Insane Cops Lose Qualified Immunity After HIGHLY ILLEGAL Arrest

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San Antonio PD Use of Force Policy- bit.ly/3VENCbW
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[@AuditTheAudit]

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[@adammollett7806]

I always watch the complete vids this is by far one of my favorite yt channels

[@Black_unity597]

They are so ignorant they don’t get that he is saying that this has happened to him before not right now which in Mexico the police do all kinds of illegal things hell in this country they do illegal things but it’s obvious something happened to him at some point in his life and the people must of acted like police but wasn’t and shit at him!

[@SkinneyBoi]

Updates are the best. Keep us posted please.

[@velazquezquality6621]

How did u comment 7hrs ago with the video is an hr ago

[@ADDisAOK]

Cause the public release isn't the same as the upload date? Lol

[@petereese5370]

Cops are allowed to be scared of anything but it is unreasonable for civilians to be scared of armed cops making threats against their physical safety.

[@fftunes]

Underrated comment.

[@tb8654]

While also wearing plain clothes 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@RioBowen]

What's worse, these cops aren't thinking about the fact that plenty of people have pretended to be police in order to take over and steal delivery service stuff. There was no attempt to de-escalate, especially after they realized he didn't believe them and the dispatch notified them. They easily could have communicated through dispatch to find out if he was armed, exchanged names to confirm they were police, then approach and calmly investigate. They'd have found out that they really were wrong.

[@martinswiney2192]

Even after ordered by the DA to release him the pig continues to berate the poor man. Trying to intimidate him for future reference. This cop is unhinged.

[@Ghettoize]

Cops are out on control

[@richardtaylor5670]

"You're about 30 seconds away from a trip to the hospital," says everything about these pigs

[@KenyanBunnie]

Red dot on his forehead. Dogs coming to bite him. Smh.

[@maxspeed57]

@@KenyanBunnie For parking suspiciously.

[@daveblackman816]

All over a guy trying to get some rest.

[@bonniewatson178]

@@daveblackman816I truly wonder how many people have been murder by the blue gang before body cameras? We’ve been telling people this for ever and now everyone can see what goes down.

[@Mikevdog]

They only know fear and force

[@7munkee]

6 guys with guns, dogs, and badges afraid of an old sleeping preacher.

[@chonky2129]

all these cops think they are finding the case of the century, as if there aren't other box trucks in that town lmfao

[@user-or4gx8xp2f]

The cops say (in reference to his CDL) “you are held to a higher standard.” Well guess what officers , so…are…you!

[@bryanchludzinski915]

They're supposed to be at least. And the cdl is a non issue because this wasn't a traffic stop. He was parked on private property 🤣

[@watcher4997]

Problem is cops think everyone is a criminal regardless of the circumstances 🙄🙄

[@bifflilla]

To a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

[@Loosesapphire5135]

When you're a criminal, involved with working for a criminal organization, hypocrisy is your most usable tool for protection & defense to always create the thinly veiled illusion of being the authority.

[@Loosesapphire5135]

When you're a criminal, involved with working for a criminal organization, hypocrisy is your most usable tool for protection & defense to always create the thinly veiled illusion of being the authority.

[@daveblackman816]

It’s easier to see why that one cop was so scared over an acorn falling. Probably scared of their own shadow.

[@marcussundholm8727]

Being a police officer isn't even one of the top 10 most dangerous jobs in America anymore and these guys act like it is LOL. Pizza delivery drivers see more action than police officers.

[@TRC19999]

No wonder cops are scared of acorns. This guy is freaking out over a parked truck. What AREN’T they scared of??

[@Tijuanabill]

The law.

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

@@Tijuanabill nice

[@UNcommonSenseAUS]

Shadows, the truth, accountability, 5:29 there was no emergency to permit the use of emergency lights. Haveas corpus.

[@maxspeed57]

Consequences for actions.

[@royrudy]

Donut Cops

[@user-te8io5vi6q]

Imagine being in a dead sleep and brutally woken up by loud yelling and guns pointed at you.

[@bpbp8597]

It happened to Little Rock airport director Brian Malinowski. Look it up. Sickening.

[@triviszla1536]

"I don't want this guy coming back and suing us." Should've been your first thought before doing all this clownery.

[@ralphtime]

How stupid is it for cops to be able to mute the one fucking thing that protects us.

[@mollycote1021]

I know! It’s crazy!!!!

[@MrDrManPerson]

Then they say you don't have to record since they are recording, but then they love to mute and edit it later on. Then pretend they never do this.

[@swashkiv7509]

@@MrDrManPersonexactly. They try and dissuade you from recording it yourself because “they have body cams.” What they forget to say is half the time they “forget” to turn it on, they “lose” the footage, they mute it whenever they want, they can straight up deny your request for the footage, charge you exorbitant fees for the video, or redact it as they see fit. “Nah that’s ok officer, I think I’ll record my own footage.”

[@Aurochs330]

@@MrDrManPersonand they will make you fight your ass off for it, having you wait years and years and years for it… just to have incomplete video and audio 🗿

[@SickKlydeSSA]

Stupid? Why wouldn’t tyranny allow the use of mute button? 🤣🤣🤣

[@Joboknhg]

I don’t blame the guy. Listen to this cop. Yelling and screaming like that over absolutely nothing. I would be cautious about going towards a psychopath like that too.

[@30.06onaGrassyKnoll]

no, i blame the jack ass driver... imo, this couldve all been cleared up with a quick conversation.

[@Joboknhg]

@@30.06onaGrassyKnolllol the cops aren’t going to date you, bro.

[@TRC19999]

@@30.06onaGrassyKnollhow’s the boot taste, boy?

