Tyrant Cops Violates Journalist's Rights - LAWSUIT FILED

Añadido: 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]No, you back up, [ __ ] You back up.

[00:00:03]You back up. You back up.

[00:00:05]>> Back up.

[00:00:06]>> Back up. You back up.

[00:00:07]>> Look at you back up.

[00:00:08]>> You look like a fool.

[00:00:09]>> I've heard it. I don't look like a fool.

[00:00:11]>> You do thinking that you could trespass somebody from public property without a crime happening cuz that will make a very, very, very good, very expensive lawsuit against you for violating our rights.

[00:00:20]>> I've heard it all.

[00:00:20]>> Yes.

[00:00:21]>> And you still want to violate our rights? These First Amendment auditors were out exercising their rights and in the matter of an hour, their rights were violated. They were assaulted by a bootlicker citizen and now the Newport Beach Police Department was just served with a $2 million lawsuit for rights violation. Make sure to watch the video all the way through to get an update on this massive lawsuit. The First Amendment Guardians featured in today's episode are Fafo audits and news. These are the brave warriors that are putting their lives on the line for our freedoms. Let's begin.

[00:01:03]>> Children [ __ ] off.

[00:01:05]>> Yeah, [ __ ] you, too. Oh, sorry. [ __ ] off.

[00:01:08]>> [ __ ] off. [ __ ] off. [ __ ] off. [ __ ] off.

[00:01:13]>> No, it's a crow. [ __ ] off. [ __ ] off.

[00:01:19]How you doing, sir?

[00:01:20]>> All right. Shake that good.

[00:01:22]>> What was your name?

[00:01:23]>> Joe.

[00:01:23]>> Joe.

[00:01:23]>> Good to meet you. How you doing? James, how you doing? What's your name?

[00:01:26]>> Joe.

[00:01:26]>> Joe. You're Joe.

[00:01:27]>> What' she say?

[00:01:28]>> James, how you doing? Joe.

[00:01:29]>> Joe. Awesome.

[00:01:30]>> Big dog.

[00:01:30]>> Big dog. Nice to meet you.

[00:01:31]>> You guys can't copy my name.

[00:01:32]>> Dixon.

[00:01:32]>> Dixon. Good to meet you.

[00:01:34]>> How you guys doing?

[00:01:35]>> We're good.

[00:01:36]>> Everything all right?

[00:01:37]>> Yeah. She She's complaining right from the get. I told her to get the postmaster and she uh you're good to go.

[00:01:45]>> What seems to be the issue though?

[00:01:46]>> I don't know. Tell that lady. Yeah, you have to ask them.

[00:01:48]>> Well, you guys have the right to be here. There's no love that not to, you know, >> is over.

[00:01:54]>> We are allowed.

[00:01:56]>> No problem. No problem at all.

[00:01:57]>> All right. You guys >> All right. Thank you.

[00:01:59]>> Wanted to check in with you.

[00:02:00]>> Thank you. Thank you. No, you're good.

[00:02:01]>> Have a great day, guys.

[00:02:02]>> You, too.

[00:02:04]>> It's It's unusual for me. That's >> I know. Yes, I know. We We know we know it's unusual.

[00:02:08]>> Yeah. Do you want You want to know what's unusual? How beautiful you are.

[00:02:12]>> Hold on. Are you amazing?

[00:02:14]>> Oh, thank you.

[00:02:14]>> You're welcome.

[00:02:15]>> Hold on. I got a question. Are you a caregiver?

[00:02:18]>> Yes.

[00:02:18]>> Okay.

[00:02:20]She's a little bit nervous.

[00:02:22]>> Okay. Well, let her know we're we're very nice.

[00:02:24]>> Thank you.

[00:02:24]>> Thank you.

[00:02:25]>> Hello. Good morning. How are you guys?

[00:02:27]>> How y'all >> doing? Great. Doing great. Thank you.

[00:02:30]Nice to see you.

[00:02:30]>> Nice to see you as well.

[00:02:32]>> Did they call about us?

[00:02:35]>> What? Shocker. Shocker.

[00:02:37]>> Funny.

[00:02:38]>> How are you guys? Good.

[00:02:40]>> That's never happened before.

[00:02:44]>> Yeah.

[00:02:50]Okay, we'll do >> Thank you, sir.

[00:03:02]>> You guys got the whole department responding. What the What the heck?

[00:03:06]We're hanging out. How you guys doing?

