Cops Arrest Journalist LIVE ON AIR!

[@quikdrw]

I still believe that the Major General needs to be charged and relieved of duty. He flat out lied about what happened to cover his own behind.

[@Lavender_Cordle]

Thus why the reporter should have contacted the local JAG.

[@JalapenoSteve]

That's often what military officers do.

[@JonathanLedbetter]

Yeah he needs some serious prison time over this.

[@YBAXTREME8TH2012]

That "general" disrespected the uniform he wears and violated the constitution that he took an oath to uphold. If you're a military officer or law enforcement officer you damn well better understand the rights for the citizens you're supposed to be protecting and not violate them. He needs to be stripped of his rank and kicked out.

[@dwainmcwilliams2043]

Like most in that field he has a pass, granted by the Supreme Court to lie openly and even on Sworn documents.

[@donmcc6573]

Charges being dismissed is not enough. They accomplished their goal by having him removed and arrested. There needs to be consequences.

[@orionassante3386]

Hopefully he pursues a lawsuit.

[@genosmith8020]

There won't be as u had to have heard from the states attorney .it's all bummer shit tyrannical PIGS being fukn bullies.its all bs.coos suck plain and simple it's abuse of power even the fukn major general such bull shit .all fukn tyrants

[@Dapperwon]

@@orionassante3386 sadly I doubt it would even go anywhere with how things are currently

[@mr.sonnytruth8021]

​@@Dapperwon if proven his civil rights were violated he'd definitely win, the last civil rights violation by cop case got $8.25 million dollars, and there have been a lot of cases lately. People are not going to be afraid and let bad cops walk all over their rights anymore.

[@urbanchangewithin624]

Uhm, "don't ask don't tell"

[@Keith_Games]

Worked with that reporter years ago. Super professional and great guy. Was great to all the production crew, especially those new to the journalism scene.

[@ialsoagree1634]

This doesn't surprise me. You can tell he's professional by how quietly he is speaking to the officers even after being pushed by the National Guardsman. In a high stress confrontation, he had the awareness to remain quiet during the briefing. Speaks volumes to his character and professionalism.

[@skillethead15]

This just seemed like a discriminatory action by these police. The reporter got targeted and kicked out of the conference because the police wanted to do it and not because any laws were broken. And of course no cops were disciplined after this so it’s going to happen again unfortunately.

[@danagray9709]

He didn't seem very professional. He behaved like an ass in this clip, thinking that being a reporter entitled him to be a disruption. The fact that this is being reported as a first amendment issue is ludicrous.

[@mrfunnylookinhayes9088]

@@danagray9709 You must be in law enforcement. And protecting the true wrong doer? Major General. Dana why do you think the AG of the state hurried up and drop the charges? Because the reporter was in the right. It was that azzhol Major General who though it was his job to put that reporter in his place. I hope his ego rights a check his azz can not cash. The MG is so wrong, for everything he did in this encounter. And the state police stood by and allowed an assault to happen in their face and did nothing to protect that reporter. So Dana Gray I have to say you are the only one to agree with law enforcement and the MG. Dana you are blind and one eye and can't hear out the other. But I'm sure no one can change who you are rather law enforcement ever do right or wrong. I'm pretty sure you are in law enforcement.

[@zethane2933]

@@danagray9709 he was being disruptive? It seemed as if that military guy had the initial aggressiveness. As he stated he was just doing his job. How’s that boot taste?

[@JonathanLedbetter]

UPDATE: He filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northeast District of Ohio two days ago, case 4:23-cv-2200. He sued Columbiana County, the city of East Palestine, Major John C. Harris Jr., and four other law enforcement officers in their personal capacities. I hope he gets a fat settlement or wipes the floor with them all in court.

[@carter9607]

Always someone in the comments coming in clutch haha

[@mr.benchpress1633]

I hope it gets fired he was being too loud and did not want to comply.

[@shanemorton773]

​@@mr.benchpress1633them boots taste good?

[@lanepatmon2219]

@@mr.benchpress1633unlawful arrest detainment of a protected activity that these violators need to be held accountable I hope Evan gets to attach himself to their pension for life.

[@MichaelBlandshaw]

He has the right to be there he's a journalist du you know what that means

[@tk72231968]

Lawsuits should be filed. Otherwise, it appears no accountability will occur.

[@davidnonya320]

lawsuits only sue the tax payers it won't change anything its a bribe.

[@mrn32ayw]

why bother? No accountability will happen anyways. So long as qualified immunity exists these losers will continue to do this nonsense.

[@rukitomikutochi8764]

It's okay, Criminals now have work to do, on that Officer. We'll either hear about his Obituary, or his Promotion.

[@nighthawk0077]

Fairly sure one will be filed shortly. But most likely never go to trial and a settlement will be paid out.

[@PremiumUserUltra]

Nothing will happen since they're on the same team

[@Laocoon283]

Makes a huge disruption in order to stop a tiny disruption that the governor says he didnt even hear to begin with. Policing in a nutshell: escalate and make things far more worse than they need to.

[@mobaby1979]

Police are generally terrible at their jobs. This country deserves so much better than these traitors.

[@svbarryduckworth628]

1312 gonna 1312

[@Laocoon283]

@@mobaby1979 They are so dam heavy handed. Absolutely no nuance in the way they do their job.

[@KebenCosme]

replace 1312 with pigs and still get the same thing.

[@matthewa6027]

Main character syndrome

[@HopeisAnger]

As a veteran, I am totally and completely unsurprised that a any General would have total disregard for Constitutional Rights.

[@roberthudson1959]

They are unfamiliar with the Constitution because it does not apply to military personnel or on military property.

[@nunyastockson5901]

in this day and age i have noticed the higher ups are all there not by merit but by corruption and brown nosing.

[@rightgeezer8535]

23 years as an Air Force Officer. I worked around and close to about a dozen generals/admirals. All but 3 were empty suits who couldn't lead and were only there because they kissed butt. The worst of the bunch was a Marine 4-star who couldn't make a decision even if lives and livelihood were at risk. Lucky for him he had good Field Grade officers around him to make the hard decisions. Of the good ones, one was an Army Brigadier and the other 2 were Navy Rear/Vice Admirals, smart men of courage and good leaders.

[@crforfreedom7407]

@Pohunohi The general was CLEARLY in the wrong here. But so too was the reporter: The 1st amendment doesn't protect the disruptive journalist. You notice there wasn't a gaggle of reporters back there talking over the speaker, just him. He then lied and said "He was trying to listen to the speaker". Blatantly false. He was being disruptive to the proceedings. That's NOT Constitutionally protected behavior. Yes: He was and SHOULD HAVE BEEN ordered to leave.

[@HopeisAnger]

@@crforfreedom7407 How disruptive would the Founding Fathers be, if someone prevented them from exercising their Constitutional Rights? Violation should not be met with politeness.

[@bailey-k6b]

The irony of the message on the gym wall: Be safe, be kind 😆

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

And the other side says be responsible 😅

[@kiillabytez]

Hard to feel safe when creepos with cameras are lurking in every shadow.

[@lordturtle8735]

I liked the part where they put their hands on him before saying he is under arrest. Must be nice to assault someone, and retroactively say it was an arrest.

[@aquari_2344]

its analogous to a surgeon stabbing someone on the subway and claiming they just did a scheduled operation

[@deelask3024]

This keeps happening everywhere and it makes me sSSick/-$##"&&🤬💩

[@johnnylego807]

@@deelask3024Same and none of them get held accountable, i can only pray the Almighty one who is in Heaven will stand for the righteous, and make sure that those who do evil are brought to justice , in this life, or the next, in some way shape or form. Amen!

[@deelask3024]

@@johnnylego807 It is sadly so and it really needs to be addressed. I think some accountability is finally started.But I don't know how far it will go. Apparently Trump has been indicted. No one is above the law & order's above Justice I really hope that they succeed in this matter it's not that I want him to be punished it's just that even he is accountable.

[@deelask3024]

@@johnnylego807 if we're politicians aren't held accountable how are we supposed to hold our police officers and such a accountable and what about lawyers and judges and district attorneys exc... If we took people from a better standing point. Like that's better ethical standpoint and made them be the leaders that we look up to it would be a lot better.

[@The_PlagueDoctor]

Officers and departments need to be held to a higher degree of liability and responsibility than the average citizen.

[@jackparry6983]

dong

[@someguywithnoplan6395]

​@@jackparry6983 pp

[@marcef100]

True, but the sad reality is they're held to a much lower standard! Fixing that is the 1st step to once again becoming a free nation, I fear there are too many low IQ cops scared of this & having no ability to understand the principles involved.

[@pizzaneckpillow]

This is why forcing liability insurance on individual police, just like doctors have malpractice insurance, is a required step for police reform. Financial penalties are the only ways that you get through to these pigs.

