This man was offered a job because he was a "good boy". He should have told the sheriff to take his "job" and SHOVE IT !!! Another reason they offered him "a job" is because HE CLEARLY DOESN'T NEED ONE !!! They didn't think he would ACTUALLY take it. Since when have cops EVER offered a Brother ACTUALLY IN NEED, "a job"?
One of the offices mentions that the reason for the extra cop cars was due to them changing shifts. As for the helicopter I didn't see any indication that it had anything to with the leaf blower
Why didn’t the officers search this man. He could very well have been carrying a concealed leaf blower. That’s some dangerous shit. They could have been « blown away «
@@jeffreytackett3922 Gta reference, it’s cause there’s a lot of squad cars and a helicopter. Which only appear during 3 star out of 5 star wanted level
A leaf blower? I'd like to know the relationship between the owner of the leaf blower and law enforcement. I've heard of people getting their laptop stolen, using "find my mac", knowing the exact location of their stolen computer, telling the cops, and the cops say "sorry, we don't have the man power to investigate". This is a leaf blower!
@Ensure Addict ok cool story.. no one in this particular thread brought up race whatsoever. Just pointing out the fact that this is all over a leaf blower lmfaoooooo
They once were it was called civics but Democrats removed it from schools because it showed them and their crimes against the country, which is why it was removed and you seem them trying to destroy history and change it so it makes them look good.
@gl0ck10mm not really! This was in Deltona,Fl. There's not much action in this neighborhood. They don't have their own police department, Volusia Sherris the one that take care of Deltona,Debary,Orange City,Daytona Bch,Ormond Bch and so on. Copd just wanted to make big. I gues they didn't have enough to do. Florida cops sre like that.!
Mr. Griffin was calm because the 1st officer was calm. This officer explained and wasn’t aggressive. And listen to Mr. Griffin. That demeanor can change the outcome in a positive way. All officers should take notes.
U guys get to sit on a phone all day n complain none of u put ur life on the line to save someone else none of u walk in to basic traffic stops to watch ur fellow cop who just talking to about her kids n how she so happy god blessed her with a family to get shot n die five minutes later
I tell u what typing all this is a hella lot easier then trying to maintain peace n order in public remember not everyone like this guy some rape woman dome kill kids some have no desire to live n have nothing to lose willing to have a gun fight n kill innocent people all cuz they wanna be assholes who selfishly think they world is about them n fuck everyone else
I'm homeless n I get to witness these fucked up individuals they rob from me before they rob u the attack me before they attempt to brake ur door down lot easier to attack a man with no door
@@dennissnyder6000 1-You don't know who you are addressing on here, so take care when you make blanket statements. 2-The vast majority of public-police interactions go quite peacefully, so, cops that go into every situation with what you described at the forefront of their mind are suffering from either PTSD, or delusions, so they need councelling and a vacation. .
Both sides did incredibly well. Even the officers knew that there was a low chance that this gentleman was their suspect, but they also recognized that they have to do their due diligence and perform a proper investigation. And proper investigation they did indeed perform, they did exactly what was necessary to find whether or not this particular suspect is THE suspect, and they made sure to make sure they would release him as soon as they got the full clear that they had a false flag. The fact that the officers made sure that the man was never cut off with contact with his family while it happened was actually a super intelligent move because it helped reinforce the fact that the officers were just trying to do their job and not just go out to ruin a life. You can already tell that even if the man WAS identified as the suspect, he would have just been treated right as they would do their paperwork and transport him to booking. You already know that these are how officers SHOULD be.
Perhaps being Canadian I have different perspective. Putting handcuffs on someone who is co-operating and for which this is no evidence he committed a crime is excessive and unreasonable. There was a case in Vancouver two weeks ago very similar to this. It resulted in apologies from two levels of government and a new training program for police.
If I were black, I’d be wearing a kilt. Stop me for matching the description then. “Oh really, there is another black kilt wearing guy in this neighborhood? Either you got the right man, or you don’t have a good description to go on.”
@rudy2fat I mean that's the whisper game. Description said white tank top (when it was a white t-shirt), black shorts (when they were actually camo), and flip flops (even though the guy they show doesn't look to be wearing flip flops either). The fact that eye witnesses can get things wrong means that it's very possible the criminal could be wearing sneakers, not flip flops. I get it's unlikely, but it is a possibility, and can justify a stop like this.
Yeah, but if there actually is a black man who has been observed committing a crime while wearing a kilt, you'll be truly screwed, won't you? "Your Honor! This case should be thrown out for lack of evidence. All they have is the witness identification, and that's tenuous, at best, given the vast number of black men wearing kilts."
@@markc4008 But most black men get stop because they say we fit the description but 90% of the time we don't? They just want to check our ID to see if we have warrants.. I'm a black man that's never been to jail but I can't tell you how many times I've been stop because I fit the description?? One time I was stopped by a black police officer,, I told him I was a Veteran he said So What!! I had just came home from work with a shirt and tie on..
@@empire7179 Oh absolutely, I'm not at all disagreeing with that, and I think that when that does happen it should be something that's questioned and followed up. In this specific scenario, the description was close, so here I feel the stop was justified. Definitely don't think that - considering the guy was complying - there was a need to put him in cuffs though. But racial discrimination like the kind you seem to face is something that should be followed up with a request for information about the call and description you supposedly fit, to find out if it was just bullshit, and then if it was followed up by complaints. And while I absolutely respect the fact that you're a veteran, the officer was kind of right. Just because someone is a vet doesn't mean they can't or won't ever commit a crime. I wouldn't expect anyone, regardless of what they do, to believe that their career would be enough to cause an officer to turn away and leave them alone.
Props to the first officer for not coming in all heavy-handed and aggressive. A little kindness, a soft tone and a demeanor of understanding is all it takes sometimes.
It's amazing what can be accomplished when you actually communicate and try to work with people instead of just immediately demanding they bow to your authority with no explanation.
@@brittanydiane214"doing their job" is far too often an excuse for police to abuse their power. That's why people love to see this kind of interaction.
After stealing a leaf blower, wouldn’t the description include “... and carrying a leaf blower!?” Ah, I know, he stashed it somewhere and then decided to jog...
I don’t understand why they continued to run his information and then said if that comes back okay you can go. It seems like they still hoped they could arrest him for something.
@@db19812009 that was exactly it although this time it wasn't racial as you remember most law enforcement are Revenue collectors so this was seeing if any possible money the state could collect was there as they do that to almost everyone if they can get your info they run it to see if there are any warrants for you so then they can take you to court where you can be charged tons of court fees and possibly bail depending on what you're wanted for if you're wanted
@Robert Mustain - Was the blower actually stolen? I was stopped for "fitting the description," in a ridiculous situation with my friend and my neighbor, for attempted auto theft. We were two 18 year old African American males and a 22 year old "white" woman, and the actual suspects were a few "white" middle school boys who shoved something up the tailpipe of a car. No one was trying to steal any car, and the actual suspects didn't look anything like us. They were the goofy little brother of one of my classmates and his goofy friends, and we saw them giggling and running across the street from the neighborhood they were messing around in to go back to my classmate's little brother's house. Also, there was no need to handcuff the first man. He was complying and recording the encounter with his phone. There was no indication that he intended to assault anyone or flee.
@@loki2240 Unfortunately, you clearly don't understand how these things work. He was placed in handcuffs for the officers' safety. They have no way of knowing he is not the one they are looking for, and by detaining them in handcuffs, the likelihood of the individual (if they were out to cause harm) running or attempting to attack is much lower. If he was suspected of a lesser crime, not BURGLARY, they may not have placed him in cuffs. However, someone burglarizing another individual is justification to detain a suspect that matches the description of the perpetrator. Your example also has no place here, because it is quite dissimilar from what happened in the video. The video shows exactly how the man detained fit the description the police were initially given. Once the witness confirmed, they let him go. The blower was stolen, as confirmed in the video. You seem to be trying to make this about race, when in fact this video is not about race at all, simply a man fitting the description of the suspect.
I can't really express how much I appreciate that you include non-negative encounters with officers like this. It's so very important to show varying degrees of police interactions with the community.
I'm not a big fan of the police overall but that's due to personal experiences with small town cops that have nothing better to do than to harass people 90% of the time. Still, there's been a few videos on this channel where I'm like the police were IMO being overly lenient. One dude did a minor hit and run fender bender, plus numerous other things, then when the police catch him at his house he's been clearly driving quite drunk, and all they wanted was his info so the lady could get her car fixed. He resisted arrest after he wouldn't give his info and in the end he only got two minor civil charges. I was like, even I would have charged him with more.
@@shadowprince4482yeah considering he was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Not sure if they could still charge him though, being he was already parked and in his home and they didn’t actually see him driving drunk but leaving the scene of an accident should be enough since obviously she got his description and license plate. That’s a major offense where I live and you will get locked up for it. Hit n runs are serious and the fact the cops disregarded the fact he broke numerous laws and didn’t even want to charge him and just get his info, you’d think he comply. 🤔🤔🤔 but he was clearly being difficult probably had a lot to do with being under the influence and the joyous effects of alcohol.
As a former motorcyclist, I have been pulled over so many times with the reason being "There was a motorcycle that looks just like yours that was stolen".
I just love that this channel is capable of being not biased to either side and this is the first interaction I watched were both sides were appropriate in their actions. I think this channel is awesome please don't stop
I don’t know what point you’re making honestly. Everyone - literally everyone - knows there’s a problem. So are you just stating the obvious or are you suggesting that they shouldn’t be commended for handling it well? Because the thing is if we know there’s a problem then good conduct being publicly acknowledged is a good motivator to spread that practice.
@@rhhr9169 yup because this exact thing went down when the cops tried to force a guy into a car because he wouldn’t ID himself after something similar happened
“You fit the description of someone who stole a leaf blower. We’re just going to pat you down to see if you have the leaf blower in the pockets of your gym shorts.”
Ridiculous..Cop fits the description of a guy who tasers assaults and possibly murders innocent people regularly maybe he should be detained until we find him innocent.
Where is the leaf blower? Common sense does not exist for these TYRANTS. If he stole a leaf blower and put it where. Handcuffed but you're okay I'll take care you. Blah Blah Blah.
Or even having it released in the first place. If the cops were in the wrong they will fight tooth and nail to hide it, if the cops were in the right they will have the video on the 5 o'clock news.
police don't edit the videos, that's usually mainstream media outlets depending on which side they lean towards. everyone was respectful in this situation so it turned out fine, strange...
@@shoxxyryry agreed. Usually bodycam footage isn't edited, but some things remains redacted if it may clash with an ongoing investigation. It's almost always the cell phone recordings that get edited,
I was once pulled over for matching description of someone trying to break into cars at a dealership I walked by. I'm nearly 6'2 and white. This dude was 5'1 and Asian. Perfect example of the how information is lost through the whisper game.
they lied to you to use it as a reason to pull you over ya... they knew you werent the suspect. This use to be an insanely common tactic for initiating stops pre 2010... they dont do it as much anymore because of accountability
It's refreshing to see respectful police that just did their job, made sure the detained man was relaxed and informed of the situation. They treated him with respect. So good to see.
you watch the video?? Cop explains why right there. They’re changing shifts, the first cops that approached him are going hom and the others are there to take their shifts. As for the helicopter, doesn’t indicate it was specifically for the leaf blower.
We’ll be cause if he was the burgled then it would be one officer watching him imagine if they started to fight or he had a weapon the officers chances of reacting on time are slim so having more officer is safer and the helicopter was looking from above to maybe help the grounds units spot any suspects.
