Veteran Arrested for Sitting on a Bench

[@AuditTheAudit]

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[@soulfulfreedomheart2505]

Welcome to the Fourth Reich. I'm in Sydney Australia and we are in hard lockdown for that doesn't look like it's going to end anytime soon. The cops are just doing whatever they want totally disregarding people who have mask exemptions. Smashing old people to the ground. Ripping young women of trains arresting innocent people. And a Minster for health who was asked about the accidental Covid injections of 160 students who just goes so what mistakes happen get over it. God help us all.

[@pearlrival3124]

its illegal to get drunk in the US now. Russia, about that passport???

[@gyromurphy]

I own one of those speakers. They are great. For real I love that thing

[@measl]

*Sorry ATA, but if we want to grade Mr. James, his intoxication is merely a part of the complete picture ("totality of circumstances" in legalese), and we can judge his actions in a manner that discards his impairment. He gets a B: he remained calm and collected, despite being accosted by an actual tyrant. He would rate an A or A Plus had he chosen to remain silent, however, he did everything else correctly, and in an appropriate manner. Hopefully, Mr. James will sue the department and force them to recognize Colorado law, since their job is **_supposed_** to be the enforcement of that law.* *I specifically recognize Mr. James' decision to call for a ride (Uber) in light of his intoxication, an act which benefits both himself personally, and society as a whole. Mr. James' decision that he was too intoxicated to drive is literally "doing the right thing", and the officer's decision to harass Mr. James under these circumstances rates another "F Minus" for creating conditions which may lead Mr. James or others to choose getting off the street as quickly as possible in order to avoid local police aggression, rather than calling for a ride as Mr. James did on this video.* *Mr. James' behaviour during this video is **_exemplary!_*

[@soulfulfreedomheart2505]

@neurotransmitter this is not about just wearing a mask. If that's all it was about then it wouldn't be so bad. My son has a disability and has a mask exemption but with the cops refusing to acknowledge medical exemptions. I'm not going to have him manhandled or injured by them. We are not getting the EUA injections either. And I'm not a dude.

[@SomeReallyUniqueName]

If he can call himself an Uber and wait for that Uber calmly in the middle of the night, he is basically a *model* of how you should act when you drink.

[@lucasward7688]

Absolutely! The guy did everything right and everything society has asked of people who drink.

[@mesa9724]

This officer could be stopping and arresting a drunk driver but instead chooses to harass an old veteran waiting for an Uber.

[@kurtwetzel154]

@@mesa9724 The police should have waited to see if his Uber or ride was coming. Then take further action from there.

[@michaelhernandez5384]

And the presence of mind to record his encounter lol

[@stopthecensure6349]

@@mesa9724 I get that you guys are obssessed with the whole veteran thing. In this case, his veteran status doesn't even come into play. You must have seen how cops treat veterans, they're not party of the same "brotherhood", unless they themselves are veterans. As a law abiding citizen, regardless of his history (unless it was serial bar robber), this should never have happened. Waste of everyone's time.

[@wellingtonbruh3756]

Imagine losing a legal argument on every level to a completely drunk man while you're the police lmao

[@drewboatright9260]

hahaha!

[@ange4048]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 love it!

[@flogoph13]

Kenneth Davidson I agree, and LOOSING is completely different than losing because loosing isn’t even a word, at least when people get their, they’re, and there in the wrong context at least they’re still using a real word Lol

[@tomwithey711]

@@flogoph13 loosing is a word, although it's not suitable for this situation and is a niche term used for releasing animals in some dialects.

[@michaellanglie5502]

@@flogoph13 well that is the best reply to date. your, err, you're a rock star.

[@saintsabbathi]

Wow... Cop, "Youre making bad choices." Innocent guy, literally making the best, safest decision possible.

[@ZiggyStardust49]

@@archieletsyouknow5508 Speak English

[@Deathlobster137]

The bad choice was existing

[@e.r.r.a.0000]

@@archieletsyouknow5508 what?

[@e.r.r.a.0000]

@@Deathlobster137 which is??? Drinking??? I don't really know so you tell me...

[@wowihaveachannel4862]

I'm glad ata did this video. This one, even more than some of the shootings by cops, made my blood boil. And the dept's response was pathetic at best. As ata mentioned the officer had several other options and chose the worst one. If the cop was so worried, wouldn't he just give him a ride home? But no his ego was just way broken when this man refused to id. Many people called that bar and offered to buy the guy beers. People know the cop screwed up bad.

[@Delphic_Wendigo]

"You're drunk" "I'm waiting on an uber" "Well, you're coming with us. Is there anyone who can pick you up?" This is clown energy right here.

[@juanreyna3763]

should be like back in the day when they would actually give you a ride and try to help and not harass definitely would have had a talk with him if that officer were my kin.

[@patrickday4206]

@@juanreyna3763 I'd beat him like a redheaded stepchild!!!!! 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@markfarrow474]

@@juanreyna3763 thank MADD for this

[@jackjohn189]

Ok, so, if you DUI you get arrested. Fair enough. If you get drunk and try to get in an uber uou get arrested due to public intoxication. What are you supposed to do? Sleep at the bar?

[@tip3593]

@@jackjohn189 This cops ego was hurt when the man said no to the ID request. Most cops (not all) are on huge power trips 24/7. It’s gross

[@RabbleInArms]

The fact that the department defended this cop's actions shows exactly why cops cannot be allowed to police themselves.

[@STHFGDBY]

I'm not American, but it's not just American cops that can't be trusted. But American cops come across as especially untrustworthy from all the videos I have seen. Some of the killings by cops in America are appalling and constitute murder more than self defense. Racist cops seem to be especially toxic in America.

[@Trucking4Jesus]

@@STHFGDBY that's why none of us trust the cops and are either like this guy pissed off that they come barraging into our business or are scared to death of them. The cops in my city of Savannah, GA do their absolute best to maintain a good public relations with us, truly a blessing. I've broken so many minor laws Infront of our cops and they'd just turn away or let me go with a warning 🤣

[@kiwibob223]

*should not. Cause they clearly do.

[@Sagan_Blandard20XX]

@@Trucking4Jesus Savannah GA is a wonderful, beautiful town. Lucky guy.

[@4bidn1]

"we have conducted an internal review and found that we did nothing wrong :^)"

[@TheKyfe]

"You're drunk in front of a closed business." No shit. He was obviously drinking there until it closed.

[@mehregankbi]

you'd think that cops by now know that's a thing after a billion american movies showing the scene where the bar is closing and the person is there. but no, they can not stand logic

[@cajoz]

Sounds like an answer to a riddle.

[@Psychedelic-Flux]

@@mehregankbi it's almost like.... they do it on purpose

[@joeconner2231]

You're observation proves that you're more qualified to be promoted to detective than the flunky cop!

[@B311adonna]

Right! The body cam clearly shows it was 2:30 am and the business was only closed for 30 min which Uber can take extra long at that time due to the high demand by people that have been drinking.

[@jetroar17]

A+ for Mr. James for not driving drunk, knowing his rights, and for his service to this country!

[@RenIsBack20]

SSS+

[@jonothandoeser]

This is how Rambo started!

[@Kelnx]

@@jonothandoeser Dude just wanted a cheeseburger...

[@dieSpinnt]

STOP RIGHT THERE, you criminal scum! You are arrested for for calling a Über! And A+ for the sadness of the situation, that is only comprehensible with humor.

[@dieSpinnt]

@@Kelnx Hey guys, that is even a deeper plot than Rambo. ... if a random German girl pays respect to Mr. James? F!

[@HarryNicNicholas]

"you can't even walk" "that's why i was sitting" "is there anybody can come and get you?" "an uber?" jeez these cops.

[@se7enhaender]

Clearly the message is: "Even when drunk, _always_ drive home yourself (preferably fast), because otherwise the cops will almost certainly come to fuck with you." Good job, officer.

[@ChicanoOne760]

Cops are treating white folks like minorities now. The country has gone to sh1t.

[@geoffberteau2847]

I had a similar reaction to Oregon's BUI (bicycling) laws - being nearly as harsh as DUI laws.