[@thompkins6796]

Imagine being woke up in the middle of the night with bright lights and dudes pointing guns at you. It's hard to know what's happening and you've done nothing wrong. The man is going to be confused

[@gregkasza1925]

Free citizens are very scary to police.

[@siggy3353]

Soo when are police going to learn that "suspicious" is not a crime?

[@youtubecarspottersguide1]

or a feloiy , misdemeanor

[@KTSpeedruns]

Instant hostility, constant threats, lack of empathy. This officer doesn't need a badge, he needs a psychological evaluation.

[@kathycromwell7247]

They all seemed ill trained

[@downhomesunset]

The screaming tyrant was especially awful!

[@CrabbyO]

A cop telling a truck driver that "You're held to a higher standard than most people." F---ing sickening.😔

[@juancordova4187]

My favorite is the “you must obey” but is probably one of those individuals that threw a hissing fit with mask mandates screaming “but the constitution”

[@Noeboo]

That was the wildest part.

[@themeekdontwantit]

@@CrabbyO Exactly! It’s their sheer arrogance (and ignorance) that makes them say sh!t like that without a thought to the fact that they enjoy being held to the lowest standard…non-cop criminals get *arrested, charged,* and *sentenced* for their crimes while cops committing equal or worse crimes will most generally get fired without the crime being addressed at all (that’s only, of course, when they’re not being awarded a paid vacation and/or promoted as a direct result of it).

[@idek1433]

I had to go take a walk after that my blood pressure was so high I could see my neck vein

[@chrisbritt4266]

So I guess you think that when all of us were trained as truck drivers which I have been trained as a truck driver, we have always been told that we are held to a higher standard.He was in a commercial truck with a cdl.He has to go by the higher standards than you.People who don't have c d l's driving your little cars

[@bifflilla]

“I’ve got a red dot on his forehead.” The ultimate unhinged fake tough guy talk. Bro was itching to tell this story over 9 Natty Ices at the bar tonight.

[@ilikepizza69]

What bars sell natty ice?

[@Dan-yk6sy]

Larping cod military wannabe.

[@chrisgriffin6489]

Find his family let them see this and interview them

[@killertruth186]

Or want to be blood thirsty.

[@mrsmiley631]

They could have had a "K" party, complete with a Mariachi band.

[@DoctorBruKhar]

Cops: "OK, we goofed up. What can we spin to charge this guy with to cover our asses?"

[@blueliesmatter2]

Exactly what they do. And the local prosecutors roll with it. Stupid city prosecutor trying to force a fail to ID charge on me when there was no legal arrest. She kept delaying the court hoping i woukd plead guilty to interfering charge which was dismissed. That "arresting" officer is being sued. In a fair and just legal system a magistrate would have tossed the charge for fail to ID out. I was only charged with interfering because i told them f off on the fail to ID charge.. cant charge me with fail to ID unless ive been lawfully arrested... The problem is they can charge you with all the crap they want, jail you, make you pay bond, have an arrest record etc. Then just dismiss the charges because they know if it goes to a jury trial they will lose.

[@DripBae-less]

that's why you see an asanine amount of just frankly hilariously inaccurate and inappropriate charges. The victim, almost feels relieved, that the charges are dropped and they prolly don't pursuit anymore legal action.

[@downhomesunset]

@@DripBae-lessLike resisting arrest when you’re unconscious and snoring, like Caroline?

"exacty what they say, when they say, how they say it". That is what a tyrant says. Once police have you in their sights, you no longer have rights.

[@downhomesunset]

You’re a poet and you don’t even know it!

[@oneofthosepeople2101]

Immediately acting like a psychopath doesn’t make citizens comfortable.

[@fasillimerick7394]

I am willing to bet he's a Veteran. He didn't see the interaction as civilian law enforcement, he saw it as engaging with a Lawful Enemy Combatant.

[@oneofthosepeople2101]

@@fasillimerick7394 as a combat veteran… I actually agree with you. Unfortunately most vets, military, and police, have no actual clue what their job actually entails. We swore the oath first day and then it was never brought up again.

[@Poppagee69]

But , but , all they wanted to do was talk !!!! By using sign language on his face of course !

[@fasillimerick7394]

@oneofthosepeople2101 Thanks battle buddy. We were told early that our job was to "kill people, and break their shit". There were the other required training on the use of force continuum, and LOAC, but nothing about civilian law enforcement, neither US law nor host country. In the video the first officer shouts "contact!" and that's when I realized he was likely a combat Veteran such as yourself. Aside from the use of firearms, there's really no transferable skills from military to law enforcement, even though most people just assume they're practically the same thing. Thanks for reading.

[@michaeldunar8986]

​@@fasillimerick7394it wouldn't matter, if he is a veteran. All of this was illegal behavior

[@Skrubb_Lord]

Remember "Escalate. Retaliate. Fabricate" The three golden rules of being a cop.

[@ChristophTozer]

That sounds like bad policy. Somebody should change that

[@knuckinphutz7245]

I’ve always said “Intimidate, Escalate, Incarcerate”.

[@mattgraham1983]

Don't forget CYA (cover your ass)

[@mattgraham1983]

​@@ChristophTozerpolicy is only worthwhile if officers are held to a standard and held accountable. All too often we see officer's breach law under the color of authority and get a slap on the wrist, or they leave the department during in investigation for breaching policy and that's it just roll on to another department

[@jenger5405]

​@@mattgraham1983 Also known as Call Your Attorney lol

[@mister-chad]

Why wouldn't a reasonable person believe a screaming guy pointing wepons and shining bright lights on you while doing nothing wrong? Weird.