@@goofyrulez7914 Dude, half of these innocent deaths could be solved just by compliance, courtesy, and having an actual brain. They likely didn't even bring that Helicopter for him. The helicopter was probably looking for other possible suspects in the area. And thats likely how they caught the real criminal.
Wow, I really love how amicable everybody was. Full of logic, common sense, human decency, respect. And then the follow up of offering Mr. Griffin a job to do implicit bias training for the officers. Super cool. We need more interactions like this.
Military training teaches soldiers to keep control of their emotions and maintain a professional military bearing even in stressful situations. Hats off to the Army staff sergeant for exercising his Fifth Amendment rights, and hats off to the deputies for remembering "innocent until proven guilty," for being courteous, and for immediately telling the suspect the reason he was being detained.
I concur completely.. your comment just made me think of something vital that needs to be addressed with the militarization of so many police departments across the US and that is this: If the local police departments are allowed to utilize military equipment in their jobs, then they must also make it mandatory to train them in at LEAST the fundamental ways military officers are trained when it comes to proper behavior and acceptable codes of conduct.. it doesn't have to be full on military training tactics and techniques, but certain aspects that are beneficial for both lines of work should definitely be applied and required
I watched a guy run out of Walmart carrying a 70" tv.. tossed it in the back of his friend's truck as he got tackled by an assistant manager Don't assume everyone has a smooth brain and no imagination like you 😂
"He was driving a Chevy." "It was a Buick." "I think it was a Ford." "It was blue." "Green." "Gray." Sometimes witnesses can't even agree on day of the week. A police detective friend once told me that if all the witnesses give the same story, the same description, they are all lying and got together on their story before calling police.
Eye witness can have a sinister motive, can be mentally unhealthy. Not to mention that people suck at identifying people outside of their own race. First cop was a bit too apologetic but in today’s climate I still get why he did it.
@Mark D I disagree that she could’ve gotten him killed easily, however, I agree that she probably could’ve gotten the police involved, but obviously there were videos of the interaction or we wouldn’t have seen the video. Others however are not so fortunate and rarely have video proof that they’re innocent
I was exiting the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, NY, on to a service road when 2 police cars pulled behind me and 3 other cars in front stopped. The officers exited their cars, guns are drawn, screaming all sorts of "don't move, mother f..." until they saw a gentleman on the sidewalk screaming, "that's not the car! It was a green Towncar! " They paused, jumped into their patrol cars and said to me, "you! Stay right here!" I put my blue Lincoln Towncar in drive, put my shoe to the floor and got the hell out of Dodge.
This interaction just became A+ thanks to the way the officer approached him. Other officers will just jump and point guns at him and often times result in an innocent fatality.
You don't read very well do you? The word on the T shirt is "Heeist". They are 2 completely different words, with 2 completely different meanings. What the hell is the matter with you?
@@johnmarks9287 The Heeist brand name you can admit looks similar (Is the name an anachronym for something?). The context was funny maybe not to you, but it sounds like you could use a good laugh.
@@conanclone That would depend on what you are laughing about. Are you laughing because of the play on words and the absurdity of him being detained? Or, is the humor about him being a black man and the word fits soley because of that? Maybe if I knew the context I could see the humor in it.
Reminds me of that Dave Chappelle line, "well, while you're here you do fit a description". And "I blame the sketch artist, they've been drawing that same brother over and over and over again" 😂
I recently retired as a newspaper reporter. I learned early on in my career never to rely on or to quote eye witnesses to a crime or vehicle crash. What they thought they witnessed and what actually took place often were not the same.
Well said. I worked in a trauma room for many years and often even others involved in same incident had totally different stories of what they experienced or what they thought that happened.
it doesn't surprise me that the first cop was a vet. he wasn't aggressive or confrontational, he kept the other dude calm and he made sure to DE-ESCALATE the situation. that's why he kept telling him that he was just detained and not arrested. also, he gave a description that he was given of the suspect instead of only just saying "you fit the description". and since they were both vets, they knew well enough to keep cool and just let the situation handle itself. so kudos to the cops and the guy for not making a simple procedure into something far more.
Also, wouldn't the fact that they handcuffed him potentially influence the witness by appearing they were making an arrest? The handcuffs were unnecessary and the tactic of a witness drive by was even criticized by AtA. They definitely did not deserve an A+.
@@Dynamikcheese this. False recall of memory, when looking for suspects, our brains are designed to look for differences and match by pattern. Even in a lineup of all placebos, people will still id the guy with the most similar traits.
@@ilyearer unfortunately, as stated in the video. The police had enough suspicion to detain and restrict his movements with cuffs based off the information at hand. But thankfully the officer who initiated the stop was calm collected and respectful. Even offering a full apology at the for the detention
I mean the description was bad, they had to profile by default and one assumes that *not profiling* is drilled into their heads. A black man wearing a white tanktop and shorts and flip flops is a *bad description* and ATA calls this out. Narrative telephone is a thing as he says, the fact that the police were so aware of how *bad* it looks says a lot about their training as a whole. But they also can't just pass by a possible suspect because it might look bad, they do have to investigate it.
@@bovinityleak2066 I totally agree. They were trying real hard not you get a complaint against them. Which is sad that this must be done just so you don't have the chance of getting sued or what have you
@@Dane-bootsNcatsN its not about race, hes just not tryna make him panic, also they were both in the military, thats why he called him "buddy" and, said "we’re the same ima take care of you", i don’t know what any of y’all are talking about
This is a problem Handcuffed told sit down your not under arrest. They run him He looked nothing like the suspect. Same old buddy buddy's But he's still in cuffs under arrest truth
@@dstmt2 as a war vet, I could never put cuffs on a man who I am not certain has committed a crime or been formally warranted for arrest etc. and ergo I could never be a cop
@@theomegawerty9688 One of the reasons I went into the private security sector and not law enforcement. Not out LOOKING for people to cause problems with or get in trouble I’m just protecting a specific person/place/thing.
His freedom was in the hands of a witness that was on the move inside a tinted through window. If he/she would have mis identified , he would be in jail. That is crazy.
the last cop that was speaking to him said he watched the camera footage, and he clearly saw it wasnt him, and told them nah, release him! so it didnt matter at that point, as the police knew who were searching by the time this guy got released!
Eyewitness and even victim identification is so unreliable, it's really tragic. I buzz-cut my hair, and that made me vaguely fit a suspect's description in a rape case. I worked as a civilian for the PD. They asked me to stand in a line-up. I believe we had eight people on the stage. The only thing between us and the victim and witness was bright lights shining on us. They were in a dark room. (The cops' briefing room, actually.) It really kind of impressed me that the wall of light left those of us on the stage blinded to the room. From my perspective on that experience, the detectives in charge really went to great pains to make our 'jail' clothes and sandals look identical. My reward for doing this was an 8x10 photo of the lineup with me in it. (Kind of cool, actually.) I understand the victim/survivor of the rape, and a witness who had chased the rapist off, both identified the 'correct' suspect. He was convicted and imprisoned, and the 'innocence project' picked up his case because of a fault in the lineup identification. I wish I knew what it was. I suspect there may have been some action, likely not even intentional, that tipped them. He was NOT the guy that raped the woman. He was freed from prison, but later committed another crime that screwed his life. I will forever wonder if that false identification derailed his life to the point he 'broke' and ended up committing a crime he otherwise would not have.
Kudos for the sheriff who released the footage for transparency And also hiring the guy to help further his deputies and the relation with the community
@@DutchOrbit given the heat of the moment and given how shitty eyewitness testimony is... Close enough to warrant a stop. But not close enough for the only guy who actually saw the perp
@@DutchOrbit Black man in a white "tank top" (the tank top part was wrong, but still a white shirt), a beard and "black" shorts. Again, the color of the shorts were wrong on the actual suspect, but a huge part of this video is about how eyewitness testimony is not 100% reliable, and information gets more distorted the more people it is filtered through. So you've got a skin color, facial hair and clothing match.
The level of respect shown on both side of this interaction brought literal tears to my eyes. It’s amazing to see how things can be accomplished when common respect and decency is involved. Salute to those officers for doing their jobs in an extremely respectable manner as well as being cordial the entire process. And much respect to Mr. Griffin for the excellent way you handled yourself and for being understanding that the officers were just trying to figure out what was going on. Salute to you sir my fellow Veteran. 🫡 Salute to you all including this channel.
Witnes testimony is the most (sorry for my words) bullshit evidence in court and the scariest thing about it is that it's one of the most damming evidence even if time and time again it has been proven that memories are inconsistent and unreliable, wrong testimonials is the number 1 cause of miscarriage of justice since forever
@@jessISaRicePrincess You've been watching too much TV...eye witness evidence is very strong... especially when coroborated with multiple witnesses...but it's not a science so I don't know where you get the eye witness evidence is scientific.
A burglary could hide the leaf blower somewhere & he could retrieve it later How much does a leaf blower cost to have so many police involved & also a helicopter
@@rohitpalyekar4491 I guess sometimes overpaying because someone stole a cheap leaf blower could potentially save more money down the line, if the criminal gets away with it and steal something more and expensive next time(s)... like insurance, in a way. although after he has given up to detainment, I don't understand the need to get 3 more units and chopper to the place
I'm baffled as to why this gentleman needed to be cuffed while standing in the street, being entirely cordial and not under arrest. I'm glad this wasn't as bad as so many other encounters but just that alone seems excessive. He was assisting them, there is no reason to cuff someone who is voluntarily assisting.
Things can change in seconds. What appears like a normal rational person could flip in a blink of an eye. Better to work on the side of caution than for a real situation to develop such as wrestling over an officer's firearm.
after reading alot of these comments thank you for standing out saying that what was done was as appropriate as possible given the circumstances. the narrator and officers clearly explain and deescalated the situation with a reaffirming tone ( opposite the overwhelming presence of force 5+ cars and a helicopter). keeping the suspect calm and even helping him live stream to feel more secure regardless of guilty or not. i do recognize police bias exists but this must the best way i have seen "he fits the description" ever
@@Wrongyouare He matched the description of a criminal who is at large. What should they have done? I think it was an excellent handling of an unfortunate situation.
@@elijahbuscho7715 black man wearing a white shirt and black pants is not a description of a criminal ... you need facial features ,height, hair color, and they said he had flip flops this man had on running shoes and was jogging in the neighborhood
That slow drive by with the eye witness would have been problematic in Canada. We call it a "line up of one" and it is a huge no-no...irrevocably taints the witness
The eye witness must have been colour blind, because the guy that did it was a short white male with a black t-shirt and white shorts, TRUE you couldn't make it up
@@idaslpdhr The video shows the person arrested for it. Black dude, white tank, and grey shorts. And it doesn't mean the eye witness messed up; as stated in the video, it could've been miscommunicated through the chain of command.
@@idaslpdhr the officer said the description is a black male with a beard, a white top and black shorts. Described him to T. How truthful the officer was being? Probably not very much.
That happened to me, but the person who was robbed did say it was me when it really wasn't. He was inside a cop car about 40 yards away. They booked me in and had to spend 5 days in county jail... Crazy how someone just out of no where could affect your life. The sad part about it is that i was going to go meet a girl that day.
And what if they let the criminal go who goes on to commit violent crime. There is no winning for police in all of this. If things keep as they currently are the police will not be able to do a job and that will mean the public will no be safe. This video is an unfortunate situation for the innocent man and he behaved correctly by not trying to resist.
