Cops Sued After Arresting The Student Who Called Them
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People v. Zuniga- bit.ly/3t1SyrA
People v. McKnight (Court of Appeals)- bit.ly/3JIg9EA
People v. McKnight (Supreme Court)- bit.ly/3JLr7Jn
State v. Seckinger- bit.ly/3p8w7Qn
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-206- bit.ly/3JOmuy6
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You support people like this lolololololol. Thas on you.
Any officer that mutes, turns off, or otherwise alters their body cam at anytime should be immediately charged with tampering with evidence.
A felony, I believe.
AND TERMINATED
@@edwardsargent1427 terminated, no administrative leave / Pay. Straight termination!
We'll start handing out felony's by the hundred thousands then cuz all cops tamper with evidence,they all shut their mics on an off all the time . If they didn't you could tell how big of criminals they are
Agreed
This man was just in a car accident. Just the fact that they took him out of an ambulance and threw him into a cell for 24 hours, instead of allowing him to be fully evaluated at the scene, tells us everything we need to know about the priorities of these officers.
Having been in a high speed collision and survived. That maxn could have had a collapsed lung and died in that cell. They should have called the ambulance immediately. Crazy that this happened in Denver because my collision was in Colorado Springs.
Everyone that is arrested needs a medical and psychiatric evaluation before being placed in a cell. Law enforcement are not qualified to diagnose anybody
@@Dark_Tesla my first car accident, i was basically in shock for about 2 hours and did not realize that I had a huge bruise going across my abdomen from the seatbelt. Point being you can easily rupture something and not realize it. I used to live in colorado springs. Had ugly trees so I left.
And that he was featured in a past video of AtA is so sad
For further exposition, the officer called the Ambulance to be on the safe side,after I said my chest hurt, he was planning to drive me home after his initial investigation. Had I not said anything I would have died in my sleep, my airbag caused an internal collision that lead to the pneumothorax. So seeing these officers react like that really makes me upset know that anyone could have died like that.
Wow. That’s all I can really say about this. Just wow.
They clearly were saying, “If you claim you are injured, we will arrest you.”
AND THEN THEY DID
Yeah, no wonder he didn't want to say if he was.
F*cking disgraceful!
Seems like an open and shut case against the officer.
That was what they did too. He should have been fired for that.
Let's be honest here. This is one of the most blatant cases of racial profiling I've ever seen. And I am one of the last people to cry foul over that kind of crap. F minus for all the police and a+ for the young student who repeatedly and clearly stood up for himself and articulated himself that any member of society let alone a police officer who is trained in these matters should be able to understand. I hope this young man goes on and graduates and I wish him the best. A master's degree is not easy at all and he's putting himself through that sort of rigor to better himself.
They're not cops, they're SS soldiers of the American Gestapo.
Agree
Well said! @@makeitallgaming8396
I don’t think racial profile is crap hopefully you understand that it is real and not some annoyance people cry out
@@Dasiah_Gaming You're correct. I meant there are many people who use racial profiling as the default response. If there is REAL racial profiling you will always see me calling it out. Just as I did in my initial response.
Update: As of July 21 2022 Denver city council approved a $100,000 payout to settle the lawsuit filed by Hill. None of the officers have been reprimanded to my knowledge, other than being told their language was inappropriate. I'm happy the kid got some money but it's frustrating to see the officers involved not being held accountable.
And it didn't cost them anything.
Keep on posting what happended after the lawsuit, and you will be the TOP replier. Good job 👍🏽👍🏽🤘
Possibly after the city budget forking out $100,000 these officers are receiving the message to shape up. But that rarely works.
100k is chump change! He deserves at least that per hour that he was wrongfully arrested and purposely denied medical care.
Those POS cops should be personally sued.
Like I said in an earlier quote these officers were not even reprimanded
Him saying he doesn't know if he's injured is beyond accurate. The adrenaline from being in a crash plus getting arrested by some dumb ass cops would most likely cover any pain. My dad had a friend that crashed into a tree going 60, got out of the car and started picking up pieces of his car. When he got to the hospital his neck hurt and they did an xray and his second and third vertebrae were broken. They had to fuse them to fix it. Man still can't see his own toes.
Exactly. He gave the best and honest response.
What was odd, he kept asking if HIS cops hurt him. Was there a portion not included where Mr. Hill stated that? Or are these cops known for injuring suspects?
@@piper998877 To be fair their phrasing was likely for a combination of reasons. The main one being that department policy revolving around injured people. The policy specified that the injuries had to be from the officers for it to apply. Also from a legal standpoint it probably is beneficial for them if they can get someone to say they weren't injured on camera. Are either of those factors morally/ethically okay? No. Are they actual factors at play here though? Probably
Very true. I was in a serious accident and could not believe that I wasn't badly injured. I assumed I was just in shock or something and went to the ER to get x-rayed. I also refused pain meds so that I'd be able to feel any injuries and get them checked when the shock wore off. As it happened, my car had deployed _several_ airbags and prevented me from breaking any bones. It took _hours_ before I actually started to feel the injuries I did have, which included serious bruises, pulled muscles, and numerous shards of glass embedded in my knuckles and fingers because the windshield had shattered so violently that it spalled off glass like shrapnel.
I refused medical care after mine and went about my day like nothing happened. It wasn't until the next day I knew something was off with me, I had a concussion. For a week, I thought everyday was Wednesday, the day of the accident
He DID NOT APPROACH THE “OFFICER” AGGRESSIVELY!!! Please stop saying that!! He merely moved swiftly and SO WOULD I!!!😮😡
Agreed. He was in an accident and already felt violated. 1, at being hit be another car, 2, having his medical attention ceased to be spoken to by the cops, 3, he saw an officer violating his rights. I praise his ability to manage all of what's happening in front of him. This is unfortunate.
Normally i would agree, but the finger in face can be construed as an aggressive act. either way i don't blame dude i would have done the same...
Horseshit he got chest to chest waving a finger in his face but I do agree that the cop shouldn't have been in his car.
Cringe
@@origintrackz5235
Okay, so did they find Marijuana?
Why did they take the accounts given by the two white love-birds and not give Mr. Hill an opportunity to give his side of the story (considering it was he that made the initial call)?
On many of these videos that I have seen, the cops use the excuse that they 'got a call' to harrass perfectly innocent people. Why did they not afford that right to Mr. Hill?
It was clear that the Cop was warning him that if he didn't walk away and forget all about it they were going to arrest him, which is what they did.