[@drcurioustube]

No reasonable suspicion of a crime, no probable cause. Not a single lawful command. Unlawful muting of cameras. Illegal search. Easy money for the driver.

[@blueliesmatter2]

Not even close, this has dragged on for 6 years, officers kept immunity on several of the claims. Just getting to the 5th circuit costs over 10k. San Antonio will appeal what ever ammount the jury awards and it will drag on another 2 to 4 years. No such thing as easy money on Texas civil cases if they dont settle before appeal. Additionally the legal fees are prohibitive to most, I have a good civil rights lawyer. Brandon Grable out of San Antonio. Multiple officers and unlawful arrests, zero convictions, I finally said screw that im suing. But again in Texas we have to deal with a very strong pro police court system. The sad part is even if you win damages are relatively low compared to other states.

[@drcurioustube]

@@blueliesmatter2 Maybe I should have said SHOULD BE easy money 😆

[@artcrime2999]

" I dont want us getting sued" Then leave people the fuck alone

[@stegwise]

bro doesn't matter if they get sued, it's not going to trial and the taxpayer covers the settlement

[@jadetrentrichards255]

They should investigate the suspicious truck... The issue is when they acted like cowards instead of investigating and speaking with the driver.

[@hurricanelopez]

@@stegwise not when they lose qualified immunity.. they can be personally liable as well as the agency / insurance companies

[@colinpryor4290]

The driver didn't believe they were real cops because of their car lights blinding him and thought he was about to get rolled, hence why he called the Police to report the incident. These cops were obviously too stupid to realize this, yet they were dumb enough to make threats of injury to their victim within seconds of staring this clusterf* of an encounter. American PD's are riddled with Gung Ho! clowns like these.

[@blueliesmatter2]

​@@hurricanelopezin this case they pissed off his lawyer so he paid the cost to appeal up to 5th circuit, those fees alone are going to seriously hurt the officers. They were happy the 5th circuit gave them qualified immunity on some of the civil complaints, san antonio police officers association will pay most of their "personal" liability. So in a small way it does affect all their fellow officers. Most atty are not going to bother with an appeal to 5th circuit for qi because of the history they have of being pro police, but this was damning when the stupid officers were sarcasric saying "thanks for your help" to the DA who told them there was no PC they sealed their own fate. Yet they still went and pushed for the arrest.

[@lowlife5011]

“I saw someone use a truck for a crime one time. Let’s search every truck”

[@natlegend]

Works the same for poc.

[@jamesnall6462]

That's an exaggeration of the information given here. He explicitly said that the use of a box truck fit the MO of other burglaries in the area. Given that, it's reasonable to investigate it, especially since it was parked in an odd spot and left open. Granted, the EXECUTION of this interaction was awful and illegal, but the inclination that investigate the truck was understandable.

[@razzberry4756]

@@jamesnall6462you don’t get to point guns at someone and search every truck because someone used another truck for a crime, you do realize how insane that is, right?

[@jamesnall6462]

@@razzberry4756 i literally said the execution was illegal.

[@liquidmark5081]

@@jamesnall6462the whole concept was completely pants on the head ‘tarded.

[@vertisce2845]

This prevailing attitude of "I am a cop, you have to do what I say when I say it." attitude is the problem with police today. The fact is, police have ZERO authority over anybody without probable cause of a crime. This needs to end.

[@s2bling]

Don’t forget “how i say it” 😂

[@CaptainXJ]

Very soon they will have the right to do what they want.

[@DR.Poncho-dx4zr]

Right then, he says true or false + no no no there's no butts. After​ the truck driver anwsered that question incorrectly by saying yes. You don't have to do EVERYTHING a police officer says. That's why we have the fifth amendment.

[@zigmondklimkowicz7043]

​@@CaptainXJ very soon??????? Huh

[@kathycromwell7247]

And real education, years, these cops are disgusting!

[@mx6you]

The treatment of the guy after the DA said to cut him loose, pissed me off!!!! These officers should be fired, anything less is unacceptable.

[@downhomesunset]

Threatening jail when it’s not on the table is disgusting. But Supreme Court said they can lie. But if we lie it’s perjury!

[@dannysanders4327]

This officer should have been fired and jailed for excessive force on how his weapon was used

[@gregkasza1925]

But the blue coward was really scared.

[@revolutioninprint8906]

Never happen with Repubs backing the blue.

[@robertjeffery7044]

​@@revolutioninprint8906Exactly!

[@gilbertrodriguez690]

​@@revolutioninprint8906 ok, calm down. People like you are too ignorant to be commenting. It has nothing to do with a political party. Every member of the ruling class backs the blue. Law enforcement is not here to enforce laws on everyone, just the working class. It's not just the republicans or the democrats, it's power hungry a*******.

[@sheilapearson9251]

AND SUED

[@themeekdontwantit]

It’s a terrible thing when an innocent, frightened man is woken from a dead sleep in the middle of the night by screaming men behaving exactly like criminals, threatening him, holding him at gun point, beating him, then cuffing him like a criminal, because he doubted they were cops and was legitimately in fear for his life. And he was right all along.. They’re criminals.

[@ExSpoonman]

You're not wrong, but the driver handled this very poorly at the beginning. Especially starting the truck. Does that excuse the actions of the police, absolutely not, but he really contributed a bit toward this escalating.

