Cops Arrest THE MAYOR Of Their Town!

[@AuditTheAudit]

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[@TheresanewAuditorintown]

BOOT LICKER LIBITARD. YOURE THE WORST

[@bobbyrayvictory6905]

can we be sure dude wasn't also some form of police captain or commissioner? in many towns and small citys the mayor acts as captain of the city guard. so im just curious if hes out of line or just a crappy boss

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

Typo in the video title. Should either be *_"Cops_* Arrest..." or "Cop *_Arrests..."_* not "Cop Arrest..."

[@TheresanewAuditorintown]

@@aaronhobbs4592 Good he's passionate

[@ragnarok700]

Is there ever any new content on your other channel? Cuz I've seen all that is there now a while back... and there hasn't been anything new? Am I missing something? 🤔

[@anonpers0n]

May all elected officials have cops willing to arrest them in their presence at all times

[@soylencer]

And may all police have a government willing to challenge their power. The system only works when both the lawmakers and law enforcement have a healthy fear/respect for one-another.

[@svda814]

@@soylencerno shit

[@MaydayAggro]

And may all elected officials be willing to not back up their officers when in the wrong.

[@AaronAlso]

In most municipalities the Mayor is the highest authority over the Police force; an elected official, like the Sheriff. What you just saw was their boss showing up and telling them to clear the scene. They arrested him for it. ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY!!

[@jamesmorrison7989]

The cops are a bigger problem than a mayor. Particularly of a smaller city.

[@OfficialNice]

You love to see a mayor actively not giving a single shit about his police force or how people view them.

[@someguycalledCh0wdah]

Regardless of the right or wrong, you're absolutely correct on that we need more mayors working for their people instead of blindly supporting the cops

[@Im-Not-Gay-No-More]

@@someguycalledCh0wdahCrazy how fast they forget who elected them. Usually the same day.

[@austinflake3938]

I love to see that the police gave zero shits that he was the mayor of their town.

[@KamakNeApiMalimawata]

@@austinflake3938 If they give a zero shit to the mayor, the pigs will give minus shit for you.

[@garywhite3209]

Yeah, I was thinking do I like this guy? Yeah, I do. He may be government but he's not nice to the thugs.... Maybe he's an exception from the normal government employee....idk but good job getting those pigs Mr mayor

[@Primus54]

The only thing that concerns me is a disorderly conduct statute that allows police to be the complainant or injured party. Many states have recognized that such a statute is easily abused in “contempt of cop” situations and have eliminated/revised them.

[@John-ke2jm]

100% he shouldn't have been able to be arrested for disorderly conduct in this situation.

[@mfhex1398]

Good on the towns revising these 👍

[@rixmail93292]

This time it was different and justified.

[@Primus54]

@@rixmail93292 Still not a good idea to allow police to be an “injured party” for D.C. I would support an arrest for failure to comply with a lawful order though.

[@Kissypooh]

Bingo. Disorderly conduct never covers criticism of the police or state. Never. Protest is always 1st amendment protected activity. This case is total BS and "Audit the Audit" failed us again. Contempt of cop is never a crime. Never.

[@MexicoAdventurer]

The mayor sounds drunk.

[@Porsche4life]

100%

[@Eskay94]

Prob off some prescription benzos😂

[@MichealJacksonsShoes]

MATE WAS OFF THE PILLS OR SOME

[@GoatBoat]

100% was acting like he was on something

[@karstenpopp3752]

Cops sound like they are on Adderall and steroids like 99 percent of the police force so who cares 😂

[@nicolasczellecz1160]

“If you guys weren’t pulling people over I wouldn’t be out here” isn’t that part of a police officers job? 😂

[@SouthernGIGI]

Not exactly. Usually its the state polices jurisdiction to patrol the highway. I think that its what he was getting at and telling them something about go to patrol around.

[@savaship]

Some Minnesota specific information for you. When the cops said, "you can talk to our TZD Coordinator if you don't like what we're doing" at around 2:58, this is a Minnesota program called "Toward Zero Deaths". The cops are from 2 different towns performing stops on MN-371, which is not illegal for them to do although the Pequot Lakes officer was slightly outside his patrol zone, however TZD pay requires a minimum of 2 contacts per hour. In my opinion TZD is extra pay for a quota that often ends up as fishing expeditions to find drugs or other things unrelated to their initial stop. MN Revisor 169.985 prohibits quotas, but TZD has a mandatory number of stops per hour in order to get the pay, so I personally dislike these kinds of contradictions.

[@brandonsnider7907]

Sounds like an unconstitutional quota system, were a constitutional challenge raised.

[@janemiettinen5176]

Quotas in policing are like asking for corruption. And where are the supposed positives for citizen safety? Im having hard time figuring out any. But thanks for the added info, OP, it makes the motives crystal clear here.

[@mfhex1398]

Police having quotas is the dumbest shit ever!

[@doltonchaffee5170]

What's even worse, is the jail and prison system! My opinion, if you didn't commit a hangout crime (murder, rape, pedophile) the system should do everything to help them be better, but instead the system literally fucks you

[@rixmail93292]

I agree with what your saying, but in this specific incident the mayor should've kept his distance and talked to them after the fact, or gone through proper channels to affect change, he's not going to do that through the officers. That wasn't the time or place.