@@bighands69 Why is the officer blaming his sergeant? Theft of a $100 leaf-blower isn't even a felony.. Yet a half dozen cops show up like it was an armed robbery.. No need to handcuff him.... Police have no duty to protect us straight from the supreme court..
@@tobaskisnipes361 that’s not the point of what I’m saying if I’m riding by and I see a man in cuffs I’m gonna believe he’s done something wrong and in most cases when someone is in hand cuffs they committed a crime so I’m saying there making him look like a criminal in the public’s eye
If he is 8ft do you think the eye witness pulled out a measuring tape befor he rsn off? I feel like if the eye witness said 7.5 and not 8, 8ft is still close enough to fit the description, and this man obviously fit the description given to the cops, no matter hoe vague a description it was. I for one being dyslexic have a hard time with detail and remembering, so i probably couldn't give a better description than what was given at the time
@@bwghall1 eh I believe military personnel and police should be charged as citizens for all crimes, no immunity unless it's some type of mental disorder caused by some trauma
@@bwghall1 military police cover the respective bases they're at. Civilian cops cover outside the base military are not over civilian cops. The idea that they are is a false myth.
@@sentane8031 Military personnel are held accountable. That's why we laugh at cops, because their training is so bad and they do such a horrible job. I can't treat an enemy combatant as bad as cops treat people daily.
Simply, beautiful conduct and an expert analysis, as usual. As an MD, JD I am very happy to see productive, amicable interactions can still occur. As an ex Navy doc, I salute the Sargent. To A the A, VERY well done!
This happened after Sgt. used his military ID to identify himself, this is why I never understand why people lump military and "law enforcement" together.
Lucas Elder - I was in the USAF in the early 1980’s. Got pulled over at around 9pm one night on I-80 by a NJ State Trooper. Gave him my license, insurance, registration, & military ID (I was not in uniform). He told me that I was going 14 miles over the speed limit, gave me back my credentials, told me to slow it down, and let me go. He didn’t even go back to his car to verify my info. The encounter lasted maybe 3 minutes. That was a different time. I agree with you that today, being in the military holds little weight when confronted by a cop. I guess with cameras everywhere that cops don’t have the leeway like they used to.
Why should being a veteran of the military afford you preferential treatment in the eyes of the law? Should ex- or off duty police officers also be afforded leniency? Like... seriously. If anything, milotary personnell and law enforcement should be held to a much higher tandard, since they have training and supposedly represent the best of us.
@@BjerkeRobin I don't think the military should be afforded anything under the law. But law enforcement are more than happy to shit on us and yet people always try to shoehorn us both into the same mold as if being law enforcement as anywhere near the same standards or training as the military. People be like "God bless our police and military" only to have the police have small penis syndrome and start harassing a Sgt for walking while black. Sgts have much better things to do than steal and hide leaf blowers and certainly rarely get promoted by being scumbags.
@Daniel Rodriguez you should try living here in Arkansas. My Dad and brother are VFA and they have no kind of respect for them. I wish we had some laws like CA. You want to live in a harassment area, try living in this area. And they don't even pretend you have rights here. It's bad.
@@Rikard_Nilsson it was pretty clear they were there just to see what was going on, like you said. Anyone being paid by tax dollars should not have time to be bored.
I have a problem when the cop said “good news for you, the eye witness said it wasn’t you” . Which means his fate is in the hands of some complete stranger that could’ve easily said yes.
Well....yeah, an eye witness is a powerful piece of evidence. It's not the only piece and eye witnesses can be wrong, but his entire fate is not in the hands of 1 piece of evidence.
@@mattm7798 at that very moment it is in the hands of that eye witness. Who knows how this person would react if he’s wrongfully accused by the eye witness and how far it could escalate. But the way the cop said made it sound like “we were about to take you in and charge you but lucky for you the eye witness said it wasn’t you” instead of saying “you didn’t do anything wrong so you’re free to go”
Well done to everyone , well done to the officers for calmly explaining to Mr Griffin why he'd been stopped and remaining cordial throughout the process and well done to Mr Griffin for his demeanor throughout , Also well done to the Sherriff for his words , Wouldn't it be good if all interactions were as pleasant as this one
@@suny1265 Floyd was in the process of assuming room temperature from a fentanyl overdose before he even saw the cops that day. Edit~ Also had corona virus and meth in system. Was a dead man walking without any cops help. That does not excuse cops for putting him in the prone position with a knee on neck. He still wrote his own death ticket imo.
@@mlj1111 I agree we need to be able to see both sides, and nuance again.. It's so hard now though. Floyd can be both a lesson for cops, and a lesson for the community at large. It's not any individuals fault or responsibility. It's the tragedy of the commons. We all have to do our part.. we have to try harder than floyd did to do good in this world, and we have to have much more compassion and empathy than the officer who left his knee on his neck for several minutes after there was no response. We all have to be somewhere, try to make it positive; we'll all thank ourselves in a few decades.
@@terryallen9546 In my opinion, everything was fine except for handcuffing the Army Sargent. I don't think that the officers should have done that. The Army Sargent was fully cooperating. I'm sure his neighbors saw him hand cuffed. What if the man's children saw that?
That is standard operating procedure when they have reasonable suspicion. You could argue that their reasonable suspicion was tenuous. In fairness to the situation, everyone is cooperative until they aren't and unfortunately that is when people get hurt.
This is by far the best ATA I've seen. As a veteran still serving in the military as an NCO, I can guarantee that military experience definitely contributed to his ability to handle the situation. The officers were outstanding too. This could've gone a dozen different ways. It's great to see one with an all around positive outcome.
They sure did handle this well. Five cop cars out looking for a leaf blower. He could have had it on his person with a gun. It doesn't matter everybody is guilty until proven innocent.
Its nice, but you never know. Throws the leaf blower cause he know he is being chased and starts running. Cooperates to get out of the stoppage as quick as possible, hoping they don’t have the correct info or because thats the most he can do; and when they do get ‘em, a person who is not restrain can take a firearm out or run more easily. You can’t be Naive in this kind of situation where you can let a criminal escape or do harm to you. That’s too naive.
Honestly I never understood why some cops are so quick to cuff when being detained. I was detained, hell, technically arrested but let off on my own recognizance. Never got cuffed once, just had to sit on the hood till they were done. Granted I'm white and that probably plays a part in it, this man quite obviously appears like less of a danger than I ever did at that traffic stop. Maybe its the circumstances of the investigation since it's a suspected burglary, but I've seen traffic stops that go the same way.
And surrounded by deputies for a crime that wasn't initially violent. This is institutionalized police cowardice. If police want innocent people to cooperate fully, they should seek to minimize the intrusion on their liberties when such intrusion is not necessary.
@@TheOmar291992 don't confuse bravery with naivity. Naive is assuming he is no threat and letting your guard down, but disproportionate restraint isn't merely realism, it's cowardice. Anyone at any time could potentially be a threat, they doesnt mean it's reasonable to restrain everyone.
They explained that half the officers were there because of a shift change. In other words, there were twice as many as they would normally send. As for the helicopter, it patrols an area from above. There's no reason to assume it was only watching him.
This interaction needs to be a training video for officers. I particularly like how they took measures to deescalate the situation from the very beginning to the very end by assuring Mr. Griffin that he wasn't in any trouble and that they were just investigating.
Yes that is just you, even if he talks to him and gives information, you dont know if its real, you dont know if hes carrying a gun or a knife and will use it if he can, you trust people immediately and that can get you killed, handcuffs are for protection.
@@XxDrJewxX to presume everyone is a threat is assuming people are guilty until proven innocent. Keep a steady eye on that man. But Cops should have the training to be able to take someone down before they can even pull a knife or gun out. They SHOULD have the hand to hand training to handle that situation. Be next to him. Shit you can kind of hold his arm if you need. But the handcuffs are a little much.
@@XxDrJewxX By that logic you could cuff all society. Why even have gun laws permitting people to carry? Anyone with the distrust in people in general should not be in the police force, but in a mental hospital. That's a mentally ill level of paranoia. This guy is walking around with shorts and a singlet ... best of luck concealing weapons there. Imagine your neighbors driving by, seeing you in handcuffs. That can affect a man's reputation. You would need some good reason to cuff someone.
That is why they needed five patrol cars and a helicopter. I am just wondering if there was a team of black joggers running together in matching colours. Would the first cop detain them all or would he call the National Guard and F35 fighters to buzz them.
The bugler can have a gun. There is a case where the suspect had a gun, held an old lady hostage in a house. Ate some a meal and talked to the lady then left the house. I think it is standard procedure in pursuit that you don’t pursuit a lone hence multiple polices + helicopter.
THIS is how all police interactions should go. The man was respectful in allowing the officers to do their job. And the officers did their job superbly. Well done.
We used to call it Post Office, but ya, same game. The problem with that game is you have to whisper so others can't hear. Whispering distorts the voice.
@@ilikeRUNE As a child I called it Chinese Whispers too, and my school was mixed race in a mixed-race community in the UK. It was a good school too, we were taught to use proper punctuation and capitalisation and to use the correct words for the situation.
I was detained and arrested by houston PD for matching the description of a homeless man in the area breaking into cars I had just moved to Houston 3 days prior I was detained by two cops I complied with their orders however instead of putting the hand cuffs while I was standing they had me lay down 1 of them put their knee on the small of my back putting way to much of their weight on me causing me to occasionally feel pain even to this day while the 2nd officer placed the hand cuffs on me they did not ask me for my identification they did not ask me any questions a 3rd officer showed up and told me I was under arrest he did ask for my ID at this point the only ID I had at the time was a expired south carolina learners permit and a ss card the cop then took me to city lock up where I spent 36 hours before being moved to the county jail for processing I spent another 7 hours there before I posted bail I bhad to get a court appointed attorney drop the charges because I couldn't afford a lawyer because I was a broke 19 year old that had just moved to Houston with his mother now 5 days prior. It should also be noted that the officer that actually made the arrest stated since I was not a state resident that I must be the suspect they were looking for he also didn't put my seat belt on I had to put it on my self while my hands were restrained and locked to the seat behind me and while we were in motion thinking back I could have and probably should have sued them
Man, this LEO was fantastic. He questioned his CO, but followed the orders while letting the civilian know why he had to detain him. He then proceeded to reassure the civilian throughout the detainment that everything would be okay and that he would take care of him. Classic deescalation tactics and empathetic tendencies. What a wonderful interaction that is textbook “protect and serve.”
The scary thing about this is that there have been plenty of people who have spent years in prison because a witness incorrectly identified them as the perpetrator of a crime. If I had been in this man’s shoes knowing what I know, I would have been scared to death that I was about to go to jail for something that I didn’t do. It happens way more often than people know.
@@bighands69 The innocence project has taken almost 250 innocent people off of death row or out of prison in general. Stop supporting the death penalty. Our justice system is not that perfect. We have executed innocent people. There is absolutely no justification for this.
Yeah you could see the body language in the black cop dude was being used for his skin. Dont wanna look racist better double down on it. This jogger doesn't see a black guy he sees a jogger and some cops. You can tell when the cop says we are just like you man. Jogger says nothing and tries to not let a face slip out. But he isn't buying that shit thats why he didn't respond. He didn't like him being chummy either with handcuffs on. We can't be the same I got bracelets on and you don't dude.
