Cops Get SUED After Falsely Arresting Innocent Teen

[@zephyrus8]

Congratulations police officers. You just turned a person who volunteered to help your investigation into a person that will never help you in the future.

[@Givemeproofkid]

Police: why these people are not helpfull ?!!!!!

[@sixkntired]

I hate all cops for cops like that

[@playbook008]

I was interested in being an officer some years ago. But, after a bad experience with them, even with my parents escorting me to drive my car home with dead headlights. Those cops were ready to throw me in jail. Lucky my parents, sat in the car and watched as witnesses should something bad happen to me by the actions of those officers. I decided to work in health and take legal courses in college as well. To know my rights, against officers who knowingly abuse the system in their favor.

[@justalpha9138]

And not to mention how she's going to give the ENTIRE police department a bad name because of the lawsuit that will follow. They could have been there to help her during her lowest moment, to help give trust and faith again in the police. Instead they only added gasoline to the fire that will fuel her during her lawsuit to get justice.

[@justalpha9138]

What's more is that the person who was the most confrontational and hostile was a black female officer no less! It just goes to show that race doesn't matter, American policing needs to be overhauled federally, not just state to state; it needs complete reformation.

[@crowdedcar]

“I came with you because I trusted you and look what you’re doing.” Absolutely heartbreaking. This girl did nothing.

[@kingofgrim4761]

Breaks my heart to see this kinda shit. Happens far too often. Why are cops allowed to lie and break laws? Just so crazy

[@miketuckerman5]

That was a terrible decision in the first place. Never, ever, trust the police, especially not the “nice” ones.

[@bigblue3568]

This girl is at least a racist.

[@JoshuaKimbrough]

​@@miketuckerman5 well you are taught as kid to "Trust a priest, teacher or police officer"

[@RH-cv1rg]

She won't make that mistake again. Then the police will be hurt that no one in the community trusts them. No one will talk to them. The cops just don't get it.

[@dobbsy22]

This one really got me. 18 year old comes down to the station after a traumatic event, arrested and now will never ever trust police again. Great job officers. You just pushed another person and their family to hate you for life.

[@bradleymarchand560]

blame the people not the police. These people should not be officers. they made the wrong choices knowingly.

[@bravojohny3390]

@@bradleymarchand560 these people are the police, what

[@gmanhero]

They're most likely racist and don't care. remember, *The "thin blue line" has been associated with white nationalists in the US, particularly after the Unite the Right rally in 2017.* and was made to combat the *Back Lives Matter* movement and make people thing you can only pick one side. Racial disparities have long pervaded every step of the criminal justice process, from police stops, searches, arrests, shootings and other uses of force to charging decisions, wrongful convictions, and sentences. As a result, many have concluded that a structural or institutional bias against people of color, shaped by long-standing racial, economic, and social inequities, infects the criminal justice system. These systemic inequities can also instill implicit biases - unconscious prejudices that favor in-groups and stigmatize out-groups - among individual law enforcement officials, influencing their day-to-day actions while interacting with the public. After everything has been said and done, there are people who *truly* believe the police are nothing like Nazis, at all. They're as diloustional as a men licking a wooden spoon and convinced himself it's a lollipop.

[@fanofmetal1]

​@@bradleymarchand560 no, that's the police.

[@soylencer]

​​@@bradleymarchand560 I get what you're saying but that isn't how trauma works. If someone throws up after McDonald's lunch they will likely blame and avoid all McDonald's everywhere, not just that location, even if it was their home-cooked breakfast that actually made them sick.

[@armytortuga9122]

Cops: “Why don’t people respect us and trust us implicitly?” Bad Cops: **routinely violate the rights of civilians and abuse their powers** Cops: “I guess we’ll never know 😔 “

[@Goomlahexpress]

Exactly

[@bettystephenson5948]

Cops only interested in arrests!!!

[@AlephNullMore]

I like the implication that cops aren't assisting bad cops in bad cop behavior. Look at all the 'good' cops just standing there, doing nothing to help this lady. This is what is meant when people say all cops are bad. They're not all actively hostile, but they are all complicit and actively assist bad cops.

[@ms.branch1207]

Exactly in that order.

[@maygonzalez4249]

@@AlephNullMorethat one ☝️ 🎯

[@Richomerta]

Him taking property unlawfully, requesting an interview, her stating no i want a lawyer, saying then take her to jail, and then asking if she’d like to interview again is the definition of coercion.

[@bherenow]

Once she asked for a lawyer, anything that occurs after that, (such as jailing her until she agrees to talk, excessive heat or a/c, witholding food or legal council) is coercion, whether physical force is applied or not.

[@thehoodstreamer2839]

ill let you in on the secret... the us has been bankrupt for 23 years so the officers have no charter or flag to stand on so they can do what ever they want to people still signed to birth certificates ONLY. Learn what happens during martial law and learn how long we have been in martial law

[@eyesopen6807]

Thats extortion he should be fired and arrested and sone so many cops break the law it should be a rico charge police are definitely a organized criminal organization

[@robertm.sevilla1200]

Cops new motto “Hide, entrap, and Coerci”

[@1bossofbosses]

They were trying to false accuse but it back fired so plan b was to make up charges.

[@red32303]

She never “asked” a single time, she demanded the phone. No warrant, no legal justification for a theft of property

[@fdm2155]

Cop was clearly on a power trip. Typical fragile ego. How dare you question my authority to illegally seize your property!?

[@akmal94ibrahim]

I also wouldn't be surprised if they purposely make her wait for an interview as some sort of psychological tactic. Clearly they see her as a suspect, confiscating her phone.

[@herrhaber9076]

Even if they are not required to give a reason, it seems obvious that they would get more cooperation by simply explaining their requests which in turn might make sound the request as reasonable. Again, no de escalation....

[@robertdore9592]

It was the way she just used the assumption that she could remove that poor ladies phone. These lawsuits should be deducted from the Police pension fund; doing that, would stop this disgraceful behaviour is about 1 week.

[@drumman22]

The fact that legal justification doesn't have to be disclosed is ridiculous

[@misurefiney1]

We need laws that arrest police for violating the law. End Qualified Immunity.

[@DemonratsRevil]

We also need to keep animals in their cages longer

[@thehoodstreamer2839]

ill let you in on the secret... the us has been bankrupt for 23 years so the officers have no charter or flag to stand on so they can do what ever they want to people still signed to birth certificates ONLY. Learn what happens during martial law and learn how long we have been in martial law

[@biggmixxo]

We already have laws, they just don't enforce them.😮

[@smittyimeanlastkingofscotl3731]

The devil will never fight against HIMSELF...

[@papimaximus95]

"We need laws that arrest police for violating the law. End Qualified Immunity." You have NO idea what qualified immunity is.

[@Doomedmandy77]

“You’re smiling? This is funny to you?!” Yes. The cop certainly does think it’s amusing to abuse you.

[@MissSpaz]

They become police because they have sadistic power fantasies. I've experienced this and seen this so many times, you'll never be able to convince me this isn't why a great many of them become officers. I grew up in the 2000s, right before body cams became popular in the early 2010s and the sadism I experienced from police was chilling. They seemed giddy at the opportunity to physically abuse a teenage girl, like they had thought about doing this since highschool. I hate that bodycams can't show us the expressions of police. I feel it would be very telling. The betrayal in this young woman's voice and expression is heart breaking. She really thought that another black woman would be on her side. I wish it were that easy....

[@nickslick6]

"I came here willingly because I trusted you." Man that hit tough... these officers failed us. 😔

[@austinformedude]

They are all pigs. Never trust a cop.

[@youtubedeletesifthejewsare9236]

All cops no matter their color are corrupt. They all are servants of the tyrant government

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

She trusted that one because as she said, you're black. That was a poor, racist choice to make.

[@josephkostinko739]

She learned the hard way.

[@Ex-qg4cr]

They always do, 1312.

[@123lodge8]

The sad part is that if the cops ARE found to be in the wrong, they just shrug their shoulders and move on with their day. She, on the other hand, will live with this trauma for the rest of her life.

[@gotherecom]

EVERY job application asks "Have you ever been ARRESTED?" Sorry, no job for you, ever.

[@willdwyer6782]

Yeah the cops don't care if they fuck up because the taxpayers cough up any money that they lose in lawsuits. If you ask me, lawsuit settlements should be paid out of police pension funds.

[@mycelia_ow]

and people wonder why there's hate and resentment for police, the amount of Americans like this women in the video are only growing by the hundreds each year. When's it gonna end.....

[@mycelia_ow]

​@@willdwyer6782 That's not only (barely) a benefit to taxpayers, but it can solve this problem since LEOs will be kept in check. Nobody wants their pension gone, so maybe they'll try extra hard to have integrity......

[@thecloneguyz]

Because they are never held criminally or financially responsible there's no incentive for them to change their behavior

[@Imac7065]

The officer who kept escalating over and over while attempting to STEAL private property... is INSANE.

[@beatricesomeone3300]

Copsplaining at it's finest the fire is under investigation so we gonna seize your phone ... copsplaining at it's finest with no real reason, BS as always. She will never have any trust in cops again and those cops are still like ... oh why u don't trust cops ... CAUSE OF STUFF LIKE THIS HAPPENING U PIG

[@DJH316007]

Don't forget about her complaining about getting kicked in the head while she was assaulting the teen.

