I know lawsuits are expensive but I be happy to donate the little money I have because I mean the unconstitutional law was passed July 20 I heard while the city attorney was on vacation. Since new now houston went up there yesterday the 28th. The signs are now down but they still have the city ordinance still in place. We all need that city ordinance taken away ASAP.
So they passed a law to prevent audits, and instead ended up bringing the highest profile ones to town, exposing themselves to multiple unwinnable lawsuits, and realizing the ordinance was unenforceable, all within a week? Big brains in that town.
I can’t imagine the city attorney going along with this ordinance ? He must know they would face potential lawsuits on filming the police or police cars at their station.
Bring them to their knees and don’t let up Philip. They WILL kiss the boots of the people. Our rights are SUPREME over their authoritarianism, and this time THEY WILL LEARN. We MUST take our power back at every single junction possible. NO MORE CONCESSIONS.
The Nope It is sad that the citizens of the city likely didn't know the ordinance was passed, that it was illegal, and now they will discover they will foot the lawsuit bill.
Funny how limiting people's constitutional rights actually brings more of the attention you are trying to avoid when you passed the unconstitutional ordinance.
@@phred196 ah...it like when someone could just walk past a person filming but instead chose to walk up to the camera person and complain about being on film.
I'm getting the impression that they now know who Phillip Turner is and they really don't want that smoke. They know they've bit off more than they can chew with those unconstitutional ordinances.
It didn’t take them long time figure it out. After the ticket is dropped I would go back and record them just to prove my point. Humble pie is always a great watch.
I would of love to have been a fly on the wall in the room where the decision to take down those signs was made. (It was at this moment they knew they fu**** up)
My suspicion is that they passed this without running it by the city lawyer. After the fact, the lawyer told them they could not win and fighting it could only cost the city money. Philip Turner, I am so impressed with how calm and non-threatening you are during all your interactions. I think you ARE the epitome of what a first amendment auditor should be.
Though I agree with you that Philip is awesome, we also need the unpleasant and rude auditors as well. Our rights aren't reserved just for pleasant people. I do understand that it's a breath of fresh air to watch these style of videos, but just remember the rude people are fighting for our rights as well.
The cop that was recorded talking about how the governor was going to pass some law making it illegal to film the police needs to be dealt with too. Bad cops have issues with cameras and that guy really had an issue with them. I love how you guys got on top of this right away.
The cops would be named on the section 1983 lawsuit. Immunity out the window. Or flushed down the toilet if you will. www.shouselaw.com/ca/civil-rights/1983-lawsuits/
I would not live in any town that violates a persons unalienable right like this with a city ordinance. IF we cannot film the police in their duties, then we the citizens are on the road to serfdom. 🙈
Involved in “one of the incidents”-this careful use of language shows how brilliant Philip is-he is showing the problem is more than just his experience.
@lampracticingpiano: The city manager pretended he didn't know of the other recent case. If he was on the ball, he would already know. I believe it was discussed in the Bat's original video.
I've seen vampires less afraid of crosses and holy water than this police department and city is afraid of cameras in the hands of citizens. It's disgusting.
This is VERY SCARY! That these politicians (and little bitty city politicians at that) can get together and COMPLETELY TRUMP the first amendment, with ZERO REPERCUSSIONS accept for those who don't follow their tyrannical and ILLEGAL ordinance! Smh
@@jeremyhubbardTX1 The first cop didn't even get the clue when Philip said he was Turner on the lawsuit Turner VS Driver. That should have hit him in the face.
The crazy thing is that the city manager isn't elected. He and the city attorney got together, drafted this city ordinance, and then presented it to the city council for a vote.
{504} They can't Its unconstitutional and why they were removed so fast If you comply and no one challenged unlawful actions of tyrants we would lose our rights
They wished they were wearing diapers once they understood that they didn’t just arrest any Mr. Turner but the entire Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court.
I would imagine they realized the “Ordinance” was unconstitutional and would not stand up in court!! Public servants may not appreciate our rights but they better get used to them!!
You are saying that letter A, page 2 might not be legal? No recording "around" the PD? Imma bet that if anyone records in a place where the PD building is merely in the background they would be hemmed up.
Mr. Turner you are one of the most effective auditors out there. You may not be out there everyday, but you have a lot of impact. Keep up the great work!
I agree and he doesn't have to mother f the cops and scream and yell and personally insult them. He does awesome work. He's a pro. Glad to have him in the lone star state.
Mr Turner I would not have told the city manager that you were recording him. And the state of Texas you have no duty to inform him that he was being recorded. But as usual Mr Turner you are and honest and upstanding person.
You are the G.O.A.T of auditors. Besides being calm and articulate, you do something else most auditors never do. FOLLOW THROUGH WITH LEGAL ACTION. The ordinance is disgusting and unconstitutional. Many of these po donk hick towns has this type crap and it needs to be eradicated. It's not a coincidence they removed the signs! You make change happen, Phillip and that's what I love about you!
He is the best This will be his 2nd major court case for Auditing for our Rights/Liberties This man makes changes for the better the government should pay him for fixing/exposing corruption and failing cops chiefs departments etc It's A shame when We The People have to educate and keep public servants in line One set of rules/laws for Us and different set of rules/laws for them Do as I say not as I do Hypocrisy with authority breeds absolute corruption
I see no exemption for law enforcement. A request for body cam footage from the police chief would be interesting to see how many times he breaks the ordinance
It doesn't matter if they took the signs down or dismiss the ticket. They passed an ordinance and used that to detain you and cite you in direct violation of the constitution and your own caselaw. It's pretty sad how ignorant people seem to be at all levels of government. The fact that they thought they could get away with this tyranny is what should drive you to teach these fools a lesson.
I agree. Also, just because they took the signs down, doesn't mean they are going to stop issuing those citations to some unsuspecting soul who drives through town. If appears that ordinance would restrict someone with a dashcam also.