I hope the good people of Colorado appreciate the cost that Corporal Bart Stark, Officer Thomas Ludwig and Officer Gary Yampolsky have added to their tax burden. (It looks like Broken Down Cowboys really do exist).
I watch videos like this and thank the Gods that I do not live in the Police States Of America (PSA). You can get shot dead for sleeping in your bed and nobody gives a hoot. I honestly wonder what the various Presidents must think when they see videos like this. "We the people" my arse.
Mr Hill could have had internal bleeding from that crash. They could potentially have killed him by throwing him in jail for 24 hours. From there it goes to murder. This is awful. heart goes out to Mr Hill for a speedy recovery. Hope he can still keep his faith in humanity.
Murder requires intent - even in the unlikely event that the police did intend to kill him, you would find it just about impossible to prove - hence probably would be manslaughter.
They're not cops, they're SS soldiers of the American Gestapo
This upsets me.
As an EMS worker, unless the patient signed a refusal, they are mine, not the cops. If the cops want to arrest them, they can do so in my ambulance, and ride in the back of the rig with us on the way to the hospital. They should not have had him leave the ambulance. This behavior could have worsened an injury. I also work with some stand up cops in my area who know how to behave and treat people.
But yeah, this one is dicey for sure
100% correct
This. Thanks from humanity ❤
Ohhh shit, we got a badges over here
"some"
I was thinking the same thing! I’m an NYSEMT-B, the cops were out of line asking for the gentleman to even step out of the ambulance. He can talk in the rig.
"I detected the smell of marijuana." This is the biggest "hall pass" you can give to abusive law enforcement officers.
It's the highway in Denver. It smells like marijuana everywhere! There are massive processing buildings and dispensaries right off the highway. How ridiculous!
Illegally searched his car to smell MJ .....broke the law first and anything after that is inadmissible 😁
@@chrislezgus8592 I just visited Denver for the first time and that's a fact. The whole city has a smell of weed depending on the time of day
And when no weed proof has been found that rights have been violated.
Always the same crap, had that happen to me once, a few years ago at a stop, was the worst hour of my life and why didnt they search the other peoples car ? Because they are old and white. That's why people hate the cops racist f....tards, i feel with that guy, luckily i just had one encounter so far but he already had 2 bad enounters :( He will never ever trust cops again.
I can not believe they said his probation officer is gonna love this...the nerve
How lovely, they just assumed he was on probation " your probation officer is gonna love this" " im not on probation"
Every single state and territory needs to get rid of "the odor of marijuana". It's an absolute joke. All it does is gives cops the right to step on our rights
Says the guy whose comments smells like marijuana...
Do you have ID?
@@mgtowdadUA-camSucksCoxks ^win
@@flyntflossy3044 my officers exam is today at noon! Can't wait to meet you on the street! Haha.
@@mgtowdadUA-camSucksCoxks lol be careful what you ask for. Cops are getting killed left and right. You go out there starting shit with your ego won't help at all. That's part of the problem and look at you contributing to it.
So you think that we should allow people to drive high under the influence of marijuana just because the claim is abused from time to time.
I like how it’s “menacing” to confront a cop violating your rights, but it’s perfectly normal for cops to aim their weapons at unarmed people.
the implications are vastly different. its all about the law. your comment is ignorant considering that you might be thinking of cops that broke the law, or ignoring the fact that police manner is based in the saftey of officers and everybody involved.
@@toastygaming7964 and that’s why they point guns at innocent people? so they (the people) are safe?
@@toastygaming7964 bootlicker
@@toastygaming7964 the implications are irrelevant, one is entirely justified while the other clearly isn't.
@@toastygaming7964 There is a recent case where police were looking for a black male and pulled their guns on a black female (in a well lighted interior area), who was not involved. The cops said that this was a learning experience for them. As the black female angrily replied, "a learning experience? This is my life!" I'm afraid that way to many cops seem to believe that "serve and protect" is not meant to encompass the public but only themselves ... plus a lot seem to literally be on power trips. (There is also a case where 2 cops arrived at a store, looking for a young white male in a brownish coat (shop lifter) and instead started questioning an older black male in an orange coat ... in a wwell lighted interior area of the store) .... I guess you might argue they were color blind?
“We want you on tape absolving us of any responsibility for your injuries.”
Mr. Hill did an outstanding job handling that situation. Take the arrest and sue the hell out of them later.
The officer that put his hands on Mr Hill first also committed the crime of assault and battery
You are dumb! You don’t know the law.
Yeah for sure
The “cop” literally asked if you’re okay I’ll let you go. But he asked to go to the hospital instead and so took him to jail. Insane
And it was a totally reasonable statement! "I'm not sure if I'm okay, I need a doctor." Like if he had a head injury or adrenaline was numbing his senses, he wouldn't be able to tell
everyone realize to never ask a cop for help? Only good cop is a dead cop.
This is also a classic example of cops always "telling" and never listening or explaining.
The cop wanted a yes-or-no answer, didn't get either "yes" or "no", and took it as being belligerent, without even listening to his actual answer. If he had actually listened and tried to understand, then he could probably have clarified "I'm asking you this because I need to know if you are OK and if you need immediate medical treatment. It sounds to me like you are saying that you are not aware of any serious injuries at the moment, but it's possible there are other injuries you are not presently aware of, is that correct?"
Honestly, if the cop just thought about the other guy's position for a second it would be pretty obvious that right after an accident he can't be entirely sure what injuries he has, and that he obviously wouldn't want to say he didn't have any in case he actually did have some he didn't know about (for various legal reasons), and that all of that could be avoided and he could still get the information he needed if he just phrased the question a bit differently instead.
He was never going to just let him go without covering his misconduct, he was trying to get him to admit, on the record, that the officers didn't cause him any injuries, because he was just in a wreck and he most certainly will have injuries which could now be from either the car crash or worsened by the police manhandling. Since he was unwilling to let it go, it became more in that cop's interest to find an excuse to arrest him and let him be evaluated by a doctor that the department has influence over, rather than go to a public hospital where god knows how many medical personnel will witness and speculate on his injuries.
he is black....tho guys are sick...i moved out of that shitty racist country
When cops get sued and are found guilty for clear violation of a person's Constitutional rights, they should lose their job and face civil penalties as well. These cops should lose their pensions.
They should face criminal charges. End qualified immunity. They are willfully violating the law.
The problem is the union! It makes it hard to handle bad officers! Public sector unions should be illegal.
