Cops Arrest Protestor Causing Chaos on Election Day

[@AuditTheAudit]

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[@rubybaby7320]

Maybe you should review the rules and laws that the election officials should have followed. Talking to election officials is almost impossible outside of the early voting / voting activities. Any other communications end up at the County Clerk's office and would be overgeneralized. I've worked many elections in the State of Texas. Officials are just ordinary people that only know what to do from the two-day course they take. Anything broader could cause them alarm. Election judges (other precincts call them otherwise) can be protective and just as blind as an ill-trained officer. This one should have let Mr. Godbout be and explain that a provisional ballot isn't targeted at him. Saying that he has to sign an affidavit was a bit bombastic in my experience. The atmosphere 50 feet from outside an election's location should have a bit of a carnival atmosphere. It should be relaxed and friendly with each candidate's electioneering groups allowed to make a last-minute pitch for their candidate. I've clerked, electioneers, voted and represented my precinct and then county in the party process. More people should understand it so there's less of a mystery about it. Much like not knowing the process of Trespass, I think we've become too lax in how we regard such rules. You let the election judge completely off the hook when she was the one who should have allayed the cops' fears, calmed the voter down and definitely set the tone for behavior. She was completely out of line.

[@XPFTP]

we interfer with a cop we get arrested. they do it .. its ok ... what a joke the cops are in all states. egos . its like the call centers when u call a company for help on something and get you ask for a super. you get crap and hung up on

[@XPFTP]

both are wrong. cops and the old guy.

[@Crasshole]

I purchased a copy of the book. It is very informative. With chapters such as 4. Detainment and Arrest, 6. Standing Up for Your Rights, & 7. Encountering Police in Public, you'll be better prepared in the event of a police interaction.

[@johnmckee3809]

Had ny local library buy your book.

[@landoncheatham7369]

Remember, you can audit and not be a jackass.

[@JamesSmith-qw3sp]

The most important part of auditing is actually understanding the law, if you don’t you’re just another criminal without a leg to stand on. It defeats the whole point.

[@madtabby66]

​@@JamesSmith-qw3sp he's harrassing people standing in line to vote. How is pestering the public auditing?

[@joeyork9891]

Also you can police and not be one too

[@landoncheatham7369]

@joeyork9891 I totally agree. There were many people wrong in this video. But the dude saying he's going to keep asking someone questions even though they don't want to answer is a dick move.

[@Raven44743]

You are also aloud to be a jackass. I don't see nobody arresting you on the daily. JACKASS 😂

[@injusticestories-369]

The tension between free speech and public order is really evident in this case. It’s a reminder that knowing your rights is important, but so is understanding the law.

[@ALLCAPSENTITY]

@@injusticestories-369 yeah and when both the activist and the cops misunderstood both the law and their respective rights, you get a shitshow like this.

[@The_Tumbler_Witch]

Is part of the law voting at your own office? This was a mess!!

[@LadyAdakStillStands]

At this point of education, a "US Law, Order and the Constitution 101" class should be implemented for a full quarter or trimester in every 9th and 12th grades school class as a graduation requirement.

[@itsabunchofrandomlettersajdtni]

@@LadyAdakStillStandsMost undergrads barely understand it, but this case isn’t that tough, most higher courts would ignore the 4a argument because the government has a compelling interest in ID’ing to vote and the regulation is extremely narrowly tailored as you can still vote without and ID after signing the affidavit.

[@Tkelly5]

Exactly. Everyone should know their rights and stand up and invoke and embrace them. However, along with knowing your rights everyone should also know their obligations. Ignorance of either is a good way to find yourself in trouble.

[@brianbird3756]

This is a prime example of someone looking for a problem where none exists.

[@-Monad-]

Agreed, the old man was creating problems where none existed

[@ThatGuy4_6]

I also agree, that cop is so dumb

[@UhlansCharge]

@-Monad- I can totally agree that the subject was annoying and somewhat foolish in his conduct, but I witnessed no lawful basis for his arrest. His conduct caused no one any impactful harm, and he did not physically restrict anyone from conducting themselves in the spaces he shared with them.

[@SemPoliticoDeEstimacao]

​@@ThatGuy4_6I agree, he should arrested the guy from the get go

[@jacintopereira5497]

@@-Monad- Do you agree with the American constitution?!

[@thomas1942]

If someone walks away because they don't want to talk to you or answer your questions and you follow them to ask them again and again they you are harassing them.

[@georgecraytin9838]

But cops do that all the time

[@jackwang660]

He is not saying who doex it, he is defining what harras is

[@anoonmous1775]

You're moronic

[@ruinohio1]

@@georgecraytin9838 ya that's what he's saying I HOPE lol

[@xBRVTALx]

That’s not true at all. Harassment has a legal definition and that’s not it.

[@msethhunter]

This guy is badgering people trying to vote. He went there looking for a confrontation. He’s so inept that he doesn’t realize that they’re trying to help him vote without presenting ID. This guy needs mental help.

[@JohnJones-w7i]

And where was the help? He was harassed.

[@bunchofdumbsitsyouallare3620]

@@JohnJones-w7i was he harassed before or after he essentially harassed multiple people

[@northernmetalworker]

That is an allegation, not a fact.

[@killer660]

@@northernmetalworker you can see him talking to a girl even, where she obviously didn't want to talk to him and not saying anything back to him... so yes he is harassing people and imposing himself on everyone at that place, when he's not even doing anything that's worth doing.. Harassing voter workers and they keep telling you how to vote without an ID but still roaming around looking for problems is wild...

[@Frank.Melendrez]

Please learn the law. Whinny crybaby feelings (such as yours) doesn’t supersede the law and U.S. Constitution.

[@Ultima742]

This is why many states don't allow political soliciting on the designated voting grounds

[@mrfunnylookinhayes9088]

In Minnesota one of those such cases made it to the Supreme Court. And the state of Minnesota lost in that case.