[@davidhoskins2579]

@@ExSpoonmanas fearful as these cops seemed to be. Still can’t blame him. Middle of the night blinded by lights. Wouldn’t risk getting blasted either. There have been a lot of cop pretenders in recent years too so there’s also that

[@wjoseph-rx9mj]

@@davidhoskins2579I agree with you…

[@danielaraujo3010]

@@ExSpoonman Shut fuck up, the cops are not the only who fear for their lives

[@wjoseph-rx9mj]

@@ExSpoonman get out of the truck with guns pointing at you in the dark with bright lights is not a good idea…. Any little move can get you kill

[@MalarkTheJester]

RIP my headphones. That went from 0 to 110 right quick. Time to go get a hearing aid check now.

[@efransophoto]

"You're held to a higher standard" Unlike cops or presidents

[@1fast10r]

That cop deserves to be stripped of his badge " do you want to go to jail today" knowing damn well he has no right to arrest him... then talking to the man like he's a dog. This cop is a disgrace.

[@lordlatt535]

all cops are a disgrace

[@mp40submachinegun81]

Simply the difference in tone of voice when talking to the DA vs when talking to an innocent civilian alone is absurd.

[@richarddavis2961]

It’s fricken scary that they allow cops like this to walk around with a firearm.

[@Raindrops4891]

Literally just a typical cop

[@HalcyonDaze.]

Bunch of fucking meatheads acting like meatheads, the person who's most certainly had vastly more schooling on the topic tells them they don't have PC and they're just standing there hemming and hawing like the assistant DA doesn't get it. They treat the word suspicious like it's magic and not highly contextual.

[@Kevil911]

Cops acting like cartel hijackers and then they complain he doesn't listen.

[@didieranastaseleon8146]

That's why he said police never do that. From his point of view this could have easily been a trap

[@i000110001100]

He's sleeping outside with his doors open by the woods. The cartel would have just walked up to the door and killed or kidnapped him if that was his worry. It makes no sense.

[@blueliesmatter2]

What makes no sense is why officers are not running red and blues until 2016 on the body cam. These officers had zero reason to have drawn weapons, they had zero probable cause of a crime much less of a threat. They intentionally blinded him using multiple lights and strobes, but didnt put the red and blues on? Why couldnt they simply walk up to the truck vs yelling? If you walked up to a cop who is sleeping in his car and had a bright light shining at him he would immediately draw his weapo. Last year Texas peace officers killed a landowner for shining his light on them. Yet these idiot officers think yelling while blinding a man is the "safest course of action" he had zero legal obligation to exit his truck. Cops yelling get out because we said so or we will put you in the hospital then jail have already proven they are bad cops. ​@i000110001100

[@i000110001100]

@@blueliesmatter2 If a group of armed men surround you, they're in charge. They have the drop on you. That's how it has worked throughout human history. He's not in an armored truck and did not attempt to flee. Cartel hitmen would have killed him if that was his concern. Right vs wrong can be argued after the fact. Pedestrians rightfully in the crosswalk are killed by distracted motorists almost daily. Being right doesn't matter. If you're not going to flee a perceived dangerous situation, freezing is not a viable alternative. If the cops shot him, they'd be dead wrong and he'd be dead right.

[@keilanl1784]

​@@i000110001100So you're saying if you're woken up in the middle of the night in the woods by people pointing guns at you, you should blindly take them at their word that they're police instead of calling 911 just in case? You're insane.

[@Foggen]

They talked a lot of shit about arresting and penalizing him well after they were told there was no probable cause and the arrest was illegal.

[@alfreddixon9029]

All of this and there was never a crime that they were actually investigating. This is pathetic.

[@youtubecarspottersguide1]

Suspicion is it a crime mistomenor , or felony ?

[@Jl57562]

"You're about 30 seconds away from a trip to the hospital" words of a violent individual abusing their authority.

[@beaversixniner]

And they think they deserve qualified immunity

[@toms7098]

And were gonna get a dog to bite you

[@michaelcarey9359]

Yeh... as if I'm gonna get right out and walk towards you after that.

[@mexicanspec]

That gave the civilian every reason to be scared of them.

[@jeremywanner4526]

Imagine how he treats his wife

[@scroogetheprofit2455]

Threatening a suspect who's done nothing wrong with a trip to the hospital?

[@30.06onaGrassyKnoll]

he refused to exit the vehicle, wtf you mean he did nothing wrong?

[@reaperkrew]

​@@30.06onaGrassyKnoll Unlawful order, threatening the victim several times with violence then proceeded to assault the man Mr. Castro did nothing wrong

[@drCox12]

@@30.06onaGrassyKnoll This wasn't a traffic stop, it was on private property where police cannot conduct a traffic stop at all. Thus there was no reason to command him out of the vehicle. Also it's insane to not just go to the driver's side and have a mutual conversation - instead of threatening a law-abiding citizen with a gun and yelling at him while blinding him with lights.

[@307living3]

​@@30.06onaGrassyKnollI'm gonna go out on a limb and say you are a leo that's violating rights like these officers did

[@scroogetheprofit2455]

@@30.06onaGrassyKnoll I guess you missed the F the cops got? 🤣

[@randalcoghlan6465]

According to the police, you're guilty of something until proven innocent.

[@doctordolittle8198]

You have one officer screaming that he's going to shoot you if you move and then the other officer screaming for him to get out of the truck. Something tells me they just want to shoot somebody.

[@markwilliams352]

That police officer is super belligerent, condescending, and sounds so ignorant and unprofessional.

[@jeffreygoss8109]

Sounds like requirements for a promotion

[@k.k.9571]

You just described most of them

[@Daxx871xxx]

Sounds like you need to learn the rules of how police officers do their jobs

[@seanoleary1979]

AMEN BROTHER!!!!

[@stephengrigg5988]

"Maybe if I keep wailing that will fix the situation"

[@user-xu9yi1ez4s]

Well done officer you protected the community by harassing a delivery driver.

