He Needed Help But They ILLEGALLY ARRESTED Him Instead

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[@Goddessllias]

Where the fuck is their right to go and tell his boss and coworkers that he is suicidal?!

[@user-qy4rr6wn4g]

HIPPA violation. Add that to the list.

[@kabby29]

that part pissed me off the most.

[@gd3551]

Yep, she had no right to violate his medical privacy and defame his character. She needs to be sued.

[@a_dgls]

Exactly! These idiots make me sick!

[@dmitrykarkov4747]

Threats of violence and suicide are outside the realm of privacy and anyone can report that, even your medical provider. If you tell your doctor you plan on hurting yourself, they have a duty to report that.

[@smith4407]

Calling police for a "welfare check " is the same as putting a hit on someone.

[@lynnsavoy1694]

Sad but true!

[@ChrisBreederveld]

Swatting with a twist

[@theleonson100]

That is why his wife did it

[@JoesWebPresence]

Very true, and his wife surely knew it. If he had chosen to run, they'd have probably shot him.

[@grantpowell4135]

​@@ChrisBreedervelddam that's true

[@ear322]

So his ex-wife ruined his life by calling the cops and having them harass him under the guise of a "welfare check." She got exactly what she wanted when she made that call.

[@davidlamunyon9087]

Hopefully, if he has kids, this guy can have his child support cut now that his future x wife just forced him to loose his job!

[@frocat5163]

Isn't that what ex-spouses are supposed to do?

[@tracyseymour6059]

​@davidlamunyon9087 That vindictive ex wife needs to be fined and jailed. Fake police call. It's not like he was making a noose for himself, or pointing a loaded gun at himself

[@gunnydeeP.I.]

Never get married.

[@natlegend]

​@gunnydeeP.I. Check. Done. Very happy with the result.

[@Benefits]

It's unreal the number of police that think that laws and rights vanish just because they "got a call".

[@McgSpook]

it goes even deeper, many feel that just because they say so, you are required to do so. and will enforce that misguided feeling with force.

[@wallebo]

I had a cop roll up on my buddy and I (I was 60 and he was 45 at the time). The lying cop said that he got a call that said I was doing donuts in the pickup truck parked nearby. Any problems with that? Of course. 1. The truck belonged to neither of us. 2. The hood was cold and the truck had not been moved. 3. The back of the truck had work equipment that would have been thrown around. 4. There were no tire marks or smell of rubber in the air. When I wouldn't give him identification he said "Do you want to go to jail?". I said, "Yeah, I want to go to jail" and walked off on him. Guess what happened? Nothing, that's what. I went inside. The clown was just looking for something to do and didn't count on this old man telling him that he was a g d liar. That got me started filming everything. Now, I never leave the house without the phone being fully charged. Plus, I will film everything, get their name and badge number, ask for a supervisor, and then go file a complaint afterwards. From here on out I say FTP.

[@troyevitt2437]

Being the subject of a 911 call ACTUALLY DOES abrogate your rights to some extent. Somebody with suicidal ideation is incompetent to dictate whether or not he will engage with emergency personnel. This idiot kept trying to walk away from the police when it was OBVIOUS they weren't finished speaking with him. When you communicate suicidal ideation to your wife, she calls the police, and you're found to be in possession of somebody else's prescription medication, BOO HOO that you don't feew wike talking to the big meanie doo doo head policeman. The guy had his father-in-law's high-blood-pressure medication. Do you know what happens when somebody with NORMAL blood pressure ingests Rx medication which lowers your BP? Their brain can become fatally oxygen starved.

[@wallebo]

@@troyevitt2437 My mom and dad both killed themselves. With that in mind, I take it seriously. In this case, however, what the wife said was at best not able to be verified by the cops that were all too ready to arrest the man because they got their feelings hurt. As I recall, when they wanted to kill themselves, neither went to work that day.

[@troyevitt2437]

@@wallebo The wife said he was feeling suicidal. He was found in possession of a medication prescribed to his father-in-law for high blood pressure. If his father-in-law's medication had been Oxy or Vicodin, enough of it could still be fatal, but it could have been that he just wanted to get high. The fact that it was medication to lower the blood pressure, however, ruled out wanting to get high. A person with normal blood pressure would only take such a medication for one reason, to restrict the flow of oxygen to the brain resulting in fatal hypoxia. And Constitution or not, he was rude to walk away from ANYBODY who was obviously still speaking with him. No Constitutional Right trumps courtesy.

[@muzikmyke3008]

“We came here to help you because we were told you needed help. If you don’t let us help you we’re going to arrest you.”

[@lynnsavoy1694]

Makes sense only in the minds tyrants."Most Terrifying Words--I'm from the government and I"M here to help!

[@frankarchuleta5427]

We’re from a tyrannical government and we’re here to help you. We will take you to jail and you’ll lose your job.

[@wxwxsrg]

If you self delete, then who will tax you?

[@lumina1re329]

I don't think these knuckleheads have the mental capacity to help him

[@garyrolen8764]

Correct. This encounter was ending with arrest no matter what the man chose to do or say.

[@clarinet_guy2139]

“Am I detained?” “No.” “Okay bye.” “Hey get back here!” Girl make up your mind. 🙄

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

Indecision is a female forte

[@PepeToTheMooon]

That should’ve been the end when she said he wasn’t detained😊

[@seanachack6249]

Yeah this was a tough one to watch. I'm just glad he didn't resist and risk serious injury to himself. Cases like this get less attention because he wasn't physically harmed but they deserve the same amount considering how invasive and mentally taxing getting arrested can be when someone hasn't done anything wrong.