The officer never thought it was him he just saw that the man matched the report HE WAS GIVEN if your a cop and someone tells you a white tank top and black shorts and a exact description is walking down the street your gonna verify its not him to make sure
@Sherman guess it is very subjective. Buddy, pal, guy, friend, are all fine for me. But less formal, but if a cop rolls up, lights on I might not mind less formal
This is why this channel is so important and absolutely GREAT. I mean truly singular. It's objective portrayal and reporting is simply unmatched in any other channel I've ever seen. This cop was great, professional and straight to the point and made sure to point out the reason ..... Suspect with 'White shirt, black shorts and a beard' and it's so easy to just state these facts and be civilized about it.
That cop would irritate the hell out of by continually referring to me as “buddy.” You checked my ID, so you have name. I’m not your buddy. We are not buddies. You call me Sir, and you call me by my name! I would be grinding my teeth at every mention of the word BUDDY! 😬😬😬😬
Getting misidentified sucks. Happened to me once. Had a douchebag cop too. It all worked out in the end. I sometimes wonder what career that cop picked up after he got fired.
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What's stopping them from putting us in fema camps, if they kidnap innocent people on the streets as of today, ????????
You suck at this one
This man was offered a job because he was a "good boy". He should have told the sheriff to take his "job" and SHOVE IT !!!
Another reason they offered him "a job" is because HE CLEARLY DOESN'T NEED ONE !!! They didn't think he would ACTUALLY take it. Since when have cops EVER offered a Brother ACTUALLY IN NEED, "a job"?
Why did they cuff him. He clearly wasn’t a flight risk or acting in a way that should make it necessary.
Maybe they could have had a few more patrol cars there
When you get stopped by the cops after watching hours of audit the audit
You: hold my youtube law degree
You don’t need a law degree to be informed of your rights and laws .
@@WAAA51 its just a joke dont be so tight
@@awabalmahi5196 No I get it’s a joke but people should have educate themselves so they don’t get abused
@@WAAA51 i would like to see an article by you about this somewhere
@@awabalmahi5196 What?
They bring out 5 squad cars and a helicopter for a leaf blower? That’s a waste of my tax dollars.
I wouldn't mind. Where I live, they're always trying to break into cars. I've caught a few and one right when he was in the car.
One of the offices mentions that the reason for the extra cop cars was due to them changing shifts. As for the helicopter I didn't see any indication that it had anything to with the leaf blower
@@lux_satani who are you referring to when you say they're
@They_Call_Me_ Pebbles you smoke crack huh? $5.00 on crack?
@@Maddenfinesser00 if you're trying to make this about race, then you're absolutely the problem. Criminals, who else?
Why didn’t the officers search this man. He could very well have been carrying a concealed leaf blower. That’s some dangerous shit. They could have been « blown away «
That got a chuckle 🤭 out of me
The real burglar was...gone with the wind.
🤣 👏
@@jerkyturkey007 😂
😂
Imagine having a 3 star wanted level for a leaf blower.
A three star?
@Random Guy Franklin would still be on the run!
@@jeffreytackett3922 Gta reference, it’s cause there’s a lot of squad cars and a helicopter. Which only appear during 3 star out of 5 star wanted level
Congratulations you win the internet!
I'll have a talk with rockstar about that
A leaf blower? I'd like to know the relationship between the owner of the leaf blower and law enforcement. I've heard of people getting their laptop stolen, using "find my mac", knowing the exact location of their stolen computer, telling the cops, and the cops say "sorry, we don't have the man power to investigate". This is a leaf blower!
Agreed.
@Ensure Addict it’s not I live in Deltona, it’s the biggest city in the county
@Ensure Addict ok cool story.. no one in this particular thread brought up race whatsoever. Just pointing out the fact that this is all over a leaf blower lmfaoooooo
One of the officers does point out that it is shift change, and double the amount of police are activley working at that moment.
@Ensure Addict Uh.... Congratulations??? 🤔
Basic local laws and details on our rights should taught in High School. This channel is doing a public service. Much respect.
@gl0ck10mm of course it was the mayor's leaf blower or some other person that orders the cops
They once were it was called civics but Democrats removed it from schools because it showed them and their crimes against the country, which is why it was removed and you seem them trying to destroy history and change it so it makes them look good.
They do teach them, even the book have like all the amendments on the back. State laws are also taught just bit less, city laws arent taught
lmao it is it’s called US government
@gl0ck10mm not really! This was in Deltona,Fl. There's not much action in this neighborhood. They don't have their own police department, Volusia Sherris the one that take care of Deltona,Debary,Orange City,Daytona Bch,Ormond Bch and so on. Copd just wanted to make big. I gues they didn't have enough to do. Florida cops sre like that.!
Mr. Griffin was calm because the 1st officer was calm. This officer explained and wasn’t aggressive. And listen to Mr. Griffin. That demeanor can change the outcome in a positive way. All officers should take notes.
U guys get to sit on a phone all day n complain none of u put ur life on the line to save someone else none of u walk in to basic traffic stops to watch ur fellow cop who just talking to about her kids n how she so happy god blessed her with a family to get shot n die five minutes later
I tell u what typing all this is a hella lot easier then trying to maintain peace n order in public remember not everyone like this guy some rape woman dome kill kids some have no desire to live n have nothing to lose willing to have a gun fight n kill innocent people all cuz they wanna be assholes who selfishly think they world is about them n fuck everyone else
I'm homeless n I get to witness these fucked up individuals they rob from me before they rob u the attack me before they attempt to brake ur door down lot easier to attack a man with no door
I live in the county btw a nice area n there still people who'd stab u while u sleep n no one would be a witness
@@dennissnyder6000
1-You don't know who you are addressing on here, so take care when you make blanket statements.
2-The vast majority of public-police interactions go quite peacefully, so, cops that go into every situation with what you described at the forefront of their mind are suffering from either PTSD, or delusions, so they need councelling and a vacation. .
picking up a dudes phone and streaming his face for him is a class move.
truly is he even assured him with saying he has bodycam on i would feel more comfortable if police would announce this info when speaking to me
Agreed. Great job
Both sides did incredibly well. Even the officers knew that there was a low chance that this gentleman was their suspect, but they also recognized that they have to do their due diligence and perform a proper investigation. And proper investigation they did indeed perform, they did exactly what was necessary to find whether or not this particular suspect is THE suspect, and they made sure to make sure they would release him as soon as they got the full clear that they had a false flag. The fact that the officers made sure that the man was never cut off with contact with his family while it happened was actually a super intelligent move because it helped reinforce the fact that the officers were just trying to do their job and not just go out to ruin a life. You can already tell that even if the man WAS identified as the suspect, he would have just been treated right as they would do their paperwork and transport him to booking. You already know that these are how officers SHOULD be.
I bet you white
@@saliylcunningham7924 white fo sure
After watching several of these videos I’m glad we finally have one where all parties receive an A+.
Yes me too, they all did really well.
I think this is the first one I've ever seen
I was actually waiting for the situation to get out of hand so that at least someone gets an F :D
Perhaps being Canadian I have different perspective. Putting handcuffs on someone who is co-operating and for which this is no evidence he committed a crime is excessive and unreasonable. There was a case in Vancouver two weeks ago very similar to this. It resulted in apologies from two levels of government and a new training program for police.
@@mightyoaks9331 I don’t think Canadians are allowed to wear fire arms.
If I were black, I’d be wearing a kilt. Stop me for matching the description then.
“Oh really, there is another black kilt wearing guy in this neighborhood? Either you got the right man, or you don’t have a good description to go on.”
YES! Do that for real im not playing im white well hispanic but im gonna do the same thing lmao bet i fit any description with a fukin quilt.
@rudy2fat I mean that's the whisper game. Description said white tank top (when it was a white t-shirt), black shorts (when they were actually camo), and flip flops (even though the guy they show doesn't look to be wearing flip flops either). The fact that eye witnesses can get things wrong means that it's very possible the criminal could be wearing sneakers, not flip flops. I get it's unlikely, but it is a possibility, and can justify a stop like this.
Yeah, but if there actually is a black man who has been observed committing a crime while wearing a kilt, you'll be truly screwed, won't you?
"Your Honor! This case should be thrown out for lack of evidence. All they have is the witness identification, and that's tenuous, at best, given the vast number of black men wearing kilts."
@@markc4008 But most black men get stop because they say we fit the description but 90% of the time we don't? They just want to check our ID to see if we have warrants.. I'm a black man that's never been to jail but I can't tell you how many times I've been stop because I fit the description?? One time I was stopped by a black police officer,, I told him I was a Veteran he said So What!! I had just came home from work with a shirt and tie on..
@@empire7179 Oh absolutely, I'm not at all disagreeing with that, and I think that when that does happen it should be something that's questioned and followed up. In this specific scenario, the description was close, so here I feel the stop was justified. Definitely don't think that - considering the guy was complying - there was a need to put him in cuffs though. But racial discrimination like the kind you seem to face is something that should be followed up with a request for information about the call and description you supposedly fit, to find out if it was just bullshit, and then if it was followed up by complaints.
And while I absolutely respect the fact that you're a veteran, the officer was kind of right. Just because someone is a vet doesn't mean they can't or won't ever commit a crime. I wouldn't expect anyone, regardless of what they do, to believe that their career would be enough to cause an officer to turn away and leave them alone.
Props to the first officer for not coming in all heavy-handed and aggressive. A little kindness, a soft tone and a demeanor of understanding is all it takes sometimes.
It's amazing what can be accomplished when you actually communicate and try to work with people instead of just immediately demanding they bow to your authority with no explanation.
that's the key
Crazy how officers get all this over something they are supposed to do. Who gets press releases and such for doing their job? 😂😂😂😂
@@brittanydiane214"doing their job" is far too often an excuse for police to abuse their power. That's why people love to see this kind of interaction.
blackpill--About one more "buddy" and I would have puked!!
After stealing a leaf blower, wouldn’t the description include “... and carrying a leaf blower!?” Ah, I know, he stashed it somewhere and then decided to jog...
Such a good point man lol
I don’t understand why they continued to run his information and then said if that comes back okay you can go. It seems like they still hoped they could arrest him for something.
@@db19812009 that was exactly it although this time it wasn't racial as you remember most law enforcement are Revenue collectors so this was seeing if any possible money the state could collect was there as they do that to almost everyone if they can get your info they run it to see if there are any warrants for you so then they can take you to court where you can be charged tons of court fees and possibly bail depending on what you're wanted for if you're wanted
@Robert Mustain - Was the blower actually stolen? I was stopped for "fitting the description," in a ridiculous situation with my friend and my neighbor, for attempted auto theft. We were two 18 year old African American males and a 22 year old "white" woman, and the actual suspects were a few "white" middle school boys who shoved something up the tailpipe of a car. No one was trying to steal any car, and the actual suspects didn't look anything like us. They were the goofy little brother of one of my classmates and his goofy friends, and we saw them giggling and running across the street from the neighborhood they were messing around in to go back to my classmate's little brother's house.
Also, there was no need to handcuff the first man. He was complying and recording the encounter with his phone. There was no indication that he intended to assault anyone or flee.
@@loki2240 Unfortunately, you clearly don't understand how these things work. He was placed in handcuffs for the officers' safety. They have no way of knowing he is not the one they are looking for, and by detaining them in handcuffs, the likelihood of the individual (if they were out to cause harm) running or attempting to attack is much lower. If he was suspected of a lesser crime, not BURGLARY, they may not have placed him in cuffs. However, someone burglarizing another individual is justification to detain a suspect that matches the description of the perpetrator.