I'd bet that ordinance was passed when Nobody was around... or at 6 am or 9 pm when Nobody expected it. It's gone now.... and All Revenues and Tickets should be returned and Overturned/Expunged as a result of that Civil Rights Violation Code Enforcement
Funny thing, N. Korea has only two rules concerning photography. All pics of the leaders must be in full frame and nothing related to the military, other than that photography is welcomed and encouraged!
You know it! There is a small town just outside of Lansing that has a ordinance that states that anytime you refuse to identify to a police officer that you can and will be charged with obstructing a police office a class 3 misdemeanor with a fine of up 500 dollars and no more then 90 days in jail. The police there use it all the time to lock people up and I dentify them that way
I'm not one for a frivolous lawsuit. But in this case, you and everyone else who was charged and arrested or at least ticketed needs to sue for violation of the 1st and/or 4th amendments. Writing unjust laws need to be fought. Get a lawyer, sue them, and make them pay, and then hold a press conference to show that these politicians who approved this law can then be held accountable for failure to do their due diligence to hire a competent city attorney to advise them that they never should have drafted a law like this in the first place, and also to get the tyrants who arrested you held accountable for their actions. The whole town is crooked, they need to pay.
Turner isn't without knowledge This will be the 2nd big court case that's made laws change These tyrants didn't know who he was and now they are going to pay This is for the people for our rights that are far too often trampled and disregarded Justice shall prevail when the people take back power over this great country
Okay… so the signs have been removed, yet for now the ordinance is still in effect? I wonder if they are going to reinstall their handicap parking sign, or if they are going to continue to violate ADA regulations? Thank you for keeping we free Americans updated on your efforts, Phillip. Cheers, John from Ohio
@@montymartin8609 Hi Monty. What region of Ohio? Technically, it was the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that made the ruling on Turner vs Driver. It never reached the Supreme Court. But either way, it is case law that this town is required to enforce.
When they do not want what they say to be recorded they are either lying, ashamed of what they would say or are scared their coworkers and bosses would hate them for saying the truth.
In this case, it sounded like he wanted to speak truthfully about how dumb and illegal the ordinance is, but didn't want to expose the city to further legal liability by saying it while being recorded. Battousai correctly valued his recording over that admission. It's not like the judge needs a confession to know this ordinance is unconstitutional.
@@adeyinkaowolabi8229 I think he was setting a trap for batman. If phillip had denied recording the call then posted the call he might have found him self in a legal mess
Oh no! The wonderful police officers and city officials don't want any recording for two reasons. 1. Terrorist that target cops MUST record them in broad daylight first otherwise they have no idea how to hurt any of them. See? Don't allow recording and the cop hating terrorists lose! 2. They want to protect innocent people's privacy. You know, keep everything they do to citizens nice and secret and with zero transparency! Cops are the best! Three cheers for the cops!
@@erikwilliams8559 Wouldn't work, Texas is a single party consent and there is no legal obligation to disclose that you are recording to a city official. If the city official was employed law enforcement, then it could be a legal mess but the odds of the city manager being a cop also is almost none existent.
He wanted to tell you off the Record to go ahead and just throw that Citation in the Garbage and he wanted to personally apologize to you for the inconvenience and Beg your forgiveness and ask you please not to Sue the Hell out of us for Violating your 1st and 4th Amendment Rights. 😁😁😁
ANY lawyer should know better! They’d be smart to find new counsel if they ran that by their current attorney. Clearly they did not as they did not even put an exclusion in for themselves. Those cops had active body cameras and were violating the “ordinance” too!!!
You make me proud Mr. Turner. 🥲 I’d like to thank you for your service to the community. Seems like you do more to protect our constitutional rights then the people sworn to uphold them. You are a blessing & pray that you stay safe while dealing with this tyranny. Also, if you ever need a new location to exercise your 1st amendment rights. I would like to suggest you visit out west to county’s of Santa Barbara, Ventura, & LA. You will find a lot of content here. Thank you sir & keep up the good work 😉🙏🙏
And when they voted on this ordinance the City Attorney should've been there and he/she allowed this to go thru . Yes a lawsuit is needed. Then donate it to the City next to them ....
I called and complained several times to the PD (not an officer), city hall (left messages not a real person) and I called several prominet businesses and told them they would probably be the ones who would be paying. Only one person listened, I sent her a link to Turners and another arrest/citation. City managers are who I call to complain to besides PD because they know that their city could lose money and unlike PD managers care about losing city money.
Bless you Philip, thank you again. Peace ✌is coming because of you. History being made before our eyes. Invisible just like gravity, may the force be with you. It's happening. Visualize, it's beautiful. Enjoy your blessed day. Appreciate your work. Thank you again, TTFN. Solidarity
“Are you recording this?” and “Nevermind.” is all I needed to hear. Public servants are out of control. I applaud you for what you do. Keep up the great work on this channel.
I sincere hope that you do not drop this even if the ticket gets dismissed. The attitude of the city manager was appalling and he pretty much doubled down on the actions of the Nazis that are working at the local PD
It is true though. Documentation errors get tickets thrown out all the time, even dumb things that have no material impact on guilt or innocence. I once had a speeding ticket tossed because they put the wrong make/model of car I was driving, but they had everything else correct. I was guilty and was only there to pay the fine and try to not have any points assessed, but that one little thing had my entire case dismissed. That was my "if the glove don't fit you must acquit" moment. It is entirely possible they know this ordinance is unconstitutional, so they write citations for violations of their fake ordinance, but screw up some little detail knowing once they get to court it will be dismissed just because of that. The goal isn't to collect money or solve some problem in town, it's to make your life hard (look at all the leg work Turner is putting in for this one citation) for doing something you are allowed but they don't like and have no legal way to stop. Cops are resorting to social engineering now to stop auditors and people that record interactions with them because legally they got nothin.