[@walkingdeadman4208]

​@chrisd2p2 Well, they had no reason to take it here

[@colinsmith1495]

@@chrisd2p2 They need either a warrant or exigent circumstances. They can't just bust down your door or search your person because they THINK it relates to evidence in the case. They need proof. These police need to face trial.

[@tinykittenlollipop1]

@@chrisd2p2 They cannot without a warrant. Don't get that twisted. Unless they have a warrant or actual probable cause in extreme circumstances (like let's say they found plans on your computer to talk to someone about doing something super illegal, and they believe you talked on the phone about the plan), however neither of these applied, so no they couldn't seize her property.

[@klausoshaunacey8429]

Dude the way these officers surrounded her and had her backed up against the wall was more like a gang of predators playing with their food. Absolutely horrible “public servants”!!

[@maliahsoroto8521]

3 couples tho lol shyt made no sense but at least we know how they all was able to strong arm the situation bc there's strength in numbers so they all clearly told the same exact LIE smfh the things people do for money and free housing is disgusting ASF but NOT GUILTY 💯

[@licensed_beheader]

Exactly I noticed they were slowly creeping towards her like hungry wolves. Sheesh

[@TheRealJedidah]

😢😢😢😢

[@quintessenceSL]

Lesson learned: never assist the police in any way unless you have your lawyer present.

[@gregcarlson8438]

Yeah because people typically have their lawyer randomly present.

[@quintessenceSL]

@@gregcarlson8438 To which the answer to "should you assist the police" should be obvious to anyone. Except you.

[@donkeydeck5263]

​@@gregcarlson8438people don't randomly have their lawyer present, and in that case do not assist the police. That is the point of the statement.

[@welcom3779]

Never call cops or help him never😂

[@mattcero1]

But once you don't assist them you're deemed "uncooperative" and then suspect right? It's BS. If the police want to question you, EVER, make them come over to your house. If they don't then they're uncooperative.

[@sc0tt_p]

You cant leave a "suspect" alone in the lobby for almost an hour then suddenly need to seize a phone without a warrant claiming exigent circumstances, that's insane!! 😮

[@brandonadams7837]

Ya, they can’t possibly claim they’re concerned with her deleting evidence when they left her alone with the phone for an hour. Just insane. Probably why the warrant was denied. Simple logic.

[@JohnTheRevelat0r]

​@@brandonadams7837 i guarantee they were trying to get a warrant, it got denied, and they decided to intimidate her into giving it up. When she stood her ground and then mentioned lawyer, their fragile snowflake ego got hurt. We all know the rest.

[@dingleberryOZ10]

I had to look up exergent. I think you meant exigent, which means urgent. You just combined the two haha

[@sc0tt_p]

@@dingleberryOZ10 As the kids today would say "Big Oof". Correct, I did mean *exigent* circumstances as in "An emergency situation requiring swift action to prevent imminent danger to life or serious damage to property, or to forestall the imminent escape of a suspect, or destruction of evidence."

[@Some_Guy6]

@@brandonadams7837 And we know the cops themselves often delete evidence.

[@brainceyt1372]

Man, hearing her say "I trusted you" and "you're smiling, is this fun to you?" while almost crying, is so heartbreaking.

[@SankofaNYC]

These cops are disgusting

[@mreshadow]

Its Normal, IL. That's the most action they've seen in a month.

[@marthafarrell8241]

So sad

[@shanetanner4654]

@@ThePoliticalBulldog amen, its time to take the fight to them, they are murderers and home destroyers, they destroy lives for little to nothing most the time, so its time we return the favor, we the people are something to be feared, and they cant fight no M80 ball 50. and i got plenty to give out

[@anniekirts6621]

I hope Ms. Brown sues the badges off those cops, & the town for having these clowns representing them! And if she wants to- has enough $$ to go to Law School or do Auditing, & turns this nightmare into good. And helps to end the tyrannical behavior of some cops. Why are they worse in a pack?

[@musicfan2135]

"They're trying to get me with no protection!" The fear in her voice when she made that statement is heartbreaking.

[@farmerchick3040]

This is straight up bullying. She went there to help and she was robbed and assaulted. Poor woman.

[@marthafarrell8241]

That ell teacha

[@justmeandthethree]

When will people learn??? DO NOT TRUST COPS!!!

[@superdave8248]

I have to disagree with Audit the Audit conclusion. If you don't resist the seizing of your property when no warrant is produced, you lose all legal protection. You can't hope to win a lawsuit because you will appear to willingly surrender the property. Also you then wave the right to the need of a warrant so whatever is found on the phone then could become admissible in a court of law. Their force seizure of the phone is what got her out of jail, got the phone returned, and is what is allowing her lawsuit to move forward. The only thing I could criticize this young lady about is she didn't ask for the warrant. Saying those words should have stopped the seizure in its tracks. Now, they could make a counter claim that they were now detaining her, but they still couldn't legally seize the property unless it was evidence in a crime. And good luck getting a judge to agree that a phone is somehow evidence in a arson case. They would be right back where they were with an illegal seizure. This would assume that they think the lady would film her activity or text about it. Which they could get the text information from the cell phone provider by providing a warrant to them for it. So the only physical evidence would be on the phone is video, picture, or text messages. She got released the next day because somebody more higher up got involved, learned about the interaction and the illegal seizure and got her released immediately. Hell, it may have even been the forensic investigator assigned to check the phone who would have inquired about the chain of custody on the phone and then realized it was improperly seized by the officers the previous day. And yes, the forensic investigator would enquire about the chain of custody because they would be the ones giving testimony in a court of law. But I'd also argue that the police department has now compromised their investigation. Even is this young lady poured gasoline on the floor, stuck the match, tossed it into the gas, and burned her own residence down, but because they mishandled this investigation so early a lawyer could argue that the police department was retaliating against their client who was suing them. And any and all evidence might get tossed. This is why you hear that charges have all been dropped when police are facing justifiable lawsuits in a case. Because the investigation is tainted by the police department with jurisdiction and unless some higher level department of public safety can create a case (feds) the person all but gets a free pass.

[@justmeandthethree]

@@superdave8248 I fault her for believing that she needed to go to the station. If cops offer you a ride it is rarely going to help you in any way.

[@superdave8248]

@@justmeandthethree Yes she was naive. But you know what? It won't happen again. Hell she will be the one lady on the street making an #$$ of herself to them because they are struggling in an arrest of somebody else who is likely guilty of the crime that he or she is being arrested for.

[@staticmonkey8436]

Wow, that female cop was on such a power trip. Holy crap. She came into the situation and immediately escalate it.

[@xsct878]

☕

[@gemasix245]

thats usually what happens when women are in a workforce with cocky men.

[@poindextertunes]

@@brandonbp122 another member of the He-Man Woman Haters Club 😂

[@Aaron-hv4hr]

Sad to see but not surprised

[@anitabonghit2758]

The girl was brainwashed by the media to believe when cops oppress citizens it is all white people oppressing all black people. She found put that its goveenment vs the people. The powerful elites love things like BLM because the outrage that should be directed against them gets redirected back to other sections of the lower class; regular white people.

[@miked172]

I'm incredibly glad that she commented "why are you smiling, is this funny to you" because it really demonstrates what otherwise wouldn't be caught on the body cam. The cop was 1000% on a power and ego trip. This young lady is going to win her lawsuit and I'm incredibly proud of how she voiced her opinion and disbelief throughout the process.

[@kingwoodguyatgmail]

That dyke was smiling b/c she was about to strip search this girl. Read the lawsuit. The officer’s name had to be requested by legal measures.

[@JenSch87]

an absolute Karen....wish the victim all the luck in the world you are an amazing person :)

[@dollface2907]

from what i remember from a reddit comment if you are ask to go to the station, you dont and wait for a lawyer because of shit like this aka stop you from leaving unless you give in to there demands of now you can be arrested for bs charges

[@Dan-yk6sy]

1,000,000 estimated male psychopaths in the US (not as prevalent in women and I don't know the number off hand) us dept of labor estimates 750,000 pigs with arrest powers. Psychopaths don't experience joy from many things in life, but hurting other people is one of the few things that can bring them joy. This is what you are seeing, that chick cop is most likely a psychopath and she's getting off on knowing she's screwing up this kids life.

[@frjcde9392]

@@dollface2907 Did you even make it to the fifth grade?

[@lareinelester685]

The fact the cop was laughing at her is disgusting and deplorable. Some of these cops are demons in disguise.

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

Except not really in disguise

[@chuckthompson5724]

@@A_Stereotypical_Heretic they are simply ignorant animals who can not be trained or educated.

[@wildbill1726]

Never agree to go for an interview with the cops. Ever.

[@Jackaroo.]

Correct. Police need to create and investigation. When you give them information, you become part of the investigation, and if other sources are not providing information, you will become the focus of the investigation.

[@Tijuanabill]

At no point, will I ever answer any questions. Not on the street. Not in their police department. Not in their court house. You NEVER have to answer questions.

[@shushnik]

This was a hard way to learn that

[@hannahdargan6079]

@@Tijuanabill this is not true. In some instances you have to talk to the police if they are investigating a crime and they have reason to believe that you have information about the crime. It’s called obstruction and they use it all the time. For example a murder investigation and you were a witness.