Your example also has no place here, because it is quite dissimilar from what happened in the video. The video shows exactly how the man detained fit the description the police were initially given. Once the witness confirmed, they let him go. The blower was stolen, as confirmed in the video. You seem to be trying to make this about race, when in fact this video is not about race at all, simply a man fitting the description of the suspect.
I can't really express how much I appreciate that you include non-negative encounters with officers like this. It's so very important to show varying degrees of police interactions with the community.
I'm not a big fan of the police overall but that's due to personal experiences with small town cops that have nothing better to do than to harass people 90% of the time. Still, there's been a few videos on this channel where I'm like the police were IMO being overly lenient. One dude did a minor hit and run fender bender, plus numerous other things, then when the police catch him at his house he's been clearly driving quite drunk, and all they wanted was his info so the lady could get her car fixed. He resisted arrest after he wouldn't give his info and in the end he only got two minor civil charges. I was like, even I would have charged him with more.
@@shadowprince4482yeah considering he was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Not sure if they could still charge him though, being he was already parked and in his home and they didn’t actually see him driving drunk but leaving the scene of an accident should be enough since obviously she got his description and license plate. That’s a major offense where I live and you will get locked up for it. Hit n runs are serious and the fact the cops disregarded the fact he broke numerous laws and didn’t even want to charge him and just get his info, you’d think he comply. 🤔🤔🤔 but he was clearly being difficult probably had a lot to do with being under the influence and the joyous effects of alcohol.
That had to have been one hell of a leaf blower.
gold plated
Its the principal man , you can't just go around helping yourself to people's shit
The words Clin ton were on the leaf blower.
Gold leaf blower.
@@markme4 Then why can bankers go around stealing millions? More money was spent on the leaf blower than on the crooks on wall street.
As a former motorcyclist, I have been pulled over so many times with the reason being "There was a motorcycle that looks just like yours that was stolen".
Stop riding such a cool ass bike then, you criminal.
Had a description of a vehicle with 2 wheels and handlebars, your bike matches that description.
@@andrewfrey5562 but officer this bike has 3 wheels
Which is a BS stop
I wonder how he'd reply if you say something like, "Let me just call 20 of my partners who have a bike just like this..."
I just love that this channel is capable of being not biased to either side and this is the first interaction I watched were both sides were appropriate in their actions. I think this channel is awesome please don't stop
The fact that this was like a huge deal in the news about how "good and calm" everyone handled it is the whole problem. This should be the norm
It only went down like that because he saw his military ID.
YES! VCSO Will happily show you this nice ass interaction where they're both Military lmfao. This is not how every interaction goes.
I don’t know what point you’re making honestly. Everyone - literally everyone - knows there’s a problem. So are you just stating the obvious or are you suggesting that they shouldn’t be commended for handling it well? Because the thing is if we know there’s a problem then good conduct being publicly acknowledged is a good motivator to spread that practice.
@@rhhr9169 yup because this exact thing went down when the cops tried to force a guy into a car because he wouldn’t ID himself after something similar happened
you're right
“You fit the description of someone who stole a leaf blower. We’re just going to pat you down to see if you have the leaf blower in the pockets of your gym shorts.”
Ridiculous..Cop fits the description of a guy who tasers assaults and possibly murders innocent people regularly maybe he should be detained until we find him innocent.
@@thebaddog4104 that would make for a great parody video. 🤔
They thought they felt it. But to their surprise. It wasn't the leafblower.
Where is the leaf blower? Common sense does not exist for these TYRANTS. If he stole a leaf blower and put it where. Handcuffed but you're okay I'll take care you. Blah Blah Blah.
To be fair it was a tiny leaf blower.
This is that calming tone that I wish all officers would adapt to it helps with everyone’s safety.
Agreed !
Edit: Calming and respectful.
Yeah true but not just the officers.
The police and suspect did right, both of them acted like educated people.
@@almiranteandres7550 maybe because the officer approached griffin first in a respectful manner and so does griffin reponded with one too
I love when cops say... "Hey we are recording too!" Yeah.. it's not the recording but the "editing" of your video's that pissed the public off.
Or even having it released in the first place. If the cops were in the wrong they will fight tooth and nail to hide it, if the cops were in the right they will have the video on the 5 o'clock news.
police don't edit the videos, that's usually mainstream media outlets depending on which side they lean towards. everyone was respectful in this situation so it turned out fine, strange...
@@shoxxyryry agreed. Usually bodycam footage isn't edited, but some things remains redacted if it may clash with an ongoing investigation. It's almost always the cell phone recordings that get edited,
Also tha fact that you have to go through a long process for it and they can just ignore it and say it's a "pending request"
@@gabrielbrunotte1911 because uploading, rendering and downloading long videos can takes days
Gets detained for possible Burglary.
Has a white tank top that says *"HEIST"*
Officer: Looks good to me.
The shirt says "HEEiST.” The logo doesn’t seem to relate to thievery.
It said black male and white tanktop from what the victim described. What do you want them to do?
@@myoneblackfriend3151 Everyone, we have a real live heckler here, arguing with jokes.
Attention to detail: HEEIST. Maybe Christian referring to Jesus vs. ATHEIST
I know right!... That was funny.
luckily he wasnt jogging with his leaf blower.
Hahaha, this is gold! 🤣👍💯
@@anonymousarmadillo6589 I believe @Truth, might have been using this thing called "Sarcasm!" Maybe you've heard of it?
@@anonymousarmadillo6589 lmao there is nothing in your comment that indicates it’s a joke. sounds like you’re the thiccbrain
@@anonymousarmadillo6589 Take the L, broseph.
@@utubepunk That moment when your reading the comments and thinking " DaFuk ? are they talking about" OoooOh , he deleted his ignorant comment xD
I was once pulled over for matching description of someone trying to break into cars at a dealership I walked by. I'm nearly 6'2 and white. This dude was 5'1 and Asian. Perfect example of the how information is lost through the whisper game.
When I got mixed up with my neighbor who had me by 30yrs full Jeri curl I had a flat top and 4 shades darker
Copy must of hated white people (sarcasm)
they lied to you to use it as a reason to pull you over ya... they knew you werent the suspect. This use to be an insanely common tactic for initiating stops pre 2010... they dont do it as much anymore because of accountability
@R G Clearly, since you wasted your time commenting. I don't give a fuck if you believe it or not. True story.
@R G I'm dead asf
It's refreshing to see respectful police that just did their job, made sure the detained man was relaxed and informed of the situation. They treated him with respect. So good to see.
5 police vehicles and a chopper for a leaf blower? Must've been the 1 used in the garden of Eden 🤷🏽♂️
Goddamn that's so underrated.🤣
😅😅😅
you watch the video?? Cop explains why right there. They’re changing shifts, the first cops that approached him are going hom and the others are there to take their shifts. As for the helicopter, doesn’t indicate it was specifically for the leaf blower.
I mean...I’m Hispanic and a lead blower makes you money so...
lmao
The original officer says “You don’t have to be scared” as four other officers show up and a helicopter flies overhead. Sure... OK.
Ikr lol
I would have been thinking ima about to go down for something i didn't do
We’ll be cause if he was the burgled then it would be one officer watching him imagine if they started to fight or he had a weapon the officers chances of reacting on time are slim so having more officer is safer and the helicopter was looking from above to maybe help the grounds units spot any suspects.
@@goofyrulez7914 Dude, half of these innocent deaths could be solved just by compliance, courtesy, and having an actual brain.
They likely didn't even bring that Helicopter for him. The helicopter was probably looking for other possible suspects in the area. And thats likely how they caught the real criminal.
@Robbie D Well said Robbie , Well said. Respect , Learn , Finish Him!
That guy did an amazing job hiding the leafblower under his shorts and tank top. This officer has good eyes.
😄
I thought the same.
Robbers ditch/stash stuff when they see police.
@@MayoZrooski Can you tell me what garbage men do next?
Yeah that wasn't a leaf blower, but the officer had reasonable doubt...
@@FeedMeSalt "FeedMe Salt"
Wow, I really love how amicable everybody was. Full of logic, common sense, human decency, respect. And then the follow up of offering Mr. Griffin a job to do implicit bias training for the officers. Super cool. We need more interactions like this.
Yeah handcuffed .. love their respect (Sarcasm)
Military training teaches soldiers to keep control of their emotions and maintain a professional military bearing even in stressful situations. Hats off to the Army staff sergeant for exercising his Fifth Amendment rights, and hats off to the deputies for remembering "innocent until proven guilty," for being courteous, and for immediately telling the suspect the reason he was being detained.
Military members especially military "police" are more dangerous and corrupt than city, county, or state police.
I concur completely.. your comment just made me think of something vital that needs to be addressed with the militarization of so many police departments across the US and that is this: If the local police departments are allowed to utilize military equipment in their jobs, then they must also make it mandatory to train them in at LEAST the fundamental ways military officers are trained when it comes to proper behavior and acceptable codes of conduct.. it doesn't have to be full on military training tactics and techniques, but certain aspects that are beneficial for both lines of work should definitely be applied and required
"yes officer, I stole a leaf blower and then decided I didn't want it anymore before lightly jogging home"
What that means?
I watched a guy run out of Walmart carrying a 70" tv.. tossed it in the back of his friend's truck as he got tackled by an assistant manager
Don't assume everyone has a smooth brain and no imagination like you 😂
Someone stealing something and staging it for later pickup so they aren't caught walking around with it... is a thing.
@@NaptownClassic obviously but y'all saying that's what he did without proof base of his skin colors your a clown for that bro
LMMFAO...... Right where is the blower i need one the blower i use cost way to much for a few minutes
"He was driving a Chevy." "It was a Buick." "I think it was a Ford." "It was blue." "Green." "Gray." Sometimes witnesses can't even agree on day of the week. A police detective friend once told me that if all the witnesses give the same story, the same description, they are all lying and got together on their story before calling police.
Eye witness can have a sinister motive, can be mentally unhealthy. Not to mention that people suck at identifying people outside of their own race. First cop was a bit too apologetic but in today’s climate I still get why he did it.
@Mark D I disagree that she could’ve gotten him killed easily, however, I agree that she probably could’ve gotten the police involved, but obviously there were videos of the interaction or we wouldn’t have seen the video. Others however are not so fortunate and rarely have video proof that they’re innocent
Witnesses are actually seen as very unreliable in court. A lot of people go free if the only "evidence" they have is a witness
True, if all the witness say the exact same thing, then they are lie.
I was exiting the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, NY, on to a service road when 2 police cars pulled behind me and 3 other cars in front stopped. The officers exited their cars, guns are drawn, screaming all sorts of "don't move, mother f..." until they saw a gentleman on the sidewalk screaming, "that's not the car! It was a green Towncar! " They paused, jumped into their patrol cars and said to me, "you! Stay right here!" I put my blue Lincoln Towncar in drive, put my shoe to the floor and got the hell out of Dodge.
This interaction just became A+ thanks to the way the officer approached him. Other officers will just jump and point guns at him and often times result in an innocent fatality.
He was a real buddy.
Did you burglarize a moment ago?
Me wearing a "Heist" shirt: Nah. .
I was searching for this comment, the irony is hilarious
Wrong shirt, wrong time.
You don't read very well do you? The word on the T shirt is "Heeist". They are 2 completely different words, with 2 completely different meanings. What the hell is the matter with you?
@@johnmarks9287 The Heeist brand name you can admit looks similar (Is the name an anachronym for something?). The context was funny maybe not to you, but it sounds like you could use a good laugh.