[@larrybremer4930]

How about just being held to the same standard as John Q Public. That is the problem with qualified immunity and the difficulty piercing it. Sadly here there were at least 5 officers per my count and NOT ONE OF THEM said "this is wrong".

[@kartikadamon]

I am so disgusted by these bullies who are violating our constitutional rights. The are violent and they need to be fired and held accountable.

[@yeah_right88]

It's the public's fault for not voting out the corrupt DAs that refuse to charge dirty cops with crimes. The public has the power but doesn't exercise it. Same thing with gun regulation.Every month some mass shooting or school shooting, people cry, and the same politicians who get money from the NRA are allowed to keep their seats.

[@thomasspringer5187]

They're not constitutional rights. First : no construction can establish rights. Second:: any amended constitution is invalid. Third: right are unalienable. This means no man or organization can give or take rights from God's created man.

[@patriot4life450]

These frauditors that support President Joe Biden are losing it big time

[@kiillabytez]

I agree. Frauditors have no business call themselves REAL Americans.

[@elizabethshryerboyle292]

I have a degree in journalism and have worked with law enforcement as a psychologist. It is still infuriating to see law enforcement employees behave in such bullying ways to wield their power, clearly to build up their egos. Kudos to Mr. Lambert for his fortitude, clarity of thinking, expression of the law, and standing up for what is right for American People. I hope this is shared with more law enforcement groups.

[@rogerm3708]

Law enforcement serves and protects the government officials they represent, not the citizens. They are their master's attack dogs. Plausible deniability; is the ability of people, typically senior officials in a formal or informal chain of command, to deny knowledge of or responsibility for actions committed by members of their organizational hierarchy. "A Few Good Men"

[@lJUSTwanaCOMMENT]

Yeah? I'm pretty desensitized to it at this point.

[@spicydomina2365]

officers are pigs and journalists are mostly scumbags

[@jennym007]

What an interesting job! Education is key to changing behaviours and attitudes of the police force.

[@mesa9724]

How do you have a degree in journalism and work as a psychologist?

[@stephenrochester6309]

The irony of the words, “be kind, be responsible” on the gym walls. Adults trying to teach the next generation through words but their actions tell another story.

[@mikemcgill9874]

Do as I say.....

[@vincentfrusci7745]

Lol yea I know I saw that before too.

[@dionh70]

My blood pressure was far too close to normal this morning, so I watched this video to make sure I could feel my pulse pounding in my head. As a veteran, I have nothing but contempt for that National Guard officer.

[@charlesmills6621]

If he was a real general, he would have known better. He's just a local political hack that is a friend of the governor.

[@SaucyYoyo]

As a fellow veteran, I agree!

[@iaonyt]

@@SaucyYoyo as a non veteran, I agree too :D

[@YBAXTREME8TH2012]

He disrespected the uniform and the constitution all in one go! He's a field officer. He needs to be punished for his dishonorable actions. Looked like he was irritated that the reporter didn't "snap to" and go off air immediately and then acted like a child in a GI Joe costume. He needs to go.

[@successboundd]

We do not claim this man lol

[@alexanderbeaumont4414]

Update: In December 2023, Lambert accepted an $80,000 offer of judgment made by the city of East Palestine and Columbiana County to compensate him for his injuries. The city and county also agreed to pay $32,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs to the Reporters Committee and the First Amendment Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. After accepting the offer of judgment, Lambert voluntarily dismissed his claims against the individual officer defendants.

[@generalohu7782]

A Lawsuit definitely needs to be filed in my opinion and the officers involved in the ILLEGAL arrest should be fired.

[@timothyandrewnielsen]

Nah, he should have left.

[@Crazy52]

@@timothyandrewnielsen i smell bait

[@morningstarrss]

​​@@timothyandrewnielsen L comment but you right

[@molliannstocks1709]

@@timothyandrewnielsen So you're more qualified in the law than the Attorney General of Ohio? If he should have left, then he would still have been charged. He was doing his lawful and constitutionally protected job, the Maj Gen unlawfully tried to stop him, he refused, and they unlawfully arrested him.

[@EMkilroy100]

@DrollFusillade Marketing I’d argue that journalist work for the government, so I don’t think the first amendment protections should apply to them.

[@marcelmed4574]

Unless these “law enforcement” individuals begin losing their jobs nothing will ever change.

[@coolliz21]

Even when these cops do lose their jobs, they just get hired in the next county over. Sickening.

[@Oliviaandtrina]

​@@coolliz21 the consequence is always - "forced to resign". Well isn't that convenient...

[@blurp6023]

They need to lose their freedom. Getting a job a county over isn't a deterrent at all.

[@smilinwolfette1978]

Amen @marcelmed. These officers especially an American military man is an embarrassment to all of our brave men and woman who do not act this way

[@Eric-bj1dc]

There needs to ne a national LE background database. Which has info anytime an officer is fired from a department, so that they can't just go to a different town to continue violating people's rights. We also need to remove qualified imunuty so we can sue the officers personally. If lawsuits continue to be paid by taxpayers than nothing will ever change.

[@schilling2438]

One thing the government HATES......transparency

[@graysonchristie7687]

As much as they hate the citizens.

[@revolutioninprint8906]

This was the government or local idiots? 🤣

[@theGreenChangeling]

...then why does governemental buildings have so many windows?

[@beaversixniner]

All they could do is copsplain SMH

[@SwampDonky88-e8h]

The government is crooked AF. They don't give a Fuck about the people they just want are votes. I hate each party it's all a scam. I wish I could just pack up and move somewhere where I can be left alone live off the land grow my own food and hunt my own food fish and be left the fuck alone. America is not the same anymore. If you're rich then u have it made but I'm just a dirty blue Collar worker. Just trying to get by.

[@TNShono]

I love how the one officer asks his superior if he wants him to shut off his camera. This shows a willingness and eagerness to conceal the truth by switching off bodycams.

[@tanepukenga1421]

Even that question should be a crime. To me, it sounds like conspiracy in an attempt to commit a crime.

[@xivix6710]

They already removed the sound in the beginning, so it was done in another form.

[@user-tp7zb7ej2s]

​@@xivix6710 That's the bodycams pre-event buffer. Body cameras record continuously, but don't save it all to memory. Instead they have a 30 second buffer that gets captured once the bodycam is triggered. @1:31 you can see a hand touch the camera and hear a buzz, that's the officer actually activating the camera. The video before that is what the buffer captured. Why it doesn't record audio, I can't say. If I has to guess it's probably police not wanting what they say recorded until they hit the button deliberately. Realistically there's no reason it can't save audio as well.

[@xivix6710]

@@user-tp7zb7ej2s got it, thanks for sharing 👍

[@yogibro6442]

Removed sound to protect the Nazi Storm trooper wannabe assaulting him for the content of his news report.

[@ronnieclute1318]

When a public official demonstrates tyrannical behavior they should be permanently banned from ever holding another public position

[@kiillabytez]

Nobody said that the Frauditor was a public official.

[@kidathealt]

I'm from the area and this was incredible. They had absolutely no right to remove him, and clearly he didn't escalate one bit. The way the police tried to sweep this under the rug was insane. It's a good thing this was a national story because otherwise who knows if this would have blown up the way it did.

[@LRM12o8]

For real, I've never seen anyone stay so calm when several people get up in his face. His level of composure is miraculous! And yet he ends up being violently thrown to the ground, probably beat a few times "for good measure" or otherwise hurt and handcuffed, absolutely insane!

[@xbzq]

The sweeping isn't insane. It's bog standard. They always do this. It's supposedly a serious matter to mess with the press. Well, show me the repercussions! I'm not seeing any.

[@jayyoutube8790]

You may be a “local” but if you were their, you would of seen this “journalist” was in the wrong.

[@xbzq]

@@jayyoutube8790 There. You mean "there" not "their". Also you mean "would have", not "would of". What does this mean this thing you say "in the wrong". What did the bad journalist do that he should be locked up in prison for? Your comment seems to be missing some important information. Your comment would be ignored because it lacks substantiation of any kind.

[@ElmshornBoy]

I hope the sheriff, police boss, the training officers and the officers on camera are fired and get a criminal lawsuite.

[@pablobenitonunez4159]

That "Stop resisting" while covering the camera is chilling, imagine if there was no camera around...

[@jonhohensee3258]

What do you mean?

[@animefan8591]

Trying to hide evidence and use "stop resisting" as a cover excuse to use force

[@lynyrdskynyrdtributeband]

If they will do this on Camera, just imagine ?