@@jdanon203 I agree that could be a tactic, like claiming video is copyrighted by a city to avoid a social media stream. If the officers in the Turner video weren't so pumped up when they were jacking him, I'd lean more toward this being a paper chase to frustrate the 1A auditor. There are other municipalities who are wrapping enter blocks with crime scene tape in an attempt to avoid the watcheye of 1A. We end up right back were it needs to be. That government works for us, and public servants are in the public. THAT'S when this ends. When the government employees accept they are not above the law
Stay on them Auditors and citizens! I hope some people will show up at the next Town Council meeting and DEMAND that ordinance be rescinded. If not they'll just use it discriminately to retaliate against people filming out on patrol or whatever. Thank you The Battousai! 🎥🐷🐖🐷🐖💪
Curious, I called the Georgia sheriff's office that had arrested and detained the Canadian woman, for driving without a U.S. driver's license. 1.) Officer who answered the phone still did not know Canada and U.S. have a treaty recognizing each other's licenses. 2.) I was not allowed to leave a message for the Sheriff. *Supervisor I was handed over to kept informing me (3 times) she was the Sheriff's wife.* Kept telling me I was a "piece of cake". Didn't realize until later that's a southern insult. Oh, and she still insisted the arresting officer was right. 3.) Called governor's office about above. They were appalled. I don't know if there was any follow up though. Also called local newspaper who sounded very surprised. Called Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C. who sounded bored. Cook County Sheriff 1000 County Farm Road Adel, Georgia, 31620 Phone 229-896-7471 ... if you're interested. I had wanted to ask A.) If they know a Canadian license is legal in U.S. B.) do they have some method for continual training of their officers to keep them up to date. It appears the answer to both is "No". P.S. Calling about things I've seen on the news is a minor hobby of mine.
@@veramae4098 I actually live in Australia and even I know that a tourist can enter the US and drive on their foreign licence. I have been there and driven cars on my Australian licence. I really can't believe sometimes seeing some clips how poorly educated US LEO's are. I have seen clips online where someone shows a Californian Cop an out of state licence and they wrote a ticket for not having a valid drivers licence while driving in California. They seemed to believe you have to have a divers licence for each state you drive in.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Mr Turner. You are a Rockstar. What you do takes up a lot of your time, but I believe is helping a ton of people to know their rights. Thank you we really appreciate your time and effort.
You are the best you really put effort into the auditing for some changes to be made instead of just being disrespectful to law enforcement you always keep cool and take matters up through the system like you should.
He did not want to talk about it all, you could feel the cringe over the phone. I just love how city officials "fear" accountability yet expect us to automatically comply.
Considering that the officer said that the governor was writing a law to make it illegal to photograph police I wrote a letter to the governor and asked if he was writing a law that violated the constitutionally protected rites of his citizens. Haven’t heard back yet.
@@Fantazier1 Then I suppose the Mayor and Police Chief should have gotten a nice "One way" phone call from the Governors Office. I wonder if the cops ears have stopped ringing from the yelling he should have received from the Chief.
The Mayor and City Secretary should be forced to stand in front of the 5th Circuit judges and explain how they get to sign off Ordnance to go against the Constitution of The United States of America.
If he wanted to protect the city, he would have repealed and informed officers that the ordinance violated clearly established case law. Seems it's too late for all that "protecting" stuff he's talking about.
Yes and by claiming to dismiss due to misgendering would suggest he feels otherwise the citation was lawful . Sort of an admission of intent to violate civil rights .
@@cabinbills6743 to not allow the easy "cop out" of marking the gender "female", I think it would be great if they (Mr. Or Ms. Turner) became gender fluid and identified as female at the time of arrest and for court. I'm nearly certain, they figured out who they were messing with. Then intentionally created a formality on the citation so there wouldn't be a need for court.
City Manager doesn't have that kind of power, only the counsel does. The next meeting should be full of people concerned about this. When the city manager said he had to protect his city he meant that he couldn't ask the question he wanted to ask because he was being recorded. He didn't want to admit to anything on tape, which is reasonable because he watched the videos and knows that a lawsuit is very likely incoming.
@@icarus_flying1994 copy and paste from "Ballotpedia" website. "Some of the basic features and responsibilities of city managers in cities throughout the United States include the following:[5][6][7] Appointed and dismissed by city council. Responsible for drafting and proposing a balanced city budget. Responsible for amending the city budget as dictated by city council. Responsible for appointing departmental heads and directors (sometimes with the approval of city council). *Responsible for implementing and enforcing council policies and legislative initiatives* ."
Phillip, 1st Thank you for your service, Patriot. Assuming the citation is dismissed, does this mean you are no longer 'injured' and thus you no longer have a civil rights case? Or was the deprivation of rights when LEO forcibly removed and turned off your camera still the 'injury' that can be utilized as the grievance? Again, Ty
His rights were violated by the ordinance that was passed which was illegal in the first place , so the fact he was detained and unable to leave for doing a constitutionally protected thing definitely gives him a case for a lawsuit . His case doesn’t go away because it was dismissed and quite the opposite cuz it shows they never really had a real reason to detain him…
I can't believe these people are in charge of a town or city. I'm sure the people living in this town does not want to pay for city council and law enforcement breaking federal law. Vote these people out. This is not North Korea.
I THINK THAT CITY MANAGER WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING SLICK, THAT'S WHY HE ASKED WAS THE CONVERSATION BEING RECORDED AND AFTER HE FOUND OUT IT WAS HE SAID "NEVER MIND THEN"!
Phillip, you are the best auditor around. You always know the law and best of all you follow up. I love the way you keep your followers informed. If we get enough factual cases maybe Qualified Immunity will be changed to Malpractice Insurance for the police. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK 💯👍
The City Manager does not want this to go to an Appellate Court. He, the city’s court will make your ticket go away to avoid being embarrassed at the federal level.
A ticket dismissal at the city level in this instance would only help Mr. Turner. It shows that the higher-ups KNOW their officers fucked up big time so they won't pursue charges. Mr. Turner was already illegally detained and issued a citation, it doesn't matter what the city manager or anyone else does at this point. That little podunk town is about to write some big checks.