[@dustinschimmel9152]

​​@mrfunnylookinhayes9088 what's the case sounds like a terrible ruling

[@b0bbyblueyes746]

You can hardly call what he was doing as "political soliciting" that would require advocating for a political candidate or position of a proposed change or addition of law.

[@ItsHooDie]

@@b0bbyblueyes746change in laws like voter id laws…

[@usaroxxx]

BINGO!!! This is not just free speech on a public sidewalk. I would NOT like anyone approaching me on vote day

[@joeyj5538]

He just seems like a male Karen...

[@CharismaHernandez-p5z]

Talking about yourself?

[@Calibrex_Gaming]

@@CharismaHernandez-p5zHernandez, not sure what you mean by the reply, but it’s obvious to whom the OP is referring to

[@sendthis9480]

@@CharismaHernandez-p5z Woah! Lame attempt PeeWee! (I know you are but what am I) Grow up and learn to control your emotions.

[@brianbagnall3029]

Oy vey

[@CondensedReality]

​@CharismaHernandez-p5z this is exactly what Karens do, you sis are a Karen

[@ryenschimerman2127]

So many people don't understand that it's not the way 'you' define the use of a word, it's how society and the law define the use of that word.

[@BucketBoatable]

As a citizen of a non US country, the very concept of being able to vote without ID seems totally insane

[@shaunelliott8583]

In Australia we're actually not allowed to show ID when we go to vote

[@sirslickrock]

To explain that further it boils down to (mostly) southern US States being discriminatory with unlawful/unconstitutional laws in attempting to keep (mostly) black citizens from voting.

[@T____W____7777]

If the government guaranteed you an ID it would be ok. But it’s a lot harder for some groups to get an ID, like Native Tribes, and instead of trying to get them more access to voting, the government makes it impossible to vote, despite being citizens and a majority population in the area.

[@eauhomme]

Every state in the US charges people to get IDs. In my state, Washington, it is $54 every six years to obtain an ID. Arguably, this makes Voter ID laws a violation of the 24th Amendment, in that it is requiring the payment of a tax in order to vote. Historically, states which have practiced voter discrimination have used poll taxes and other fees as a way to keep African-Americans, Native Americans, and poor people in general from voting. While $54 doesn't seem like a lot, (1) it can be if you cannot afford basic living expenses, (2) there are often additional costs involved, such as needing to order a birth certificate or other documents to prove identity, (3) there may be other issues around the documentation issue, such as the lack of a birth certificate if the person was not born in a hospital, which is common among older African-American and impoverished people, and (4) there may be other hoops to jump through causing more problems. For example, Alabama, a state that has a very severe voter discrimination history, closed all their licensing offices in majority African-American counties after passing their Voter ID law, making its residents travel to other counties to obtain IDs, which may be cost-prohibitive if a person does not own a vehicle or have enough money for gas. Public transportation in these areas may be limited, and in the best of areas, it is often difficult to coordinate the use of public transportation across county lines.

[@BucketBoatable]

@@eauhomme I see US has still sht to solve. Some sort of gov ID card should be free. Not getting a birth cert is a crime in other places afaik. For the people without IDs, getting them should be 1. priority for them. Creating more voting places should be the priority for the counties I guess. Idk about the natives needing help, they might be some of the most privileged ethnic groups in the current times.

[@Pooneil1984]

I am a poll worker and cringe at the idea of getting a voter like this. Fortunately we have procedures to let anyone vote a provisional ballot. Thanks to AtA I believe I am better prepared to deal with disruptive voters. Mostly by not arguing with them or disputing what they say. Just guiding them to the correct way to vote.

[@dustincaso6781]

Correct way like the correct legal way to vote. Not the correct way they should vote ideologically right?

[@Billaim]

I couldn't imagine having to deal with someone like this! I like watching these types of videos but I just see this as being a dick

[@soyevquirsefron990]

Thank you! You've done more public service than most of the sworn or elected "Public servants"

[@abcdef20]

​@@dustincaso6781obviously. You've wasted everyone's time asking such an inane question.

[@dustincaso6781]

@@abcdef20 yeah sure obviously. Have you seen the last three elections? Lol

[@paulrprichard]

Disorderly conduct is the most abused law in the world.

[@vivianpatton5692]

It REALLY is .

[@SmickyD]

not in this case

[@spart0n654]

Not really, its just vague enough to be easily abused far too often by officers

[@hardluk3]

Contempt of cop…

[@bBlaF]

You sure that title doesn't go to resisting arrest?

[@bufordhighwater9872]

This guy is the worst kind of "auditor". He only understands the law as it benefits him. He's either dumb or obtuse in his inability to comprehend what's being said. And he's there for the purposes of instigation more than accountability.

[@elbob1491]

Nah even the narrator was saying he is trying to affect a change. He was in majority in the right but the cop solicited the disorderly and kept harrrasing him.

[@jacintopereira5497]

I guess you hate the American constitution?! Aah what a surprise

[@pugness]

​@@elbob1491well he wasn't really In the right since he had to sign the paper to vote

[@elbob1491]

@@pugness yes he could have signed a paper thats besides the point he was trying to affect a change and his intent was to protect our rights. He may be misguided but still a civil rights advocate. He is not in fact the worst.

[@CharismaHernandez-p5z]

​​@@pugness he has? The law say he dont .. now what?

[@PepeToTheMooon]

It’s one thing to prove a point but these people working the elections can’t do much about it. Take it to the state.

[@OverAnalyst]

Facts. It's like being a jack*ss to a retail worker because you don't like their employer's policies. Go bother the higher ups if you care that much!

[@somethingsomething404]

He’s trying to get a court case he can appeal to the Supreme Court and create case law

[@nathanc8478]

This guy is the kind of guy to go to a grocery store and complain to, and cuss out, the cashiers about the price of eggs as if the cashier is responsible for the high cost right now.