[@Jounior2567]

Yup. Also make sure to record EVERY encounter you have with the cops. No matter how lame the circumstances are. Remember they are not your friends. They are not here to help you in any way. It's your job to know your rights and protect yourself with video evidence. Give 1 word answers as much as possible and NEVER allow them to do searches on your property. If they pull out a weapon and command you to surrender, don't resist no matter how innocent you are. If they have the chance to discharge their weapons, they will do it. They thirst for blood. Your life isn't worth proving a point. You can prove your innocence in court and also file for lawsuits. But at that moment, just tone down your ego and sumbit. If possible, post your bad encounters online and make sure to expose their faces clearly, including their badge no. names, etc.

[@michaelkay7999]

Two lessons here: 1) never voluntarily go the the police department for an investigation/interview. 2) Always demand to see a warrant whenever an officer demands your property.

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

If you insist on going to the police department, bring a lawyer. The chances of police shenanigans go down.

[@tdeveritt]

Or only take your ID. Don’t even drive to them

[@christinecampbell7301]

You can demand it but they won't necessarily have one or give it to you if they do.

[@bodystomp5302]

100%. Never, ever, be interviewed by the cops without an attorney representing you.

[@gmanhero]

Always remember they are NOT your friends, they do not want to help you and are always looking for ways to make their "job" easier. nearly 80% of law enforcement only do it for a big paycheck and benefits of being in a crew of gun wielding thugs. the majority of the 20% that joined to help their communities slowly get brainwashed into thinking their a ruling class in a police state and the rest are so damn clueless the the problems they are blind to it. there are no "Good ones" just ones who act like the part and hide their true nature like psychotic serial killers.

[@sirbentleyschannel]

Note to self : Never trust, willingly talk to, assist, show compassion or look at a police officer because they can charge you with "whatever charges they can!"

[@tonibeno2286]

FACTS

[@alexanderwaterman5114]

Though I would never endorse harming anybody, I would not lift a finger to aid a police officer under any circumstances. Officer safety is going to become very real, very soon, while they create the hate.

[@JT-wq9gz]

Sick shit!!!!

[@ZNZNUKE]

@@alexanderwaterman5114😂 ikr

[@sonofburma]

Wise words. I will never, ever aid any police even if s/he is having a donut-induced stroke. 😂

[@grahamem438]

No penalty for the cops and the detective involved.. This is disgusting... Power hungry cops need to be held accountable...

[@drumrnva]

"Why are you treating me like I'm a criminal?" She handled herself with far more poise and articulation than I would have at 18. The police think they can just order people around. Shameful.

[@elibrod9981]

More like a ghe-tto brat, that never have had any parenting..

[@BraveNewWorld-1984]

​@Mychannel the female cop is black and the victim was black, I doubt it was a racist tone.

[@jbeezostl]

well they do this because we let them. How it sits now all you can do is hope you survive a police interaction long enough to take it to court. Then you have to hope someone with some sense is judging your case. They can do what ever they want to you, even if its illegal, while you are in their custody.

[@uknowngamer1017]

@BraveNewWorld-1984 tbh I've seen black-on-black racism from law enforcement. Extremely odd and immoral, but it happens. Though I don't think that was a profounding motive in this case

[@jjj1981jj]

Came here to say this. That girl is wise beyond her years.

[@ODST626]

"Either talk to us or go to jail" The definition of duress.

[@daltonanthonymoore3554]

That's why people don't like to help the police with nothing !!

[@je.9793]

This screams Nazi Germany

[@matszz]

coercion

[@archbish99]

More accurately, "You're going to jail. Would you like to talk first?"

[@AI-xe5jr]

"Take her to jail! Whatever charges you have on her" These people just look for anything to put you in cuffs and ruin your life over!

[@carlosdesire5855]

Very sad and it's on camera they don't care. Since she's a minority you would not believe how many people's agreed with what the cops just did

[@cathygibbs8856]

I can atest to that, a family member was so stressed it caused major health problems and she passed away way too early in life, being threatened, intimidated, accused and charged for no crime, never so much as a parking ticket in her young 59 years of life, I miss her every day😢

[@cathygibbs8856]

​@Carlos desire yes, and just imagine how long and how bad things went on without being recorded

[@yakzivz1104]

To add insult to injury: there are way too many black men alleging that black women do not get victimized by police.

[@MSH786]

@@yakzivz1104 and to add even more insult to injury: there are too many black & brown cops who are falsely accusing & arresting and mistreating & even beating up black & brown people who haven’t even committed a single crime!

[@BigMobe]

Rule number 1 where I grew up: Never talk to cops. Don't call them, don't trust them, they are just looking for a reason to ruin your life.

[@pennyproud1621]

The fact that they asked to pick her up and bring her to the office was enough notice to believe they were targeting her as a criminal and not a victim. If they thought she was a victim they would have pulled up to her home to see what she knew.

[@Durzo1259]

Basically this all boils down to "Give me your property. You have to because I'm a cop and I said I'm taking it." Then arresting her for not *Obeying* despite total lack of justification. This attitude is absolutely disgusting.

[@daneorigene6913]

Plus assaulted. Never put her under arrest, they simply gang up on her and put their arms on her to forcefully take her phone away. Then arrest for resisting arrest… when they never put her under arrest

[@brianvickery4071]

I see both sides, a lot of this generation are addicted to their phones. I am serious when I say they are caught with it during a secured test. The phone is NOT taken from them, but instead put in a baggie in the same room with them. it is read multiple times they can't have it on their person. This could have been solved if the cop explained it better the first time instead of going on the power trip.

[@tiptop1263]

It’s more like “okay you don’t want to provide a statement? We’ll take your phone than, and if you don’t give us that, we’ll take you to jail”

[@stefanwarmuth329]

@@tiptop1263 clear first amendment retaliation. then we get their crimes of a group assault, kidnapping, true threats, unlawful detainment and false imprisonment. those criminals should get at least a decade each. I dont like fascists. they should never be allowed to touch a badge or gun again in their life.

[@YokomichiSilver]

@@brianvickery4071 and that's why it's the fault of the cop and not the generation you seem to be focusing on. Yes they are on their phones quite often but what does any of that have to do with the behavior of the cop for their power tripping ego? It's irrelevant and doesn't serve any purpose.

[@travonwright1863]

Soon as she said “I need my attorney” he said “take her to jail” “whatever charges you have” dude was mad salty cause them lawyers DO NOT PLAY and he DEFINITELY was gonna incriminate her in some shape or form making it look like she started the fire

[@kingofgrim4761]

Yep. Crazy how fast it happened and without remorse.

[@gabrote42]

Frightening indeed

[@rarefruit2320]

They’ll do anything to sell a charge

[@architeuthis3476]

It was clear retaliation

[@poindextertunes]

i wish the almost guaranteed lawsuit money would come out of their pockets rather than the tax payers smh

[@lifts586]

Why do officers believe someone is going to "relax" as they are being assaulted? I will never understand this. It is your natural instinct to resist to some extent. If an officer puts you into some kind of hold that causes pain you are naturally going to try to make that pain stop? Telling someone to relax while physically hurting them and escalating a situation rarely works. It's sickening.

[@MinqApoc]

That's literally the point. Cause you pain -> tell you to relax -> you're not relaxing but fighting back -> resisting arrest -> omg he's dangerous, off to jail!

[@arachnipope]

For all their macho bullshit, cops are some of the most scared, fearful little shits on Earth.

[@BossesOfTok]

cops just say it to save face and try to prevent a lawsuit, they dont really mean it...

[@angelathompson1733]

I agree too , even when they have an attack dog bitting you , pepper spraying you or cutting off your breathing with a choke hold or 3 or 4 officers 13:33 laying on you they will still say stop resisting .

[@Sage-Thyme]

Obviously I can't imagine a more relaxing scenario than being attacked by a gang of thugs, while one of them keeps bellowing "RELAX!" into your face, while you know jolly well that any move you make will undoubtedly land you in more trouble.

[@laksjdfhghfhdkskdjfh]

Wow. They ruined her life and then insulted her and then charged her with bs charges. What total pieces of crap. And they wonder why we hate them

[@VictorKDurand]

They did not insult her and no charges were filed. They however seized her phone, wrestled her to the ground, handcuffed her, let her spend the night in jail, and made her experience an array of negative emotions such as anger, humiliation and betrayal. Please listen carefully to the video though.

[@colleensh]

@@VictorKDurand As of January 2024, she was indicted for 2 counts of battery against the officers which, in my opinion, appears retaliatory for the suit that she filed. Unfortunately, she did not appear in court, and an arrest warrant has been issued. This does make her case worse; however, it is understandable to me after she was treated in this manner.

[@VictorKDurand]

@@colleensh Battery ?? woow.. Yeah, I can understand why she would never want to approach any police station again in her life, for whatever reason. So sad. In any case, I stand corrected in that case, as per my above comment.

[@D4veJap4n]

That young lady trusted you. You just blew her trust in the police for life. Not to mention all those who hear about it. Absolutely disgusting. If this was my child who was tricked, cornered, threatened, stolen from and attacked I would not stop until this whole department was under investigation

[@mycelia_ow]

Internal Affairs: "We have investigated and found no evidence of misconduct." Patriots: "We need to make the system more fair to the public" Ignorants: "So you want to defund the police?" This will never change in this country until we can inform the ignorants, even then they'd just side with the police here and say she's in the wrong.

[@TheLtVoss]

And than "We have investigated our self and fund nothing wrong "

[@hbk314]

Her mom is a Chicago PD officer. I'd imagine that contributed to a general trust of police.

[@kdr129]

I wouldn't stop until I went full T-800 on the entire department. You're not going far enough to ACTUALLY solve the problem.