[@EnigmicIdentity]

Threatened his life, you mean....

[@jonboywalnut8747]

@@EnigmicIdentity He's using sarcasm here!

[@EnigmicIdentity]

@@jonboywalnut8747 No way

[@paulengels6926]

Us truckers should boycott our services so this country folds.

[@ivandankob7112]

Served and protected the fuck out of that community

[@db4105]

"a trip to the hospital then to jail" and then they wonder why he didnt get out of the truck

[@Kiazhin]

"We wanted to talk to you!" No crime, yet guns drawn with threat to life.

[@colefirearms11]

This is just another example of why qualified immunity needs to be ended.

[@SatansSimgma]

It would mean the end of public firefighters, police, doctors, paramedics. It's being applied overbroadly.

[@joeuser633]

@@SatansSimgma Exactly thank you. There's nothing wrong with the idea of QI as long as it is applied correctly. It's the stupid precedent that to be qualified you must have a precedent that exactly matches is insane and illogical and needs to be overturned.

[@mexicano01100]

Doctors don't have it they are able to get sued

[@Degarth]

​@mexicano01100 medical examiners are doctors with qualified immunity that happen to de facto work for the justice system.

[@icecold9511]

​@@SatansSimgma Where exactly do they plan to find jobs where they aren't responsible for their actions?

[@jhern083]

A plain clothes detective being mistaken for someone that isn't a police officer? Shocking.

[@MichaelGhost]

your telling me a person in plain clothes is pointing a gun at you isn't assault with a dangers weapon

[@DaddyODadio]

​@@MichaelGhostwhen the loaded gun is pointing at you, what's the difference?

[@FastrThanYou77]

@@DaddyODadioits America, they hand our guns to anyone. Why would that make you believe them

[@sncln]

Are you daft? The plain clothes officer never approached the van or came within sight of the van’s driver. Everyone else who liked this comment are definitely not detail oriented and are looking to feel outraged. Vote me down; you’re lying to yourself.

[@PUCKERBUTTFACE]

Especially when he’s acting like a thug.

[@deepakacharya777]

Suspicious person, Suspicious place, Suspicious time, Suspicious country, Suspicious world, Suspicious universe....

[@fmsracing442]

Exactly. I can twist the facts to make any place look suspicious, even the White House.

[@jeremymiller3003]

Meanwhile , corrupt cops aren't suspicious at all

[@SoerenM]

This is so sick, forcing him to lick his boot basically at the end by still threatening him with jail.. "Yes massa, thank you massa!" .. where do they find these psychos?

[@normlang1994]

A deadly combination of fear, arrogance, superiority, an utter lack of empathy.

[@BizznessBox]

Sounds like your writing a a job description for law enforcement

[@carl112466]

You forgot one. The lack of accountability.

[@FreshJ1v3]

spot on norm!

[@valeriagude903]

Don't forget ignorance 😂

[@mitchelliwilliams2414]

Your forgetting stupidity.

[@Wumbo_the_Mumbo]

I, as a reasonable person, wouldn't believe someone yelling "Get out or you're going to the hospital." to be a law enforcement officer.

[@beavinator]

Oh I'd have no trouble believing it was a police officer, but that would do nothing to make me any less afraid of them, in fact probably more.

[@hanstenbrinke9207]

Who else would act as unhinged as that?

[@jenger5405]

Especially when they didn't have lights on at 1st!

[@jackm6307]

One would think as least one of them would have removed his maniac hat and stepped in and talked to the man like a human being.

[@dwightbruners8139]

When was that said I missed that

[@wudegoddd]

once their feelings are hurt, they loose all ability to think lawfully.

[@zamas8141]

the fact that everyone on scene agreed they should have probable cause to search the vehicle is scary

[@fpvince4622]

"Do what we say when and how we say it?" These are NOT the police we want, this is Gestapo activity.

[@Aquariun9iteMMare]

This right here is the cause of their over inflated egos and the reason there is such a divide between police and civilians.

[@jupitercyclops6521]

They don't care what we want

[@jupitercyclops6521]

They don't care what we need

[@TheGr3atMilenko]

This whole thing should piss everyone off including the "small government" conservative types who, for whatever reason, love to lick the taints of cops. These armed agents of the state got told flat out by the DA's office that they screwed up and lacked PC for any kind of charges but still kept conspiring on a way to take him to jail and even admitted at one point that they were worried about a lawsuit.

[@DonariaRegia]

That stupid cop would see you sitting in your house with the door open and assume you stole the house.

[@lordchaa1598]

Everything is suspicious to these thugs with badges.

[@richardbutkis]

Because they only care about oppressing and arresting us

[@chillnagasden6190]

Police are just legalized criminals.

[@Shiyx_x]

Largest gang in the world

[@JK-tq5oe]

And (to them) 'suspicion' is a criminal offence

[@Black_unity597]

The crazy thing is most of the people in these comments are either the reason these race soldiers have been taught this for generations this is not knew behavior they have done and use to be way worse imagine how they were before they had to have cameras! The wyte community has the power to change this but they won’t because they are still hero worshipping them because for generations they were proud of the evil that they use to do and still do in the Black community that was mandated by that very same community! This war on Black Americans aka war on drugs drugs that president Reagan brung into the country and into the Black community this war rages on and people who know that it was racism at the root of this war has supported and still support knowing these facts! No one is calling for whoever they vote for to stop this war that is now bleeding over to the wyte community and will only get worse. But because of this deep seated hatred for Black Americans this will continue!