[@quistador7]

@@jonhohensee3258 They are trained to yell "STOP RESISTING" when trying to arrest someone. They are also trained to yell "DROP THE GUN" or "GUN GUN" before shooting someone. This way, when they call witnesses to the trials, the witnesses will be more on the cops side because, even though they might not have seen exactly what happened, they can recall what the cops shouted. It's DISGUSTING behavior

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@quistador7 "IT'S COMIN' RIGHT FOR US!" -Jimbo Kern

[@TCR2025]

This one was disgusting. I can’t believe that they tried to hide what happened at this trainsite and cover it up.

[@anthonygrizzly6924]

You can't believe the police are corrupt? In other news, water is wet

[@lynnjones4291]

They all lie n always have done..

[@Benmoore1776]

How do you even know this? The video was posted five minutes ago and you commented four minutes ago.

[@SnarkNSass]

@@Benmoore1776 are you new?

[@MasterGhostf]

@@Benmoore1776 Because its been covered by other people..

[@laughingdaffodils5450]

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost should be made to explain why his office hasn't filed charges against the Sheriff.

[@kiillabytez]

What charges?

[@laughingdaffodils5450]

@@kiillabytez I'm not particularly current on Ohio law so I'm not sure, you would of course need someone specifically familiar with Ohio law to craft the indictment. Presumably the Attorney General's office has such people. There's a false arrest,in some states that will fall under adifferent name though, also assault and battery, again that may not be the correct charge in Ohio but it will be a crime regardless of name. There's at least the appearance these crimes are part of a conspiracy involving the sherriff which at the very least demands investigation.

[@kiillabytez]

@@laughingdaffodils5450 Conspiracy? Just look for those black helicopters circling over head and you'll have your answer.

[@Sue_Me_Too]

@@kiillabytez You're very good cattle. The first conspiracy was hatched the second God crapped out the third caveman.

[@kiillabytez]

@@Sue_Me_Too Not bad, but I've been insulted by the best, and yours is pretty funny. I'm sure someone of your brain power can do better?

[@SangreFriasBack]

“A special prosecutor was appointed, and both charges were dropped at the prosecutors request” I like to imagine the prosecutor walked into his office, sat down at his desk, took one look at the charges and then just tossed it in the bin

[@andrewvelonis5940]

More like, "Oh, crap. We have to dump this one before it gets any worse."

[@stevemiller.]

While sipping his coffee. Not even glancing at it. 2nd nature

[@andykrueger7564]

He would’ve only done that if he is a man with integrity, because obviously these cops and that piece of shit general have none. Never trust an officer above the rank of lieutenant colonel ever.

[@MtgCoach]

The reporter was NOT causing a disturbance on this is Public Property, the Public being an "owner" of the property. It wasn't until the Napoleonic little General stepped in and assaulted the reporter. Is the military now been trained go after US civilians? And why didn't law enforcement arrest little Napoleon for using force against the peaceful Reporter by aggressively pushing him?

[@trillionbones89]

I would love to be the prosecutor who just pulls out an uno reverse instead

[@kuwabaragriffin5429]

imagine being a "soldier" and being terrified of a reporter

[@UncomfortableShoes]

He’s larger than me! You’re literally trained to kill. He’s not.

[@GitzenShiggles]

Try to pay attention.

[@DrummerJacob]

Imagine being black and blaming everything on your race like he did.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

And being so terrified that you surge in and lay hands on the reporter in front of the police. Then those cops back up the soldier and arrest the victim of the battery. - All this under the words on the wall, "be safe" and "be kind".

[@dehoyosrudolph8885]

@Tay Hockey A colleague of mine said as soon as those photos came out, all hell broke loose, while he was stationed there.

[@DirtyStinky]

Every time you think a situation is as bad as it can get just remember a police officer can always find a way to make it worse😂

[@LilLou97]

And if he makes it worse then he or she deserves death and not a paid vacation

[@UmmmmmmmWhat]

Tbf, it was really kinda the National Guard douche who really escalated first.

[@DirtyStinky]

@@UmmmmmmmWhat he didnt arrest him did he? Cops were clearly escalating otherwise it wouldnt have ended in such an aggressive arrest. Completely unneeded and unwarranted for a guy just doing journalism. Especially after they saw just watched him get assaulted. No defense.

[@jas57264]

The Corruption and Tyranny is STRONG with these "officers" and Major General Harris. Time to FIRE numerous "officers", recall the Sheriff and Court Martial Major General Harris????

[@svbarryduckworth628]

There aren't many situations where adding a cop to it can't make worse.

[@monkeytron5061]

Shouldn’t he have just said “ok, arrest me. I promise you the end result will be my release, an apology and your current employment being terminated. Are you sure you want to go down this road sir?” Oh, having finished watching the video, it turns out no punishment occurred. This is incredibly disturbing and basically corrupt.

[@Frecks-n-Specks]

That would either be twisted into extortion or threats

[@SkunkApe407]

He filed a lawsuit against the county, the sheriff, the Major Genera, and several of the deputies. The case is still ongoing.

[@ianmcintosh9144]

Welcome to the new world order of fascism

[@droideca88]

Reddit

[@kiillabytez]

Psychotropic drugs are NOT your friend.

[@PepeToTheMooon]

I’m so glad you’re covering this one. I saw the video a few weeks ago and was appalled

[@daveblackman816]

I saw this one a few weeks ago. The cop was the aggressor in this for no real reason. The guy was just doing his job. Another coverup situation.

[@glenmel78]

They wont be able to cover anything. Even the state was against the arrest. Plus, there will be lawsuits filed.

[@revolutioninprint8906]

Cobra up by whom? Right wing media and politicians? Because left wing media is calling people out for all this. 🤷

[@nickybeingnicky]

This lawsuit will be crippling to the city, county, and department. Doubly so if the Sgt Mjr is sued as well.

[@g00gleminus96]

@@nickybeingnicky They should sue the perps (the cops and the general), not the county. Suing the county just hurts the taxpayers of the county who will ultimately be forced to pay higher taxes in order to pay for the lawsuit.

[@MSSynsyterGates]

Yep, they were covering for each other. Of course they will back each other and violate the rights of the citizens.

[@Bynbrooke]

Wish you had given AG's a grade as well. Cause the Ohio state AG Yost was spot on, and deserves an A+. Not only dropping the charges, but releasing a statement essentially chastising the officers involved as well. I personally commend him.

[@svbarryduckworth628]

Saying the right things is only lip-service if they don't follow through with disciplinary actions against the offending officers involved. I'd give him a grade of "Incomplete" pending any real action beyond simply "dismissing" the case and hoping it goes away and the attention of the public dies down.

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

Yet no charges against the actual criminals in this case

[@icin4d]

"a statement essentially chastising the officers" Ha. Wink wink. "Hey guys, I completely agree with what you did. But I have to make it look good to the serfs." Wink wink.

[@Bynbrooke]

@@svbarryduckworth628 Don't we on this channel harken de-escalation tactics and discretionary arrests? personally I don't think arresting the an officer for misdemeanor false imprisonment would be worth it, especially since as ATA stated, its possible the journalist could have SOME charges against him since he was asked to leave. The only one I see having any real charges levied against him would be the Major General, and again, discretionary, is it worth it to arrest him on it when he de-escalated and walked away? Maybe, but I feel the journalist suing is a better option in both cases.

[@loyalzerg]

​@@Bynbrooke So by not charging the officer and letting nothing happen teaches that officer to do it again. Suing the officer doesn't hurt him so why wouldn't he do it.

[@t.j.jeffries1263]

UPDATE: In December 2023, Lambert settled the case for $80,000 plus attorney's fees. That's all well and good, but as usual, the tyrant cops get off without any repercussions. The insurance company pays out the dough, and if the county's premiums go up, the taxpayers suffer the consequences. Therefore, nothing really changes for the better.

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

It's too often that officers will knowingly violate your rights and then take a "I'll worry about the consequences later" attitude. Which usually there are none. Which dosen't help the matter either.

[@livingcountry]

That is exactly how they are trained.

[@dopeytripod]

seems thats why the cops keep doing it

[@davepirtle9790]

That's how they investigate too , after the arrest they figure out why the arrest was valid even though they knew none of that at the time.

[@SaxaphoneMan42]

Sad but true, and it wont change until qualified immunity is done away with.

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

@@SaxaphoneMan42 Yes. Abolish Qualified Immunity.

[@peggyh8937]

I'm so glad you covered this one. What was so insane about this is that it appeared that the reporter cut his live shot short when they asked him to stop. He literally did exactly as they had asked and then immediately the Major General went after him anyway. MG needs to be demoted. He was completely out of line. Everyone involved needs to be disciplined except the woman cop who was stopping the MG from further getting in the reporter's face. Also, I'd like to see all of the body cam video for that day because you know the cops went up to the building owner and solicited a trespass. There's no way that business owner did that on his own.

