Arrested For Laughing At A Cop
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Headlight Flashing (First Amendment Encyclopedia)- bit.ly/3fTXVGX
Obriecht v. Splinter- bit.ly/3TqsYHY
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other videos pointed out there was no legal requirement to sign the registration.
Theres nothing more dangerous in the US than a cop with hurt feelings
PREACH!!
Nothing more dangerous and burocratic government…. Paying a fine up to and not exceeding 500 dollars for not having a signature on a piece of paper is criminal in itself
And a moron of a judge that validates his actions.
Qualified immunity == Temp Insanity = = COLONIST LOOP HOLE == REAL TALK
So we're excluding the 60% of murders that are committed by the black community?
He literally says he's not going to take him to jail over it, but when the driver laughs at the absurdity of that, the cop arrests him. That's pretty blatantly retaliatory.
Officer funny felt like losing his balls.
Yep! The cop says, "I COULD HAVE [taken you to jail]", which means he wasn't going to UNTIL the guy laughed.
That cop is obviously insecure and thinks he has to scare respect out of someone, the cop is no good for society and should go 15:41
It's petty!
@@terrytari1891 it's not petty. It's unlawful, this cop needs to be in prison.
And because he didn’t want to be laughed at by 1 person he’s being laughed at by 100’s of thousands 👍
lol. best funniest comment.
He would arrest us all, and the judge would misinterpret the law to uphold the fine. Better respect his authoritah.
Hahahah
It's millions now... funny
Yeah!!!😂😂😂
The idea that you can be jailed for 6 months for forgetting to sign a piece of paper that you paid for is insane.
Welcome to america -- the largest police state on the planet.
@@j.james-88 ebbs and flows. we are definitely in an up cycle now.
@@j.james-88largest police state is a bit of a stretch lmao
@@loganmcallister4635the US has more people in prison than any country on planet earth. The US only makes up 4.23% of humans on earth but they have 25% of ALL people in prison. They literally are the world's largest police state
@@loganmcallister4635do you think 6 months in jail is an appropriate reaction to someone not signing a piece of paper that represents proof of their cooperation with the system?
I didn’t interpret his laugh at the police officer, he was laughing at the absurdity of spending 6 months in jail for an unsigned paper.
exactly
Even if he did, that's not something you can be arrested for.
NO SIX MONTHS THE DRIVER WONT THE CASE AND IAM LAUGHING WITH THE DRIVER THE COP LOSE IT HE HAD NO RIGHT STOPING THE LAUGHING DRIVER IT WAS ILLEGAL
You should show respect to cops.
@@manco828 Are you ok
Can we talk about the judge actually convicting him of the flashing lights? I think this whole county needs to be investigated when shit like this happens.
I know right? I mean he represented himself, so he probably did a poor job but still. He should definitely appeal it with proper legal representation.
@@BobbyJenko I LIKE LITTLE BOYS
West Virginia public schools probably don't teach grammar very well.
Now only did I think it was legal. I thought it was illegal to NOT flash your lights for warning other civilians of the emergency on the opposite side.
I hope that punk gets a year in jail.
someone close to me is a policer officer and i was disgusted to hear one day as he smugly described to us with a big smile and satisfaction on his face that he he thinks its funny when he goes to court for cases like this because he's paid to do so. He was so proud that he can arrest people and they loose their own time and money to fight it in court but he gets paid. Really grossed me out for life.
hopefully they are no longer close to you
You Fully understand why I think cops are Unnecessary.
What a pig. ! People who abuse their badge.
@@perryanderson5642 They're not unnecessary, but as they currently exist they're not right. We need to move back to the locally elected sheriff model of things
@@timewarpdrive77 I Respectively Disagree. FOR FREEDOM We Do Not Need them. Most people have been So brainwashed by the media that we do need them, it's hard to think any differently.
We appreciate headlight flashers. He was so mad😂 "why are you telling on us for being sneaky and trying to trap people>:["
How is this cop not fired for arresting someone for laughing. This is absolutely nuts.
They don’t get fired for murder, planting evidence or unlawful arrests!
Can we talk about the reason he laughed though? It’s laughable that you can go to jail for 6 months for not having your registration SIGNED!!! 😳😳😳
Warning other road users of a speed trap here in Spain by flashing your lights will earn you points and a fine. As it should be.
@@kevinmills5293 lol thats dumb
@@kevinmills5293probably only works if everyone is calling in. How would that even work out?
He said “I could take you to jail today, but I just wrote you a citation”, then arrested him when he laughed, 100% retaliation.
And in the end issued only a citation- blatent ego flexing.
They wonder why no-one trusts the police...
Absolutely. I really hope that man appeals. Unbelievable
@@kelseydalziel3514 He won his appeal a few days ago. 😉
Good! This treatment is a way of an authoritarian country! This is not the way of a FREE COUNTRY!
