I used to watch a lot of these self-proclaimed "auditors" back in the day and eventually had to stop because I was getting annoyed with the rise of really bad ones who didn't have the maturity to do it properly. Your channel is great because it calls out rights and wrongs on BOTH sides.

Lieutenant gets an A. He did his job professionally. Need more cops like this.

I remember walking my son to main street to shop because it was such a nice day. We passed by the police station and he got so excited to see their cars I had to take him to see them up close. He was only 5 or 6 at the time. So we walked right into their parking lot and he set his eyes on a brand new cruiser - our town was small and would only upgrade a few cars at a time. The other cars were a bit worn but that cruiser really was beautiful AND shiny! How could I not let him get a better look at it?! A few minutes went by and 2 officers came to see what we were doing. I told them we really just wanted to get a close up look at the new cruiser. They saw how my son was excited but polite and one of them said, "Okay. Let's get a real good look." He opened the car door so we could climb in. My son sat in front first, then we switched and he sat in the back. The officer was SO awesome. My son got to turn on the lights and even the siren for a few seconds and the other officer was also smiling ear-to-ear. It was one of the best days EVER for my boy. He couldn't stop talking about it for days. I thought he might even have an interest in law enforcement after that but he liked the fire engine better (the school took him there on a field trip). Still, while we were having such a great time checking out their new ride the officer asked if I knew if any of my son's friends would react the same way. This lead to an annual event in town incorporating the newest cruisers for every day citizens to check out - inside and out. Sometimes, they even had the fire truck and/or an ambulance. It really was fun. That parking lot didn't even have a fence around it - there was no NEED for it until years later when our little town became a much larger city.

I absolutely hate the fact that police are internally investigated. There needs to be a 3rd party review board and it should be much easier for cops to get fired!

“Why does no one trust cops” Supervisor turns up and all of a sudden the story changes. Cops will lie in a second to help themselves

LT is a rockstar. Was super impressed by his immediate de-escalation, professionalism and knowledge. If he was common this audit community wouldn’t be nearly as popular. Let’s hope for more police like him.

LT was probably like "am I seriously having to deal with this shit right now? There are real crimes being committed. These officers are such idiots"

I'm impressed by the power of the lieutenant. He was able to immediately surpress the situation.

The female changes her story to fit the sgt detaining the cameraman. Covering for other cops is the reason for the disconnect between the public and police

That cop looked so confused when his boss offered to take him out of the situation, and immediately showed the kid respect. That was fun to watch.

So I came across your channel a couple days ago and let me tell you … I am HOOKED ! I love how you stop and educate and so clearly spoken , I’m learning a lot just from these videos ! THANK YOU 🙏🏽

"I'm just here to quietly exercise my rights, and not be impeded" beautifully said.

Lieutenant was a class act, I'm glad he's leading by example. He's definitely owned his title as a Lieutenant.

The Lieutenant also had a really good instincts to be able to judge what was going on so fast and realizing that the cops pride was the only thing damaged, then proceeded to be a great civil servant and offer assistance! This man needs to be promoted, or sent to instruct new trainee cops on how to serve their communities

That LT really looked like he cared about the oath he took. Was calm and respectful and made the citizen feel safe and comfortable. No wonder he is a lieutenant.

The Lt. is how every police officer should be.

That LT is a hell of a cop. He knew it was an audit, knew there was NO malicious intent, and steered the situation in a way that benefited the auditor, his employees, and more importantly, his community. Officer Delgado needs to be educated heavily; her accusation could have EASILY caused serious trouble for absolutely nothing

There's lots of officers that could learn a lot from just watching this channel.

I like you, you know your stuff. Audit the police officers, also Audit the auditer. Misconception and confusion should not be out there. A+ for your this Sir!

I'm not sure I've ever seen a smoother de-escalation that was so quick and easy. If he ever decided to run for office, the Lieutenant would have my vote all day, glad to see they still make them like him!

Feel bad for that cop with the beard, I could tell he knew this whole thing was bullshit but didn’t want to speak out against his supervisor

The LT employed some of the best de-escalation I’ve seen, good man.

Once upon a time; cops used to do actual police work, ie. observe, document, and then approach. Nowadays; it's confront, escalate, and extort right off.

...he couldn't tell enTIREly if the tires were in good shape 😂

“Am I detained?” “No, you’re not detained I-“ Walks away immediately

I like the second guy, remaining silent and observing the situation until he found a place to insert himself to say something to help the situation

Is nobody gonna mention how JACKED the LT’s legs looked? Dude could leap a privacy fence in one go!

I'm not a cop, nor do I know a cop, but it's people like this that make me worry about dozens of people getting mowed down by a van because they can't get laid and are mad at everyone for it

Man, I wish I got a C when I fundamentally misunderstood things in school. Very charitable.