[@TCR2025]

Is possessing weed legal in Minnesota? And where did the mayor even come from? He’s walking his dog on the highway?? LOL

[@WeedTod]

From what i know it is legal as of Aug 1 this year

[@DetectiveStablerSVU]

He must have parked the car somewhere. I'm not done with the video but I'm wondering if the kids that were pulled over know and called the mayor

[@falexisjr]

I think it mentioned at the beginning of the video that the mayor crossed 4 lanes of traffic to get to where the officers were. Talk about butting into something that he had no knowledge about.

[@alandsofairandbright]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@HoRRiiBLe1313]

@@DetectiveStablerSVUyeah man. These randoms called the mayor and he ran right over with his dog. 🤡

[@tedgonzalez985]

I'm just happy the dog was okay. Was scared this would turn into another Sunshine situation. 😢

[@kingejbgm6730]

To hell wit sunshine 😂😂😂

[@Fafafohi]

@@kingejbgm6730😂😂😂 asshole. But goddamn, that comment made me burst out with laughter.

[@commentsforcomments3018]

@@kingejbgm6730keyboard warrior

[@ratsalad79]

That was awful about sunshine,, she looked so cute with that cowboy hat

[@kingejbgm6730]

@@commentsforcomments3018 what makes you say that ? You mad about dog you don’t know? 🤔

[@Lamzilla24]

This is why I like this channel... Both the positives and negatives in law enforcement are shown without biases.

[@Eskay94]

Makes me wonder what one or both of those departments have done in the past for the mayor to act that way with them 🤔

[@cliff5381]

This channel is definitely biased but still very informative. To be fair it’s impossible for anyone to be completely unbiased though, it is what it is, i’m biased in my views and so are you but we can still all learn and listen to each opinion.

[@Lamzilla24]

@@cliff5381 can you clarify what are the biases in this particular video?

[@Lamzilla24]

@@Eskay94 doesn't matter what happened in the past because the Mayor make an assumption and fallacies beforehand. He shouldn't assume the worst of everyone

[@cliff5381]

@@Lamzilla24 Yes he gave both the Cops an A. For arresting someone who wasn’t a threat or obscene. Did he make there jobs slightly harder, sure, did he annoy people yes, but imo the arrest on the spot was a stretch regardless of how the local courts ruled. It’s very expensive to appeal and the mayor probably didn’t feel it was worth it but imo that Disorderly Conduct wouldn’t of held up by the own wording of similar case law. So yes it’s biased towards the Police and yes this channel is swayed that way but like I said I still respect everyone’s opinion and am not dissing this creator in anyway as he puts a lot of effort into it.

[@bhuston29582]

He absolutely should’ve been arrested. Crossing a four-lane highway? With the dog? Yelling at police officers from a few feet away? Standing on the fog line? His dog gets loose on a highway… On a traffic stop?!?!?!? He’s creating a very dangerous situation. When factoring the totality of the circumstances. Each individual act in itself may be legal. But in totality, he created a dangerous situation for himself, others on the road, and everybody involved in the traffic stop. Wearing a ski mask is legal. Walking into a bank is legal. Handing the teller a note is legal. But in totality… Walking into a bank wearing a ski mask, and handing the teller a note… Creates probable cause. It’s always about the totality and not each individual act.

[@jonstone9741]

Depends on what the note says. It might say "Hey gorgeous, wanna go skiing?"

[@bhuston29582]

@@jonstone9741 no, it really doesn’t. Just walking into a bank with a ski mask on. That’s probable cause. Why do you think banks remained closed after the pandemic and businesses were opening back up ? Because people were still wearing mask long after everything was declared “safe” . So banks kept their doors locked.

[@snowywelsh]

​@@jonstone9741I shouldn't, but I have to give that a lol.

[@billcalhoun3044]

Worst part was the dog could have been hit by a car!

[@GirlFriday68]

4 lane highway ..mayor just let’s dog go the officer was concerned but not the mayor.. good indicator of his character

[@c.b.-11]

Should be charged for animal endangerment too

[@bigfriendlybeachretard]

The worst part is probably the travesty of justice and the waste of public funds for thus whole ordeal. But i'll grant you that i held my breath anytime the dog was between the mayor and the highway. He had no control over that dog, and given the location, it was terrifying.

[@kingejbgm6730]

Waaa waaaaa waaaaa y’all sound like cry babies 😊

[@respectmyauthoritah1875]

That was my first think I thought of too.

[@CarysCorner]

2:55 not even three minutes into this video and watching the mayor’s attitude, I can already see where this is going… 🤣

[@LIVTOMCHUROO]

A mayor who knows police are just harassing and collecting rather than serving and protecting!!!...he can come be our mayor any time.

[@TheCdrbaby]

Yup😊

[@morbidmanmusic]

Wow, you are so woke...

[@TheCdrbaby]

@@morbidmanmusic lol no we just like good people and hate criminal cops. O and spamming this Chanel with 100 crap comment isn't helpful bud

[@briant7265]

This wasn't a case of the First Amendment not being "absolute". He wasn't restricted in any way from recording, only from standing in the middle of the traffic stop to do it. Also... Child: Can I have a cookie? Parent: Not before dinner. ...5 minutes later... Child: (eats cookie) Parent: (administers spanking) Child: YoU dIdN't WaRn Me!

[@pippipster6767]

So ‘boisterous’ behaviour that causes ‘resentment’ is enough? What a ridiculous piece of law 😂

[@oivi3iv635]

Notice that cop tried to immediately jam him up on a subjective dui test then after the mayor asserted he wanted a blood test, the officer switched up and admitted he didn't smell alcohol?