[@paulkocyla1343]

@@ChicanoOne760 It has gone to sh!t the moment it started treating minorities bad.

[@jaydamaestro]

@@ChicanoOne760 welcome 2 my world bitches....we finna be saying fuk da police together 🤣🤣🤣

[@ChicanoOne760]

@@jaydamaestro I'm Mexican

[@lostpony4885]

I like how the "closed business" is a bar with a handy bench in front for exactly this purpose and its suspicious to use it exactly as intended.

[@josephkostinko739]

SMH, pigs.

[@adygombos4469]

Drunk guy sitting on a bench in front of a bar waiting for an uber, is it possible that he had a few beers inside and when the bar closed he called for an uber and is waiting for it? Nah must be some Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist sending encoded signals through blood alcohol level fluctuations at their secret HQ, a public bench in front of a bar.

[@austinhernandez2716]

@@adygombos4469 thanks to Republicans. You know, blue lives matter, support the police, "law and order", "just follow the law"

[@RarebitFiends]

His crime was not treating the officer like his superior. Offending police ego is an arrestable offense in Colorado it seems.

[@dentalnovember]

Less than 30 minutes after closing time.

[@TheSeventhChild]

"Don't drink and drive" Ok, I'll call an Uber "Oh a wise guy eh? Cuff em"

[@mick7even]

☝️

[@peet4628]

wish this comment had more likes

[@rodolfoleon4538]

for some reason I can hear chief wiggum from the simpsons saying this

[@Em3ga]

😆

[@dominicw8868]

This is hilarious 😂😂😂😂

[@nicholasemjohnson47]

If you can get arrested for sitting on a bench while drunk, I'm truly afraid for our country.

[@misty7220]

Only if you have a home. The homeless can drink and shoot up as much as they like.

[@Beery1962]

Yup. Like the guy said, he was doing exactly the right thing - waiting quietly for the ride he arranged for because he knew he was too drunk to drive.

[@GetCraftyLemons]

For real!!!!

[@DankyDankenstein]

How did we make it this far?

[@anempath24]

@@DankyDankenstein bcoz in West the Law and police work like Robots no humnan emotions involved. no empathy no compassion. visit any poor country in asia. they may live in poverty. but they act like humans. unlike thse cops who trat citizens like subhumans.

[@pkmcburroughs]

"You're a danger to yourself." Yes. He certainly appeared that way while sitting quietly on a bench.

[@strawberyyicecreamdream216]

Just vibin drunk on a bench. Stop sir you will hurt yourself! I don't even drink or go to bars but homeboy is not hurting anyone.

[@nspring06]

He's just sitting there...........menacingly.

[@DanielForrester]

All Cops Are Fascists. I hope this gaslighting a hole got fired, but he probably got a promotion. "And take this award for making a Navy vets night terrible for no good reason!"

[@B3RyL]

He was clearly trying to bore himself to death while waiting. Or maybe even bore others to death. Clear and present danger. No doubt about it.

[@someguy4489]

@@nspring06 lmfao

[@Sagan_Blandard20XX]

"I don't think you are making good choices." -Cop, speaking to man who made the choice to take an Uber while intoxicated.

[@informitas0117]

Maybe it would be funnier for the cops if he drove intoxicated?

[@CherryZ]

lol true

[@LRM12o8]

Exactly: If he had just drove home in his GMC pickup like a good patriot, they wouldn't have caught him sitting on a bench half an hour after the pub closed. 🤣

[@MrGizmoIE]

and i like the reply,,, @I am waiting for uber@ ^)^)

[@TheKomentor]

I'm on the cop's side. The man could have ended this encounter in a couple of minutes if he had either shown the cop his ID or shown him his Uber app. It is just common sense. The cops should have the authority to see any person's ID that they find suspicious. That is how crimes can be prevented. Of course the man was drunk, so he can't be entirely blamed for his lack of judgment.

[@elreyabeja4539]

VET: "I'm waiting for my Uber" COP: "Cool, man, I'll just hang out and chat with you until it gets here. How was your night?" It could have been that easy.

[@xd_koloking5303]

Or the cop could’ve just left him alone after he said he was waiting for an Uber😂

[@juliagulia3617]

Personally, this is what should have gone down. Instead of just leaving, he could help the man by making sure he got in his ride safely without the threat of being robbed or taken by the wrong people. This would have led to a positive interaction instead of the gobfuck of a interaction like this

[@his8166]

You have to be human to act like this. Only humans act like this.

[@shroomiestshroom3655]

@@xd_koloking5303 he shouldnt have just left him alone, but he obviously shouldnt have detained him and put him in the police car but he was clearly more than just a bit tipsy, its also his job and a court case if he knowingly leaves him in a drunk state and he walks out in front of a car, or falls asleep and gets hypothermia, but this whole thing should have just been a quick talk while they waited for the uber to arrive, make sure he actually hasnt drank to much, or has a medical condition like diabetes that makes you appear drunk.

[@audigit]

Agreed... could have should have is a better way for a licensed officer to spend their time being kind and watching over him, with a guy waiting for a ride home, to sleep in his own bed then harassing the citizen who needs to get home safely. WOW. no wonder that cops are disliked and avoided. Mr James might have asked for a ride home, but another guy with the ride for him might have killed either or both of them in some horrific accident, so better the Uber option for Mr James.

[@thenewsheila]

My dad is also a retired Navy vet. Our family has ALWAYS been "blue line" supporters. I was raised to have respect for any kind of authority. I'm ashamed to say I used to be one of the ppl that said "Just do what they say, it's not that hard." And I blindly supported law enforcement bc that's how I was raised. But man.... this channel and others like it have COMPLETELY opened my eyes to that. Media and news coverage rarely if ever shows the true nature and every side of a story. Smh. I know there are still respectful, conscientious officers out there with common sense and common courtesy... but now I also see how a lot of them are not on the people's side. This video infuriated me. He was doing the exact right thing by waiting for an Uber. And he was about to punish him for that???? Make that make sense. I really hope he pressed charges. Thank you for your service sir. And good on ya for not driving drunk. That officer should be ashamed.

[@chasecash1363]

Very similar situation here. Not immediate family but most cousins and grandparents are vets. I always licked the boot. Until I got my ass beat for smoking a cigarette a week before my 18th birthday (when that was the age) because I didn't have an id. That was when I changed my view.

[@skapenguin]

We only see a fraction of cop interactions on this page. What's crazy is that most cops seem to be way too comfortable flexing their power for hurt fee fees.

[@oahts5906]

Now if only people would use this logic with skeptics of gov in general

[@thomashenden71]

Now, imagine how the police acted before bodycams were around…

[@carriehesketh3555]

ALL officers are corrupt. It doesn’t matter if they personally treat people respectfully and follow the law and rules. It doesn’t matter how good of a cop a person is if they don’t expose the bad behavior of the other officers they work with and witness doing things they shouldn’t. If a cop were one that did expose others, they wouldn’t be a cop for very long at all. They would be forced out in a hurry. Just ask any cop who has ever exposed corruption. Any cop who has been a cop for a substantial length of time is not a good cop. Period. It’s not possible to remain on a force with other cops and not either be corrupt yourself or fail to expose the corruption and bad acts of others. It cannot and does not happen.

[@Lepidopray]

He's clearly drunk but he makes 100x more sense than the cop.

[@lordescanor1365]

Lol right? It's so sad the a officer is more illogical than someone drunk.

[@jonathanking128]

That's exactly what I was gonna say. You know there's a problem when the drunk guy makes more sound logical arguments than an on-duty LEO

[@flossietube2065]

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!🤣😂😅🤣😂😅🤣😂😅 You KNOW your in the wrong career when a drunk guy is making WAY better legal AND moral sense than you, a Police Officer!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!! 🤣😂😅🤣😂😅👍

[@SuSpInTiOn]

@@lordescanor1365 I'd be ashamed to have an Officer this incompetent being employed in my town, if you don't know your job then you're a failure.. My coffee maker has one job and it does it everyday, most cops are overpaid and under-educated when it comes to Law which is literally their one job.. KNOW THE LAW!

