WATCH an Illegal Traffic Stop Start to Finish. Bogus Dog Alert.
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2023
- If the Fourth Amendment means anything, it’s that police can’t just pull you over, interrogate you, and ransack your car without a good reason to suspect you of a crime. But that’s exactly what happened to Alek Schott in 2022.
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Alek was driving home from a work trip on I-35 near San Antonio when a Bexar County sheriff’s deputy pulled him over for allegedly drifting between lanes. What should have been a momentary delay quickly turned into an unconstitutional fishing expedition.
After interrogating Alek for ten minutes, the deputy who detained him called a drug dog to search his truck. The dog allegedly “alerted” to the presence of drugs, and police proceeded to tear apart Alek’s truck. But they found nothing because there was nothing to find.
From the very beginning, the traffic stop was unconstitutional. Footage from Alek’s own dashcam shows he never drifted lanes. Bodycam footage from the deputy shows Alek gave the officer calm, mundane answers about a run-of-the-mill work trip. Nothing about what he said was suspicious, but the deputy called a drug dog anyway. And moments before the dog alerted by jumping on the truck, the handler’s bodycam shows that he signaled the dog.
The Fourth Amendment prohibits stop-first, justify-later policing. Police must have a fact-based suspicion of a crime before making a stop, a valid reason to extend that stop, and either a warrant, consent, or an objective reason to believe there’s contraband inside to search a vehicle. In Alek’s case, the deputy failed to meet any of these criteria and instead used an unjustified traffic stop to probe into crimes Alek hadn’t committed.
Alek is partnering with the Institute for Justice to sue the deputies and Bexar County for violating his Fourth Amendment rights. Because if we the people must follow the law, government officials must follow the Constitution.
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That's scary. The dog handler has his dog TRAINED to alert on his command. Let that sink in. Insanity.
Fuccin mutts should be banned ….
He should have been immediately fired for that.
Literally every police dog does that. It's a miracle they ever actually *find* _anything._
The dogs ONLY respond to the handler. It's a total scam.
There is an episode of Live PD where the dog handler did this on nationally broadcast TV. He took the dog around the car once without an alert. The second time around the car the handler made a faint "huh?" sound to the dog just as they got to the driver's door. The dog instantly sat facing the door, so the cops now had an "alert." They searched the car and of course found absolutely nothing. If the handler was brazen enough to do it on national television you know he must do it on a very routine basis.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that, without watching yet, the officer in fact did not comply with the 4th Amendment.
Exactly right
Why do they do this? Do they get pay more or rewards? To falsely accuse people?
My clue was the fact it's San Antonio, smh
👀.. you're out on the limb is very important to..we the people
This will NEVER END until QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR ALL BLUE LINE GANG MEMBERS IS REMOVED !!!!
That police is the definition of narcissist, he smirked when he said "I am looking for big shit - that's what I am doing out here", when Alek said no to the search, the cop immediately said ok, I will bring the K9 and it will go quicker that way. Then proceeding with the worst gut feeling ever "there is something about you and your car" - just to enforce his power even more.... He's riding the power wave for sure.
At that point I’d be worried they might plant something
@@lunarsabbatical7906 Would not be surprised if that happened!
WE pay about $20K for those dogs and they are nothing more than theatrical performers. We have listened to the story of how smart the dog is and the millions of hours of training, but it's all BS. Most of them won't even heel or sit on command. If they can't do the most basic behavior,, who is to believe they can do anything more.
also he knows the dog is trained to alert on command
the way he made the hand signal for the dog on clearly visible for his own camera is the moment condemned himself.
He wasted an hour of that man’s time, and also went through all of his stuff, just so they could try to find cash to steal from him and call it “asset forfeiture”.
Bingo. Cop is a road pirate.
Make that asset whole forfeit some of his salary for the illegal stop. End qualified immunity and this will curtail such “fishing trips.”
The canine cop, is also corrupted.
That hole department
@@denialphasebitcoin5639 there’s no such thing as one “bad apple.” 🍎 The whole bushel is rotten.
Crooks with badges! Sad, they ruin it for all the others that do their job right and are good people.
If 90% of the searchers come up empty like the cop said, this practice needs to be stopped immediately.
even if 20% of them come up empty they still need to. Any person being treated like a criminal over nothing is 1 too many...
That's actually unheard of.
Says a lot about the efficacy of “trained drug-alerting K9’s”.
And the "drug" dog and handler need to be retired forever. If the dog is wrong more than it is right then it can never be trusted as justification for a search. PERIOD!
Even if it didn't come up empty, such a stop is unlawful.
I've always thought the drug dog "alerts" were pretty much bs.
The majority of dog hits are as individually subjective as the FST field sobriety tests performed. It’s all motivated by the individual officers self motivation.
Yeah, I’ve never had any trust in these K9 searches. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a dog lover, enthusiast, and I know dogs have an incredible sense of smell, but as someone else pointed out, a handler could easily have a dog trained to “alert” from a gesture. I’m pro-cop, and don’t believe our society would be safe without them, but this is scary.
9 times out of 10 they're wrong but they are still doing it. We should stop him and his personal car nine times out of every 10 days and search his car and hold him up for an hour.
Totally agree. Sir, officer, the reason we stopped you, as a U.S. citizen, was because my dog (chihuahua) hit on a scent of illegal bacon coming from your 'county tax paid for by citizens' squad car. I need you to step over here to the side of the road (for your safety) while we tear the seats apart to search for that there bacon. Please know that any snacks you've left in the car (chips, snickers, coca cola, beef Jerky, etc) are now the property of the chihuahua canine unit.