They HAVE to dismiss all charges because if they take it to court then their ordinance would be officially judged to be in breach of CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED 1st Amendment rights ... which may not be abridged and would be struck down with prejudice.
The minutes from the meeting where the ordinance was passed could be interesting. I’d be curious what the city attorney had to say about this and also any comments by council members. I wonder if anyone from the public was when in attendance, if so, what they had to say would also be interesting.
"Hhhmmm.... There are people out there recording cops". "Wow, we better just make up something up to stop them, lets put up some signs saying its not allowed". "Yaaayyy! Problem solved"... This is the ignorant thought process that our public officials have.
@@teckles13 Where is the comma? Where is the quotation marks? Where is the period? Where is the capital "J" for Jesus? And I spelled "aloud" correct, which you spelled incorrect. If you're going to critique my spelling as least get your grammar correct.
@@vpnhp1524 Heres what the town was hoping by writing that ordinance which the distinct caveat of saying you are only violating the ordinance if the sign is present they thought they had a work around with the Turner v Driver so they would be able to stop the videoing of traffic stops by citing the ordinance in the hopes that the average citizen would just pay the fine and move on...unfortunately the two people they tried to screw with were NOT average citizens!
Ordinance was voted and passed on July 20th 2021 not 2001. That seems that have slipped through the cracks during my late nights of editing.
I know lawsuits are expensive but I be happy to donate the little money I have because I mean the unconstitutional law was passed July 20 I heard while the city attorney was on vacation. Since new now houston went up there yesterday the 28th. The signs are now down but they still have the city ordinance still in place. We all need that city ordinance taken away ASAP.
So they passed a law to prevent audits, and instead ended up bringing the highest profile ones to town, exposing themselves to multiple unwinnable lawsuits, and realizing the ordinance was unenforceable, all within a week? Big brains in that town.
so i guess the next step in this parade, is to discover who on the city counsel was the commie moron that proposed this ordnance.
I can’t imagine the city attorney going along with this ordinance ? He must know they would face potential lawsuits on filming the police or police cars at their station.
@@nicknitro4420 I heard on RUclips not for sure but the city attorney was so called on vacation not for sure if that is true
Make them famous for their unconstitutional laws, we are cheering for you.
Bring them to their knees and don’t let up Philip. They WILL kiss the boots of the people. Our rights are SUPREME over their authoritarianism, and this time THEY WILL LEARN. We MUST take our power back at every single junction possible. NO MORE CONCESSIONS.
AMEN!
BRAVO!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
The Nope It is sad that the citizens of the city likely didn't know the ordinance was passed, that it was illegal, and now they will discover they will foot the lawsuit bill.
@@SABOARITI Hopefully they all take their cameras to city hall to ask for the mayor and council to resign en masse.
get a lawyer that smells money..thats all these small towns understand
Thanks for addressing the other man's tickets or arrest.. he only filmed the door at the time.
✌️😎📷💯
Funny how limiting people's constitutional rights actually brings more of the attention you are trying to avoid when you passed the unconstitutional ordinance.
They should have listened to Barbra Streisand
@@phred196 NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO LISTEN TO BARBARA STREISAND!
@@phred196 im not getting the reference.
@@phred196 Hahaha, that's exactly what jumped instantly to mind, "The Streisand Effect."
@@phred196 ah...it like when someone could just walk past a person filming but instead chose to walk up to the camera person and complain about being on film.
I'm getting the impression that they now know who Phillip Turner is and they really don't want that smoke.
They know they've bit off more than they can chew with those unconstitutional ordinances.
I agree 100 percent
Passed on 7-20-21 taken down 7-27-21 hahaha. I think I may take a ride on down to that shit hole just for the fun!
That ordinance is entirely unconstitutional. Whoever dreamed that up cost the city plenty.
The chief and his mayor wife dreamt it up
And we all listened to it first hand, "are you recording this" yes, "Never mind then" it answers it all?
It didn’t take them long time figure it out. After the ticket is dropped I would go back and record them just to prove my point. Humble pie is always a great watch.
No need to...the cowards have removed their signs ..and now use covid to keep you out of the building
Listen to him, it will probably be dismissed because the cop misidentified Turner's sex, not because it is an unconstitutional law.
I would of love to have been a fly on the wall in the room where the decision to take down those signs was made. (It was at this moment they knew they fu**** up)
Lawsuit next
They haven't dropped it,he said it "should get dropped at court as that's what he would do"...
My suspicion is that they passed this without running it by the city lawyer. After the fact, the lawyer told them they could not win and fighting it could only cost the city money.
Philip Turner, I am so impressed with how calm and non-threatening you are during all your interactions. I think you ARE the epitome of what a first amendment auditor should be.
Though I agree with you that Philip is awesome, we also need the unpleasant and rude auditors as well. Our rights aren't reserved just for pleasant people. I do understand that it's a breath of fresh air to watch these style of videos, but just remember the rude people are fighting for our rights as well.
I actually can’t even find the law. Or any news on it. I don’t want to say it is being suppressed but…
The cop that was recorded talking about how the governor was going to pass some law making it illegal to film the police needs to be dealt with too. Bad cops have issues with cameras and that guy really had an issue with them. I love how you guys got on top of this right away.
As "Acura Amanda" would say, "You're a Liar". (Reference made to the Cop, Not You).😀
The cops would be named on the section 1983 lawsuit. Immunity out the window. Or flushed down the toilet if you will.
www.shouselaw.com/ca/civil-rights/1983-lawsuits/
@@jcadult101 Thanks for the research material, Appreciate it.
Gregg Abbott has no intention of bucking the SCOTUS.. Hes not stupid.
I would not live in any town that violates a persons unalienable right like this with a city ordinance. IF we cannot film the police in their duties, then we the citizens are on the road to serfdom. 🙈
They have since removed their signs outside the PD. They know they are wrong.