[@George-kj3cj]

Wow, threatening for the trip to the hospital for a simple traffic stop or not even a traffic stop what a sorry ass cop

[@kevinportillo5070]

“We can cover ourselves with that” So conspiring to charge him

[@davidyerby7991]

Delivery jobs are way more dangerous than being a cop.

[@ericalexander5890]

So is being a roofer. So are numerous other jobs. American cops are the biggest cowards and snowflakes in this country.

[@Ze_Moose]

They should give you a free gun after passing the CDL

[@vindice5849]

You're absolutely right

[@jerrybrothekid]

Being a Citizen simply walking or driving anywhere around cops now days is more dangerous than being a cop.

[@alt7244]

Law enforcement isn't even in the top 20 most dangerous jobs.

[@douglasvine2516]

The fact that he kept threatening him with jail after the DA said to release him tells you everything you need to know about their mentality. It's all about EGO.

[@paulc-xj9ck]

And you hear all the pigs conspiring at the end for CYA.

[@TomJacobW]

LECTURING him, even.

[@paulc-xj9ck]

@@TomJacobW Lecturing is one of the things narcissists do best. That's essentially all cop-splaining is, after all.

[@jacklinks6097]

He was making him apologize with the threat of imprisonment

[@NickAyers-yr8ql]

Seriously if he is from a country where cartels opperate people pretending to be cops to steal your delivery is probably something thats happened to him

[@MickG-p5n]

"we can cover ourselves with that" and that in a nutshell is the police mantra!

[@blackxicano6123]

A police officer telling a person with a CDL that THEY are held to a higher standard is fkn insane.

[@brotherbrovet1881]

It's the truth, though. CDLs are held to higher standards.

[@wvrjl]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@wvrjl]

​@@brotherbrovet1881- And what about cops???

[@pri0r_t0_a_weekago...fukwi48]

@@brotherbrovet1881boot licker are we?

[@AndrewDalena-st7gz]

The point is police are supposed to be held to a higher standard. They are not though

[@555Trout]

Threatening physical harm should be a crime.

[@ERDoc741]

It is…

[@corralescoyote3360]

It is a crime. The problem is, cops get away with crime all the time.

[@ratagris21]

It's called a terroristic threat.

[@user-gx2yy1df6f]

It is, it's the very definition of Assault !

[@Daxx871xxx]

It's called justified force.

[@donalddawes2518]

He should have sued for abuse of rights!

[@charlesriggins8988]

The audacity of them to try to chastise somebody about their actions and look how they're acting

[@timb7775]

Guy does nothing wrong, cops show up and act violent, threatening, escalating and simply out of control. Its disturbing how these cops "try and talk" to this guy, or any person. Going to send a dog to bite him, guns pointed at him, assault then arrest the guy. "I promise you are going to jail" says the psyco cop. What a pos.

[@crisiswax]

Then asking for a spanish speaker. interesting list of priorities

[@broadcastinknowledge]

💯

[@ToddKing]

"assault then arrest the guy." While almost certainly charging him with some sort of assault.

[@shirleyrichard-qv9lw]

​@@slink4956Because they can !

[@robertehatten4847]

They told him he was going to the hospital, which proved he think they are not the police. The poor driver thinks he being hijacked. He was right

[@Bruce4lmighty]

Yes. The fact they threatened him with a trip to the hospital and it was necessary for him to go after he was injured by them, proves the cops INTENT. They need prosecuting for assault & battery, false imprisonment, malfeasance in Public Office and domestic terrorism 👍🏻

[@misterknight3901]

Did I hear a cop say "you're held to a higher standard than most people". I have yet to hear a judge tell a cop that.

[@symplemynd57]

Cop was REALLY butt-hurt when he was told to release him. What kind of question is, "Do you wanna go to jail tonight?"

[@AvengingFade]

That cop was terrified, there is no reason to start screaming at Someone just because they are parked

[@gregkasza1925]

I think he pooped himself.

[@TillyOrifice]

They always start screaming. It's SOP.

[@sabias3932]

Didn't you hear? He was trying to protect the citizen's property! /s

[@rrosen85]

"I was being nice to him and he's being a idiot" Then he says.. "I really want to take him to jail" Them cops are POS, I'm glad he took them to court!

[@Kerrigore2]

The cop literally told the DA he didn’t want to take the guy to jail, then minutes later told his fellow officers that he really wants to take the guy to jail. Can’t believe a word this liar says.

[@rrosen85]

@@Kerrigore2 exactly he tried to butter up the ADA and get approval for his search AFTER the fact they already illegally searched his truck smh!

[@ddonjuan48]

He should of asked for an ambulance on the spot also.

[@shirleyrichard-qv9lw]

​@@ddonjuan48maybe in his next encounter with the police ?

[@allispossible8447]

That dirty cop was ordered to release him and yet he continued intimidation tactics KNOWING they’re in the wrong. Sickening.

[@atxmavr1ck84]

Muting body cam should be considered tampering with evidence

[@stevesaunders2616]

This happened 6 years ago and it's still not resolved. The "swift" hand of justice.

[@mapolinski]

No, the quote is "The gears of justice grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine." - slowly -

[@markhepworth]

And yet Trumps Supreme Court lap dogs he put in place can rule on trumps unabashed criminality in his favour in no time at all...🤔

[@damienholland8103]

@@mapolinski now that bodycams and police car cams are turned on yes. Before that...

[@Deletirium]

It's totally ok though, because they'll investigate themselves thoroughly.

[@d.b.1176]

Justice delayed is justice denied.