[@kdr129]

​@Fabian Mueller which proves my point about going full out T-800 on these tyrant fcks.

[@Albert24346]

OMG when she said that she wanted an attorney and the detective says: take her to jail whatever charges you guys have. And the female officer immediatelly making up charges, that's actually very scary.

[@chevchelios3700]

The scariest gang in the country.

[@mathewdon1490]

Still better than if she continued talking with them.

[@Blackion_]

That's a normal and trained tactic. That's why Supreme Court justices have quotes telling no one to speak to the police during an investigation.

[@khxliakhxlia3605]

They do it all the time, its crazy

[@mastuhchimp]

Would happen way less if tyrant cops would start finding themselves in prison.

[@everettscott4745]

This young lady is SUPER intelligent. Even under all that pressure and physical duress, she had the wherewithal to ask the WHYS, WHENS, and asked for a lawyer. Very very clever girl.

[@kalvinflowers6178]

And she advised them 3 lawsuits would be , which she did. Awesome! I hope she’s awarded $1,000,000.00. I do hate she sees a difference in people due to skin color. Other than that, incredible.

[@micro-uhgresh-uhnn]

@@kalvinflowers6178 What? That’s what you hate, really? She’s not blind so of course she sees race. She’s clearly well informed and educated on systemic racism in America. Police have historically been the legal arm of racism against black people. They have acted as agents of a racist government. Your comment is so tone deaf that it borders on being ridiculous. She’s right to say she expects injustice from nonblack people because that has been the status quo. The sad education she received in this moment is the blue fraternal order indoctrinates their minions with badges to do their bidding regardless of race. She had no advocates of justice on her side in that moment.

[@bbennyj]

That’s the exact thing I was just thinking. She should be a lawyer. She was very articulate and knew what they were doing was wrong and spelled it out in detail.

[@bbennyj]

@@kalvinflowers6178Very, very true, I wouldn’t even bring up race but other than that, everything she said was very calculated.

[@glintinggold]

@@kalvinflowers6178 Race: most likely WAS involved, that's just numbers! You cannot deny thet thatt factors into pig math, you just can't. Pigs can't count, but they know how to discriminate (not 'discern', no no no).

[@TeeBabyXOXO]

This is so sad! She trusted them and they ambushed her! Then told her, if you don’t talk to me then you’re under arrest! This is insane! She’s the victim but treated like a suspect. I hope she wins her lawsuit and is able to recover from this. I would be traumatized 😩

[@Benefits]

This is sickening. That girl's home just burned and the police feel like this is the perfect time to not only violate her rights but assault her and then throw her in jail for no reason. I hope all of those officers get fired over this and can never work in law enforcement again.

[@Percussionists]

unfortunately qualified immunity will most likely make this all go away for the officers 😓😰

[@scthomas1982]

Oh, that's not how it works at all.

[@petermastenbroek7719]

I am with you for 100% with that hope, but we know that the uniformed gangmembers even get away with murder shooting handcuffed people in the back "for officers safety" so this will be swept under the rug in no time at all.

[@skillethead15]

That won’t happen. At most, they will get a bit of “retraining” then continue on. If/when this girl wins her settlement it will be the tax payers who get punished and have to foot the bill and not the police department.

[@coolraul07]

It's fun to dream.

[@Chris-ev5ok]

"I came here because I trusted you!" "You a black woman!" This broke my heart. I was scared FOR her.

[@SnakeOmni]

All skinfolk ain't kinfolk. Especially cops.

[@Chris-ev5ok]

@@SnakeOmni Yeah you right. Just sucks how they did sis, and it started with another sis. I felt that pain.

[@SnakeOmni]

@@Chris-ev5ok Same fr.

[@theskyizblue2day431]

Blacks are FINALLY waking up that cops abuse ALL people! Wow what a world, who would have thought

[@existenceisrelative]

And i hope those words stay with that woman when she's falling asleep and her justifications can't help her.

[@kingofgrim4761]

This was crazy. Stealing, assaulting, and then arresting the victim. Gotta love “peace” officers

[@architeuthis3476]

Anyone who goes through "warrior training" is not a "peace officer"

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@architeuthis3476 in the name of the law they are unfortunately. But I agree

[@EnigmaNL]

It's kind of funny they're called peace officers to begin with. As if they're UN Peacekeepers in a war zone :P. The police doesn't keep the peace, they enforce the law (or at least that's what they should be doing) by legally employing violence if need be.

[@icin4d]

They stopped being "peace officers" when they became "law enforcement officers." They are not your friends.

[@VincentValentine33]

@@architeuthis3476 I have heard of that kind of training. It makes cops Psychopaths.

[@1989NickyD]

'Normal Police' Never has a sign been more inappropriate.

[@mattmcd3523]

Dang for an eighteen year old under a bunch of stress, shes articulating the case against her very well while being dragged around in handcuffs

[@zacharyspencer8321]

She also managed to get an attorney and have that attorney file a lawsuit so fast that the city's attorney's heads spun around like a merry-go-round.

[@nopenope9118]

@@zacharyspencer8321 I hope she uses whatever payout she gets to go to law school. We need intelligent motivated people like her to defend our rights. She clearly knows what can happen when cops get out of control.

[@kristinahines5002]

Yea I believe she said her mother is a detective

[@scottricci5063]

Atleast now she understands how the world really is. Welcome to your new reality. God help you.

[@bbennyj]

@@zacharyspencer8321Hahaha, nice, they thought they were on a roller coaster when that lawsuit hit them. They thought she was making empty threats by threatening to file a lawsuit against them.

[@mike73ng]

Never give an interview. Never go “downtown” unless you are under arrest. Never talk to police without an attorney present.

[@johnsanuy]

If I were an attorney this is the amount of free advice I would hand out to anyone. Everything else I'd charge for. And that free advice is invaluable.

[@warfirpiece]

Bingo shitingo!👍🏻

[@Madkalibyr]

100%

[@canadadry9693]

Young people need to memorise the number of a criminal lawyer for times like this! Parents need to let children know their rights as certain cops use intimidation to wrongfully arrest children and young people!

[@PsychedOut..]

That female officer was infuriating to listen to. Nothing worse than trying to reason with a small person on a power trip. What an absolute bell she is.

[@juliancarvajalvaldes5094]

when citing reasons for the arrest she fcking said ''battery'' LMAO

[@mikeylondon1987]

My thoughts exactly. What an arrogant, pompous asshole she was. And for absolutely no reason. I'm willing to bet she's single.

[@mathewhaight]

This is horrifying. She was not being detained or arrested. The police even said she was not being arrested. She was brought there at 3:00 a.m. under false pretence surrounded by cops that wanted to take away her only form of communication with the outside world.

[@marcusdarden1535]

Wow. What a traumatic experience. There's a fire at her house. She voluntarily agrees to be a witness. She is then assaulted and her property is illegally seized. These bullies need to lose their jobs.

[@Johnny2Bags47]

100%

[@bewawolf19]

Didn't it turn out she was the one who actually started the fire?

[@marcusdarden1535]

@@bewawolf19 if that's true, then I stand corrected.

[@bewawolf19]

@@marcusdarden1535 Your still 90% right, the cops should regardless get fired as they still performed the obvious misconduct, and it very much seems like they couldn't have taken the phone. Just she isn't an innocent as some people are trying to make her out to be.

[@acook213]

“Why are you smiling?” Because that cop is cold blooded sociopath. That line gave me the chills.

[@dawgyo]

She's enjoying it. She needs to fired and charged.

[@apriljk6557]

exactly 💯

[@modest_mind2526]

That really pissed me off. To Twitter!

[@beatboxerzpro]

She is smiling because they baited her and got what they wanted. They didn't like that she got tired of waiting and was leaving and drummed up a idea of taking her phone as "Evidence." No young person is going to willfully give up their phone and they know this. All young people have locks on their phones, and phones are useless and the police know that there is no end around to getting a phone unlocked. You MUST HAVE A WARRENT to unlock it. So they knew it was unless to take here phone. They just did it to cause her arrest

[@thehoodstreamer2839]

ill let you in on the secret... the us has been bankrupt for 23 years so the officers have no charter or flag to stand on so they can do what ever they want to people still signed to birth certificates ONLY. Learn what happens during martial law and learn how long we have been in martial law

[@dragonflysurgeon]

Everything she said was 100% correct. No warrant , no reason to seize phone. Hope she wins big money. She deserves it.

[@hoz49]

CALL CRUMP!

[@Merark1]

She did. She did totally lie to her, she totally escalated the situation, she's even making fun of her... Why isn't she in jail for life along with all the other 4? 🤦

[@jacobray7494]

This woman broke my heart hearing her say I trusted you. Let this be a lesson, never and I mean never trust the cops.

[@Siegdrifa]

Sad... it seems that they are hounds looking to bite the bad guys, but if you are innocent and unlucky to meet their way, they will try to bite you just as hard for good mesure.

[@donnieray746]

Police officers generally should be trusted, just like any job you have people good at it, and some that are bad. But you can't throw them all into one basket

[@HoodWeegee]

@@donnieray746 “One rotten apple spoils the bunch.” As long as dirty cops aren’t put out on their ass where they can’t work in any other jurisdiction with consistency, I will refuse to trust any cop on the force. As long as training for police is only 6 months (which is laughably small for someone with a taser and gun in pressure situations), I’m not putting my life and well-being on the coin flip of an officer’s mood that day.