[@spots_knight]

This is one reason I love this channel. He fairly reviews the civilians interactions as well. Some of the react channels just always bias against the police even when the civilian is incredibly incorrect on their positions. So I appreciate seeing reactions where the auditors get low scores too.

[@shpingshpong]

My goodness, this geezer is the exact type of grandpa you only see once a year, then ignore all calls and texts until the next holiday.

[@jimmyc6523]

That would be me!! 😒

[@TerryGoranson]

I hoped he sued the cops for a illegal arrest

[@YouveBeenMiddled]

If you choose to die on a hill, make sure you pick *a hill* and not _a hole_ that you keep digging deeper. Because that was definitely an a hole...

[@judy-9999]

🙏 😎 👍 This statement is the BEST quote I’ve read so far this year. I commend you on your articulation. I screenshot your entire comment, cropped it & shared it. I feel lucky I found it today& I wish you continued success. 🙂 ((((I feel like I need to apologize for MY wording which unfortunately *could* be interpreted as sarcasm, BUT it’s NOT. Thank you.))))👍❤️

[@JohnT-tl3kz]

I agree, fucking perfect​@@judy-9999

[@kento4177]

Guy's a bore. The kind of person you don't invite to lunch.

[@pontifexcrocdylus2716]

People's right to free speech is highly curtailed at polling places. It's precisely this kind of disruption those limitations are trying to prevent.

[@judy-9999]

👍 Thank you. Well stated. ✅

[@nabilali3230]

Where im from once youre finished voting or youre not intending to vote, you are required by law not to be within 300 feet of the polling station or to interfere, prohibit, ask questions etc, etc, etc,. basically do exercise your rights and leave

[@GoodCitizen-g6f]

The distance from a polling place is determined by each state. In Alaska it was 300 feet, here in Ohio you must be a reasonable distance. At my polling place it is like 25 feet.

[@ALLCAPSENTITY]

This feels like a Am I The Asshole thread on Reddit, with an Everybody Sucks Here verdict. Cops who don’t understand policy or the laws they’re enforcing and who needlessly escalate a minor disturbance vs an “activist” who harasses people going about their business, misunderstands his rights and is just the most obnoxious tool imaginable throughout. Nobody comes off at all well, here.

[@dave-kt7sj]

I thought the poll workers were pretty calm and trying to allow him to vote to the best of their ability.

[@ALLCAPSENTITY]

@ fair point, they did fine - says a lot when (what I believe are) barely-trained volunteers, do a better job of balancing rules and rights than the full-time cop.

[@Agent_Cobalt]

So just about every auditor video

[@ALLCAPSENTITY]

@@Agent_Cobalt I guess there are plenty like that, but I’d say that in most cases, there’s someone in the right and someone in the wrong. I don’t find auditors especially likeable, but there are plenty of videos where they’re legitimately asserting their rights and dumb/arrogant cops try to shut them down, there’s also plenty where good cops calmly deal with clueless dickhead frauditors. This one is just Dumb Meets Dumber.

[@Agent_Cobalt]

@@ALLCAPSENTITY @ I don’t think that’s good enough. I think at a certain point it doesn’t matter how legally in the right the auditor is. The act is under the pretense of education and advocacy. There’s this implication that knowing your rights and expressing them, regardless of conduct, is going to lead to a better system. It’s not. The conduct matters. When you go about expressing your rights in such a belligerent manner, you make it harder for everyone, not easier. You make the cops look better and you might even spur along legislation that limits free speech. It’s counter productive at best

[@doozowings4672]

He is in a sort campaigning within 100 feet of a polling station. What he is doing is protesting in a place that violates time place and manner. He chose this place for reason.

[@SemPoliticoDeEstimacao]

Exactly, in brasil he would be arrested because is ilegal do campaign in the election day

[@usaroxxx]

EXACTLY

[@Andrew-it7fb]

He wasn't campaigning or protesting.

[@doozowings4672]

@@Andrew-it7fb we will agree to disagree. He didn't go there to vote, he went there to prove a point. that is protesting. A polling location is NO place to protest or campaign .

[@Andrew-it7fb]

@@doozowings4672 He was asking questions. How is that protesting or campaigning. He wasn't indicating that he was opposing anything so protesting doesn't apply and he wasn't trying to convince anyone to support a particular candidate or issue so campaigning doesn't apply.

[@chippewaguy4193]

He sounds like the energy vampire from “what we do in the shadows”.

[@ADogNamedStay]

You didn't even have to say energy and I already knew who you meant lmfao

[@chillnagasden6190]

Underrated show!

[@rockyewelljr9781]

colin robinson, did you know that actor who plays colin robinson has a very interesting past, Mark Proksch was born on July 19, 1978, in Onalaska, Wisconsin, a place not particularly known for producing showbiz icons, but rather for existing. His journey into entertainment was not one of immediate success or glamour but instead a slow, steady, and almost imperceptible crawl into the public consciousness. Before landing any significant acting roles, he first gained attention through a series of intentionally lackluster pranks where he posed as a yo-yo master named "K-Strass" and proceeded to fail miserably on live morning news segments. This, of course, was not an accidental failure but an orchestrated exercise in awkwardness, a harbinger of the brand of humor he would later become known for. These appearances were so convincingly dull that many audiences were unsure whether they were watching comedy or just witnessing a man completely out of his depth, which, as it turns out, is an art form in itself. From there, Proksch eventually transitioned into actual acting, if one can call it that, landing roles in television that capitalized on his uniquely unremarkable persona. He played Nate in The Office, a warehouse worker whose defining traits included his ability to be present and to continue existing while words were spoken around him. This led to more roles in similar, understated capacities, including Daniel Wormald (a.k.a. Pryce) in Better Call Saul, where he exuded the same energy of a man who has found himself in a crime drama by mistake but lacks the urgency to leave. However, it was his role as Colin Robinson in What We Do in the Shadows that truly allowed him to spread his wings-or rather, shuffle slightly forward-into a realm of pure comedic monotony. As an energy vampire, he drained the life out of rooms not through supernatural means alone, but through the sheer force of his unrelenting banality, a skill that felt more like a calling than an act. Despite his success-or rather, the inevitable progression of time leading to continued employment-Proksch remains something of an enigma in the industry. He is not the type of performer to command headlines, nor does he seem particularly interested in doing so, which only enhances his brand of passive, almost incidental comedy. His ability to make audiences both laugh and sigh in existential exhaustion is perhaps his greatest gift, though whether that gift is appreciated depends entirely on how long one can endure the experience. One could say his career has been a testament to the power of mediocrity, but that would imply that he has ever strived for such heights, when in reality, he simply exists in a space of eternal, low-energy amusement. And in the end, isn't that just the kind of presence we all need in our lives? Or at the very least, one that we will tolerate until the conversation naturally dies out?