[@davebigdog]

Asked a second time and still wasn't detained

[@YammoYammamoto]

La donna é mobile Qual piuma al vento

[@thebullgator]

Nothing cures depression better than an unlawful arrest and then being slandered to your workplace. They sure did protect and serve this guy, great job officers!

[@sudonymh]

Don't forget losing your job. SMH.

[@kiemugen9830]

@@sudonymh why are you surprised? the police basically came to his workplace and said "he is a trouble", unless youre friend of manager or boss its an automatic dismission

[@sudonymh]

@@kiemugen9830 Wait. What? I'm surprised? What am I surprised about?

[@carolsisti7203]

Yeah protect and serve has now turned into arrest and harass. Oftentimes ILLEGALLY abusing our rights. Knowledge is power.

[@johnjoseph7382]

You assume the wife is telling the truth.

[@Bigmoney703]

"We already knew who he was" Still demands to see ID and arrest for not giving it. What a joke

[@frocat5163]

In the swine's defense...they probably forgot that 'knowing who he was' meant they didn't need his idea. I'm sure they forgot who he was between the time they realized who he was and they demanded his ID. It's not like cops possess anything near human intelligence.

[@thomasnunya9561]

Only a cop would interpret walking away as being confrontational.

[@daveblackman816]

The ladycop says he’s not detained, then he suddenly is. What makes me mad is, how is arresting him and kidnapping him going to make his life better? Dude even lost his job because the cops lied on him. Hope the man sues and leaves that wife of his.

[@erikcarlson9492]

fr

[@nanook6620]

"Welfare check" is probably two of the scariest words to hear from the police.

[@mistahsusan2650]

reminds me of that joke reagan used to tell: ' there's nothing worse than hearing the phrase "i'm from the government, and i'm here to help" '

[@hellshade2]

there is no evidence in the video that shows that anything the wife told the cops was even true so the cops are just going on hearsay.

[@retroid69]

isn’t it his ex-wife? pretty sure it was stated it was the man’s ex-wife at the start of the story

[@matthewdavis3421]

That's not a lack of training. That's an utter lack of common sense when dealing with someone believed to be self-harmful. How helpful would it be to someone like that to be arrested? There are lots of places someone can believe is rock bottom, but adding an arrest to any of them would make things substantially worse. That's a lacking in the human decency department.

[@frocat5163]

It's not even a lack of common sense. It's a blatant disregard for all other human life because they arrogantly believe they can do whatever the hell they want simply because they carry a badge and a gun.

[@scottelder3141]

It's a lack of accountability. As long hey are protected by qualified immunity, there is no reason to worry about rights violations.

[@thatkingdomheartsguy9615]

Why do these corrupt cops have to escalate to 100 so fast. You were here to make a wellfare check, not arrest a criminal.

[@ratagris21]

Because they have nothing better to do.

[@frocat5163]

@@ratagris21 *"Because they have nothing better to do."* Right?!?! There might be actual crimes being committed in their town, and that sh*t can be dangerous! Much better to harass and abuse someone who may be having self-deletion thoughts. That person is almost certainly not going to do anything that could endanger the swine.

[@wallebo]

The only criminals in the scenario were the cops.

[@evanr1784]

A simple wellness check doesn't generate revenue for their jobs ,their municipalities and for everyone involved in the court and prison industry. Falsely arresting an innocent person and ruining their lives does. Plus they don't have to worry about being in any danger by trying to arrest real criminals.

[@wallebo]

@@evanr1784 Yes, in my mind cops are the true domestic terrorists and born cowards.

[@guardianbob]

That cop telling his workplace all of that private information is an egregious violation. She should be ashamed.

[@stephengrigg5988]

It was purely out of retaliation. He's stating that this is an unlawful arrest, he knows he wasn't detained and didn't do anything illegal. Shes standing there listening to him while she knows she messed this situation up beyond belief, and instead of just taking the L and admitting the mistake, she has to run inside to "get even" with the guy *she* engaged with and victimized. This is tyranny

[@RlPPER2099]

*She should be fired

[@wingatebarraclough3553]

And imprisoned

[@AntiCoruptionCentral]

@@wingatebarraclough3553 ... for her wElFaRe. In reality, for the welfare of anyone the shebeast might come in contact with.

[@dmelson7502]

Wrong. She should be fired.

[@AZinTP]

The officer stated he was arrested for not giving his id, but says in the same breath that they knew who he was. That's pure abuse of power. The goal wasn't to get his name, it was to make him submit to their authority.

[@Playingwithproxies]

They arrested him simply for refusing to answer questions without a lawyer present which is his right. Going by the last thing that happened before they cuffed him.

[@wingatebarraclough3553]

Imagine how these abusers treat people behind closed doors, with no cameras filming them

[@undernoillusions1448]

The female cop went in to talk to the employer she was trying to get him fired and it worked I guess she needs to be held responsible for that.

[@DD-ym3nk]

He did actually identify himself. The first question they asked him is are you Nathan argent and he said yes. These cops are a disgrace

[@user-zs4jn4yx3w]

Fire that lady ckop

[@mjverostek1278]

They don't know what confrontational means. They also filed a fraudulent police report.

[@KnightsMultiMediaCapeTown]

cops will always lie to justify their criminal behavior and the fact the charges were dropped just shows someone knew it was rubbish yet the officers aren't automatically held accountable for their actions, which in my opinion they should be

[@wallebo]

Of course they did. They are cops. They lie as easily as they breathe.

[@zannadunstrand6289]

That they FIRED him for being s*icidal/having real bad mental health is SO GROSS!! That made me equaly as mad as the male police officer did

[@Figgy20000]

I hope the jury keeps this in mind during the trial.