[@TheGreat_One1988]

They were so butthurt because they couldn’t search and arrest and possibly brutalize someone just because they thought he was suspicious. What a bunch of morons

[@yamnjam]

It's way worse that: they already knew he had a CDL license and was a legit driver and threatened to report him to DPS to endanger his license. All after they had brutalized him and violated his rights.

[@Mad-productions.Jay.]

The one cop who was in shorts said " we were justified to" -end- " him but we can't arrest him??!"

[@fasillimerick7394]

It would be funny if they are just morons, it's terrifying that they have guns, and god complexes.

[@MishaThePolly_Therian]

They were told they couldn't search, but they did anyways!

[@hwilmore]

The guy is obviously afraid for his life, and who could blame him.

[@quiksix25]

"File it and then it's on them, not us" - that says everything

[@missyann7588]

“Do you want to go to jail tonight”…this cop knows that he has to let him go, but he still wants the man to beg him to not go to jail. He kept him cuffed and made him listen to his copsplaining Just disgusting. Cops earn every ounce of the hate they get.

[@johndouai4833]

Especially the NARCISSIT/psycho/fear controlled cops... get a different job...at Burger King.

[@stegwise]

and they admitted they are going to retaliate extrajudicially by going to DPS and try and get his license revoked or suspended without a court case

[@randilowery9669]

It is all just part of the disgusting power dynamic they feel so entitled to, it is outrageous and dangerous! This country MUST reform our policing and law enforcement agencies, they are clearly all out of control and unhinged! Their inability to deescalate, or even conduct themselves with any type of professionalism (ie: refrain from swearing at and berating those they come in contact with)!

[@TEverettReynolds]

Sadly, that is the only part that a jury would need to see to understand how much of a prick this cop is, and award the driver.

[@stegwise]

@@randilowery9669 good luck getting anything to trial and judgement against police. every time someone sues the legal fees force them to take taxpayer money and let these scum off the hook. the only things i can think of are 1) to start requiring the state to file charges and seek justice so that the state apparatus uses it's power and money to fight for it's citizens (good luck) or 2) to somehow involve the insurance agencies, maybe federal requirements for individual officers to carry malpractice insurance like doctors - meaning that the tried and true rule of insurance companies not wanting to pay out and brutally refusing to insure risky clients would begin to slowly weed out some of these criminals. and of course qualified immunity needs to be addressed probably at a Constitutional level.

[@c0rpse1]

what a screeching annoying whimp cop

[@jacklinks6097]

All about his ego

[@bpoindexter7404]

Exactly

[@jeremymiller3003]

Tampering with evidence should be automatic jailtime and the defendant compensated . Imagine proof of legality being able to be turned off by the criminal.

[@lyrehlife9277]

I am a 75 year old lady and if I were met like that with that type of hysteria on their voice, I wouldn’t get out of the truck either

[@LukeRosenlieb]

I cackled when the cop told the victim "You're held to a higher standard" in regards to his CDL. Unhinged fool.

[@nickhill896]

Exactly lmao like yes a higher standard in driving. Stupid cops

[@nathanielpowell3908]

He has to deflect his guilt somehow so that he himself is not the responsible party.

[@ddonjuan48]

He says that after pointing a loaded firearms at an unarmed civilian.

[@urwholefamilydied]

Oh ya, the irony and hypocrisy on that one. What an idiot. I have to remind myself sometimes that cops are just those arrogant jarheads we went to highschool with. Generally dummies that didn't know what they wanted to do with their life, but have always liked guns and the idea of bossing people around sounded cool.

[@tylersays-]

News flash "suspicious" isnt a crime. Grab a snickers and find a new occupation officer.

[@fyou2327]

What's an occupation officer?

[@jgong1]

News flash, reasonable suspicion is a reason to investigate and detain.

[@davidlane256]

@@jgong1their suspicion was reasonable enough to ask him to open the truck, but his suspicion that they might not be cops was also reasonable.

[@philrincon]

💯

[@garlandcole7519]

@@jgong1but you as a innocent person don’t have to speak to or cooperate with the police to help their investigation with something that has NOTHING to do with you!

[@NickAyers-yr8ql]

And the way they berated him on release. When they had no legal reason to even initiate this interaction.

[@stevewilliams6335]

That cop was on a crazy power trip.

[@lordchaa1598]

The ending was infuriating. The cops knew they were wrong and still had a massive power trip asking the guy if he wants to go to jail and then threatened his CDL. All after being told by multiple people higher up then them, including the assistant DA, that their stop and arrest weren’t warranted. That cop is a menace, he started and ended the encounter like a coked up grizzly bear.

[@cyclopticclaybuster]

It's called " covering their ass".

[@skun406]

I think they tried to convince him that they have a case against him, to discourage him from filing any complaints.

[@RockFoxTLIMS]

"you do what the police say no matter what!" No, you have civil rights that don't just disappear at the presents of of a badge.

[@cyclopticclaybuster]

@@RockFoxTLIMS I agree but try to tell that to modern day police officers.

[@bitsculptor]

That was one of the most infuriating parts of the encounter. The officer was trying to frame the scenario in a way that would help justify their actions, and was coercing the suspect into agreeing with his description of the events.

[@mitchellapple9184]

“I was cool with him” Threatening a hospital visit over and over and over. Just ridiculous.

[@climber950]

The very start of contact was at a 10. They have no single articulable fact this man has done anything illegal. Most reasonable officers would’ve tried doing some investigating first as well as approach like a calm and professional manner.

[@josebrown5961]

@@climber950No but today’s superhero cops ALWAYS think that Blofeld is doing something totally wrong and they are going to save the world.

[@beaversixniner]

This cop can’t tell the truth if their life depended on it

[@josebrown5961]

@@beaversixninerNo but in his mind he thinks he is telling the truth! A cop’s imagination is incredible.

