Ulster town officials release video of county Legislator Jennifer Schwartz Berky's traffic stop

via New York Frank John Charles 8 3 4 9 f JC 83 40 I work [Music] you know get a license registration on it I know what this is about okay I'm sorry and I'm ready [Music] there's something wrong okay the well the registration that you have affixed to the window here expired the 10th of May oh I got a new one okay got a new one the clerk you can check with the clerk it's it's renewed I forgot to put it on there okay the reason why I appreciate being honest about the phone the reason why I pulled over is because when they passed me you were doing 43 in the 30 that's 13 miles per hour over the speed limit on Ulster Avenue when we were passing a firehouse they're an all-star happened I mean I was moving together with everyone I'm sorry everybody over I understand well let me just tell you I hope I understand just that Avenue is always like people are always passing each other especially at the time of day we try to slow motorists I understand I know I understand here everything is you know I work for the county okay government I'm a techie legislature I'm going to meet the console okay if you have the old one that's fine I can run the same number [Music] you're not going to give me a ticket over here I haven't decided yet okay I mean I haven't decided yet I just want this looking for the documents there's here's my card okay [Music] okay it's no reason to cry well it's my job okay just a driver's license and do you have the registration should vehicle you can have your car back there and then I have to go to the Ulster County soon yet bustard graduation okay and now the play I'm so super home and pick up my son to go to these parties okay if you just have to be you tell people okay I'm not no totally $20,000 if you could just try to find the registration for me I appreciate it okay a full-time job ma'am I mean the longer they wait the longer you're going to be here that's that's the insurance do you have the registration card it should be a little yellow card all right this one's like that one who's expired in 2011 if you find the registration card just hold it out the window and I'll come get it okay I understand that you were driving at the same pace as everybody but if it's over the okay [Music] holster 60 out issue in the oil oh my god easy [Music] sit down video right here and the whole conversation been recorded here - like I said the reason why I pulled you over was because you were going 43 into 30 which was 13 over okay that's that was your words okay I had 243 and a 30 which is 13 over you did admit to me that you're on your phone talking to your son okay [Music] can I explain this to you J is on the phone with the sheriff I'd like I'd like to record this in front of the sheriff I want to hear all right would you like me X minus two I want you to sway the chief money I don't believe that what you're doing is correct here we go I'm gonna here's your license back okay how much are you charging me I'm not charging you anything this is this license here is expired registrations expired in the window I want him to explain it in front of you because he pulled me over I was going the same pace as all the other cars and I feel like given what's going on with this thing with the sheriff this week I can't I don't know [Music] now I'm missing this thing with a consulate okay well we're not we're not disturb Ulster police can I explain the ticket say please okay is everybody listening I can explain you could just calm down for one minute I can explain everything to you and then I'll give you as much opportunity to speak to me as possible earlier but you haven't stopped talking so I can explain everything to you explain to you anything about the ticket yet ma'am this is the first time I've ever encountered you okay what about you okay the reason why I pulled you over like I said was going 43 into 30 that was 13 miles per hour over this news team okay I've got to this point four times now and I haven't been able to get past that point because you're interrupts I just would like to explain the ticket see and then you'll be more I'll be more than happy because even though everyone was going at the same speed you had to single somebody out no I did not does not my that's what you said before them everything has been tape-recorded I said I can't pull everyone over that's how the police do it that's safe we'd only pull one just choose one particular person one particular car that's going over the speed limit I was trying to keep the traffic alright can I explain this to you please guys I don't consider it I don't okay well everything's being audio and video recorded man okay you don't feel safe around okay well I was going to explain to you that the reason why I pulled you over was for the speed and I was cutting you a break and not issuing you for the speeding ticket if you can see here it says I don't have a new license and registration I did an issue for that ma'am you have a valid license and valid registration you just didn't present that to me the expired ones in the window and you present to me an expired license but I was able to check that on the computer to see that they were both valid as long as everybody's listening right now the reason why I pulled you over was for the speed I was cutting you a break and issuing you for no seatbelt I'm aware that you were wearing your seatbelt but this is a non-moving violation it doesn't occur any points and it doesn't affect your driver are you understanding what I'm saying to you I could get points I pulled you over for the speed I could have my insurance changed correct this would be four points on your license so I was cutting you a break that's fine I will go back and I'm going to issue the speeding ticket and not give you the seat belt Patrick I've been trying to explain it tickets over for like a half-hour hey just give me the my traffic stop please 8:32 character [Music] [Music] here's the ticket that I pulled you over for it was speed and zone like I said I have a copy of the original one that you brought to me because that was already printed out so it's on the record okay that's right this is what I know this is a ticket that I'm issuing explained to you before if everybody's listening a spiritual one this is what I originally pulled over for with speed and zone for speed originally printed okay that was for a seat belt but that's not what you wanted you said you want to which was speed in zone which is forty three and a thirty okay that's what the tickets for returnable for June 14th at five o'clock okay you can make it you can you can make your plea of guilty or not guilty on the backside of the ticket here and you can send it in to this address by this date do you have any questions ma'am okay well it's it's my discretion on which ticket that I issue this is what I should the other one okay but this is what I pulled you over for I didn't pull you over for seat belt pulled over for speed so it's my discretion if I want to issue the seat belt or the speed understand what you were doing and you went back to get me the other I've been trying to explain this very nicely so you for a half hour now I said what I didn't understand no you didn't say that you didn't understand we specifically told me that's not what I pulled over for so I said I would kindly go back and issue the ticket why I pulled you over and that's what I'm doing okay alright so this is a speeding ticket for forty three and a thirty when I originally pulled you over for it's returnable for the fourteenth and five o'clock saying you kindly went back yes with you question you said that you very kindly back to give me something fresh I've been kind through the whole time since I asked you to be kind and I think that I've explained and no I said I kindly went back would you kindly go back and explain to me we're going to I did this is a ticket that I'm issuing it depends on whether you plead guilty or not guilty I will plead not guilty okay I don't think what it was you didn't excite I mean unfortunate I mean that that's your opinion if you know I would like you to be corrected so there that's the ticket okay I can't afford this okay I wish I you know what I already lost that job it was it so now what I will do is all just are you going to take the ticket or you're not going to take I don't really know what my rights are would you tell me let's let's just stay here and you can tell me what my rights are because I didn't write swear that if I didn't understand the previous ticket you would make a harsher one okay but this isn't a harsher one man this is the appropriate ticket no it is sure because what you explained to me before was that the other one would let me off with fewer what I didn't understand that can you explain it to me good and you said to me that that's not the ticket to the reason why I pulled you over so I went back and I issued the appropriate ticket for you I'm sorry this is the appropriate ticket I pulled you over for okay explained everything to you if you want to speak again and you're not guilty and we can discuss it what's the previous one that you have explained everything to you or understand about 30 minutes it's landing and see I've already it's my job interview now I'm asking I have other stuff that I need to do two attacks explained everything to you to the best of my ability you didn't I'm not gonna argue with you any further if you have any further questions you can plead not guilty and we can discuss it in court okay you be there if you choose to play not guilty yeah because I'd really like to discuss we did not you can request that when you go to court wait you can request it I've been standing here explaining everything to him explain what the previous one meant and I didn't okay have a good day ma'am