@@conanclone That would depend on what you are laughing about. Are you laughing because of the play on words and the absurdity of him being detained? Or, is the humor about him being a black man and the word fits soley because of that? Maybe if I knew the context I could see the humor in it.
Reminds me of that Dave Chappelle line, "well, while you're here you do fit a description".
And
"I blame the sketch artist, they've been drawing that same brother over and over and over again" 😂
I recently retired as a newspaper reporter. I learned early on in my career never to rely on or to quote eye witnesses to a crime or vehicle crash. What they thought they witnessed and what actually took place often were not the same.
Well said. I worked in a trauma room for many years and often even others involved in same incident had totally different stories of what they experienced or what they thought that happened.
it doesn't surprise me that the first cop was a vet. he wasn't aggressive or confrontational, he kept the other dude calm and he made sure to DE-ESCALATE the situation. that's why he kept telling him that he was just detained and not arrested. also, he gave a description that he was given of the suspect instead of only just saying "you fit the description".
and since they were both vets, they knew well enough to keep cool and just let the situation handle itself. so kudos to the cops and the guy for not making a simple procedure into something far more.
That’s all well and fine until the witness says “THATS HIM” and you didn’t do it...
the drugs woking lol
That why eye witness accounts are garbage.
Also, wouldn't the fact that they handcuffed him potentially influence the witness by appearing they were making an arrest? The handcuffs were unnecessary and the tactic of a witness drive by was even criticized by AtA. They definitely did not deserve an A+.
@@Dynamikcheese this. False recall of memory, when looking for suspects, our brains are designed to look for differences and match by pattern. Even in a lineup of all placebos, people will still id the guy with the most similar traits.
@@ilyearer unfortunately, as stated in the video. The police had enough suspicion to detain and restrict his movements with cuffs based off the information at hand. But thankfully the officer who initiated the stop was calm collected and respectful. Even offering a full apology at the for the detention
He OBVIOUSLY has a leaf blower inside his pocket... A whole 5-feet leaf blower LMAO
don't be silly how could he have it in his pockets??? He clearly hid it in his shoes
@tipto what do you mean, he hid it in his spine
The leaf blower case was an example of what he was talking about what they stop this guy for was not about the leaf blower that was another case
@@tocookikin_6798 Dude not the spine, he hid it in his pants! if you know what I meaaan
@@bryann5230 I know what you mean *wink* but I thought it was hidden in his 8th layer of socks.
That cops mustache meets the description of every actor who played a molester in every movie made.
Lol
ROTFLMAO. and that's exactly why I hate them
😂😂😂
LMAOOOO
More of the beginning of a p9rno...
Cost of the leaf blower: $49.99
Cost of the manpower to recover said leaf blower: $17,495
Ironically he has "Heist" written on the back of his shirt
That is incredibly ironic, what's more impressive is the word ironic being used correctly tho
The infamous leafblower heist that left the nation in shock and awe
HEEiST, but I thought the same, very close to Heist (which you also spelt wrong)
@@coolnoah8183 Fixed it
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The more someone says, “I’m not saying it’s you” the more I believe they think it’s them.
God my brain was screaming for him to QUIT SAYING THAT! He said it over and over and over and over and over and....well you get it.
I mean the description was bad, they had to profile by default and one assumes that *not profiling* is drilled into their heads. A black man wearing a white tanktop and shorts and flip flops is a *bad description* and ATA calls this out. Narrative telephone is a thing as he says, the fact that the police were so aware of how *bad* it looks says a lot about their training as a whole. But they also can't just pass by a possible suspect because it might look bad, they do have to investigate it.
@@bovinityleak2066 I totally agree. They were trying real hard not you get a complaint against them. Which is sad that this must be done just so you don't have the chance of getting sued or what have you
@@Dane-bootsNcatsN its not about race, hes just not tryna make him panic, also they were both in the military, thats why he called him "buddy" and, said "we’re the same ima take care of you", i don’t know what any of y’all are talking about
I'm still trying to figure out why they cuff the man, when he did nothing but the right thing.
Wow, 5 squad cars and a helicopter … must have been the Ferrari of leaf blowers
there were so many cars, because it was right as they were changing shifts
Well we can rule out Ryobi
Solid gold, diamond encrusted stolen from the queen of England.
Wow, its almost like the officers explained why theyre there.
LOL!
My thoughts the whole time: “You can detain me without handcuffing me, officer.”
This is a problem
Handcuffed told sit down your not under arrest.
They run him
He looked nothing like the suspect.
Same old buddy buddy's
But he's still in cuffs under arrest truth
Hard to look innocent when you're in handcuffs.
A police telling a military guy he will take care of him. Lmfao
"You know me man, we're the same." Thats the problem with a bunch of these cops, overinflated sense of authority and importance.
Exactly tf
@@dstmt2 as a war vet, I could never put cuffs on a man who I am not certain has committed a crime or been formally warranted for arrest etc. and ergo I could never be a cop
@@theomegawerty9688 One of the reasons I went into the private security sector and not law enforcement. Not out LOOKING for people to cause problems with or get in trouble I’m just protecting a specific person/place/thing.
Worse than that, he's telling a guy that he just _handcuffed_ that he'll "take care of [him]". Personally, I wouldn't be reassured by that...
First cop letting him go: they said your clothes don’t match
Sgt: your clothes fit the description 🤦🏻♂️
His freedom was in the hands of a witness that was on the move inside a tinted through window. If he/she would have mis identified , he would be in jail. That is crazy.
the last cop that was speaking to him said he watched the camera footage, and he clearly saw it wasnt him, and told them nah, release him! so it didnt matter at that point, as the police knew who were searching by the time this guy got released!
Eyewitness and even victim identification is so unreliable, it's really tragic. I buzz-cut my hair, and that made me vaguely fit a suspect's description in a rape case. I worked as a civilian for the PD. They asked me to stand in a line-up. I believe we had eight people on the stage. The only thing between us and the victim and witness was bright lights shining on us. They were in a dark room. (The cops' briefing room, actually.) It really kind of impressed me that the wall of light left those of us on the stage blinded to the room. From my perspective on that experience, the detectives in charge really went to great pains to make our 'jail' clothes and sandals look identical. My reward for doing this was an 8x10 photo of the lineup with me in it. (Kind of cool, actually.) I understand the victim/survivor of the rape, and a witness who had chased the rapist off, both identified the 'correct' suspect. He was convicted and imprisoned, and the 'innocence project' picked up his case because of a fault in the lineup identification. I wish I knew what it was. I suspect there may have been some action, likely not even intentional, that tipped them. He was NOT the guy that raped the woman. He was freed from prison, but later committed another crime that screwed his life. I will forever wonder if that false identification derailed his life to the point he 'broke' and ended up committing a crime he otherwise would not have.
@@jibberscrabst1114 what did he do?
White witness and black person dont mix..its thousands of innocent black people in jail at this very moment. Smh
@@bolahn94 I think it was some kind of weapons offense he did after he was exonerated and freed. Nobody was hurt.
Kudos for the sheriff who released the footage for transparency
And also hiring the guy to help further his deputies and the relation with the community
He should hand cuff all the cops for the entire class.
Mean while the real criminal 25 mile away getting away on his pedal bike
With a leaf blower strapped to his back ... LOL
the guy they actually caught looked NOTHING like this guy not even close. the only similarity was his skin color.
I'm surprised there were any cops available to apprehend the actual suspect since they all seem to be wasting resources on this stop.
@@DutchOrbit given the heat of the moment and given how shitty eyewitness testimony is...
Close enough to warrant a stop.
But not close enough for the only guy who actually saw the perp
@@DutchOrbit Black man in a white "tank top" (the tank top part was wrong, but still a white shirt), a beard and "black" shorts. Again, the color of the shorts were wrong on the actual suspect, but a huge part of this video is about how eyewitness testimony is not 100% reliable, and information gets more distorted the more people it is filtered through. So you've got a skin color, facial hair and clothing match.
This is the most respectful stop on both sides I’ve seen in a while.
Maybe except for the "buddy" but otherwise sure.
@@Benedocta if you think the word “buddy” is disrespectful then you need to get thicker skin.
@@kplvnejp Nobody uses the word buddy with a stranger in good faith
@@gabrielw2655 So now you can speak for everybody in this world? How can you say nobody says it because I know I’ve been known to call somebody buddy.
@@gabrielw2655 I do.
This town must have solved all crimes that day.
Look the whole squad is here for a blower
I'm surprised there were any cops available to apprehend the actual suspect since they all seem to be wasting resources on this stop.
They did mention something about a shift change
White people who get thier gold plated leaf blowers stolen should not leave them in the garage with the DOOR OPEN......
There were actually more police with the jogger, than with the actual criminal when they showed him being arrested.......
@@mr.robinson1982 How do you know the victims were white?
The level of respect shown on both side of this interaction brought literal tears to my eyes. It’s amazing to see how things can be accomplished when common respect and decency is involved. Salute to those officers for doing their jobs in an extremely respectable manner as well as being cordial the entire process. And much respect to Mr. Griffin for the excellent way you handled yourself and for being understanding that the officers were just trying to figure out what was going on. Salute to you sir my fellow Veteran. 🫡 Salute to you all including this channel.
Sadly, Eye witness testimony, which is the absolute lowest level of scientific evidence, is the highest level of evidence in a court of law.
Pathetic and scary.
The words scientific evidence gets thrown around to much.
Witnes testimony is the most (sorry for my words) bullshit evidence in court and the scariest thing about it is that it's one of the most damming evidence even if time and time again it has been proven that memories are inconsistent and unreliable, wrong testimonials is the number 1 cause of miscarriage of justice since forever
Ima frame this
@@jessISaRicePrincess You've been watching too much TV...eye witness evidence is very strong... especially when coroborated with multiple witnesses...but it's not a science so I don't know where you get the eye witness evidence is scientific.
Wouldn't he be carrying the leaf blower if he just stole it...?
Also, how many damn cops do you need for a leaf blower burglary, honestly...
Officer thought that Bulge in his shorts might be leaf blower.
A burglary could hide the leaf blower somewhere & he could retrieve it later
How much does a leaf blower cost to have so many police involved & also a helicopter
@@gandugamer2317 at least its either a blower or he makes a lot of women happy
Our tax dollars at work
@@rohitpalyekar4491 I guess sometimes overpaying because someone stole a cheap leaf blower could potentially save more money down the line, if the criminal gets away with it and steal something more and expensive next time(s)... like insurance, in a way.
although after he has given up to detainment, I don't understand the need to get 3 more units and chopper to the place
It was much easier on the old days when burglars wore black pants, striped tops, an eye mask, and carried a bag marked ‘swag’.
$wag*
Once criminals stopped labeling their swag bags, law enforcement was rendered useless. They still haven’t recovered from this genius thief tactic.
Haha I literally LOL'd if this was reddit I'd give you an award lol
Hahahaha...
🤣🤣. I didn't mean to laugh but that was funny.
I'm baffled as to why this gentleman needed to be cuffed while standing in the street, being entirely cordial and not under arrest.
I'm glad this wasn't as bad as so many other encounters but just that alone seems excessive. He was assisting them, there is no reason to cuff someone who is voluntarily assisting.
They always cuff blacks. I have observed that. Does not make sense. But we are such a frightening people.
@@sinoralewis4521 in this particular example they're required to cuff him.
@@jiggerinokobalis609 thanks, we can all learn from each other.