They should have their pensions tapped first when lawsuits happen. Once they are held accountable for their actions (and it hits their wallets), cases like these will drop with a quickness!
sadly most cops while under investigation are on paid suspension. while the ones the end up falsely arresting get nothing unless they sue and spend years doing so.
Yeah what about criminal? By law that was false imprisonment and kidnapping. Hit some cops with those charges and they’ll think twice
It's very tiring seeing so many charges that get dropped. The system keeps allowing law enforcers to produce these bogus charges with no consequences.
Just the fact that he said if your not injured by our officers we'll let you go should tell you everything you need to know
Yeah. He is going to win his lawsuit. I just wish the money was taken out of the police pension.
Thugs with guns are thugs with guns. In many cases the ones not owned by the government I feel like are more reasonable at times.
@@adrpals2324 money? I'd want their lower jaws.
@@marcellachine5718 do you have a collection or something?
Thanks for the heads up there's only so much of this cat vomit in a shoe that I can watch....
Amazing how the combination of a badge, gun and qualified immunity can make someone so bold and brave.
How do I get ahold of this guy or some other youtuber. I really need help with my sheriff office. It's out of control
Real
Luckily violations of constitutional rights are cause for qualified immunity to be revoked
And apparently utterly ignorant of the law.
@@dynamitefarm3029 if you have videos of them you can send them to the email in the description of the video
Gets pulled out of an actual ambulance, detained in cuffs, then threatened with arrest if he didn't shut up about it.
update: he ended up winning the court case for 100k. so hold your ground when they try to bully you into submission even though they are wrong.
Crazy how if he just admitted that the cops didnt hurt him he can go home but since he said "i dont know" now he has commited a crime. 100% intimidation/threats and i hope his lawers bring this up
No they were not saying he could go home. They were saying if he claimed he had injuries they would be required to call EMS, but since he didnt they just arrested him instead.
@@yangpaan453 watch again brother 8:35 he said if you arent hurt you can drive away. He even insisted "you werent hurt by the officers
@@yangpaan453 you never watched the video, everyone can tell… because that’s not what was stated
@@BluntTrauma913 i watched the video. Its an easy thing to miss
That’s a stupid take. If they could just “let him go” he shouldn’t have been in custody.
The fact that there’s enough police interactions like this to make a UA-cam channel means there’s a huge problem
1 million LEOs across the United States, if you give them the laughable 10 interactions per/shift (low ball here). If only 1% of all police act like this, its 10k misconduct per day.
Way easy to create a channel on that, finding anx getting the footage is the issue.
Not really I mean if you filmed everyone doing everything then you would probably think the same thing of businesses or teachers or whatever
@@Sernival when there are bad teachers peoples grades are on the line, when there are bad business practices peoples license/business are on the line, when there are bad cops peoples lives are on the line
@@deantetz3392 these guys have god complexes, the ones that stand up for their rights are the ones that get mistreated. Tyrants dont want you to know your rights
@@Sernival Well, not really. Buisness requires willing customers. Treat your customers like this and you go out of buisness.
Teachers thou, some do act in similar abusive ways, let's drop the sexual misconduct that happens, knowing bullying is happening and ignoring it, intentionally othering students that don't fit their ideological box, It happens all the time. Most people ignore it 'cause saying something gets you targeted.
So yea, it does.
It's a real shame this case settled. These bullies need to go to jail, set an example if you want others to obey the law
"If you tell me you're injured from my officers I'm taking you to jail, if you pretend nothing happened we will let you go"
Body cams should NOT have a mute button. The officers who mute it should be charged.
From what I’ve been able to learn about this topic, the best police department practice is to disable the mute button on body cams. Despite departments instituting policies to restrict officers from using the mute button except when truly appropriate, the mute button is consistently abused by officers. So, again, based on everything I’ve found, the best practice is to disable the mute buttons on body cams.
@@alexwyatt2911 the companies designing the body cams, shouldn't equip them with a mute button.
@@mr.mr.4772 I’m not saying they should or shouldn’t. I’m sharing the information that I found.
Using the mute button I would hope a lawyer would ask the officer in court what was being hidden, just like when they do not want you to record, or record a search of a vechile. Vechile search without being able to record would immediately have me ask why I can not record the search, and what they are about to plant.... hopefully on theor body cameras as well as my own. Have them play that accusations in court and see how it plays put.
Not charged. Auto-convicted with mandatory minimum sentencing. 5-10 with zero possibility of parole
What gets me are the remarks “your probation officer gonna love this” and “you sound intoxicated” profiling like this is disgusting
Sounding intoxicated could be signs of a head injury. Slurred speech, confusion, incoherence, etc. The officer should have called for medical assistance or taken him to the ER immediately.
@@lindapakkala4153 i actually almost got charged with a DUI after a car accident. Cold stone sober, I hit my head and was actively bleeding out of a cut on the back of my head, but the CHP didn’t care. He wanted a DUI arrest. I said give me the breathalyzer; the paramedic thankfully came in and defended that I had a head injury because I think the officer would’ve taken me regardless.
I'm glad the paramedics stepped in for you. I hope there's no residual problems from your injury. Cops are just out of hand. They have no medical or psychological training whatsoever!!! And their egos, OMG. Sorry I can get on my soapbox very easily. God Bless.
Rs should b fired from that alone
If he was intoxicated from anything, wouldn’t the paramedic be more able to tell than the cop?
Denver paid out the lawsuit and NOTHING happened to the cops. Next time they ask why someone ambushed them show them this video.
*July 19, 2022*
*"The City and County of Denver will pay a man $100,000 after city council approved a settlement stemming from a lawsuit alleging Denver police officers racially profiled the man in 2020. Keilon Hill sued the city after an April 27, 2020, interaction with the Denver officers."*
Look how quickly they jump to antagonising him and escalating the situation. Absolutely disgusting behaviour.
They also tried to gaslight him by telling him he was uninjured and basically provided him with a quid pro quo by agreeing to release him if he claimed he was uninjured. Truly despicable.
@@jamescrumbaker3169 This is proof of their incompetence. On paper, chronologically, after he verbally refused them consent to search, an explanation of their right to would have been the end of the specific topic at hand. The officer who felt threatened was exposed by this; a reasonable officer wouldn't have been as stated by the narrator. Another point of incompetency: the civilian was just in an accident. Their mind isn't operating normally. This is not how you provide aid for which you were called to give. Another point: this particular group will waste tax dollars in the inefficient, incorrect way of escalating the situation to the point of jailing if their ego is hurt.