@@DaftFader You got a source on that? I can't find anything after googling his name
I was once given a speeding ticket for sitting in traffic. I laughed at the officer because he said “You looked like you wanted to go fast!”… When that was played at the hearing, the judge, the clerk, and his fellow officers in the courtroom ALL LAUGHED at him… the judge threw out the charges and apologized. 😂
"There is no doubt that the officer arrested Mr. Headlights as retaliation for laughing, however, is is likely that a court would reject this claim."
That should tell you we have a severe problem with our justice system...
Imagine having an ego SO fragile that you arrest someone for laughing at you. Sounds like childhood trauma turned revenge.
Mommy issues.
@@brandireneecrosby5361 or daddy
All cops have some sort of complex like this
Probably was picked on at elementary, then when he grew up to adulthood, he finally found a job that makes him FEEL like a man.🤨 SMH
So, chuckling in disbelief of what's happening is illegal now? Wow.
Now 2 million + people will be laughing at him, great job 👏
^
More like 2 million or less cause you can't count bots as people.
where do you come up with that number ?
@@cajunrandy2143 the amount of views this video will most likely get. Point is, instead of one person laughing, a whole audience will be laughing
@@TooColdProdz i was wondering if you were aware that this vid has been previously shown on several channels
the cop has the maturity of a toddler 'I don't wanna be your brother!'
I can't believe there's doubt as to why people don't want to talk to police or rely on our court system.
Yup
The fact that he wrote out the ticket then arrested him after he laughed is proof enough to me it was retaliation
As I recall, he even SAID he wasn’t going to arrest him, but only issuing a citation. He changed his mind to RETALIATE after feeling disrespected by the citizen’s minimal exercise of his rights.
Not according to the current dogshit Supreme Court unfortunately
@@pizzacheeseman2854 yep, this is why people hate lawyers and should hate judges. Only their legalistic bubble does this kind of logic make sense, and somehow this legalistic bubble always only protects the rich and the government.
then the judge charged him for flashing his lights. what a shitty state
That plus the officer's verbal admission to that fact "I could arrest you, but I am only writing you a citation" is very difficult to misconstrue.
Because the officer is on a recording saying that he wasn't going to arrest the man for the unsigned ticket, but then changes his mind after he sees the man laugh, then that is 100% evidence of retaliatory action. These cops hate body cameras
Yup and the Inbred judge always backs the backwoods pigs
He could still make the case that the reason he arrested him wasn't because of him laughing. The stop was illegal to begin with though.
So what? I laughed when I saw the title of this video.
@@Thegaoat
8:50 Cop: "I COULD take you to jail today for your unsigned registration card, but I JUST WROTE you A CITATION for that, that's actually up to 6 months in jail"
8:57 Mr. Flashlight laughts
8:59 Cop: "You think it's funny, Sir?"
9:02 Mr. Flashlight "It's protected, Sir"
9:03 Cop: "I know, but do you think, this is funny ..."
9:05 Mr. Flashlight "I'm allowed to do that, I can laught all day long"
what follows is the arrest.
Doesn't matter didn't help this citizen they do whatever they want PERIOD ! Rape Kill Steal Drugs nothing matters apparently. Qualified immunity == Temp Insanity = = COLONIST LOOP HOLE == REAL TALK
The fact that the magistrate court held up the flashing lights ticket that was referring to a restriction on vehicles so they don't impersonate emergency services is laughable.
A judge may rule for the officer, but a jury won't
The judge who convicted him should be thoroughly investigated in every case he's judged.
In fascist America, judges, and prosecutors have immunity. Basically, when they’re doing their job, they are above the law.
Check my replay above - a magistrate is very much NOT a judge.
@@xsteevox lol the very definition of a magistrate is a judge... and even more so, they are well suited for this case
@@TonyHulk I, would like to make a point here, That Most Local Magistrate (Judge) do not have any training in law, other than the Political election laws. Local Magistrate are local people with NO background in the Criminal Justice system. i.e. Farmers, factory workers
@@burlosborne3647 They are still a judge, they have to take classes, and if they serve more than 5,000 people they are required to be full-time. They have legal authority. They are perfect for these low level crimes. If the people have any issue they can appeal like other courts. Also, farmers and factory workers can very well have more legal knowledge than the police....as seen on this channel lol
I got nothing but respect for people who flash their lights to help warn people.
Not all heros wear capes
@@thereject505 Yeah, capes are pretty much just for Halloween nowadays.
Does this apply to all situations of flashing to warn people?
If your family member was being abused by a gang and someone flashed their lights to warn them the police were coming, would you support that? Or do you just mean warning people about speed traps?