[@Nighhhts]

@@donnieray746 Nah, we stereotype over here. Fuck every cop…

[@tommymeade9178]

​@@donnieray746and this case you can throw on all under the bus because every one of them run over and jumped in to violate her

[@greyson3421]

Watching this boils my blood, this is plainly illegal and abuse of power. The fact that they are so calm, while doing this, is very concerning.

[@monkey_ish4117]

That's why I don't deal with police. Nice or not.

[@steviechaseacheck]

It’s not their first time, clearly.

[@MartyMontiMusic]

It's absolutely disgusting police reform is certainly needed not be funding the police but educating the police on the Constitution they swore to uphold. Very serious education is needed Nationwide immediately for officers in the academy and officers currently working as far as the Constitution and how the 1st 4th 5th 6th 7th and 14th amendments apply to interacting with citizens

[@SketchySandy34]

Imagine the chaos this cop causes daily. Glad to see donut oinkers exposed

[@HashbeanSC2]

... the only thing illegal in this video is her refusing to do what the police tell her to do.

[@spiritualwarfareisreal2119]

The lady cop needs to be fired and the ones standing by also. It’s sad that some cops have such an EGO that it causes them to break the law.

[@freshswagga100]

Every cop that was present and enabled this entire altercation should be arrested

[@sumrose7972]

​@@freshswagga100but they just get immunity, every. God. Dang. Time. On our dime it's sick and I'm sorry but there is no such thing as a "good cop"

[@bjvu9460]

Fired?🧐🧐🧐🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Do you think the pd end up with so much of these egotistical trash because its a coincidence ? I wouldnt be surprised if the power hungry cop got a raise ... By the way, cops cant seize your phone unless its an arrest or warrant and this was neither

[@ajax438]

25 years as a law enforcement supervisor, and I have never heard of such a thing without a warrant. Who are these ignorant and uninformed costumed clowns?

[@bellagaia2796]

Costumed criminals!

[@robertmohler9131]

Ajax, did you ever stop a bad cop from doing something illegal?

[@cullen3624]

The fact that these two officers were not fired is astonishing. They were clearly comfortable in what they did which would lead any normal person to believe it was not the first time they did this kind of thing.

[@superdave8248]

I don't disagree with your assessment but that is the thing about qualified immunity. Officers get a free pass even when they do wrong. DAs refuse to follow through on the charges once an investigation gets compromised so nobody can bring a case before the Supreme Court to get qualified immunity revisited. Because ultimately that is what would happen. And there have been way too many of these cases for the Supreme Court not to be restrictions on QI. The solution is to file lawsuits which the police department pay off before going to court. Or more correctly the insurance company with the police department pay off before it goes to court. So yes, this will continue to happen. Until somebody gets crazy enough to actually file a case against somebody who was a victim of police abuse of power.

[@rithrean]

They do this type of shit all the time because they rather jump loop holes by breaking our constitutional rights in order to close their case and write up their reports regardless of false accusations. They have that upper hand in breaking the law as they so please, just to cut their long hour shift short by not giving a shit. Besides most of these individuals should be psyche evaluated because most of them have narcissistic, psychopathic, ego driven characteristics. These are easily identifiable traits with many people who get into any type of work field with no care in the world trying to cut corners and abuse their power of position.

[@titanomachy2217]

There are decent cops, and even heroic ones, but the bad ones are among society's most wretched, terrible human beings.

[@shonsshenanigans]

​@superdave8248 I'm currently looking for an Attorney to handle my case. I'm going all the way with it too

[@bjvu9460]

fired? I thought they gave them a promotion for doing what police do, especially to blacks.. dont know why this young girl trusted a cop but you live and learn.

[@therealmuffinman3906]

They treated her as if she was guilty until proven innocent this is horrible I hope she gets justice

[@kayl7055]

1 of the many lessons I’ve taught my sons “You are guilty until you prove yourself innocent”.

[@nathleenholt5987]

Believe the lie

[@mimir1885]

​@@nathleenholt5987?

[@rithrean]

@@kayl7055 You mean innocent until proven guilty.

[@marchaelbeard5977]

​@@rithreanno they said it right. Their point of view. You are guilty until enough evidence you can produce proves different. They will even make up charges.

[@oumono]

I love how the cop response to I will talk with a lawyer present is "Send her to jail" and "charge her with anything you can".

[@JD-lb8np]

Yea that guy should be sent to jail for misusing power. Like oh she's not cooperating just tag on Amy charge they can think of that would somewhat apply.

[@gmanhero]

There are people who *truly* believe the police are nothing like Nazis, at all. They're as diloustional as a men licking a wooden spoon and convinced himself it's a lollipop.

[@BeeWhistler]

The whole pack of them need to be investigated. Such big strong “peace” officers, bullying a little college girl because they think she set her own apartment on fire. Even if she had, their actions would be corrupt.

[@blueswood854]

@@BeeWhistler I wish I could fire them from the human race! Cops like this outnumber good ones 2-1.

[@Recken1]

@@blueswood854 2-1? There were at least 6 of them there and not one stood up and said "wait a minute what are we doing, why?"

[@reeseb.4110]

She’s never going to trust police ever again

[@svetaAFG]

It's laughable to me that detective still expected her to go for an interview AFTER she was illegally detained and threatened with charges. What the hell.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

It was coercion. 9:55 "Are you going to provide a statement?" "I want an attorney." "Arrest her, whatever charges you guys have."

[@taurade2989]

Sue the hell out of them. God protect her! Black cop forgot who she is! Shameful to the highest!

[@josepha3116]

they live in a bubble and consequently lose the ability to think rationally - all they know is blue line support - nothing else

[@AHazyNebula]

Ms. Brown gets an A+ for being only 18 years old, barely knowing about laws and the real world, and still being able to keep her cool for the most part. If that was me at that age, for sure I would've been charged for much more when defending myself against those officers.

[@thomasarmstrong9327]

Sadly, the Black community has a lot of reason to be very aware of their rights, and to teach each other about their rights. I can readily see why she might have had some education (even with the inaccuracies mentioned in the video) and practice at dealing with cops. Her family and friends already have social historical reasons for distrust, and the cops have confirmed that in this episode.

[@Johnny2Bags47]

🙋‍♂️same. Even at my age of 47. I'm not about starting trouble, I mean I'm 47 But I know what's up and I'm not getting punked by anyone even if I get my ass handed to me. I've been around too long

[@Johnny2Bags47]

I want to fight a cop in an octagon so bad🥊🥋. I guarantee I have a great chance of beating my opponent. I guarentee..

[@davidchristian8447]

She was never getting an A or an A+... especially since she kept on talking right after correctly stating that she wished to remain silent and requesting a lawyer. That being said, however, she did exercise an unexpected level of poise given how swiftly things progressed.

[@georgiapuppie]

I saw this on Indefensible and the person she was on the phone with was her mom. Her mom is a detective with Chicago PD.

[@MissSpaz]

This is infuriating and the reason why I keep my phone encrypted. It breaks my heart to see a young woman experiencing how the police will lie, antagonize, assault, then charge you with a felony with a laugh and a smile. I hate how they can charge you for what your body does naturally while adrenaline is pumping through you and you're trying to defend yourself. No way do I think she purposefully assaulted an officer while they wrestled her to the ground and stole her property from her. They need to change the law so that the officer actually shows injury.

[@The_Wendigo]

What sucks the most is we the tax payers will pay for this lawsuit. They need to start taking these lawsuits out of their pensions.

[@pastoryoda2789]

And their Unions

[@beeyou643]

🗣🗣🗣

[@freshswagga100]

Yal say this every vid. Do somethin about it then

[@The_Wendigo]

@@freshswagga100 yep still more than what you’re doing

[@TNS_OFFICIALCHANNEL]

@@The_Wendigo He's not the one crying about it lmfao, you are.

[@Liquid_Mike]

Taking someone's phone is not a small inconvenience, that is a HUGE invasion of privacy and God knows the police won't have any urgency trying to give it back to you

[@ghosthunter0950]

We need MUCH MUCH higher protections on phone seizures than anything else.

[@Chris_Diggity]

Yeah imagine your house going up in 🔥 now I’m gonna take your phone…fk outta here

[@Drikonn]

It's also a really complicated issue. To gain access to the phone actually requires two warrants. One to seize the device in order to gain possession of it, but to actually access the DATA on the phone requires a second warrant.

[@mdemory]

It takes years to get your phone back from evidence, especially if the case is ongoing

[@mdemory]

@@Drikonn lol they actually unlawfully access it first, if they find anything they can use they get a warrant - they do it all the time - the warrant will always be given by the judge, he doesn't even look at the paperwork

[@Stinking82]

This girl was so mature and articulate for an 18 year old! She asked the right questions, stood her ground. The police officer was petulant and petty. Her fragile ego was fractured and she didn't know how to handle it other than becoming a tyrant. Absolutely abhorrent and disgusting behaviour.

[@tinbarnranch]

They are all tyrants already.

[@Nutnboujee]

Yes. This was DISGUSTING to watch our police terrify our CHILDREN…UNLAWFULLY!!! And I Firmly believe that they ARE the biggest threat to our society! NOT FOR LONG!!! We auditors are ON THEM!!! Making HUGE CHANGES NOW!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@purple7970]

I learned as a child that you can always spot a demon when they're inflicting misery or pain on an innocent person with a cheesy mocking smile they do it every time.

[@slim0815]

That "so listen to me... so listen... so listen...don't interrupt me" aggravates the crap outta me. They have MAJOR struggles with the alleged power they believe they have.