[@phueal]

One of these days I’m hoping a building owner will be brought to the scene, hear everyone’s story, and ask the officers to leave.

[@Phil-ui4tm]

It was a public school building being used presumably because of its space. The building supervisor is about as important as the janitor. The sheriff and state police clearly weren’t exactly constitutional scholars. They deserve to be sued for arresting the wrong guy.

[@peggyh8937]

@@Phil-ui4tm Oh, I did not know that!

[@B_Bodziak]

@@Phil-ui4tm The building supervisor probably is the janitor.

[@CitEnthusiast]

No police officer should be given the rank of General, it's demeaning to actual General officers in the US Military. It's a military rank, and thus demonstrates how the police think of themselves. It's contrary to what they are hired for, and what they should be doing.

[@jacobnussbaum2309]

You are upholding a pillar of democracy that the elites are trying to erode. Keep working, King 💪

[@genghiskahl4102]

Democracy is a lie.

[@shhhhh.242]

Tru indeed

[@Jamesfrancosdog]

Elites like Donald Trump. The worst of the worst.

[@HexproofAnarchist]

Government is Slavery.

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

Nussbaum? 😂

[@SeArCh4DrEaMz]

I hope, from the bottom of my heart, that this guy files a lawsuit and goes all the way through without settling.

[@Sue_Me_Too]

Hate to disappoint you, he settled.

[@SeArCh4DrEaMz]

@@Sue_Me_Too shame, i hope that as part of the settlement the cop who manhandled, arrested for no reason other tan enforcing their ego and prevented him to do his job got fired.

[@Sue_Me_Too]

@@SeArCh4DrEaMz uhhh.... no, they didn't....

[@ArcadeFreak-gw5rp]

I hope he sues the shit out of all of them and I hope there is disciplinary action taken on the officers that arrested him.

[@lilpenguin092]

Hopefully the rest of your dream plays out well too :)

[@hyedefinition1080]

Hope isn't strategy

[@Ben-mw7pw]

@@lilpenguin092 smfh your comment has no value

[@ArcadeFreak-gw5rp]

@@lilpenguin092 dream, why is that a dream, he has a valid case against them. I HOPE he follows through with it.

[@ArcadeFreak-gw5rp]

@@hyedefinition1080 well it’s not my strategy all I can do is HOPE he does the right thing and Sues the shit out of them. Which I’m sure you will watch in a few months when the video comes out.

[@themoose123]

Imagine being in the army and being “afraid of being harmed” by a journalist 😂

[@artmchugh5644]

Technical term for this is " PUSSY " !!!! just trying to help!!!😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@themoose123]

@@artmchugh5644 Lmfaaoo 😂 well I was definitely thinking of that but just didn’t want to say it😂

[@wvpatriot1301]

They wear dresses

[@Oliviaandtrina]

Don't you know? Their biggest fear is the camera 😏

[@sped6954]

I didn't think of it until just now when I read your comment about the big bad army dude being afraid of the journalist. As soon as I read it, I immediately thought about the Three's Company Season 6 Episode 11 where Jack gets arrested for decking an undercover cop. Toward the end they were in the booking room when the desk cop says to the undercover cop that the rest of the guys are going to get a real good laugh at his expense when they all find out that some little pip squeak like Jack laid him out like an old blanket. I don't know why, it isn't exactly the same thing, but it was kinda similar enough to get my brain going in that direction, mostly because Jack was kinda slumping over at the shoulders, cowering and tucking his head down and looking up all kinds of meekly at the cop that he punched out.😅😅😅

[@BenjaminRegen]

Lack of punishment for abusers of their authority continues to be the most upsetting and baffling aspect of these situations to me. *Edit: Reading through the comments makes me feel a little better. Thank you for being good people!

[@michaelandrews4783]

Our society is set up to allow sociopaths and Bullies to prosper. Thats why 3% of the population own more than 60+% of the population combined.

[@darkespeon64]

We need to enact an authority that has jurisdictions strictly on police and the ability to arrest and punish them and only them

[@guitarofdestiny]

​@@darkespeon64 so what you're saying is having the police in charge of policing themselves is not working? 😂

[@EMkilroy100]

You are right. The journalist should have had a harsher punishment.

[@karenf14]

How Merrick Garland gets away with what he does is baffling to me . At least there are still a few great people like this journalist and the prosecutor. The people in authority here will never understand what they did wrong.

[@heleennuts1]

He was the only National news journalist there. They were attempting to limit the access of media in order to keep a lid on the Ohio train derailment. That alone is unconstitutional. We then see the rest of the abhorrent behavior of the public servants.

[@mintjulius275]

💯

[@brianrobinson9979]

I liked how, even through all of the commotion and frustration, Mr. Lambert kept his speaking volume low to not cause anymore unnecessary distraction to the proceedings that were going on. The professionalism on his part was commendable considering the scenario and especially because anyone that's been in a school gym knows how sounds effortlessly echo around in those places.

[@Mark-gg6iy]

He even smiled several times. An ability I do not possess when I am angry.

[@mikehammond9137]

Yep, have to act like a domesticated dog when in the presence of police as a life saving measure. And sometimes that won't even stop you from a wrongful arrest.

[@nidodson]

Holy shit?!?! That department needs to be investigated, because that officer asked if he should shut off his camera, which clearly shows there is a history of doing so to cover shit up.

[@jonnyboy3710]

The guy had already been arrested and the incident already passed, hence why he suggested turning off the camera 👍

[@philip-op6de]

@@jonnyboy3710 You must be a cop 😂

[@KevinT2553]

@@jonnyboy3710 They should be on at all times when there is an interaction. 🤡🤡

[@Bigwave2003]

@@jonnyboy3710 Which is the perfect time to hear them plotting false charges and colluding to frame a false story.

[@jonnyboy3710]

@@Bigwave2003 At what point do you think they should turn the cameras off? Considering the whole incident had already been captured on film from multiple different angles it would be very difficult to falsely charge the person or cover anything up.

[@wolvenar]

I hope you keep us updated on this. Hopefully everyone involved are charged with every last offense they can be. Just like they would do to him if they knew they could get away with it.

[@jaggsta]

they won't be charged with anything if they even did governor can pardon them for any crime in state. Just will be lawsuit paid by tax payers of ohio.

[@jacobferrera1777]

It will never happen because of corruption, but it's good to hope.

[@roguestatus7]

No one will be charged with anything. This is just how our government works.

[@TRAITORS-EXPOSED]

Yes

[@SkinniJ]

Typical good ol boy system.

[@megannoe2057]

I'm so glad you covered this case! I live in Dayton, Ohio, and we've all been trying to get the word out about this situation! East Palestine has been abandoned by our federal government and Mr. Lambert was purposely refused access because they knew he would report the truth, not the agenda and reteoric government officials have worked hard to spew. Animals are dying, people are sick, and water and streams are contaminated with a rainbow sheen covering the water while dead fish line the shores. I know there is already 1 diagnosed case of cancer, and it's cancer only related to exposure to the toxins that were spilled and burned from the derailment. The woman diagnosed with cancer also lives about 500 yards from the derailment site. Many townspeople haven't gone home, and a few have been financially able to relocate, but many don't have that option because East Palestine is a lower income community. A whole community, many families are generational residents, have been hung out to dry and financially ruined. Properties have plummeted in value, equity in property is destroyed, and our federal government could care less. While Trump came to visit bringing clean water, resources, and meeting the community and listening to their needs, Biden went to Ukraine. Mr. Lambert experienced governmental corruption at it's finest and here in Ohio, we all know it! Justice for Mr. Lambert!

[@augustkreis9924]

President Biden does not have the stamina nor the priorities to lead this country or protect OUR citizens of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA like Trump does. I did not like every way Trump acted in his personality BUT that is not why I voted for him.....I voted for him because he got his job done in leading our country down the correct path.....he did EVERYTHING he said he was going to....even if not everyone agreed when building things or assault on a terrorist....HE DID IT.

[@madphil69]

Thank you Megan. What happened to East Palestine was horrific. It made huge news amongst the truth community when Mr Lambert was arrested, as many said they knew he would show the state governor in a very bad light. His arrest and tackle to the floor by the bouncers was shocking, to most people around the world. If it's any comfort, it backfired, because now we know that there is a much worse problem with corruption than we outside the US realised.

[@ianmcintosh9144]

Welcome to the new world order of fascism

[@BuckScrotumn]

These little aggressive men that get in your face and escalate the situation sure love to yell “he was so much bigger than me” every time they’re in trouble.

[@cmjbrodman]

I like to call it the Chihuahua complex.

[@thomashajicek2747]

It’s so pathetic and sad. I hope he feels the shame that he should rightly feel for making such a bullshit and pathetic statement rather than simply owning up to his mistake.