Also, do you know how many children are killed each year worldwide by speeding drivers?
@Nick Giorgione replying “ignorant” to a question is not an answer.
I agree that flashing lights to warn people of a speed trap is often the right thing to do but not always.
@Living Art In the video he says that the law pertaining to flashing lights is in regards to having flashing lights, ie: emergency lights, on your vehicle, rather than flashing your headlights. Your sisters savior should be fine.
Hot dog! You broke down whether flashing in the context was an adjective! Well done.
I once nearly got arrested in VA for telling a cop to “give me the ticket (that I deserved), arrest me, or let me go. I am tired of the lecture”. I seriously thought he was going to do it, but he backed down and gave me my speeding ticket.
VA cops are notorious mfs, especially state troopers
Police need better psychiatric evaluation. It’s a job very attractive to people with fragile egos and a desire for power. That’s the worst type of person to hold such a powerful civic office.
Once you read the laws, it all becomes perfectly clear. Its all about Word SEMANTICS. Understand their DEFINITIONS of words. AUTOMOBILE vs MOTOR VEHICLE Title 49 cfr 523.3 and Title 49 usc 31301 also, Title 26 section 5845 FIREARMS Definition. You can thank me later by subbing.
@@ItsConstitutional sounds like you would have made a fine lawyer for Darrel Brooks lol 😂
@@pkennedy0219 It is ones duty to study the LAW that governs you. The majority of the Public Hates education and Knowledge of the LAW that Jails them under. Either you are a Helper, or your not. Helping people is how I roll!
I have long said the same thing
We also need to prohibit all current and former military personnel from being employed by law enforcement. The nature of their training and psychological conditioning makes them utterly unsuitable for civilian law enforcement.
That judge needs a judicial review.
Nah he needs the death sentence
Not even a judge… a magistrate. Probably some $50k a year public defender.
@@Primus54 A magistrate is a judge. The only distinction is that they are given only limited authority to hear cases of a specific nature. Like traffic court.
@@Primus54 um.. public defenders are the true heroes of the judicial system, NOT prosecutors, despite the propaganda. Of course there are crappy ones, like in any profession, but most seem to try their best for their clients despite being given an absurdly low amount per client and usually a flat fee regardless of the hours they put in. Take that vs prosecutors who have an entire police force and support staff at their disposal including lab techs and “experts”.
And a magistrate is a “real” judge. They handle citations and traffic tickets usually but also set bail and bail conditions for individuals (regardless of crime) and do preliminary hearings after which your case will go to the Court of Common Pleas where they handle trials and the like.
@@marquisdelafayette1929 uuuuum...no. so much of that was off. Read Black's Law 4th edition and get an actual understanding of the law
I remember a RCMP officer saying to a veteran who got pulled over, cop said im not ur brother will never be ur brother, veteran says back if he had to be redployed he would definitely never save this officers family from terrorists.
“Mr headlights” lol
This cop is the kind of person that got picked on and never got over it.
Or he was the bully his whole life
It's typically egotistical guys of less than average intelligence who seek out positions like this. They want to be admired and in control, typically the type who also uses force on their wife and kids.
It is uncanny just how high the numbers are for DV from police officers and military types.
Im guessing he still gets pick on when he's off duty
You can tell the other officers probably even make fun of his goofy a
@@The231447LucidDevTeam Could be both. But as one of the many, many people who got picked on in school... you don't get over it. That doesn't mean we all become bullies like this guy. I agree that he was probably a bully his whole life. Fragile ego.
This conviction was overturned! Outstanding! They appealed and WON! This Attorney is awesome! Flashing headlights is not a crime as it pertains to equipment only! Now they get to file civil rights violation! Tyrants need to be educated, arrested and fired. Qualified immunity needs to go!
Qualified immunity is complete garbage.
"It's illegal to use high beams."
Car manufacturers: " We made cars with high beams."
Jesus Christ died for your sins on the cross. Repent and believe in him or you will be separated from God The Father for all eternity and face hell forever.
🤣🤣👍👍
@@treek10k 🤡🤡👍👍
Cop: " I don't want to be your brother". Hahaha, heard my 5 year old using that one.
This has the same energy as Jontron in zoorace where he goes
“DONT LAUGH AT ME” 😂
"One if by land, Two if by sea". The use of lights to warn of tyranny goes all the way back to the founding of this country.
BOOM! Spot on BROTHER!
You get it
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Imagine the shit they were getting away with back before body cameras.
I shudder to think....
I don't have to imagine it. I've seen it with mine own eyes. Of course judges never believed my words over those of a corrupt cop.
even with body cams, they still get away with way too much
Oh they gave us hell
Our officers still don't wear body cams, I have even gone as far as to let the city know how unsafe many of us feel and not because of criminals but because of our aggressive police force with no body cams, bullying the cities citizens and getting away with it because it's their words over a (guilty until proven innocent) civilian. And do they pay us back for our time or our court document fees or impound and towing cost? NO they make you pay it and if you lose your car or house or job because of them it's still the same they do nothing for their mistakes except profit, and I don't even leave my house anymore.