[@downhomesunset]

@@Figgy20000Charges were all dropped

[@MandarkPsuedonym]

So you're upset with the male cop that arrested him....but not upset with the female cop that went out of her way to smear his name and get him fired. Got it, thanks.

[@Figgy20000]

@@downhomesunset during the Civil trial he better win

[@funnymyth8854]

They fired him for being arrested on the job. This all comes back to the cops.

[@EveryGameGuru]

Pigs should not be disclosing his personal issues to his place of employment. They're TRYING to get him fired. Disgusting.

[@20storiesunder]

That was so malicious

[@frankarchuleta5427]

@@20storiesundervery true. The way they presented the story made him look like a convicted criminal. The employer made no attempt to give the employee the benefit of doubt.

[@apriljk6557]

Thank you wtf is wrong with people 🤬🤬

[@Dan-yk6sy]

Part of the usual cop cover up, disparage the victim, ruin his employment so he can't afford a lawyer.

[@20storiesunder]

@@frankarchuleta5427 Toi be fair to the employer (although fuck em) they simply took the police officers at their word

[@bik3r230]

SUE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SUE THE EMPLOYER

[@mbochum83]

The employer didn't violate his rights

[@ligmasack9038]

and the B*tch that called the Cops in the first place.

[@mcal9320]

costs time and money

[@coolraul07]

As per the end of the video, he's STILL looking for a civil rights attorney to take his case.

[@danielpaiguen]

@@mbochum83 he did

[@mojaveliz]

Performing a welfare check on someone with alleged harmful thoughts, only to arrest him for not answering the cops questions. Then misrepresenting the situation to his employer, getting him fired. These cops did nothing but made this man's life worse. Those cops are disgusting

[@austinformedude]

Aren't they all?

[@rossfuller8025]

​@@austinformedudeacab

[@PaulBell-ko8mu]

This fellow seemed to be having a rough time but he was showing up to work and trying. These cops ruined his life. I hope he gets some justice.

[@anthonyross-702]

There is nothing cops can't make worse.

[@frankarchuleta5427]

They are trained to escalate the situation to the point they can take you to jail. They know it will cost you much money to clear your good name. They experience no consequences for their criminal actions.

[@jimbfree6528]

@@frankarchuleta5427even when they’re sued it’s almost always the taxpayer that’s punished. They might lose their jobs, but they’ll just go work elsewhere. The taxpayer is left holding the bag.

[@erikfast4228]

As Ronald Reagan might say, there's no scarier phrase than we're the police and we're here to help.

[@maybedrinkin3241]

I have such a hard time watching a video that starts out with cops getting their perceived omnipotent power challenged. A bunch of big, fragile egos with exactly the wrong profession.

[@morbidmanmusic]

But there are lots of things they make better... you just have not been that unlucky yet. Till then, reserve judgments ..

[@beepbop6697]

You are being arrested for refusing to talk to us without an attorney. You have the right to remain silent, you have the right to an attorney. Can't make up this kind of dumb. 🤦

[@chefcc90]

Correct. A very clear violation of established rights. He has an amazing case

[@benjiro8793]

@@chefcc90 They do not care because they are not paying, its the city that will pay (tax payers). The worst that tends to happen is paid time off (aka paid vacation)... qualified immunity is the buzz word.

[@dbfjohn2502]

So i have realized that the Miranda card is not for our sake, it is to remind the cop of what Our Rights are because they dont seem to know them in the first place.

[@Mad-productions.Jay.]

​@@dbfjohn2502 no it's so they can use what you say against you.

[@-The-Darkside]

​​@@dbfjohn2502that's exactly the reason , they used to have to read it off a card. Look up how the card came about originally, after the Miranda vs Arizona case supply companies started making Miranda rights cards for cops so they knew the law when arresting people.

[@xekis]

Cops: You don't get to hurt yourself. That's our job!

[@georgefrankly]

"we heard you're depressed and might sell harm, so we're sending an angry guy with a gun to help you in some way"

[@ItsNotMeItsYou007]

Why would she think it appropriate to go inside and malign the guy? She is insane and psycopathic.

[@nanook6620]

Short answer, they don't care if it's appropriate.

[@FlamesOfDarkness]

psychopathic

[@jeepliving1]

She was butt-hurt because she fucked up by telling him he wasn't detained and he acted on that information by walking away. Telling lies to his employer was her way of getting revenge on him. She should be held personally financially liable for his lost wages and associated monetary losses, as well as for defamation and slander.

[@JamesTrue]

@@jeepliving1nailed it

[@benjiro8793]

@@jeepliving1 "should be" = impossible thanks to qualified immunity... Aka, why police get away with tons of issue behavior. O, lets assume that he has issues, well, losing ones job and income, may drive a person over that edge, but hey, "we did nothing wrong, not our fault, bla bla". What are the word again "personal accountability" is low with a lot of people.

[@nigelob96]

It’s crazy how the lady officer tells the man’s business to the whole store. That’s insane.

[@20storiesunder]

Yeah, surely that's a breach of privacy

[@chefcc90]

There was no legitimate reason for her to do so. Just another example of police abuse

[@mariegarside8830]

Are her actions defamation ?

[@MessOfThings]

​@@chefcc90she just wanted to make sure that he got fired.

[@chunkyfen]

Could potentially be worth a lawsuit​@@mariegarside8830

[@frostwolf159]

What's more disgusting is that they went to his boss for his job and disparaged him as much as humanly possible. That should be a slander charge, because they don't actually know him and only have this one call to base their opinion on him.