[@user-oj9ed2it9i]

RIGHT?!? i know!

[@jonnyroy2008]

Just listening to the mayor I thought he must be drunk. But, it turns out he is just a jerk all the time.

[@sunmeadfarm]

He simply asked him if he was drinking, there was no mention of a “test”.

[@implodingllama2092]

@@jonnyroy2008well the police that stay at the side of the road wasting their time catching people for stupid reasons *are* bastards.

[@jeremyhodges7956]

​@@sunmeadfarmhe asked if he would take the sobriety test and he said no I will take the blood test

[@mainebearhunter3444]

The mayor must have been watching auditing videos all morning 😂 he is a huge fan of long Island audits lol

[@Govvy]

Maybe these cops can now go arrest the corrupt Dolton mayor!

[@FrauditorsBane]

How can the Minnesota cops arrest somebody in Illinois? That's a "little bit" out of there jurisdiction. You might as well ask for the Mossad to do it. 😅😅😅😅

[@Govvy]

@@FrauditorsBane Well, they can perform a citizens arrest in another state I think, I can't see how Mossad would do anything! They generally either kidnap you for interrogation or assassinate you!

[@enigmauniwar9166]

Doesn't the mayor have anything better to do than harassing cops?

[@rccjd5080]

Whoever has the highest level of entitlement is generally in the wrong, whether it be a police officer, a citizen, a witness, or a mayor.

[@FatBoy42069]

From my understanding the police are operating outside of their jurisdiction for the state police. If I were a mayor I’d be pretty entitled about this too. I’m paying you to police my town not the highway that’s the state police’s responsibility.

[@98MAzdaMilleniaS]

⁠@@FatBoy42069city municipalities have jurisdiction over interstate highways, the exception being turnpikes. So what are you saying 😂 I treat traffic stop on interstate highway the same as state highway the same as residential street.

[@evanholmes2369]

I love how they were deterred from investigating intoxication by the suggestions of a blood test because it’s actually accurate

[@tadmccalister2234]

More likely it would have been more time and effort than they were willing to expend.

[@evanholmes2369]

@@tadmccalister2234 don’t know about more likely because those field tests are not quick and if it’s really worth investigating then time and effort shouldn’t be an issue

[@krane15]

An additional charge the wanted to add. Once cops make a shaky arrest they need to add as many charges as they can to assure something will stick. Since disorderly is a vague charge -- like loitering -- its always a good choice, and it worked.

[@BettyWhiteTheVibratorSlayer]

​@@krane15The cooked spaghetti tactic 👍

[@ducksauce172]

If police suspect you of intoxication, and you know you're not intoxicated, ALWAYS specifically consent for a blood test, instead of a blow test, or other "tests".

[@GoddessViQtoria]

I'm always happy when the cops get an A. That's the goal of channels like this. Thank you for your tireless hours of work.

[@ProudCapitalist-ko9ff]

I’m betting the Mayor and the cops didn’t like each other long before this traffic stop. In this case I think I side with the mayor. It’s his legal right to film the police from public property.

[@TheRealDealNeal]

This mayor should not be a mayor. He impedes a traffic stop? Walks across a four lane highway with his dog? This mayor is insane.

[@PromethiaSHADOW]

I also have to say @AuditTheAudit is one of if not the most unbiased channels when it comes to this kind of content and i appreciate the commitment and integrity to the truth the rule of law and accountability.

[@xBaRLoGx]

"I know what the F I'm doing" LITERALLY INSTANTLY his dog is loose... What an absolute clown

[@galenicalhoover6508]

Mayor was angry that the cops were tossing the contents of the car onto the road over the fact the occupants had a LEGAL amount of cannabis. I'm with hizzonor on this one.

[@brandonsnider7907]

The voters who dunked Heidmann out of office get an A+

[@austinwinston684]

The mayor is correct to hate the cops and tell them to get out of his town.

[@JOQUEENEZ]

He was the one man that could walk straight to the Police Chief’s Office.

[@rustyshacklferd535]

And the police chief would tell him he has NO AUTHORITY here.

[@leftofyou]

Everyone's laughing and getting along, until the Mayor shows up 🤣

[@middle-agedmacdonald2965]

Great job paying audit the audit with a comment, and a view! It's viewers like you who keep the channel going strong! Each comment and view goes into the algorithm, then the algorithm spreads the channel to more and more people who didn't know about it. Thanks!

[@tfurbee]

I think the issue the mayor was addressing was that officers from his department are out on the highway writing tickets when they should be patrolling the town. We have the same problem in our small town.

[@markstevenson6635]

I think the cops were from a jurisdiction other than this mayor's town.

[@darwinbodero7872]

Don’t think these cops were under the mayor’s department

[@old_grey_cat]

They were from a police group specifically tasked with doing such stops. TZD, I think.

[@LaLaLonna]

@@markstevenson6635 1 cop was from the Mayors town, the other wasn't

[@kevgregrob2]

They were working specialized patrol in the area called TMZ. It’s basically a traffic patrol paid by the state, not by the budget set by the city/county they work for. So while they may have been officers on duty from his city, they were being paid by the state to run traffic.

[@lwo7736]

Would you consider doing an update of the cases that were "ongoing" when you first covered them, but have then since resolved? You could do a handful of the interesting ones in a single video, I'd turn up for that

[@vcblueworld123]

Agreed

[@bionicRod]

"Why do you want to do a blood test"...and then miraculously they don't think he's drunk anymore. Cops are free to pick anything out in roadside tests to support charging you, drunk or not. Go for the blood/breath test every time.

