Cops Get Sued After Making Up Fake Laws

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S.C. Code § 16-23-410- bit.ly/3usUYAe
S.C. Code § 23-31-510- bit.ly/3uqFIE3
Fairfield Co. Ord § 16-66- bit.ly/3uptSKu
Fairfield Co. Ord § 16-64- bit.ly/3tCXULw
Fairfield Co. Ord § 16-67- bit.ly/357MwxJ
Fairfield Co. Ord § 16-68- bit.ly/3DazbS7
Florida v. Royer- bit.ly/2N09XjA
Brown v. Texas- bit.ly/3p1SKDr
State v. Peer- bit.ly/3Ndlgzf
FRCP Rule 56- bit.ly/3tBXi8T
Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna- bit.ly/3NiTeCe
Fairfield County lawsuits (Kareem: Case No. 2020CP2000058, Keenan: Case No. 2020CP2000057)- bit.ly/3wCbWPs

[@AuditTheAudit]

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[@Nickle314]

I'm note sure that case law matter to the extent that the police rely on it. Read the law and ask, if they violate their policies or training do they lose QI?

[@breathofdifferentair1950]

@@Nickle314 that's a good point. Generally police don't know about precedents in court. It's the courts job to sort out

[@KingPopinLockin]

There first has to be a complainant before anything can be done at all. The police cannot be the complainant. They have to be given a warning first, that means no ticket or arrest. This wouldn't have even been an arrest or a citation even if the cops knew the law, it would have never even gone to court. How would a court find them in violation of the noise ordinance?

[@Nickle314]

@@breathofdifferentair1950 Not quite my point. They police say they can commit any violation if there is no case law. 13:23 in to the video It's the bit at 13:25. A right is clearly established when it is "sufficiently clear that every reasonable official would have understood that what he is doing violates that right" So if the policy policy is clear, and the officer has signed to say he has read that policy, then does something different that violates someone's right, my take is a reasonable official would understand they are violating rights. That extends it beyond precedent.

[@jaimhaas5170]

@@KingPopinLockin there is not a chance in hell you are correct on this.

[@colinbaird7825]

The VERY FIRST mistake by the police...."keep getting smart and you'll go to jail". That cop should be FIRED. You can't arrest someone for "being smart". The cop can't control her feelings and if you can't do that, you shouldn't be doing the job.

[@redraider4b40]

What she meant was being disrespectful and having a smart alec behavior, and you form an argument like a 12 year old arguing with their mom lol.

[@colinbaird7825]

@@redraider4b40 ....maybe I should have slowed this down for the idiots. I know what her intent was....her inability to de-escalate the situation or calmly assess the situation instead of making impulsive empty threats off the jump, highlights her inability to do her job.

[@jackking5567]

@@redraider4b40 Unfortunately what she meant and what she actually said are two completely different things - very different legally too. Love the way you back a cop acting very badly.

[@Jokerasylum14]

Exactly

[@snakecharmer3587]

@@redraider4b40 what law is being disrespectful?

[@gman1550]

You give person a gun, two extra magazines, a taser, a night stick, pepper spray, and handcuffs, and you send them out to enforce laws they don’t understand. That is extremely dangerous to the public and grossly irresponsible.

[@shawnreid6123]

🎯

[@darscassel]

Not u derstand IG the law is intentional. The Supreme Court stated cops can’t be expected to know all the laws. Why you ask? That way it’s difficult to hold them accountable for violating them!!

[@gman1550]

@@darscassel Then how can they arrest someone if they don’t know the law? They could have just said “we’re not sure if this is illegal”. Their ignorance can ruin peoples lives.

[@kavami11jams30]

@@darscassel they should be expected to learn at least common sense laws like those involved in this clip. Fir example, refusing to identify and shooting a firearm at night. The cops are incorrect on both offenses!

[@ShannonMichelle7937]

Omg it’s terrifying. They just feed off of each others ignorance too. God help us.

[@PhotonBread]

Major props to these guys. They were shooting firearms when a cop showed up making laws and STILL stood by there rights. Awesome video, was hoping you’d cover this after seeing it on Lacklusters channel. You guys both do great work

[@matthewcooper412]

True

[@throatpunch4789]

They did VERY good but i dont like how they asked that bitch "we cant shoot out here?" I wish they would have kept silent and let her make a fool of herself.

[@jaimhaas5170]

I'm sure you'd just love to be their neighbors.

[@jackburton2680]

They violated the noise ordinance, cops were in the right to demand they ID themselves.

[@throatpunch4789]

@@jaimhaas5170 HAHAHA😅 i hear that! I love guns 🇺🇸just as much as anybody but those guys blasting off 12 gauge shotguns at bedtime with work in the morning....... CRAZY!!😂

[@vincentramirez8266]

I love how some cops feel they feel like the can make up laws

[@LearningFast]

Why didn’t the boys get an A+? They tried to exercises their right to remain silent and they were very courteous.

[@jacob1107]

Because what they did can (and probably would, had the officers gone about it the correct way) be cited as a breach of the peace

[@elisscaliving4776]

@@jacob1107 no it wouldn't

[@greenglassblock1324]

@@jacob1107 that's a load of scheiße

[@essential67]

@@jacob1107 no it wouldnt. A noise complaint at least

[@okcommut3r]

They were taken to jail and released the next day after being cited for breach of peace. Not sure why you’re debating that.

[@mrwesley8926]

"Two black males with a shotgun and a handgun" There's the issue right there.

[@DanielJohnson-ps4xv]

Well she’s hitting pretty high on the probably a racist score card.

[@joshlowe6918]

This burns me up inside. I can't stand when I watch cops make things up as they go along. When are departments going to start teaching there officers better

[@ambitiouspaul]

Cant teach away this level of stupidity, police departments need to raise their standards for hiring.

[@joshlowe6918]

@@ambitiouspaul I heard an auditor say on a video the other day. That it takes a barber two years to be a barber but a cop 6 months to become a cop. That is scary lol

[@DripBae-less]

There isn't much to train here. It's an ego issue.

[@joshlowe6918]

@@DripBae-less yea I agree a 100%. Most of these cops just love the power and over stepping.

[@kihntagious]

Unfortunately the pool they have to choose from is getting more ignorant with education being less and less important. The new Republicans are from that bunch. Cops are

[@nastynati3501]

She screwed up by not waiting for backup on a shots fired call. Who is she? Annie Oakley 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@erikanders3343]

Breach of the peace charges needs to be banned

[@FunSizSnak]

Y arent cops required to know laws and get training every year of the laws unless they never changed the statues

[@deflamrek]

This is why women should not be police. She immediately escalated the situation because she was emotional.

[@terrycook9197]

Ashamed laws love to lie

[@batman2099]

They need to put that law in every state give the landowner in the property owner more rights on their own property

[@audrey2658]

Imagine going into a job like this and then being scared the entire time you have to do your job. Get out of the force if you cant handle the stress

[@Wickit96]

Love the content! Glad to see opportunity to help responsible when they just say random things in the spur of the moment and say it's a law. Wild.

[@KC36283]

You know this is a small town how do these cops hold their heads up knowing that they are lying or that they do not know the law at all. I would be so embarrassed to go into the Walmart and see one of these kids look at me and say dumb a**.😂😂😂😂

[@JoseBloodthurst]

If i was black there is no way i would be shooting a gun anywhere near a police officer, legal or not.

[@finsmith8443]

When that public servant raised the gun the Taxpayer should’ve open fired in self defence

[@annadoiiwerner1344]

There's a reason cops are not taught about citizens constitutional rights and basically any laws is to keep their Q.I ( qualified immunity) cuz if they know this how can they have Q.I? This is well thought out and I highly doubt that it will ever be taught. This is just my opinion.