[@brentoncarter4275]

just like the marine that murdered Jordan Neely.

[@darkshizuma2556]

They were tiny compared to him, lol. You see when the cop jumped on his back to help get him down.. and it did literally nothing😂

[@jeremygalloway1348]

Smol pp

[@Samsquench]

There’s quite the power struggle going on in the video. I love how the guy got intimidated by the reporter because of how big he is, yet he was the one who caused this whole situation to blow up by putting his hands on the “guy who was so intimidating”. If the reporter (or anyone else for that matter) puts their hand on an officer the way they did the reporter then it would be a felony because he put his hands on an officer. I would seriously consider filing a lawsuit because he was absolutely assaulted and brought to jail.

[@TheStanky007]

Just your regular thug in a uniform, that's all!

[@OmniscientWarrior]

I remember from an episode of Judge Judy, a guy walked his cart into a car then tried to say that he was fearful and she wasn't having any of his crap. You don't get to be fearful of a situation you created.

[@fintan9218]

Be aware he only said that because he is advised by lawyers, it was very obvious lawyer speak. Its incredibly unlikely that was his genuine feelings.

[@SkyKing44]

As military, he did not have any authority over the civilian. When a disagreement arose, he should have immediately deferred to civilian police. The civilian police gave more weight to the aggressive military officer than the civilian, where in reality it was an equal 17:28 he said vs he said situation.

[@Samsquench]

@@zoeyconklin195 Exactly!

[@hlpml]

Nice to see it happening to big news media rather than just auditors... maybe now people will take notice

[@demond1818]

The AG said arresting journalists is a serious issue, but auditors are journalists as well. The same respect should be given to auditors as well

[@Nutnboujee]

Right?? Because our cameras are less fancy and we don’t dress up! We catch news AS IT HAPPENS and can immediately release it if not live streamed! They could do a follow up story!!! Millions will want to see this!😮

[@Silent_Shadow]

​@Linda Berlin they want "government approved" journalists. In other words shills.

[@RyanHarris77]

The only difference is one is a journalist from a journalism corporation and the other is an individual journalist. Suggesting corporate rights are more valid than individual rights highlights how much our perspectives have been skewed in the US.

[@gregbayne6229]

@@demond1818 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NunyaCarley]

Gosh I wish someone like you was around to get the footage from my incident about 8 years ago when I was roofied and they treated me as if I was a drunk driver. Woke up in critical condition in the hospital and they said don't worry the police won't come here and I said I want the police to come here because something bad happened to me. I was told some bystanders got me out of the car but they wouldn't give me the names of the people and my injuries were consistent with being in the passenger seat, not driver seat. the incident happened in the first week of October but when New Year's Eve came they still didn't have the blood alcohol results. I knew those results would vindicate me so I kept calling every week or so and eventually they just gave me a number and said I was over the limit. I still to this day have no idea what happened and I almost think that whoever got me out is the one that was responsible! Anyway, everyone has a police story and that was one of mine.

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

I do see that your content took a darker more educational turn around 8 years ago. I hope it was therapeutic. Sorry for that incident

[@TrevorH89]

The natural reaction when people grab you is to pull away. It drives me crazy that people are charged with resisting arrest for that. Give them a second to understand what’s happening before you throw people to the ground and charge them with resisting.

[@unprofessionallyamateur6354]

Exactly non violent resistance should not be criminalised. Like how some counties won’t charge you for attempting to escape prison (only other acts like damage or violence in the process) as it’s natural to want to escape confinement

[@erich6860]

It is an unnatural thing to have your arms be behind your back, and being shoved around by your arms. You lose balance, you try to adjust to the speed that the person shoving you around is going. It is impossible to not "resist". "You pulled away" or some other line of BS is their way of tacking on charges for annoying them. Police today, are tyrants.

[@lunarmizt388]

@@unprofessionallyamateur6354I could see the argument but with that to be instated. It can cause very big problems as far as county to county.

[@TrevorH89]

@@unprofessionallyamateur6354 I wouldn’t go that far. To me it comes down to the intent of the person. If they pull away when you grab them. I’m not saying let them go because they want to escape. I’m saying to give them a minute before slamming them down or throwing them around. Unless someone continues to actively fight the arrest or try to get away, pulling away when grabbed shouldn’t be considered resisting. Some situations call for more aggression than others. In this one, why did a TV reporter need that level of aggression that quickly for something so little?

[@arthurayers5044]

no, see that's the point. as long as you surprise them, you can tack on that extra charge. it's all a game of racking up points.

[@TheStanky007]

It's a freaking criminal syndicate. Imagine we're paying their salaries and then they abuse and bully us! Disgusting pigs!

[@AsYm-PtOtiC]

americans are laughing stock,, where a badge carrying tyrant can torture, chain you up & kidnap you, without any consequence to them, the most can happen he leaves that work & gets another badge from the next county to continue his barbaric tyranny & if there compensation case. its puplic money that gets paid., these are the facts. & people still think they live in a free country !. thats why your slavery continues, but to many are to ignorant & imbecile to know that

[@blurp6023]

@Moose Who Sits because standing hurts my back now we're funding them in Ukraine......

[@john43261]

The fact that the officers, sheriff, and major general were so unprofessional really escalated this. I truly hope they all get disciplined in some sense.

[@geo-george2639]

A lawsuit would be better. THEN they might learn a lesson. But maybe not even then.

[@fs127]

There's a worse punishment than having to live in Ohio?

[@vocs75]

More than unprofessional, major general butthole had zero authority to require anyone to do anything, then went on to commit battery on a journalist. He should have been the one arrested pure and simple. The good news is that the military really doesn't like it when soldiers, especially officers in uniform become public spectacles. He'll probably be looking to retire very soon or worse.

[@GenericScreenName808]

I agree 100% though I bet it’s bc they don’t deal with constitutional law situations very much in their role as small town sheriffs and military, plus this train thing is basically Chernobyl and they’re s*it ting the bed with how they’re handling it that stress would be insane

[@breakupgoogle4584]

These cowards are addicted to their sense of authority.

[@EvieTighti3]

9:45. Cop- "Did you record all that?" He says in a whisper. GIANT 20 POUND TV CAMERA ONLY 3 INCHES ABOVE HIS HEAD!!!!- "Hold my beer"

[@chelseakelz5258]

😂🤣

[@L337f33t]

This whole thing has a Machiavellian vibe to it, the General starts a disagreement then uses their position to escalate the situation. The other officers jump into it because “authority…”. And don’t think twice about putting a member of the press in handcuffs.

[@brianhillis3701]

You can see the policewoman is straining to hold the major general back. That is actually assaulting a police officer.

[@icin4d]

I've heard it said by LEOs, the thing they fear most besides a citizen with a gun, is a citizen with a camera.

[@brodoginc]

I wouldnt be surprized if the General works for the department as well, plenty of guardsmen are also cops.

[@Lavender_Cordle]

@@brodogincWell he is subject to the UCMJ. I hope the reporter contacted the local JAG and reported him.

[@L337f33t]

This would be like if someone came up to you and started something, then his buddies came over to back him up when the owner of the establishment comes to find wth is going on. Then they point the finger your way. It’s purely sociopathic behavior.

[@JohnS-er7jh]

The major problem I have with these cases is I have seen this happen too many times where police unlawfully detain or arrest people and then all that happens is the charges are dropped. However, it is a still a method of law enforcement illegally controlling people with no repercussions, because unless a person is seriously injured during the arrest, it is unlikely that cases like this will ever see any sort of compsentation (or any changes). So it encourages law enforcement to continue to do stuff like this (when they don't like how you look, or how you are behaving, that includes if they get their feelings 'hurt', even if you aren't violating any laws, it still gives them ability to get rid of you).

[@yegfreethinker]

Exactly they need to be punished when they do any and all illegal action

[@NathanHedglin]

Exactly. Our rights aren't protected because IF you don't get shot to death then the charges get dropped and the 🐷 gets promoted

[@scottelder3141]

Hecklers veto

[@chuckmaxfield7787]

The process is the punishment.

[@cybersteic4803]

They should be stripped of their immunity and personally prosecuted and held financially responsible, not the city or the agency or whatever....because taxpayers pick up the bill in those cases.

[@lynyrdskynyrdtributeband]

Imagine that, the very people who swore an oath to protect his Constitutional Rights are the very ones violating them. Absolutely disgusting.

[@riderhard]

Sadly many police officers fail to understand or take into consideration that the vast majority of their authority comes directly from the U.S. Constitution and that they errounisly believe their authority comes from wearing a Badge and Gun.