That was actually horrifying to see. This looked like an over the top dark parody of law enforcement.
But no. That's real. That happened to a real innocent person.
That was horrifying. That looks like an absolute nightmare.
ATA claimed: “the officer matched Mr. Hill’s aggression …” No, the officers escalated the aggression. Mr Hill used words and gestures, the officers used physical force and restraint. That is an escalation. Words matter.
Sounds like a lawsuit to me.
Yeah no cap.
Facts.
You don't jump out and run at a cop like that. Just stupid in any case. Plus this dude doesn't know if he has an injury when it looked like someone sliced his neck and he survived?
@@deathisonlythebeginning5098 so do you like outback or kiwi brand polish better? Which has a better flavor?
It's interesting to note how quickly they moved to evade liability for this chaps injuries; he wasn't triaged at all because they hauled him out of the ambulance.
As a EMT I would have told that cop to get bent and that I’m taking the guy as a patient the second he said he was unable to determine if he was hurt
If a cop says "we'll let you know in a second" it's because they don't know and they need to figure out what they can stick you with.
Gotta think about some crimes to pin, and it's difficult to think when your brain is as smooth as this officer's.
...while we trump something up.
They always tell me first, or I just don't answer questions. Don't ever let them take your rights, as they will if you let them. Assert your rights, ask for a supervisor if you have doubts, don't yell at them as this always draws aggressive responses, even in civilian interactions. They will tell you.
"he resisted when I threw over the hood of a hot car and attempted to handcuff him."
There was no pot and there never was. They not only assumed he had it on sight with the brother but they also assumed he was on probation - which he was not. This was a illegal warrantless search and the cops were completely in the wrong here as they profiled the driver on sight!
Id sue for discrimination as well. Plus the cost of the hospital i went to after.
@@thesheq5023 even if he had pot, and (still no probation) denver PD have no legal right to arrest someone for having weed. Unless it is being smoked (or in the case of edibles eaten. Yes there's vapes but they don't smell) the cops can go right the fuck away from a car.
@@DeathProductions200 i agree- the only logical case i could see is them cataloging his car before it being towed for evidence in something related to the crash? Like if they had a case for drunk or high (there isn’t) then towing it waiting on a warrant or something. Technically it’s legal and not a search. A lot of places have a catalog as part of standard operating procedures. I don’t think they did this though, and honestly should have made contact before cataloging it… bad policing all around.
@@thesheq5023 thats true. Also not 5o mention, I was in that exact area before (i25 sucks, but is the fastest road a lot of times). That area smells of weed constantly, so it isnt even a good thing to be able to search a vehicle over anyway
Yep, cops have been using the I smell pot excuse to illegally search people for a very long time.
The amount of these stories that come from Colorado seriously disturbs and saddens me. It gives me serious trust issues with our police forces across the state.
That man gave the smartest responses I’ve ever heard regarding the injury questions. Applauding him! 👏👏👏
My cousin died in jail after security thought he was faking an asthma attack.
How callous is it that people in power allow themselves to be the decider if someone needs medical care or not. Absolutely disgusting.
That's fucking disgusting, may your cousin rest in peace
Was there any fallout on the cops for it?
Sorry for your loss. That's sick.
Same thing happened to the son of one of my friends. He repeatedly asked for medical care while having a severe asthma attack. Guards ignored him and pulled the whole "If you can talk you can breathe just fine" BS. It got so bad it caused him to go into cardiac arrest and he died on the way to the hospital.
These two cases should be Front Page News. Lawsuits may help the victims slightly, they hurt the police department not at all. They must be exposed and shamed.
For someone just in a car accident and seeing illegal searching of his car, Mr. Hill did an AMAZING job. That department should be ashamed to have those officers. I know I'm ashamed their in enforcement.
The physical and emotional trauma he may have just experienced plus an adrenaline boost, non of that was remotely taken into consideration. You can hear the distain for him in the officer's voice, and...you can tell from the tone (surprise) in the voice of the officer in his car....he was busted doing what he should not have been doing. They ALL knew this so the only out was to charge the victim. Pathetic!
I am ashamed you call yourself a Human and a white one at that !
If you front up on a police officer like that, you're going to get arrested. This isn't the fucking hood you can't just ram your body into people and try to intimidate them.
@@Pimps-R-us I'm human you got that right; you I'm not so certain. Let me scrap you off my shoe to take a closer look.
@@jobssteve9581 May the fates bring the same to you as this young man. Let's see what happens LMFAO.
Wow this is absolutely awful, good on him for suing.
This is insane for anyone to be treated like this, the man is being respectful and talking to them with care and that man was treated like a animal and was refused medical treatment and he was just in a car accident so because he didn't speak to the officer about his medical needs, he went to jail. So so sad just sad
They tell you to dial 911 after an accident so that you will get help. Not harassed, accused of being intoxicated, arrested for literally no reason.
and we wonder why people RUN from the cops. EVEN the innocent !!!!!!!!!
Life’s a puzzling gamble, huh?
@@Existential_Dread Lmfao, imagine calling the police because you were stabbed and started weighing the possibility that they charge you with your own stabbing 💀💀
Not anymore, now if there was not damage to city property or major injury. A police offered won't be dispatch your accident .
I was hit recently and the driver fled and then returned. When an officer arrived, he began chatting with the driver who hit me. I was told a report was not needed because the other driver accepted fault. I insisted a report be taken. The officer then searched my car and ran my plates. He did not do so for his buddy that he knew from the barber shop. No report was taken. The next day the other driver's insurance call me saying they had a claim against me that I hit their customer's cars.
I got it straightened out as I had witnesses, but geeze just another example of dirty cops.
It’s nuts that they pulled him out of EMS to violate his rights. He clearly was getting checked out for medical reasons. Like
Demons need their blood. They were getting thirsty.
Cops can't tell the smell of weed from the smell of a freshly cut tomato plant. My buddy was transporting a harvest of tomatoes to take to his moms place. Gets stopped and the cop searched his car claiming he smelled weed. Buddy opens his trunk and calls the cop and idiot because he smells tomatoes.
They want us to back the blue, but that's hard to do when they have zero accountability. I really think if people saw cops holding other cops accountable and they cleaned up their bad apples, you would see cops get tremendous respect. Its about humility and integrity. Unfortunately, their union acts more like the mafia with its code of silence and requirement for absolute loyalty.