Involved in “one of the incidents”-this careful use of language shows how brilliant Philip is-he is showing the problem is more than just his experience.
@lampracticingpiano: The city manager pretended he didn't know of the other recent case. If he was on the ball, he would already know. I believe it was discussed in the Bat's original video.
I've seen vampires less afraid of crosses and holy water than this police department and city is afraid of cameras in the hands of citizens. It's disgusting.
Not only this police dept but most. Have you seen the response of Mesa AZ they sent out 15 cars and a helicopter for 3 men with cameras.
@@waycooldlr Mesa is a friggin’ police state!
Hi my name is blade, 👂 u said u seen some 🧛 could u kindly direct me to there locations lol
@@WTN416 😂😂😂
@@WTN416 You could start on Capitol Hill
This is VERY SCARY! That these politicians (and little bitty city politicians at that) can get together and COMPLETELY TRUMP the first amendment, with ZERO REPERCUSSIONS accept for those who don't follow their tyrannical and ILLEGAL ordinance! Smh
What's even worse is that thug cops are quick to ditch their oath to climb all over this type of tyranny while rubbing their hands doing so!!
@@jeremyhubbardTX1 The first cop didn't even get the clue when Philip said he was Turner on the lawsuit Turner VS Driver. That should have hit him in the face.
The crazy thing is that the city manager isn't elected. He and the city attorney got together, drafted this city ordinance, and then presented it to the city council for a vote.
{504} They can't Its unconstitutional and why they were removed so fast
If you comply and no one challenged unlawful actions of tyrants we would lose our rights
They wished they were wearing diapers once they understood that they didn’t just arrest any Mr. Turner but the entire Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court.
I am so proud of you,and so are many other people who are sick and tired of all this tyranny.
I would imagine they realized the “Ordinance” was unconstitutional and would not stand up in court!! Public servants may not appreciate our rights but they better get used to them!!
You are saying that letter A, page 2 might not be legal? No recording "around" the PD? Imma bet that if anyone records in a place where the PD building is merely in the background they would be hemmed up.
You would think they would have had a lawyer look over the ordinance before they passed it to determine it's legality.
Mr. Turner you are one of the most effective auditors out there. You may not be out there everyday, but you have a lot of impact. Keep up the great work!
I agree and he doesn't have to mother f the cops and scream and yell and personally insult them. He does awesome work. He's a pro. Glad to have him in the lone star state.
He is def one of my favorites out there. Classy guy
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Mr Turner I would not have told the city manager that you were recording him. And the state of Texas you have no duty to inform him that he was being recorded. But as usual Mr Turner you are and honest and upstanding person.
You are the G.O.A.T of auditors. Besides being calm and articulate, you do something else most auditors never do. FOLLOW THROUGH WITH LEGAL ACTION. The ordinance is disgusting and unconstitutional. Many of these po donk hick towns has this type crap and it needs to be eradicated. It's not a coincidence they removed the signs! You make change happen, Phillip and that's what I love about you!
Isn't he the best? He is the GOAT. He's sort of naturally polite and thoughtful.
Hay Dopey. How's your buddy Chip Chiperson doing?😁
Hip hip hooray 😎😎
He is the best This will be his 2nd major court case for Auditing for our Rights/Liberties
This man makes changes for the better the government should pay him for fixing/exposing corruption and failing cops chiefs departments etc
It's A shame when We The People have to educate and keep public servants in line
One set of rules/laws for Us and different set of rules/laws for them
Do as I say not as I do
Hypocrisy with authority breeds absolute corruption
Long island audit is still my number one but this is very close second. Both have perfect balance of knowledge, good demeanor, and courage.
City Mngr. " Are you recording this"... Bat: "yes I am" C.M. : "Nevermind"
Should of said that he dont answer questions. He is the one that asks questions.
Need a public records request to see how many people have been cited for this.
I see no exemption for law enforcement.
A request for body cam footage from the police chief would be interesting to see how many times he breaks the ordinance
And the building cameras
It doesn't matter if they took the signs down or dismiss the ticket. They passed an ordinance and used that to detain you and cite you in direct violation of the constitution and your own caselaw. It's pretty sad how ignorant people seem to be at all levels of government. The fact that they thought they could get away with this tyranny is what should drive you to teach these fools a lesson.
I agree. Also, just because they took the signs down, doesn't mean they are going to stop issuing those citations to some unsuspecting soul who drives through town. If appears that ordinance would restrict someone with a dashcam also.
I'd bet that ordinance was passed when Nobody was around... or at 6 am or 9 pm when Nobody expected it.
It's gone now.... and All Revenues and Tickets should be returned and Overturned/Expunged as a result of that Civil Rights Violation Code Enforcement
If town council approved this ordinance and the signs, he or she should be fired. Do not let up and sue them for we the people
Corrigan isn’t N Korea. They don’t and can’t just make up ordinances to suit their agenda. Make them pay 💰.
Funny thing, N. Korea has only two rules concerning photography. All pics of the leaders must be in full frame and nothing related to the military, other than that photography is welcomed and encouraged!
This is North Correagan TX. lol
HIP HIP HOORAY
THE BATTOUSAI
SAVES THE DAY.
😎😎😎
I love this. The cops will learn. These government officials must learn. They aren’t stronger than “we the people”. They must learn that fact.
It's in the handbook "How to be a corrupt police department and make sure nobody catches you"
When a law is unjust it is your duty not to obey
I can only imagine how many other small cities have passed ridiculous unconstitutional ordinances just like this
You know it! There is a small town just outside of Lansing that has a ordinance that states that anytime you refuse to identify to a police officer that you can and will be charged with obstructing a police office a class 3 misdemeanor with a fine of up 500 dollars and no more then 90 days in jail. The police there use it all the time to lock people up and I dentify them that way
@@erikwilliams8559 omg!! Thats terrible
Terrifying thought....