I closed a savings account at USAA (in Bexar County). Then I made the 2 hour drive with the cash back to my home. The fact that I was worried about being stopped -- not by criminals but by law enforcement -- is absolutely disgusting! What in the hell happened to our freedom, our liberty, and JUSTICE in this country?
Welcome to the open-air prison we all get to live in.
I reckon they would have seized it had they found it and then years of trying to get your own property back would have begun.
Qualified immunity
Wait until digital currency is implemented. Then they will seize $ whenever they want.
They were never there
Mandatory minimums for corrupt police are needed!
Corrupt officials that swore an oath to uphold the Constitution should be charged with Sedition.
Yet they go on paid leave pending an internal review.
If found negligent, they jump to another department or city or state.
No police need to be abolished, defunded, disbanded we have the second amendment,we don't need a bunch of state sanctioned domestic terrorist road pirates harassing, terrorizing, robbing and murdering the American people.
Don’t kid yourself, they’re following orders, go after policy and leadership
For _anyone_ violating another's constitutional rights, there should be severe penalties, such as no government benefits, no working for the government, lost of voting rights, etc.
A dog handler can make his dog alert on command even if it's a whisper
This road pirate deserves capital punishment
When cops search and find nothing they should be followed home to have their house ewaeched
Agreed. 'If it saves one innocent person.."
Outreageous policy. This is not one bad cop--this is a Department policy that needs to be stopped.
it's not the cop, it's not the department.
it is government as a whole. cops are government employees. courts, judges and policies are all government.
government protects government, that's why this happens Every Day, Every Where.
government is an Organized Crime Syndicate.
Its not policy that's the point. If a cops job is traffic stops he should be well versed in the law and case law that governs what he can do.
They have whole entire Task Forces on our highway that do nothing like this. They don't answer to their original department any longer, only to the task force. that does nothing but this and rob people of every penny they can find.
These corrupt cops act like their "dept policy" trumps the law. Corruption to the core.
@Eric Jay when I was in the military we were constantly told you better make sure the orders you follow are legal because the military judge ain't taking "following orders" as an excuse. They will lock you up.
Make them pay and end their qualified immunity.
Mandatory jail sentencing for each instance of civil rights violation, abuse of power, or excessive force.
I had an extremely similar thing happen in the early '90s. Ohio state troopers pulled us over, then said the dog was signaling for drugs in the glove box. We sat in the back of the patrol car while they tossed our car and found nothing. It was infuriating.
soooo thankful IJ is filing suit for this man. it seemed to me that the man had already seen what happens when you give any kind of fight back to LEO.. and so determined to go w/the flow until he could get away from the scumbags. honestly, i am REALLY SURPRISED that they didn't plant drugs on him.
The dash cam is definitely a game changer. But they make you guilty just for existing because they can’t help themselves. Look at all these questions, is he on a date with the cop?
I would normally suggest a route of, "I don't answer questions," or "I don't want to discuss my day" but the officer would still see that as suspicious, and it would've gone exactly the same way.
@@IrritationX Last time I had a run in with them I said "I don't talk to cops" as soon as he addressed me and he immediately said "I understand" and left.
@@noanyobiseniss7462 He must have been at the end of his shift, and was looking for a BS bust that would give him plenty of overtime. You weren't going to give him what he needed, so he cut bait.
It's almost as if he's marrying the Cop's Daughter and vetting his new son in law.
@@IrritationX it doesn’t matter what the officer finds suspicious or not. Keeping your mouth shut is always a better outcome for you in court, as you’ve given less information for the cop to twist your words.
This is WHY the Bill of Rights should be taught (Pounded INTO American's Heads) before KinderGarden! Great Work IJ!
But they teach the Pledge of Allegiance instead.
@@xandervk2371 Very Excellent! Touche!
Good luck with that. Now the anti-woke mob are trying to kill Social Studies in schools. Willful ignorance has become a virtue in 21st century America.
Maybe they could teach people to spell kindergarten.
@@xandervk2371 Doesn't really matter, cops don't protect, they just serve and don't care about your rights.
This cop thinks he 50 cent asking 21 questions 😂😂😂
That cop needs to be put in jail for his bullshit , the dog handler needs to be fired forcing the fake hit that he made the dog do.
Had it happen to me near Fort Worth years ago. Didnt know my rights. Officers ransacked the hell out of my car. Then after finding nothing....they told me "have a nice day" and they let me go. Wow. After desperately trying to ruin my life and going through all my possessions.....they say "have a nice day".
They are state sanctioned terrorists nothing more nothing less.
This is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment, and these tyrants should be held accountable for their crimes. This is disgusting in America.
And they used a effing dog to justify it.
@@totallyjonesin exactly how does a dog become a sworn officer is it two barks with a paw on the Bible to indicate he swears to uphold the constitution ?
Qualified Immunity & Asset Forfeiture are the issues.
@@middleclassretiree I remember a time when there was no such thing as a k9 "cop" and there should not be now.
Yeah, but they investigated themselves and found they did nothing wrong.
the thing regular citizens dont realize is that once you tell the cops NO they can not search the vehicle. that means that the dog can not search either.
Nope
Depends on how you define search. The courts have so far decided bringing a dog to the scene to smell around the car is fine as long as the dog can get there before the cop finishes writing the ticket for whatever the motorist was originally stopped for. Don't agree, but that's where the law is at.
"Do you have any large amounts of money?" That idiot just wants to steal his money.
The driver was way too compliant. I hoped he learned more about his rights. The more compliant you are, the more intrusive they are.