I once had a cop claim he smelt alcohol on my breath. i offered to blow, and blew .000, he claimed he smelt it in the car. I told him to search and he immediately handed my license back and walked to his car. He made it up. They always make shit up.
don't even allow them to do the breathalyser, they can rig it against you
@@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587 how to get a dui speedrun lol
Ain't nobody got time to argue with these clowns
One tried to search my car claiming he smelled alcohol and that I’d been drinking. It was hand sanitizer 🥴
@Ocean of Light lmfao
If a cop claims to smell pot search some ones property and nothing is found, the cops should be charged with some kind of fraud.
"You only need to hang mean bastards, but mean bastards, need to hang." - Hateful 8
Cops are allowed to "be mistaken" with impunity. They can make up anything they want to establish RAS and the courts will back them up 99.9% of the time...if it goes to trial. That is because if the DA didn't back down, the judge figures there's some merit to the charges.
But, there's the huge percentage of times where the charges are dropped by the DA. So, if there was insufficient evidence to prosecute, that means no crime took place, and that the arrest was illegal. But there is no instantaneous reviews of such cases. The arresting officers should be interviewed and warned. If they keep making false arrests, fired and charged.
I understand the "smell" thing is abused, but the order does linger even after any pot is taken out of the car. Unless you go in there with a ozone machine, and even then......
If he smokes in his car it will smell with or without weed. That said, yeah it still happens a lot to people that don’t smoke in there cars. 😔
Yup
Mr. Hill clearly stated that he needed to be seen by a medical professional after the interaction with the officer. The arresting cop intentionally refused to comply with that request because Mr. Hill didn't say it in the way the officer wanted him to. That means either the officer is too stupid to understand clear statements or he intentionally violated department policy.
A smell cannot be displayed as evidence in a court. It shouldn't be allowed as an excuse to attack someone.
Officers should not be allowed to turn off, mute, or otherwise attempt to obstruct the video and/or audio recording of their body cameras while in the middle of an interaction with a civilian. Even if the officer walks away from the civ to discuss something with another officer, the camera should stay on.
"Are you injured?"
"I dunno, i'd need a doctor to check."
"So you're not injured from my officers"
"I said I need a doctor to check my injuries"
"What for?"
I, um... Is it supposed to be intimidation? Or plain stupidity
It's so they cop can say that the victim himself admitted that they didn't harm him in case a complaint is filed.
@@marioalonso5733 ya, but that "what for" sounds like a statement.
Retaliation. 8:35, the cop explains: If you say you have no injuries, you get to drive home. If you say you need to go to hospital ... well ... then "I'm gonna have to do things differently" (read: you're going to be arrested".
@@arthurneddysmith yep. As if that short stay in jail is going to change the guys idea of saying the cops injured him, vs the car accident. That’d honestly be even more of a reason for him to say the cops did it. He just wants the guy to admit on camera that the cops didn’t do it.
@@Sffker If he was internally injured and then serious harm did come to him while in custody, you could also argue without being properly checked while being held placed him in greater risk for more serious harm. It's one of the biggest concerns with motor accidents.
I'll be honest... This type of interaction is exactly why I stopped being a police officer. This is far too common among more than 50% of the interactions I saw first hand. Way too many officers feel entitled with "badge power" to bend, and sometimes break the law to their advantage. And the minute you as a rookie officer, or any other civilian stand up for what you know is right, you're demonized... That old saying... You might beat the wrap, but you're not beating the ride. He was upset because he knew the officer was in the wrong for going through his car. This was the definition of an attitude arrest.
Happened to me multiple times after I turned 18 and could have sued, I was young , broke & didn’t know :/
Dude he fucking called them for help, and they treat him like this.
Thanks for speaking out
@@LeoNepeta
He did better than that Australian lady who called the Police for help.
They shot her dead :(
@Travis Marion I salute you as former police officer for being honest and sharing with the public your truth on officers breaking the law while on duty most would wrongfully deny. Considering your probably still friends with a few of them to this day shows courage. We need more people like you and our government.
The officer is actually saying that if he says that he needs to go to the hospital..he is going to "ARREST HIM!",.. BUT IF HE SAYS THAT HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO THE "HOSPITAL!",."THEN HE WILL LET HIM GO!",...THE OFFICER IS "THREATENING!",.HIM WITH JAIL!"..
This was shady as hell. And illegal. They admitted on camera for detaining him without a charge. Ridiculous
Suspected dui is a valid detainment
@@ryanm.3393 ?
@@ryanm.3393 suspected, what? But he wasn’t if that the case that would be on the police report. Stop defending this sorry excuse for police work.
@@ryanm.3393 boy bye.
@@marissayushi2591 ok sis,hope they don't stop the next suspected drunk driver and he hits your family 🤣🤣
There needs to be a federal ban on officers being allowed to search vehicles off a "smell" alone period. There is so much rampant abuse and corruption in the USA based off this alone that the danger to our civil liberties massively outweighs any potential dangers. The practice needs to end immediately
Especially in a situation where they didn't observe an infraction.
EXACTLY!
PA has this law, now.
Seriously. In this case, this would mean that the officer's sniffer is so complex that he can smell past the powder of any airbags that went off, car liquids that spilled, cologne/perfume, car leather, general freeway at a busy time smells, and so many other options. if that was the case, that officer should be in war torn countries sniffing for bombs or something because his talents are being wasted smelling for mere car searches.
I thought this was already passed through the Supreme Court a couple years ago. These cops have their wives do their laundry and all the sudden everywhere they go they think they smell something. 🙄
Under arrest because he was visibly upset that the officer conducted an illegal search of a vehicle, probably making up the probable cause (odors).
In Minnesota, the odor of marijuana is not sufficient to justify a search of the car.
The cops admitted they didn't have a reason to arrest him by saying "we'll let you know what crime you've violated later." Well, that's not how the law works. If he was charged with menacing they should have said so. The cops never immediately charged him with "menacing."
well, he attacked their fragile cop ego and even DARED to question their questionable actions...
that was enough of reason for arrest
legal reason was needed so the cop required some time to figure that out.
Not exactly. Contrary to popular belief, police do not have to tell you why you're being arrested, or what you're suspected of. They could theoretically have already known what they were arresting the guy for, but not wanted to tell him until they were at the station or whatever, or they could have had an idea of the charge, but not known the exact name.
Though in this case, they probably just cuffed him because he challenged their authority and planned to find a crime to charge him with later.