[@ChuckWood]

🤣🤣🤣

[@SillhouetteSonata]

He is an energy vampire 😂

[@geekchameleon]

The irony of a cop telling a man he's harassing people when he's asking questions they don't want to answer...

[@MarioKarasuma]

"DON'T ANSWER HIM" loved that the woman answered anyways, like, who the fu** are you too tell me who to answer?

[@chillnagasden6190]

Too. Back to school you go

[@MarioKarasuma]

@chillnagasden6190 Yeah, because changing To and Too can't be caused by autocorrect. How about using "." when finishing phrases? Can't keep up with bare minimum punctuation?

[@carrionkitty6806]

​@chillnagasden6190 if you're gonna be a grammar nazi, at least end your sentences with periods.

[@shadygamer8517]

When you don't have anything intelligent to say but you remember you took English class in 3rd grade. You end up like >> ​@chillnagasden6190

[@boomnews815]

​@@chillnagasden6190So unimportant.

[@darrelpeters]

The Officers should’ve gotten a B for putting up with this jerk for so long.

[@BenjaminRegen]

I was proud that they exhibited patience, but AtA clearly informed us where the police made mistakes, and it's fully valid. At first I thought the score was low too.

[@houseoflabs300]

How many times are the voting officials required to tell the old man exactly how to cast a ballot? I didn't hear anyone tell him he could not vote without ID. He was directed to the official who could help him proceed with his vote. He didn't want to sign a form to certify his ballot as to his right to vote under the name he gave. He interrupted the process of everyone trying to vote. He was the problem, not the LEOs. The officers did show restraint and patience when dealing with him. The voting officials were patient as well, far longer than was needed. The first officer should have called a supervisor for the old man's complaint, if the supervisor refused to respond, the officer would be cleared.

[@jasonls221]

Well said

[@JasperIndica420]

it's not shown in this video, but the man is actually part of a group that believes the 2020 election was stolen, what he is doing here is he is attempting to file a ballot illegally to prove that vote fraud is possible. when the staff refused to do what he wanted and tried to guide him how to vote legally and properly, it disproved his claims and that's why he is acting so oddly.

[@madtabby66]

That one worker said he had been in there before because he wanted the girl scouts disbanded? WTF?

[@iankelly5703]

Nothing but cop haters on this channel who find something wrong no matter what.

[@BiteM3eeeYT]

I guess you've never acted on a (misguided) understanding of the law and got frustrated when you thought your rights were being repeatedly violated, huh?

[@markybob_bassplaya1462]

Decent patience, this guy is confused and just wants to argue his flawed understanding. Gives all of us fighting for our liberties a bad name.

[@JamesSmith-qw3sp]

Yeah there’s always some jack🐐 that ruins it for everyone else, doesn’t matter what.

[@soyevquirsefron990]

I'm not a mind reader, but i don't think so. I think his motivation isn't voting rights, he just likes to argue and annoy people but he doesn't like getting punched in the face. So he annoys public servants in broad daylight on camera when he's pretty sure he won't get punched in the face, and if he does he can sue deep pockets. I'm certainty not advocating for government agents to punch annoying people. I'm saying this guy decided to harass government agents because they are the least likely to retaliate (in broad daylight on camera)

[@madtabby66]

Id bet my last dollar that he is a sovcit.

[@FNPetersen]

Free speech ends where harassment begins. He had the right to express opinion, he didn't have the right to keep trying to engage people that didn't want to be engaged with. That's harassment, not free speech.

[@JanBruunAndersen]

What people is that? There is no way for him to know if other people are interested in being engaged or not unless he approach and ask.

[@jvanek8512]

@@JanBruunAndersen the people he was harassing.

[@jvanek8512]

@@JanBruunAndersen the default should be that no one is interested because people don't go to things like that to engage with strangers. They're going to vote and go about their day. This isn't a bar.

[@Jeremy-wp4yh]

@@JanBruunAndersen People repeatedly told him that they were not interested

[@iankelly5703]

​@@JanBruunAndersencan you read? They just said he kept approaching and trying to argue with them. This is very clear, you just hate cops.

[@grumpyoldman-uk]

The reality is David is a complete spanner and only interested in getting his own way. The law and rules of life should be as he sees them and everyone else is wrong. I thought the officers showed incredible restraint.

[@Gho5tdSS]

I'm in Illinois. The people giving out ballots didn't even ask for ID when I went in to vote. I even asked if they needed it and they told me no.

[@metallifreak100]

Illinois resident as well. Same here. It’s messed up. They ask for name and address, and a signature.

[@amandamosteller1371]

That's because Illinois is a no ID to vote state.. meaning you do not need to present ID to vote.. However you MUST present a government form of ID when you register to vote.

[@Noneofyourbusiness2000]

They should.

[@travelteam89]

My dad handed them his ID(we like to test these ppl), and his address didn't match his in the computer because he had moved and has t fixed it yet. So they started making a stink about it. We can't it doesn't match blah blah blah. My dad isn't no bitch so he said look gimme my fuxkn ballot so i can vote and be on my way because you wouldn't have known my address was different since we don't have to show I.D in this state anyway. They tried doing same shit with my cause my signature didn't 100% match when I showed I.D 😂😂😂😂.....Fuxkn clowns.