[@coolraul07]

I hereby promote your opinion to well-established fact. Congrats

[@lightkira4119]

@Savage Facts well said, it is better to know your basic rights and laws of your individual state. People watch TV dramas or movies and claim those as facts. Different states have different ID laws, in most places you can plead the 5th and don't incriminate yourself or give them any extra information to railroad you with. Let them investigate without your input. I just wish cops were held to a higher standard, making up laws or breaking the law should have consequences. The average citizen has no protection when they break some archaic law and get arrested but officers can break basic laws and get a suspension or desk duty and they return to work. Citizens are expected to know all the rules and laws yet officers are able to break the most basic state rights and get no legal responsibility whatsoever.

[@aennaenn7468]

Yet the state certified them as competent and knowledgeable when they made them police officers. It's really interesting how they can be "experts" who know a violation when they see it And Wholly incompetent idiots who shouldn't be expected to understand their job. Simultaneously, and only seemingly to the benefit of the prosecutor. QI is interesting because it relies on reasonableness. Since citizens are "reasonably" expected to know the law in its entirety, then it would be "reasonable" to assume that, as citizens, police officers would also be expected to know the law.

[@pakiman47]

That's not how qi works. It has nothing to do with the individual officials who do the violation. The courts determine whether the specific right being violated in the specific manner is "clearly established", usually meaning a prior case has ruled on it. If so, the court will determine that any official acting reasonably should have known about that right. The catch 22 is if the court determines that a certain right hasn't been "clearly established" the precedent never gets set. It's a ridiculous court created case law that basically gives police and other public officials immunity in direct contravention of the statues passed by congress and state legislatures giving citizens the right to sue public officials.

[@gamersanonymous4me131]

Cops understand one thing, consequences. In the old days they were required to have a bond. A bond is not an insurance policy, if you are bonded its reletively cheap to get a million $ bond but when someone sues out your bond the bonding co. pays out on the claim if a court awards you the damages but...BUT...you are required to pay back the bonding co. for what they paid and if you fail they pull your bond and no bonding co. will bond you. Problem solved instead of bad cop acting immune, he can never work again, the people (taxpayers, city, etc dont pay for his bad acts) and its a win-win for removing bad apples (or just unlucky arrogant insecure cops). That is way to fix the problems, those in positions of authority would think 3 times before doing an act that could end their career forever.

[@LackLusterMedia]

This was a wild one.

[@ConstitutionallyProtectedMedia]

LackLuster Gang

[@LackLusterMedia]

"You're being identified until I can identify who you are...."

[@ramon1029]

“Where’s the weed at”

[@Vincentarthur100]

Ur vids take up like 2 hours of my day every day

[@fusion4627]

@@ramon1029 that shot blew me & acting all scarred on the back up calls escalating tf outta it

[@SoldierofKreig]

"Keep on getting smart and youll end up going to jail" this type of threat should absolutely be illegal and should end up with them in jail and being banned permeantly

[@vaporkay7831]

"Keep being smart, you're gonna go to jail tonight" so you're going to take them to jail because you don't like how they're talking to you? After you falsely detain them for doing something completely legal on THEIR property? She doesn't deserve to be a cop

[@tripvic7629]

These are the type of cops that stay with the police force for a long time 🤮🤮🤮

[@Sneaky5.sl0w.]

@@tripvic7629 those are the type of cops I don’t feel bad about when I hear they got eviscerated by some hot fast moving lead.

[@JalenBellMusic]

Always feelings and ego with police smh.

[@tripvic7629]

@@Sneaky5.sl0w. true

[@xXWyTeBreaDXx]

@@Sneaky5.sl0w. I’d rather them lose their job and any possibility of another job that is publicly funded.

[@TheNewclassprince]

That “where’s the weed at” really pissed me off like you’re literally making stuff up lady

[@yunofun]

They were black males with firearms. As far as cops and racist in general are concerned that means they have drugs on them

[@matthewcooper412]

True they can smoke weed all they want

[@Jamesfrancosdog]

Agreed. Unless she wanted a hit, there’s no need to assume that they have weed based on them being young black men. Well outside of being racist…

[@robertnicholls9917]

@@Jamesfrancosdog Nah, cops are taking growth hormone and opioids.

[@ryanjones7681]

Typical woman behavior...

[@carlosbernard7614]

One of the arrested men vaguely remembered the lack of a stop and ID law in the state and asked about it. Turns out that was a higher level of knowledge on the local laws then the police had......absolutely shameful

[@bapctech1]

Awesome last name!

[@mightguysseconddisciple8670]

Right, smh you have to know the the law or they’ll make something up to get their way

[@mr.robinson1982]

These POLICE OFFICERS are used to dealing with SHEEPLE & DULLARDS.

[@throatpunch4789]

Why dont schools teach kids their Constitutional rights?? Its amazing we have to know algebra but not shit that REALLY matters like our rights....!

[@cooldrop02]

@@throatpunch4789 They do. In High School. US Law. We went through the constitution and the laws relevant to citizens. However it's only taught senior year in VA for some reason.

[@sydnidowney3598]

ABOLISHING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY WOULD MAKE COPS PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS LAW AND WHAT IS NOT. AS LONG AS THEY KNOW THEY'RE COVERED NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO...THEY WILL KEEP ON BREAKING THE LAW.

[@jimrhea5484]

Exactly. Speaking of exactly, google 'incarceration in the united states wiki'. When you see the graph shoot up, that's exactly when America became a police state.

[@th0tp0lice666]

Also disbanding police unions.

[@CaptainRockoBD]

Lol cops get arrested for breaking the law all the time.

[@th0tp0lice666]

@@CaptainRockoBD getting arrested doesn’t mean you’ll get found guilty.

[@TROLGUY999]

@@CaptainRockoBD well most of the time they loose their jobs and thats it. Which is ridiculous and wrong. A cop can break several laws that would get a citize convicted and sentenced to prison, and the cop will walk scot free most of the time and only losing their job.

[@DuelistMandroid]

This deputy is the exact reason people don’t like police. She is an absolute tyrant. Especially when she pulls out the “Where’s the weed at?” Pathetic.

[@trublacking8572]

No black people don't need guns remember 5th amendment says everybody but black people can't have guns you know I'm being sarcastic right

[@smusky4643]

There once was a farmer & a merchant who had stalls across from each other. He was a cabbage farmer, the merchant an apple salesman. The merchant had a giant tub of good apples, & the farmer would come buy 1 everyday. But 1 day, he saw a bad apple on top. 'That's nothing, easily ignorable.' He thought as he got his apple & went on his way. Business was good for both. But the next day, the farmer saw 5 more bad apples on top. 'Oh, this is fine, just bad luck.'. One less person came to the merchant that day. The very next, there was 11 more bad ones. 'Surely Merchant is just having bad luck.' So farmer told him about the bad apples on top. Merchant, appalled at the thought that he could have bad apples, exclaimed "These are good apples! I will keep them & defend them!". But less people came that day. Over the next few days, more and more bad apples were piled on top, making it harder & harder to see any of the good ones. Try as he might, Farmer could not get Merchant to see reason. "These are good apples! I will keep & defend them!" This went on until 1 day... no one came by except Farmer. The tub of good apples now looked like sludge that stank & no one wanted to see. Customers were starting to want to kick him out of the market. Confused, Merchant asked Farmer, "What is wrong with my apples? They are good? You just have to dig through the other ones?" Farmer, shaking his head sadly, replied, "Merchant, you cannot keep the bad ones, they will drive people away..." but Merchant replied, "These are my apples, I will keep & defend them!". Unable to see reason, Farmer took him over to his cabbage stall. None of them were bad, sure, some were oddly shaped, some were small, but none were rotten. Business was good for Farmer. Confused, Merchant asked, "How do you keep them so good?" To which Farmer chuckled: "I take the bad ones & make them into fertilizer, so new, good cabbages can grow! If you keep the bad ones, it makes the rest look horrible, & no one will like them." Now if only police departments could be more like Farmer, instead of keeping & defending the bad cops, make the bad cops examples of what not to be. There'd be less bad ones, & people would be more trusting of them.