[@TheTerryscotttaylor]

Not ridiculous, terroristic threats. That's what they'd charge me with if I did it to them. The cops ARE a threat, their presence carries a threat of physical and legal force. There is no reason to threaten a suspect with assault and physical harm. There is an argument to warn them that if they don't comply, they may get hurt, but even that would need to be delivered very calmly to not simply be a threat of violence. This was a set of threats of deadly force, assault and kidnapping; they just let the guy go eventually. No harm no foul, right? I'm not sure that's how kidnapping normally works.

[@ma_welae6724]

Can you imagine being so confused and frightened because you're not doing anything wrong that you're trying to call police for help because the police are basically trying to forcefully kidnap you and wrongfully accuse you.

[@kaiyaire]

The audacity of still threatening the man even when they have to let him go. DISGUSTING.

[@justinbevier8231]

"we made eye contact, he knew I was the police" all that dude saw was a spotlight in his face.

[@kathleenkrug-byle1199]

The driver was terrified- he was being tortured and treated like a practice dummy.

[@grantsoliman8231]

Yeh I was thinking the same thing 👍🏻💯

[@mousem7071]

Ikr all he saw was a spotlight blinding him and a gun barrel. That would scare me too a spotlight blinds you to all detail.

[@Hethalean]

I love how the story here is "Cops lose qualified immunity" for this case and not 'cops are jailed for assault.'

[@OverDriveah]

I think it's because he filled a civil lawsuit and assault is a criminal factor.

[@metamorphicorder]

Because qualified immunity keeps assault charges from being filed.

[@Loku242]

Yet further proof on the mountain high pile of it that police shouldn't have qualified immunity in the first place. This is what they do with it, terrorize the public and threaten our very lives, only being held responsible when they go so far off the deep end that they make news headlines. But even then, nothing changes, which leads me to believe the modern police officer's whole job is literally terrorism.

[@willlock3644]

The cops also have the right to due process.

[@OverDriveah]

@@willlock3644 so does that victim. The due process suppose to protect him from bodily harm while in their custody. So i believe they voliated that

[@thebluestig2654]

The cop was escalating from the jump, and refused to back down even when told he didn't do it right. He should never be able to be a cop anymore, anywhere, ever.

[@dcampos79]

The arrogance and ego of the cop once they told him he had nothing on this guy. Going back to the patrol car and continue to berate this guy is infuriating.

[@Dante...]

They realized they fucked up when they DA said they didn't have probable cause and wouldn't pursue any charges, so they had a little chat to get there stories straight and cover their asses. They even tried to intimidate the guy by threatening to take him to jail when they knew they couldn't. What utter scumbags.

[@williamluzinski8200]

And some police are confused and or upset that citizens don't trust or even like the police... go figure.

[@walterblack8057]

This "officer" needs to lose his certification and never be able to become an officer ever again. Tyrants!!

[@blurtam188]

All of them need to be in prison

[@mauramcferran2612]

All making up a story to cover their Asses !! Wat A joke They ALL ARE !!! Must have To be A Nasty Piece of Shit /To Get into This Police Force. !!!

[@Some_Guy_6]

@@blurtam188 And permanently lose the second amendement right. They should NEVER be able to carry weapons ever again!

[@colt45caliber]

Also, they said to the boss man "when he is stopped" This wasn't a stop. He was parked and asleep. Pure harassment.

[@RichardPyne]

How can you tell when a cop is lying? Their lips move.

[@midgesmoot1739]

Cops bellowing obscenities within the first three seconds of contact and then ask if the suspect realizes they’re cops.

[@Jabarri74]

They also approached with guns drawn. Imagine being woken up looking in side mirrors and thugs with guns with blinding lights moving in

[@dakiddutch]

Especially at a time when every other week someone is impersonating an officer in order to do nefarious acts. You know it's bad when it stops making news. It happens so much that, if they did report every incident, nobody would believe any cop. Ever.

[@josebrown5961]

That is what got me. If a cop was calling I wouldn’t expect foul language from the beginning. In fact it might make me think they were fake cops.🤷🏽‍♀️

[@beaversixniner]

Cops aren’t held to a higher standard

[@beaupierrebondurant5651]

They got butthurt that he called 911.

[@aaronricondo890]

If a Mexican man over 40 says “you crazy” u are indeed making a mistake

[@erichartley6788]

The cop says "you're held to a higher standard than most ppl" lol😢

[@GrampsLameChannel]

It all started from a police officer, being too scared to walk into a bush, and look into a car and see an old man sleeping… Officer, safety training, felony stops for God sakes you’re a cop you shouldn’t be scared to walk into the dark

[@kamilhorvat8290]

Don't worry, just because cops lose qualified immunity, it still doesn't mean they are going to lose their job or let alone be somehow punished for their crimes.

[@timb7775]

It just means a civil lawsuit can move forward and taxpayers will pay the settlements. DA won't prosecute, that police dept will sweep it under the rug and even promote the cop to keep there stats up.

[@deannanace8935]

I swear there isn't anything that cops can do to lose out & become ineligible to work in law enforcement. It's crazy.

[@gregkasza1925]

So many preach to get rid of QI. it won’t do shit. Dismantle policing, then rebuild better.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

I've made it my life's mission to teach the world how to spell, 'lose'. Lose, lost, losing, loses, losses, and especially, loser. See how they all have one 'O'? You're welcome.

[@jeffreygoss8109]

@@OttoByOgraffeygood luck with that, next try their, there and they’re

[@chriswampler1]

"The box truck fit the description" bs to justify their actions.