[@Number2PIG]

“Relax.” - Agent of the state to a citizen whom they just unlawfully physically restrained

[@biohazardlnfS]

This is wow, she willingly went with them to try and assist to what extent she thought was viable, and ended up slammed to the ground, phone stolen, and charges being trumped up against her whilst at the same time being threatened for seizure of property or speak without a lawyer present all while being a minor.

[@pastoryoda2789]

Most cops dont even know simple rights like freedom of speech

[@aluisious]

@@Number2PIG The "relax" part is good advice. Struggling against the cops will just get you hurt and maybe charged. Once they've decided they're going to take something from you or arrest you, resisting is just going to make the experience a lot worse.

[@quistador7]

She just learned the hard way, it's not BLACK VS WHITE, it's US VS THEM. I'm gonna go out on a strong limb here.... The apartment owner is rich and has ties to city officials / police chief / mayor. They are all doing this under instructions from the apartment owner. The owner 100% believes it's the defendants fault and not something to do with their apartment. They already think she's guilty and is treating her as such. Guilty before proven innocent is the new normal now that the rich and powerful so obviously control our police departments

[@1SCme]

*18 years old at 3AM - she did exceptionally well.* 9:47 *She invoked her right to have an attorney present during questioning,* officers continued to ask her questions - I don't expect LEOs to know the nuances of every law, but if they don't know the Miranda Rights (a rudimentary basic of performing law enforcement duties), they are unqualified to perform their duties.

[@komlat253]

She 18 in the middle of the night .yea she's right to be scared of losing her phone . They wild

[@1SCme]

@@komlat253 I think she sniffed out the LEOs were undertaking a ruse believing they would have it easy with a kid, then she suspected they were going to arrest her triggering her alarm response - if she was a little more clear headed, she would have stated she will not give a statement if they insist on taking her phone, ask to be taken home removing any stated reason for the police to take her phone, if LEOs insisted on her phone state she will call for a ride, forcing LEOs to reveal their reason for taking her phone. On the bright side, if she is going to college, the city will be paying a portion of it now.

[@aquaventus]

Based on the known info, i imagine her house was on fire, and fire was put out, the female cop told her she could go to the station for an interview and they would send her back afterwards, so she hop on and went alone, with the cop that she trusted. She willingly became a hostage. Thankfully her brain somewhat worked a bit after they put her in handcuffs, and she did eventually got that one call out, released the next day.

[@theGreenChangeling]

I would say that the one thing she should have done immediately after being informed that the phone was being seized was to ask for a warrant. If they admit to not having one, they also admit that they have no right to seize the phone. If they still insist on seizing the phone, comply but inform them that you're going to go through the legal system.

[@1SCme]

@@theGreenChangeling Unfortunately they can legally seize the phone, whether exigent circumstances exist allowing them to retain possession and search its contents is up to a court to decide. Here the officers didn't provide a legitimate legal reason for seizure of the phone or even notify her she was being detained until she was arrested. It is really hard to say what the officers were thinking - could have intended to arrest her, could have manufactured a basis for the arrest for intimidation or believing the arrest would help get a warrant, could have just wanted to seize the phone, etc.

[@LuxeNailsWithTara]

Ms.Brown gets an A+. There was nothing more correct she could have done.

[@freshswagga100]

I've got some 1) she fked by going to the cops. Never willingly go to cops, let them come to you. 2) State for the record in video that they are illegally seizing her phone, and let them take it. Would have save everything that came after and she would still have a case

[@lilibyrd9319]

@@freshswagga100 She was afraid of being a woman alone on the streets at 3 am with no phone.

[@crash5642]

the only mistake I can see is when she “admitted” to resisting and kicking them even tho she wasn’t really resisting or kicking them they couldve used that against her

[@Juuk-D]

1 thing she should have asked is for the warrant on her phone and if they don't have one they can kick rocks

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

@@Juuk-D Take off the last part and your response is good 👍. Don’t wanna set the cops off even further.

[@jermainemapp]

I love the way the young lady talk she knows a lot of things that police don’t even know. I hope she become a lawyer she have the mindset for it.

[@james-jayparkerbene.exec-ii7ds]

Let's get a petition on the ballot: removing the public servants' immunity from prosecutions when they trespass and violate the people's rights.

[@mycelia_ow]

Here's an idea: there's plenty of people running for office, especially the highest office, Comm in chief, that hold such values. There are also people with the opposite values, they want to prevent police/departments from even being sued, let alone doing anything to stop stuff like this video from happening. Know who to vote for, and vote.

[@mycelia_ow]

I can respect people that set aside partisanism to ensure we can change this abuse of power and gross violations of our rights.

[@heyspookyboogie644]

And at the same time, courts see no excuse for ignorance or misinterpretation of the law…. For civilians. Cops are explicitly allowed to be ignorant or wrong about the law. That seems extremely backwards to me.

[@petnaby]

Quality Immunity was intended for a very specific situation. Inept judges went on to make it way too broad which is why SCOTUS will ultimately destroy it

[@tonyhinderman]

@@petnaby Not this current SCOTUS thats for sure

[@brodrickflowers117]

I love how they are backing her into a corner. It's 3 AM, they had her waiting nearly an hour before finally getting back with her, she's still in a not 100% good place mentally because of the fire (on the phone with her mom to reassure her that's she's alright), and they're surrounding her in a police station giving her ultimatums which seem very unfair given the circumstances and how vague the officer is being. Add all that together and you have the perfect firestorm for a lawsuit brewing. I hope she gets justice

[@grantpowell4135]

I would feel very sketchy being in her shoes

[@petermastenbroek7719]

JUSTICE FOR MISS BROWN !

[@poindextertunes]

she’s getting a payout for sure. doesn’t take a litigator to see that. well for some of us at least

[@Wallychans]

These situations can scar people mentally in really bad ways. I was falsely arrested and beaten twice when I was young by officers. Also has a boss accuse me of stealing and had loss prevention bully me in the back office. It gave me honest phobia of people with authority. It took me YEARS to get myself comfortable enough to have a decent/good relationship with my managers, bosses, and not have an anxiety attack when talking to officers. I felt the need to secretly record practically every interaction with all my superiors for years... This officer in this video is despicable. How was she ever handed a badge, and better yet, how are her peers just watching this take place? Honestly insane...

[@Luke-A]

Love the fact that it's the "Normal" police department. It does represent the state of policing US wide

[@pjbiggleswerth8903]

Is that where NORML came from?

[@uncomfortabletruth5915]

Power is *normally* abused…

[@akumakorgar]

Our Mayor has a standing challenge for $50 if you can tell him a joke about the town's name that he's never heard before lol

[@lizcollinson2692]

Memeing themselves

[@fritzmiller9792]

Great point. This could be a backdrop video for major nationwide legislation to utterly end QI. "Normal" policing like this is exactly what the 'case law' known as Qualified Immunity has cursed America with for decades.

[@kathleenkrug-byle1199]

It’s late, there’s been a fire at your home, you’re tired and you get to spend the night in jail.

[@ZappayaZappayo]

It’s completely clear that the detective was trying to scare Miss Brown into taking. He is the biggest problem here for me. When she balked, he wanted to PUNISH her. Total piece of garbage. The whole dept really

[@petermastenbroek7719]

THE FISH ROTS FROM THE HEAD DOWN.

[@Wallychans]

Before finishing the video, that’s exactly what I said. When an entire precinct acts like this, it’s because the few folks in charge are luring then into believing it is okay. It’s not conceivable that an entire department or even just the few officers in scene ALL happen to go against proper policy... They were taught and told to act like that.

[@Ambrizzle33]

Right did you see how he looked when she said “just take me to jail.”

[@PepeToTheMooon]

This seems to be “normal”behavior for this police department. Typical cops. This is disgusting

[@itsmephil2255]

You got to admire how they can make up charges to have an arrest seem legal It takes a special kind of moron to wear a badge and gun in America it seems

[@andyanderson1771]

Are you saying all cops are like this?

[@MsLady-gb3gy]

❤🎉❤🎉

[@itsmephil2255]

@@andyanderson1771 is this your 1st ATA video you have seen??? It seems like there are corrupt cops all over the U.S.A.

[@AshDub86]

@@andyanderson1771 yes

[@jasholden9741]

Considering that the girl is not a lawyer and is 18 years old, *I give her an A.*

[@petermastenbroek7719]

At least an "A+"

[@prismpyre7653]

yeah her courage and composure in the face of these fascist pigdemons was incredible

[@Movs.]

She got a B because she resisted he says. SHE SHOULD BE RESISTING. His advice was to not resist seizures or arrests even if what you know they're doing is unlawful...And I say F THAT. If something is unlawful you SHOULD RESIST, and the law needs to back you up after you do. Unless people resist unlawful practices it's the only way things change for the better, not by passively accepting your rights being taken from you and allowing these sick freaks to exercise their power trip. He then says "because an officer might know more than you about why it's happening"....Ok, so if they know something like that then they need to COMMUNICATE that you, not go on a powertrip and tell you "this is just how its going to be lolz". And she knows full well there's nothing more they know than her about them wanting her phone, they didn't even bother interviewing her, and they sure AF did not get a court warrant signed from a judge in less than 40 minutes. She had every right to resist everything and even assault them in my opinion. At this point this is no different than if 5 random people came up and tried to take her phone away and she kicked one of them. These cops had no more right to do that than a random person on the street.