[@bruceleeupk]

He should of drove home like everyone else.. 🙄😒

[@breadstick502plays3]

Mr James gets an A+ for knowing to not drink and drive while intoxicated

[@DaltonDaDigga]

Very true

[@fleonard4]

and the stupid Nazi cop gets an F for encouraging people to not be responsible, and just risk driving drunk next time.

[@zacdolby9858]

lol apparently not.

[@o-matt3570]

@@fleonard4 Godwin’s Law

[@TheOGFV]

@@o-matt3570 Generallly applied when a conversation has gone on long enough without the mention for it to randomly come up. Cops however are very frequently compared to Nazis and fascists so it doesn't really apply or at least not in full effect here.

[@Andyhoots]

That pisses me off! “You can’t even walk!” How is that relevant. He wasn’t even trying to walk somewhere. He was sitting there trying to do the right thing by not drinking and driving. This cop should lose his rights to police forever.

[@MrLawalker]

IKR?!?? This pissed me the fuck off. "... you're not making good choices." The guy literally made the right choice by calling an Uber and sitting down so he wouldn't fall and hurt himself or whatever. Then the ignorant cop proceeds break the law and violate this innocent man's right. In a state with no public drunkenness laws, btw🤷🏾‍♂️😠🤬

[@MrCaptainTea]

@@MrLawalker This was one of the worst performances I’ve seen from the pigs in a WHILE. Had me enraged they did this crap to a veteran of all people

[@pipeborrero]

By that logic, handicaps are a danger to themselves or others and should be detained

[@davidcasas6517]

He's corrupt. Period.

[@balldip]

@@davidcasas6517 Corrupt? Uh what has this guy done to warrant paying a cop off to unlawfully arrest him? Did the cop do some stupid shit? For sure. Is he corrupt? Nah.

[@DanJackielz]

"You're sitting in front of a closed bar" Sharp as a knife

[@thejourney6712]

Officer: "sir you cant even walk" Well maybe thats why he was sitting down

[@onefatstratcat]

"I'm not trying to walk occifer... I'm trying to sit..and.. feel like I'm doin' a hell of a job"

[@Polyglot_English]

Taiwan is a country 🇹🇼 🇹🇼

[@owenalt2752]

@@Polyglot_English and should be free of fascist china

[@bajanconcepts]

I literally thought the exact same thing...smh laughing when he said that

[@patb6486]

The officer seems to be more intoxicated on power than the man he’s harassing is drunk. Either he doesn’t understand the law and peoples rights or he doesn’t care this guy is effectively handicapped and conducted himself far better than the bullying officer

[@SomeRandomMario]

"you can't even walk right now" ... No shit that's why he was sitting down.

[@EvangelhoImigrante]

Police only hires McDonalds managers, that’s why we keep watching this stupid interactions.

[@axiom167]

Not to mention he was being moved around outside of his will while handcuffed.

[@AV-kc2ro]

@@EvangelhoImigrante don’t offend McDonald’s managers like that though, my aunty is one 😂

[@erikkarling2176]

That is EXACTLY what I was thinking!

[@EvangelhoImigrante]

@@AV-kc2ro I'm sorry I've offended your uncle lol

[@ronaldwhite1840]

The hate for cops is never going to stop, because of officers like this one,

[@mikehensley78]

This cop needs a different job. Definitely needs not `serve` the public.

[@metta116]

It takes one to ruin it all

[@thecryptotengu]

my hate for them grows every day.

[@HotelBravo556]

@@metta116 one? There are thousands upon thousands like him or worse.

[@jayspeidell]

The distrust of cops *shouldn't* stop as long as they don't have accountability. It's absurd that the department is defending the officer. If you break the law at work is your whole profession going to obstruct any form of justice?

[@connormcateer7125]

The fact he was drunk and acted that calmly and collected was great

[@PaulJohnsonM]

"Is there anyone sober who can come get you?" "MY UBER DRIVER!"

[@RayVenger]

That one actually made me chuckle while watching it. Like the cops trolling right.

[@RandyRandersonthefamous]

@@RayVenger no, they intentionally filter out smart people

[@Nikosi9]

Iftheywereso concerned for his safty, they could have driven him home. It's not like they had anything else to do...

[@blargblarg-jargon9607]

@@RandyRandersonthefamous a bigger truth was never spoken.

[@benjones4365]

@@Nikosi9 It would have saved the officer a lot of time and he would have saved calling his mates over just to put him in the back of a police car.

[@zacharybell5534]

This officer is literally loosing an argument against a drunk man. He should have just quit.

[@trippsmclovin]

LOL truly.

[@rickb1387]

Should be fired. He is endangering other LEOs and his own life.

[@mr.dj1ssir245]

@Stewie Griffin Because a homicide happened there "A" year ago. So I guess the police tape was still up

[@Thugshaker101]

I'm the 420 like

[@EdertheJust]

Oh no. He can't stop because that man needed to respect his authority.

[@incogn3gr0]

Mr James gets an A+, because although he was clearly very drunk, he managed to remain cool and collected. He was more reasonable than this police officer harassing him for doing absolutely nothing.

[@elonmust7470]

think about what his job in the navy was! a medic! I bet that is an extremely stressful job!!!

[@pfunk_1535]

@@jazzridez cokecaine lmao

[@julia0c3anchild72]

Ok but considering how that man was drunk off his ass and still had the integrity to both call an Uber AND deal with a cop on an insane power trip without being even the slightest bit rude the entire time, I 100% believe that he deserves an actual grade of an A+.

[@Night_Hawk_475]

He pulls out the cuffs the moment the man gets his phone recording, this definitely seems retaliatory for the act of filming. This officer was power tripping over a drunk man minding his own business.

[@TheDenialist]

Funny how the officer said it was ok to record. Drunk guy called his bluff.

[@brt5273]

And then he complained about him filming

[@superbowlman36]

It drives me crazy!!! You can always spot the moment these cops act insecure and ruin lives!!!! I'm a warehouse worker who has better self control smh....

[@lpk6372]

You have to start filming the moment you see these guys all that talking he did gives the officer a excuse. Let him have to explain why he arrested a guy who was filming him and didnt say anything.

[@diipadaaba4176]

when the bar closes and you are drunk, you must be able to teleport back home or else.

[@joeguetzloff4465]

🤣

[@addisonpage1]

Lol the cops repeatedly saying “outside a closed buisness” could the cop not put 2 and 2 together that the vet was at the bar while open?

[@patrickday4206]

@@addisonpage1 you expect that low iq police are able to do math !!! Lol . We should treat police like intoxicated people unsafe to be in public.

[@pallviggosson2144]

@@addisonpage1 I doubt that they will make detectives anytime in the near future.

[@lordescanor1365]

@@addisonpage1 That level of thinking is too complex for him, you expect too much from him.

[@DOLfirst]

This SERIOUSLY pissed me off. That officer is harrassing the man. He cuffed him because he didn't want to be filmed. What an ass.

[@waiatm]

And if he were pulled over with a DUI... He would have said you should have waited for an Uber at the bar lol

[@bonewelder1471]

​@Salt Maker legally he didn't have to show the cop anything. How would you feel if a cop barged in your house, handcuffed you, and then said "This is a bad neighborhood, I need to make sure you live here. I'll let you go if you show me proof that you actually own this house." That's just not how the law works. Cops are not allowed to violate your rights just because it makes them feel safer or makes their job easier.

[@Mrwutevah]

@Salt Maker Does he have to show the officer that? If an officer randomly walked up to you and asked you to pull down your pants, would you do it? Or, does the officer, you know, have to actually give out LAWFUL orders?

[@Mrwutevah]

@Salt Maker The officer can ask, and the gentleman can refuse. Then what?

[@stormsoul3162]

@Salt Maker pretty sure thats not a public bar, i dont think there are many public bars, therfore neither is the parking lot, public intoxication is not even a a thing in james state, the cop was just bulshitting. have you not seen the video?

[@richardgates3439]

Although he was drunk, he was alert, reasonable, clear and calm, and posed no threat to himself or anyone.

[@silverblade357]

"I'm waiting on an Uber." "Is there someone sober that can come pick you up?" LOL! WUT?!