As a cop, this sort of conduct is absolutely unacceptable, and embarrassment, and should be an example exactly how not to police the community you’re responsible for serving. It doesn’t matter if a person makes you personally mad, it is the individual who is a law-enforcement officers responsibility to maintain professionalism, as is expected by the community. I applaud individuals who are aware of the rights that each of us are afforded.
Well darn, now I have to disable my blinkers. Cause it's illegal to have flashing lights on my vehicle.
Never apologize to some cop being a prick to you. Just remain silent. In fact, never admit to anything ever and just remain silent regardless. Hand them your ID, let them do their bullshit and fight it later.
Once you read the laws, it all becomes perfectly clear. Its all about Word SEMANTICS. Understand their DEFINITIONS of words. AUTOMOBILE vs MOTOR VEHICLE Title 49 cfr 523.3 and Title 49 usc 31301 also, Title 26 section 5845 FIREARMS Definition. You can thank me later by subbing.
Russell Brown, I don't know about that. It setting a bad example that people cannot express that they disagree with a cop, infringing on their free speech. I understand that it's always a risk but getting cops used to people never expressing their differing opinions isn't good either. Cops already have inflated egos as it is.
@@ItsConstitutional "word semantics" is a redundant statement.
@@Eidolon1andOnly Semantics; what is the definition again? DEFNITION; the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. There are a number of branches and subbranches of semantics, including formal semantics, which studies the logical aspects of meaning, such as sense, reference, implication, and logical form, lexical semantics, which studies word meanings and word relations, and conceptual semantics, which studies the cognitive structure of meaning.
Cuff him and stuff him.
Earlier today Mr. Headlights Civil Rights Lawyer posted a video on his CZcams Channel. They appealed the conviction, got it overturned and dismissed, and are now going to follow up with a Civil Rights Lawsuit. This lawyer is also in the process of digging up past unlawful arrest made by this same officer. Hopefully they’re able to expose more misconduct and win the lawsuit.
Glad he shall sue him for a first amendment retaliatory clam... So so wrong from this cop....
Link?? I’ve tried looking I swear
@@charlesbeaty8090 He literally posted the code in the description regarding the flashing lights. If you have any other evidence I’d like to hear it, but so far you’ve been wrong more times than he has.
@@charlesbeaty8090 I’d rather trust him, who provides links for all the information he uses over, you who is obviously wrong and provide nothing. You sound like a hater to me.
@@charlesbeaty8090 He posts the links to the codes and statutes as well as screen shots and highlights them during the video.
You must be one of these shitty cops he reviews.
9:26 "The people who turned the world upside down are back" on the tee of Mr. Headlights was a very reasonable description of this altercation.
The cop needs to be sued and put in prison for 20 years and loose their Qualified Immunity. This cop got his feelings hurt and retaliated against Mr flasher.
I wish there should be a way to send the cop to a fema camp not as a employee but as a criminal and have his sentance done there.
Many criminals check in and leave as .......... .
The amount of speeders they probably missed due to this is ironically beautiful
I doubt there were many (if any); I’d wager pretty much every driver slows down when they see flashing blue lights, and multiple cops standing along the road ahead.
Which is why the US should switch to speed cameras exclusively like the EU. It’s a waste of everyone’s time to get pulled over for speeding
& murders, burglars, rapists & others serious crimes!
@@terrytari1891 these cops weren't going to be stopping any real crimes, they were trying to earn their department some extra military equipment funds
@@brendanerwin3655 Then ask the mayor or their bosses. Cops don't hassle good people. Cops stop acting like criminals! Arrest criminals even if the criminals are cops!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Audit the audit forgot to mention that in the vehicle code it specifically tells you that you are allowed to flash your headlights to warn other drivers of hazards in the road, amongst other reasons.
A car stopped in the median is a hazard.... 🎉
He doesn't always get it right, like when he gave some cops that kidnapped a guy a c.
Your right, these days a cop IS A HAZARD. Don't take many but one bad apple spoils the bunch. Same with cops too. That's WHY they must be held to higher standards. It's very hard to uphold the laws when the cop himself isn't current on them. And? A cop with an ego and combine that with a gun? Never a healthy combination. We need professionals were it should NEVER get personal with a cop. If it does? That cop shouldn't be there.
@@ClumsyCars I remember that. He’s far too easy on piggies
@@ClumsyCars do you remember which video was it?