[@Itsmedicinal]

Some states require a voter ID to vote

[@Kingofredeyes]

23:25 the male officer in the background doing his best to not laugh as soon as he asked him what is knows about disorderly conduct, he knows exactly what's about to happen.

[@CarnageBringer]

Love this channel. Fair, informative, aren't particularly partial, and keep factual of how the legal process should work.

[@willievanderbrink1159]

If there is a voter ID law in that state, he should have presented his ID to be allowed to vote. THAT's the law. Follow it.

[@elbob1491]

Wow the law says you dont need an id that was his point. And he also had a point the cop failed to comply with the law also. So why arent you upset at the cop where your anger would be of use

[@msethhunter]

There should be a voter ID law in every state. It is the most important thing we do, and it should be closely monitored and tracked. That we don’t have voter ID laws in every state brings the whole process into question and opens the process up to ridiculous lawsuits.

[@magicbeefy85]

@@elbob1491his point was that it was a 4th amendment violation for the poll officiators to “demand” ID. Protecting against fraud is not a 4th amendment violation. He was also given an alternative form of voting that doesn’t require identification, which he also called illegal. Man doesn’t even understand the laws he’s supposedly trying to fight for, the only exceptions being those against the officer. To be an effective auditor, you will need to know the law as throughly as a lawyer because one wrong move can land you on the wrong side of your own argument

[@msethhunter]

@@elbob1491because he was there looking for a problem that didn’t exist. Phuc this guy. He’s a tool bag.

[@TheCerebralMirage]

There's no voter ID law in the state...

[@williamlockwood4621]

I was kind of on this guy’s side about free speech and filing a complaint until he turned into a complete moronic AH over voter ID. Definitely a major Karen.

[@quietfang1]

He was told at multiple times how to vote at multiple places . He just didn’t like it.

[@BootLegJustice]

We must protect free speech at all costs, because without it we wouldn't know who to listen to!

[@DD-ym3nk]

Not all speech is protected.

[@tkdmike9345]

Harassment and voter intimidation isn’t free speech. Its an action

[@michaelgamble2848]

free speech literally only means you can not be prosecuted for what you say, not that you can say anything to anyone at any time

[@neilmechem4576]

Normally side with the auditors but this guy really went about things the wrong way. Totally agree with the F mark.

[@Sage-Thyme]

He strikes me as someone who's overly invested to the point he can't see how his actions are inappropriate. He needs a new hobby.

[@Frank.Melendrez]

You agree with F for you whinny crybaby FEELINGS. Learn the law.

[@Frank.Melendrez]

@@Sage-Thymeplease learn the law.

[@neilmechem4576]

@ 🤣🤣 comedy gold 👍

[@Sage-Thyme]

@Frank.Melendrez What a silly statement, I made no mention of the law, only that his actions were inappropriate, which they were, he was pestering people because he doesn't understand how to appropriately raise a complaint through correct channels. Also I'm British, I don't care about your laws, just his actions.

[@64RRussell]

I don’t like law enforcement not doing their duty, and I don’t like law enforcement infringing on people’s rights. That said, I also don’t like “auditors” harassing people or pushing their interpretation of the law incorrectly. If you are going to push your interpretation all the way to the limit, be emotionally prepared for the idea that the court may disagree with YOUR interpretation, and may hold you in violation of the misinterpreted law. Generally, don’t be an annoying jerk. This isn’t a legal requirement. But, if you are being a jerk, wasting peoples time, harassing or annoying others to goad them into testing the limits of the law, I have no support for you.

[@osculant]

One persons being a jerk is another persons hero. When you make enforcement subjective, you make it arbitrary.

[@madtabby66]

​@@osculant how in any form is this guy a hero? The crazy guy who talks to the pigeons isn't this annoying.

[@osculant]

@ I’m not saying he is, but he certainly appeared to be within his rights. Either way DC is rife with abuse and bias.

[@atk9989]

@@osculant When you apply laws to situations they dont apply to you are not being a hero. Not being allowed to vote because you wont prove you are a citizen of that county because you are applying laws for the Police to poll workers. When im going to assume that state does have voter ID laws means you are an idiot and harassing people. I didnt pass the 8 min mark and dude is 100% in the wrong on absolutely every aspect, and doing things 100% the wrong way and deserves to be arrested for harassment.

[@osculant]

@ harassment requires repeated contact with a specific individual over a period of time. If you meet someone for the first time in a place your legally allowed to be and you film them in public, as is their right, the fact that they don’t like that doesn’t make it harassment. Now if he comes by their house every single day and yells at them or makes veiled threats or obstructs their movement or something that’s different. But a single contact cannot by definition be harassment.

[@billkissick6268]

On the one hand, a confused annoying old man with a terrible understanding of the law but plenty of confidence. On the other hand, a cop just trying to shut him up an assert his authority. No winners in this one.

[@cubert13]

Bro dropped a one-liner on him before arresting him. 😂

[@paulosanderson785]

ATA gets a "D". Because, although you gave both the police officers and the activist an appropriate grade, you deliberately deceived the viewer about the reason for his arrest with your title. He was arrested for disorderly conduct, not trying to vote without an ID. While I commend your efforts to educate the public about police interactions, I would STRONGLY suggest that you refrain from misleading titles. It is important to be truthful and honest with your viewers, and placing accurate titles on your videos would go far towards your viewers gaining trust and respect in your channel. Thanks for reading, and if you have any further dialogue, you would LIKE to discuss, like this comment and reply below.

[@LunaryxDiarmait]

Shots fired! But yes, this here goes for ANY channel on KZbin or any accounts on other social media. We need honesty in this day and age.

[@saltboy9]

This man appears to be DEEPLY lonely and wants any human interaction, positive or negative.