Of all the first amendment channels this is by far my favorite. The care you take in looking at these types of incidents rationally from all sides of the conflicts is stellar. Keep up the great work.

@AuditTheAudit Your educating the public on Terry is important. Keep up the good work.

Your videos are fantastic! It's rare to find voices out there that are so professionally neutral. Police AND Auditors need to be better, and you are a great example of that

There is literally thousands of these videos going around the internet at this point, the fact that these police officers keep falling for it and making themselves look ridiculous is pretty unbelievable.

I love how cops always refuse to tell u the law u "broke" cuz they know they will get busted for lying when it goes to trial

Is it normal to not have badge numbers? I’ve never heard of that.

Being in the Army and knowing how nerdy and into regulations LTs love to be, I can only imagine when they told this LT what was going on, he was like, "OH MY TIME TO SHINE!" 😂

What I like about this channel is that you are very even handed in the way you assess the audit. There are no preconceptions that taint your analysis of each individual.

Haven't watched this one yet. But I just wanna say I love this channel. I love the unbiased nature of how you present your videos. When the citizen is wrong, you make sure to let it be known. When an officer is wrong, you treat it the same way. Wrong is wrong. Regardless of how you feel about police or auditors of police

I think the second guy(beard, no mask) was acting very professionally too while his supervisor made everything worse. The lieutenant was great ofc.

The younger guy in the back. Watch his face, the affect shifts - he's laughing internally at the other two and I love it.

The male officer was great IMO. He spoke up and deescalted a situation that his Sgt and fellow officer were escalting. Takes alot of courage to do that with a supervisor right there ESPECIALLY when the one you're going against is ur supervisor. He should get an A++. And the LT obviously did a great job! 👍

Now that's an LT we all love. Kudos to this LT for standing up for this citizen. ❤

That case where someone was trespassed from a sidewalk is insane.

I don't get why police don't just watch from afar (like in this case watch their security camera) until they're satisfied nothing illegal is occurring. Why do they always want to make contact? Contact seems to involve ego and authority every time - recipe for CR Violations and/or disaster.

"Hoooowever" Lol. Love these back and forths.

An investigative detention? That’s clearly a violation of rights. Big miss there

Honestly, I get so hostile and angry at corrupt and narcissistic cops, *but,* I absolutely LOVE it when you find and commend one worthy of an A+. I agree with your evaluation and thank that gentleman for being a good, honest and decent person, despite the power he has to potentially abuse.

Props to Audit the Audit for being objective and fair in your reporting. We all know there are good cops and bad cops just like there are good 1A auditors and bad 1A auditors. Keep up the good work!

I was seriously considering mentioning that an auditor should go around the Burlington NC Police Department in some way or at least I was thinking that last night and then I came across this video tonight. That’s my hometown and I actually recognize at least one of those officers. It’s really cool to see that someone actually did go around my hometown though. And thank you for sure ATA for sharing this.

Hilarious how cops can't go even 5 minutes without lying. In the same sentence he says "you're detained" then says "I never said that". Pathetic

Yay for senior officers who step in and teach the children how to properly do their job! 🙌🏻

Glad beard dude seems quite chill cause hes an absolute unit.

I just cannot be any more impressed by that LT, he was there for less than 2 minutes and de-escalated a situation that took the SGT 10 minutes or more to dig a hole of his own making. Truly this shows how valuable de-escalation, training, and respect can be in dealing with the public in general.

The inconsistencies of law is egregious. “Terry allows for the stop and detainment of individuals pacing back and forth, peering through windows.” On the other hand “Courts have found simply looking through windows of a vehicle, not be enough for a detention” 🤦🏽‍♂️

I guess I can see how you gave the SGT a C, but I would lower that because he kept denying that he detained the photographer even though he definitely did detain him.

Now that’s the way to handle and Deescalate a situation 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼and keep a cool head around people and not arrest and harm people.. thank you 🙏🏽 officers

I love how beanie cop tries to defuse the situation, and even looks disappointed when shit goes bad

Your narration and articulation gets an A+. Your calm, clear demeanor lends itself to detailed understanding of the many nuances surrounding interactions with authorities and individual rights. Thank you for your contributions!

The auditor doesn’t even fully know his own rights. Good on this lieutenant.

How can you be trespassed from public?

I think now we have seen why Sergeant Marsh is only a sergeant...

I live that lieutenant. True cop. Not a pig. He is an asset to the department. I wish him a long safe career

There are people in this world who gain great delight in seeing how many buttons they can push. Good on the LT for recognizing and not getting caught up in this behavior out of all the other parties.

Absolutely disgusting in the first place!

The guy filming the cop cars was obviously looking for a confrontation, most likely in hopes of getting into a conflict and possibly seek for monetary compensation. What an absolute jackass and waste of space and air.