[@chrisw647]

It's sad when a drunk guy is more reasonable & logical than the cop hassling him. Pathetic excuse of a cop.

[@jhoshouse]

I would have died laughing if he said, "Ya, Uber." 🤣

[@silverblade357]

@@chrisw647 Once upon a time, as a reckless young man, I got utterly obliterated, wandered out of this club, and passed out on a park bench two blocks down the road. I woke up to the sunrise and a cop shaking me like, "Hey! You can't sleep here. Get up. The sprinklers turn on in like ten minutes. Oh. You just had a bit much? Yeah. We've all been there. You need a ride somewhere? No? You got someone you can call? Awesome. That place there has pretty good coffee if you need somewhere to wait. You take care now." Apparently, an old man drunk outside a bar that just closed is way more suspicious than an obliterated out-of-towner passed out in a public park near a school zone. Or maybe I just got a cop worthy of the badge.

[@Mandy_39]

@@silverblade357 definitely a cop worthy of a badge! Cops like this are definitely the problem!

[@bryankc9644]

If candidates in the police exam score too high on the IQ portion they are eliminated. Police forces look for dumb obedient jock types. They know intelligent people will not stay on the job long.

[@MrJapanUnderground]

"You can't even walk." The fact that he's been sitting in wait and knows that himself is what makes me furious. Because he's said like a thousand times that he's SITTING and waiting for a ride because he KNOWS he's too drunk to do anything else.

[@kek490]

It's even finnier that he was saying it to a veteran combat medic

[@ShadowManceri]

Also being handcuffed doesn't really help the walking part when your balance is already in question.

[@AR-xd3dp]

It's an "I don't care"attitude that they're using

[@918M]

I don’t understand why the cop thinks it’s his job to find out who he is and what he’s doing

[@control_the_pet_population]

@@918M lol... that's silly. A cop can ask any member of the public anything they want... they can investigate anything they feel is suspicious so long as they don't break any laws or violate any rights while doing so. Don't conflate your right to not answer questions with the cops not being allowed to ask them. While I can't defend this cop for going off on a confrontational power trip and handling the situation poorly, public intoxication is generally a violation that can get you a night at the local station to sober up. The cop was well within his rights to detain this guy. What happens if the Uber driver didn't show and the drunk guy stumbled into the street and got hit while trying to walk home or back to his vehicle? To expect a cop to ignore a member of the public who is very likely intoxicated is ridiculous.

[@cynthia-op8rx]

"you're intoxicated in public... at a closed business, in a high crime area" very nice of the officer to list his three different unlawful justifications.

[@dalehildebrandt1045]

a high crime area? Sounds like the police aren't doing their job too well

[@lpk6372]

God it always angers me when they say all those be excuses. Like you're intoxicated... Yeah cause it's legal to go to a bar and drink alcohol. Public intoxication should only apply if I'm causing mayhem, fighting Or endangering the public. At a closed business... Yes and have you witnessed me doing a crime? Do you have a verified person claiming I commit a crime at said business. Sitting on a bench by a business now not a crime. The last one urks me even more. "high crime area" doesn't mean you get to arrest anyone for whatever you feel like. It means a more constant police presence is needed. If you a officer WITNESSES a crime then do your thing. My other hated statement we got a call... Is that a call attached to a real person or just a phrase you use to do stuff you normally wouldnt be permitted to do? These "calls" better have a person attached to them or the blame needs to fall on the officers.

[@HardlyaDavidson]

Of which he was obviously a patron of….

[@dalehildebrandt1045]

@@lpk6372 In many places you can drink outside the bar as long as you don't take an open container to the public sidewalk or past that; and as such are NOT being public intoxicated until you get to the public sidewalk. As he was sitting in front of the bar by a parking lot parking space, he was NOT intoxicated in public.

[@lpk6372]

@@dalehildebrandt1045 good to know but I'm guessing this officer thinks hey well I can see him so that means he is in public. That's their thinking when they are out there to play sheriff of Nottingham.

[@shortyprogaming]

"You're intoxicated in public" Where would you suggest he go, home? That's what he's trying to do, like damn

[@abyssalmask6516]

Veteran: my password is 6969 I see the veteran is a person of culture as well

[@Ammut6]

Well at least someone mentioned his classy passcode.

[@headishome8452]

I was born in 1969. It is a very classy password !! 😉

[@gbk_nova5008]

@@Ammut6 thats what im saying lmao I was waiting for someone to mention his password

[@AF-bk2bw]

Amazing moment

[@jammamammaa]

A man of undeniable class. It's probably his bank pin number too.

[@3601christopher]

“Sir you can’t even walk” its almost like he was sitting down waiting for a ride

[@soner818]

He can't even walk yet the officer suspected that he could commit a crime. Give a guy a break!!!

[@cameronjames3499]

And also as though drunk and otherwise balance impaired people will have greaterissues with their arms forced un-naturally behind their back in cuffs. Should throw this officer in a ball-gag and then imprison him for his own safety until he can voice a clear and intelligible statement.

[@nickxenix]

@SynthSony lmao

[@AngryGnome87]

And yet this whole encounter could have been avoided if he simply just showed him the Uber on his phone 😂🤣😂. When you play stupid games you win stupid prizes 🤷

[@mythriltempest2796]

@@AngryGnome87 Or maybe if the cop had respected the privacy of someone deciding to the correct thing ("Shit, I'm way too drunk and the bar closed. Lemme grab an uber [Which probably took like 20 minutes to order given my experience with trying to do ANYTHING on my phone while drunk lmao] instead of driving home.") instead of hopping into his vehicle and possibly killing someone. If the cop was suspect of him, he could have just made his presence known and waited around in his car after hearing "I'm waiting on an uber" instead of deciding he NEEDS visual confirmation that an Uber is on its way. In what world does the cop NEED to see your phone without a warrant? lol.

[@Thewiz729kdojdj]

how the interaction should have gone: cop: what are you doing? guy: waiting on my uber cop: ok great, thanks for not driving drunk. have a good night god, this guy is so horrendous at his job

[@travisblair4983]

Could have also taken him home

[@TheSanctionextremis]

Or even just waiting for his uber to arrive to ensure he is safe, while also communicating with the uber driver that the customer is drunk. He could then have offered a ride home instead. Though I can admit I do not know their procedures and those could not allow for a personal escort home.

[@gartner101]

If you assume a cops job is to help and make the community a better place. However, his actions become understandable if you assume his job is to entangle people in the 'justice' system and fill the prisons.

[@iunwritten8025]

100%

[@danielr617]

"How dare you cheat this municipality out of thousands of dollars worth of DUI fines."

[@bookahendrix8965]

the fact that the officer said he is a danger to others because he was drunk waiting for an uber is crazy

[@Letmegambleforyou]

Can we just appreciate this man’s lock code was “6969”. Shout out to him for not drinking and driving!

[@gwedoh69]

😂😂

[@lgeorgell2272]

yeah dude, i was looking for this comment. This mans a legend and showed great maturity in shaking hands with these clowns after falsely detaining him. Not a good way of welcoming home a veteran within his legal rights.

[@Playlist4Ella]

Nice.

[@BK-hl2lh]

Thats rite

[@Travybear1989]

That was the best part

[@CareyHolzman]

How is it possible this LEO lacks basic judgement and issues illegal orders to harass law-abiding citizens. This LEO needs to be FIRED IMMEDIATELY before he gets himself or some other innocent civilian hurt!

[@dghhambo]

So do teachers bro! Kinda sad ain't it

[@africacarey]

The bad thing about it was his Department Justified his behavior was okay

[@krakendragonslayer1909]

Putting someone into chains and enslaving him against the law is in USA punishable by firing from job? What a beutifull country of freedom.

[@ssskillzzz3513]

@@yotarocket Why would we want less?

[@post-leftluddite]

@@dghhambo shut up, and go Google Authoritarian Personality disorder because I guarantee you fulfill all the characteristics

[@ernestbehring9034]

I'd give the man an A. He did better drunk than most folks do sober.