[@Kissypooh]

Cops that are looking to trump up charges (on a jerk who isn't breaking the law) should never get an "A" from Audit the Audit. This channel pisses me off sometimes.

[@dicksherman284]

SFST is an internationally recognized and scientifically supported test. Also if you’re actually impaired it’s in your best interest to refuse as it can provide reasonable doubt

[@MrAaasf]

@@Kissypoohthis comment right here. The "A" was based on a whole lot of what ifs

[@JustMe-fo4ev]

@@Kissypooh The channel is massively biased. It is what it is. It's not proper journalism or objective content.

[@Kissypooh]

@@dicksherman284 If you watch enough of these videos, you see people who pass the test are failed, and the people who fail the test are let go. The test requires competence to be valid and many are incompetent. More importantly, the test requires integrity to be valid. And we find that many cops lack integrity. They are incentivized to make arrests. Or they act on their emotions (like anger) instead of the test results. When field sobriety is passed (as physically able as the person can be), and the breathalyzer is zero, the cops switch to drug intoxication and haul you to jail anyway. Many people due to age, weight, or disability, are unable to complete field sobriety while they are sober. A valid test requires the basic capacity for balance and mobility, which many drivers don’t have.

[@jackhunsucker3220]

Impeding his investigation, really looked like the traffic stop was over. The Mayor just pissed the cops off

[@alecargnin]

when the cop responded `we`re making stops` was clear that they are fishing, 100% with the mayor in this one, cops should have better things to do

[@tudorjason]

I personally find it refreshing to see a mayor criticizing their town's police force! More should call them out on potentially unlawful orders and actions on its citizens!

[@dannycasey8261]

I agree! How did the Mayor get an F for the same conduct that Auditors get an A+. And how do the cops get an A+ for what Auditors usually give an F-? I think ATA should go back to Auditing college because he got this one Bass Akwards!

[@Solo-Road]

Sounds like you hate all police. What a refreshing and original stance.

[@Sakuodo]

​@@Solo-RoadHow does it sound like that, may I ask?

[@Solo-Road]

@@Sakuodo You may ask. It's apparent you have no idea why traffic stop took place, if any laws were broken by the drivers/passengers, if the police violated any policies. You just find it refreshing to see a mayor make a horse's ass of himself and get in the face of two officers who, for all you know, a good cops who are doing their jobs.

[@johncomments2730]

The dog displayed better sense than Mayor by escaping and leaving the scene (and not getting hit by a car)

[@PepeToTheMooon]

Why was the mayor so up and adamant anyway? The entire encounter seems very strange and random.

[@oivi3iv635]

He doesn't want local police harassing drivers.

[@tb8654]

​@@bobthetitanicthey can easily argue this as drug trafficking unfortunately if it's over a certain quantity

[@ThatCasualZach]

Local pd on highway is the issue I believe

[@Freakyman403]

@@oivi3iv635 then its his job to put forth that proposition to the city officials/township council and have them stopped at the legal level until it is done so and no judge has ordered what they are doing is illegal, mayor cant do shit.

[@mrjaybee73]

Because he doesn't like bad policing, and it's obvious he has bad cops harassing citizens in his town.

[@ricosauve5]

To any that may wonder, a lot small cities and towns in America the city or town council president is given the honorary title of mayor. They are not the chief executive of the city or town. They are not in charge of the police force. The council hires a city or town administrator who is actually in charge and answers to the council.

[@jessedavies]

Correct! I believe nearly 6,000 municipalities function either a council/manager system of government. A mayor is the leader of the council, but it's the City Manager who really is more of a CEO, so to speak, of that cities government

[@krane15]

It depend on where he's a strong mayor or not. They could have the final say, or no more than a vote like any other council member. Obviously this mayor was the latter. Also the mayor typically appoints the chief of police.

[@xcosminax]

Yep. In my town the City Manager has all that authority. The mayor is really just a town mascot of sorts. Doesn’t even have an office. He’s a nice guy and is sure to be at every little event in town he can attend, and he does attend the council meetings to share any issues he might observe, but he only even gets a vote if the council is somehow tied.

[@Grantherum]

The problem with their reasoning with arresting the mayor I find is, they were 'getting ready to release the driver' and then they decided to arrest the mayor for obstructing. Realistically, their traffic stop was over when the mayor was snagged for obstruction and disorderly conduct. I'd have to argue that the mayor couldn't obstruct their investigation or anything else if they were in the process of releasing the vehicle.

[@jeremyhodges7956]

I know and this audit the audit guy didn't say nothing about it being over I was waiting for that part

[@Orphim]

As they were getting ready to release the driver, the mayor went over and started talking to the driver that had been stopped after being told to back away for safety. I think you missed that part. That's when they went after him for obstruction.

[@CherryZ]

not how it works... the MAYOR didn't know the stop was over and he was ALREADY given a lawful order to stay away. The mayors intent was to break the law even though the stop happened to be over at the time.

[@DrunkenYodaUnplugged]

Mayor was needlessly antagonistic

[@orionorion328]

That was a decent mayor. You don't find many decent government employees

[@AngelinoShred]

The mayor had no idea why the cops were searching the car. It could have easily been a child trafficking suspect. How noble would it be to interfere in that investigation 🤔

[@HallyPorter]

He was trying to produce a campaign stop in the wake of the George Floyd murder.

