Dash Cam Saves Citizens From Police Misconduct

[Music] welcome to audit the audit where we sort out the who and what and the right and wrong of police interactions this episode covers the importance of dashcams and features two videos from the channels of Tiger Maddy and Shawn Tolleson be sure to check out the description below and give them the credit that they deserve before we get into the episode many viewers have asked for recommendations for dash cams I personally use the black view Dr 900s to channel IR model along with the 4k Ultra HD front-facing camera which features a full resolution of over 8 million pixels the two-channel package also includes a wide-angle infrared interior camera which can maintain excellent recording quality in extremely low light conditions this package includes built-in GPS that monitors both speed and location and also features a built-in speaker impact sensor and motion detector the dr 900s allows you to download recording straight to your phone via the onboard dual band Wi-Fi and offers a cloud service which can be accessed from anywhere in the world at any time to power the dr 900s I use the black of you power magic easy kit which connects directly to your car's obd-ii port and offers intelligent Parking monitoring and battery discharge prevention I highly recommend black reviews products and use them myself every day now let's dive right in and audit the interactions this first video comes to us from Tigger Maddie's channel and shows miss Maddie test driving a vehicle from her husband's car lot where she is stopped by a McHenry County sheriff's deputy in Montgomery County Texas pulling me over miss Maddie's first mistake is instinctively removing her seat belt without a dash cam to prove that she just removed it herself this action essentially hands an officer reasonable suspicion for the stop on a silver platter without evidence whether or not Miss Maddie was wearing a seatbelt is debatable and boils down to her word against the officers in court after being pulled over it is best to remain still turn on your interior light and place your hands on the steering wheel until instructed otherwise by the officer do not do anything that will aid the officer suspicions or further justify the stop miss Maddie acknowledges her mistake to the officer miss Maddie is attempting to be honest with the officer but the officer takes advantage of her honesty and considers it an admission of guilt as noted earlier in the video the officer passed miss Maddie going in the opposite direction and could not have had a better view of the seat belt if that's what he was looking for it is important to never give an officer more information than is absolutely necessary and miss Maddie's quick defense only served to arm the officer with reasonable suspicion without her dashcam miss Maddie would have no evidence to support her claim but her nervous and defensive body language could have been used as evidence to justify the officers suspicion no I just took it off I swear to God I said I have a camera I have a camera I can play it for you because it's habit when I stopped the car and put it in that Park I'd take it off yeah uh because my husband owns a dealership no notice that once miss Mattie pointed out her dash cam that the officer decided to focus on a different aspect of the stop according to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles website a dealer tag can in fact be used by the dealers family or employees for personal use this officer frankly doesn't no way he's talking about and is presenting his speculations about dealer tags as faxed no he's gonna sell it I'm just driving no it's of course I'm driving it so I have to have insurance on it yes there would be a reason why you should have a gimmick that longer just because you're on their district address well right now I'm driving it so it's not like do you want me to call my husband you can talk to him I'll eat the way you talk maybe you tell me this is your beautiful you shall live on Country Place Road yeah where she put off so many time I swear I was wearing okay but I swear okay the officer left the scene without issuing Miss Maddie any citations this interaction is a testament to the power of a dashcam because without it this officer could have initiated a lengthy court battle based purely on inaccurate information and misinterpretation of the law the next video from Shawn Chavez ins channel also centers around an officer's misinterpretation of the law and perfectly demonstrates the accountability a dashcam offers when officers are uncooperative and misinformed they work they work I'm gonna wonder if it's still spring we're agents here you identified me presently Superman officer to the no reason we stopped Niels got to get the lights to the front you have to have you can't multiply the lighting equipment the vehicle comes with it's gotta be ultra you have your license and registration I do you might producer with that I got it like that and from the dealership we had to home the registration law over there yep all right current insurance I've been cited for this before I'm not guilty of anything one Supporter got the money back paperwork for it oh stop it the codex writing again alter the lighting of your carpet alters the performance of the vehicle so I don't know if you could tell up front here see all these cars driving the point lights when you do yellow lights to the front it actually alters the points of lights beautiful covariances California Vehicle Code two five nine five zero clearly states they emitted light from all lamps and reflectors visible from in front of a vehicle can to be white or yellow mr. Chavez on has already been stopped multiple times for his headlights and proved in a municipal court that his headlights are legal and is more than well-prepared for this interaction mr. Chavez in has the court documents and the exact statue on hand ready to show officer lamellae but the officers ego won't let him go that easy yeah it's not that that just applies to this just includes headlights here because the light emitted from all lamps and the reflected light from all reflectors visible from the front of a vehicle shall be white or yellow however you can alter the lights if it alters the performance that of the lighting equipment I didn't do that well if they're yellow it alters you yellow light is not the same if while you're saying I altered them I didn't talk to her what's that you're saying I altered them when you buy it you're required to maintain your vehicle up to California Standards fatherly the body from the dealership like that I believe I have been following the law here according to the paperwork I have and according to me going to the court it's about give you the section here I was unable to locate any statue which prohibits the modification of headlights to affect their performance there is no such statute in the California Vehicle Code and it is very likely that officer lamellae is misinformed mr. Chow Bachan has made every effort to dispel the officer's concerns and by refusing to acknowledge the court documents this officer is effectively saying that the judge is wrong a courtroom offers the judge a chance to review all relevant statutes ordinances and case law that applies to the case at hand and if the statute that officer lamellae is looking for exists then a judge certainly would have taken it into consideration before issuing