I guess the people have not have the courage to sue them..
@@hoseiimaging6215 enter Phillip Turner
And to this day, the technology of a fence eludes them.
they had the balls to cite you, let’s see if they have the balls to follow through.
Love it when there are follow up to stories.
The Battman isn't your ordinary, average auditor, Boo Boo 😎
They realized they messed with the wrong person. Now make them pay.
I'm not one for a frivolous lawsuit. But in this case, you and everyone else who was charged and arrested or at least ticketed needs to sue for violation of the 1st and/or 4th amendments. Writing unjust laws need to be fought. Get a lawyer, sue them, and make them pay, and then hold a press conference to show that these politicians who approved this law can then be held accountable for failure to do their due diligence to hire a competent city attorney to advise them that they never should have drafted a law like this in the first place, and also to get the tyrants who arrested you held accountable for their actions. The whole town is crooked, they need to pay.
Turner isn't without knowledge This will be the 2nd big court case that's made laws change These tyrants didn't know who he was and now they are going to pay
This is for the people for our rights that are far too often trampled and disregarded
Justice shall prevail when the people take back power over this great country
Okay… so the signs have been removed, yet for now the ordinance is still in effect? I wonder if they are going to reinstall their handicap parking sign, or if they are going to continue to violate ADA regulations? Thank you for keeping we free Americans updated on your efforts, Phillip. Cheers, John from Ohio
John I'm in Ohio too.
They screwed up. He even told them the Supreme Court has already ready ruled on it
@@montymartin8609 Hi guys. From Ohio too.
@@montymartin8609 Not the supreme court.
What little Banana Republic country is that in❓
@@montymartin8609 Hi Monty. What region of Ohio? Technically, it was the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that made the ruling on Turner vs Driver. It never reached the Supreme Court. But either way, it is case law that this town is required to enforce.
Felt like you where talking to a person that knows they are in trouble
When they do not want what they say to be recorded they are either lying, ashamed of what they would say or are scared their coworkers and bosses would hate them for saying the truth.
In this case, it sounded like he wanted to speak truthfully about how dumb and illegal the ordinance is, but didn't want to expose the city to further legal liability by saying it while being recorded. Battousai correctly valued his recording over that admission. It's not like the judge needs a confession to know this ordinance is unconstitutional.
@@adeyinkaowolabi8229 I think he was setting a trap for batman. If phillip had denied recording the call then posted the call he might have found him self in a legal mess
Oh no! The wonderful police officers and city officials don't want any recording for two reasons.
1. Terrorist that target cops MUST record them in broad daylight first otherwise they have no idea how to hurt any of them. See? Don't allow recording and the cop hating terrorists lose!
2. They want to protect innocent people's privacy. You know, keep everything they do to citizens nice and secret and with zero transparency!
Cops are the best! Three cheers for the cops!
@@erikwilliams8559 Wouldn't work, Texas is a single party consent and there is no legal obligation to disclose that you are recording to a city official. If the city official was employed law enforcement, then it could be a legal mess but the odds of the city manager being a cop also is almost none existent.
@@bunnybootsink9258 thankx for the info bunny i was haveing trouble finding that info. Was just a thought
He wanted to tell you off the Record to go ahead and just throw that Citation in the Garbage and he wanted to personally apologize to you for the inconvenience and Beg your forgiveness and ask you please not to Sue the Hell out of us for Violating your 1st and 4th Amendment Rights. 😁😁😁
Yep. Hey I'm sorry we are just a bunch of thugs
That ordinance is insane, any constitutional lawyer would love to bring this to be ruled unconstitutional.
The city knows that, that's why they quickly took down the sign
ANY lawyer should know better! They’d be smart to find new counsel if they ran that by their current attorney. Clearly they did not as they did not even put an exclusion in for themselves. Those cops had active body cameras and were violating the “ordinance” too!!!
@@popegreg23 It's been said their city attorney was on vacation when this ordinance was enacted.
You make me proud Mr. Turner. 🥲 I’d like to thank you for your service to the community. Seems like you do more to protect our constitutional rights then the people sworn to uphold them. You are a blessing & pray that you stay safe while dealing with this tyranny. Also, if you ever need a new location to exercise your 1st amendment rights. I would like to suggest you visit out west to county’s of Santa Barbara, Ventura, & LA. You will find a lot of content here. Thank you sir & keep up the good work 😉🙏🙏
The tone of his voice is like yeah I know our good ol boy system had been exposed and we are screwed. On a side note you're killin it brother
It was at this moment they realized they f*cked up 😂
And when they voted on this ordinance the City Attorney should've been there and he/she allowed this to go thru . Yes a lawsuit is needed. Then donate it to the City next to them ....
I called and complained several times to the PD (not an officer), city hall (left messages not a real person) and I called several prominet businesses and told them they would probably be the ones who would be paying. Only one person listened, I sent her a link to Turners and another arrest/citation. City managers are who I call to complain to besides PD because they know that their city could lose money and unlike PD managers care about losing city money.
City Attorney would have been a good person to call too. Did you do that?
Curious
Which business’s
My uncle owns a pretty big one there
Bless you Philip, thank you again. Peace ✌is coming because of you. History being made before our eyes. Invisible just like gravity, may the force be with you. It's happening. Visualize, it's beautiful. Enjoy your blessed day. Appreciate your work. Thank you again, TTFN. Solidarity
“Are you recording this?” and “Nevermind.” is all I needed to hear. Public servants are out of control. I applaud you for what you do. Keep up the great work on this channel.
that is when you knew he was about to say something so stupid
I sincere hope that you do not drop this even if the ticket gets dismissed. The attitude of the city manager was appalling and he pretty much doubled down on the actions of the Nazis that are working at the local PD
Manager talks out of his butt that case will be dropped because the officer checked female? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It is true though. Documentation errors get tickets thrown out all the time, even dumb things that have no material impact on guilt or innocence. I once had a speeding ticket tossed because they put the wrong make/model of car I was driving, but they had everything else correct. I was guilty and was only there to pay the fine and try to not have any points assessed, but that one little thing had my entire case dismissed. That was my "if the glove don't fit you must acquit" moment. It is entirely possible they know this ordinance is unconstitutional, so they write citations for violations of their fake ordinance, but screw up some little detail knowing once they get to court it will be dismissed just because of that. The goal isn't to collect money or solve some problem in town, it's to make your life hard (look at all the leg work Turner is putting in for this one citation) for doing something you are allowed but they don't like and have no legal way to stop. Cops are resorting to social engineering now to stop auditors and people that record interactions with them because legally they got nothin.