[00:03:07]>> Good. Um, this is a restricted area for the post office. This was the first blatant attempt to violate the journalist's constitutional rights. The officer deliberately tried to mislead the activists by falsely claiming the public area outside the post office was restricted, a tactic often used to intimidate citizens into surrendering their rights. The auditors were peacefully gathering footage in an area open to the general public. Yet, the moment cameras were pointed at government employees, the officers suddenly attempted to transform a public space into an offlimit zone. Gathering news, documenting public officials, and recording in publicly accessible areas are protected activities under the First Amendment. Officers do not get to invent restrictions simply because they dislike being filmed. This was a clear attempt to suppress protected speech through intimidation and deception. The entire tactic relies on citizens not understanding their rights so they can be bullied into silence while government officials abuse their authority behind a badge.

[00:04:12]>> If you could show me that sign, I' I'd love to see it.

[00:04:14]>> Okay.

[00:04:15]>> It's not restricted.

[00:04:16]>> It's not?

[00:04:16]>> No.

[00:04:17]>> Okay.

[00:04:18]>> This is the the business mail entry units here.

[00:04:20]>> Okay.

[00:04:20]>> Yeah. We're just making sure no everything is okay.

[00:04:22]>> Everything's great.

[00:04:23]>> We talked to postmaster. He came out and introduced himself. Very nice gentleman.

[00:04:26]We talked to him. He's like, "You guys are good. You're cool." Okay.

[00:04:29]>> So, I I don't know if they called.

[00:04:31]>> No, let's just >> Is it a customer?

[00:04:33]>> Yeah, I think so. Yeah.

[00:04:34]>> No, the postm was cool, though.

[00:04:36]>> Okay. Yeah. As long as they're good with you guys. No, >> we're always good. It's, you know, the people that have poor reactions that are the problem.

[00:04:42]>> Okay.

[00:04:42]>> Cool.

[00:04:43]>> All right, sir. Have a good day.

[00:04:44]>> You, too.

[00:04:56]>> Why?

[00:04:57]But I bet you if I don't if I don't go outside.

[00:04:59]>> I believe you asked me for this, right?

[00:05:01]>> Oh, yes. You know, >> a copy of it.

[00:05:03]>> It was right in front of my face. But I appreciate it. Thank you.

[00:05:07]>> Are you trespassing me right now?

[00:05:09]>> Nobody's trespassing you, sir.

[00:05:11]>> Uh, we are about to though. So, please come outside.

[00:05:14]>> He hasn't said it yet, though.

[00:05:15]>> I need you to come out.

[00:05:17]>> Are you trespassing?

[00:05:19]>> Trespassing.

[00:05:21]>> Go ahead. No, let let them say their peace. Let them say their peace.

[00:05:24]>> We'll hear it.

[00:05:24]>> Are you trespassing me?

[00:05:27]Let him be against our first right to trespass on this federal property for doing our first amendment right. So So who exactly is going to be doing the trespassing because we're going to have to make sure this gets up the chain.

[00:05:39]>> So you're videoing people as they're doing >> purchases legal, sir.

[00:05:43]>> It is not.

[00:05:43]>> Yes, it is 100% 100% legal. We're not video Hold on. We're not videotaping anybody doing transactions. We're not recording that.

[00:05:50]>> The minute you videoing people doing transactions.

[00:05:53]>> Well, you're incorrect. But that's fine.

[00:05:54]You can zoom.

[00:05:56]Yes, sir. I can. It's what you if if we were happen to check catch somebody's pin number, it's what we do with that information that could be a crime.

[00:06:03]>> Recording it is not a crime.

[00:06:04]>> And furthermore, anything behind that office desk is your responsibility to keep private if we're not supposed to see it. Now, who exactly what officer here is in charge and thinks they're going to trespass? This is going to go straight to your white coat. And trust me, we are speaking this for a living.

[00:06:20]If you want to trespass, it'll have to be under threat of it'll have to be under threat of arrest name. And I definitely need >> Who wants to do it? Who wants to Who wants to threat arrest and we we'll leave. We will leave under threat of arrest.

[00:06:32]>> Yeah. If we're being threatened with arrest under that, let >> we'll leave. We'll immediately leave.

[00:06:37]You just need to tell us that >> here for that. We're just asking you guys just conduct your business the way you do it.

[00:06:41]>> We have been. We have. Thank you very much.

[00:06:44]>> But we will stop any type of cheering immediately in his tracks.