[@gavriloprincip6892]

@@smusky4643 no one’s reading that shit

[@ClubQRoundDeux]

@@smusky4643 I agree we should throw the sludge cops into a mulcher. The new cops will learn from the sight.

[@BigT.Larrity]

@@smusky4643 It's also more that bad apples don't just obscure the good ones, but actively spoil them as well like a plague until the good are pretty much all turned just as bad as the original bad influences

[@centertonarkansastyrantpatrol]

Soon as she said "where's the weed at" you knew she was looking for any excuse to arrest them.

[@adventurefaps9571]

yep, racist pig showed herself

[@Outerspacejunky]

That was racist asf

[@centertonarkansastyrantpatrol]

@@Outerspacejunky yes the cop was definitely racist

[@rolio9775]

I would have told her it's at wherever she kept it... Since she's so convinced that there's weed she probably put it there somewhere.

[@berndtherrenvolk1951]

Officer: "Where's the weed at?" Kids: "There's no weed here. But there ARE a lot of donuts. Everyone can see them hiding in the seat of your pants . . . ma''am. "

[@Prins.F]

America, where young kids know the laws better then a police sergeant!! It blows my mind every time how bad the knowledge of American cops is…

[@ksfallenangel5770]

In this day in age african americans have to learn the laws so they cant be railroaded by BS charges when the police feel like accusing them of stuff.

[@dermagnus8482]

Quota Hires.

[@admthrawnuru]

They have to. They have consequences if they break the law, police don't.

[@Prins.F]

@@ksfallenangel5770 and in this day and age the cops don’t have to learn the laws because they can do whatever they want and get away with it thanks to qualified immunity.

[@loki2240]

@@dermagnus8482 - If "Quota hires" is in response to the female officer in particular, the SCOTUS declared affirmative action quotas illegal in the 1980's. Any legal affirmative action program can only consider things like sex, race, ethnicity, etc. when considering candidates who are already in the qualified applicant pool. Those traits can't be used to put candidates in the qualified applicant pool, let alone to give unqualified applicants a position. And again, quotas are illegal. Also, there were two male officers who also misrepresented the law in that jurisdiction.

[@bpdmf2798]

"You're being identified until I can identify you and then see if you're also clear." "Where's the weed at?" I swear cops just have a record that skips the same old nonsense over and over.

[@alastermyst]

"Oops, I didn't know what I was doing was illegal" should never be a legal excuse for cops unless it is equally a legal excuse for citizens.

[@RollingThunder808]

I heard of laws that said not knowing the law doesn't allow you to break it legally.

[@charliekeeling5317]

as they will tell us ignorance of the law is NO EXCUSE

[@RollingThunder808]

@@charliekeeling5317 That's what I was trying to say. It should also apply to the Police more so because it's their job to enforce the laws.

[@stupidmonkey8057]

@@RollingThunder808 police have qualified immunity. It's ok if they don't know all the laws

[@cthulhu7266]

Ignorance of the law is not an excuse for regular citizens.

[@TheStormyClouds]

"Can't shoot on my property?" "Whose property is it?" "My property." "Whose" "My property" "Is it in your name?" "Might be" You're the one that got smart lady. You ignored "MY PROPERTY" three times.

[@amiraameera8302]

Agreed. At a certain point, I stop trying to communicate when it becomes clear that the other party is purposefully not engaging in good faith. I do it to my boss, my coworkers, even my husband and my mom might get a monotone series of "okay"s, "understood"s, and "that's fine"s when I quit on a conversation, so why would some random cop be special?

[@Some_Guy6]

Stupid is as stupid does.

[@K.G-I.N.F.P.]

AGREE !! God complex in authority will only cause problems

[@wvrjl]

Well, a lot of people, kids / adult children for example, will say it's their property, when it's really in the name of a parent or grandparent.

[@TheStormyClouds]

@@wvrjl Then don't ask the same question 5 times first.

[@melissadwiggins]

I loved seeing these two young men know the law. That cop was surprised when that young man busted out with "Oh so this is a stop and ID state?" They probably thought that they didn't know the law and they could just tell them whatever they wanted to and not get in trouble for it. I'm glad these young men stuck it to them in the most respectable and upstanding way possible! I hope everything went well for them!

[@hoosierpete]

The female cop flat lied about seeing them fire in the air. So now she looses all credibility and every person she arrested throughout her career should have their cases vacated.

[@crimsonknight7011]

Also said how stupid it is for them to shoot when a cop is there. Looked like she was a couple houses down and they were in the back, doubt they knew she was even there

[@ThePersonToBlame]

To go to such extremes is crazy, definitely worth reviewing her cases tho and if they depend on her word alone, then it gives a chances to be overturned.

[@topshelfdustin3060]

He didn't JUST say she SAW it, she says she has it on video!

[@mangomaniac4194]

@@ThePersonToBlame They always take a cop's word even when there is video. Imagine how bad it was before video.

[@dramatyst5661]

Yup wait for a good lawyer to chew her ass up on a cross examination

[@alonelychocolatebar1954]

"I have it on camera that you discharged your firearms in the air" Says the cop who had to walk around several vehicles, a garage, and boat, and continue to call out for them to show themselves, before actually seeing the two men.

[@michaeldunar8986]

Corruption at its finest

[@sunnyboknow]

“Where’s the weed at?”🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ she’s so nervous she don’t know what to say. Fuckinng goofy!

[@busa290]

She is a super tyrant and a huge liar.

[@brandonhebert5485]

She could have meant that she had the shots on camera (she did) and that he admitted shooting guns into the air. That means he admitted to a class 4 felony, reckless discharge of a firearm.

[@yurmabeechaudits3522]

@@brandonhebert5485 a cow could be a horse but it isn't.

[@Alabamahobo]

She was terrified the whole time... she needs a desk job.

[@highlander723]

I agree She wasn't able to maintain her composure or keep her fear in check yeah she definitely needs a desk job she's not qualified for the field. This is a little known statistic but most female officers end up at the desk job after a year in the field

[@fakeFeetus]

Most cops do. I once called 911 for a buddy with a broken leg. I was talking with dispatch when an unrequested officer showed up to assist put his gun on me for having a suspicious cell phone..... The phone I was talking to dispatch with cause rural NH gps wasn't a thing yet.

[@TheRizzlyBear21]

I’m not pro cop by any means but any reasonable person would be a bit scared with random shots going off and you can’t see where they were coming from. Everyone wants to get home to their family.

[@ralphmiller1391]

Right and then ask where the weed at.

[@nevesseven1656]

@@TheRizzlyBear21 Any reasonable person would read the room and see these two, were not scared, acting as if they weren't committing any crime more like the acted if felt legally justified in what they were doing, and reasonably complying with orders though they didn't say yes master so I guess how an un reasonable person would still be a bit scared after reading the room at that point.

[@Candyman2889]

Judges will tell us ignorance of the law is no excuse but then will give immunity to cops if they violate rights they didn’t know we have

[@Dehsera]

"You're being identified so I can identify you" This shows it is a 100% emotional response, rather than a tactful one. She is the problem.

[@darrene.vonbraun4421]

2:31 That's not what she means by _"When it's this dark"_ concerning being illegal to target shoot on private property. What she means is their *_skin_* is _"too dark."_ Point-blank. Listen to everytine she says _"dark"_ in this new context, and the whole thing makes sense. She's racist.