[@bionicRod]

This one truly made my blood boil. Those cops failed in their duty in every conceivable way.

[@Joboknhg]

14:40 Going to his job and lying on the guy to get him fired because of their hurt egos is the icing on the top of this injustice.

[@erikcarlson9492]

He's going to get paid just from that if anything, you can't be saying that shit to employers.

[@Joboknhg]

@@erikcarlson9492 yep

[@thomas1942]

I don't see why there was a need to go in and talk to his employer at all. This just reeks of kicking a guy while he is down.

[@gabrielresendiz2096]

The lady cop literally lied. Smh

[@jeffnation5595]

Disgusting behaviour - in a mental health crisis? Let’s go tell your Employer and paint you out to be an asshole just to fuck up your day more, lets tell them you were the problem not us trampling on his rights and fucking railroading him.

[@Eric-yj5xg]

"Very confrontational" My guy is just using his rights politely wtf

[@apriljk6557]

Fr he was the opposite of confrontational. He was avoidant. Cops are so dumb.

[@user-wg3gy7sy9z]

I feared for my life

[@PepeToTheMooon]

“Very confrontational” = he didn’t want to talk to us and wanted to just go to work. The audacity!!

[@bradpotter6401]

Police always exaggerate and lie to enhance their side of the story.

[@GenikaXVI]

This is the usua. Lie police ALWAYS uses to make civil people look bad!

[@Big.Stepper.]

The cops got offended that a mentally distressed individual working at walmart didn't want to chat with them about it, and they retaliated by arresting him on some trumped up charge and gettint him terminated.

[@Hodebrot]

Are these cops even human?! WTF is wrong with these people?!

[@LordZoth6292]

I REALLY don't appreciate the female cop going in to tell random employees about another person mental health. Absolutely reckless.

[@amiraameera8302]

Right! What happened to medical privacy?!

[@AntiCoruptionCentral]

Privacy breach AND soliciting for "evidence".

[@wallebo]

The female cop showed no compassion whatsoever for the man. She's a cop. So, par for the course.

[@beryllines3788]

I was thoroughly disgusted with her spilling all those details to his workmates. He lost his job as a result which will make it hard to file a lawsuit. That's some devastating "lawfare" right there!

[@MrNegativeFromTexas]

We can safely give Walmart an F- for firing the man.

[@daveblackman816]

Seriously. That part bothered me. The cop fabricated what happened too and they fired him anyway.

[@BryanRoach]

​@@daveblackman816It's Walmart so you should always expect them to be complete scumbags

[@valentinius62]

Par for the course with that scummy outfit.

[@michaelherring7210]

Walmart is in bed with every local PD where they’re located. The police are essentially a tax-payer funded loss prevention mechanism. Dirty for sure.

[@Cotelw8345]

@@valentinius62women cop just broke in she should have been arrested. She had no legal right in the building. Guarantee she is a cop criminal who breaks laws all the time.

[@RobertoFrankenstien]

1 day later his go fundme is now at $8000. That's a 117% increase

[@MgoRavenSama]

They had no right or reason to speak with his employer, that's seriously a violation of privacy and they should both lose their jobs like he did.

[@archstanton5603]

Why are the police so incompetent and inept?

[@nobodyspecial7185]

Because they get away with it

[@shaunwheeler3484]

Because nobody with more than a room temperature IQ wants the job.

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

Lack of accountability, double standards, unqualified immunity, police unions, judge buddies from the lodge, the list is long.

[@lynnsavoy1694]

Because the the courts allow it

[@rykehuss3435]

@@genericalfishtycoon3853 Biggest issue is the lack of training. For example in Finland cops need to pass a 2 year academy training, and the school is a real school where you get a diploma from. In the US, like sheriff's departments, they vote people to be sheriffs or deputies? no training required, just a vote to gain full state law enforcement authority, gun and a badge. Thats insane if you ask me. This female cop and the sarge are utterly incompetent, they dont even know what detained means. She says he is not detained, he says bye and leaves and then she immediately retaliates with detention. Thats fucking illegal - Dana White

[@davidherbst]

"Oh, so you're NOT suicidal? Well, then, let us fix that."

[@matthewsanchez7953]

"It's a welfare check and we're helping!" 🐷🤡 - Unlawful detainment - Attempts to force compliance - Straight up Thought Police behavior - Unlawful arrest/Unlawful search - Slanders him in front of his employer, causing him to lose his job

[@captainhowdy9845]

NEVER call the police, even if you're worried about a loved one. The police are neither qualified to help them, nor are they obligated to help them. Almost anybody else you call can help your loved one in EXACTLY the same way any cop can. That doesn't mean that cops cannot help them, but a cop is no more capable or qualified of helping them than a total stranger working in a burger joint. What the police CAN do is arrest, hurt or even kill your loved one. And the guy from the burger joint cannot do that. THIS situation is exactly why the police should be defunded. Funds for this should be taken from the police and given to services that are qualified to deal with it.

[@ratagris21]

But they're qualified to escalate and take out someone due to qualified immunity.

[@troyevitt2437]

WRONG. Most police departments have psychiatric crisis training. Where THESE cops went wrong was to take him to jail instead of to a hospital with a Psych unit. The individual had communicated suicidal ideation to his wife and was found to be in possession of his father-in-law's blood pressure medication. If somebody with normal BP takes a medication for high blood pressure, it will dangerously lower their BP to the degree that their brain is FATALLY starved of oxygen. It's irrelevant whether he wished to engage with the police or not.

[@paulstejskal]

I suspect the "ex" wife did this on purpose.

[@Drubes100]

This is disgusting. As soon as you question their authority, public safety goes out the window. Shame on these officers.