[@srg877]

John Malkovich has been out of work and a little stir crazy, don't mind him

[@D4295Life]

This is a strange one, usually AtA goes over the law the person be charged with in the state Why didn't we see the Connecticut disorderly conduct statue?

[@Funvideo911Pennsylvania]

In Pennsylvania, we do not allow the sheriff or police officers to be at our polling stations unless the Judge of Elections or three Citizens requests their presence about a specific single issue. We have elected Constables in our Municipalities that are responsible for security and have the ability to arrest citizens that violate the law. An officer may go to the polling station to vote, even in Uniform, but must vote and leave. Most polling places won’t let a Uniformed officer to stand in line, but have them go directly to the head of the line, and leave immediately. We’ve had problems with this several times and have had county voter services send official notices of how the local police officers are supposed to act per Pennsylvania law.

[@jwayneair]

That last cop gets an A+ for being a savage. “What do you know about disorderly conduct? ……. Because that’s what you’re be arrested for.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀

[@apophis_202x]

this old man left his house to go look for trouble on his own.

[@AlAmantea]

From the ACLU concerning specifically Connecticut: Under Connecticut law, the only people who can be within 75 feet of the entrance of a polling place are: voters while voting and children accompanying them; poll workers performing their duties, including registrars of voters (but not other elected officials, unless they are voting themselves); the Secretary of the State or their designee; a person assisting a voter at the voter’s request (which cannot be a candidate for office on the ballot unless they are an immediate family member); members of the press while reporting the news; registered checkers, as designated on the poll moderator’s list; moderator-approved information runners; police/fire/EMS only as necessary; non-partisan activities approved by the registrar of voters; PTO bakesale participants if the polling place is in a school; and student observers in grades 4-12, with parental or teacher supervision, to learn about the election process. Everyone else, including any self-appointed “watchdog” groups, must be 75 feet away. If someone is disrupting voting within 75 feet of the polling place, the moderator has the right to evict them from the polling place. If that person is eligible to vote at that polling place and has not yet done so, they are allowed to do so only when they are willing to do so without disrupting the polls.

[@JohnSmith-fq3rg]

But he is automatically a "member of the press" thereby making the restrictions redundant.

[@LeafNinjaonallplatforms]

The old man is wrong. If someone asks you multiple times to stop harassing them and following them around to ask them questions that can be considered harassment and is not protected speech.

[@Velomarke]

That poll worker is a saint. She was clear, concise, and not argumentative. The auditor and the police officer were both shit shows.

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

1st time I’ve ever agreed with the 👮‍♂️ cop.

[@billtate6962]

Oh the cop had his OWN issues as they always do....but this "activist" should be better versed in the nonsense he's trying to spew as "rights"...people who "cherry pick" only parts of laws and ordinances...are annoying.

[@xBaRLoGx]

Voting without ID is THE most ridiculous law in the whole damn world. I cannot fathom how that came to be and how it's still in place

[@michaelandreo8450]

It's a form of voter suppression. Since it mostly effects the poor and minorities, the elites are all too happy to keep such blatantly unconstitutional laws on the books.

[@montana_patriot]

Because Democrats want illegals to vote

[@bunchofdumbsitsyouallare3620]

yeah i usually disagree with the cops on this channel but voting without an ID should be illegal all day long

[@TrojanLube69]

how do you verify the voter is the actual person voting? Why is it ridiculous ? We already have ID requirements for alcohol, driving, school, loans, etc. How is it showing ID on one of the most important decisive actions in a country ridiculous ? You can LITERALLY not live in the country without an ID, everything you do, will involve state or federal identification.

[@montana_patriot]

@ the liberals think that you have to go through some Indiana Jones style stuff to get an ID. That’s their excuse or it’s racist that’s their other one.

[@jonny-b4954]

Yeah my dude is going about it the wrong way. Ego is getting in the way. Like those oil protestors gluing themselves to the road. Inconveniencing people while trying to raise awareness. Totally backwards strategy

[@BenjaminRegen]

I was actually very strongly in favor of the cops in this episode, so hearing your reasoning behind the cops' poor grade helped me learn where they messed up. Thanks, AtA!

[@liMe-leMon]

Same.

[@ishtimal]

Brother, this guys smile.. it’s unsettling and disturbing.

[@farkas480]

This has to be the more satisfying arrests I’ve seen. What an absolute idiot. All he was doing was making everyone around him upset and being a total annoyance for no other reason than to make content. He was clearly not there to vote, he was there to annoy everyone on purpose. I’m glad there are police to keep the peace and let people get on with their jobs and to vote in peace. I think the guy is mentally disturbed

[@YourWifesBoyfriend]

You should be arrested for this comment. You're being an annoyance.

[@euro1859]

Good boy!

[@BrainInAJarStudio]

This old guy needs a better hobby because it's annoying that he's wasting tax payer money on such a trivial issue. It's also really weird that the old guy wanted to discuss this kind of stuff with a minor.

[@oninoni]

Seems like a brain should be required to vote. This guy would be screwed.

[@airforceLTC]

The cop, I know, right. Kinda like MAGAts should have a brain too but they vote like the Cult that they are.

[@madtabby66]

Let's start with requiring a brain to run first.

[@JH22533]

​@@madtabby66havent gotten that in 3 elections now....well....from one side at least we got 3 competent lawmakers and leaders. Too bad America is too fundamentally racist and sexist to elect a female potus.

[@Nightmare0968]

Thank you for all the hard work you put into making these informative videos. Keep up the great work

[@perpetuallyoffended2561]

This guy is so stupid it hurts. Twisting laws to fit his deluded idea is insane

[@notusingmyrealname15]

If you are approaching, and speaking to someone who has asked that you stop, that is harassment...

[@tomcampbell4880]

tell that to police when they won't stop asking you questions

[@anoonmous1775]

Noooooooo

[@notusingmyrealname15]

@@tomcampbell4880 Do you pretend to thick in a lot of comments? Is it for sympathy or what?