From this video, the powertrip is clearly on display. Regardless of intent being provable or not; he told the driver “I won’t arrest you for this, I just wrote you a citation” and then when the driver laughed he said “no I’m arresting you for this”
There’s no “Justification” to what he did and the officers “state of mind” here should be relevant, and should, in this case, invalidate the arrest. He was going to let him go, and then arrested him for his speech, or laughing at the officer, bruising his ego. And it doesn’t make any sense that the court decided to drop the charge that he was LAWFULLY arrested for and instead convicting him on the charge that was found to be unconstitutional in another districts proceeding. Shame on the justice system in this case. SHAME
This is exactly why so many people hate cops
The judge gets an "F", for enforcing a law that doesn't exist. Perhaps he did that though to not give Mr. Headlights 6 months in jail. Corruption runs deep in that community.
And sadly it was not appealed
@@gabrote42 That sucks.
Judicial should be a check on the executive.
I'm wondering if the judge knew the "flashing lights" were his headlights and not emergency equipment. It's WV tho so he probably did
Gotta protect that income revenue for the state
Getting a warning flash always restores my faith in humanity
yeah but someone being killed by a dumbass speeding ruins someone elses day
@@doomfanboy9413 A dumbass who speeds all the time isn't going to stop just because they received a ticket.
@@doomfanboy9413 That went over your head.
@@doomfanboy9413 an empty park squad car can slow down speeders as opposed to creating roadside hazards from rubberneckers or people maneuvering around the traffic stop.
@@doomfanboy9413 There's speeding and then there's reckless driving. Speeding just means going over the speed limit, which is not dangerous, especially if other drivers are speeding, then it's actually safer then going the speed limit. Driving so fast that it becomes dangerous is reckless.
What is the probable cause for suspecting someone of an unsigned card? Oh that guy flashed his headlights, therefore he might, reasonably, have an unsigned card? That is so ridiculous
If you get pulled over and the cop calls it a ve-hicle, you’re in for it.
What’s crazy is as a trucker we often flash our headlights to let another truck or car it’s okay to pass us or move in front of us. I never knew some cops thinks this is illegal. We do it to communicate with other truckers or drivers.
The code is clearly referring to additional equipment beyond factory. However, it's just vague enough that they can interpret it however they see fit. Many state laws are this way and haven't changed for centuries. This stems from corrupt political figures.
They don't really think it is illegal, they just stretch the ordinance to have an excuse to pull you over.
There was nothing about this stop that really had anything to do with the way he was driving. It was 100% about the cops ego.
They don't care unless if affects them in some way, like making their speed trap ineffective.
:-0)
@@yunofun "how dare you warn other drivers we're trying to give them tickets!!1!"
He didn't think it was illegal. He just pulled it out of his a$$ to salvage his bruised ego.
this is ridiculous. The guy was actually fined for the flashing lights when its absolutely clear that law doesnt apply to him. This country is so corrupt its ridiculous. That judge and this officer should be fired.
Little extreme to call the country corrupt lol
@@greensabr200 its literally the definition of corruption, this stuff happens everywhere in the states.
Its not that widespread. If you want corruption then just wait and see what cops in other countries do. Way more heinous and widespread.
@@greensabr200 america? Corrupt? No way!
*laughs in rest of the world*
@@tryingmybest206 So because courruption exists elsewhere we're not allowed to be upset? Snaggle toothed EU babies are the dumbest people on the planet.
The most hypocritical thing about the entire situation is by the man flashing his lights, he's essentially telling everyone to slow down, which seems safer for everyone...Simply because cops are forced to make a quota of tickets every month, causes this officer to get annoyed that this man is possibly lessening the amount of tickets this officer may be able to write using the speed trap. It's not about our safety anymore, it's about the money.
It would be nice to include a link for an update for every case (video) on this channel in the description if and when an update is available!
"you can't laugh at me".
yes, yes he can. and now we can too.
How dare you flash people to warn them to drive safer and slow down!! We need to make our monies and extort regular people
Flashing as in sudden nudity? Ha.
Ya :D/🍿
@bless your heart 😂😂😂
@@schrempskynate8944 😂😂😂😂
@@schrempskynate8944 i would slow down too tbh
Mr. Headlights lol
The narrator calling the citizen, 'Mr. HEADLIGHTS' is comical to me😂
You can't even trust the court to do the right thing. It's a real shame.
Don't worry. The judge just casually outlawed lights being on your car. Better get good at night driving without lights.
Courts for the most part are disingenuous especially when a cops involved.
I live in WV. This county is famous in the entire state for speed traps and using speeding tickets as the main revenue source for the city of Summersville and county of Nicholas.
@@SkulltagLegion It's also illegal to drive at night without lights. So no more driving at night or in the rain or fog.