[@user-jy2sj4ed4i]

Too true

[@F3Y3F3]

Yeah, he did a hell of a lot better than I did.

[@DrewRycerz]

So true. If it was my uncle the windows would be broken and a squirrel would be in his mouth. Don't ask.

[@P_Foot]

I’d say B. He didn’t follow up as far as we know. All we do know is he shook hands with the officers and thanked them, so I doubt he followed up. That is dangerous, it’ll happen again.

[@revolvingworld2676]

@@P_Foot True, but then again he was drunk, he probably just wanted to go home and forget about it.

[@arianahadley8079]

Officer: you’re intoxicated in front of the closed business The business: a literal bar

[@memphis6694]

When he said “you can’t call an Uber” was my breaking point. He knew exactly what he ment but he deliberately chose to be an asshole.

[@dontejones1039]

Not only that, but it's completely possible to call your Uber driver. Many times they call you if they can't find you right away

[@CherryZ]

Yea like the guy was drunk I'm surprised he was able to formulate the sentence at all 😂. It's sad our tax dollars are being used to harass a man who chose to call an uber instead of drive drunk...

[@gamerleal9265]

@@CherryZ Hopefully, more tax dollars are being put towards Mr. James' pension than the cops salary.

[@OriginalJealot]

@@gamerleal9265 Hopefully, but highly unlikely.

[@ocorley3124]

You can in fact call a uber

[@luisjimenez5898]

I'll give him a Double A. Even drunk, he was more stable emotionally than the officer

[@jihidi4360]

S+ or something

[@fredde2593]

AA?

[@Bladeofwar94]

@@fredde2593 God that's a good one. Wish I thought of that!

[@fidjet]

🖕🐷💜💚🇺🇸🥊💪🧠

[@GratefulforFreePress]

Fuck it, just give him a law degree at that point. That cop should be so embarrassed getting schooled by a drunk dude.

[@changaduranga3259]

when a really drunken guy makes more sense than the police ...

[@orashiosensei9432]

It is both sad and scary.

[@dontthrow6064]

this isn't even drunk, slightly intoxicated maybe, he was calm and respectful and you are supposed to have the right not to give your ID without a strong reason, but apparently you are hiding something if you refuse

[@typicalchampion7]

​@@dontthrow6064bro he was drunk 🤦🤦 why would someone from navy go out openly drunk?? And also he definitely just came out of the club after it got closed , many old people do that when they drink alot , movies are the perfect example

[@vaultboya6253]

Love how most cops think being professional is calling sir or ma'am while they violate you lol

[@thatmaninblack]

A good cop would be like: - I'll just stay here until your uber arrives, making sure that you are safe. End of story.

[@johnjasper3634]

That's what the more experienced COPS would do. The newbs have EGO issues that just cant allow them to be Wrong

[@loverboy18k]

yea that shit dont happen anymore

[@shank0]

A good cop....hahaha.

[@midwestmangos2452]

@@loverboy18k never did

[@thatmaninblack]

@Charles Badstones I was fined once, wrongfully (for leafleting against crime and violence), for 500 dollars. When I went home, we got a phone call, the sheriff told us that he took care of it because it was just totally nonsense to get a fine for such a thing. I was surprised by this, but it's indeed happened. In this reality. So, there are good cops too out there, but not on this channel, for sure. :)

[@allaneisner4729]

Cop is not just doing his job, he is infringing on this man’s rights. He was minding his business and was not a danger to himself or others.

[@downtoearth9]

This cop "protected and served" the shit out of this guy... At least this guy lived to tell his story...

[@cooldog60]

Yep to harass and intimidate that is their motto.

[@tracyseymour7553]

@@cooldog60 💯💯💯💯

[@kchortu]

That IS the current job of modern policing

[@raymondswinehart2714]

Well the correct thing to do in CO since there is no public intox would have been for the cop to get ems there and take him to the hospital.

[@ROOKFORK]

The only thing this Weatridge Police officer did right was to turn on his body came and create a public record.

[@diligentsun1154]

damn! what an INDICTMENT. excellent statement.

[@DHIX33333]

Sadly, he and the department see nothing wrong with his actions.

[@TheDenialist]

@@DHIX33333 his superior who reviewed it watch his subordinate harass a citizen and did so under the color of law. So im wondering why the officer hasnt been arrested by his superiors.

[@sloideh]

feel so bad for this dude, he's clearly being responsible and calling an uber rather than putting himself or other people in danger and the cops have the audacity to say he's being a danger to himself and others. bro is literally doing the safest thing

[@ItsShatter]

For being intoxicated, that vet did an amazing job handling the situation.

[@lloydnelson778]

Getting drunk is medicine to a veteran..

[@n9nedots]

We’re still amazingly functional while drunk 😂

[@wraith511802003]

@@n9nedots for real...

[@andrewtregoning]

Navy guys built different lol

[@ronaldgarcia5300]

@@andrewtregoning, He can even remember his passcode and keep calm.

[@govelasco]

The intoxicated man is more reasonable than this officer.

[@Phantom_Loading]

Lol how ironic

[@YaofuZhou]

LOL!

[@DrewRycerz]

Amen. The irony.

[@dochollywood79]

Funny u assume the cop isn't intoxicated.

[@jeremysears4263]

@@dochollywood79 HAHAHAHAHA

[@hazamax2139]

"Sir you can't even walk" It's almost as if the guy knew that, called an uber and decided to wait.

[@TheFlorisJ]

Being able to walk is now mandatory and enforceable by law apparently

[@erictheviking844]

They did this exact thing to me in Denver Colorado two weeks ago when I was a block away from my hotel. I was staying at a place called Hostel Fish in downtown Denver, and drinking at a bar called Herbs Hideout. Feel free to Google how far away those two places are from one another. Anyway, they took me in under the same "protective custody" claims made in this video. While being cuffed, I was literally staring at the illuminated sign to my hotel, pleading with the officers to just let me go there to sleep. They threw me in a third party detox facility with no charges, and I couldn't be released until I was "deemed safe to leave the facility by a licensed counselor." Absolute violation of rights, as well as a money grab. I'm supposed to be receiving a bill in the mail in the coming days.

[@dmor6696]

if James is this respectful while drunk, imagine how he is while clear minded. Good job James

[@atkravitz]

The fact that the police department defended this behavior is the entire problem with policing today.

[@thecasualfly]

and just another reason why society trust in the police continue to erode...

[@thomashajicek2747]

Police first response is always cops never do anything wrong, even though they do all the time.

[@carltonbanks5470]

Today? There were riots in the 60s about this. The Black Panthers were formed because of this.

[@nicholasdeeb1866]

It’s particularly bad in Colorado

[@taco_nut8681]

Well said!

[@Jeremy-yh8lv]

“Is there someone sober that can come get you?” “Yeah, my Uber!” I swear you can’t write this stuff 🤣🤣

[@stephengrigg5988]

He was clearly drunk and that seemed to confuse him to the point of almost sobering up

[@harrypot3381]

@@stephengrigg5988 xddd yeah the pigs can have that effect on you lolololo

[@lauracortes7720]

literally 99% of these disputes are over cops unlawfully requesting someone's name or id... are they ever going to learn? so frustrating

[@VengefulAngeI]

"You can't even walk!" Which is why he had been sitting.... "Is there anyone sober that can pick you up?" Yeah UBER

[@Market-Maven]

My thought exactly. Right on.

[@CLBCrew96]

That’s what was pissing me off the most. He is literally sitting bc he can’t walk straight

[@justusmzb7441]

When you get outargued by a clearly drunk man

[@Unfulfillin]

Couldn’t have said it better myself

[@PedroE]

I literally shouted that out in frustration lol

[@Whaddif_]

“you’re in public drunk” THE BAR CLOSED, AND HES WAITING TO LEAVE.

[@dezmondsunflowerviii]

He literally would not have interacted with a single other person if that cop didn't show up 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@GumaroRVillamil]

And as ATA showed, being intoxicated in public is not illegal in Colorado. They cops had literally no reason to detain the man.

[@fuckfuckfuckityfuck]

All alone

[@paulmurphy5520]

Arrest him.... he's obviously a threat ...