[00:06:47]>> Okay. Yep. So I think that's all >> fast enough. Not to my knowledge. We're just asking you guys to do what you had to do.

[00:06:56]We're walking up and down saying hello to people.

[00:06:58]>> Okay.

[00:06:58]>> All day. I think you guys are are seeing past your rights and whatnot.

[00:07:05]>> Well, we can't go past our rights. Our rights are our rights. But go ahead.

[00:07:07]Continue.

[00:07:08]>> There's five people with cameras up here. It's very intimidating. As >> you are one person with 20 cameras inside.

[00:07:13]>> You're not listening. You want to be right. Unfortunately. Well, sir, I am right. But go ahead.

[00:07:18]>> That you're having on my business.

[00:07:20]>> They're out here videotaping.

[00:07:23]>> People that are customers that are looking to just walk in, deal with their personal business, mail out what they need to mail out, collect their PO box, and go about their day.

[00:07:31]>> They're allowed to do that. We're not >> I understand that, but there's >> We're not stopping them from doing that, but we're not stopping them. We're still not stopping them. There could be a hundred of us.

[00:07:38]>> Hold on. Trespass, sir.

[00:07:40]>> There could be a hundred of us out here.

[00:07:41]>> I came out here and I shook all of your hats.

[00:07:43]>> You were very nice. There could be hundred of us out here and none of us are stopping what their business.

[00:07:47]>> The moment the officers began threatening the journalists with trespassing for engaging in a constitutionally protected activity, the civil rights violation had already occurred. The activists were standing in a publicly accessible area peacefully recording government property and public officials. Conduct that has repeatedly been recognized by federal courts as protected under the First Amendment.

[00:08:11]Instead of respecting those rights, the officers escalated the situation by attempting to weaponize trespassing laws against citizens who were committing no crime. Federal case law has made it clear for years that the government cannot selectively remove or punish individuals from public spaces simply because officials dislike being recorded. In cases like Glick versus Kunif and Ford Ice versus City of Seattle, the courts affirmed that citizens have a protected right to record public officials performing their duties in public. The officers in this incident ignored those clearly established protections and attempted to override the Constitution with unlawful orders and intimidation tactics. Telling journalists they are trespassed from a public area for exercising free speech is not law enforcement. It is retaliation against protected expression.

[00:09:08]>> Well, business understand what I mean and please stop wasting my words.

[00:09:13]>> Like that kind that car is not yours.

[00:09:14]It's the people's >> that you have over there.

[00:09:17]>> That's the people's wonderful as well.

[00:09:20]By the way, >> I'm so sorry.

[00:09:23]>> They pay your salary. Tax pay.

[00:09:24]>> Okay.

[00:09:25]>> There's no way you guys could just go to the street and videotape and do what you're doing.

[00:09:29]>> No.

[00:09:30]>> This is the same as a street. This property is public just like that's public.

[00:09:34]>> So this is no different.

[00:09:35]>> Walk in freely.

[00:09:36]>> We let them walk in freely. We do not block anybody. A lot >> of elderly customers that are here.

[00:09:40]>> We do not block them. We offer we actually offer assistance to the elderly. We say, "Do you need help with anything?" We're very friendly. We're very nice.

[00:09:47]>> Hang out with us for like five minutes and see how see what happens.

[00:09:51]>> All the entitlement here.

[00:09:55]>> Go back in. Let's go back in.

[00:09:56]>> Yeah.

[00:10:00]>> All right. Cool.

[00:10:01]>> They can't be inside.

[00:10:04]>> Of course we can be inside, sir.

[00:10:06]>> Let me uh make a >> inside is the exact same thing as the sidewalk. It's the same thing. It's public property.

[00:10:12]>> Thank you for your service.

[00:10:20]>> As I said, sneaked up behind me. Usually the people, they don't sneak up behind me.

[00:10:24]>> Hey, for citizen safety, please let us stand behind them.

[00:10:26]>> Yeah. How? Oh, none of them have business cards.

[00:10:35]>> What?

[00:10:35]>> Just give me a Oh, you guys have stickers though, right? That you give the kids.

[00:10:39]>> Yes. Give me one.

[00:10:41]>> He is He's the the biggest kid.

[00:10:44]>> Just one.

[00:10:45]>> He's the biggest kid you'll ever meet.

[00:10:46]Right here. This kid.

[00:10:48]>> Are you seriously 12 years old?

[00:10:50]>> Take off your glasses. Let me see.

[00:10:52]>> Reincarnated.