@@jdanon203 I agree that could be a tactic, like claiming video is copyrighted by a city to avoid a social media stream. If the officers in the Turner video weren't so pumped up when they were jacking him, I'd lean more toward this being a paper chase to frustrate the 1A auditor. There are other municipalities who are wrapping enter blocks with crime scene tape in an attempt to avoid the watcheye of 1A. We end up right back were it needs to be. That government works for us, and public servants are in the public. THAT'S when this ends. When the government employees accept they are not above the law
AWESOME work🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
Stay on them Auditors and citizens! I hope some people will show up at the next Town Council meeting and DEMAND that ordinance be rescinded. If not they'll just use it discriminately to retaliate against people filming out on patrol or whatever. Thank you The Battousai! 🎥🐷🐖🐷🐖💪
My most fervent wish would be to make them publicly apologize, then, take them to court. Go Bat, go.
So they took down the signs...they know their screwed. Don’t let up lessons must be taught!
When the mayor and police chief are married what more can you expect than corruption
Curious, I called the Georgia sheriff's office that had arrested and detained the Canadian woman, for driving without a U.S. driver's license.
1.) Officer who answered the phone still did not know Canada and U.S. have a treaty recognizing each other's licenses.
2.) I was not allowed to leave a message for the Sheriff. *Supervisor I was handed over to kept informing me (3 times) she was the Sheriff's wife.* Kept telling me I was a "piece of cake". Didn't realize until later that's a southern insult. Oh, and she still insisted the arresting officer was right.
3.) Called governor's office about above. They were appalled. I don't know if there was any follow up though. Also called local newspaper who sounded very surprised. Called Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C. who sounded bored.
Cook County Sheriff
1000 County Farm Road
Adel, Georgia, 31620
Phone
229-896-7471
... if you're interested.
I had wanted to ask
A.) If they know a Canadian license is legal in U.S.
B.) do they have some method for continual training of their officers to keep them up to date.
It appears the answer to both is "No".
P.S.
Calling about things I've seen on the news is a minor hobby of mine.
I'm sure it wasn't a minor thing to the arrested lady.
@@veramae4098 I actually live in Australia and even I know that a tourist can enter the US and drive on their foreign licence.
I have been there and driven cars on my Australian licence.
I really can't believe sometimes seeing some clips how poorly educated US LEO's are.
I have seen clips online where someone shows a Californian Cop an out of state licence and they wrote a ticket for not having a valid drivers licence while driving in California. They seemed to believe you have to have a divers licence for each state you drive in.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Mr Turner.
You are a Rockstar. What you do takes up a lot of your time, but I believe is helping a ton of people to know their rights. Thank you we really appreciate your time and effort.
No law shall be passed that goes against the Constitution.
This has to be followed through, even if they drop the charges, otherwise they will never learn not trample on the rights of the people.
Make them pay. Set the tone for other small towns that let the police get away with anything.
You are doing more to protect our rights than entire police departments in most cities. Well done yet again.
That ordinance is a CLEAR violation of the first amendment! How has the city not been sued in federal court on this?
Pay attention. It had just been enacted very shortly before.
You are the best you really put effort into the auditing for some changes to be made instead of just being disrespectful to law enforcement you always keep cool and take matters up through the system like you should.
Fantastic Batt your the man, our hero, your the king
He did not want to talk about it all, you could feel the cringe over the phone. I just love how city officials "fear" accountability yet expect us to automatically comply.
They have no idea they messed with the wrong one
You “are” the most interesting dude on RUclips.
You can hear the dread in his voice 🤣🤣. They know they've fucked up. Great work!
Considering that the officer said that the governor was writing a law to make it illegal to photograph police I wrote a letter to the governor and asked if he was writing a law that violated the constitutionally protected rites of his citizens.
Haven’t heard back yet.
Thanks for writing the Governor. I checked the Senate and House for bills concerning photography and videography, there was nothing. The cops a liar.
@@Fantazier1 Then I suppose the Mayor and Police Chief should have gotten a nice "One way" phone call from the Governors Office.
I wonder if the cops ears have stopped ringing from the yelling he should have received from the Chief.
The Mayor and City Secretary should be forced to stand in front of the 5th Circuit judges and explain how they get to sign off Ordnance to go against the Constitution of The United States of America.
If he wanted to protect the city, he would have repealed and informed officers that the ordinance violated clearly established case law. Seems it's too late for all that "protecting" stuff he's talking about.
Yes and by claiming to dismiss due to misgendering would suggest he feels otherwise the citation was lawful . Sort of an admission of intent to violate civil rights .
@@cabinbills6743 to not allow the easy "cop out" of marking the gender "female", I think it would be great if they (Mr. Or Ms. Turner) became gender fluid and identified as female at the time of arrest and for court. I'm nearly certain, they figured out who they were messing with. Then intentionally created a formality on the citation so there wouldn't be a need for court.
Yuben t Rolled that would be funny if when they try to dismiss on the gender thing he should say “I Feel Pretty”
Oh the look on their faces LOL
City Manager doesn't have that kind of power, only the counsel does. The next meeting should be full of people concerned about this. When the city manager said he had to protect his city he meant that he couldn't ask the question he wanted to ask because he was being recorded. He didn't want to admit to anything on tape, which is reasonable because he watched the videos and knows that a lawsuit is very likely incoming.