@@Bacteriophagebs can you back this up with legislation or are you stating your own "beliefs" here
@@jekkt agreed
@@jekkt AtA has stated and cited this fact _numerous_ times. The last time was, I believe, the video before this one. Feel free to watch it.
Also, it's judicial precendent, not legislation.
None of the officers on the scene showed any measure of professionalism.
The officer's chose to be against Mr Hill as soon as they arrived on scene.
The fact that they jailed him because he refused to release the officers from any medical wrongdoing is tyrannical. Offering his freedom as a reward.
And of course, they also "jailed" his car, meaning they impounded it. That means he had to pay thousands of dollars to "bail" it out of impound, of which the police department receives a kickback from the tow company and impound service.
I've been binge watching your channel and all the other channels you reference in you videos. I'm here to stay. Ordering merch to show my support.
When police arrest someone and they know the charges are going to be dropped, that is a great indication that they did it as punishment to the person. The guy spent a night in jail for no reason. This is purely vindictive behavior on the part if the officer. They do all of this while wearing body cams. Imagine what they did before video. Sue! Don't settle!
Yup and imagine the trauma from being locked up for no reason
They REALLY want him to say they didn’t harm him don’t they? That’s telling.
That Keillon Hill West Des Moines Iowa police arrested him in my old neighborhood for VOTE CANVASSING for the Republican party
15 minutes the Jury NOT GUILTY of obstruction
He's has a Law Degeee and apparently getting his Masters in Business
He's gonna be Governor & president just watch
I love how they ignore the reason for the call in the first place.
@@nukarr he is a republican and these cops are republican. He backs the blue and they treated him like this 😂😂😂 so funny.
Yup, it was an ultimatum, admit we didn't hurt you or go to jail.
@@naysaynetwork5271 Racist
So sick of these awful police officers.
Whenever someone tries to assert their rights police officers just threaten you with arrest or “we’re going to put you in the back of the car”.
So
Second to that. Sad and mad about the situation
@@kjr4766 so americas not free…
@@apriclot9223are we free
@@apriclot9223 it's not that simple. We're better off than Russia or Mexico regarding being able to criticize the authorities because in those countries they are even more brutal if you don't bribe or cower before them. Over here they just toss you in jail over a false charge.
I've called the police 2 times in my life. 1 was when I got scammed and we met in a restaurant to trade. The guy was recorded on video. And yet the police chose to do nothing. They didn't even bother to come out and grab a statement.
The second time was a drunk driver. Swerving in and out of the lane. Going all sorts of speeds, sometimes 20 under, sometimes 20 over. We gave a description and the license plate. The operator could not give 2 💩s about what we saw. So I realized that if ever I need to take matters into my own hands, I'll protect myself and my family. I'll deal with the consequences later.
I hope he gets a very large settlement because this whole situation was totally and completely wrong and he was the one that called them yet he was the one that went to jail, and the person that hit him walked away. The officers need to be fired!
Any cop who plays the "I smell marijuana" card and none is found should be barred from using that excuse as they obviously have an unreliable sense of smell.
They use it so care free just to violate your rights. I had a cop tell me that before just to violate my rights.
It doesn't bother me personally because sometimes it could be the case that there was weed in the car the day before and the smell could still be lingering.
My only concern about the "I smell marijuana" excuse is that it leaves you vulnerable to the cop's bodycam suddenly experiencing "unexplainable" malfunctions coincidentally at the same time a bag of weed is suddenly "discovered" from your vehicle.
5:24 that right there says it all. “We got upset that you actually have rights and confronted us, so we’re gonna make something up to take you in.”
There's that and racial profiling. They just saw an angry Black man.
also, before investigating the accident scene, they took the word of the two white guys as true, and called mr. hill a "turd" before ever approaching or talking to him. biased from the start.
@@shadowgirl617 Do not make this a racist issue please. It's not. It doesnt matter what color of skin the dude has. These are bad cops as a whole.
Yeah it's not about race if I did the same thing they'd be arrested me you know the white privilege card is a myth right made up by race baiters
@@soultrex9722 youre a goon if you think that a white boy named Braedon would have been removed from an ambulance after being the non-guilty party of a collision. Does race make it uncomfortable for you? I see tons of racist elements in this video, what are you looking at?
That "well let you know soon" comment when he asked why he was being arrested , translates to "we need to figure something out/make something up because you didnt actually do anything"
I remember reading a double blind university study about canines and their handlers, where the dogs had north of a 70% false positive rating. That was back when I was going to school for Law enforcement. YMMV.
"I smell marijuana", is just a way to usurp 4th amendment rights.
Yup. The whole damn state smells like Marijuana.
Until we can sue the cops personally..when they break the law, this will continue to happen.
These officers are being sued as individuals.
we can. they are being sued as individuals
we can..
That generally requires it being a civil suit from what I've heard.
I was just think that shit
“I need to go to a doctor”, then retain an attorney immediately thereafter. Likely any lawyer who hands me their business card while waiting inside the hospital.
Body cameras are so invasive. Like spying on workers every second. Sometimes you just want to kick back for a minute, drop the formality, and beat the s*it out of a random dude.
The cop knew he fucked up by searching the car. Then threatened and intimidated the victim. Arrested the victim, then throw bogus charges on him. The fact that this cop is still on the streets is horrifying.
You can’t pull injured from an ambulance for an arrest under any circumstances. That alone should have gotten all of them fired. The false arrest should get them all fired. The discrimination accusations should get them fired. Yet after an internal review they were found to not have broken any laws or shown ill conduct 🙄
"You only need to hang mean bastards, but mean bastards, you need to hang." - Hateful 8
@@natk4017 no idea what you mean by that sir
He couldn’t even say what was hurt. That statement “I’m not a doctor” is silly. Nobody asked if he herniated C5, but he could easily say my neck hurts.
@@robv5834 post traumatic stress and shock often hides pain until the body has dealt with the stress and shock it felt. Internal bleeding or head woulds could easily exist and result in death or seizure while driving. He absolutely should say i need a doctor. And while he may not be a doctor- I am.
@@thesheq5023 and from a low speed impact, you’re diagnosing all that? LOL at you and your made up medical license. Where did you get licensed? This is a typical BI legal case. He likely has cervical and lumbar soft tissue injuries such as herniations. Internal bleeding? You’re a joke lol.
I just watched that other video! I'll leave the same comment.
It's amazing how this channel has grown. I really want to make a similar channel covering Canadian Police interactions. If you ever see this, man, keep up the good work!