This exact same scenario happened to me as I traveled on 287 through the Wichita Falls area of Texas. They tore through my vehicle claiming I had drugs due to a positive hit by their K9. Nothing was found as there was nothing to be found. When I reviewed my own dashcam, I also clearly never went over the fog line as the officer stated. I applaud this gentleman for pursuing this matter in court.
As if the dog doesn't hit on EVERY vehicle regardless of drugs or not because he wants a damn treat.
Good for this gentleman. Same thing happened to me on I-5 between Tuscon and Phoenix on a roadrip thru the SW--the only difference was the cop passed me, got in front of me (no signal, nor nearly enough car-lengths distance) then slowed down by about 5 mph. I tolerated it for a few miles but I knew he was going to pull me over no matter what so I signaled and passed and was promptly pulled over. Reason? I didn't signal soon enough for his liking. Same exact thing with the questions, the bullshiting and the K9 unit. The only thing they found was an open bottle of vodka in a cooler in the trunk . . . which is, of course, not illegal. After nearly 90 minutes of searching the car while we stood on the side of the highway in 100+ heat, he finally let us go. When I pointed out that he should have pulled himself over for the shitty, no-signal passing and intentionally slowing in front of me, he just smirked.
That road is so dangerous (threat of police abuse) that it's questionable to travel down.
@@ChiTownGuerrilla many former k9 cops have openly admitted they can all but force a “hit”, and that’s not even counting a dog “performing” just for a treat. K9 drug hits should NEVER be allowed as probable cause for a detention and a search. Only by warrant or consent. This is a totally bogus way to get around the constitution.
@@nonoesquire perfect example of why everyone needs a dash cam. I can’t stand pricks like that cop. Nothing but a bully. Doesn’t do anything for the community.
Love what the institute for justice is doing for the people!! Keep up the fight
WE THE PEOPLE
IJ rocks. I send them money. To heck with ACLU liberal whiners.
They scam people by making people believe the issue is bigger than what it is with false statistics and a forced narrative? Keep sending them money.
I wanna go to law school to help them!
That happened to me as a teenager, also in San Antonio, TX, which is probably why I watch videos like this. They basically disassembled the entire interior of the junky old car I had at the time. He didn't find anything illegal, because I have never been a law breaker. The car was never the same again, and neither was I.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO IJ
The officer will never be held accountable as long as there is qualified immunity
Held accountable? Heck they'll give him accomodations and promotions. They want him to continue to do what he was doing. For if he strike's pay dirt , Like drug's it gets them big headlines and makes them look like they're doing a great job. If they find $$$ which is what they are really looking for. They in most cases get to keep the $$$.
#1: Never answer officer questions. Use your constitutional right to remain silent. You owe them nothing.
ull probaly end up in jail though. if its a red state
@@soulsreaper7145 Then GO TO JAIL !!!!!
It just blows my mind that we even have to comment to teach people to keep their mouths shut and USE their constitutional rights !! We HAVE lost our way !!
Then they REALLY will make life difficult for you, you're stuffed either way. The only thing to do is have cameras in your car filming EVERYTHING to ensure that if they do plant anything its covered.
@Soulsreaper Let them. If I end up in jail for something protected by the constitution, I'll be released. And once I am released, I'll sue. Unfortunately, I wish taxpayers wouldn't have to pay.
Dissolve qualified immunity, and if an officer or department gets sued, any fees, settlements, etc, should be paid by the police pension.
I swear to God that if police pension money had to pay for lawsuits, we'd have a drop in crime never seen before in civilization.
I had a similar fishing incident. I was trying to film a train and the police harassed me because of a radio that I use to listen to trains with. They arrested me, impounded my car and took my photography equipment. I had a license for the radio. My car had my stuff that I travel with in it and they made a mess of everything and destroyed one of my radios. They had my stuff for about a week including the car I was renting. It cost me a couple of thousand dollars and the judge dropped the charges because I didn't break any laws. I used to trust police until that happened. I never had a record and I worked for the county for twenty years working alongside the police. I will never trust police again and I will never talk to them about anything ever again. If I ever get pulled over again I am recording everything and not saying one word. They even lied to me and said the car I leased was reported stolen. I had the contract in the car. I learned the hard way to stay away from police. I would rather be approached by a criminal instead of a policeman. Since that happened I have been robbed while filming for my channel but there is no way that I would ever report it. Best advice is to not say anything at all.
I like your channel
Thankfully IJ is there to sue these Deputies for violating this man’s civil rights, and unfortunately the Brass affirmed their illegal activity bad news is the good people of Bearx country for pay the price out to mention the Deputy should go to prison for admitting on camera his illegal activities taken against the citizen.
Every single person in the chain of corruption needs to be held accountable, not just the cop but those responsible for finding no wrongdoing when the stop was investigated should face consequences.
Corruption only exists if it can be enabled.
True! True! True! The whole chain of command and IA is CORRUPT!!! They investigated themselves and surprise surprise found no wrongdoing.
The K9 officer caught on video, signaling to the dog to alert. That's who needs to be prosecuted big time.
@@alvinmiller9038 One of several!
It starts with the city council, mayor, if state police then legislatures and governors - they want our money every way they can get it, especially by policing for profit. If the people in charge did not want our system how it is, it wouldn't be this way. Vote everyone out of every single office.
This is a great example of THE COPS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS. This cop lied every step of the way from beginning to end. The evidence is all here in plain view. And what was the consequences? Not a thing.
You guys do amazing work.