[@sazude2]

​@@AngelinoShred100 percent still noble. The idea is to ensure that the police aren't abusing their power

[@AngelinoShred]

@sazude2 what part of the "I'm the mayor" random power trip was stopping them from abusing their power?

[@user82938]

I mean, I don't really see much wrong with what he did in this video, but he got crushed in the next election, so it seems like the people who would know felt like he wasn't all that decent.

[@Echowhiskeyone]

I saw something similar over 40 years ago in a smaller town. The Mayor of the town coasted through a stop sign and got pulled over and ticketed. He commented that if he did something wrong, he pays the price. I think this was a stunt to curb low level corruption forming. Some town council members were getting off on speeding and other things. The Mayor made a few enemies that day, but got the public behind him.

[@pauladouglass9456]

I didn’t see where anyone got behind him. The council censured him, the court found him guilty of disorderly, and the voters voted him out next election 100 votes for him and 1000 for his opponent.

[@ADR1fley]

​@@pauladouglass9456the comment you're replying to is referring to a different incident.

[@brandonbe5351]

Once again, these cops earn the FTP badge...

[@FrauditorsBane]

I'm sorry you don't like when police are doing their job and enforcing laws and traffic rules.

[@Starboy-mp2ci]

@@FrauditorsBanehow do you arrest someone who could fire the police chief which is there boss.

[@H1GH710]

@@Starboy-mp2cino one is above the law

[@TyroneLangam]

@@H1GH710Except for cops

[@cmasterson]

But was the stop over. I saw the officer give the ticket and let him go. Then it cuts to the guy on the hood. So what happened. If the stop was over it was over.

[@jackburton2680]

In his defense, Minnesota cops are absolutely fucking terrifying

[@Daniel-b4b3s]

Thanks for the relevant analysis! Bravo 👏 to the cops for doing a great job during this interaction and protecting his right to record in a safe spot!

[@krane15]

What great job? They arrested the mayor on a trumped up charge. Would that make you feel safer?

[@apensalesman]

​@@krane15 The mayor, which was told to keep a safe distance if he wanted to keep recording and insult them? The mayor who instead kept insulting and walked back into the scene he was told to keep a safe distance from? He was never stopped for exercising his rights and should be punished. If he's walking back into the scene and insulting them it SHOULD be taken as fighting words for disorderly and interfering. All he had to do was stay a safe distance back if he wanted to keep being a dickhead legally. So yeah I'd feel better knowing my cops aren't giving the mayor a free pass

[@SailingWindGypsy]

​@@apensalesman The mayor was filming from a safe distance when the cop approached and started antagonizing him.

[@TexasHeathen]

Im stuck on the mayor saying that his officers are not licensed to be out on the state highway pulling people over. LEOs *CANNOT* be the complaintants in a DC, period. Why did the body cams not record the mayor "yelling at the driver" that was pulled over?

[@TRAITORS-EXPOSED]

It's road piracy 100%

[@filbertovandette]

Ahoy.....peaceful road boat captain.....dRiViNg iS A rIgHt! Amirite, guy?

[@bghiggy]

The idea of fighting words is so dumb. There should never be a scenario in which any combination of words should give you any legal basis to assault someone. Control your emotions

[@tb8654]

Unless you're making a threat to someone physical being that is

[@Finegold88]

ironic. hes a mayor that supports arresting people based on "hate speech." he supported the law that he got arrested for breaking in his state

[@leethax100]

The point of fighting words being illegal isn't so you can attack someone physically for what they say, it's so that wheedly shits like you can't go around fucking with people and picking fights all day long and then just fall back on "free speech."

[@bghiggy]

@@ryangraper or you could settle your disputes like an adult and not a toddler

[@tenshi6293]

​@@tb8654but that is not a fighting word, that is a threat, that means that the important aren't the words, but the fact that there is, suposedly, intention to do something ilegal.

[@christopherlperezcruz1507]

What a sell out A2A. The cops arrested him for being around. He wasn't in any danger himself. He wasn't a threat to the police and he didn't interfere with the stop. As demonstrated that the police successfully completed the stop no problem. He got arrest for coming back and yapping. The public has right to tell officers off without fear of arrest. And to tell them off you have to pull up. Wasn't even fighting words. Telling cops to get the F out is quintessential criticism.

[@comeconcon569]

This man is sadly mistaken. the fact that he holds a post in public service, that doesn't mean he can't get arrested and go to jail. even if the President of the USA commits a crime while in office, he has to do jail time. no one is above the law in this country, absolutely no one. the Constitution is the Supreme law of the country.

[@drantil]

weird choice for a mayor if you ask me, but let the voters vote I guess

[@drantil]

then again, judging the mayor as if he was in the line of work, calling him unprofessional while walking the dog... you are judging and reviewing a citizen, not a mayor on his capacity.