[@troyevitt2437]

The guy had too short an attention span to comprehend that the police weren't finished with him. He had expressed suicidal thoughts to his wife and had his father-in-law's high-blood-pressure medication. Care to guess what happens when somebody with normal BP takes medication that lowers your BP? The brain dies of oxygen starvation. The police weren't wrong for compelling his undivided attention; a suicidal person isn't competent to dictate whether they will engage with emergency personnel. The police were, however, wrong for taking him to jail instead of a hospital with a psychiatric unit.

[@wmdouglas3]

PD automatically sided-with complainant. The man has a right to remain silent and was arrested for that. Utterly disgraceful.

[@valentinius62]

"We got a call." 👮

[@AntiCoruptionCentral]

@@valentinius62 AKA, "she said, we believe".

[@ADanZLife]

"We're worried about your wellness so we're going to arrest you and tell your employer your medical issues." 3 days after being released from jail, the man's body was found in a river. They sure do know how to help people.

[@joshjje]

@@ADanZLife What?

[@stoicknight1639]

"We got a call" is not a legal reason that compels the accused or limits their Rights.

[@johnmalady3061]

The cop spilling all the beans to everyone for no reason.... That should be illegal!

[@killvision791]

It is illegal 😂😂😂 that's the problem with police interactions! Cop's are out of control in this country 😢😢😢

[@zubetp]

yeah, the guy didn't even fucking ask lmao! he was just saying "okay?"

[@zubetp]

@@killvision791i had to call the cops on a neighbor once - long story, but i genuinely had to. he was having some kind of manic episode or something, screaming at the top of his lungs and angrily accusing random neighbors of stealing his car. the cops tried to talk him down and sort of kept him in one area until an ambulance arrived and took him to a hospital. one cop came over to get my statement, and after, i asked if the guy would be okay. the cop is like, "i mean, he's clearly on something, he smells like alcohol and his dad says he's a meth addict. this neighborhood is horrible. this place sucks. this is the second time this month i've had to come out here." i was like, you didn't need to tell me all that stuff about the guy, and i fucking live in this neighborhood lmfao. i just wanted to know if that screaming dude would be all right. you could just say "yes" or "i don't know."

[@killvision791]

@@zubetp lol all I can say about the cop telling u that is WOW. It's literally against the hippa law's. and listen I know we need cop's but yahh the interaction could have been a little more positive, even about the sucks to come here. How about ya knownif the neighborhood is having problems I can park here for lunch, watch out, and actually be helpful, here's my number, and yah I'm glad I could be of service, poor guy is going through it! Lol we don't mind if a cop has to use force....but only when it's justified

[@TomJacobW]

@@zubetp I’m just looking at what is essentially a medical topic from a medical pov: In the medical field everyone is trained on proper privacy stuff and it’s taken extremely seriously, with super complicated procedures and sign this and authorize that and harsh penalties etc.. And then you have these LEO fools; it’s just so incredibly incompetent and pathetic in comparison! 😂

[@TruthAndMoreTruth]

I've taken my lunch in my car a million times, and the idea of some cops arresting me over a phone call, while I'm at work is INSANE. How many videos is it going to take?

[@nickb2005]

“Hey are you going through something? Well you’re about to be”

[@WalidFeghali]

How is it that a man needs to raise tens of thousands of dollars in order to get justice?

[@TheZappawizard]

Welcome to the USA, been here long?

[@pittbier7597]

@@TheZappawizard pretty sure thats the case in every country.

[@-The-Darkside]

​@@TheZappawizardplenty of people get help without needing tens of thousands. Plenty of justice charities around. This also seems like a slam dunk.

[@zubetp]

@@-The-Darksidetheoretically, yeah. but suing the police is a pretty major undertaking. the union fights you at every step, so there are a ton of motions and hearings and resets and delays, and if the attorney isn't working pro bono, he'll have to pay for ALL of that. you're not entitled to an attorney for a civil suit.

[@marcofava]

​@@pittbier7597not really it is not

[@muzikmyke3008]

I’m sure telling all the guy’s business to his employer and getting him fired so that he’s not able to survive is really going to help him not feel like he needs to delete himself. The level of incompetence displayed here is disgusting.

[@xekis]

Female cop doesn't want to detain him. She just wants him to want to be detained.

[@Snarlacc]

The lack of training and basic common sense from these cops is astounding.

[@kenilshah13]

Imagine losing your job and getting arrested is the "help" those cops provided. Even if he wasn't having self-harm thoughts. he would now.

[@Joboknhg]

Exactly; that’s what makes this worse.

[@NogardCodesmith]

Working as intended

[@mitchelliwilliams2414]

This is why people say if you want something totally screwed up call a cop.

[@AlexanderShibilski]

Yup, that was the intention. Wife called the death squad for an alleged suicidal man. What a loving wife she is, now her husband is unemployed. He was wellness checked and was found to be too well; now him jobless and that false arrest probably has him loving life.

[@k.k.9571]

They didn’t come to help him. They came to oppress him. Uvalde showed us how much cops really care about our wellbeing.

[@itsaboutTime2revolt]

Bingo

[@Ebooger]

The police are never your friend, and the same goes for virtually any branch of government anywhere in the world.

[@stanleyhaskell8207]

Exactly 💯%

[@treeclimbers1416]

If a cop ever says “take your hands out of your pocket”; regardless if they say you aren’t being detained, you are in fact detained. And if detained illegally make sure you file your complaints and follow up with suit. We need to keep the piggies accountable. Our constitution needs protection more than ever.

[@TSRR-zs6pf]

The police officer explaining everything that happened to his employer is an obvious breach of his privacy.