[@Tenchigumi]

Not sure if you're familiar with the term "sundown town," but this whole interaction definitely harkens back to an ugly part of American history that directly relates with your comment. Sundown Towns were places that explicitly excluded non-whites after sunset, and even beyond those towns, countless innocent black folks were historically arrested for doing any sort of otherwise normal business "after dark," whether that was purchasing or selling goods, walking outdoors, talking "loudly", etc. It became so bad that any criminal charges labeled "[mundane activity] after dark" was understood to actually mean "[mundane activity] while Black." @@darrene.vonbraun4421

[@T4KE_A_BREATH]

Why laughed at that part like, “whaet ma’am?”

[@timothyrychecky92]

They don't identify you to know who you are. They put your information in a database so that when there is an actual offense committed they have a possible suspect. That way they don't have to "figure out what's going on."

[@clarkcollins9915]

We NEED to get rid of qualified immunity so cops can be held accountable. They can do what doctors do and buy their own malpractice insurance.

[@americanlegaldefense7789]

The stupid thing is they already _have_ insurance.

[@Tijuanabill]

How did that work out for doctors? Badly, right? Very, very badly. Instead of the doctor getting fired, for causing a huge lawsuit against the hospital, now they just file a claim with the insurance and nothing happens to the doctor to correct their behavior. Ending QI will also end the ability to find the police department liable. The police department can't file bankruptcy on the judgment but the cop can, and immediately will.

[@slimeboy3]

@@Tijuanabill You're kidding, right? If someone files a claim against your malpractice insurance, your rate goes up. If your rate goes up, you become more of a liability against the hospital. If you're too liable, you get fired and no hospital will hire you.

[@Tijuanabill]

@@slimeboy3 Your theory is perfectly sound. I can't argue with it, in any way. But reality doesn't align with the theory. Reality is, doctors are in high demand, and the list of former doctors who still want to be doctors, has about a dozen names on it. The worst of the worst go from state to state, and repeatedly are given new chances.

[@jcluvsmeandyou8524]

@@Tijuanabill bad doctors are rejected by the system much sooner than bad cops.

[@andrewarney4222]

"You"re being identified so I can identify you" quality police work there

[@bloodshotred6334]

That's what you get when your only requirement is a high school diploma and 6 months training

[@prestonzefereo4576]

@@bloodshotred6334 I went through like 4.5 in the military and only had a high-school diploma...her iq is just bad lmao

[@frankney8284]

@@bloodshotred6334 GED and 6 months training (maybe).

[@itsjob595]

Man they need to up education requirements

[@stevenl4494]

Right up there with "you're committing suspicious activity". 🤣🤣🤣

[@JoeKnows44]

Why do SO MANY cops not understand their states stop and ID laws? They always think they can demand someone to ID themselves. This needs to be day 1 of academy training nationally going forward.

[@kosmique]

they know it, they just dont expect citizens to know anything.

[@thegreatshamalamadingdong9788]

I’ve got it on camera that you were shooting into the air in an unsafe manner … lie Where’s the weed at ? …. Implying… lie. Can’t shoot at night …. Lie. Everything out their mouth …. Lie.

[@dwainmcwilliams2043]

Yep, police spend about 60% of Academy training on the use of force and weapons training, the other 40% is centered on how to become an effective liar.

[@frankney8284]

Perfectly legitimate per SCOTUS

[@dwainmcwilliams2043]

@@frankney8284 SCOTUS, as in the unSupreme Court of the US. What a joke. Sitting all regal and sanctimoniously on a bench in a black dressing gown (robe) with the assumed power to decide what happens to others and never be affected by the laws they interpret for others but not for themselves due to their immunity, which they gave themselves without checking with we the people. The idoelogy and continuation of "Laws for They and not for Me". Take care.

[@Thasunkawitko]

It's amazing how many of these cops don't understand the difference between the ability to ask and the authority to compel. It's something so easy to understand and explain that there's no reason for it But as long as PD's don't train well enough there'll be 6-7-8 figure settlements

[@wendyfryar6483]

Sometimes I think police officers become police officers because they felt powerless in their earlier life. The police woman sounded like a frightened child. I like it when healthy minded people become police officers to genuinely protect and serve, not to prove something or with some vendetta.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

👌You make absolute sense.

[@accentplaya18]

Fact, yes! Cops either were bullied or have always been bullies.

[@JohnjOcampo]

Without a doubt.

[@hughwotmeight2453]

Wow, it's almost as if she heard gunshots going at the dead of the night and it was her duty to investigate those gunshots herself or something. You'd be shitting yourself too.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

Sadly, the "healthy minded young people" don't STAY police officers. If you don't fit in with the "thin blue line" mindset, you either quit or are driven out of the police force. And intelligent people almost never stay cops for long, instead going on to become lawyers or other legal professionals like paralegals. But don't take my word for it, that was the entire reasoning behind New London's refusal to hire a man because he was "too smart" in _Jordan v. New London, Conn._

[@guiltyuntilproveninnocent.]

Way too many cops actions are based on their feelings not the law. ( I fixed they’re for all of the grammar police btw)

[@titans2720]

the feelings police

[@Trip_Ts]

I would have thought using some commonsense, shooting guns in a residential area but I guess that has little to do with the law. if they knew how to do their job, they could had got them for noise ordinance. it is like they hired these people off the street or something.

[@reese-tr8sq]

@@Trip_Ts no one around is complaining ab the noise for all we know, so just cause their ears hurt it don't matter, those ppl would still be in a case with these cops either way

[@Trip_Ts]

@@reese-tr8sq uh, the cop heard it. you notice the cop ask the lady what was that she said I don't know that give you a clue that is not normal, duh.

[@olivier6840]

@@wiseballs he means their feelings

[@apfelbasket]

For citizens ignorance is not an excuse & they are required to know the law at all times in the area or State they are at or in. For officers ignorance is allowed do to immunity!

[@jollyrodger5319]

💯 truth

[@theBear89451]

For citizens, it is not "know the law". The citizen equivalent of qualified immunity is "standard carelessness". For example, if a bartender spills a beer on a customer, the bar owner pays because this is standard carelessness, and a normal part of the job. On the other hand, if a bartender is annoyed with the customer and throws a beer on them, the bartender pays because of gross negligence.

[@bobbobby1846]

federal law is different then state laws. i see state laws total 180° different then federal. like US code 18 chapter 2 (part 1) aircraft and motor vehicles, 31 (definitions) paragraph 6 (motor vehicle) and paragraph 10 ( used for commerical purposes). compare your local state law to the federal law.

[@OMGitsTerasu]

Due*

[@coolraul07]

They act with impunity, Cuz of qualified immunity!

[@noahbody691]

Wow! She has no problem blatantly lying about "seeing" them firing in the air, and then starts fishing for a weed charge. Then the others show the insane tyranny and make up laws. Too much power in their hands has led to them power tripping and ruining lives. End qualified immunity and the tyrants will be weeded out.

[@marlock6573]

It's bad enough that the first cop doesn't know the law, but the fact that the supervisors were unaware that you can't simply demand ID for no reason is mind-boggling. The one sergeant literally didn't know the phrase "stop and ID." They just give these goobers guns and turn them loose on the public without any idea of what constitutional rights are.

[@samh3239]

didn’t the supervisor as well say that you can’t fire a gun at night

[@larrychamberlain8155]

@@samh3239 DIDN'T THE NARRATOR SAY ITS NOT A CRIME?????? DUMB ASS COPS...

[@molanlabe5868]

​@@samh3239 yup. they lie and get away with it

[@hboyO2]

​@@samh3239 "once the sun goes down you can't shoot anymore!" Lmfao, i guess you can shoot later in the summer then, at winter you better stop at 5 pm 🤣

[@aspenhill1479]

"Goober". THANKS! Ah, nostalgia is sweet. Also, absolutely true.

