Officer pulls firearm on citizen (gets quickly educated) that is just exercising his 2A rights. Dude could not have handled this better. ​A routine walk down a public sidewalk in Horicon, Wisconsin, quickly turned into a high-stakes Fourth Amendment violation when a police officer responded to concerned citizen calls... by approaching an independent journalist from behind with his service weapon drawn. ​The journalist, who was lawfully open carrying a holstered sidearm while documenting the encounter, was immediately subjected to an unlawful detention simply for exercising his constitutionally protected rights. Under established Wisconsin law and 2011 Act 35, the open carrying of a firearm by a law-abiding adult is entirely legal and does not, on its own, create the reasonable articulable suspicion required for a Terry stop or an accusation of disorderly conduct. ​Despite acknowledging that the journalist had committed zero crimes, the responding officer initially told him he was not free to leave and repeatedly pressured him to surrender his government ID and personal phone number under the pretext of "preventing future 911 calls." The journalist stood firm on his Fourth and Fifth Amendment protections, asserting his right to privacy and reminding law enforcement that public discomfort does not supersede the U.S. Constitution, and that the duty of the department is to educate concerned callers on the law rather than harass, detain, or draw weapons on journalists peacefully exercising their fundamental rights. Know your rights, be willing to stand up and exercise them.show more

The officer admits he's totally fine with what the man's doing. So why do you need his identification if what he he recognized, what he's doing was legal.

These fucking pigs need an education from the mass public this shit is ridiculous

That cop is so fat his knees are buckling under the pressure. Whatever happened to fitness standards?!

This tyrant cannot articulate a crime without articulating a crime. There is no law being broken. And we, the people do not have to prove who we are by showing I d that is a constitutional right

He was so very lucky this cop was fine with legal activities

No one's FEELINGS trump my RIGHTS.

The reason they want our IDs so bad is that once they scan our ID it goes into the system and on Wall Street a bond is created and the cops make fucking money off of it! Fuck the police and their corrupt fucking system!

Things have changed a lot in the lower 48 since I was young. This would never have happened then. Today, in Alaska, I was shopping with my 44 mag holstered on my chest. No one cared. These changes of fear come from the media. There are powers who want to take our guns.

Everyone need to tell them: if people are calling then why the hell don't you tell them it's completely legal and to stop calling wasting our time???

If more citizens carried out in open, and handling education started earlier, there would be a MUCH MORE POLITE SOCIETY

Why do they pass these open carry gun laws then detain and hassle people who are simply following the law?

Should get some exercise it’s a little fat and if you have to chase somebody down, he’d lose

They need to be trained better. They don’t have a right to see ID just because someone is suspicious.

But dickhead you’re breaking the law you’re violating his rights go away

Fuck the police

The dispatcher should inform concerned citizens that it is completely legal What this man is doing and to quit wasting emergency services. 😉

These idiots should have to pass a fitness test. He clearly couldn't outrun a turtle.

“People are scared” ok…. My freedom and rights don’t end where your fear begins. Now please fuck offf There are literally more guns than there is people in America, gun a tools just like any other, cops need to understand that and stop being fucking pussys.

#RAS Reasonable AND Articulable Suspicion @JudgeJeanine is probably the best person I know of to help explain this to police. She hates a shitty case handling. @JonathanTurley rivals her disdain for laziness!

Don’t ever give your phone number to law enforcement. They will use it to find out who you are just try it

The only thing that fat fuck needs to see is his next doughnut.

“I have to see your ID”

They want to give us that right the right was given by God fuck them pigs fuck them

If you're going to record then RECORD! Don't half ass it so all we see are crotches and feet!

See how they try to use today society people are going to call

All would’ve had to do was just turn and run that fat piece of shit never would’ve caught him!

@grok yet another one scuzzy prick

Another lawsuit incoming

Another cop that doesint know the law

How's a fictitious "call" Remove human rights And constitutional rights.. Oh that's right. Extortion done by a foreign power adamantly forcing the removal of rights for their profitability usurps all rights. While they have a supposed oath to the constitution 🤣.

I bet you anything those 2 pigs were bullied and beaten up in school sooooo now they’re going to get back at the citizens and show us all how big and bad they are

The quickest way to end it other than shooting the cop on sight is to ask "am I going to be arrested if I don't give you my id?" it gives you something for court if he says yes, some of the pigs will back peddle, they might still fuck with you but they know you mean business.

Do they get paid every time they run our id? Is that why they’re obsessed with getting it no matter what people do?