[@jackcoleman1784]

Gets call to help someone who may be suicidal. Immediately is more concerned about fake hypothetical threats to themselves.

[@SaraphDarklaw]

Victim complex in a nutshell.

[@TRC19999]

Once again, a PHONE CALL should not circumvent your rights as a free man! Now he lost his job and his rights violated over a false call. If he says he’s fine, what else is he supposed to do?

[@ketchup901]

The labor laws in America are ridiculous. Why is it legal to fire someone for no reason? Him losing his job is not the fault of the police involved, it's the fault of his employer and the idiotic labor laws.

[@h2lo704]

​@@ketchup901it's absolutely the fault of the cops as the way they inform his employers makes it sound like the victim is a criminal, it was so obviously done in bad faith

[@ketchup901]

@@h2lo704 It would not have been possible if labor laws weren't so idiotic. Also, what if he would have actually been a reasonable suspect in a crime but released by police or found not guilty in a court? In this case there is no police misconduct but it is still ridiculous that his employer is allowed to fire him for it.

[@amelliamendel2227]

Scotus ruled that a 911 call alone does not give an officer probable cause it only gives them reasonable suspicion and it is the duty of the officer to develop their own independent probable cause for a stop

[@brianhillis3701]

There is a ton of police misconduct. ​@@ketchup901

[@bobby9192]

“Being confrontational, because he kept walking away” Awesome

[@jamesquinn8958]

So a guy is depressed and thinking about killing himself and your response is to arrest him and get him fired from his job? Fucking disgusting... This just proves that a majority of cops care more about making arrests than actually helping people.

[@LarryBudd]

'Hey we heard you were having a hard time, we are here to make it worse'

[@lordhelwintr283]

Ah yes the wife called in a “welfare” check. He’s probably so depressed from her.

[@drumusic5665]

Or he's just depressed and she cares?? I'm married and have dealt with and still deal with depression my whole life. I'd hope if I fall off she tries what she can

[@Joboknhg]

@@drumusic5665doubtful. The guy seemed completely fine. It was likely an argument and she needed to show her control over the guy. Either way, how did this help the guy?

[@ChrisBreederveld]

The problem is that these days calling the cops for help is more like asking for someone to get into more trouble instead.

[@theangryscotsman5174]

Jesus H. Christ! Wife calls because she's worried he husband is going to kill himself, and your take is "probably depressed from her?" With zero evidence of course. What a great you'd be if a buddy was saying the same things. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@TRC19999]

@@theangryscotsman5174what evidence is there that the guy is in any trouble?? NONE! He said he was fine!

[@brandonhebert5485]

And Wal Mart gets an F, for failing to do any investigation into what happened to this guy, not waiting for it to be resolved in court before firing him, and for being generally a terrible employer and mistreating their employees all over the country.

[@EdgarHernandez-xj5mx]

“That’s okay because if anything does stab me that’s a charge.” Those are the words of someone looking for confrontation. Not of someone trying to help.

[@LordZoth6292]

"Hey, this guy is having a rough time in life. Lets harass and detain him, that should make it better right?"

[@jeepliving1]

"I have an idea. Maybe I can talk to his boss and get him fired."

[@TRC19999]

“You don’t want our help? Well, we’re going to punish you for accepting our help!”

[@ciberzombiegaming8207]

...for ourselves. we can't have someone disrespecting our orders...

[@chunkyfen]

It's because police officers are simple bullies

[@jz7490]

I'm sure he's much better now.

[@brianharvey9765]

Time to remove the shield of qualified immunity. Regardless of whether it's granted on an individual case, it emboldens cops to be reckless.

[@mcal9320]

Never going to happen, because it protects Judges and D.A.s Why would they ever give up thier special Citizen status.

[@Despiser25]

It doesnt actually exist. Congress never passed ANY Law giving government employees immunity. No, that was invented by the Judiciary and both the other branches cheered.

[@jeromemccollom936]

Republicans in the Senate killed any federal reform of qualified immunity because they care much more about protecting bad and lying cops whose cop unions give them money then YOUR rights

[@paulengels6926]

Still act like d bags without qualified immunity

[@favorit601]

Walmart gets a “F-” for instantly firing Mr. A.

[@markwebb4154]

So, let me get this right. They have a man with potential mental health issues and could be suicidal. The police then escalate the situation, cause additional stress and tell his employer who then terminates his employment. The man needed help and the police just decided to make his life as difficult as possible.

[@nathantripathy]

God, that female officer just walked in there and admitted that they arrested him simply because he asserted his right to not be detained when he wasnt legally detained.

[@noctisocculta4820]

Worse, she lied to them and said he ignored her and wouldn't cooperate with lawful orders.

[@ScottAT]

Kidnapped by cops.

[@hashfors]

Yupp ..

[@wingatebarraclough3553]

Kidnapped by abusers hiding behind badges.

[@paulengels6926]

That is called Monday

[@ScottAT]

@@paulengels6926 yah… know what you mean.

[@combs1945]

This is a great example of divorce, rape culture. An ex-wife makes a false allegation and the police swoop into destroy his life. They violated his rights which caused a cascade failure and destroyed his entire life. And all the ex-wife had to do was call and make one simple allegation, and the police over backwards to destroy his life

[@corsairsofnarshaddaa]

It's always heartwarming to watch ATA explain the pertaining laws that the police don't give a single F about.

[@Francis0316]

Why is she getting him in trouble with his employer, and divulging his personal information. Retaliatory because their egos were bruised.

[@yukinoshita5788]

likely a hippa violation all on its own

[@Zorklis]

"hi is X works here?" "well he won't be here today, just letting you know that" That's all she needed to do.