Things can change in seconds. What appears like a normal rational person could flip in a blink of an eye.
Better to work on the side of caution than for a real situation to develop such as wrestling over an officer's firearm.
@@bighands69 handcuff everybody then
Today I went down a youtube rabbit hole of cops being sketchy. I was starting to lose faith, but I'm glad it ended here on a positive note
after reading alot of these comments thank you for standing out saying that what was done was as appropriate as possible given the circumstances. the narrator and officers clearly explain and deescalated the situation with a reaffirming tone ( opposite the overwhelming presence of force 5+ cars and a helicopter). keeping the suspect calm and even helping him live stream to feel more secure regardless of guilty or not. i do recognize police bias exists but this must the best way i have seen "he fits the description" ever
Meee..
I dont know how I got to this side but I'm not mad
It's not positive it's racial profiling... all he heard was black man... and stopped every black man they say
@@Wrongyouare He matched the description of a criminal who is at large. What should they have done? I think it was an excellent handling of an unfortunate situation.
@@elijahbuscho7715 black man wearing a white shirt and black pants is not a description of a criminal ... you need facial features ,height, hair color, and they said he had flip flops this man had on running shoes and was jogging in the neighborhood
That slow drive by with the eye witness would have been problematic in Canada.
We call it a "line up of one" and it is a huge no-no...irrevocably taints the witness
The eye witness must have been colour blind, because the guy that did it was a short white male with a black t-shirt and white shorts, TRUE you couldn't make it up
This. Never ask for the person that made the call to clear you. Dont trust anyone but your self.
@@idaslpdhr The video shows the person arrested for it. Black dude, white tank, and grey shorts. And it doesn't mean the eye witness messed up; as stated in the video, it could've been miscommunicated through the chain of command.
@@idaslpdhr the officer said the description is a black male with a beard, a white top and black shorts. Described him to T. How truthful the officer was being? Probably not very much.
@@meeksmonsterminis3143 you don't ask them, the police force you to stand there for their little ID parade.
That happened to me, but the person who was robbed did say it was me when it really wasn't. He was inside a cop car about 40 yards away. They booked me in and had to spend 5 days in county jail... Crazy how someone just out of no where could affect your life.
The sad part about it is that i was going to go meet a girl that day.
I dont think that was the sad part!!
Where are able to sue that person or do anything????
Should have try to sue the guy who say you were a criminal and call the cop on you.
You're only a victim if that's the outcome, hold then accountable and there will be no victims.
5 what?
NOT HIM HAVING A SHIRT THAT LITERALLY SAYS “Heeist” ON IT LMAOOO
"white tank top and black shorts... they're saying YOU had a beard. I'm not saying its you"
Dunce
My sergeant is telling me to detain you. That statement says it all.
And what if they let the criminal go who goes on to commit violent crime. There is no winning for police in all of this. If things keep as they currently are the police will not be able to do a job and that will mean the public will no be safe.
This video is an unfortunate situation for the innocent man and he behaved correctly by not trying to resist.
Yeah, I would intentionally shit on myself so they won't put me in the car.
@@bighands69 Why is the officer blaming his sergeant? Theft of a $100 leaf-blower isn't even a felony.. Yet a half dozen cops show up like it was an armed robbery.. No need to handcuff him.... Police have no duty to protect us straight from the supreme court..
@@CT-bm9oz 🤣🤣🤣
@@nicknitro4420 This just shows how little to nothing you know of police procedures and the law.
Is that a leaf blower in his pocket or is he just happy to see you?
😳😂🤣
Easy mistake. Yowza! 🍆
Man I love it when there is a happy ending. And especially when the Dept wants to further educate their officers.
I don’t like the fact they put hand cuffs on him making him look like a criminal for passing traffic to see
The cuffs are for safety not show
@@tobaskisnipes361 that’s not the point of what I’m saying if I’m riding by and I see a man in cuffs I’m gonna believe he’s done something wrong and in most cases when someone is in hand cuffs they committed a crime so I’m saying there making him look like a criminal in the public’s eye
Tobaski Snipes suspect is unarmed, officer is highly armed. No need to cuff him. It’s overly hostile and oppressive.
He seemed calm, they should have just asked him to sit down inside the car or on the sidewalk.
@@tobaskisnipes361 Typical US logic.
DESCRIPTION: Black male between 2'9" to 7'5"... Age 7 to 97
Stops 8 foot black guy age 100.
😂
Yup
Subject is wearing clothes and doing things
@@dizzywun1950 thanks for the details 😂
If he is 8ft do you think the eye witness pulled out a measuring tape befor he rsn off? I feel like if the eye witness said 7.5 and not 8, 8ft is still close enough to fit the description, and this man obviously fit the description given to the cops, no matter hoe vague a description it was. I for one being dyslexic have a hard time with detail and remembering, so i probably couldn't give a better description than what was given at the time
When engaging military personnel, they could literally have a ptsd event from all the sirens, the helicopter, all the cops with guns.
The military! is higher in war and police will have to do as They are told!!!
@@bwghall1 eh I believe military personnel and police should be charged as citizens for all crimes, no immunity unless it's some type of mental disorder caused by some trauma
@@bwghall1 military police cover the respective bases they're at. Civilian cops cover outside the base military are not over civilian cops. The idea that they are is a false myth.
@@sentane8031 Military personnel are held accountable. That's why we laugh at cops, because their training is so bad and they do such a horrible job. I can't treat an enemy combatant as bad as cops treat people daily.
@@kevinathans4191 I still stand by what I said and from the looks of it the military is worse
Simply, beautiful conduct and an expert analysis, as usual.
As an MD, JD I am very happy to see productive, amicable interactions can still occur.
As an ex Navy doc, I salute the Sargent.
To A the A, VERY well done!
This happened after Sgt. used his military ID to identify himself, this is why I never understand why people lump military and "law enforcement" together.
Lucas Elder - I was in the USAF in the early 1980’s. Got pulled over at around 9pm one night on I-80 by a NJ State Trooper. Gave him my license, insurance, registration, & military ID (I was not in uniform). He told me that I was going 14 miles over the speed limit, gave me back my credentials, told me to slow it down, and let me go. He didn’t even go back to his car to verify my info. The encounter lasted maybe 3 minutes. That was a different time. I agree with you that today, being in the military holds little weight when confronted by a cop. I guess with cameras everywhere that cops don’t have the leeway like they used to.
Why should being a veteran of the military afford you preferential treatment in the eyes of the law?
Should ex- or off duty police officers also be afforded leniency?
Like... seriously. If anything, milotary personnell and law enforcement should be held to a much higher tandard, since they have training and supposedly represent the best of us.
@@BjerkeRobin I don't think the military should be afforded anything under the law. But law enforcement are more than happy to shit on us and yet people always try to shoehorn us both into the same mold as if being law enforcement as anywhere near the same standards or training as the military. People be like "God bless our police and military" only to have the police have small penis syndrome and start harassing a Sgt for walking while black. Sgts have much better things to do than steal and hide leaf blowers and certainly rarely get promoted by being scumbags.
I hope we stop lumping them together. It's 2 different jobs. That's the problem. Police are not the military but they act like it's the same.
@Daniel Rodriguez you should try living here in Arkansas. My Dad and brother are VFA and they have no kind of respect for them. I wish we had some laws like CA. You want to live in a harassment area, try living in this area. And they don't even pretend you have rights here. It's bad.
helicopter for leafblower? Seriously? That departments ripe for some cuts 😂😂
Lack of leadership, it's "OH A DISPATCH, LET'S GO THERE I'M BORED!"
@@Rikard_Nilsson it was pretty clear they were there just to see what was going on, like you said. Anyone being paid by tax dollars should not have time to be bored.
Whats wrong with a helicopter? Finding someone in the air makes it a lot more efficient
@@beckham3533 it’s expensive
Is it expensive? Yes. Is it easier to find someone since you have a bigger fov? Yes. They are on a pursuit. Polices don’t pursuit alone.
I have a problem when the cop said “good news for you, the eye witness said it wasn’t you” . Which means his fate is in the hands of some complete stranger that could’ve easily said yes.
Nah they had a video
Well....yeah, an eye witness is a powerful piece of evidence. It's not the only piece and eye witnesses can be wrong, but his entire fate is not in the hands of 1 piece of evidence.
@@mattm7798
Seems like it was, considering he was held up to the second the witness said it wasnt him and then he was released immediately.
@@mattm7798 at that very moment it is in the hands of that eye witness. Who knows how this person would react if he’s wrongfully accused by the eye witness and how far it could escalate. But the way the cop said made it sound like “we were about to take you in and charge you but lucky for you the eye witness said it wasn’t you” instead of saying “you didn’t do anything wrong so you’re free to go”
@@aennaenn7468 It's not a "flaw"... it's operated just how racists want to operate
Well done to everyone , well done to the officers for calmly explaining to Mr Griffin why he'd been stopped and remaining cordial throughout the process and well done to Mr Griffin for his demeanor throughout , Also well done to the Sherriff for his words , Wouldn't it be good if all interactions were as pleasant as this one
The cop: You know me buddy, i am goimg to take care of you. The bigest lies ever told by cops.
This was very chilling. "I'm just like you".
Gerge Floyd also knew the officer and it killed him !
Yup. On par with the customer telling the waiter" I'll take care of you"
@@suny1265 Floyd was in the process of assuming room temperature from a fentanyl overdose before he even saw the cops that day. Edit~ Also had corona virus and meth in system. Was a dead man walking without any cops help. That does not excuse cops for putting him in the prone position with a knee on neck. He still wrote his own death ticket imo.
@@mlj1111 I agree we need to be able to see both sides, and nuance again.. It's so hard now though. Floyd can be both a lesson for cops, and a lesson for the community at large. It's not any individuals fault or responsibility. It's the tragedy of the commons. We all have to do our part.. we have to try harder than floyd did to do good in this world, and we have to have much more compassion and empathy than the officer who left his knee on his neck for several minutes after there was no response. We all have to be somewhere, try to make it positive; we'll all thank ourselves in a few decades.
The Army Sargent was cooperating and not resisting at all. Did he really need to be handcuffed?
It sure isn't "presuming innocence," is it?
@@terryallen9546 In my opinion, everything was fine except for handcuffing the Army Sargent. I don't think that the officers should have done that.
The Army Sargent was fully cooperating. I'm sure his neighbors saw him hand cuffed. What if the man's children saw that?
@@johnwales4214 Yes, it was the cuffing I was referring to.
That is standard operating procedure when they have reasonable suspicion. You could argue that their reasonable suspicion was tenuous. In fairness to the situation, everyone is cooperative until they aren't and unfortunately that is when people get hurt.
@@chasepalagi7675 Good point , it only takes one second for everything to go the wrong way.
5 cop cars for a leaf blower! Thanks officers!
they say the reason... it's time for their shift.
And a helicopter wtf. Waste of taxpayers money and cops with nothing to do.
This is by far the best ATA I've seen.
As a veteran still serving in the military as an NCO, I can guarantee that military experience definitely contributed to his ability to handle the situation.
The officers were outstanding too.
This could've gone a dozen different ways. It's great to see one with an all around positive outcome.
I have to say that if everyone handled themselves like all these gentleman did we the world would be a safer place!
They sure did handle this well. Five cop cars out looking for a leaf blower. He could have had it on his person with a gun. It doesn't matter everybody is guilty until proven innocent.