[@veramae4098]

In the 3rd "go around" with a police officer, stop talking. Declare 5th amendment rights and demand an attorney.

[@davidnoah9560]

No warrant, no PHONE !!

[@analogkid90125]

They should be charged with felony theft, kidnapping, uttering threats, assault.

[@twiggs24]

They investigated themselves and found no wrong was done

[@skillethead15]

This is what happens when you trust the police. She came down to their station to give them an interview and they steal her phone and throw her in jail. Citizens are going to have to learn that police are absolutely untrustworthy and you should never assist their investigations.

[@darwinfinche9959]

None of that is even close to ever happening

[@poindextertunes]

@@darwinfinche9959 how those boots taste?

[@analogkid90125]

@@darwinfinche9959 of you don't file à complaint with the FBI, site is never going to happen. If they investigate and don't file charges, you bring it all to the MSM and show the blatant corruption.

[@mikegia5934]

Im disgusted right now. Been a police officer for 20 years and i am disgusted!!!! I hope she gets paid!!!!

[@_SteelRain]

your a criminal too. just like them

[@Swnsasy]

Please stay safe. It's cops like this that cause me to worry about cops like you...

[@Johnny2Bags47]

Same. Only for 4 years in California and I couldn't do it anymore. I drive a truck now Because never did I think I was going to be asked to lie or look the other way and essentially join them ( biggest gang in the world and is licensed to do so in a nut shell) I couldn't. I was raised with morals and now I find myself....I hate to even say it But I can say I do not like LE . I will do anything to not have to call 911 . I'm upset because when I was a little kid this is what I wanted. When playing "cops and robbers" I would sit out if I wasn't allowed to be the cop. I even got made fun of sometimes because i didn't like being the bad guy ...the robber

[@slavenpetanic]

God bless you and greetings from Zagreb Croatia

[@muddobber6863]

She'll get paid by the wrong people. Thanks qualified immunity.

[@veronicaknott9777]

Imagine the trauma they put her through for no reason other than their perceived authority. I hope Ms. Brown is successful in her lawsuit.

[@spykewyn8395]

Yeah, they said it themselves: "Why are you seizing my phone?" "Because we can!"

[@joshb8976]

Oh she will be. This was a blatant civil rights violation.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

It was literally that: Their perceived "authoritay", and a complete lack of training in the law. We the people, should not be paying out settlements (or increased insurance premiums) due to the incompetence, criminal negligence, violations of law, lack of proper training/ procedure/ protocol under the law, etc.

[@BrendaTurner-t8v]

She should all those tyrants that was standing by looking at what was happening to her. Black person needs to be fired. Her could have assisted her better. You might need help one day

[@chrisbailey9377]

Yeah... Trauma. They're dicks. But your definition of trauma and mine are totally different.

[@nooooooo.o-c8l]

“why is my phone getting seized?” “your phone is going to be seized”

[@dfny914]

Absolute TYRANNY. They were 100% attempting to intimidate her into doing an interview, even after she asked for an attorney they threatened her with going to jail while inferring through asking her if she’d do the interview now that maybe she won’t have to go to the jail. That is clear as day , seizing her phone without a warrant after setting her up to come to the police department just so they can get their hands on her phone as well. Not only do they need a warrant for the device itself but an additional warrant for the data inside of the phone. Disgusting

[@MrRoachkilla]

That POS detective had every intention of criminalizing this young lady with whatever questions this interview would have consisted of.

[@BA-wt1gl]

Exactly, as soon as she asked for an attorney present, that detective said, "take her to jail". That's incriminating of the detective. He was trying to do devious shit, and as soon as he knew he couldn't incriminate someone he threw her in jail. Disgusting. That detective should be thrown in jail for holding someone in jail with no reason. HOW can we say "innocent until proven guilty", but these fuckheads throw you in jail until you can pay a lawyer to prove you're innocent??? We need reforms big time.

[@superdave8248]

It is a rope walk. If it is an interview they can question but not seize property but the person and property are free to leave anytime. If it is detainment, they can ask questions but can't treat silence as an admission of guilt and the person can't freely leave. And if it is an arrest, they still have to have a warrant to seize the property and have to stop any questioning once a right to an attorney has been evoked. If you know your rights, there is very little the police can do. And once they detain you, they have to have probable cause to arrest you. Although they got a lot of leeway in this area initially, if nothing comes of the investigation then they could be looking at another lawsuit.

[@crscts]

This female cop is just disgusting. What academy did she go to? Even most citizens know that cops can't seize a phone with no warrant. I see a big lawsuit coming. Hmm, charges immediately dropped and phone promptly returned, all due to the fact it was all obviously illegal and her mother was a detective.

[@leroyjones6284]

😮her mom is a detective, great. 🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@Madkalibyr]

She just didn’t even care at all that she didn’t have legal right. I wonder what she did to pass her psyche eval.

[@katadam2186]

The young woman asked” Why are you smiling “! The woman officer is a narcissist they love smirking at people when they think they have the upper hand, just like a kid that gets the last bowl of their favorite cereal over their siblings….. they stay in that mentality forever and get a rise out of others disappointment and once they become adults they cause chaos and damage with anyone they come in contact with; the situations and stakes become much more life damaging towards others the older they get… plenty of practice

[@JuanMendoza-qd5lm]

"Ahhh ahhh, your Black too how could you do this!!!" Ummm what race do you think sold you to the Europeans sweety!?..... YOUR OWN😂

[@meeko4321]

Thank you!! It's disgusting that the officer was smiling and enjoying putting that girl through hell.

[@ladyofrillwater]

"Why are people so defensive around cops?" "Why are people so hostile?" Because they use openness and compliance to push and push and push, until they're actively violating your rights.

[@Dowlphin]

It is quite similar to the regular violator mindset.

[@gmanhero]

yeah, people need to realize they're NOT your friends, they do not want to help you and are always looking for ways to make their "job" easier. Nearly 80% of law enforcement only do it for a big paycheck, health care and the feeling of power out of being in a crew of gun wielding thugs. The majority of the 20% that joined to help their communities slowly get brainwashed into thinking they're a ruling class in a police state and the rest are so damn clueless to the problems they're blind to it. There are no "Good ones" just ones who act like the part and hide their true nature like psychotic serial killers. The people who *truly* believe the police are nothing like Nazis, at all are as diloustional as a men licking a wooden spoon and convinced himself it's a lollipop.

[@TheMactone]

When she said “let’s go take me to the cage or whatever I need to make a call” I stood up and applauded 👏🏾

[@carlannanan]

I never really comment on these but the words "I came here willingly" & "I trusted you". Just broke my heart. These officers are something else. They have only succeeded in breaking the trust between themselves and the community they serve. p.s. I think this girl deserves an A- at least. She acted like any other normal 18 year old would.

[@stephaniec2944]

I think she acted better than most normal 18 yr olds. I can't see myself at 18 being so calm and not completely losing it! The A$$-hat that got "kicked"😑 would've been wishing that's all she got, and I probably would've been beat mercilessly by these "protectors" of the people, 😂 lol. The absolute inhumanity and power hungry egos involved in this was so infuriating. She definitely should've received an A-, agreed. To think of the trauma she just went through in a fire as well makes it that much worse. These "cops" should be ashamed, terminated, and prosecuted.

[@Blue-uv1ok]

Is your heart good now??

[@Supafresh6]

The one thing I don’t like about this channel is the robotic take on these interactions. I appreciate the non bias and fully legal approach but in many cases like this one audit loses all sympathy and doesn’t take into consideration the stress and fear these people are in. This is a legal issue based on precedent, officers aren’t disciplined for their actions caused by stress or fear yet we are expected to act without emotion in these same situations.

[@Grannathinks]

​@@stephaniec2944 yes but she is a black woman! She was as likely to be shot as assaulted and that's no joke.

[@RjGold5.12]

Cops serve and protect cops!

[@Paul_Dexter]

There is no situation that the police can’t figure out how to make worse

[@jennylynx1869]

Their egos are scary

[@infosyphongaming4309]

@@jennylynx1869 Power corrupts, Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

[@G.O.D]

yea x-x

[@gregkasza1925]

@@jennylynx1869 their cowardice is scary.

[@stuartb4525]

The sign says NORMAL Police 😮😮😮😮😮

[@chrisc4208]

Hearing her say “I trusted you” is heartbreaking. I’ve definitely been here, it’s no small amount of trust to volunteer your freedom to people with power over you and she was betrayed. She was just in a house fire too. I hope she’s doing okay now. May Normal PD be taught a strict lesson by the judge in this case.

[@krane15]

If you think the system is going to change anything these offices did then you're still being naive. Learn from her mistakes. Never trust the police. They lie for a living.

[@1SCme]

*The LEOs did a crap job of investigating* - better approach would have been to collect her voluntary statement, say she has to turn off her phone during questioning, take possession of her phone at the end of the questioning, then release her, even if she had to be restrained to collect the phone. *Instead they concocted this overly elaborate ruse,* aggravated a cooperating suspect by her by making her wait, lost the chance to collect a voluntary statement from an unsuspecting suspect, and exposed the department to liability for false arrest.

[@jasonallen3678]

Yeah that's bogus .

[@BlueBARv5]

I hope this young lady gets justice and that forces police departments to do better.