[@MrSmokincodz]

Isn’t that the status quo

[@sharkwang1542]

Town guards always been like that

[@EyeOfThePhi]

maybe its just bc im a democrat but omg i feel the exact freakin same. so messed up ACAB

[@Rickybobby1972]

My co worker was a Milwaukee deputy for 25 years. I asked his opinion about your comment his reply was they only learned enough to pass the academy. Their rushing them through the academy.

[@BrettSerug-ff7do]

Any officer who turns their cameras off should be charged with obstruction of justice

[@scorpiostinger2890]

They should air this constantly on TV.

[@zgaviation6481]

Isn’t it incredible that a reporter can be arrested for “causing a disturbance” when in fact, it was the LEOs in this case that caused any disruption to the press conference

[@jayyoutube8790]

It’s what you didn’t see that leads you to believe that narrative

[@actiondork]

Just like when someone gets arrested for resisting arrest when there wasn't an initial reason for arrest. The arrest happens just because the cop assaulted them.

[@runswithraptors]

Nope this is all the fault of the senior ranking officer in the US military he should be held to the highest standards of personal and professional conduct of anyone in that room. Anyone else notice the phrases "be responsible" and "be kind" on the walls facing the military man?

[@thebedroomintellectual2460]

@@jayyoutube8790 guess there should been more cameras then...like an entire room of journalists or something.

[@swashkiv7509]

@@jayyoutube8790such as…?

[@Helen-ch1gb]

You could feel the bewilderment from the women apologizing while he was being arrested. She truly could not believe what she was witnessing happen to a colleague

[@gewhiz1494]

Clear and adulterate suppression of the press.

[@cptamerica13]

UPDATE 7-12-2024: In February of if this year he was awarded $112,000. He will receive $80,000 and $32,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the First Amendment Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, whose attorneys represented Lambert in the action. He received the settlement in December 2023, month after he sued. Rather than fight Lambert’s claims, the city and county quickly agreed to have the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio enter judgment against them in the journalist’s favor. Lambert voluntarily dismissed his claims against the individual officers. (So, yeah, no one was held accountable. Idk why he dismissed them)

[@mstegs5477]

I've been in the Army for 14 years. An officer for half. MG Harris is way out of line, it's really mind blowing how he acted. Lots of skeletons in that man's closet IMO. He will be retired with full benefits soon (my opinion).

[@kerbalairforce8802]

I disagree. He'll be promoted and moved while this is swept under the rug.

[@PhilSet-10]

Not with Austin and Milley pushing woke crap in the military. Harris is good to go.

[@lissettelopez8331]

You were officer for half? So you went green to gold?

[@B_Bodziak]

He has to be national guard because at the date of the incident, Feb 23, Ohio's governor had pointedly refused all federal assistance. In my experience, there's a marked difference between guardsmen and full-time members of the military.

[@B_Bodziak]

@@lissettelopez8331 Likely finished his degree while enlisted and was accepted to OCS

[@anom5599]

This Sheriff straight up bought this lawsuit. It's gonna cost tax payers plenty not only for the wrongful arrest, but also the money they lost by him not getting to report on this tragedy. This was nothing more than them showing their authority over him. Wonder which officer went and got the superintendent to get the trespass?

[@christip20]

In case nobody’s noticed, they start SCREAMING “Stop Resisting” the minute they even “touch” anyone, then they SLAM THEM INTO CONCRETE, WALLS, METAL, ETC. And they wonder why nobody has ANY RESPECT FOR THEM & doesn’t TRUST A WORD THEY SAY.

[@jamesdietz29]

I was totally shocked when none of them said, "Quit going for my gun!"

[@920WASHBURN]

That's women, not cops

[@jeffhall92]

they don't "resort" to violence, they START with violence anytime they get the least bit offended or someone doesn't just kneel down before they're all mighty authority.

[@920WASHBURN]

@@jeffhall92 yes because they shot at like nobody's business

[@xenonmob]

10:29 camera man couldn’t resist that dime

[@GoodForYou4504]

Arrested, kept from reporting on an important issue, assaulted, put in jail for 5 hours, I'm sure thousands of legal fees paid (that most couldn't or wouldn't pay), then case completely dropped weeks later, and no repercussions for the people that did this. System working as intended!

[@Scorpiomaj27889]

They dumped that mess onto the state prosecutor and he realized in about ten seconds he didn't want his name next to that bullshit.

[@antoninbuteau-leduc3733]

You misinterpreted what was said. The charges *against the journalist* were dropped instantly, not the one against the officers.

[@ominarous]

@@antoninbuteau-leduc3733 There are not and were never charges against the officers.

[@GoodForYou4504]

@Antonin Buteau-Leduc "instantly"? No. You may be the one confused. The journalist was put in jail and was in the court for weeks, as shown. Are you saying the officers and people in charge were arrested, thrown to the ground and cuffed, and are before a judge, charged with crimes? No, I don't see anything about that.

[@AddictToAthlete]

They need to press charges! Law enforcement needs to be held accountable for their actions.

[@technophant]

Freedom to press charges

[@henryjubeda7617]

They don't want you to know that Israel did Palestine Ohio via Blackrock

[@robertdore9592]

Good luck with that.

[@missmarya747]

They very rarely are charged or placed in prison for their crimes: Our government and employees are corrupt from the depth of their bone 🦴 marrow to the out side on all levels.

[@burningsnow9870]

You're more likely to be executed by law enforcement than being able to hold them accountable. A lot of our legal systems make cops effectively immune to the law. There's no real punishments in our current system that even requires the officer to face penalties.

[@SoulKageSN3]

Sue every officer and person involved in that arrest. Make them pay for their unlawful actions else this behavior will never stop.

[@knowledgerules2813]

This can only happen in the ‘best country in the world’ 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@SkunkApe407]

Take a minute to look at what cops do to people in other nations, genius. Go get arrested in Mexico, and see what happens.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

That feeling when you go from reporting the news to *becoming* the news.

[@TormodSteinsholt]

Well, they say "I make the news"

[@arizonaron5149]

is that feeling the same as working to never having to work again?

[@HappysFunPalace]

@@arizonaron5149 nah that's just the american dream

[@pendragnx]

well, hello there

[@jackhammer078jack4]

The problem is people make laws just so they can be broken. And the people who enforce the law don’t really know the law. This not everyone just a few.

[@adcolt54]

When a cop says "stop resisting" 9.9 times out of 10, their victim was not resisting. They are trained to say this for the bodycams.

[@ajheard4275]

Has anyone ever thought that when you have 2 people pulling on you in 2 different directions, that the 2 people feel the other of the 2 people pulling and it isn't the person being arrested doing anything other than getting pulled?

[@IdealUser]

If I grab your wrist, your natural instinct is to pull away. If I try to knock you off balance or push you to the ground, it's your natural instinct to stay upright. Cops do these things to escalate violence and get charges added on.

[@ckopen7192]

@@ajheard4275 thats not a bug, its a feature.

[@relvezz6997]

Lying limp is still resisting. You must actively help the cops in your own arrest for it to not be resisting.

[@johnandrews3568]

Tyre Nichols was also told to stop resisting and he clearly wasn't... and was murdered.

[@BobertSands]

The best part about this is that they chose to do this IN A ROOM SUROUNDED BY JOURNALISTS AND CAMERAMEN

[@jameshw9751]

Which means this had nothing to do with the 1st amendment. Maybe the guy was being too loud.

[@r3wturb0x51]

@@jameshw9751 No, he was probably back there criticizing the government, which is obvious about this whole train derailment saga

[@heleennuts1]

Actually, it was because he was the only National news correspondent there. They were attempting to limit the coverage of the train derailment.

[@jameshw9751]

@@michaelp.2361 No it doesn’t.

[@jameshw9751]

@@heleennuts1 Silly. As if national news doesn’t have local affiliates everywhere.

[@milesterwillegar9973]

The courts also allowed that a person may resist with equal force to stop being UNLAWFULLY arrested. This ruling has been tested very little since law enforcement usually uses the force necessary to effect an arrest whether lawful or unlawful. When cases come to court and it is found that the arrest was unlawful the courts generally drop all charges. However the courts do not generally prosecute police for these unlawful arrests due to qualified immunity. However with litigation for false arrests the courts have granted awards costing governments thousands if not millions of dollars for their actions.

[@PurelyAJD]

I love that all the camera people ran to film the arrest instead of the press conference. Causing the commotion that they we're alleging was being created by the reporter.

[@CytoplasmicGoo]

I would be extremely disappointed if news nation and Mr. Lambert do not file a lawsuit. Lawsuits are the only way these "law enforcers" learn the law.

[@EgoChip]

They operate with the exact same mindset of criminals. They know the risks, but they deem the act of abusing their powers acceptable risk. Most of the time they cover it up and get away with it. When they do get caught, unless its something major like r*pe or murder, they might end up in court but it's civil not criminal and it's the taxpayers who pay the costs.