Hope he doesn’t pull a leaf blower from his inventory
amen to that..... god knows we need more cops like that group
@@MRSANN2010 I think you got that backwards it’s innocent until proven guilty
@@Ziiphyr 😳nope, i meant what i wrote. 👍🏽
Handcuffs for a man who is totally cooperating? Who is clearly NOT carrying a stolen leaf blower?
Its nice, but you never know. Throws the leaf blower cause he know he is being chased and starts running. Cooperates to get out of the stoppage as quick as possible, hoping they don’t have the correct info or because thats the most he can do; and when they do get ‘em, a person who is not restrain can take a firearm out or run more easily. You can’t be Naive in this kind of situation where you can let a criminal escape or do harm to you. That’s too naive.
And helicopter too 😂
Honestly I never understood why some cops are so quick to cuff when being detained. I was detained, hell, technically arrested but let off on my own recognizance. Never got cuffed once, just had to sit on the hood till they were done. Granted I'm white and that probably plays a part in it, this man quite obviously appears like less of a danger than I ever did at that traffic stop. Maybe its the circumstances of the investigation since it's a suspected burglary, but I've seen traffic stops that go the same way.
And surrounded by deputies for a crime that wasn't initially violent. This is institutionalized police cowardice. If police want innocent people to cooperate fully, they should seek to minimize the intrusion on their liberties when such intrusion is not necessary.
@@TheOmar291992 don't confuse bravery with naivity. Naive is assuming he is no threat and letting your guard down, but disproportionate restraint isn't merely realism, it's cowardice. Anyone at any time could potentially be a threat, they doesnt mean it's reasonable to restrain everyone.
The entire police force shows up for this guy while the true thief runs far away.
Don’t worry, they caught the actual guy
So true...
Not even close to true. Did you guys not even finish the video?
They explained that half the officers were there because of a shift change. In other words, there were twice as many as they would normally send. As for the helicopter, it patrols an area from above. There's no reason to assume it was only watching him.
not true at all
This interaction needs to be a training video for officers. I particularly like how they took measures to deescalate the situation from the very beginning to the very end by assuring Mr. Griffin that he wasn't in any trouble and that they were just investigating.
A missing leaf blower may seem like no big deal, but Mr. Leaf really misses her.
This comment will stick with me for the rest of my life when I look at a leaf blower. Thanks. 😂😂😂😂🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
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I feel like the handcuffing was a little much. Like he was obviously talking and giving his information and such. I guess thats just me.
Sitting on the grass would have made more sense, especially if they are sending out a helicopter!
Yes that is just you, even if he talks to him and gives information, you dont know if its real, you dont know if hes carrying a gun or a knife and will use it if he can, you trust people immediately and that can get you killed, handcuffs are for protection.
@@XxDrJewxX to presume everyone is a threat is assuming people are guilty until proven innocent. Keep a steady eye on that man. But Cops should have the training to be able to take someone down before they can even pull a knife or gun out. They SHOULD have the hand to hand training to handle that situation. Be next to him. Shit you can kind of hold his arm if you need. But the handcuffs are a little much.
@@XxDrJewxX By that logic you could cuff all society. Why even have gun laws permitting people to carry? Anyone with the distrust in people in general should not be in the police force, but in a mental hospital. That's a mentally ill level of paranoia. This guy is walking around with shorts and a singlet ... best of luck concealing weapons there.
Imagine your neighbors driving by, seeing you in handcuffs. That can affect a man's reputation. You would need some good reason to cuff someone.
@@PACXS so your saying we should trust everybody?
" What was stolen ?" " Leaf blower ?" Wow, crime of the century."
I would lose my shit if my leaf blower were stolen. Lmao but i understand how silly it sounds.
That is why they needed five patrol cars and a helicopter. I am just wondering if there was a team of black joggers running together in matching colours. Would the first cop detain them all or would he call the National Guard and F35 fighters to buzz them.
I stolen item is a stolen item, and stealing is a crime...
The bugler can have a gun. There is a case where the suspect had a gun, held an old lady hostage in a house. Ate some a meal and talked to the lady then left the house. I think it is standard procedure in pursuit that you don’t pursuit a lone hence multiple polices + helicopter.
@@clorkmagnus Buglers are especially dangerous with guns because they have no valves on their instruments.
THIS is how all police interactions should go. The man was respectful in allowing the officers to do their job. And the officers did their job superbly. Well done.
"The whisper game"
Me: "You mean Telephone?"
We used to call it Post Office, but ya, same game.
The problem with that game is you have to whisper so others can't hear. Whispering distorts the voice.
my school called it chinese whispers
@@wozt9536 thats probably cause your school is all white in an all white town in white middle america. Am i right?
@@ilikeRUNE As a child I called it Chinese Whispers too, and my school was mixed race in a mixed-race community in the UK. It was a good school too, we were taught to use proper punctuation and capitalisation and to use the correct words for the situation.
Anyone said whispers? C´mon, man!
I was detained and arrested by houston PD for matching the description of a homeless man in the area breaking into cars I had just moved to Houston 3 days prior I was detained by two cops I complied with their orders however instead of putting the hand cuffs while I was standing they had me lay down 1 of them put their knee on the small of my back putting way to much of their weight on me causing me to occasionally feel pain even to this day while the 2nd officer placed the hand cuffs on me they did not ask me for my identification they did not ask me any questions a 3rd officer showed up and told me I was under arrest he did ask for my ID at this point the only ID I had at the time was a expired south carolina learners permit and a ss card the cop then took me to city lock up where I spent 36 hours before being moved to the county jail for processing I spent another 7 hours there before I posted bail I bhad to get a court appointed attorney drop the charges because I couldn't afford a lawyer because I was a broke 19 year old that had just moved to Houston with his mother now 5 days prior. It should also be noted that the officer that actually made the arrest stated since I was not a state resident that I must be the suspect they were looking for he also didn't put my seat belt on I had to put it on my self while my hands were restrained and locked to the seat behind me and while we were in motion thinking back I could have and probably should have sued them
Yes, you should of sued them. Not having a local ID is not a crime.
@Guy Grove Double exclamation points? What does that even mean? Derr
Have you checked if you still can?
Here in maine
.aroostook county woman. Look it up
Hmm
I feel like a thief wearing a shirt reading "Heeist" is either genius or on par with your typical criminal
Thats the name of his business.....
Real criminals don't advertise the fact they are criminals well expect for the police they want everyone to know
@Vito Adame I still don´t get it, and I have read it four times. I am missing punctuation or something, I don´t get the joke.
Could you explain it?
@@wimpow it wasn't really a joke though the truth is often funny.
@@frankh.3849 english isnt you first language?
Man, this LEO was fantastic. He questioned his CO, but followed the orders while letting the civilian know why he had to detain him. He then proceeded to reassure the civilian throughout the detainment that everything would be okay and that he would take care of him. Classic deescalation tactics and empathetic tendencies. What a wonderful interaction that is textbook “protect and serve.”
I bet the Cops were SO scared they will lose their Job because the a black guy matched the Suspect
“You kind of fit the description” A classic
If I was a robber I’d jog in the middle of the afternoon right after I committed a crime
It's a good cover story 😂
@@nameredacted1176 where would he keep his loot he stole then lol?
@@nczioox1116 in his prison wallet of course 😂
@@nameredacted1176 lmao
@@nczioox1116 Strap it to your back, cops turn up, rev up that leaf blower and zoooom you're Barry Allen.
"You kinda fit the description" bruh they always say that every damn time.
Well no shit. they aren't gonna stop someone who matches the description and say "we are stopping you because you don't match the description"
Looks like you got experience
but he really DID look look the robber!
@@josealexi5141 lol. He didn't
@@ket_donk5081 LMAO like come on bruh
The scary thing about this is that there have been plenty of people who have spent years in prison because a witness incorrectly identified them as the perpetrator of a crime. If I had been in this man’s shoes knowing what I know, I would have been scared to death that I was about to go to jail for something that I didn’t do. It happens way more often than people know.
That then is the court system and the defence that is the issue.
@@bighands69 The innocence project has taken almost 250 innocent people off of death row or out of prison in general. Stop supporting the death penalty. Our justice system is not that perfect. We have executed innocent people. There is absolutely no justification for this.
He brought the black cop up to make him comfortable 🤣🤣
black cop looked uncomfortable and used.
@@TONE11111 definitely
Definitely peeped that bs
Yeah you could see the body language in the black cop dude was being used for his skin.
Dont wanna look racist better double down on it.
This jogger doesn't see a black guy he sees a jogger and some cops. You can tell when the cop says we are just like you man. Jogger says nothing and tries to not let a face slip out. But he isn't buying that shit thats why he didn't respond. He didn't like him being chummy either with handcuffs on.
We can't be the same I got bracelets on and you don't dude.
He was like "look I'm down with the brown". "I have a black friend. I'm not racist brother"
Officer: "I'm not saying it's you."
Officer: *Thinks it's him.
Thats sad man. Strange times we living in America.
The officer never thought it was him he just saw that the man matched the report HE WAS GIVEN if your a cop and someone tells you a white tank top and black shorts and a exact description is walking down the street your gonna verify its not him to make sure
@@ChiefAmvs save your breath you’re speaking to morons
@@frankiejohnson2702 After reviewing the comments, have to agree. It's kinda sad people are this fucking stupid.
@@dfaro8453 What's sad is that you think that.
"I'm not 'buddy' to you; I'm 'sir.' Let's establish the proper relationship here."
I was going to comment in the same, pretty unprofessional and condescending, not to mention annoying.
Probably trying to desecalate.
Seems to have been effective.
But success was not guaranteed
@@drebk Yup. That would seriously irritate me.
Of course, I'm an older white guy, so I'd probably get "sir" anyway.
@Sherman I would have called him much worse 😂🤣 it sure as hell wouldn't be sir
@Sherman guess it is very subjective.
Buddy, pal, guy, friend, are all fine for me.
But less formal, but if a cop rolls up, lights on I might not mind less formal
This is why this channel is so important and absolutely GREAT. I mean truly singular. It's objective portrayal and reporting is simply unmatched in any other channel I've ever seen. This cop was great, professional and straight to the point and made sure to point out the reason ..... Suspect with 'White shirt, black shorts and a beard' and it's so easy to just state these facts and be civilized about it.
That cop would irritate the hell out of by continually referring to me as “buddy.” You checked my ID, so you have name. I’m not your buddy. We are not buddies. You call me Sir, and you call me by my name! I would be grinding my teeth at every mention of the word BUDDY! 😬😬😬😬
I concur, that was annoying and disrespecting called, - “buddy” and/or “we are the same you know me.” Mister or Sir would suffice.
@@JohnSmith-bc1pe i think the officer was prior military
ORYX X Learn manners “Bud”
@@JohnSmith-bc1pe Relax, Buddy
@@Yuyu-fi4vj chili out “Buddy”.................this is fun! How long can we keep this going?
Before this started, I thought "this is probably in Florida".
Volusia County. Confirmed.
He's just lucky the eyewitness didn't misidentify him as the perpetrator while they drove her by ...
That's what I thought was going to happen.
@@Mustang1984 thats terrifying that your freedom is in the hands of someone
Yeah the charges would get dismissed but he would’ve spent the night in jail for some bs all because of what someone else said
eh - more than likely his CoC woulda bailed him out and got him solid representation cause...leaf blower lol
Getting misidentified sucks. Happened to me once. Had a douchebag cop too. It all worked out in the end. I sometimes wonder what career that cop picked up after he got fired.