I saw this years ago. Came back to it & I think this interaction is one of the wildest things I’ve seen police do w/o real violence
The kid was absolutely right when said he needs to go to the hospital to see if he actually suffered any injuries. I got in an accident a few years back, some lady had some type of panic attack or something and lost control of her vehicle and I ended up T boning her. Thankfully nobody died and other then some soreness in my shoulder from the seat belt I felt perfectly fine and turn down the offer from the medics on scene to go to the hospital after they did a quick evaluation of my health. A few days later while at work my back felt like it caught on fire, figured it was just whiplash from the accident so I just took a few days off of work and some ibuprofen. 3 days later and my back was still in pain so I went to the doctor thinking maybe I pulled a muscle at work, turns out I was actually injured from the accident and had two slipped disks in my lower back and from what the doctor said I possibly aggravated the injury further by going to work. *ALWAYS* go to the hospital immediately after you get into an accident
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Yeah I can’t afford health insurance so that’s not really an option. My best bet is to sue them after the fact for injuries after a paramedic has evaluated me
@@RageUnchained Auto insurance pays the medical costs.
@@lindalovesmusic9091 only up to the limit outlined in their policy, and many folks here cover only the required minimums which in my state is 65000 per accident with a limit of 25000 per person. So basically if the injuries require an ambulance ride and more than a day in the hospital/ any type of surgical procedure it won’t cover it all. my insurance will cover part (like 5 grand) and then I would need to sue the individual for any remainder.
At least in CA any Injury even neck pain from an accident is pain and suffering and an automatic 10k if it’s not your fault. Food for thought always go to the hospital even for whiplash and check your state laws on the matter
I noticed in states that removed qualified immunity the cop act within the laws . Agresively walking up to citizens with a gun and badge is threatening .
What states have removed qualified immunity?
Not necessarily. They probably just work less.
Colorado is one of them
@@jamesnash6101 Google is a thing. But New Mexico, Colorado, New York and Connecticut.
@@bigisrick they have never done any actual work but I would rather they do less than harrass the People to generate revenue or get their kicks from it.
I'm glad he immediately understood that they were trying to remove fault from the officers
If I were on a jury regarding this interaction, I would vote that those officers arrested him BECAUSE he wouldn't say that he was not injured by THEM!!! This seemed like retaliation to me and frankly makes me sick!!! Not to mention that after being in an accident he SHOULD have been medically evaluated especially after he stated he wasn't sure if he was injured or not.
*July 19, 2022*
*"The City and County of Denver will pay a man $100,000 after city council approved a settlement stemming from a lawsuit alleging Denver police officers racially profiled the man in 2020. Keilon Hill sued the city after an April 27, 2020, interaction with the Denver officers."*
Why do cops feel they can break the law ? Oh because when they do they have ZERO. Accountability, these scumbags need to be charged.
This is something that keeps getting asked in my opinion it’s because you have people that will vouch for these officers and ignore that they have the right to violate your rights because it serves the public interest.
Prosecutors often don't charge them. When prosecutors do charge them, they sometimes don't prosecute vigorously. And even when prosecutors do vigorously prosecute officers, jurors often won't convict them.
@@mikebell9980 - It serves the interest of part of the public, whether it's revenue for the government and private detention centers or maintaining and imposing a social hierarchy.
The only way is getting rid of the made up out of thin air "qualified immunity".
Colorado weakened qualified immunity in 2020, so _maybe_ these cops will be held accountable.
Any coo who stops recording or mutes their camera should automatically be found guilty if anyone brings up a case against them. That plus they should be suspended or fired. They should never try to hide what they are doing.
A corrupt cop doesn't get any clearer than that. There was another one where the sergeant told all his men to turn the body cams off. The one where the female cop intervened.
Hes basically blackmailing him! Saying if you say you are uninjured you can go if you say your injured we will arrest you!
This is why he doesn't give all bad cops an F. There's a big difference between just harassing someone needlessly and arresting someone who needs to be seen by a doctor and their only crime was running to police officer to tell him that he doesn't consent to a search of his vehicle.
He was extremely calm and collected for someone who had an accident, the adrenaline rush is the reason why he approached the officer more aggresively than he would have wanted. Any competent person should have taken this in consideration and tried to calm him, and not actually put him under more stress immediately.
The probation thing was obvious racism too. Bunch of assholes.
I am mind boggled by the probation comments. despicable. then they will claim they didn't make those statements based on race.
@morgan yu Because the man was the one who called the cops in the first place!!! ... and then the cops arrest THE PERSON WHO CALLED FOR THE COPS!!!! That "odour of marijuana" is just an excuse. It was outdoors, so the odour could magically disappear just like it magically appeared. Sound and sight can be recorded. There is NO MACHINE WHICH CAN RECORD A SMELL. Therefore, the "smell" evidence is totally unreliable. Furthermore, if a person does smell something, they can't tell where it came from. IF THE SMALL EXISTED AT ALL, it could have been from one of the other cops.
@morgan yu they made some baseless comments about him probably being on probation. This could be seen as racism or racial stereotyping.
Honestly, in my opinion he didn't even step to them aggressively.
@morgan yu 🤡💩
Imagine how that arresting officer treats his wife when she asked him to take out the trash when he doesn't want to.
40 percent of police officers beat their spouses. Just imagine what they will do to civilians if that's how they treat the ones they "love"
@@docblunce2978 u have the statistic wrong IIRC 40% openly admitted they beat thier spouces. So it's probly higher theb 40%
50%*, and that's self admitted by police officers, some were female officers who admitted to verbally abusing loved ones
@@spiderzvow1 you are so quick to tell me I'm wrong. You never said these police officer s did anything wrong. Weird....
@@docblunce2978 can u not read? Ur so quick you turn hostile. I'm saying the statistic should be higher because IIRC the report was only police who admitted they did it. Get over urself dude FFS
The fact that this dude has had trouble in Iowa and now Colorado, I’m scared for him at this point. The police seem to have a hard on for him.
Imagine getting hit by a car and then being carried off to jail for not consenting to a search of your car and saying something about an illegal one by the cops that you yourself called for help. To be black in American man...
I’m constantly amazed by law enforcement officers equipped with multiple deadly weapons who claim that they feel ‘threatened’ by an unarmed civilian. If they truly believe that, they need to go find a job as a crossing guard.
You don’t need a weapon to be threatening. It doesn’t matter how many “weapons” you have or don’t have, a threat is still a threat.