[@skylerhickman3646]

​@@drantilHim saying "Im the mayor" very much clarified this is his normal attitude to his position and was likely as much of an idiot in the office as out of it

[@montezuma6962]

Since when does votes have to do with elected politicians?😁

[@drantil]

US is such a hellhole to a small town level? @@montezuma6962

[@pabcu2507]

Now, I need a video on cops arresting mr krabs for selling SpongeBob’s soul

[@JMan6271]

Yes absolutely

[@andrewinniss5463]

The mayor was a belligerent, unprofessional ***hole. BUT, in the narrow context of the video, it looks like the officers DID arrest him because their feelings were (understandably)hurt, one of them lost his temper, and went "hands on." Then they tried to justify it with the "obstruction," "disorderly conduct," DUI insinuations with the ol' "if-you-haven't-been- drinking, why-would-you- refuse-a-sobriety-test routine." Maybe I missed something, but the "safety" issue they kept mentioning was about the _mayor's_ safety, not "officer safety"! So it seems a stretch to equivocate that into an officer safety / interference issue. From what's shown in the video, it also appeared the officers had no issues completing their interaction with the original detainees, so again, it didn't look like interference, bringing it back to whether the mayor's unhinged diatribe equals DC. Shockingly unprofessional and (based solely on the context of the video) unwarranted, absolutely. But unlawful?? Hmmmmm.

[@jasonholman1011]

They get an “A”? They tried to accuse him of being drunk or under the influence, but didn’t want to do the blood test when he called them out. Obviously they were trying to disparage him because a field sobriety test is purely subjective and the officer could have said he appeared to be drunk. You got to drop that “A”

[@robj7386]

they asked him, didn't accuse

[@jasonholman1011]

@@robj7386 do you ask sober people to take a field sobriety test, that is an accusation that they believe he is under the influence.

[@troykearney9516]

@@jasonholman1011 Because the Mayor stupidly thought he could butt in and obstruct a traffic stop for NO GOOD REASON, then he makes an INANE charge against the Department just because his charge stuck, and then he was censured for his blatant stupidity.

[@bchap1233]

Think about it this way. He gave them an A for arresting a man exercising his first amendment right.

[@DD-1996]

@@jasonholman1011 Well, letting his dog loose looked like a factor; he was stupid enough to even almost let it go out on the highway, especially considering the front part of its body was sticking out over the lane.

[@Scrunggle]

Can you imagine getting pulled over, The mayor rocks up and is just the worst person ever instantly taking any heat off you. Their friends will never hear the end of this LMAO

[@ched3273]

3:23 Mayor: "I know what the ---- I'm doing!" As his dog gets loose right by the road lmao

[@brianwilson7624]

At the end of the video the cop admits the stop was over when they arrested him for interfering with the stop. In other instances you would have called this out, it seems because the mayor is the more powerful person in the video you don't want to do this

[@Lanny-io9bi]

Or maybe there's a chance he missed over it.. I don't think he cares about the Mayor and his power that's an odd thing,why would Audit the Audit would care about the mayor's power

[@HallyPorter]

Audit the Audit is afraid of repercussions from a shit-canned mayor, you heard it here first.

[@MistaCen]

​@Lanny-io9bi sure he did, that why he gave the cunts an A, and said "it's good they didn't cow under the mayor's authority."

[@katofuntato466]

Ok Brian🥴

[@mitchellturnbull3988]

Not necessarily, they cold have arrested him during it but warned him. They can go back on that warning for the behavior he showed, and still arrest him as the scene was still active.

[@cunderwood2323]

How strange lol. Why in the world is the mayor so combative with the cops? They should be working together to ensure the community is safe...

[@escormillos]

Police have no respect for anyone, not even the the Mayor of the town the are working on, it shows how arrogant they are.

[@mrhope2914]

Did... you not watch the video? The mayor is a lunatic... he lost his reelection so badly because he's probably got a substance abuse or mental health problem, he needs a hospital, not your pity.

[@siggy3353]

So basically a bunch of kids and a mayor got arrested because of a small amount of plant material? Everything can be traced back to the weed, which makes this whole case insane. Both officers gets F's no doubt.

[@OMGitsTerasu]

Mayor didn't get arrested for weed, he got arrested for not minding his business.

[@montezuma6962]

@@OMGitsTerasu America, land of the free.... where not minding your business is a crime😄

[@charliepiland3285]

The whole concept of 'fighting words' , in present day society, is absurd. The idea that mere words could provike violence and thus should be criminalized - instead of criminalizing any actual violence in reaponse to mere words is repugnant. Meet speech with speech...and actual violence with defensive violence.

[@DaleHartley]

sorry, seen WAY to many fights over words that have been said to think we do not need this term still. YOU might never get mad when someone says something to you that is designed to provoke you, but the vast majority of humans will indeed respond to those words...that is why they are still around and why it is still on the books. I am simply giving you the common human reaction, however, be the change you want to see, and maybe you can see that change start to take off and make a difference.

[@chrisbolland5634]

IKR the wording of so called fighting words 'physically obstructing' movement or causing 'physical pain' is silly. Still these guys did the right thing and fined this guy for assholeishness.

[@charliepiland3285]

@@DaleHartley…so, by your logic a woman shouldn’t wear clothing that may be considered provocative by some, because some will be driven to molest that woman…and so the woman has the burden to prevent her attack?