[@krane15]

@@1SCme When cops take you to the station for questioning, they already suspect you. Never talk to cops without a lawyer. As for the phone, they had zero probably cause to collect her phone. If they did, they would have been issued the warrant. Instead, they used bully techniques and violated her civil right and their authority. They did so because they receive no penalty for doing so. Cops typically get to break the laws with impunity, and this is a perfect example of how they get away with it. The simply spin the rule to cover their atrocities. There was not "good faith" here. Only police corruption, and excessive force.

[@DavidJones-ey6ie]

This is insane. They set her up, assaulted her, because she didn't comply. They new it would hem her up, what losers. How do theae people sleep. She was battered, it is called qualified immunity, freewill to do whatever your conscience allows.

[@ericachennault4149]

They way they all surrounded this poor girl is beyond heartbreaking and really makes you think of how poorly law enforcement is being trained to handle situations where they escalate, then cry resistance...my blood is boiling

[@katadam2186]

It’s a feature in that world and only a flaw when they get caught, hence why they act like the wicked witch and a bucket of water… the cellphones to a cop is the water to a witch

[@vivianewing7154]

what do you expect for just 6 months of training, they learn how to subdue, shoot, arrest, ask for your ID and drive a patrol car they don't really learn the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Takes 2 yrs to become a cosmetologist and only 6 months to become a cop with a gun. Who is the professional?

[@marys99]

@@vivianewing7154 Idk that! Well that's f*cking scary sh*t! I hope that poor girl gets millions, they all get fired and jail time. Also the money should definitely come out of the cops pension! Tax payers shouldn't have to pay for them brutalizing people! They should lose all benefits for life! Absolutely disgusting and totally unacceptable!!! The one who tricked her and then smiled should be jailed for life!!! As a mother my heart broke for her mother!!! I wanted to hug them both so tightly! On one hand I was so glad she was on the phone when the sh*t hit the fan and on the other hand hand tears flowing! I hope she goes to jury because I think/pray she will get an incredible amount of money to help her live her dreams and hopefully be able to find peace and happiness!!! They also should have to give up their medical insurance that they get for life and instead her and her mom should have coverage for life. To help deal with the emotional damage they caused them both!!! Bless You Babygirl and Your Mom!!! 💕

[@marys99]

Well said Erica!!! I was so scared for her and so heartbroken for her and her Mom!!! 😭

[@BossesOfTok]

you can see the first white cop by the service window slowly start to move in and surround, thats why they have you come to the station, so they can feel tough, NEVER go to the station, MAKE THEM INTERVIEW YOU AND BUY YOU COFFEE or some shit make them interview you somewhere where YOU can feel like THEY do at the station!

[@AspireC137]

When she said “Don’t interrupt me” I got so pissed until the victim actually stood her ground on her rights! Way to go!

[@terryo4352]

Yea it seemed to finally click that they were not there to help her and she had to put her foot down. Outrageous. This is why you should NEVER HAVE YOUR BIOMETRICS SET TO UNLOCK YOUR PHONE WHEN DEALING WITH COPS. Turn off your fingerprint and facial phone unlock settings as soon as cops get involved so they HAVE to get a warrant or specialist.

[@PeacePills.]

@@mhesidence in a perfect world that might happen but you know cops like these idiots don’t give a shit about what’s legal or not. i get it though, i was really hoping she’d ask to see a warrant too but it’s not her fault. she handled herself well for her age and the situation the pigs put her in.

[@chrischeehan2423]

This is why Qualified Immunity should be ended. If LEOs were held to personal civil liability they would NEVER just follow orders of a superior. They would only act on valid legal orders

[@GamerGuts420]

I mean yes but nothing would ever get done and nobody would be a police officer. It's a really good idea until LA has 500 officers and 456 are suspended pending litigation.

[@dayoos4112]

@@GamerGuts420 Make them carry their own liability insurance. If the insurance keeps having to pay out, the cop would become uninsurable and no department would hire them because they couldn't get insurance.

[@TommyJonesProductions]

@@GamerGuts420 - Prohibition keeps good people from even considering a career in law enforcement, already, though.

[@denamikaWatch]

@@GamerGuts420 isn't it already happens even with qualified immunity and the cops now always have to face or answer the call that are fake or intentionally malefic. Note: Police Misconduct Cost Taxpayers Over $3.2 Billion in Settlements year 2022 and will increased and increased again

[@alcoholicstepdad573]

​@@GamerGuts420 I'd say its worth the trade off, what's better less but better cops or what we have now?

[@glp810]

Never go to police interviews without lawyers... and never go unless they have a warrant

[@terrymax5340]

When charges are dropped . Then charge the cop for Felony Kidnapping. Armed robbery , And assault .

[@williamsimmons8274]

no charges were even filed

[@fritzmiller9792]

And then prepare for the system to kick in and drag it out for 10 or 15+ years. The Legislatures in this country are the only way to correct it all but THEY benefit from it, they live above it.

[@coolraul07]

Vicerally, I agree. However intellectually, I know that if that were common practice, they would never/rarely drop charges in order to stave off felony charges against officers. The things is with these bastards, for every idea where you say, "There outta be a law...", you have to always consider how they would react. You might make a worse situation than before.

[@MoldyWater989]

That's cute. At best the cop will have a Half hearted talk

[@mattmaloney5988]

Until cities, counties, universities all decide they don’t want citizens to be treated this way, this will never stop.

[@byronshepherd8415]

until the public starts taking matters into their own hands, instead of relying on a corrupt "justice" system, this will never stop

[@hubbs5759]

​@Byron Shepherd Exactly. The justice system is just as corrupt as law enforcement. Law enforcement is just as corrupt as the politicians. The People need to unite and take on the system.

[@krane15]

You mean until the laws are changed. It the legislators that gave cops all this power in the first place.

[@whearts]

Until the Police lose something valuable to them, they have no incentive to change. Let's start with their pensions.

[@hohn6006]

SECOND AMENDMENT

[@aboveworld8209]

That detective is the worst one..."oh you want a lawyer? Well take her to jail then and give her whatever charges you want"

[@lilibyrd9319]

"Are you okay this this all of y'all?". That really made my heart sink. But at least one of them kept the recording and got it to authorities

[@TheBOG3]

She’s from Illinois but talks or tries to talk like she’s from the south.

[@jamesmayden2155]

​@@TheBOG3alot of people in Illinois are from the south.

[@craig2e46]

Just makes me sick to see the way this girl was treated. They should all be ashamed of themselves.

[@edwinboonw]

FIRED!!!!

[@BxAllMightYy]

Cops don't know shame unfortunately

[@ginnymiller5894]

Should be fired.

[@lilibyrd9319]

We need to demand that cops have body cams on at all times on duty. And petition congress to make disabling the body-cam an offense in and of itself.

[@matthewj16]

The one who kept saying I’m taking your phone you can tell is just a robot. She was either told by a detective or a superior to do it so she just kept repeating the same line over and over without realizing she didn’t have the right to do it. Complete incompetence.

[@saddleupvickysue1412]

Good observation. I thought is was pretty convenient that the detective was waiting behind the door.

[@zackmcnutt4008]

I was thinking the same thing , the reason she wouldn’t articulate why they were going to take her phone is because of what u said . She’s just a puppet with someone’s hand up her ass

[@cvr527]

Blind obedience without the intellectual capacity to question illegal orders. The military used to give mandatory yearly briefings explaining that it is illegal to follow an order that a reasonable person would realize is illegal. Police should be given the same.

[@aaroncalhoun157]

@@cvr527 They might be, but I think one of the main problems with police is that they bristle at *any* civilian questioning or challenging them in any way, so once the civilian challenges them, whether or not the cop is in the right, the cop will just use any means necessary to force the civilian to do whatever it is the cop has told them to do. You see it over and over again in these interactions. Police can often barely tolerate being interrupted or talked to "disrespectfully", let alone refusing to comply with a command, lawful or not.

[@cvr527]

@@aaroncalhoun157 No question that there is an authoritarian bent throughout law enforcement in the USA today. For the most part, it was not that way 30+ years ago.

[@EskiLdn]

I really really hope this girl wins the case, what a smart well, spoken 18 year old she is, and mature. What a disgrace those cops are

[@BooTub3]

Hope these officers get charged and prosecuted and every penny comes from their pensions when she sued

[@rjay7019]

They were obviously bullying her because she's young. 😢

[@sunandsage]

The sad thing is that any money she gets will most likely come out of public funds instead of these cops pensions.

[@jacklinks6097]

She’s smart and has a really good personality, if you know what I mean

[@mathewdon1490]

@@rjay7019 power tripping narcicistic immature tyrant!

[@Countryjones]

That is freaking stupid, y'all have made that girl never trust cops again cause y'all violated her rights. Everyone in that room needs to be fired for allowing the other to do it.

[@michael5998]

I always feel so bad for people in her position. This world is full of bullies. You can tell she was terrified.

[@mattb6646]

I feel like she handled herself pretty well, especially considering her age

[@krane15]

Cops are so much more than just bullies. A bully can ruin you day. Those illegal act that cops do, can ruin you for life.

[@jasonallen3678]

Exactly

[@jasonallen3678]

​@@mattb6646Yeah, but your comment still doesn't change the initial one..

[@quistador7]

She just learned the hard way, it's not BLACK VS WHITE, it's US VS THEM. I'm gonna go out on a strong limb here.... The apartment owner is rich and has ties to city officials / police chief / mayor. They are all doing this under instructions from the apartment owner. The owner 100% believes it's the defendants fault and not something to do with their apartment. They already think she's guilty and is treating her as such. Guilty before proven innocent is the new normal now that the rich and powerful so obviously control our police departments