[@RolandTechnicalDesigner]

Why is she allowed to lie so much to the guy's co-workers like that???? Fired for a welfare check and unlawful arrest woooow what an amazing country...

[@dazzaMusic]

Guilty until proven innocent that’s what America has become.

[@admthrawnuru]

Lying to the coworkers is actual defamation. He should add that to the lawsuit.

[@kentjackson]

I like how he was being "very cofrontational" all the while trying to walk away.

[@TheEMC99]

This happened some time ago and was widely covered. I'm disturbed to learn that this is the progress. I thought it was being handled and the chief had addressed this with the community already. I'm absolutely disgusted to learn no justice has yet begun to commence here. I'm happy to donate to Mr. Argent. This is egregious and CANNOT be tolerated. It's one of the more atrocious cases in my opinion.

[@brwi1]

Police love to call someone “confrontational” when they’re the ones who approached

[@janemiettinen5176]

If you try to keep cops from abusing your rights, you’re immediately confrontational, difficult, abusive and even sovereign citizen has popped up. It’s like they are actually describing themselves, i.g. deflecting.

[@ShadowIBlade]

It is absurd that the female cop went inside and disclosed all the private information about the welfare check to his employer/co-workers. That is none of their business.

[@wolf_among_sheep7875]

Need to file a separate charge of defamation of character!

[@AidanWR]

"He doesn't want to talk." "Well it doesn't matter. Come here." Yeah, that's not how that works

[@torycarter8747]

That female cop is extremely dangerous. Lying and telling his employer things not proven to be fact!

[@nightshade8958]

I can't fathom how someone thinks that calling the cops for a welfare check is going to help them. Fucking hell. That's the WORST thing you could do.

[@undercoveragent9889]

The wife probably took out an insurance policy on him before arranging what she hoped would be 'the hit'.

[@tabby7189]

That was the point. She knew exactly what you just pointed out.

[@joshjje]

If it was your ailing grandma at home sure, but this was BS.

[@sane2insanity]

The wife and him were breaking up most likely and she wasn't really worried about his welfare.. she just wanted the cops to harass him and they did..

[@nightshade8958]

@@joshjje The problem is that women overreact and are the ones who make these calls. They absolutely will exaggerate the severity to the cops as well.

[@Livin-life111]

This is proof police do not give 2 💩 about the citizens they are paid to serve and protect. Arresting someone you are sent to help during a supposed mental health crisis is absolutely insane and unhinged.

[@matteoinocencio9702]

I was under the impression they don't even give one.

[@ExcuseTheSaltImLearning]

They even said he would probably be immediately released after being booked. IF he was potentially going to hurt himself...why is the cop so confident they won't get admitted to a facility? Welfare was not the agenda or concern.

[@kolbyjackcorgi]

I'll be happy when people stop throwing out "serve and protect". It's long been established in court they have no legal obligation to do either one. Time for people to STOP expecting this out of them and support ending qualified immunity.

[@matthewsanchez7953]

"Serve the masters, protect capital"

[@montezuma6962]

Serve and protect isn't the goal of le anymore. Now it's collect and incarcerate.

[@MsBlackhawk69]

Any officer found to have made false statements in their reports should be suspended without pay and/or put on desk duty for a probationary period before being allowed to serve the public again.

[@DJBudGreen]

ATA really makes things happen. As of my typing this over $5500.00 of the nearly $7000 donated has been since this video came out. My Kudos to all of us that help this person correct the wrongs to egregiously done to him. He's still FAR short of the $25,000 goal needed for a decent lawyer and living expenses since being fired, but the ATA community has certainly shown their love. Please continue to do so. Be well.

[@jeffwalston8110]

That cop is now personally liable for his loss of wages, due to her willful incompetence.

[@stevenweishaupt8591]

The minute anyone calls the police to do a welfare check . You just increased that person's chance of being hurt tenfold. These cops don't know the law at all .

[@robv5834]

That’s not true. My mom called one of these on me when I was in college and not answering my phone. The encounter took two minutes, was totally safe, and the police were cordial. That’s what happens in 90% of cases. What you watch is the minority of interactions. This is the reason it’s recorded and we watched it.

[@stanleyhaskell8207]

​@@robv5834I'd sure hate to be in minority.

[@stanleyhaskell8207]

That's probably why the ex-wife called.

[@robv5834]

@@stanleyhaskell8207 I think anyone would say that. But that’s the same with all things. The minority of people get hit by lightning. I’d hate that also.

[@shirleyrichard-qv9lw]

@@robv5834 You were child ? in protected environment ? in college dorm ?

[@remingtoncomp4873]

I have to say. This is one of the best ad reads I’ve ever seen. You made it feel important and relevant. You gave it a genuine review. I didn’t feel like it was getting shoved down my throat. It was absolutely fantastic. Well done!

[@grannygear1001]

"It is not the function of government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error." Robert H. Jackson

[@dreamcoyote]

WHY is the cop going into his work and "investigating" by telling them all his personal business? They were in the wrong anyway, but if she had just asked them investigative questions that would at least be appropriate to their initial wrongdoing. Wtf.. She was just trying to CYA already by telling them what she thought happened. This is why police need officers/resources that go beyond treating citizens this way.

[@gavinwigg8057]

She stood and told his adult life story to them!! That's ridiculous. There's no reason for 95% of what she shared with them to have been said. 😮

[@Used_Hamster]

I feel like it should be a HIPAA violation

[@gavinwigg8057]

@@Used_Hamster HIPAA involves medical information shared between providers. Unethical sharing of information, however.