This means going to high beams at ANY TIME would be unlawful... even if nobody is coming from the other direction and you want to see better, or if you're signaling to warn other drivers of a hazard in, or alongside the roadway such as a downed tree. West Virginia is the most corrupt police/ court state in America from what I've seen here on CZcams.
The fact the court convicted him of the flashing lights is absolutely unbelievable!
I believe it. I bet the judge even said something about how much he hates flashers and wishes them all locked up forever.
@@User0000000000000004 ☝ *"OBJECTION!"* ☝
- *Phoenix Wright,* the "Ace Attorney" series (2001-present; 2005-present for Western releases).
What he means by that is that it's illegal for civilians to install flashing *red, blue and/or amber strobe lights* on their car or truck.
*(slams desk)* However! It's *NOT* a crime for drivers to simply *flash their HEADLIGHTS* (or rather, their *high-beams)* -- be it either at oncoming traffic or *semi-truck drivers* -- in a friendly *COMMUNICATIVE manner,* *ESPECIALLY* on a divided *public highway* with 4 or more lanes (two on either side), as, in some states, it's *protected expressive speech/conduct* under the *1st Amendment* in the *U.S. Constitution!*
The same thing applies to *turning signals* (aka, *"blinkers")* and *hazard lights!*
@@User0000000000000004 The judge drives a BMW or a Mercedes. Flashing lights, blinkers??? What's that???
@@voxxes3931 Don't forget the *high-beams,* if anything!
Even when you win, you lose because will have to pay a court fee (at least in New York).
It's our responsibility as drivers to alert others of possible upcoming obstructions in the road
No flashing lights...ok, I better go remove my signal bulbs bahahahaha
Honestly, arrested for not signing a piece of paper is just as absurd as arresting them for laughing.
Everything is absurd if you put it in the right words
@@Franshela or nothing. Like “the right to choose” instead of “killing children”
Especially when you’re allowed to loot, riot and burn in major cities across America.
This is part of the retaliation build up.
Seriously. I live in a state where you don't have to sign for tickets, thankfully! I just genuinely don't understand why some do though
He said, “I’m not your brother I will never be your brother”. That says it all for me. Less cops like this please.
all cops are like this. scumbags with ego problems and the authority to fuck you up without facing any consequences. In 10 of 10 cases. If you have empathy or human decency, the police is not the right place for you.
I couldn't figure out what the heck that was all about! Pretty stupid cop to be saying such nonsense on camera.
The cop is a weasel, you can tell he got bullied in school
insanely aggresive
I would've said oh thank God because I don't want to share ANY genetics with you
I had an issue with this same statute years ago on I81 in WV around Martinsburg. The trooper wrote me up for the same offense. I went to court and won my case. It was a BS charge and the judge agreed.
This is absolutely ridiculous
UPDATE: "The Civil Rights Lawyer" posted an update on his channel, stating that 'the conviction was overturned' and now they were looking to fry this cops' ass 🙂
Link?
Get that pig and his family!
Hell yeah, source?
Cop has no business being a cop, and I back the Blue. We should pay police a higher salary and require higher standards. We would have a better police force with fewer police officers.
@@cardcollector0385 wishful thinking. Watch the documentary on the Stanford prison experiment, people are corrupted by power. We just need more recordings.
That’s definitely a retaliatory response from the police officer. He couldn’t stand being wrong
Initial response citation then after laughing arrest, so laughing is a means of communication and it was the reason for the arrest.
The stupid little wimp, just got his feelings hurt!🙄
A real brain-dead idiot of a wannabe policeman.
@@timothyhowell8565 So exactly what law makes laughing at a goon an arrestable offence?
@@water8318 Exactly.
It would have been too easy for the cop to hand mr headlights a pen and say "sign your registration card real quick so you don't get a ticket for it"
Good catch on the grammar relevance to “flashing lights.” Well done.
It wasn’t even a full on laugh exactly so much as a natural physical reaction to a ridiculous situation
basic psychology shows that we’ll often laugh to relieve tension too. this officer has issues and takes them out on the public undoubtedly
I’m autistic and often laugh as a stress response. This is extremely concerning and scary for me.
100%
Someone can laugh as hard as they want, it’s just a laugh. I do it all the time. I can’t control myself. If anything, smirking and appearing as if you are trying to be subtle about it could make them more mad. HAHAHAHAHAAAHHH.
The judge should also get an F for not understanding the law
The judge is part of the criminal gang
Thank you for seeing the bigger picture...
Like judges in my backwoods town, they convicted him because he didn't pay into the fraternity. He represented himself, that was his crime. We need an audit the audit for courtrooms.
Sh*thole West Virginia. The state is a cesspool. I’m not surprised the law enforcement and judicial system is so incompetent.