[@danielhoward8354]

Lost me at "I dont care if they want" If someone keeeps asking when I dont want them too thats harassment not free speech.

[@Wickedtrucker75]

So when you get asked the same question by your kids, do you file harassment charges against them?

[@JustinTyme71]

​@@Wickedtrucker75kids are different from an old man that should know there are consequences for actions. If your kids act like this, then you're not a good parent! God, your life must s**k! Lol

[@armabearo]

He leaves the house everyday just looking for a lawsuit and the officer clearly knows who this guy is and clearly he's a constant problem

[@ronjames4151]

Law enforcement should follow the law and they wouldn't have this issue. Fact is If cops would stop violating rights, auditors wouldn't exist

[@tokeshed]

being annoying isn't a crime, calling a free citizen a "problem" is some nazi Trump shit

[@MrDrManPerson]

I love how knowing the laws is causing problems.

[@birkneo]

hes an old man exercising his rights?? hes not in the wrong so why make him out to be a bad guy?

[@beezeeznutz]

Okay but he's literally doing what is in his rights lol

[@iamyourman66j53]

The only problem is CT is super corrupt! So even if the law say X they can still do Y and Z!

[@bthobbs]

23:50 Charged with a felony under state law for not answering certain questions? Hmm. 🤔

[@AGLandscapes]

This is the least of East Lymes worries! Their department is dealing with serious corruption, their Police Chief was arrested for domestic violence, another officer is under investigation after a stalking accusation. Then two towns over in Old Saybrook, their Chief is being asked to resign by the people of Old Saybrook at town hall meetings, police officers are quiting his department due to work conditions, aswell as tons of accusations of the chief abusing his power to get friends out of trouble and anyone who questions him into trouble

[@trackzero0]

@@AGLandscapes good Old Saybrook.

[@SmickyD]

do you have credible a source on that? I'm not finding any of this info on google..

[@bmacccccc]

I live in CT, we're INSANELY corrupt and the cops are incompetent..

[@sergiofernandez7318]

These damn bots leaving the same comments

[@Clipkss]

Audits back 😎

[@chickensdone1]

This is a perfect example of learning enough about something for the protestor to think he was right, but didn’t learn enough to know that his initial interpretation and application of the material was wrong.

[@EloiseAda]

This man probably never would have ever even gone to this office to interact with these workers if if if this officer had an interacted with him this day so in a way you can see one of the women trying to pull back the stupid that she can feel that the officer is about to do to this gentleman cuz they know this gentleman because they have interacted with him before..... even they know that he has ideas that might be different than theirs they don't believe that it's worthy of handcuffing them and taking them away by arresting him or trespassing him that's why she said David have a good day because she was trying to de-escalate it's not her job to de-escalate but she was doing a good job at trying to de-escalate she was even trying to de-escalate the police officer this officer by touching this man and interacting with him physically knew that it would push this man's buttons so he escalated the situation this is an officer problem not a citizen problem it's an officer problem

[@chrissimmons9969]

I'm rarely on the side of the cops but I sure am on this one.... Gawd Damn that guy was irritating AF....

[@Aidscapade71]

The officer wasn't approached to file a complaint. I know legal nuance is hard but the bill clearly says "approached to". Not "Whenever requested". Otherwise you could always ask fir a supervisor and severely hinder police ability to do their Job. Nobody lijes a Karen.

[@tharic4981]

Yeah it would've been interesting to hear a judge's opinion on this, or see some case law. I seriously doubt this act was meant for complaints like this.

[@BigPauleyD]

wrong

[@acmhfmggru]

so when he stood in front of the cop and repeatedly and explicitly said he wanted to file a complaint, that wasn't him approaching the officer to file a complaint? OK, boss, whatever you say. How does boot taste? I've never deep throated one before.

[@JeiCos]

Weird how the guy that keeps following people around, doesn't like being followed around. I thought that was not what harassment is. He said it himself that he can go around and follow anyone he wants and keep talking to them after they asked him not to, and that it was not harassment. Yet suddenly when the cop does does the same thing to him, all of a sudden it's harassment? How's it feel bud?

[@mrfunnylookinhayes9088]

Ask yourself why is his charges still pending from January of 2024? You would have though this case would have been over with. We have seen time and time again when a simple charged kicked back for so long, that mean the city don't have a very good case.

[@UhlansCharge]

It's obvious to me that they are not able to pursue a conviction, and their refusal to a speedy trial is the punishment they inflict knowing that.

[@voodoo420420]

The guy asking questions is just being difficult imo. He was being told by the lady that he could just go to the assistant and pick up a ballot.

[@robertscullard6188]

You shouldn't be allowed to vote with no ID. That is common sense.

[@skankhunt3624]

CT just passed statewide vote by mail so no worries for those residents anymore.

[@ZombieFood1337]

As long as the state provides a free ID to all citizens, sure.

[@mmelathe]

You already have to prove your ID in order to register to vote so what would be the purpose?

[@ryanshiver9044]

@@skankhunt3624 Statewide cheating by mail for CT, what a surprise.

[@bakersmileyface]

@@ZombieFood1337 Out of ignorance, because I'm English, why does the state have to provide free ID to all citizens? I mean surely citizens could fork out a bit of cash to get a passport or drivers license. They can't be that expensive in the US, surely?

[@enyajungle]

Men like this violate the spirit of our constitution, and make me want to change laws.

[@CharismaHernandez-p5z]

Bootlicker like you are the bigger danger. Is there a law against stupidity like yours? We need one

[@kevinkeller9212]

This guy is a clown. But this is also a good example of why we should have a federal voter ID law.

[@doubles7533]

Would love a follow up on this one

[@DeeSnutz-qg6id]

I got about five minutes into this video & opted out. I just couldn't deal with these two idiots' banter.

[@RetroActivityGaming]

And yet, you leave us with yours.

[@redbullbundy]

I agree with the grades for both. When he broke out that 1997 big video camera I spit my coffee out.