Channel: Daily Freeman

Views: 10,217,976

Keywords: Jennifer Schwartz Berky, Ulster County

Id: ffaTOD8O-Qs

Length: 26min 36sec (1596 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 25 2017

Reddit Comments

[u/Droppedyourpocket1]

The amount of patience that cop has is remarkable.

[u/Preseli]

Holey moley, six, seven eight chances and counting to get out of it but she kept getting more hysterical and when that produced nothing; aggressive.

[u/sylvester_0]

She has PTSD from getting traffic tickets? She must be a terrible driver.

[u/CactusOfDooom]

This video started me down a 3 hour worm hole of cop videos. Viewers beware.

[u/poontappa3]

This defines mental health problems.

[u/BrittyPie]

8:49 really got me. In the privacy of his car he finally lets out an exasperated "Jesus, lady...".

[u/Grave3183]

https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2017/10/27/county-legislator-apologizes-for-behavior-at-traffic-stop-shown-in-video/

Apparently she lost her election later that year... I’m a Democrat, but would have voted for her Republican opponent in a heartbeat.

https://articles.newyorkupstate.com/hudson-valley/2017/11/jennifer_schwartz-berky_loses_ulster_county_legislature_seat_traffic_video_goes.amp

[u/Pootytoots123]

Wow she’s crazy. If she would’ve just accepted the first ticket this whole interaction would’ve taken 5 minutes and she would be on her way to her meeting. But wait, she also says it’s an interview? Also, at the beginning doesn’t she say she’s headed home to her son? Makes me wonder if she even had ptsd to start with, just freaking out in an effort to get out of a ticket.

[u/Rhymes_with_ike]

As a former military police cop, this kind of shit is quite common. When you're starting out, it takes some great discipline to stay calm and collected with crazy people like this. Eventually you just become numb to the antics. But kudos to this cop for handling it so well. Audio and video recording keeps you humble as well lol.

You pull over people that break the law and they use their "status" to try and wiggle their way out of it. And when you slap down their excuses or bribes, they have that look of shock and anger.