@@icarus_flying1994 copy and paste from "Ballotpedia" website.
"Some of the basic features and responsibilities of city managers in cities throughout the United States include the following:[5][6][7]
Appointed and dismissed by city council.
Responsible for drafting and proposing a balanced city budget.
Responsible for amending the city budget as dictated by city council.
Responsible for appointing departmental heads and directors (sometimes with the approval of city council).
*Responsible for implementing and enforcing council policies and legislative initiatives* ."
I guess track your time working on fighting the ticket, so that even if it's dismissed a claim for damages can be submitted?
He still has a case for what they did. Detaining him
This is exactly what activism is supposed to be about. Thanks for keeping it professional Philip!
Phillip, 1st Thank you for your service, Patriot. Assuming the citation is dismissed, does this mean you are no longer 'injured' and thus you no longer have a civil rights case? Or was the deprivation of rights when LEO forcibly removed and turned off your camera still the 'injury' that can be utilized as the grievance? Again, Ty
His rights were violated by the ordinance that was passed which was illegal in the first place , so the fact he was detained and unable to leave for doing a constitutionally protected thing definitely gives him a case for a lawsuit . His case doesn’t go away because it was dismissed and quite the opposite cuz it shows they never really had a real reason to detain him…
According to article "C" of the ordinance. That means no photos of the cops vehicles outside Denny's or the Dunkin Donut store
it also means that the owner of any security camera, dash camera, etc. that a cop drives into the frame of is now breaking the law
I can't believe these people are in charge of a town or city. I'm sure the people living in this town does not want to pay for city council and law enforcement breaking federal law. Vote these people out. This is not North Korea.
You are mistaken...this *_IS NORTH KOREA_* as close as it gets.
He checked female on there just so he can arrest you and knew it would be dismissed. This is the kind of shit that needs to be ended.
I THINK THAT CITY MANAGER WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING SLICK, THAT'S WHY HE ASKED WAS THE CONVERSATION BEING RECORDED AND AFTER HE FOUND OUT IT WAS HE SAID "NEVER MIND THEN"!
He was probably going to apologize or throw the cops under the bus in an attempt to win favor with Turner, but didn't want it to be on record
@@vu7419 THAT COULD BE A REASON ALSO!
It's only fair for the citizens to expect the city to pay for their offenses.
Phillip should claim a sex change and still take the ticket, cop, city, city manager to court
Please keep us updated and thanks for all the GREAT material you put out!!!
Doesn’t the manager sound totally defeated That’s perfect
Sue every single Council Member in their personal
Thank you for all the up dates.Appreciate it.
Phillip, you are the best auditor around. You always know the law and best of all you follow up. I love the way you keep your followers informed. If we get enough factual cases maybe Qualified Immunity will be changed to Malpractice Insurance for the police. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK 💯👍
Thank you for your service.
The City Manager does not want this to go to an Appellate Court. He, the city’s court will make your ticket go away to avoid being embarrassed at the federal level.
A ticket dismissal at the city level in this instance would only help Mr. Turner. It shows that the higher-ups KNOW their officers fucked up big time so they won't pursue charges. Mr. Turner was already illegally detained and issued a citation, it doesn't matter what the city manager or anyone else does at this point. That little podunk town is about to write some big checks.
And then there is the case of the 1st auditor that got detained and cited. Both Turner and him need to join in the Federal Law suit together.
Well done son, keep up the good work.
They HAVE to dismiss all charges because if they take it to court then their ordinance would be officially judged to be in breach of CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED 1st Amendment rights ... which may not be abridged and would be struck down with prejudice.
Yes and to top it off, on the citation they checked the box for him being a female...
He in no way has to protect the city. That is not in his oath.
If he knows what is going on then he knows all he can do is postpone the inevitable at this point. Hello bankruptcy.
Love your work 👏👏👏 Thank you for all you do 👏👏🙏🏻🙏🏻🤜🤛
Very good work young man......I think you have them on the run.....
So, intresting things happens when mighty forces clash; Dunning-Kruger VS Streissand-Amendment effect. Good Stuff!
Oops I’d, I guess there was some interesting chit chat amongst the city officials on the events and the legality of the ordinance
The minutes from the meeting where the ordinance was passed could be interesting. I’d be curious what the city attorney had to say about this and also any comments by council members. I wonder if anyone from the public was when in attendance, if so, what they had to say would also be interesting.
Thanks for everything you do the follow ups are awesome
"Hhhmmm.... There are people out there recording cops". "Wow, we better just make up something up to stop them, lets put up some signs saying its not allowed". "Yaaayyy! Problem solved"... This is the ignorant thought process that our public officials have.
Dude. Allowed NOT a loud jesus
@@teckles13 Where is the comma? Where is the quotation marks? Where is the period? Where is the capital "J" for Jesus? And I spelled "aloud" correct, which you spelled incorrect. If you're going to critique my spelling as least get your grammar correct.
Allowed
Nothing to do with spelling skippy. Vocabulary
They are back peddling fast. Shocker...
FROM BARBADOS you are the best of the best your follow ups are meticulously designed so as to educate everyone again you are the man
Thank you for making a difference in our lives.
they dismiss it to protect the ordinance because it will be challenged properly.
Exactly...also removing the sign is also protecting it as well
@@bluemeanie9554 to late they already bought the lawsuit if Philip decides to file a lawsuit.
@@vpnhp1524 Not just Philip but the other person who they arrested before him as well, which is the reason he came to the town in the first place
@@bluemeanie9554 true!
@@vpnhp1524 Heres what the town was hoping by writing that ordinance which the distinct caveat of saying you are only violating the ordinance if the sign is present they thought they had a work around with the Turner v Driver so they would be able to stop the videoing of traffic stops by citing the ordinance in the hopes that the average citizen would just pay the fine and move on...unfortunately the two people they tried to screw with were NOT average citizens!