[@mercsoul1]

I can’t get anyone to corroborate this, but it seems that police are instructed to never admit that they are wrong for fear of legal issues. So if an officer makes a mistake, they have to continue with that mistake until it compounds into more mistakes because no matter what they can not admit they made a mistake.

[@paulrprichard]

Cop: "Hey, what you doin' here?" Guy: "Waiting on my Uber." Everything that transpired after this exchange must be made into a lawsuit.

[@Redsea2424]

Classic case of guilty until proven innocent!!! that man had to show that he had an Uber coming to prove his innocence. Unbelievable.

[@mnoble247]

This has to be the best argument for police reform: When a drunk still has the ability to display more logic than a sober cop: You're not making the best choices drunk: I'm making the best choice waiting on an uber! Dear lord... At what point to you get mad enough to just tell him to fuck off.

[@brucegoody8405]

The Blue Harassment Bureau. To much power afforded to Cowboys.

[@cesargalicia7700]

You get A+.

[@benjones4365]

Those thoughts went through my mind, drunk or sober I think I would have lost it with morons like this. The officer could not operate a phone sober and they were saying he was to drunk and not capable of looking after himself, at lest he was able to get a Uber to come and pick him up.

[@xaviercarr5413]

This exact situation with cops happened to my neighbor and after he got home from his Uber ride, he looked online for a good lawyer and sued the police department for $78,990.00 and he won his case. This guy needs to lawyer up. This is an easy win.

[@justalpha9138]

Yeah, no kidding. Easy win AND pretty easy money too.

[@jonwilly4382]

@Alex the Angel most lawyers take cases like this for a percentage of the payout from the state. So you don’t need much money to sue them if the lawyers can see you got a case

[@x340x]

this one of the most american comments ive seen in a while...maybe this mentality is why your country is in disarray :D in europe, youd just show the app to the cop and everyone would be on their way in 10 seconds.

[@x340x]

@mark tamayo i like considering UK as not part of Europe, they are nuts

[@x340x]

@mark tamayo yeah, thats why im saying they are nuts. Im not from UK, im from central Europe, but yeah, UK is going too far with those types of things. Wouldnt happen in Germany, France, Poland, Czech Republic etc. Im mad at UK for different reasons tho, now i have to pay customs when shipping something from there :D

[@ObsidianKnight90]

Mr. James should get an A+ for handling himself with a reasonable amount of decorum while drunk. I think most people would have reacted far more aggressively if a cop pulled up while they were waiting for an Uber and put them in cuffs for refusing to surrender their phone and I.D..

[@Nan-59]

Agree!

[@temparalflux914]

i feel i would have kicked off and made the situation much worse tbh

[@baileyayyy5085]

This x2. If I'm being honest I might of gotten myself arrested in this situation :L

[@JBO3022]

Exactly!

[@All_Natural_Soda]

It’s that navy in him that kept his composure

[@the_best_of_times]

This gentleman is the most sober drunk I've ever seen.

[@dontbestupid6664]

They basically forced him to give the password to his phone under threat of arrest. Thats a CRIME.

[@kstarks17]

Definitely the worst part of this. “Give me access to your phone or you’re going to jail.”

[@brokentombot]

Props to him for the badass passcode of 6969 though.

[@RobertSFletcher07]

Illegal search and seizure... and threat of arrest oof big lawsuit

[@harrypot3381]

@Scottjon Dansteve yea these pigs r disgusting

[@DavidKirklandJr]

It’s actually not. He offered the information up willingly offered to show them. Period. The cop had every right to stop him sitting there at a business late at night. Every cop would stop in that situation.

[@dylanschrom1230]

"You can't call an Uber that's not how it works." As if "Calling an Uber" isn't how literally everyone says it

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

"I ordered an uber via electronic communication between the application on my phone and the uber service" "This man is speaking gibberish, nobody speaks like that unless they're on drugs, I better arrest him"

[@yurilopes420]

@@Rikard_Nilsson "i clicked some buttons on my smartphone and now some random dude's about to pick me up"

[@metaLungiez]

@@yurilopes420 "Sounds like soliciting prostitution, you're under arrest".

[@yurilopes420]

@@metaLungiez this is the thing with American law and police encounters... you're joking but that's literally something that would happen. all that matters is what the police want. i was talking to my girl about this and she was like "yeah and then a dude is just chilling, cop comes in starts shouting, grabbing his gun, offending him, how is he not gonna get nervous and riled up? after that the officer is just like" oh you're nervous, you're sweating, you're shaking, what's going on, you're on drugs? wtf is wrong with you, are you armed are you under the influence? " like they can just MANUFACTURE any fucking situation they want and they'll always fucking confirm it themselves" that is so fucking true. a cop has an issue with you, he's DEFINITELY gonna find a way to make you look like that and find an excuse to put handcuffs on you.... GOD this shit pisses me off

[@TheRizzlyBear21]

what nuts is technically you can call or text the driver once confirmed to check in or provide info like where he was on the property. My address doesn't match up well with the GPS so I often call the driver or uber eats person when they are close.

[@Publiksquare]

"I have no idea what you're doing and it's my job to find out." No, it absolutely is not.

[@crippleabatteries5031]

No, it’s his job to harass minorities.

[@piotrtoborek2442]

@@crippleabatteries5031 What minorities?

[@andersonii4478]

@@piotrtoborek2442 the homeless

[@reelsoffortuneslotsplay4267]

These were Slave Patrol tactics... Simply put... Officers who believe they are entitled to know what is going on are a problem.... Investigation is needed but it has to be done within the law and the constitution

[@crippleabatteries5031]

@@piotrtoborek2442 racial minorities and homeless people :)

[@itsbmeGaming]

"Sir why are you drunk outside a closed bar?" "Why are you a cop?"

[@J.Ogden954]

The cops claims.... His job is to find out who people are... Incorrect.

[@heavymeddle28]

Yea, I wonder if he heard himself how stupid that sounded?

[@robertlaw4073]

Well, to some extent doing his job effectively requires that he find out if the person has an outstanding warrant or a wrap sheet of priors. But he can only do that on the basis of suspicions as the video explains that aren't present here. See my post above -- because he's not allowed to consider "common sense" things like if the person has gang tatoos, is wearing "gang banger" clothes, etc. they have to rely on "race neutral" things like pulling up data in a database.

[@robertlaw4073]

@Abasi Steele This is not true. Every RESPONSIBLE parent will do this when they are dealing with an out of control child. The think is that a fascist is deliberately embracing a philosophy of national control over the individual. But these cops are simply wielding power as though they are inherently superior to the people they police. That is not fascism... it's a kind of tyrannical elitism based on being "in" the police/fire/etc. family, or not.

[@bubbasmith179]

Earning the hate everyday

[@marielarosa7624]

That’s what the Nazi’s used to say too.

[@ItBeBowLow]

“You are sitting in front of a closed bar and you are intoxicated.” Well I damn sure didn’t come for the peanuts lmao

[@coryhueske5245]

Right! Ain’t that when you set outside?

[@camelnut7014]

😂😂😂

[@HomeVidEdd]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@filipe.sm31]

What do you mean? The peanuts are the best

[@jay31415]

What's more suspicious is sitting outside an open bar

[@grantperkins368]

"Youre sitting outside a closed bar" "If it was open I wouldn't be sitting out here :-)"

[@angrygardengnome]

He asked for proof of an uber ride exactly zero times before placing him in cuffs. What a piece of trash.

[@bubsd487]

He did ask for proof of the Uber driver then the dude started recording, but that cop is a huge asshole

[@secretsquirrel572]

Damn… beat me too it. lol

[@TCGaming1986]

@@bubsd487 normally I would be on the officer's side but I agree with you on this one. He was just needing to be a bully and not give the guy a chance to think about what was going on. Even them getting into his phone even with him giving the passcode is not good. They were just using their authority badly. Not within user agreements for sure.

[@Kevinmoss3321]

@@TCGaming1986 he was to impaired to give consent.