[@Used_Hamster]

@gavinwigg8057 HIPPA applies to any PHI (protected health information). When I was a volunteer firefighter, we were warned against the information shared when telling stories. Telling a family member about a call you went to and being vague is ok. Saying it was John Doe who lives on Main street was having a schizophrenic break is against HIPPA. This applies to firefighters and EMS, I'm not sure if it applies to police, but it should.

[@gavinwigg8057]

@@Used_Hamster firefighters can be affected by HIPAA protections, but HIPAA has absolutely no coverage on law enforcement. I'm not making things up - go look it up.

[@ksb1344]

Telling coworkers his business, someone help this dude. 🤦‍♀️

[@realitywave]

...and lying while doing it! 🤬

[@paulengels6926]

No one will help him since Americans are total narcissists and only care about themselves or when something happens to them.

[@tobyray8700]

He needs to contact the Institute for Justice

[@christopherbond2322]

If ending ones own life was a felony offense, what is the punishment? lmao

[@_Mute_]

Aww. The cops cared so much about his mental well-being that they went out of their way to give this guy a lawsuit for a major pay out 🥲 how nice. We need more caring cops like this

[@killvision791]

😂😂😂 lmao cause you are spot on!

[@dbfjohn2502]

Just cops giving away more taxpayer money.

[@patrickday4206]

Why do cops get to talk with employers at all wouldn't that be retaliation??

[@BReal-10EC]

Yes. And that could get QI waived for a lawsuit as that's not part of their job.

[@Brothapocalypse]

Correct. They should have only told them they need to take him in for questioning and that they're leaving his car there. Just enough info to not put his job in jeopardy. Common sense.

[@AnonemesisRecords]

Obviously both officers should be fired and brought up on charges.

[@hashfors]

Best of luck Nathan, 10k goes a long way ❤

[@phibian00]

cavalierly depriving a person's freedom, destroying their precarious employment and ability to earn a living, how does that demonstrate community care to a vulnerable individual?

[@snarkdragon]

That's just it. Cops DON'T care. They are not protectors, they are not guardians, they are not 'sheep dogs' safeguarding the flock. They are ravening wolves among the sheep, tearing apart the flock. And they MUST be stopped.

[@joehannah1343]

Or even the ones who aren't vulnerable. Satan is there for that.

[@ADanZLife]

If the man wasn't in a mindset to delete himself before, now he definitely is. They really helped him out a lot.

[@janemiettinen5176]

They decided he didnt want to kill himself badly enough, this was their way of nudging him over the line. You know, “help” him until he was there.

[@dmelson7502]

​@@janemiettinen5176hopefully suing the crap out of the police and his ex-wife will give him a reason to live.

[@joemg323]

It's amazing that we as citizens are held to the standard of "Ignorance of the law is no excuse" yet those whose ONE JOB is to uphold the law get away with being woefully ignorant of the law.

[@charlesparks7296]

Thank you!! It has to stop! It's the culture of it all!! Keep fighting for equal justice ⚖ no more immunity and stop paying taxpayers money for lawsuits!!

[@gd3551]

Police unions ensure incompetence is everyone else's problem except the cop.

[@user-lm3ik9xj6r]

the worst part is it's intentional. QI only works if "I didn't know", stay stupid stay employed....

[@Terrorrai1]

how do you know an officer is not speaking the truth? they open their mouth

[@USMC1984]

THANK YOU ATA!!! Your diligence in investigating and researching the laws and activities of police officers in cases like this helps put a bright spotlight on these cases that would normally go unheard of. I am sure with your posting of this this victim will get the financial support he needs to get back on his feet.

[@Burglar-King]

I’m English and many American cops are so ingeniously clueless. These cops are the biggest chumps I’ve ever seen on this channel. They lost him his job, his liberty, his dignity. I hope he sues and receives adequate compensation for his distress.

[@rogerborg]

Be serious, most cops in most countries are far more openly corrupt than US cops. We just _see_ them more, because of bodycams.

[@benjiro8793]

The problem is: It takes years, the payout is not that great (lawyer costs), and the cops themselves do not care because of qualified immunity. Its years gone of your life dealing with that mess. That is also why the cops are so emboldened in pulling this type of behavior. They are in position of power and with no consequences, so ... they will act like it.

[@glen603]

Clearly you've never been to Russia......

[@ciberzombiegaming8207]

@@glen603 i been, so? does worse example make usa a good country? then russia is good country because look how it is in iran or north korea.

[@edwinlongwell]

@@ciberzombiegaming8207OP literally said “worst in the world”

[@brayerip]

This seems almost as if the ex-wife wanted something on his record in regards to it being either known to be suicidal or an obstruction charge in order to gain something in the divorce, or later down the line. These officers did absolutely nothing to either show any empathy toward him, nor show any knowledge of the actual call they were attending, because as soon as he didn't want to talk to them, the 'welfare check' goes right out of the window

[@thesuperdingos]

As soon as he said he was fine, it should have ended. There was nothing else he could do to prove he needed any help.

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

It was an attempted murder. She made a big deal about telling 911 he might be armed and dangerous. High chance cops just mag dump on him for "officer safety". She was trying to up that 50% divorce settlement to 100% by becoming his widow..

[@dblueguy]

Yeah and then she tells them he must have stolen his father in laws blood pressure pills. She was definitely trying to fuck with him.

[@ExcuseTheSaltImLearning]

It's almost like the welfare check isn't their concern....weird.

[@mikecrain2076]

I love that when it's a friend of yours aaking why youre getting arrested they can't give out that info. But when it causes you maximum embarrassment they will happily give that info out