3:20 he was under no obligation AT ALL to answer ANY of that cop's questions. People really need to learn their rights.
Exactly. I don’t want to victim blame but I must. If I had a dashcam there would be no way in hell I would sit in the cop car for a moving violation I didn’t commit. These videos INFURIATE me. In another video a man’s life savings was stolen. He was pulled over for a NON EXISTENT traffic violation. It was a consensual conversation that resulted in a man getting his car searched and all of his cash taken.
You know that if you don’t defer to them you could be shot for no reason? Sure it could be illegal and unconstitutional, but none of that matters if you’re dead.
@@stephenbachmann1171 if that’s how you feel then it’s DEFINITELY time to blow up the system and start over. That’s not law enforcement. It’s domestic terrorism.
As I see it, when, after the first few of what will be a litany of questions, you plead the 5th A, it'll simply increase the LEO's "suspicion." Then it becomes a no-win situation, as the K9 WILL be called in.
@@stephenbachmann1171 Example?
If they 'feel' you are guilty they will escalate until you are guilty of something.
Its bexar county, if they dont find anything on search 1 or serach 2, they just plant a bag of weed where they searched thoroughly 2 times before.
It will be their problem when someone becomes guilty of Texas PC Title 5. Chapter 19 against an officer.
@@barrybb5409 That tactic is called the lookey loo swocheroo. When three or four cops search at the same time. Each spending a couple of moments in every area until one of them miraculously finds something that one of the others planted. Ask me about the "blue baloon trick" or the "smear the drugscent on the taillight and tell the jury its for fingerprints" trick
I've seen that said aloud several times on body cam.
"Well find something to charge you with".
Literally why you don’t answer a single question.
Wow & WTF...?!!? Thanks for exposing this...!!! Keep up your awesomeness and don't forget to compliment someone today...
There's no telling how many other people this LEO has put through this.
I love these guys. Any American who cares about their rights should be donating to this group.
Yes! yes! yes!
Criminal cops. Lock them up!
Lock them up, so that their fellow inmates can provide them with a physical reeducation.
It's not all the cops fault, it's Department Hierarchy policies and condoning the policy by our elected officials. 👎💩🗽💩👎
There wouldn't be any cops left after we were done.
This exact thing happened to me in Missouri except I was carrying some marijuana. I was arrested and jailed. I got a local attorney who tore the cop apart on the stand at a hearing then the case was thrown out due to lack of evidence and illegal traffic stop. It cost me a lot of money so I told the local attorney I wanted to sue. He said he doesn't sue local law enforcement! Well of course not, he's making his money off of the illegal nature of the department. Does anyone know if you can sue the sheriff in a case like this?
Yes you can. However it will need to be an attorney from a different county or state. Write IJ and ask for a referral. There is a HUGE difference between a car and an RV, for some reason I picture you in an RV. The suit should be for all costs including court, attorney, travel, lodging etc.
The problem is that if you arrive back in that county you WILL be arrested again, FOR SURE. SO you will need to fly or bus or train in and take a cab, never drive and do not walk on the street at all. Just into the hotel and then into court. Then never return.
She’s us right, the corruption is so entrenched you cannot trust anyone in that county that is associated with the law. Lawyers also have to call the cops when an intruder comes in their house at night…like another cop coming to get you for opposing them. Happens pretty regularly.
Thank you, I will be donating as often as possible!!!
That goes to show how corrupt they are
It goes to show, everyone is corrupt.
So the guy they pulled over was "corrupt" too?
Just imagine what happened before body cams
Goes to show what happens when you don’t know your rights .
They’ll get free Facebook likes. From sangle moms
I have zero interest in being a lawyer because of how messy the entire system is. With that said, if I were to become a lawyer it would be a civil rights attorney. You’re doing the Lord’s work! Thank you
I wish I had some extra cash for donations, I would definitely send them some.
They should not be called civil rights lawyers but freedom fighters
We need More civil rights lawyer's most nowadays don't want to get involved, very few devoted to do God's work 🤔
We called our civil right lawyer Mr. Traitor.
As a Marine I say they are the real patriots fighting for our freedoms. The fight for our freedom isn't in some foreign desert on the other side of the world it is right here in America.
You can tell from the look of this cop. No friends. No lover. Prolly hates his mom. Hates the world. So he goes out and make other people’s lives miserable
This is exactly why qualified immunity needs to be ABOLISHED.
Also abolish police unions as they shield the police and sheriffs from getting held accountable to the full extend of the law for their wrongdoings
Qualified immunity means nothing if the cop is dead. We have a second amendment for a reason.
Cops are the problem. Their current function doesn't provide a valuable service that private industry doesn't do better.
@@EnthalpyAndEntropy ?
@@cynical9108 you heard me.
We need to get this "problem" out of a uniform, off the streets, and into an orage jump suit in a general population unit. The chain of command appears to need the same treatment as well.
I'd say we also need more training. We cannot expect police to be given a fully comprehensive law degree, but at least some extra hours given on basic civil rights at the federal level, and state laws. Stuff they would be expected to deal with as part of their duties. A big part of the problem with qualified immunity defense is the ideas that police cannot be expected to be lawyers. But we can expect them to be given more than just a basic education on criminal laws. There are plenty of sarcastic memes about how police receive low training compared to other jobs.
@@JonDisnardit’s not about training. They get COMPENSATED for doing this. They get rewarded and promoted for doing this. This is what that cop does all day. Everything they seize they get to keep. So they stop everyone knowing the public is naïve. When you don’t know your rights and can’t stand up for yourself , this is the result. The only thing out of that man’s mouth after being ordered to sit in the car is- am I being detained or am I free to go.