[@Celso8205]

Is there anything you can do in the US that won't get in you jail? From what I've seen on this channel it looks like sitting on benches, feeding cats, watering flowers, standing on the sidewalk, asking for directions, walking on the side of the road, laughing, etc, are all jailable offenses.

[@AntPDC]

Indeed. It's like Stalinist Russia.

[@DHIX33333]

The problem with the "just comply " advice is that cops are never satisfied with the information you give them. You give an inch they want a mile. The man had no obligation to show his Uber app. The cop made it seem like a simple request but he had no right to that information.

[@skie6282]

Well if its my understanding of the statues broken down in this video the police did have the right to question him, although a bs excuse cause the bar had probably recently closed they were obviously fishing for something. They did have the right to figure out what was going on. That being said, they asked like 2 maybe 3 times what he was doing sitting there, they gave him like 1 very short chance to show the uber app before just arrestong him, so its obvious they went to just arrest someone, and they didnt want to change thier mind on it. If they went to help it wouldnt have ended up with the vet in cuffs

[@DHIX33333]

@@skie6282 they have a right to question him but he was under no obligation to even answer any questions. If the cop didn't believe his story then he could wait in the parking lot until the Uber showed up.

[@ThePeachtree69]

With this officer 100%. That’s why he wanted to detain him for his own protection. And the excuses the officer gives are revealing that it’s basically to protect himself from any blowback, but we can’t hold him responsible for failing to protect us. Some officers would have taken the guys word and stopped there. Those videos don’t infuriate anyone so we won’t not see them as that’s how it’s supposed to work. But this officer acts as the exception and to protect ourselves the general public needs to treat all officers with the same set of rules and assume the worst actions and intentions from them. Don’t speak to them, don’t cooperate, don’t call unless a clear crime against you has been committed, assert your rights, shut down any requests for ID, demand a lawyer be present ....know your local agencies policies and local laws specifically on the sinister six and the elements that make them up and if you engage in activities outside the six know relevant laws surrounding them and any tangential laws they can try to hook you on because this officer displays his pettiness at doing just that.

[@nevesseven1656]

@@ThePeachtree69 I'm not understanding the logic of your point "he wanted to detain him for his own protection." Protection from taking a uber home how was that dangerous to him or anyone else? "the excuses the officer gives are revealing that it’s basically to protect himself from any blowback" How does the cop get blowback from allowing the guy to take an uber home how can you even warp that into people being upset on how it would look for cops to allow intoxicated people to wait on a bench for a uber? Are uber's involved in a lot of accidents, I really don't get what's the problem with letting the man take an uber home, does everyone need a designated driver because technically your not allowed to be intoxicated period? "but we can’t hold him responsible for failing to protect us." How is allowing some intoxicated person waiting on a bench for a uber to take the uber home a failure to protect him or the public? Please break it down because at its face value your logic is just very strange it makes no sense...

[@614GTRjr]

I was just about to make a sarcastic comment about complying. Lol

[@rite2bcreative]

I lost it when they asked if anyone can come get him 😂😂😂 "I'm waiting on my Uber!!"

[@omoakin5619]

I threw my hands up. Something is seriously wrong with cops in America!

[@youmustpaythetrolltoll8517]

@@omoakin5619 Have you not seen the way cops act everywhere? It's the exact same. This is a GLOBAL problem.

[@nicolasmoya7602]

@@youmustpaythetrolltoll8517 Yes fucking cops acts so entitled! their Ego is beyond me

[@Embattled5211]

@@youmustpaythetrolltoll8517 Exactly. America just has more cameras and more attention.

[@dunbarf2413]

@@omoakin5619 power tripping gestapo

[@appatight]

“Sir, you can barely stand.” Well he was sitting down until you detained him for no reason.

[@heyspookyboogie644]

Everyone gets being a cop is a difficult job, but when your average cop is less competent and less compassionate than a random stranger we have a MASSIVE problem.

[@pyguy7]

"Is there anyone sober that can come and get you?" Yeah, the UBER Driver.

[@not-a-social-program6218]

Was my favorite part! I would have been like shit am I not saying this right it sounds right in my head! IM GETTING AN UBER! Am I really drunk or is this cop a little slow?

[@JG-ke7gj]

@@not-a-social-program6218 He was making more sense under influence than the cop did sober!

[@fleonard4]

Is there anyone sober that can teach these stupid, useless cops the law?

[@zwenkwiel816]

These drones can barely think for themselves. They just repeat sound bites the heard on cop shows

[@DeltaForce291]

"You're intoxicated in public outside of a closed bar." If this is so illegal, why don't they just set the squadcars outside of the bar for when people leave intoxicated? Endless arrests. Basic thought and common sense would tell you you're in the wrong here. What a joke.

[@seppshlllearningcenter419]

They do....some places sit off the crossstreets just itching to pull over people leaving the bars.

[@johndavisson344]

@@seppshlllearningcenter419 If people are driving drunk I have zero problem with that.

[@RtistiqSkubie]

@@johndavisson344 are you drunk if you just went & grabbed a shot or nursed half a drink to commemorate an event with some buddies, as in you social drink but you really don't drink at all? You get pulled over because a cop is trying to trap bar patrons (which has been ruled against a few times) & they say you've been drinking. This exact scenario is one of the reasons why lawyers say refuse the breathalyzer, but instead say you'll only take a BAC test at the station or hospital.

[@johndavisson344]

@@RtistiqSkubie A whole lot of people THINK they are okay to drive when they aren't. One shot or beer can put some (not all, but some) people over the limit. If you drink, don't drive. Period.

[@brettbeaver103]

@@RtistiqSkubie one shot or half a drink wouldn’t get them a dui so no problem with that

[@davidlewis1418]

"You can't even walk." Yeah, who is the genius who stood him up?

[@rhondakendrick2563]

??????????????????????????????????????????????????????/

[@nflyau3301]

@@rhondakendrick2563 the cop making a drunk dude stand when he clearly knows he cant walk and thats why he is seated, and wating for a ride . no shit he cant hes piss drunk and thus the reason hes in the situation.

[@ryanlukens9280]

Yeah, that’s why he was sitting there waiting for an Uber.

[@wernerfoerster3666]

Its utterly amazing that these blatant violations are still occurring.

[@KalHimself]

"You're intoxicated in public" *Literally sitting outside a bar, waiting on a ride* You can't even be responsible and not drive drunk anymore. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Trucking4Jesus]

@James Stewart ain't that some shit *que* This Is America by Childish Gambino

[@wildec2]

The cop was fishing, imagine that: picking someone up whos drunk, directly outside a pub after closing time...if he was still there 3 hours after closing i could understand it, but if it was within the hour, its a flat 'no'.

[@Trucking4Jesus]

@@wildec2 Exactly, cops will just jump on the first oppurtunity presented. If I were the cop I would've noticed him, went about my way for 30 min to an hour and circle back and if he was still there I'd check on him to see what's up, based on what he currently said, I woulda left and done the same thing as before and check back to see if he was still there. That's how a cop who cares about his community would actually do, rather then trying to get an arrest under his belt.

[@wildec2]

@@Trucking4Jesus Ive been in this situation where i assumed id get a call if there was an issue, and instead 2 cops show up... We expect more.

[@iwanwillemse7703]

onl;y in america

[@DavidSumlin]

“It’s my job to find out what you’re doing”…..not anywhere close to his job description

[@ericredelman2568]

@Jonathan Badger what? That made no sense

[@R0CKSTARTUTS]

@Jonathan Badger You're being the clown lmfao, guess you better tell us what the Glory is...

[@alfredoramirez1132]

@Jonathan Badger what am i reading

[@crippleabatteries5031]

@Jonathan Badger There isn’t any glory in being a clown, that’s why I’m confused as to why you choose to act like one.

[@reelsoffortuneslotsplay4267]

Another way of saying that you are "Guilty until you prove your innocence"

[@dylan6386]

“All you want to do is film and argue with me”, does this cop really not see the irony😅

[@fs127]

When they're that dumb the only thing they understand is when their footwear isn't moistened.

[@brokentombot]

Cop: Don't copy me!!!!

[@Unfulfillin]

lol exactly

[@user-sr7mu9ef2q]

There’s a reason why departments reject applicants who score too high on intelligence assessments...