He represented himself, that's probably why. Aka no lawyer
That is such crap he got pegged with the headlight charge, it’s clearly not the statutory intent
That effing judge needs to be pointed out for covering real pigs and fired.
If I had a video going viral of me acting like a sociopathic man child I could never hold my head up in public, but I'm betting this cop never lost a minute of sleep.
it's one of the many advantages of being without a conscience.
@@scslre And qualified immunity.
@@scslre I can now sleep peacefully knowing that I am the only one who thinks therefore am.
he probably jokes about it with his buddies. probably says "laugh at me, straight to jail!" or something similar.
@@scslre and having a low IQ cops generally do have lower then average IQ
The fact that you are correct that a court would allow that arrest is exactly why the system is so messed up.
as an attorney, I assure you that judicial officers are often times equally as, and sometimes even more, stupid and egomanical as law enforcement officers.
Also the fact that the judge himself didn't understand what he read about flashing headlights
@@SuperYOmrYO right!??? Abysmal
Great Video!!
It’s like a sequel to Footloose; guy drives through a town where laughter is banned
That guys a real crime fighter. Thank God he’s out there saving us all from people driving around with unsigned registration cards.
It sounds like a bullshit reason to pull over Black men, like so many traffic laws.
@@BenedictMHolland I don’t think you can use it to pull people over. How would you suspect someone doesn’t have their card signed? What does race have to do with it? It’s a white cop pulling over a white guy.
@@bobsmith-ji2uh yea. But the law is that you must have a signed registration. You can get pulled over and have the cop check that he suspected you committed a crime, conviently targeting minorities. That a White man got pulled into this mess and tucketed is an accident, not the cause. There would be no way to disprove that the cop thought a Black man had an unsigned registration. It's just another way police abuse minorities. That is almost all of the reason we have these types of laws.
@@bobsmith-ji2uh it's also worth noting that once any crime is suspected that the individual has absolutely no more rights. Privacy is gone. They can search and seize anything under any presence and since all it takes is an unsigned registration, I can guarantee that 90% or more of tickets issued for it are from minorities. Of course police will never release that data. And the idea that you can be arrested for not signing it? Yea... that is just prison profiteering.
@@BenedictMHolland maybe but you can’t guarantee it if you don’t have the data. You’re making assumptions based on your own prejudices.
People that flash lights to warn of speed traps are the backbone of society tbh. They warn their fellow citizens that there's a road pirate out to ruin their insurance rates for the next 3-5 years.
My town used to pull over and cite people for doing that. They had set an unmarked vehicle before a checkpoint or a traffic enforcement and upon seeing a vehicle flashing their lights to signal incoming drivers, they would pull them over. Multiple drivers took that to court and they ruled it unconstitutional.
Waze and even Google Maps now has options to warn of speed traps. I wonder if this officer will try to arrest Google and every single person that uses Google maps and Waze.
Right. Trying to meet that quota they have to achieve.
right, cops poiling people over for doing that are proving that their speed traps is NOT to get people to slow down and make the road safer, but rather to bring in money to the the city or State's coffers via extortion.
If you're not breaking traffic law then there isn't anything to worry about.
Mr. Headlight's T-shirt is so poetic omg
Watching all of these Audit the Audit videos has made me realize something. With all of the reference to case law, that's basically regular everyday people are spending thousands of dollars of their hard earned money for lawyers to figure out the interpretation of the law. Just think about it for a minute. How messed up is that?
The calmness of Mr.Headlights and the smile on his face along with his cooperation made the officer so much more upset😂 Officer glass ego was shattered
Cause he know he's got real lawsuit.
You seen how the officer was like “DONT PUL AWAY FROM ME SIR” and then kept repeating it right as they were up close in front of his cruiser camera? So condescending and obvious ill intent to try and cover his ass for clearly violating the guys rights.
well said!
I agree with you these things just make me mad. I used to be full support of cops when they were being disrespected about the time of black lives matter started out but now I don't want to have anything to do with cops. The police and sheriff's department work for counties and all the counties want to do with taxes and take our money away. Fuck them!
6 months in jail… lol. And then getting arrested for laughing at how ridiculous jail time would be for that. Absolutely bananas.
2:20 And that's where he blew it.
Yes, warning other drivers of a speed trap might be considered "perverting the course of justice".
Which is why, in a similar situation, the correct response is "I'm sorry officer, you must be mistaken. I was flashing my lights to warn other drivers of the deer I saw in the trees back there".
Just by looking at that cop’s general cadence, demeanor, and posture, I imagine he would be pretty used to people laughing at him actually
Makes one wonder about the relationship between his mother and father.
@@jerimow8400 lol same
@@jerimow8400 As the old saying goes "your mom and dad could get divorced but they would still be brother and sister."
Very true
He would be playing with fire with me
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This case should be taken to a higher court! Obviously this judge is protecting the officer.