the ruling that the lights were legal ooh one sec all right my partner can check your license with all balance and through this like two weeks ago with the blue right here probably 200 yards from here but that's that's a different section than fighting even a thing that section doesn't apply to altering your performance of the headlights and the blue liquid up you couldn't play anything you let me go officer lamellae now believes that he has a greater understanding of the legality surrounding this interaction than both a municipal judge and multiple fellow officers including the head of his district and a watch commander officer lamellas pride and ego are clouding his ability to objectively perform his duties and uphold the language of the law instead of his personal interpretations of the law maybe a second I'll get that for you but if you if you bought it like that that's why I said you bought it like that from the dealership you did so you go back and tell them that you have to have white lights I've made a diligent effort to make sure that these lights were lawful if the vehicle come with yellow lights from the manufacturer that I don't know I bought it yeah parse them and white white lights to the track you know yellow Amber's that's what that other section refers to have blue lights green lights as any other inviting to-220 your car but the car has white lights to the front somebody changes them to yellow you alter the visibility of the vehicle to the front that means it alters the performance of the lighting to the front okay so fog lights can be yellow fog lights as long as they're the standard as far as your wattage another brown wattage on your water draining like that that's fine same with the headlights there's a maximum in a minimum of wattage they have to be the same voltage but the yellow light as you can see staring out to the front of your car it alters the visibility yellow you can barely see the fron of your car my partner says everything checks out good so you're good I'll give you a warning just you're saying you're trying to take care of it actually I'm not I'd rather leave them that way I really believe that their lawful I went to court on it I checked with the sergeant Chandler here at this district I checked with the watch commander a CHP and I really truly believe that they're lawful but you've taken the time out to stop me for this you want a sight before I'd like to get a citation for it so that I can make sure that it's documented properly cite me for a vehicle code that's relevant to these headlights I'd like that because in another if I'm not gonna be cited for it this is a complete waste of time it's a violation of my Fourth Amendment rights travel freely while it could be argued that this stop is a violation of the Fourth Amendment officer lamellae genuinely believes that mr. Chavez j'en is committing a violation and most likely would not be held accountable for his actions in the 2014 case of hi in V North Carolina the Supreme Court held that officers who commit reasonable mistakes in regards to carrying out their duties cannot be held responsible for the greater implications of their misconceptions the court went on to note that while the maximum ignorance of the law is no excuse correctly implies that the state cannot impose punishment based on a mistake of law it does not mean that a reasonable mistake of law cannot justify an investigatory stop this ruling grants officers a poorly outlined margin for error that can act as justification for improper traffic stops and indirectly encourages officer ignorant I'd like to decided for you I've already been cited for it and it was the Dean flop please go ahead inside me for it I'll wait patiently what's your option that's your request i I'd like to I'd like the citation so I can go to court and do the same process again therefore I prove that I'm being targeted and harassed by Fresno PD over the same issue several times this is six seventh time I've been pulled over for this I've never stopped you who you are I said Fresno PD you might okay like a citation that way I can handle it promptly we're saying that president is targeting you I am with president PD I cannot target you I don't know who you are as mr. Chavez and said it is the Fresno Police Department that is acting negligently by stopping him multiple times without taking steps to ensure that it doesn't happen again officer lamellae may not be individually responsible for a targeted stop but the department has made no effort to inform its officers of the proper legalities surrounding this interaction and mr. Chavez on is being victimized as a result it is unclear whether the officers refusal to issue a citation is because of his ego or because a citation would serve as the foundation for a legal battle with the officer in the department as a whole fortunately for mr. Chavez on the dashcam footage of this interaction could be used as evidence of harassment in a lawsuit an apology for my violation of my rights so my pleading their warning and my pre developments Thank You mr. Robeson leaves the scene without being issued a ticket but with enough evidence to make a case for harassment and negligence in a courtroom thanks to his dashcam mr. Chavez in later noted that he would not be pursuing legal action against the department or officer lamellae dash cams offer an unparalleled level of transparency and security when it comes to police interactions many traffic infractions are based purely on an officer's observations and perception dash cams level the playing field for drivers and allow citizens to dispute the claims of officers and offer up just as much if not more evidence for both sides of the story the days of conjuring up false traffic violations to justify pulling over innocent civilians are long gone in the new level of transparency accountability and civilian safety is dawning in the wake of the prevalent use of dash cameras the security and peace of mind offered by a dash cam can be equated to an alarm system on your home or vehicle and investing in a dash cam now could potentially save you money and perhaps even your life in the future let us know if there's an interaction or legal topic you would like us to cover in the comments below thank you for watching and don't forget to Like and subscribe for more police interaction content [Music]

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Id: wAqaGewmC70

Length: 18min 25sec (1105 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 15 2019

Reddit Comments

[u/dirtymoney]

Nothing worse than a cop who is wrong.

I wish he'd've called the cop out. Basically telling him that he's only giving a warning and not a ticket to save face because he knows he's wrong. And laugh at the cop.

[u/[deleted]]

She didn't know the law relating to dealer tags well enough though. She doesn't have to be test driving the car or anything of the sort.

[u/Roidy]

Hmmm.

1) Did the cop stop her because she was a "hot blonde"? Maybe.

2) Why did she unbuckle her seatbelt? Stops the car and gives the cop an excuse? Good thing she had a dash cam.

[u/hardprimer]

The patience of that man is astounding!

And for the cop....it’s lumens, not voltage or wattage. But I guess the physics section of his GED didn’t cover it. And his reading comprehension skills suck.

Yellow lights actually enhance contrast at night and will illuminate farther than white lights closer to the blue spectrum.