[@LongIslandAudit]

Great Video as always ATA! That officer was overly aggressive and let her ego get the best of her. Good on the men for exercising their rights. Another case of law enforcement enforcing feelings and not the law. Disgraceful.

[@rosealexander9007]

Hello Sean

[@coolraul07]

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[@nadominhoca]

In this sace is even worse....they were enforcing "THEIR" feelings..... WHat a disgrace!

[@shotgunrebels]

Emotional people make bad cops.

[@danisback2505]

I think we found your next stop LIA

[@K.G-I.N.F.P.]

Awful conduct. They make it so easy to dislike them and they breed anger and resentment when they act unreasonably while gaslighting these people with made up laws. Its abuse

[@davidcanady7935]

The judge gets an F- for invoking qualified immunity and ruling that the case was merit less. The judge should be disbarred and imprisoned.

[@rio8442]

I think it would have been the officers lawyers who brought up qualified immunity, and legally speaking quite effectively because it basically assured his clients success. That said the idea of qualified immunity is gross, and I’m disappointed the Supreme Court made that ruling, yet I’m not surprised. But to my point it wouldn’t be the judge who makes that decision, especially a lower court judge, he simply has to apply the existing case law.

[@killingmonkey11]

There needs to be some repercussions for judges who side against the law on rulings. Especially when their ruling gets over turned in a higher court.

[@davidcanady7935]

@@killingmonkey11 Agreed, there needs to be a far more legitimate process to review judges decisions by someone that isn’t part of the process or accountable to these judges. We need something like a peer review process, but without having their buddies in the ranks.

[@KazeShikamaru]

Nah he gets a Z.

[@fadex-pubgmobile6507]

I fucking hate that bullshit…this is why people kill cops and I don’t blame them

[@NipkowDisk]

Qualified immunity promotes police tyranny.

[@wyattblessing7078]

Institute for Justice has a great podcast series about Qualified Immunity.

[@architeuthis3476]

Not only do we need to end qualified immunity, we need to start doubling the penalties for crimes committed by law enforcement while on duty, in uniform, driving squad cars, or otherwise representing themselves as law enforcement

[@a.m.m.4592]

@@wyattblessing7078 QI has got to go!

[@rosealexander9007]

They definitely need to get rid of it

[@Schitcum]

People dont understand how that works tho. If you get rid of QI every cop in every city and state would immediatley have lawsuits pending over the most frivilous stuff, traffic tickets, actual legal stops and citations. Not every cop does their job poorly, but getting rid of QI would make every cop a target. The courthouses would be clogged up within days from the lawsuits. Not to mention it would mean their personal info gets out, and people could even show up to their homes. You wanna stop this kind of police behavior we need to 100% no exceptions REQUIRE bodycams. From the time they clock in till they clock out, and if they break this rule prosecute them. I fuckin guarentee this shit would clear up quick if that were the case.

[@fineartonfire_5327]

She also never announced herself as a cop when she first started yelling about putting the gun down. She coulda got her wig peeled back!!

[@Some_Guy6]

And rightfully so. Legally also, i think.

[@RUGERJONES]

I cannot believe that people can remain calm in that situation, especially on private property!

[@frankwatson1971]

That's awesome wig peeled back

[@HeritageSeedBank]

This is a great example of why people dont like to call or involve police. These guys swore an oath to uphold laws they dont even know.

[@AikidoTubeSock]

She says "don't act smart" like she's talking to children.

[@PtylerBeats]

My response would have been, “I’m not acting, ma’am.” That’d piss her off

[@captainkeyboard1007]

Also, that policewoman and the policemen composed their own laws while on duty. Better is that those [black] citizens be smart instead of stupid

[@frankvandalen6524]

Why not? You're acting dumb!

[@PapeySapote]

That’s how cops talk most of the time

[@jsbzoh6]

She was talking down to them and had an attitude the entire time. Not a shred of professionalism or even basic decency communicating with another human being.

[@roberthollandsworth1809]

When she said “where’s the weed at” out of nowhere I was stunned. Making it blatantly obvious she only cares about getting an arrest. I would have had a hard time staying silent.

[@erroneouse1929]

07:45 when the officer said “CUZ” had me heated

[@youngntaylor8383]

Lol. Guess she got her arrest! It also costed her dumbass too! I hope both men got everything they asked for. That officer, including the other officers that responded too, should have to turn in their guns and badges. That’s only my opinion tho! To me, if you’re an officer of the law, and you violate the public’s rights, get charged, get sued, & loose; (to me), that should come with an AUTOMATIC FORFEITURE of your job, weapon(s), & your badges. You’re actually costing the ppl MORE MONEY by NOT SERVING the ppl in which you’re job entitles you to do. IJS tho!

[@somethingelse4424]

Yeah, if it were two good ol boys out shooting and drinking beer... The cops would probably have had one with them and told them to keep it down.

[@B_Bodziak]

I assumed she smelled it

[@mikehikes710]

@@B_Bodziak bullshit cops always be smell "weed"

[@captenhook8328]

"Where's the weed at?" At that point I would not speak another word to that officer as she has no respect and does not even deserve a pleasant conversation.

[@dc7993]

That and the other officer calling him cuz

[@captenhook8328]

@@dc7993 yeah isn't that the height of professionalism?

[@frankney8284]

@@dc7993 "You ain't family and if you were you'd be disowned."

[@UltimusMagus]

She just wanted a toke. She was feeling stressed I bet.

[@brianct7801]

I love these guys. They know the cops are straight cappin and laughing about it. Didn't budge either. Respect.

[@wideawaketotruth5301]

"ABOLISH QUALIFIED IMMUNITY" The ignorance of these cops blows my mind. To think that citizen must provide ID any time a cop ask for it is asinine. Seriously sounds like Nazi Germany give me your papers. And the fact that a sergeant said that was the law when he was not even aware of what the law truly is blows my mind. Sounds like these two guys are about to get paid! And I hope it's multi-millions don't ask for a small number!

[@markmixon1121]

Police are habitual lyres. The police don’t want you to know any laws or your rights . It’s much easier to control you and make you do whatever they want you to do. Informed people are not as fearful. Police want you intimated and afraid

[@user-xp5jz6dh5y]

Yep. And as a liberal activist, targeted for my politics, I've personally experienced online harassment and offline *violence* by law enforcement. Def nazi sh

[@chadmcclain3462]

I agree 💯 you got my vote.

[@mjkay8660]

if cops knew the laws there would be less lawsuits, but cop union dont understand that,,so make em pay

[@pauls5745]

yeah lets let innocent officers get lumped in with the baddies. some do exist, only following dept orders and training. its not QI that is the problem, but WHEN it is applicable and how it is applied. i.e. a gun is inanimate, does not kill people. people kill people. but lets ban guns, then no killing ever again, right? not logical. you have took at why officers need protection from hostile actions when the dept. is ultimately responsible, not Joe Cop. did you know K-9's actually have more rights than human cops? QI definitely protects these officers even tho they frequently make mistakes, but it is not their fault. they were trained from "hire" to do certain things. sometimes they goof, overreact, indicate wrong things, bite subjects excessively hard trying to detain a subject

[@amkamomega]

"Once the sun go' down you can't discharge a firearm" That law just sounds like something parents tell their kids to keep them from doing things. I haven't laughed as hard in a long time lmfao

[@michaeldehart8620]

Probably confused hunting at night laws with discharging a firearm. Police shouldn’t be confused.

[@Msn-bo8tm]

@@michaeldehart8620 that’s a massive confusion, so that definitely didn’t happen, she definitely just made that shit up.