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

Major General felt intimidated by a journalist... there's so many things wrong with this situation it's truly disgusting.

[@Physhi]

He's --- nevermind. We're too far past that. He's as bad as bad man with a certain hair on his face, or the guy who thought gettin' rid of everyone competent was a good idea.

[@jackhammer078jack4]

There laws that break the laws.😊😂😂😂

[@hooch519]

Its called scripting a false narrative to save your ass.

[@killertruth186]

@@hooch519 Then he’s army stupid. And there’s no defense in favor to him. I just had to stop the video to think about it…..Twice….

[@krisdunwoody7037]

I do not know "Ranking Levels", but based on the name of the Rank, the Major General should be demoted to the rank of Minor Private.

[@Poorexampeofhuman]

I love how you publicize their images as much as possible so that the public knows when that they're encountering a potentially dangerous police officer

[@bpooboi]

No matter what was said. Lol he assaulted the other guy. Love how all these highly trained people who know damn better than to act like this. Yet they're always "in fear of their life"

[@matthewa6027]

They get trained to make excuses to cover thier ass, I swear.

[@wendighoul]

Someone should tell him the military is the wrong career for a coward

[@davepirtle9790]

It's their ego, any small perceived assault on their ego is met with them using their power to threaten, assault and arrest pesky citizens. How many times do we see this? 1000s

[@mohmoony3918]

You will respect our authority!!

[@dirtyfrench2926]

​@@matthewa6027I was in the Army National Guard... we were literally trained to start any statement in our defense with "I felt threatened" and to reiterate that as much as possible.

[@davidtomlinson4582]

I also forgot to mention the fact of the major general should be arrested for assault, and since clearly that hasn’t happened, and I almost can guarantee it will never happen. It just goes to show government ploys can do almost anything they want to almost anybody they want almost anytime they want for almost any reason they want and walk away scot-free. It is absolutely effing disgusting and it makes my stomach turn.

[@geo-george2639]

The reporter needs to file a complaint and push for charges to be filed.

[@MikeUSA67]

@@digitallymarketable You mean "UCMJ"?

[@MikeUSA67]

@Eclipse538 Why are you so rude? I was asking a honest question because I thought there might be a chance that you meant something I wasn't aware of. I'm out of the Army for 33 years now - so much has changed. Sorry for getting you "triggered" - you can relax now. Next time I'll ask a more mature person.

[@poja82]

I can imagine the face of the prosecutor "You arrest a journalist for DOING WHAT? Ok, we are going to loose a lot of money on this one".

[@mrn32ayw]

If we would abolish qualified immunity then tax payers wouldn't be on the hook. It would be nice to bankrupt a few of these losers.

[@razt9776]

lose* not loose

[@blindleader42]

@@razt9776 Well, if you proverbially "throw money away", launch the money like an arrow from bow, "loose" would the appropriate word.😁

[@danstomber1664]

@@razt9776 We know what he meant stop being a Nazi lol

[@colinjames4230]

​@@razt9776 seriously don't be that guy we all know what he meant your just being a douchebag

[@warrenmunkedal4923]

There is a big difference between a public meeting. And going into a government building when ever you want. When there is a public meeting taking place that is called a designated public forum. The meeting room is treated like a traditional public forum while that meeting is taking place. For Example you don't have a contract right to film in city hall. How ever when the city hall has a public meeting open to the public they will open that room as a designated public forum. That's why people have the right to film the public meeting and you also get so much time to speak your mind. But when that meeting is over it goes back to the forum it was before the meeting. So just because you have a right to film at a public meeting at city Hall it does not give you the right to film in city hall any time you want.

[@trooper2121]

As a former Trooper from another state this was clearly handled totally wrong by local law enforcement. Also I noticed the Troopers present didn’t participate in the clearly unlawful arrest. All involved should be sued to the full extent of the law. Every law enforcement officer should know these basic laws

[@rg8954]

You're one of the good ones, thank you

[@Scorpiomaj27889]

That's definitely something important to point out, seemed clear some of the officers were trying to de-escalate the situation.

[@cmgngmc]

thanks for your honest service

[@adamenstrom]

Yea, I'm sure you're one of the "good one's". There's no such thing. You've surely ruined many lives for a paycheck. Couldn't get a real job that actually requires education and a skill.

[@travelnc2g]

they were shutting up reporters. a message. it was not lawful. no attempt to be

[@codmobster5229]

We all know a person need not "resist" an officer for them to tackle you and repeat "stop resisting". It's part of their training to verbalize to make witnesses believe them.

[@stephaniebach__12-24]

I’ve noticed that too.. it’s so messed up

[@jeffhall92]

reminds me of that South Park episode: "they're coming right for us!"

[@whyisblue923taken]

They also move the victim's arm to make it more believable.

[@williamlangley2044]

When they grab you they pinch nerves to make you squirm

[@rolanddeschain965]

6 guys kicking your ass while one stands to the side yelling " stop resisting" amazing stuff.

[@bcarss1970]

If this is not a lawsuit(s), I do do not know what is. Props to the AG.

[@fattone166]

It's going to be a huge lawsuit.

[@RobbieStacks90]

There are a lot of things you don't know then. The cop showed good restraint by not hurting that NewsNation journalist for resisting arrest. If a cop tells you to do something, you listen. You don't stand there arguing like a child. If anything, the journalist's immaturity might cost him his job.

[@hochdieanarchie]

@@RobbieStacks90 it was completely unlawful though what the f do you mean LMAO

[@hochdieanarchie]

@@RobbieStacks90 booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot licccccccccckeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr appeal to authority brainwashed baizuo!

[@fattone166]

@@RobbieStacks90 You need to to read and understand the 1st amendment to the Constitution because you are 100% wrong.

[@shahaf75]

You have to give an A to Attorney General Yost for clearly standing up for civil rights! His statement clearly put law enforcement on notice to the illegality of their action and the fascism they displayed. I really hope legal action will be taken against the officers and the Major General for their actions.

[@scottbenzing1361]

The Attorney General said what state actors did was a serious matter. But those words mean nothing when he didn't make any of them have consequences.

[@Darksaige]

And the funny thing about this is, the Governor DID NOT initiate this encounter nor did he care. That General and patrolman were being a-holes on their own accord. I hope the governor had him released as he was made aware after the interaction

[@brahtrumpwonbigly7309]

They caused a scene and then the superintendent demanded the press leave *because of the scene caused by the police"

[@frankney8284]

He was released relatively fast and charged dropped within the week. Stand by for lawsuits.

[@Wezqu]

Its not the patrolmen that arrested him it was the sheriffs office. Watch the video again the state troopers don't do anything wrong in my opinion they come to see what is going on when the general is bothering the reporter. General gets physical that the state troopers stop by separating everyone. Then the sheriff runs in and starts escalating the situation when the state trooper is trying to de-escalate it. Then the sheriff and his men arrest the reporter while the state troopers record it and look confused as why he even got arrested. I would say the state trooper did his job but the sheriff was the one who blew the thing up.

[@kamikarmy]

@@Wezqu That explains a lot. I was confused by the different parties involved (esp. state troopers vs sheriffs' guys) and how some tried to de-escalate while others proceeded with an arrest. Thanks for your insights.

[@dugly66]

@@Wezquany officer who stands by and let’s a bad officer do something so blatantly illegal is by actions also a bad officer.

[@Globulas]

I love the BE KIND on the wall

[@PorscheSpeedster-kz6nc]

A civil rights lawsuit against the police department and major general needs to be filed!

[@davejoe2592]

Fired too lol. Is your car real or replica?

[@PorscheSpeedster-kz6nc]

@@davejoe2592 Replica - Vintage Speedster. A lot of fun and easy to wrench on…

[@timothygolding1143]

I would owning me a police dept.

[@arthurtripp6922]

REDUCE THE RANK AS UNBECOMING OF AN OFFICER AND FIND.

[@bardet123]

Imagine being a Major General in the National Guard and being scared for your life because a man half a head taller existed near him

[@markhartman8142]

It is the National Tards....very disappointing.

[@ausmoz]

It’s the national guard lmao. They drive around their local state LARPing as people in the military once a month and sometimes help with natural disasters.

[@jakelebowski7901]

@@ausmoz ....Actually the US National Guard fought and died in both Iraq and Afghanistan, both as Combat Soliders, and Engineering Battalions. Recently the SD National Guard was sent to the Southern US Border. I hope you realize that insulting the service of US National Guard regulars you are disrespecting yourself and your country. Good Day to you Sir!