Gotta treat corruption like cancer. Remove the entire mass and start from square one.
@@karinaz8756 Pay attention, he didn’t say it was only, or all, about training. Not only must we be concerned about crooked cops, but also stupid cops. Better training is needed for stupid cops. As for the crooked cops, they are a betrayal to taxpaying citizens, and must be dealt with harshly nationwide.
@@karinaz8756 do not disagree, we should all know our rights. But with all due respect the police should know not to violate citizens rights in the first place, as part of their training certification. And, especially they should not get rewarded for willful ignorance of the law. Stricter training requirements means fewer low skill people would pass the training program, police jobs would regain honor, and the salaries would increase. Further wedding out the lower tier ignorant candidates.
You have the RIGHT to remain silent!!! Always exercise that right!
This is why I donate to the Institute for Justice.
"I try not to be a jerk about things."
Wow!!! Just imagine what he's like if he's being vindictive.
The punitive damages from this lawsuit need to be significant enough to punish not only the officer that violated this man's rights, but also the entire police department that went along with the officer's illegal action. If their Internal Affairs division reviewed this case and found the officer was justified in conducting this illegal stop and search, they also need to be held accountable.
IF there are any damages, they'll be paid out by the taxpayer (aka some general fund), not the cops, the cop will get a promotion, and things will continue exactly as they are now, but worse
What punitive damages. This case will be dismissed like all others due to cops having qualified immunity.
@@patrickbrinkmeier1858 The cops have qualified immunity, which protects them, but not the organisations they work for.
@@gorak9000 If the damages are over a certain amount, determined by their insurance carrier, the insurance and NOT the PD will pay. Of course, premiums will increase. According to an article in the Washington Post about a year ago, insurance carriers are getting tired with large payouts and are demanding not only increased premiums but also changes within departments before renewing or sometimes cancelling policies.
I believe insurance companies may turn out to demand more changes because of these videos.
@@fredh54 The real fix is cops need to have private and individual to each cop malpractice insurance, like doctors have. They fuck up and there's a lawsuit, the insurance company pays out the settlement, not the taxpayers, but at the same time they will drop the cop, and they won't be able to get malpractice insurance from any company anymore, and thus can't be a cop anymore. That fixes this BS of "you f'ed up over here, but moved over 2 counties and got a job as a cop again". The insurance companies are the ones that could have the power to fix this entire issue, but only if we demand the system that holds individual cops responsible for their own actions.
Sue the department for 200,000 for every minute he wasted your time after the first ten minutes. Then sue your city for the same thing since they are in charge of training the force.
In September, 1993, I moved from El Paso, Texas en route to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I drove eastbound on Interstate 10, then connected to I-20 somewhere out in the west Texas desert.
While on Interstate 20, I made it past Dallas/Fort Worth and eventually approached the Texas-Louisiana state line. Then all of a sudden, Harrison County (Texas) County Sheriff’s Dept. pulled me over for absolutely no reason. I did have Alabama tags on my ‘82 Mercury Lynx.
After being held up on the side of the interstate for about 1 1/2 hours, they cut me loose. But no apology.
The corruption in law enforcement in Texas is insane.
Its in the whole system. Its all corrupt.
Yes...this is every state. Power is a hell of a drug.
It's everywhere, not just Texas.
Finally someone said it. You are not kidding sir. Despicable what goes on in that state and they continue to get away with.
Uvalde showed thru colors.
And they bring in the dogs because they can just make them have a positive alert. It’s always BS
Every single time. Animal enslavement and abuse in service of corrupt pigs. Makes me sick to my stomach.
YUP, probable cause on 4 legs...
Yes always. I refused a search, he called for a drug sniffer, 45 minutes later the dog showed up & of course made an alert on the trunk of my car. I’ve never been arrested or investigated as far as I know. They were assholes the whole time. They just couldn’t understand why I came across a county line to go to some yard sales even though I only lived 4 miles into the other county. Then after they couldn’t find any reason to arrest me or give me a ticket they wanted to know why I looked so irritated. Oh maybe it’s because you’ve been acting like a damn bully with a badge & a gun & forcing me to stand out here in this 97° heat! Then I got in my car & drove away. I called his supervisor & told him everything. He said Yeah I heard about it, but you called him a bully with a badge & a gun so you’re even, and you drove off before he said you were free to go.
These so-called drug-trained dog only react on the commands of their corrupt lying handler.
@@petermastenbroek7719 to please their master..
I bet this cop tells his family and friends how hard his job is and what a hero he is......until they saw this video. Now his kids says "hey, Dad, we found out that you lie, cheat and steal for a living, but are you a dummy too?"
We live in a police state. Thank you so much to IJ and Alek Schott for defending our rights.
We are in a police state as surely as people in China, north Korea, orCuba are !
@@chavitacanta008 At least the gov't there is honest with their citizens though! They don't tell them about fake rights.
The police is just the single aspect of the security state that is outward facing that we can see. If the average citizen truly knew the depths of the situation they would all come to the same conclusion. The US is a turnkey dictatorship waiting to happen due to the incredible amount of power vested in federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies(particularly SIGINT agencies like the NSA). There is no such thing as privacy. They can search all of your digital documents, your phone records, listen to your calls, read your texts, look at your photos, activate your webcam, etc. They don't even need a warrant to do so due to things like the FISC(Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court) which is in and of itself a misnomer. A COURT is an adversarial process wherein the accused is given due process of law with their own legal counsel. Under the FISC the accused is given no representation whatsoever. Every case is just the government arguing before a "judge" why they need a surveillance warrant and they almost always win. Because its not really a court...Its just the vague appearance of a court.