@@EMkilroy100 you're the snowflake we're talking about
People attack armed police and injure them daily, so why wouldn't they feel threatened if a man walks at high speed, puts his finger in your face and his own face 6 inches from yours.
This is not how you conduct yourself with anyone.
@@johnkennedy7368 cops aren't even in the top 10 most dangerous jobs in the us. You are the snowflake we are talking about.
@@johnkennedy7368 speak the truth brother.
Cops like these view efforts to “de-escalate” as a threat to their manhood. The driver clearly committed “contempt of cop” by sternly standing up for his 4th Amendment right. Even if the cop genuinely “detected” the odor of marijuana, it should be standard practice that the driver be informed that his car is going to be searched on that basis… not after the fact. As to the driver’s A- score, AtA often deducts a half-point over the failure to remain silent, but in this case praises the driver for asserting his rights. It is difficult to verbally assert anything if one remains silent, so I do not understand the half-point deduction.
it was said he could invoke his right to remain silent more tactfully, not completely. Regardless of that if the driver had approached the officer differently in the beginning it may have ended better. It is entirely possible that the driver could have avoided being arrested if he had acted a bit differently. Generally any action that does not benefit you is reason for point deduction. and for the record i am not defending the officers in any way, they are awful. im just saying that things could have been different if no aggressive was ever introduced on the drivers behalf (even though i completely understand and agree with his feelings)
@@MrCoolBreath1 In other words, he needed to act like a non-human in regards to his emotions.
@@MrBeevee5 anything more than that and pigs will claim you are hostile, never mind what (potentially traumatic) experience you’ve just endured. pigs expect you to be compliant and docile when interacting with them
This is what happens when you hire low IQ thugs with ego problems to enforce laws. They are attracted to the job position because of the possibility to legally use violence on people.
A possible solution to this problem is to require a law degree to be a police officer. That would dissuade a lot of people with low IQs and ego issues from getting into the "law enforcement" career.
The driver went at the officer the way he goes at his mother and father, I can assure you that if a young punk like that comes at me sticking his finger to my face, it'd end up worse, this Audit the audit all it does is looking to poke holes to make @$$holes like that look like victims, he needs to calm the hell down...
Imagine how bad it must be that Mr hill was able to be featured on this channel twice, imagine the millions of other citizens that have been harassed by cops on more than one occasion.
So it’s the cops against us over whether or not they REALLY smelled weed or not. This is the most ridiculous reason of probable cause and should not give the officer immediate approval to search.
man I hope he gets rich from this shit. Imagine being so trash at your job that you arrest someone for NOTHING.
I don't blame him for calling out the cop searching his car and letting emotion get the better of him, because I literally just came from another video about an officer who was charged for planting meth in elderly, poor white folks cars (same thing people were calling a "conspiracy" when it was claimed they were doing the same to black people at the height of the war on drugs). These officers are _humans_ not angels and some humans are psychopaths. You have NO IDEA what they're doing in your car and yet they have power over you. One falsely planted evidence and you're done for, he was rightly scared.
I still want to know if they searched the white man's vehicle.
I believe that officer was caught doing that to hundreds of people all allegedly to earn a position on the drug task force and he was charged with several felonies. Unfortunately he was convicted on only half the charges do to "lack of evidenc" ( don't quote me for sure ). He was sentenced in all to 15 years which is crazy; he planted illegal substances in vulnerable citizens for his own benefit. I can only imagine what sentences his victims were facing?
@@emmettpickett2146 I believe he was convicted on 16 of 60+ charges.
defamation. assault. and as the ambulance worker i would sue the pd. as well.
i worked medical care for a while and u NEVER take my i mean. our patients away and slam them on a fucking car hood.
that denver police state is so backwards and inbred it hurts me on a emotional level. and i see these cases so much. im glad i dont live in a 3rd world country.
Cops created a situation out of nothing and them immediately changed tack to "We'll let you go if you don't say anything bad about us". Why do they feel the need to try and fit every black guy up with a crime? Immediately sided with the white guy and claimed the black guy was smoking weed and on probation. Based on nothing.
I had an experience with the Denver Police after an accident years ago and was kind of shocked by their inability to deal with it. I got hit by a car while riding my bicycle and suffered a broken nose, broken leg, and minor concussion. With the broken nose and road rash, I was a fairly bloody mess and the driver of the car went into shock. But the officers never recognized any of this. They kept saying we were acting weird and suspicious. They were upset at me for not calling 911. I kept explaining that I had asked the driver to take me to the hospital as if that made sense. I also claimed I didn't black out, I just couldn't remember what happened. I had definitely blacked out, but I just couldn't think clearly. I mean my nose was broken and even though I was wearing a helmet, my entire forehead was swollen like a giant oblong goose egg. The driver was just staring off into space repeating, "I have to go to work" without trying to move or leave. I recognized he was in shock from summer camp first aid training even though I didn't recognize my own confusion. I still can't believe that they didn't have enough training to recognize, these people aren't acting shady, they need medical attention. Both of us. Just because someone knows their own name and where they are after a head injury doesn't mean they are fully functional and rational either. There are degrees of injury and you would hope someone whose full-time job is a first responder would know that.
I’ve noticed from many of these (and my one experience from police) that police don’t treat citizens as people. They treat them as possible arrests. So they always think everything is suspicious. Even if it’s perfectly reasonable human response.
Like “being nervous” as a cop is questioning you. They love to go on about “I don’t know you” to us, but we don’t know them either. And we are not the ones who have legal authority to violate their rights, assault, shoot, restrain, kidnap and imprison.
So yes people may be nervous. They don’t approach stuff like humans taking to humans.
I was 17, had been physically assaulted by my dad and ran away. Cops got me in the country just walking. Asked if I had an ID, and I said not with me, and then the guy came back confrontational about why I “lied to him”. I didn’t, he said my ID had expired. 🙄 So to him that made me suspicious and instead of seeing a child (I looked very young until around 23) who had some issues he saw someone suspicious.
They took me in and never asked me what happened. Then I get informed my dad wasn’t going to press charges. 🤪
Amazing. It’s like many cops just lose, or never had, humanity.
Claiming you can smell something in a car should never be a legal reason for a search because cops can and will claim they can smell something even when there is nothing to smell just to carry out illegal searches. How can courts not see how this can be easily abused by law enforcement.
In my opinion, if a officer uses "I smell Marijuana" then they better find Marijuana or they automatically get 3 days off with no pay and have to take a class. EVERY TIME. Three times in a year 2 weeks unpaid. One more after that they get fired.