[@Wysewolf]

​@Austin Mozingo Ridiculously misinformed opinion. Lol Thank you for the laugh. 😂

[@firestar5415]

@@jakelebowski7901 and those members who served and gave their lives should be honored, but I would be lying if I haven’t seen national guard officers and members I could turn sideways and roll down a sidewalk because they failed to personally maintain a standard of physical fitness. Not all National Guard members are of the same caliber as those who fought and this videos helps show that.

[@jgmartin307]

Points to remember on this. 1 - He was doing a scheduled live broadcast when the Governor decided to come out to talk. 2 - If you watch the broadcast you see him try to quietly and quickly wrap it up so he can cover the press conference. 3 - He was so quiet in the back of the gym that the Governor said he never heard him in the front of the gym. 4 - When told about the arrest, the Governor said the reporter had every right to do his job.

[@bpdp379]

I’d like to know what happened right before the body cam video. You can see the NG General is already super heated and upset. What happened to trigger his ego? I tried to find the reporters feed somewhere but looks like NN isn’t publishing it. Anyone have a source of the initial dust up?

[@lilpenguin092]

Let's see what the chief executive officer for the state does about it

[@harleylif1929]

You can look up the live broadcast and see nothing happened before the ending of the broadcast. The General was the aggressor.

[@bpdp379]

@@harleylif1929 that’s what I’m saying, something happened prior to all this to get him so pissed. From the beginning he’s obviously raging away and wants the reporter gone. So guessing that all happened off camera?

[@mrfunnylookinhayes9088]

@@bpdp379 He said he heard some noise in the back of the gym and since everyone else was busy with the press conference he Major General said he took on himself to get the noise and the back to stop.

[@rebeccafreelin7515]

Why did these cops and Major General Harris not get charged with the crimes and rights violation. They should have been charged and jailed from the video of their criminal acts.

[@JA-fy1bn]

I love the "Be safe! Be kind" backdrop. Ironic, isn't it? Major General Harris was aggressive and out of line. Therefore, he should face charges under the UCMJ. This reporter and his news agency "must" pursue charges against the Superintendent, Sheriff and the two deputies. What a disgusting abuse of power where there is none. The troopers should face discipline for failure to act when everything going on before them was illegal.Please keep the nation posted on this one.

[@ScarsRodriguez]

You don’t matter. 😂 Enjoy that mirror, nobody! 😂

[@plantedbasedman9845]

@@ScarsRodriguez wow! You actually do this everywhere 😄

[@jenniferlonnes7420]

I noticed that "Be Kind" on the wall too. At the end it shows "Be Responsible" - ultimate irony.

[@jeffreoboedean]

You really think they're going to do something about a reporter getting false arrested police wouldn't do anything when kids were being slaughtered in the school and threatened to arrest the parents that wanted to go in and save their children they didn't do nothing about that and they're not going to do nothing about this it's organized crime all the way to the top so you go ahead keep wishing it's insane to expect new results

[@Leatherneck-pw3bn]

Tragic how in this day and age police don't know or care about the law.

[@thomashajicek2747]

I would throw down a pile of cash to bet a majority could not name all constitutional amendments, let alone be about to articulate what they are and why.

[@pignapoke6772]

Well they didn’t violate the law so your statement is just sour grapes

[@oldanddisgusted5998]

Wasn’t the police’s fault. Reporter causing problems.

[@jordanhester4821]

Why are you making huge generalizations and assuming it was better in the past?

[@BigBlueGr8ness]

It's getting more and more difficult to have any respect whatsoever for law enforcement

[@omCi]

I said the same thing few years back. Today I view them as the biggest treat to the society. By far way greater then any bad actor on the street. And stats don’t lie.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

@@omCi That's s pretty silly thing to say. There are plenty of violent criminals who are a bigger threat than the vast majority of cops and are kept mostly in check by police. Not that the abysmal state of policing in the U.S. isn't a major threat to the nation's stability as well as its people individually, it's just a ridiculous exaggeration to say they're a greater threat than _any_ bad actor.

[@timlewis2068]

@@Bacteriophagebs lol. Do you watch the news?

[@Bacteriophagebs]

@@timlewis2068 Are you saying there's something on the news showing that police are more dangerous than, say, a serial killer? Do tell.

[@rootstriker8209]

Everyone needs to look at a document entitled "Operation Vampire Killer"

[@DeborahLipsitz]

A 2-star general who is frightened by anything other than a direct threat of violence in a combat situation should be relieved of duty and strongly encouraged to retire.

[@BalancedEarth]

It's so ironic to have those signs up behind them like Be responsible, be safe, be kind. And then have this whole interaction happen. Someone lost their cool and didn't take responsibility.

[@Some_Guy6]

If i was the reporter i would have said : Get your fk empty head out of your @ss (then point towards that text) And act like you're supposed too.

[@Rob_Dekker]

Exactly!

[@B_Bodziak]

It reminds me of the irony of former First Lady whose pet project was to stop children bullying and name-calling others online while her husband was the #1 online name-calling bully.

[@davidpaul7810]

It's all on video. They need to take legal action to stop this nonsense. The police department needs to be held accountable.

[@megagatvol]

A huge disconnect between the public and the corrupt police.

[@TheYumelunarose]

Hey, never wanted to leave a comment before. I usually see the videos you make on normal civilians, nothing with news coverage.(I know its because it's literally news, but seeing a judge verdict at the end was really cool)

[@MichaelBelsey]

From what I recall, the Governor was supposed to be there earlier because these guys had a scheduled live segment pre-arranged. He showed up late, likely to dodge answering questions. They've tried very hard to sweep the whole train incident under the carpet and didn't want tough questions.

[@kellycarver2500]

Filthy, lying scumbags. Here is what else our evil gvt is doing. Our filthy gvt has been torturing and killing our helpless pets and loved ones, using our devices. Many yrs ago, my little short haired blk and tan mini doxy started having violent seizures every month. We took him to vet aftervet and they gave him meds that didn't help. I changed his diet, changed his water, and nothing helped. Sometimes the seizures were so bad he almost died, and we had to rush him to the vets to save his little life. I always cried and prayed when he had these seizures, because it hurt me so deeply to see my baby suffer so bad. Well, about a yr ago, my husband and I were sitting here in our living room and we heard his cell ph make a strange, hi pitched but quiet noise it never made for any reason, and IMMEDIATELY my dog started having seizures! I have been targeted over 30 yrs and never thought that the sick freaks could be deliberately CAUSING the seizures, BUT THEY WERE! I couldn't believe that someone could be so heartless and cruel that they could do such a horrific thing to a helpless little dog!! But they DID! The seizures stopped that day, and a week later my babydog went BLIND. I was heartbroken AGAIN, to see my bay walk into walls, fall down stairs (till we blocked them) and get lost behind a door or the couch!! HEART BREAKING!! His little organs swelled up inside of his belly, and the vet said it was his pancreas. My baby got very sick a couple weeks before Thanksgiving. He was vomitting, had the runs, and refused to eat for me. He was being SHOCKED every hour, night and day, and neither of us could get much sleep. I busted agents AGAIN, using the speakers on this PC to put out FREQUENCIES, hurting my little boy! I unplugged the speakers and then busted them again, using the built in speakers to emit these dangerous frequencies!! I shut down the pc and could still hear a high pitched whine coming directly from the MONARCH TOWER LLC across the street! My baby got so sick he couldn't even lift up his little head anymore and he died in my arms THANKSGIVING DAY about 4pm. I AM HEARTBROKEN and I miss my babydog terribly! THE SICK FREAKS TORTURED AND KILLED HIM just as the had the three prior to him before I realized what they were doing to us!! They are doing these horrific things to HURT US. They are sick satanist freaks who ENJOY hurting helpless, innocent people and animals that cannot defend themselves! Let me also say that they tested other bioweapons on us as well, which cost the life of my longhaired doxy, and nearly cost my life as well, a couple yrs ago. The sick freaks have put nanotech systems in the shots, masks, tests and swabs, and then using the towers to manipulate and control those systems inside the victims. They are also CAUSING inf, disease, organ damage and death w frequencies! WATCH YOUR DEVICES and keep vol low or off and never sleep near any devices!! These sick freaks MUST be stopped! They are deliberately killing us and our loved ones. This is ALL deliberate!

[@librab103]

Lol

[@realityfitnessfyt4lyfe248]

I can only imagine how much work it takes you to put these videos together. Great Job..! And, Thank you for taking the time to do so. Your legal explanations, and explaining previous court rulings, is really good. Thanks Again.....

[@WhichDoctor1]

thats why i like this channel over every other similar channel i've seen on YT. The detailed and patient explanations of what the law does and doesn't permit in what situations really lets me understand what's actually going on. And I totally agree that chasing down and compiling all these various precedents and criminal law must take a substantial amount of time and effort. im very appreciative of that