[@DaleHartley]

@@charliepiland3285 that makes absolutely no sense as a comparison. 1) in my post the person doing the illegal thing is deliberately instigating a fight with words in yours no words are said, the women just wears what she wants. Deliberate, vs none deliberate. 2) Fighting, and the use of violence to achieve a person goal...is to me a mental instability...a mental health problem. 3) I tirelessly and vebosely campaign on here for better mental health coverage and for an end to violence use for personal problems 4) in YOUR example the woman is not deliberate, BUT even if she were deliberate, NO violence towards here would NOT be acceptable ( although just to note, a hard wired rape response has been suggested in evolutionary terms... I have not followed the discussion, and it has been a few years since I say that...but... I do not accept religion even though we are hard wired for a sense of awe and wonderment as well) 5) The person speaking fighting words is the aggressor... guess you did not get that. The woman is not. 6) If a woman dresses to be sexually appealing, they generally ARE sexually appealing. That is what the woman wants as a reaction, but to respond to that with anything more then words ( such as compliment, or asking her out, striking up a conversation or just standing there with your jaw on the floor) and especially violence towards here is wrong. 6) many things are in humans, some are social norms, some are hard wired, some are just habits....And I am not going to get into social engineering with you because it is far to big ( verbose even to me :) lol) and has a checkered history ( several bad groups have tried to use it and given it a bad reputation) BUT the use of violence is tolerated too much, and becoming too prevalent in society. point blank...You presented a false narrative that made false assumptions ( that people do not use fighting words anymore) I countered with not only personal observations, but real world info ( no one in a civilized country should be starting wars...but putin did). You countered that with a dis-similar example of non-deliberate nature Point get through?

[@kevinzink9063]

@@charliepiland3285 there are words that will cause a physical response...such as calling someone a slur while you are face to face with them in an argument. There was no reasonable reason to utter the slur, other than to illicit a response. That is just one example of why we need the "fighting words" ruling.

[@Alex-uc3ye]

Idk I'm kind of on the Mayor's side on this one.

[@montezuma6962]

A lot of commenters [and Americans for that matter] hate freedom. They believe everything should be illegal and love seeing people get arrested and 'held accountable' regardless of the deed in question.

[@JustMe-fo4ev]

get therapy

[@sazude2]

​@@JustMe-fo4evSeek Jesus

[@JustMe-fo4ev]

@@sazude2 stop drooling as you type

[@sazude2]

@@JustMe-fo4ev Start touching grass while you type

[@snugsterosso7505]

I kind of like the Mayor. He should sue the city for a million dollars.

[@pacifiststormtrooper8839]

Doesn't the mayor just call the chief of police who in turn calls the officers and the mayor wins the day?

[@TheRealDealNeal]

Definitely not. The mayor doesn’t control the police force. Nor should he. The mayor can’t just get rid of arrests or tickets. That would be super corrupt.

[@boramsey3981]

I'm special. I'm important. I'm "kind of a big deal". I'm the Mayor! So....many....jerks.

[@jdsstegman]

I live in MN and know where this happened. I don't live where this happened but I'm guessing the mayor is pissed that town cops were on a state highway pulling people over and not in the town where they work. Not sure the laws and rules, but mostlikley they do have jurisdiction to patrol the hiway as well. Where the mayor probably thinks it's the State patrols job......

[@cainclemmer8050]

I live in Pequot lakes and that's correct, state 371 north and south are patrolled both by Pequot lakes police and nisswa PD as well as the highway patrol does

[@jdsstegman]

@cainclemmer8050 yeah, they are all fighting for money!!

[@Acidburn3141]

That traffic stop was over with, that was 100% an unlawful arrest

[@jeffveldhuizen9952]

Can you imagine if they convict him,. That means every cop on the force should be in jail then.

[@bhollingsworth]

The old "You can't arrest me" politician.....

[@jbird4478]

Where I live mayors are appointed, not elected. It is subject of significant debate, but when I sometimes see small town mayors in the US I'm kind of okay with it.

[@systemsbroken]

Where I live - the mayor can fire a cop....granted, the cop will sue...but, the mayor can fire a cop.

[@KylaMedina]

Anyone department not wearing body cams at this point is because they want to be able commit crimes. It would have been an uphill battle to convict a mayor without their cameras.

[@nod2009]

Just thinking... Wouldn't be nice if mayors themselves used bodycams? Imagine how many things would surface.....

[@meerkatmanorjr.2085]

@@nod2009 in most cities the elected mayoral / city hall activities are heavily documented or open to the public, most citizens just don’t care to watch or show up

[@stonep11]

@@nod2009Almost all of their actions is recorded as either public record emails, letters, speeches, etc. they also don’t have free reign to kill or beat whoever they want and claim they were in fear for their life, that’s just cops.

[@nod2009]

@@meerkatmanorjr.2085 well... maybe it's just in Brazil... But here, many meetings are not documented. Or what goes on the paper is not exactly what has been said. That's why there is corruption....

[@meerkatmanorjr.2085]

@@nod2009 I understand, but even with things public here there is still corruption lol

[@triedge6200]

Kinda support the mayor here. We dont know how his meetings go with the chief of police or head aches these officers give him. At the end of the day he’s trying to push his police officers to be better and not fee seakers that most cops in these areas are notorious for. Even neglecting their own township for sake of traffic fine profits.

[@satinswan1979]

Oh the irony of the mayor telling them they're being unsafe while walking his dog along the highway. What a maroon!

[@eriks8382]

Yeah what a more on!

[@davidsilva3558]

An f for the mayor for who the f*** put this guy in charge😂😂😂

[@johno1018]

So they couldn't tow the suspect's car so we'll tow an innocent bystanders car.

[@hdlc4635]

I actually like that the Mayor is so aggressive in protecting his constituents from excessive policing, and willing to face arrest in defending citizens' rights. I'd give him an 'A.' We need more mayors who are this zealous in police oversight.