[@Tristan-42069]

​@@michaeldehart8620 u cant hunt at night in america? You suposed to hunt animals wich are nocturnal in day time? Sounds a bit insane to me

[@jaronmoore35]

@@Tristan-42069 you can shoot some animals at night, like feral pigs, for example. In Southern states there are hundreds of farms plagued by them and people use thermal and other night vision sights to kill them after dark.

[@iknowaguy7176]

Why does the Sun have anything to do with anything. When we as people make laws based on the actions of a Star, we know we are in trouble.

[@Duneadaim]

Unfit for duty. You can investigate without making up laws and being generally ignorant. We kinda want our law enforcement to know the laws right? SMDH

[@Materialgirl_3]

“ You can’t discharge a weapon after dark “ 😂😂😂🤣🤣 These cops don’t even know the law so how are they aloud to enforce it?

[@mikecarrico1859]

Back2Basic "Make it up as they go" what freedoms?? See the civil rights lawyers channel to learn about warrantless arrests and seizures and probable cause seems to fit every ego enforced arrest handcuffs used!!

[@noblesj2]

It's "allowed" by the way ijs

[@SgtMclupus]

First thing I noticed, when she aproached them after hearing the gunshots; She didn't identify herself as police before she ordered them to show their hands! To them, all they can see is a flashlight of a person they don't know, so a possible intruder! That was the FIRST thing she did wrong

[@consistentlystupid4726]

Good catch. I didn't even notice that.

[@erich6860]

Yep, that is how police officer get shot, and armed citizens go to prison for life.

[@robertmurphy6566]

She did not identify herself as a cop in hopes she could murder 1 or more of these people.. I believe they purposely fail to identify themselves as cops so murdering black people will be seen as justified. A tiny bit of justification is all cops need to get away with murder.

[@frankrosemeck9898]

@@consistentlystupid4726 It escalated so quickly, I didn't even notice.

[@antny2149]

Definitely a good catch. I missed that one as well

[@tmoore645]

I love how white cops immediately go to “where’s the weed” then refers to the young men as “cuz” like he’s down with the cause. Blatant racism

[@adamthompson6443]

Yea I noticed that too... like stfu "cuz"

[@roninsteel]

What's impressive is how no one ever makes fun of the cops or mocks them over it. Like it's understood those people are unhinged.

[@Chewy_GarageBandDad]

I fail to see the racism. I don’t like cops at all. Never will. But she asking where the weed is, seems more like stereotyping. Believing all black youth smoke and possess weed is stereotyping. Right? I mean correct me if I’m wrong. If she walked up and said where’s the bbq? It’s just stereotyping. Idk. Maybe I’m wrong.

[@Chewy_GarageBandDad]

Anyways. I’m glad they suing.

[@RubenRyb66]

calling someone "cuz" while they are wearing a red looking shirt should be illegal. You can get shot for that in some places lol

[@Darkanent]

“Do what the police tell you…” “Never argue with police…” “Comply and take it to court…” *Taken to court, no Justice.

[@ryanjones7681]

Yeap. Been there many times. Even when there's an abundance of evidence to show innocence. Court is just as corrupt as the police.

[@NickM_FirstofHisName]

Get inside the train!

[@rodm8131]

That's why there's laws that allow you to defend yourself from crazy cops threatening your life by pointing scary guns at you for no lawful reason

[@wyneccajohnson7621]

Know you’re rights!!!

[@Poeticfloetic]

@@wyneccajohnson7621 *your not you're.

[@perryrush6563]

"mmmhmmm" "mmhmmm" "when you got a deputy out here" except that they didn't know there was a deputy there. "shooting in the air" except that she wasn't sure where the shots came from even. She is just a tad bit jumpy

[@mr.duanesharpe]

She was so passive aggressive with it. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@elvickRULES]

Depends where her car is located. But it’s a silly thing to say.

[@arthurneddysmith]

She's an actual officer (with a gun, badge, and everything) and probably has children in her custody and yet she resorts to false imprisonment and making up laws when people stand by their rights. She should be fired.

[@iknowaguy7176]

No she should have been placed under arrest for pointing a firearm at those men.

[@Some_Guy6]

@@iknowaguy7176 And trespassing and making up laws on the go and false arrests and stuff.

[@davidreed6070]

I am sorry for her children if she has any

[@ahmadabdelhadi8358]

I don’t understand how qualified immunity is put in place even for the most basic rights.

[@matthewwilson5019]

Its all the fucking unions, its like this in every union

[@bartc1240]

Right?! How can the constitution not be considered "well established"?

[@blakew5672]

It’s almost like they don’t care about your rights

[@ahmadabdelhadi8358]

The amount they get paid yearly just doing it for the paycheck

[@lightkira4119]

@@bartc1240 citizens are required to know all the laws especially archaic laws that are still on the books yet trained officers don't have to know the most basic laws of their state. This shows that QI is being used to shield officers from everything down to negligence. QI in my opinion was for errors officers made when in high pressure situations and dealing with multiple problems in an active emergency. How can you use QI for blatantly breaking the law or in some cases causing bodily harm to an individual that was innocent.

[@JacobC479]

“It’s wrong to shoot at night when a deputy is out here taking a report” What makes her think they even knew she was there?😒

[@drewcrank6929]

Was thinking that lol they’re just supposed to know a cop is over on the other street? They will make up anything

[@xFlRSTx]

because she's the main character

[@lizzykosinski]

What makes her think it's wrong to shoot a gun at night? Then she lied and said she saw them when she was clearly "taking a report." Idiot lady.

[@nathansmith8969]

She can't believe that these people and family members own this amount of land

[@carltonbanks5470]

WEll at this point in time it is rare. Because america has never liked 'those' people owning anything. Meanwhile they gave free land to people who just walked off ellis island.

[@darrene.vonbraun4421]

2:31 That's not what she means by _"When it's this dark"_ concerning being illegal to target shoot on private property. What she means is their *_skin_* is _"too dark."_ Point-blank. Listen to everytine she says _"dark"_ in this new context, and the whole thing makes sense. She's racist.

[@jamess7745]

I don't know if the family here is poor or not, but it is very common for people of any economic background to own a good chunk of family-inherited land in rural SC. In a place like Winnsboro you can't even sell it. No one wants it.

[@carltonbanks5470]

@@jamess7745 It's not common for black people to own a "good chunk" of family inherited land. It's just a slither now. Especially with all the racially charged plunder under heirs property rules.

[@DoomFinger511]

@@darrene.vonbraun4421 yeah, you're reaching trying to find something racist here.

[@Eyeofthemourning]

Never trust a cop that tells you to look up a law, ordinance or claims there's a specific law unless they quote it specifically along with the code. They should be required to show them the written law they are accusing them of. In addition, they have to requalify every year in marksmanship and other tactics. They should also requalify with law, ordinance and ethics with undercover testers. If they can't pass they need to go back to the academy.

[@billtribble7197]

the state or county would go broke having half of their officers going back to the acadamy every year

[@fuckgoogle93]

Always saying we need "common sense" gun laws. How about some "common sense" police training?

[@savagenomore]

one told me that on basically this same subject (noise ordinance after me calling them 5 times) when they came to tell me there wasn't anything they could do about my loud neighbors at 1am so I said "I'm glad you mentioned that so let me recite it to ya" as I opened the screenshot of it on my phone and read it to him he seemed irritated that he now had to go do his job and make them turn down the noise.

[@B_Bodziak]

Even judges and attorneys don't know all of the state and county laws where they practice. They rely on looking up statutes and SC rulings.

[@B_Bodziak]

@@fuckgoogle93 Well, it would be "common sense" to not shoot a few feet from an officer taking a police report. THAT ACTUALLY IS common sense. You're acting as though the cop had no reason to investigate this.