@@alb12345672 Oh yes they do lol
We have to fight for the rights of citizens not police that have immunity
End qualified immunity!
Mandatory jail sentencing for each instance of civil rights violation, abuse of power, or excessive force.
Last I checked, you CANNOT be interrogated if you invoke the 5th Amendment, Stay Silent, and ask for a LAWYER!
File complaint with DOJ show them the video. Hold your district attorney accountable he or she allows this type of behavior and is not fit to run the office. Supreme Court disciplinary counsel file complaint .
Great work.
I was a Narcotic Investigations Officer for years, a DWI Officer for many more years, and a Road Patrol Supervisor. I KNOW the law, I KNOW the Bill of Rights, and I support them 100%. That cop is an insult to the uniform and an affront to all of the good men and women who wear their uniform with pride, I hope the victim wins his lawsuit, the Department has to pay, and the officer gets fired.
So when does the department pay for any law suit.
See, there is a problem when The Department covers the legal costs CAUSED by the officer. When the judgement is against the officer personally, it may - possibly - cause the next officer to think for more than an eye-blink before doing the same thing. As long as someone else pays the freight, the officer gets off free as a bird. And where does the money come from that The Department pays? Why, from the citizens whose rights The Department violates daily.
Are you personally in favor of repealing Qualified Immunity?
HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1@@danmartens8855
Thank you. I'm glad you said this in that it gives us hope there are good cops somewhere. They do exist.
Great job on your information and report, I love it and God bless your Success 🙏❤️😇.
I got pulled over a few weeks ago by a sheriff. I was pulling a farm implement home. Was pulling it with my truck. Traveling through a town. Saw him pull up to a stop sign. His tires were turned towards the west, & his blinker was signaling left, to head the direction i was coming from. He waited for me to drive around 5 blocks to go by heading east. He then turned east and followed me. I barley got out of town & he turned his lights on & pulled me over. Between crapy roads and high wind, a cover came off. Originally thought he was going to be a good Samaritan and tell me the cover came off. I saw it was off just before he turned his lights on. Then, He "had" to look at my license & run a background check. I could tell he wasn't happy that i didn't do anything wrong. Went back, got the cover in the ditch, and made it home without any problems. It was so obvious he was going to pull me over for some made up reason. The cover coming off gave him an excuse and elevated it from there.
The only reason why the cops did not find any drugs; is because they did not have any to plant.
Yep
That LEO should spend five years in prison for this.
With a target on his ass.
😂😂😂 u must be a child
@@MikoWorldwide u must be a fascist.
@@MikoWorldwidebetter believe that cop is trying to put you into prison for five years.
@@MikoWorldwidewhat would you recommend be done to this officer, who should be held to a higher standard because of his great power, yet he decides to violate his oath, the constitution, and the individual rights of countless citizens? Paid leave? Every officer present or with knowledge of this and similar acts who did nothing to prevent or fix the problem are complicit, and they also ought to be held accountable.
Its mind boggling how much these cops get away with, but whats even worse is that most citizens are not aware of the limits of their power. So they absolutely count on our ignorance of our rights and their limits. Even when you are aware and raise a complaint, they still continue with this injustice!
Even worse, a good portion of our population likes this, especially when it happens to people they don't like. They only mind if it happens to themselves.
Exactly. All of this could have been avoided if the driver would have exercised his 5th amendment right and kept his mouth shut. We can not give cops the benefit of the doubt. That cop saw an easy mark, and this is the result. The driver really think he did everything right.
@@karinaz8756 I have a feeling that the cop would have just done whatever he wanted anyway, regardless of what the driver did or didn’t say or do.
“Oh, you don’t want to talk? Here’s what’s going to happen. I’m going to call for a K-9 that’s been trained to flag any vehicle when it’s handler gives it a signal, and then we’re going to search your vehicle anyway. If you have any cash we’re going to seize it and claim that it was unlawfully obtained. I’m a cop, and I can do whatever I want.”
The bottom line is that police have too much power. Do I want them to stop crime, and catch criminals? Of course! But there is already enough actual crime going on, so they certainly don’t need to create any of their own. These fishing expeditions are preposterous, and should be banned outright. Police are necessary, but behavior like this cop displayed is utterly reprehensible.
@@johnstewart2143 Don’t do drugs!
If more people would file lawsuits the police departments would be forced to change their ways.
From a retired LEO, I find this incident Despicable on the part of that Corrupt officer. I hope the good folks at Institute for Justice are able to clean house with that agency, get the officer Terminated and lawfully Charged and getting Mr. Schott Monetarily Compensated to a High Degree.
I'm not sure that he is necessarily corrupt. He's exploiting the average citizen's lack of knowledge about their 4th, 5th, and 6th amendment rights. If Mr. Schott would have invoked his 5th amendment right to remain silent and asked if he was free to go, would the officer have let him go ? I think that Mr. Schott consented to being detained by answering the questions. He inadvertently gave the officer consent to get the dog there. That's just my opinion though.
If his wife left an old almost empty prescription bottle of pain medication under the seat he would have been on his way to prison.
Even fully empty!
I've seen them tear apart a guy's car in a situation precisely like this, they found no drugs, I must repeat-- no illegal substances found-- but because the dog alerted on the vehicle, they took the man's cash and tested the bills with narcotics strips, and they were able to get a color change indicating amphetamines on one of the bills, charged the MF with felony possession. I can hardly believe it as I type it out myself. It was a video on one of the channels that covers stories like this. I have looked for the case details, but I was unable to find them. Just another bewildering case of a travesty of justice that we only get to hear the initial interaction on, with no result or outcome to inform us. Most definitely wish case follow up and case conclusions were included with stories from channels such as this as the standard instead of as a rare exception.