[@bobbyhill8808]

"You guys are goons!" had me dying 🤣

[@torchk]

the way this guy was arrested was equivalent to “what do you do with soccer balls”

[@philliplambson]

I was hoping you had one today. Thank you!

[@paulrprichard]

Where in the hell was the disorderly conduct? Remeber it's fighting words, multiple acts of harassment, or alarm or distress.

[@chippewaguy4193]

Probably the people telling him to stop talking to them and him persisting on asking them questions is considered harassment.

[@CyanPhoenix_]

"multiple acts of harassment" I think what he was doing to the poll workers fits pretty squarely in the definition there.

[@kilepesic4027]

It's one thing to have a freedom to ask people, but once they communicate (either verbally or otherwise) that are they are uncomfortable, and you persist... It's on you to move on.

[@SmickyD]

harassing people in publica falls under that umbrella. doesn't need to be violent or physically threatening to be disorderly conduct. i bet he pleads guilty.

[@mrsmiley631]

​@@CyanPhoenix_He was redressing his government.

[@JamesTrue]

ProTip- sovereign citizens asking for a supervisor are under the taxonomy of Karen.

[@semyaza555]

You look like you’re not allowed within 100 yards of school zones.

[@JamesTrue]

@@semyaza555 Aww, Polly want a supervisor?

[@adcooper9881]

This guy just seems like a bit of a pest, I'm all for less government intrusion but this is just being difficult for the sake of it.

[@DynamiteDaveLlewellyn]

Its purly my opinion but no one should be allowed to vote unless they provide id and if it was down to me i would also link you to your vote... no more spinless cowards voting then hiding from the consequences of there vote. o and ps i wright my name on the top of my ballot paper...

[@EloiseAda]

That's missing from this narrative is wooden registered voter have even gone to the registered voter office if it wasn't because of the agitation of the officer so in this point even if he did go to the register of Voters about what he thought about him being asked for his license the actual voter would not have been so agitated and his agitated interactions would not have stood out for specially the woman who was in the red shirt who seem to be more agitated with him again none of that would have come up most likely if there hadn't been agitation on the gentleman David I believe his name was if the officer hadn't been present and pushing buttons from the moment he walked up and interacted acting God like over David telling him he couldn't interact or even worse agitating David by following him around like a little brother saying I'm not touching you I'm not touching him in his atmosphere he's going conversations in an environment that he's familiar with and this officer comes up and just starts agitating.... and it didn't seem apparent why was this officer even interacting with him from the very very beginning did someone call about david??

[@robertfodstad7548]

This auditor is an idiot. He needs to know the laws if he is going to do this.

[@MichaelAarons1701]

The first cop didn’t interfere with Godbout’s 1A rights. All he did was advise the persons he spoke to not to engage. If some random person who wasn’t a cop did the same thing, would they be suppressing someone’s 1A rights? 1A rights are only really suppressed if you prevent a person from speaking or limiting what they can say or where. At no point did he actually try to stop him talking or engaging with others. I’d give the first cop a B and separate him from the other cops in grading since only he failed to follow the letter of the law fully. The others get an A.

[@AlanNoel-q7d]

A random person is not a cop. 1A rights project people from the government, not from private citizens. You can certainly make the argument that it hinders a person's free speech if an authority figure with a badge is walking around telling people not to engage with them.

[@TheProgenitor]

​@AlanNoel-q7d it's honestly a bit of a gray area. At the very least, he phrased it wrong in the beginning of the video. "Don't answer" is phrased as a lawful command even if he didn't intend it to be, and he definitely didn't have the authority to issue one in that circumstance. "You don't have to answer that" is phrased as a reminder, and implies that it's made with no authority behind it. That speech likely falls within the allowance of free speech afforded to a uniformed officer, because it does not execute their authority to limit the speech.

[@cymeriandesigns]

This guy reminds me of the sovereign citizen gadflies or maybe flat earthers. Selective reading, invention of facts, endless arguing.

[@GrandMa-hm5mb]

When the first ray of sunshine peeked in through his window, David awoke with a start. “Oh Boy!” he exclaimed. “It’s Election Day! My turn to shine down at the polls! I wonder who I can harass today?! Maybe I’ll even get arrested! That would be swell!”

[@kenbo-2179]

OMG it's IRL Collin Robinson!!!

[@Huzzunga]

Same people that whine about having to present an ID to vote are exactly the same people that lobbied for and passed Motor-Voter laws. Reap what you sow I am all for an ID to vote.

[@jacoby4838]

Bro you have no idea what the motor voter law is then lmao. Also voting is a RIGHT, not a privilege. ANY restrictions to put voting rights would be wrong (having to show ID). But hey man if you want to lick the boot go ahead, there’s some dirty boots at the station 🤡

[@sonofbr]

Maybe trespassing would have been a better charge and I think he was an inch away from interfering with a polling place.

[@Joshua_Urich1024]

They should make cops take a test to see if they know their laws and rights before officially making them a cop.

[@WuTangChopstick]

ignorant cops = easier to control.

[@SmickyD]

They should require id to vote. also they do test them. have a nice day.

[@adventureswithryan8230]

Make it a written and oral exam !

[@boxfresh7920]

Granted, he should've called a supervisor. But the cop was doing a good job trying to help those that felt harassed, and also trying to allow this man to go about his business. It's a fine balance, but the older gentleman was a 100% jerk.

[@airforceLTC]

@@SmickyD and NOT LET MAGAts vote until they pass a test.

[@kathryncumberland]

Wow, go Connecticut with that complaint policy! That should be implemented in every agency in the US.

[@mrharry8466]

I was on "Davids" side at first but it soon became apparent what he's up too. Either he's mentally or emotionally impacted somehow or maybe he just needs to "get a life". Who knows.

[@Georgia_706]

This man was being a nuisance and going about things in an annoying way... hopefully, he'll get the mental help he needs badly!!