[@nine4t4]

That's a stupid cop on multiple levels. "I went in to investigate without backup after hearing gunshots." "You can't discharge a firearm at night" So if someone defends their home they can be charged for firing a firearm because the sun set?

[@austinhernandez2716]

Not to take up for the cops but of course self defense is an exception...

[@TragerM]

I love how when the gunshots were heard that the police person freaked out but the local people didn't even act like anything happened and didn't care. I would imagine the locals' reactions would be a fairly clear sign whether something bad is going on or not.

[@freydaym4514]

they didnt even flinch lol, assume they were so use to it they didn't even think about miss cop wetting her pants over backyard shots no where near her lol

[@lancelot0274]

When you live out in county it is a daily thing to hear gunshots and not think anything of it. Actually it has desensitized me when I'm in a city or town and hear gunshots. Usually about a 3 count before I'm like "oh right, that's not normal/legal"

[@swampophelia2098]

@@lancelot0274 yep

[@Howdy762]

i dont agree. theres plenty of locations where residents will continue to sit outside and record active gun fights in their neighborhood.

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

​@@Howdy762 out in the Backcountry?

[@caiodiniz7371]

"We can't punish the officer because no similar case was ever decided, and it will never be since we refuse to properly decide it"

[@auburnboi09]

Exactly! It's the most bullshit thing I've ever heard. They need precedent to establish precedent? Make it make sense

[@cardbored_]

Infuriating isn’t it?

[@CherylLynn65]

So infuriating. How is it these mofos break every f*ing law on the books and that's fine. My husband knocked out my teeth, I called cops and adult protective services. THEY BASICALLY LAUGHED AT ME AND REFUSED TO HELP. I just slap him once, I got a family violence charge. WTF?

[@CherylLynn65]

One set of rules for them and the opposite for normal people.

[@MissionaryInMexico]

1) Never announced herself as a law enforcement officer on private property while pointing a weapon at residents. 2) Made up a law that you "cannot shoot a firearm after dark." 3) Arrested instead of given a warning. 4) By law the men didn't have to ID. Glad they sued.

[@ashs1491]

Exactly on their family property I wouldn’t be mad if they shot

[@MissionaryInMexico]

@@ashs1491 I wouldn't say that.

[@ashs1491]

@@MissionaryInMexico lol ok don’t.

[@hillaryclinton1314]

Restraining orders to prevent retribution.. which the arrest was.. will kill a kop 'career'

[@MissionaryInMexico]

@@ashs1491 I won't.

[@normangreenwell9349]

If one cop is yelling In your car window to keep your hands where he can see them and the other cop is yelling through the other car window to get out of the car which cop should you listen to?😊

[@jamessmith-hq5mr]

It never ceases to amaze me at how every cop's default position is to lie.

[@jeanjackson7754]

They are , given a test, before they can become, a officer, as to how well they can lie. Good liars are promoted more. Because that is the law of the land, in America.

[@ethankoernke1329]

That's why it is they often go to the rather nebulous smoke screen tactic of, "suspicious activity". It says nebulous as trying to catch cigarette smoke floating in the air to prove somebody was smoking where they shouldn't be. And the other problem is they end up costing their department so much money because they are too busy chasing that smoke through the air and over the cliff. They don't realize that they're now falling until they have to pay that $50,000 fine from the department's budget. Which then means that the department has to cut the number of police that they put on the street. What you're looking at is the arbitrary and capricious actions of criminals who claim that they're following the law and enforcing the law. These are not peace officers, these are enforcers of arbitrary and capricious statutes. There's a difference between the law of the land and statute. The statute is submissive to the law. Period!

[@ethankoernke1329]

@@jeanjackson7754 and that's why I say. It's about time that we start reviving The Spirit of 1775, because a week and a half after those events the American revolution started. I wonder why that happened?

[@ChristianHipHop]

I hope they get paid… These cops need to be made to study actual laws!

[@USMC6976]

One of them settled for $48,000 and the other is still pending court trial.

[@newsoulsam3889]

@@USMC6976 Is there a source for this? If love to see the justice served on that. America can't be all about our 2nd amendment rights and then on the flip side act all fucked up when citizens actually exercise that right. Edit: probably should have finished the video before commenting lol

[@bill-or-somthingbill4390]

Why would they? There is no reason to if nothing happens to them as a result of misconduct.

[@NahkriinAhziid]

@@newsoulsam3889 great way to make 48k think about it

[@avarice4556]

@@newsoulsam3889 We all do the same, caught up in emotion and want to comment.

[@kaytee7607]

And this is why it's crucial, for black men especially, to learn the laws that govern their state.

[@kamilegier4730]

They should absolutely learn the laws inside out and be able to quote case law but sadly I think many cops only see them as criminals that have not yet been caught.

[@jaimhaas5170]

And they love going around and shooting up the neighborhoods at night.

[@jaimhaas5170]

@@kamilegier4730 do you want to educate yourself on the stats? They are far more likely to be the perp.

[@DirtyStinky]

*people everyone should know their rights because shit like this happens to everyone. Cops know a little more than average about laws than the average person but that certainly doesnt mean theyre right all the time.

[@Sanginn]

@@DirtyStinky the original commenter stated ‘especially’ because of things in this video like the woman cops weed accusations. She would not have made that comment if they were white, even though black and white populations use weed at the same rate

[@djaa7]

What's wild is, nearly everywhere in the USA, it's legal for police to blatantly lie.

[@yesm450]

Let's get that memo to nationwide PDs.

[@rayk.5979]

She's absolutely JACKED on adrenaline, you can hear it in her voice and how she's stumbling on her words.

[@americafirst6492]

Maybe 'Jacked' up on something else, since they do not get drug tested!

[@God_of_pain_2.0]

Fr

[@benjibenji399]

@@americafirst6492 bro who’s gonna be a cop and sober be real 😭😭

[@MarcMartino]

So, according to section 16--23-410 the only one who pointed a gun at someone is the police officer. Arrest her.

[@iambrooks3000]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@lilpenguin092]

Q.I., try again lol xD

[@God_of_pain_2.0]

Fr

[@TCR2025]

This woman is a fool!!

[@ryanjones7681]

Most are....

[@michaelolin2219]

So is the Sargent.

[@yahuchanon67]

I love how one accepts the settlement, then likely split it with the other in exchange for continuing to pursue justice beyond the payout

[@maxwellmortimermontoure7274]

I was in a similar situation, but I’m white. The cop just came up and said something like “oh you’re just target shooting. Your neighbor called, but it’s totally legal till 10pm”, my friend and I both had long guns in our hands and handguns on our hips. All people deserve to be treated like this cop treated me.

[@alphaone321]

Huh? So what if you are white? That means nothing, you had a cool cop, thats all. Stop the victimism shit, ive had bad cops and good cops. And depends on the cop entirely, saying race plays a card on the police force as a whole is simply stupid. Cops are humans, of course they have assholes but u cant fix that, this cops where simply stupid and incompetent by not knowing the law.

[@TJTPC]

Same, was shooting on property I thought was gamelands but was actually private property. Cop came up said “hey guys owner has asked y’all to leave” We promptly packed up and left with no issues. How it should be, guns involved but no escalation of the situation.

[@eashanahluwalia9599]

I got pulled over with a gun on my hip going over 100mph listening to rap music with my high beams on in Tennessee (I was alone on the highway at 3am). the cop was extremely professional and let me go with a warning.

[@HughMungusXD]

The "where's the weed at" is basically threatening to plant weed on them if they keep being passive normal people not saying their entire names to an unjustified cop. Sickening.

