Unloading the delivery truck? If the store is a restaurant there’s cleanup and prep for the next day.
I would have asked them to prove that they are actually cops and not people just dressed like cops trying to rob my store..
All the lights were on 🤦♀️How many robbers do that?
Yea like there’s not an alarm or something
Two sides to this story. How does the store owner PROVE he owns the store? Any key he uses could have been stolen. On the flip side, like the cop asked, what if on another night three other people were in the store (after closing) and they too said they owned the store?? And they had a stolen key. Wouldn’t the owner want the police to investigate? Not really sure what the best way to handle this situation is.
Ya sorry but all i saw was officers making sure everything was safe and the owner making a big deal out of it. I like this channel but try not to make news where it isn’t.
Pretty obvious that they weren’t thieves
Easy pull up outside and just watch for a little, you can tell if they’re working or stealing, no need to go start shit with people who aren’t wearing mask, no alarm going off and the door isn’t broken
Anybody got any hot takes on why that cop walked away saying “that’s all I needed to hear” when the white neighbour yelled across the street to them that it was in fact his store. Why is the owner’s heresay less valuable then the neighbour across the street?But no, this has nothing to do with race. Not everything is about race, well guess what. Some things actually are and it’s so deepseeded it gets missed by the masses
All the training…all the exercises….and admitting you are wrong isn’t included in any of that…
That’s the problem, isn’t it? Somehow, to an officer, knowing your rights is being “difficult” and “argumentative”. If they can’t handle the job, they shouldn’t be doing the job.
Ya, the cop doesn’t have to put up with. A cop can easily acknowledge the rights of citizens and not escalate. It’s because they have egos.
I WOULD EXPECT POLICEWORK, if the officers believed this store was broken into, they could have looked for broken glass, busted locks, back doors, any sign of forced entry. Checked for alarms or calls. They could have also tried to find out who the owner is. Aggressively persecuting people who may or may not be law abiding should be the last step. Justice is about avoiding punishing the innocent wherever possible. Responding to hostility with hostility is not what I expect of a representative of the state and is very shameful.
Because in police eyes and their culture they believe that Black people can’t own shit.
I believe America is a racist country and COPS should be considered racist until proven otherwise but I didn’t have a problem with this one, I believe that was reasonable at 1 am police to check who and what they do there
“You have to tell me why you’re here”, wow that is very authoritarian.And he thought he was entitled to an answer. No alarm, no report of a burglary, nothing. Just show me your papers.
“Sir I just saw your driving this nice Mercedes-Benz, can you prove to me it’s yours?” Um FOR WHAT? Citizens don’t have to prove a place or piece of property is theirs to police officers UNLESS there’s criminal activity taking place at that establishment right then.
This ones pretty simple, was there a crime being committed? Well there could be right? No, that doesn’t do it. I walked through a grocery store yesterday, should I be bothered about stealing from it because I was there? However, they weren’t suspicious of the 1 am black people, they were suspicious of the 1am people. I’m an old white dude, I get treated like shit through life and I can’t say those people did it because I was white.
This one is not as cut and dry as Rebel HQ wants it to be. I hate the cops. Still what just happened is their job. See something out of the ordinary and check it out. If cops see people – of any race – inside a closed place of business, they should investigate. Like I said, LITERALLY, that is their job.
If the black guys in store had been a few cute blond chicks then I imagine there would be no gracious cop check-in. Well…not for the same reason anyway 😉
Supervisor leaves after another white person confirms, but the officer still wants the owner to put the key in! And these people have badges? Comical
Let’s be honest here the store owner could have saved everyone’s time by just proving he was the store owner. None of this I’m black stuff that’s why you’re being harassed. I mean if people were in a store at 1am then I would be suspicious. Doesn’t matter which country you’re from. Bravo to the cops. The black guy causing a mountain out of a mole hill
im sure if they came to your house you would have no problem having to “prove”its your house to be in it right?
Yeah he could’ve easily proven it I’m sure. He could’ve brought the deed out, he could’ve googled the owner, he could’ve done all that and this would’ve been over quicker, but having said that, I don’t think he should have to do that in the very first place. I don’t buy into the idea that we should just allow police to demand you showing them that a piece of property is yours
This cop knew damn good and well it was this mans store! He just wanted to exert his authority by getting the store owner to submit to his demands.
This cop knew damn good and well it was this mans store! He just wanted to exert his authority by getting the store owner to submit to his demands.
The name of the shop is YEMA and there is an orange giraffe sticker on the door. Now I’m not a highly paid detective but maybe this store has a connection to Africa ? Stupid cops are everywhere and mixed in is a high dose of racism (by the way racism is an indicator of low intelligence). God help us. There is no situation that cannot be made much worse by the arrival of substandard police in the US.
On April 22, 2022, these store owners received a $150,000 settlement for being harassed & will sit on a police advisory council for Tiburon, California.
Why do I feel like if the owner had put his key in the lock the next question out of the cops mouth would have “So where did you get that key?”
If I was a robber, I would definitely want to rob a FULLY LIT STORE WHERE THERE ARE NO WALLS ONLY WINDOWS SO EVERYONE CAN SEE ME.
I don’t know how the store is built but sometimes families run a whole store together and they might actually live in the store right? 🤔
How come, when a ‘white guy’ acts like an asshole;“He’s strong, tough and fearless like a tiger/lion.”But when a black guy does the same:“He’s an uppity, ungrateful, [insert animal]?”
TYT has gone from fringe reporting to news-making race-baiting for clicks. Racial injustice still happens and is appalling, not arguing that….but this is not an example of it.