No, there was a law passed that said that drivers don't have to sign a registration card, but not enacted yet.
@@nieshamccoy9419 That was the violation used to detain him after the traffic stop for flashing his lights, which although legal was clearly spiteful. The issue here is that he was cited for flashing his lights, based on a law prohibiting flashing lights on a vehicle. Two completely different things, and a good judge would know that. The law is clearly intended to keep citizens from putting emergency type flashing lights on their vehicles, not from flashing or using their highbeams. Horrible cop and even worse judge that would rule against the driver here.
@@nieshamccoy9419 that charge was thrown out, the stupid judge charged him for having flashing lights on his vehicle. Clearly he did not!
He just won his case on appeal. Suit is moving forward
It was. theres an update coming out today at the Civil rights lawer
The egos of these Officers is off the scales!!.
"I'll let you go with a ciation"
*laughs*
"Actually, you are being detained"
Bruh what
“I’m sure I could articulate some other kind of driving charge in there for doing that too”
Such a gross misuse of power.
Mr. Headlights gets an A+ for politely laughing in the face of the S.S. police officer
Mr headlights went to jail and that's wasted time and money also Mr headlights is white so nobody would care if the cop broke his face.
“S.s police officer” 💀lmaooo
You are incorrect, sir. He is not SS, he is SA, at least according to his husband.
He needs a alarm clock with someone laughing hysterically.
What is an S.S. police officer?
Trying the whole flashing lights thing is funny. Alot of newer cars have automatic brights, For driving at night. It wouldn't be factory preset if it were illegal lol
The end of your video was right lol. I looked it up and it was overturned just a few months later.
It’s outrageous that an unsigned registration card is an arrestable offense.
I was thinking when he said that, "So... Why can't he just sign the damn thing then and there?? Oh right bc this is about your ego not the law..."
@@kymo6343 If you look on 11:13, the part below the highlighted text states that if it happens a second time, then they can be put in jail. So ATA missed that. He had no basis for arresting him.
It isnt. Cops were making shit up as they tend to.
@@msquirrel1 About 20 seconds later, ATA explains that SCOTUS ruled that cops can arrest people for minor offenses that are otherwise only punished by fines. Which is utter BS imo, but it is what it is.
@@valornthered The US is such a legal shithole it's really ming boggling to watch this channel, there's always more petty reasons for cops to be unacountable written into the law and little to no recourse even in the most obvious cases, like this one. This guy got convicted by a judge for an article that litteraly state he had "flashing lights" on his vehicle, why would you even have a written law if you can bend it as a cop or a judge to this degree ? I dont get how you guys can possibly accept this as a fact, while the civilized world looks at that thinking it has to be a parody.
"I'll never be your bwother"; what a child. He protects the law with his feelings.
He’s not protecting the law he’s protecting his ego.
They were both being about equally childish with the "no bother, NO YOU no brother!" back and forth nonsense
@@gavinjenkins899 right, but only one of them is expected and paid to act professionally.
and Johnny Law started the childish banter without provocation. Cop was being jerk.
@@gavinjenkins899 dude shut up lol
This is typical of sociopathic behavior. I was in traffic court once and we were all sitting waiting to be called by the judge. This was before paying at the window or mailing in your ticket. A man was cited for trespassing at a local swimming pool. He was called up, the judge read the citation, asked how do you plea? The man said guilty. The judge said, fifty dollar fine plus court cost, oh, and by the way, what were you doing at the pool? The man said, It was very hot and thought we could sneak in and go swimming, the man let out a little chuckle. The judge took what heard, internalized it, and used that as weapon to further inflict harm on this man. The judge said, so think this is funny, (the man was amused at himself for what he had done) I'm not done with you. Then the judge yelled at the man, two days in jail and a hundred dollar fine, sit over in that chair until an officer comes to get you. This is not the America I served. Scouts Out
Their should have to be a mailed letter to everyone for every change in state law every time it's been changed.
The judges and police work together, that's how it goes
Mostly politicians, and Judges.... and lawyers.. are what works together..
*they can contact the internal affairs to override them. This is So F Ed up!*
Not always m8. I have a friend who was a high court judge, trust me they know the cops tell lies.
America: make tons of trap laws that virtually anyone can break it not because you have broken any laws but the system is designed so then arrest and charge innocent people. Oppression at its finest. They want you to live in fear for fear is a tool of control. Fear to do anything so you end up doing nothing. You call that freedom ?
Agree with all regarding cops judges prosecutors……. Each in their own way receive funds from tickets and fines paid!
Better watch out. He's going to arrest you for exposing him to the public.
He didnt even give him the paper long enough to get it signed!! How are they allowed to abuse the badge like that?!
Me: So I’m not allowed to have turn signals?