[@chrishamm7081]

I came here to comment bout that. Came up to them bout shooting guns but somehow bc they’re black automatically makes them in possession of weed 🤣

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

Then the other cop called him cuz that caught me off guard.

[@ferrisbueller9991]

@@chrishamm7081 i mean, black people do like weed. jk

[@cs-cl9qs]

@@ferrisbueller9991 I missed the part where that’s funny

[@AinetheIrish]

that shit was extremely racist

[@tjfox3]

First cop sounded like she was about to cry when asking what was going on. Anyone that emotionally unstable shouldn’t be a cop. 😂

[@CaptainRockoBD]

She saw two black guys with guns and nearly wet her pants lol. She definitely shouldn’t be a fckin cop. Maybe a security gaurd at the mail will suit her better.

[@rainwhenidie6666]

If citizens can be arrested for garbage laws they dont know and understand then ALL POLICE SHOULD TOO

[@ajm5007]

Weird how the first cop decides they have bad attitudes when they very clearly did everything they were lawfully to do calmly, immediately, and without resistance or complaint . . . but then chose not to answer her questions to her satisfaction, as is their right. They did absolutely everything they were supposed to do, and she STILL decides they were "uncooperative" and "causing trouble."

[@slowfingers4026]

I agree they deserve an A+ I usually switch when you judgements are not to my liking.

[@shaan702]

The fact that first information relayed was that she has “2 black males” explains a lot of why she was convinced that these people were dangerous criminals. She didn’t offer a description of their clothing, age, or any other discerning feature. The purpose of saying that was not to provide relevant information but rather to highlight why she was convinced of wrongdoing despite no apparent crime having been committed. If these guys had been 2 white Iraq war vets in their 30s shooting on their property she would have immediately put her gun away and apologized for the misunderstanding because she would have had respect for them. Instead she says “where’s the weed at” because she is fishing for a cause to arrest them. The fact that she words it like that instead of “where is the weed” is because she thinks they need to be talked to in a different way. It’s the same reason the other officer calls them “cuz” as he lies about the law. They think they can violate their rights, lie about the law, treat them like criminals, and get away with it because they are cops and these guys are “2 black males”.

[@angeljones4441]

💯

[@nastinati647]

Amen ❣️

[@ronniebuchanan6575]

To me she is just a power hungry cop. Didn't matter what color I have seen white men get treated the same.

[@darrene.vonbraun4421]

2:31 That's not what she means by _"When it's this dark"_ concerning being illegal to target shoot on private property. What she means is their *_skin_* is _"too dark."_ Point-blank. Listen to everytine she says _"dark"_ in this new context, and the whole thing makes sense. She's racist.

[@ishmaelepling9115]

All they're Looking for is a Payday. Why take up Police departments Time other than to waste Everyone's Time. This is why the Courts are Full. All the time they took from everyone. One Day You All maybe needing the Police but They will be with Wasting their Time somewhere else.

[@jasonlongton1876]

I understand the deputy's actions up to a point. Hearing gun shots in the dark certainly requires an investigation. However, once it was clear it was just two residents and nothing nefarious was up, the situation should have ended right then and there. That she kept it going and called in for back up having detained two "black males" with a firearm speaks volumes as to her motivation and lack of professionalism. I hope these kids win their cases and get a huge payday.

[@frankney8284]

This is the deep south, blacks still get lynched for not bowing to massah.

[@sprky777]

@JoeM in the US if the race is not given, assume black. If the race is given it will be if it is a white or hispanic. Not racist, it just happens that way.

[@samsig1]

I agree with everything you said until you said huge payday .it's our money not the scumbag cops. I'd rather see the cops do ten years in prison .we taxpayers foot the bill for this crap.

[@donahuekm]

Love these young men for doing what is right. Exercising their rights including their 2A and then standing up for their rights in the face of rogue law enforcement. More young people should learn like these guys did. As for the cops… stop inventing laws and pretending you know what you’re talking about when you don’t. Shameful.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

They both sued for a violation of their 14th amendment right… What the fuck is that about? Lol.

[@soulreaper7297]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 the female cop said wheres the weed at i mean i would bet she never says that to 2 white males shooting guns

[@daekwonrose3160]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 They sued for more than that but you just wanted to nic pick ANYTHING to have something negative to say about them y’all are weird

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@daekwonrose3160 That doesn’t address what I wrote whatsoever. It isn’t being “nitpicky“ at all.

[@daekwonrose3160]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 No one cares to “address” what you said 😂 who are you …

[@Dert26]

*Asks multiple times whose property it is, gets told multiple times that it's his* "kEeP bEiNg SmArT"

[@butch1dc]

When a cop says ‘the law says we can ID anyone we come in contact with. Look it up’ must know someone will be searching a really long time

[@stephengrigg5988]

And he was a sergeant. He either didn't know he's not in a stop and ID state, or he was fine lying about the law because he didn't fear any repercussions.. both options are awful

[@jcarter03]

You notice she said 2 black males not just 2 males 🤣🤣 because if they were white she would of said 2 males but let’s make sure get ready because it’s black men with guns here sick🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ronquigel216]

Perfect reason why qualified immunity needs to be abolished, my understanding ignorance of the law is no excuse especially for a cop.

[@CounterSniper67]

Ignorance of the law is no excuse for us regular folks. But sadly the Supreme Court has ruled that cops do not have to know the laws they enforce. As long as they say they thought they were enforcing a law then they are covered. So they enforce their feelings instead and just claim ignorance. With QI as a shield they will continue to operate this way. But in a tech age like ours, where everyone has a smart phone and can literally google their state statutes, the cops have no honest leg to stand on. This isn’t 1950 where many cops didn’t have radios and were out their winging it. These guys have radios, cellphones and onboard computer systems. There’s no excuse for a cop to make a bogus arrest when all the info they need about the laws they enforce is at their fingertips, on the spot, while still in the field. It’s absolutely disgraceful.

[@user-xp5jz6dh5y]

No more qualified immunity

[@temporaryscars]

How can cops claim QI on ID laws? This is something they'd have to implement multiple times on a daily basis. If anyone should know ID laws better than anyone, it's police, yet they're granted QI every time.

[@jayteefishing1543]

Who says they even knew the deputy was there? They obviously couldn’t see each other. I get it, you’re on a call at night and hear gun shots..that’s not the most comforting thing but as a police officer you can’t go around assuming everyone is out to get you and everyone is a criminal. Doing your job scared is dangerous. Very. Doing it in a very alert frame of mind is better.

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

As soon as she figured out they were just shooting at targets, she shoulda let them go. I totally get finding out where the shots are coming from and why, but when it's clear that they haven't broken a law, that's when ya break contact.

[@jayteefishing1543]

@@cdogthehedgehog6923 yep. You’re exactly right. You don’t keep a citizen detained until you can find something to arrest them for. Once you find out your chief concern has been satisfied, you let them go. I get so tired of seeing officers doing stupid shit like that. It makes all officers look bad. Some officers actually obey the same laws they uphold. Real Law’s. Not made up Law’s.

[@kyle-mb1ij]

She was so afraid of the gunshots she walked towards them

[@SnoopCatts]

@@kyle-mb1ij with her gun drawn

[@tenebrousoul9368]

it's the way they're trained. it fosters an us vs them mentality. Add in the Christian foot soldier/ Lion - lamb shit, and you get cowardly cops. Seriously, look at some of the most popular cop trainers, it's a weird mix of Christian militarism

[@niecyallison1706]

I've seen a female cop trying to bully someone and got the crap beat out of her, although I don't think fighting is the best way to handle issues, saw she was asking for it. After she was getting off the ground she identified herself as a cop. She tried to arrest the female that kicked her azz, but the people in the crowd would not let it happen. She was off duty and most have forgotten she wasn't in uniform.