It is illegal for police to extend a stop beyond the time it would take to write the ticket. Never talk to police, never agree to a search . Log the time of stop and completion of the investigation.
Thanks Kevin. Please send the link about this time period. I have not seen this. Does it vary by state?
unless there exists suspicions to bring a drug dog. But, the cops have learned to manufacture suspicions out of thin air.
@@angelofamillionyears4599 SCOTUS made this ruling in the case of Rodriguez v. US, which was decided in 2015. It is widely ignored, and even more widely bypassed ("I smell weed").
People need to learn their rights. Be asked to get out of the car and sit in the cop car should have been the first red flag. Then the interrogation? Everything you say can and will be used against you. That’s evident. The cop claims to have “seen something “ to keep pushing. People have got to know and exercise their rights. When you know your rights the intimidation tactics don’t work.
@@karinaz8756
They need to learn to exercise their rights in a non confrontational way.
Not they I give a shit if cops get their feelings hurt - but it matters at the side of the road and in a court case.
What happened here is so atrocious and disgusting…outrageous. This boils my blood
They should make it a law that if dogs get caught with false alerts and if victims sue they can take ownership of that dog!
Completely gross behaviour by those law enforcement officers. If the K-9 hit rate in 1 in 10 something is wrong - it's either the police officer asking for the dog that needs corrective training, the dog that needs the corrective training or the dog handler that's at fault.
What happened to innocent until proven guilty in a court of law?
So sick of these road pirate/tyrants. The number of videos of them doing these things is astounding.
I’m a Furious Felon lol
@@8731Cordova Back the blue till it happens to you!
The massive amount of videos like this one contradict the idea that most cops are good. My question is, if most cops are good, why aren't they doing anything about the bad ones?
@@craigcowen6920 I respect the law , just against the system 🪤 🎭
@@craigcowen6920 this actually happened to me 10 times , I have a short on my channel of a Tyrant Fishing expedition against me
Sue these people silly sidewise and every other way - all the way up the line and get them fired, immediately. These 'officers' honest to God above sound like street thugs or bouncers from a bar.
You mean sue the city? Cops have qualified immunity. they can do whatever they want with no consequences.
Hard when the Supreme Court keeps upholding qualified immunity
He shouldn’t have answered questions. Had he kept his mouth shut there was nothing that could be used as probable cause.
Sueing only hurts the taxpayer not the pigs
@@MarkWongMD Currently, it would appear that is all they can do - but hopefully the case would get enough attention for those in the wrong to get them out of office, out of work and revoke their ability to serve and protect the public ever again.
Perfect example of........
Back the Blue until it happens to You.
That cop should be fired, after he does time in jail!
If they can get away with this, then the fourth amendment means nothing.
ALL of our rights mean nothing to them.
The entire Constitution means nothing to them. they suspended it after 9/11...... look it up
Violation of the constitution that one has sworn to uphold should be treated as treason. Harsh retribution of traitors is the norm, and it should be applied domestically and not just when it has to do with foreign actors.
Spoken like a true junior high schooler. Good luck with US history next year.
@@feliciasbeard nah plus you got ratioed by marc
It's the reason we have all this corruption at the local and federal level. These scumbags don't suffer the harsh consequences they deserve.
@@feliciasbeard How is that boot leather tasting cop lover?
I feel like you don’t have a firm grasp on the word treason or traitor.
Thank you
Who hires and supervises these tyrants? They should be held accountable at more than the ballot box.
Hurrah, for this man’s courage and outrage that has led him to file a complaint and challenge this BS process which violates the driver’s 4th Amendment Rights!
An almost verbatim stop happened to me, I filed a complaint, but they didn’t do anything. This guy is fortunate, and I guess we all are that IJ picked this up, maybe things will change.
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Keep suing them until the citizens and tax payers in these smaller counties and towns get tired of paying. Qualified immunity has to be replaced with bad cops paying damages themselves. That is the only thing that will stop their constant illegal stops searches and seizures.
the problem with "sue them into accountability" is the average person can't afford an attorney to do that, which is why we have such an accountability issue when all the other methods are controlled by the police unions and corrupt system that provides no meaningful reprieve... until the average person can afford an attorney, little to nothing will actually change long-term, it will just be short-term victories but we'll repeat this soon there after, history has taught us that.
Also, Bexar County isn't exactly 'smaller' - it has San Antonio in it. Population over 2 million.
@@grumpyoldman3597 Sadly, you ARE correct !! These matters WILL only get much worse !! Best wishes fellow "old grumpy man"
If the citizen has a case, an attorney will take the case on contingency meaning they only get paid if they win.
@@michaelblasius7705 michaelblasius - I don't think you've actually experienced this process if you think contingency lawyers jump at the chance to represent someone "with a case"... in most incidents there is little monetary incentive, because only the most severe and egregious cases with high six or seven figure settlements will get them jumping... and sadly most of the cases faced by the average person would amount to little or no monetary compensation but force law enforcement to adhere to the law... thats why these problems all repeat, because the punitive measures are not personally impacting officers and when they do its often a "verbal coaching" rather than a career threatening issue... you realize most officers who get sued and the department loses and tries to reach a settlement, majority of the time keep their jobs and often advance within them, because the police unions have negotiated to stop holding such actions against the officer soon after, allowing the bad cops to exist and thrive without any lasting accountability... but PLEASE, do not suggest to people contingency lawyers will jump at the chance if they have a legally sound case, because so many have thought that and then experienced the reality its like pulling teeth at the dentist to get one to say yes for whats "righteous" over whats little work and easy settlement money, and most cases are not little work nor easy money which is why its rare to get a contingency lawyer to take anything but injury claims for insurance settlements...