[@andrewsercer9538]

Well sure but there's a legal way to do that, and disobeying a direct, lawful order to stand away from the scene/investigation is not that. That's why he got arrested in the first place ... even though the obstruction charge was later dropped (sometimes this is due to legal maneuvering and it wasn't specified why the charge was dropped)

[@HashknightGaming]

I want this man to run for president.

[@rocha1001]

dude said the mayor was obstructing traffit LMAO... dude was not even in the road. ppl saying they love to see a mayor got arrested are blinded to the point the cops wont respect even the mayor, imagine regular people.

[@assortedgeekdom]

I love that you are willing to show good cops on your channel. A lot of other police interaction channels will only show bad cops and seemed to intentionally foster an us vs them mentality.

[@JrokPBboy09]

There's no such thing as a good cop. All cops perpetuate the same failed system and if there were good cops, we wouldn't have bad ones.

[@The__Gent]

His opponent will have a field day with this. So much for reelection.

[@c-LAW]

Cops will arrest anyone except other cops

[@J0HN_3_16]

In most states mayors have the authority to fire any city employee including police officers. For this reason, sheriffs and state police normally arrest mayors and police chiefs.

[@rustyshacklferd535]

No, it is the city council.

[@5ringsaudits]

I like that Mayor, even though he was drunk and ignored the police orders to stand back. That was awesome, the Mayor took the walk and had to squat and cough. Hell yeah Mayor!

[@masternoob9673]

In short: People only don’t politicians are allowed to be racist, but you cannot verbally stand up to said crooked politicians and people who threaten your safety even if they’re the police 😑

[@dobbsy22]

This is exactly how I imagine Chilli DeCastro would act if he was a mayor or a governor. I mean obviously he would never be elected, but this is how unhinged he would be even in a position of power. How this Heidmann guy got elected is beyond me…

[@bpdp379]

Trifold protection ACTIVATE!!

[@dobbsy22]

@@bpdp379 😆😆😆😆

[@jonkingsbury5435]

Well done mayor!!!! Can’t wait to see the next moves. Update’s definitely needed on this one

[@dronepilot260rc]

Yessir we need popcorn 🍿 for the updates to this because it’s going to be an action packed sequel 😂

[@EAMorgan71]

I have a feeling these two officers would not have been so patient if that were anyone else, but I’m glade they were and let the mayor show who he is.

[@middle-agedmacdonald2965]

Great job paying audit the audit with a comment, and a view! It's viewers like you who keep the channel going strong! Each comment and view goes into the algorithm, then the algorithm spreads the channel to more and more people who didn't know about it. Thanks!

[@bltvd]

The mayor did nothing wrong! Those cops are bitches!

[@montezuma6962]

Who is he? A guy who likes the 1st amendment and wants a blood test?

[@JoHn-if6wy]

Imagine taking sides with these cops getting their quotas 😂😂

[@EAMorgan71]

@@montezuma6962 mayor

[@thesuperdingos]

The mayor was in activist mode. But even the people they pulled over were calm and cool.

[@ThatCasualZach]

Because they were in the custody of armed men....

[@icecold9511]

I gather that while on municipal pay, equipment, and commission, they were engaging in policing for profit and not community LE purposes.

[@dubbatrubba1759]

That Mayor should be charged with animal abuse. After the leash came loose, that poor dog could have easily trotted out to the highway and been struck by a car.

[@RandomsFandom]

If only the mayor was sober. He's probably got a few good legal points to make, but he's in no condition to make them.

[@JoaoManuelCanelas]

Officers get an A for arresting a person on a charge that gets dismissed. A person gets an F for getting arrested for a charge later dismissed. Wow! The valuation grades here are upside down.

[@Orphim]

Well, the charge that was dismissed was done by the prosecutor. Likely figured that only one of the two would stick (or that only charging the mayor for one of the two that really fall under the same umbrella of offense types), they chose the one with lesser punishment to get an easier conviction as it goes in their case win stats and makes them look better.

[@JoaoManuelCanelas]

@@Orphim Ok you do a job. In that job you have to make a project. From the project you presented, only a secondary part of your project is approved. Do you think your boss should grade your work as an A, or less? That's what's happening here.

[@baddadjoker9570]

This man was literally in a position to make meaningful change and chose to throw a hissy fit instead.

[@Shane-eg5kq]

Imagine reasoning that it is reasonable to arrest a screaming child in a school building for disorderly conduct. Why do we even listen to the judgements of these fools?

[@kevinzink9063]

That is disorderly conduct, by legal definition. Lol.

[@Shane-eg5kq]

@@kevinzink9063 I see your brain is smooth as glass.

[@rustyshacklferd535]

​@@Shane-eg5kqare you liberal leaning, because whenever a liberal get confronted with a different oppinion they tend to insult said person? Not a great show of intellectual prowess.

[@kevinzink9063]

@@Shane-eg5kq there is a reason for Disorderly conduct. I'll provide a scenario. It's your son's birthday, you decide to rent out a pavilion at a park to celebrate with your family... someone doesn't like that and sits by your event for hours blowing air horns. Get it now?

[@Shane-eg5kq]

@@rustyshacklferd535 When the differing opinion is that jailing a child for having a tantrum is reasonable it should be treated as it is. Stupid.

[@goosebyte]

Criticizing police is illegal and gets an F, arresting someone for possession of a plant gets an A. Okay...

[@Cowboyz214]

That Mayor is smart lol he purposely dropped the dog leash so he could get closer to what was going on 😂