That lieutenant did a great job of coming out and getting everybody to chill. When I see interactions like this, I nearly always see 2 patterns of behavior that are constant. The conflict arises when someone is unable to concisely articulate their point to the other parties. And the conflict escalates when one or both parties make false statements of fact when arguing their case. If people were a little more educated/trained in their communication skills, most of these situations could be avoided. Unfortunately, when the person failing to properly communicate their position happens to be a cop, then the interaction can become a much bigger problem for a regular citizen due to the power dynamic. It's amazing that so many of our public servants genuinely believe that their authority/status is above that of the people they are hired to serve.

Love how you break everything down with case law. It really does let us "people" know what the real truth is...

tires are mostly in shape. cant tell en"TIRE"ly, but they're mostly in good shape. lol

Lieutenant is a model officer we wish more could be this good thank you

HE rolled big arrogant though "Just checking on my employees" 😅😂🤣

I personally don't think walking around trying to get cops to question me is a great way to spend my day, dude must have absolutely no life whatsoever.

So when a sergeant turns up who knows the law " things change 🤔🇬🇧

The problem is the definition of "suspicious." There really needs to be something better than "suspicious" because to a cop, everything is "suspicious" because they think every citizen is a criminal. They, or anybody, can say that anything is "suspicious" and then use confirmation bias to convince everybody else that they are right. Courts need to address this. We see it all the time in these videos.

To be fair, the guy with the camera isn't exactly intelligent with how he does things. It's unnecessary to call the cops your "employees." I understand saying they are here to serve and protect, but that's him trying to get a rise imo. It always makes you look better to stay neutral and not become offensive.

10:00 i think it's a bit ridiculous that some courts don't think peering into cars, even multiple cars, is suspicious. "All that Officer Tafisi observed was lawful conduct which ... was so innocuous and so very much in the realm of ordinary behavior" yet in Terry, the supreme court said that individuals peering into a store was suspicious. how can the courts think that peering into cars is "so innocuous" but peering into a store is suspicious? wtf?

Every time he asked him what crime if I committed as you need to leave. And he keeps asking him what he’s doing their and he told him what he’s doing there. Asked and answered.!!!

This business of "move along" was discredited by the courts long ago. Absent the commission of a crime all citizens have a right to be where they are at. The auditor was practicing a Constitutionally protected right thus he could not be considered to be committing a crime.

It's amazing how much of this could have been avoided by simply watching the person filming, or a short confrontation for an explanation and then observation.

How can a cop tell you to Move Along if you are on a public sidewalk?

“Just Checking on my Employee’s” 💀 💀 💀

Imagine not being able to record public property 🤣

Coming out with "checking on my employees" is a bit confrontational. Better way to put it would be "Documenting the condition of the property in public trust, namely how the City Police are maintaining the vehicles entrusted to them by the taxpaying public."

Ahhh yes, the age old crime of "walking around" on public property. Un-fucking-real.

It's such a refreshing pallet cleanser when you get to see officers not escalating a situation. Well done lieutenant!

This is why I love this channel so much. It is the definition of 3rd party unbiased evaluation of these incidents. Thank you for showing the educated side of things.

I ask again on this channel, how on earth does a sergeant, indeed a supervisor, gets a C when not even understanding basic law.

Lieutenant holds that rank with class and respect.

He’s lied like 5 times . in the first 30 seconds

Lol the bearded officer was smiling, he knew what was up.

While I'm 100% for defending your rights, this isn't the way to do it. Dude was instigating, and handled it kinda immature. This just makes him lose credibility.

“Just checking out how MY employees are doing,” is such a tool thing to say. This guy’s one of those guys that would call every travel or light foul during a pick-up basketball game. Even if he’s technically right, which he wasn’t in a lot of cases here, just be a decent human being, dude.

As a foreigner, its so weird to see how absolutely bipolar some cops are. Like, my father and I were once hospital drivers, and sometimes if we were caught speeding, cops would agree to help clear the way and put sirens on and everything. Job was delivering still live specimens that needed to be couriered. We got to know the police depts along the way and understood the totality of the situation. As what we did was life-saving, we have no amendments or anything, its just an understanding. Then you got cops that issue citations for no real reason because its the easy thing to do, same with arrests.

Did he say your trespassing on public property? What? 😂😂

Lt Beckmer being as friendly and cordial as he was actually made me emotional. We need A LOT more cops like him.

I love the videos where they keep arguing until a higher rank officer shows up and is like "Hey, you're good to go. Is there anything I can do for you?" No ego, no escalation. My guess is they actually understand the law and have better shit to do.

Thx 4 sharing

“you CAN detain someone to figure out if they’ve committed a crime ANSENT of reasonable articulate suspicion”?

I love how its always and everytime "i am the supervisor" No you are not. For these two yes but since you are already there, obviously he meant your boss.

hearing him saying "burlington north carolina" caught me off-guard because i lived there for 3 years

This is great legal advice!!!