This exact scenario happened to me just recently cop pulls me over for a broken taillight makes me step out of the car I do not consent to any searches brings his dog around the car I didn’t hear the dog make one sound or bark at all guy tells me dog is alerted they search my car and find a delta 9 thc pen which is fully legal to buy and consume in my state I try explaining to him what it was and it’s not illegal showing him the website which says it’s federally legal in my state he doesn’t listen ignores everything I said and charges me for a simple possession this is total bullshit and I did nothing wrong I don’t have the money to get a lawyer and fight this in court I have done nothing wrong and broke no laws whatsoever
"only reason" - "you drifted over that fog line I just want to make sure everything's okay" .... ya right. Nice friendly approach there buddy! Trying to sound super cool.
Never, ever talk to the police. I'd just say (calmly), "officer, I'm not going to answer any questions unrelated to this traffic stop."
You don't have to answer any questions, period. You are under no obligation to aid or assist with their investigation. If it's a traffic stop, provide driver license, registration, proof of insurance, and to all other questions simply state "I don't answer questions." Then just shut up and don't say another word.
This is unsurprisingly effective.
Very good advice.
Yes, this goes to show either way, answering everything or remaining silent doesn't matter, they are going to search, so why answer anythjng
They get angry when you do that. If it works to throw them for a loop temporarily there's a good chance they will make up a reason to arrest you.
I know I know you think our Courts are fair so if that happens you'll just tell the truth and everything will be okay.
What you don't know is the cop you pull that with is very likely buddy buddy with both the prosecutor and the judge.
They'll both gladly do everything in their power to fuck you over just to help the cop you pissed off. They'll even laugh at how stupid you were to think you'd actually get a fair trial when courts not in session.
Cops act this way because they know they are above the law. Cops know as long as they stay buddy buddy with the prosecutor and judge there's almost nothing they won't help cover up.
I don’t answer discovery questions without an attorney present. He didn’t know his rights obviously. If I had a dashcam there is no way in hell I would have got out of my car.
I hope this case goes to the supreme court. This can serve a lethal blow to the entire concept of a pretext stop.
It won't because they didn't do anything wrong in the eyes of the law. Lmao
You mean OUR Supreme Court with Clearance Thomas? The one that's as wacky as these cops? We're screwed!!!!
This supreme court? The one that said in Brownback v King that the district court judgement was correct but made King jump through additional hoops anyway? That case is back as King v Brownback and I am not confident for King. Sorry but those are the ugly facts.
@@FoxtrotUSA1 Pfft. Thomas is the best of these black robed legal clerics.
Clearly you don’t know how the Supreme Court works
I absolutely bark at the dog to show its incompetent behavior.
This isnt impeding, principal.
Wow
As a non-drinker, never used illegal drug in my life, donate to the local police department. I would be very pissed.
Definitely need to prosecute supervisors for letting this go on
The sheriff is behind this. He goes on tv and acts like he's concerned for our rights, while his officers are doing this.
Their supervisors don't just let it go on, they order them to do it. These are criminal cops, acting in concert, desperately looking for any reason to search their victim and the victim's car in the hope of finding anything that they can possibly seize under Civil Asset Forfeiture laws and with the intention of their criminal PD keeping it at all costs. Literally highway robbery.
Union would never allow that.
@@keithjohnson6046 Abolish QI, eradicate the term "Officer Safety" and criminalize membership of Police unions.
This kind of fishing trip should get the police officers in trouble. The fact that they can blatantly violate your rights shows that we no longer live in a free country.
"Sorry, I don't answer questions, am I free to leave?" What you should say everytime after he asks a question.
There should be a fine that police departments should have to pay for preforming non consensual searches that turn up nothing. I bet there would be a lot less of this happening.
"Back the blue until it happens to you" -James Freeman
Breaking the Law as a police officer should be an automatic prison sentence and you should get "CORRUPT" tattooed across your forehead.
I know a k-9 cop who also was a dog trainer, he told me that over half of drug dogs can't really find drugs. They walk around your car then say oh the dog hit, just so they can search.
In the settlement, every officer involved should have to admit on camera the illegalities of their conduct and punitive damages should be awarded to every person stopped by this department.
So this is conspiracy, he does this all the time with the full knowledge and support of his superiors. I think there should be a full inquiry into this officer and his entire unit AND full documentation of the numbers of these kind of stops they have done with a view to the firing and prosecution and of all those involved .
Just award the plaintiff 10 million and find a RICO violation (three sworn officers in concert violating civil rights, remember the dog is recognized as a police officer too). This gives triple damages by law. That means 40 million.
@@djea3589yeah, I’m sure THAT will happen😂
A former CHP officer was speaking at one of our motorcycle group monthly breakfasts. Being retired and "off the clock" must have made him more comfortable talking about "routine traffic stops". He actually said: "It's not about what we find in your car, it's about what we leave in your car".
Cops in floriduh routinely plant drugs on innocent people.
WOW....dont let them near your car
That's about it in a nut sack.
Wow . . . He really said that?
@@Winstonrodney6989 to be fair, he was talkin to motorcyclists about "cars"... 🙄😂