[@josephkerrigan733]

@@user-sr7mu9ef2q They realise if your intelligence is too high you might start might to question why your fellow officers keep breaking the law in obvious ways.

[@QuesTV92]

"I don't think you're making good choices" "Im waiting on my uber which is the best choice"

[@Road_Work_Ahead]

He's literally done everything perfectly. Quietly minding his own business and waiting on a ride after drinking. He should have been praised by the officers

[@taleladar]

Yes, but you see, he was sitting outside a bar which closed not 30 minutes ago, and drunk, so.. probable cause!

[@obvioustrash7833]

he didnt do everything perfectly. He could have literally shown his ID and there would probably not have been any trouble. I dont get whats up with people not doing reasonable things a cop asks you to do and instead escalate the situation. The cop was stupid but this man was doing dumb shit at the start too

[@DanDanDoe]

@@obvioustrash7833 But that's the thing: you don't have to do every thing a cop asks you to. If you don't have to show your ID by law, the cop has no right to demand it. The cop initiated the encounter, not the man sitting quietly on a bench. He could've started out with a normal conversation, but instead he demanded an ID.

[@obvioustrash7833]

@@DanDanDoe obviously, but people are being unnecessarily uncooperative with cops in some videos for absolutely no reason. If a cop asks you for a small simple thing that doesnt harm anyone, just do it to avoid a confrontation...

[@ExecutiveChefLance]

@@obvioustrash7833 People don't want to cooperate because Police act in Bad Faith and legally are allowed to lie. The entire system is built on Lies. Lets see what have I watched today: Police seize 90k from Marine for no reason. Returned after 6 months. A dozen people arrested for driving while high on marijuana based on PURE SPECULATION and "training" and then drug tests come back negative. One guy got charged with Child Endangerment. Every one of those people and this Man who just got arrested will prob pay at least 500$ in fines if not closer to 10K. Stop being a boot licker to the people who trample on the Constitution daily. And destroy thousands of people lives. Leading to cycle of poverty and crime. You get arrested your often F**Ked. Lose your job, kids, house, car. How many innocent lives need to be ruined? In America its Guilty until Proven Innocent now Pay 10K in Fees.

[@pattyandbustershow1031]

He wasn't a danger. Just waiting for his ride. That cop is a danger to himself and others

[@Helfirehydratrans]

We should arrest cops because they are a danger to themselves and Society

[@tadstar6194]

When the police acknowledges that the guy can barely walk. Whatever suspicion of crime is no longer valid. Expecting a drunk person to be 100% compliant made me think this officer had never encounter a drunk person before.

[@m.d.sharpe8892]

This was pretty crazy. Dude showed up and immediately demands ID " We can do this one of two ways" what the hell

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

Cop's right about that but not what he's thinking. Here are his two ways: Walk away or look like an ass. Cop chose the second option.

[@gwhitty12]

@@jasondyrkacz8270 And so what, nothing happened to cop other than a video posted on youtube, Cop only just now are being held accountable for murdering people and not all time, nothing going to happen when cop sucks at actual job of being a cop.

[@gregorytremain4086]

It could of gone a third way. Vet: I’m a veteran and I’m just waiting for an Uber. Cop: okay, I’ll sit with you and chat about your time in service until your Uber arrives.

[@dvdgamingthings289]

Way 1 you can give me your i.d way 2 I'll force you to give it. Yeah he didn't lie at least.

[@ayudameporfavor1146]

@@gregorytremain4086 cop literally says " I'm just trying to have a conversation with you" or something like that...bullshit, if only, then your scenario woulda happened not this crap lol

[@paulharper4196]

"Hey darling how was work tonight? Catch any bad guys?" "Yeah I got myself a doozy tonight!" "Wow tell me more! Burger? Murder? Did you stop a rape?" "No I found a drunk navy vet sitting quietly on a bench minding his business waiting on an Uber and arrested him because he didn't lick my boots and respect my authritaaaa"

[@archietheproto7706]

The fact that the police took his phone from him while he was drunk and detained and asked him how to access the contents is astounding

[@daltooinewestwood6380]

Absolutely repulsive

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

Well at that point he told them they could, they had consent. But of course that consent was given under duress since it was be arrested or open the phone. But they didn't just ask him how to open his phone out of nowhere

[@tedkaczynskiamericanhero3916]

They threatened arrest if he didn't consent to an unlawful search.

[@augusto7886]

@@Shrimp_Insurance he was clearly intoxicated, and the cops knew that! If a person can't give consent to intercourse while intoxicated then that same person can't give proper consent to give up their rights to privacy while intoxicated. If you have intercourse with someone who is highly intoxicated while you are sober, that could likely be seen as rape, so how is this not a cop abusing the fact that the person is intoxicated to gain access to their private phone?

[@jmoliere1207]

@@tedkaczynskiamericanhero3916 milerly taking it in the situation was an unloful serch as they did not have probible cuse stop him in the first place

[@johngerring2505]

Peaceful law abiding citizen: *Sits down* Police: And I took that personally

[@freaknpurtorikan1659]

Hahaha MJ

[@esewey1686]

Rosa parks did it better

[@goodbye6676]

@@esewey1686 not really she died

[@HassanGordon]

@@goodbye6676 yeah of old age

[@puppetsock]

If this went to a court case with a jury, and I was on the jury, I would be giving this guy every penny of compensation I possibly could. And I'd be telling the judge that the cops themselves had to pay it, not the county or police department. I would also be telling the judge that the police department had to pay for not properly training or supervising these cops.

[@winstonsmith993]

I'm so sick of hearing cops say, "I don't know who you are or what you're doing." How in the hell do they get the idea that they need to know *who* everybody is any time they feel like it.

[@gregcox5577]

Driving drunk-illegal ,walking home drunk-illegal ,waiting on an Uber-suspicious… damned if you do damned if you don’t.

[@thechief043]

When an intoxicated man destroys your legal arguments when you're a police officer, it's time to find a new profession.

[@SCORCHED-EARTH]

😁

[@ricktaylor14001]

ABSOLUTELY!!! 🥴👍

[@patsysmothermon7861]

That's CORRECT !!

[@franciscodelgado717]

I was in the same situation once in Australia. But the cop instead of harassing me, he just asked me if I was alright and made sure I took my ride home safe. Police culture in the US is all about power trips.

[@butterscotch9380]

It’s wild to think that people in other countries feel comfortable enough to get in a car with a COP while DRUNK…oh america

[@josephnebeker7976]

I am an American who was in England and was pulled over by two police officers on my way home around 3:00 a.m. New year's day morning. After approaching me they asked for my driver's license. I gave them my military driver's permit which looked extremely different than British driver's licenses. One cop had no idea what it was, but the other did and explained it. We talked mainly about the difference between England and America. After 10 or 15 minutes I finally asked them why I was pulled over. They said, "We were bored and just wanted someone to talk with"! They then returned to their car and I continued on. I was very grateful for that stop because I had started getting sleepy, but after that stop I was completely awake and made it home with no problems! I have interacted with police officers in many countries, and US police are definitely the worst. They forget they are there to protect and serve. They think they're there to arrest everybody.

[@JeremyHurtt]

Your last sentence is 100% correct.

[@jobliar937]

I’ve had good interactions with police while drunk in America but ur definitely right

[@stoopidapples1596]

Oh we have some severe police problems too. Certainly a lot bétter but by no means not something that needs some serious attention paid to it.

[@Al-Gore-ithm]

There is no victim, then the cops show up so they can make a victim out of someone.

[@turkeypudding]

great point.

[@maddog7999]

the coos show up to make criminals out of all involved.

[@jupitercyclops6521]

"Thanks for your service," Says the cop as he's fckin him over. Imo our vets are our best shot at getting our gov back in the hands of the people. Our vets took their oath to the constitution seriously, while other public officials *or servants) did not

[@thelonelypamphleteer5722]

EXACTLY! I'm surprised they didn't knock him to the ground yelling "stop hurting yourself, stop hurting yourself!"

[@randobad]

All they care about is numbers, one arrest is a win for the officer, quotas.