[00:10:53]>> Let me see how 12 years 12 you are by taking off your glasses. I'll tell you what it is.

[00:10:58]>> That is that is money. Brother, since you don't have a a business card, can you write your name and badge number >> or I'll write it for you. There you go.

[00:11:07]>> Were you scared right there?

[00:11:08]>> That's cool.

[00:11:09]>> Because you don't want to do it.

[00:11:11]>> I just don't want to use your >> beautiful car.

[00:11:13]>> Can you do it?

[00:11:14]>> Your car.

[00:11:15]>> Thank you.

[00:11:15]>> Beautiful.

[00:11:16]>> Thank you.

[00:11:17]>> Oh my god. That is a gorgeous car.

[00:11:18]>> Very nice.

[00:11:19]>> That is a very gorgeous car, sir.

[00:11:22]>> Whatever you did, sir, you did it right.

[00:11:24]>> Exactly. probably a lawyer.

[00:11:26]>> What's going on here?

[00:11:28]>> We're fighting so he can walk.

[00:11:30]>> We're talking to him. Yeah, he's >> he engaged us in a conversation.

[00:11:34]>> It startles It startles.

[00:11:36]>> He's not He's smiling. He's smiling and laughing. He's not startled.

[00:11:40]>> Oh my god. Okay. All right. Okay.

[00:11:44]>> I'm going to start getting the >> Felix police right here.

[00:11:47]>> Put it right here, sir.

[00:11:48]>> Is this main officer if I put it right here?

[00:11:51]>> 538.

[00:11:54]feelings.

[00:11:56]>> Have you guys dealt with any type of person auditors before out here?

[00:12:01]>> Just seeing how you guys are dealing.

[00:12:05]>> Have you guys dealt with any auditors out here before?

[00:12:08]>> Not here specifically, but yes, I've dealt with them.

[00:12:15]>> Yeah, there are some bad apples. Just like they're bad apple cops. Not you guys. There are bad apple auditors, too.

[00:12:20]>> Sir, come on.

[00:12:21]>> Sorry about that, sir. Yeah, you need to open up the breakway.

[00:12:25]>> I'm the one in charge right now.

[00:12:26]>> All right, come on in. Come on in. Watch out.

[00:12:29]>> How you doing?

[00:12:29]>> Nobody's in charge of this operation.

[00:12:31]>> I'm the doormat. I'm the greeter.

[00:12:33]>> I'm sirior.

[00:12:38]How about that?

[00:12:40]>> He's just here. He's He's hanging out in the back. That guy's He's just here.

[00:12:46]>> Are we trying to establish anything by remaining?

[00:12:50]>> We were called for assistance. That's what we're trying to do and support.

[00:12:55]>> Okay. So So we're done.

[00:12:59]>> Okay. What did you determine?

[00:13:03]>> Oh, free to go.

[00:13:05]>> Oh, okay. Handshake.

[00:13:08]>> Handshake. Okay.

[00:13:09]>> You guys have a confession.

[00:13:11]>> Everything changed the moment the post office employee informed the officers that the journalists would not be trespassed from the property. In that instant, the entire narrative the police had been attempting to create completely collapsed. The officers could no longer hide behind the excuse that the activists were unlawfully present because the very people responsible for the property had just confirmed that the auditors had every right to be there.

[00:13:37]The unlawful intimidation campaign had now been exposed in real time on camera for the world to see. You can almost feel the panic set in once the officers realized they had already crossed the constitutional line. They had threatened peaceful journalists with trespassing, falsely labeled a public area as restricted, and attempted to suppress protected First Amendment activity, all while being recorded. The moment the post office refused to trespass the activists, the officers understood that the legal shield they were trying to build around their actions had completely disappeared.

[00:14:14]Now, instead of controlling the situation, they were staring directly at the possibility of a massive federal civil rights lawsuit that could cost taxpayers millions.

[00:14:28]>> Oh, look at you. Aren't you impressive?

[00:14:30]You're so important. You poor broke ass little [ __ ] You live out you.

[00:14:34]>> Hey, why are you saying things like that in front of this lovely lady? Go [ __ ] yourself, bud.

[00:14:38]>> Poor little guy. I got my camera in front of people. No, you back up, [ __ ] You back up. You back up. You back up.

[00:14:47]>> Back up.

[00:14:48]>> Back up. You back up.

[00:14:49]>> Look at you back up.

[00:14:50]>> Yep.

[00:14:50]>> DO NOT ASSAULT ME, >> BROTHER. DUDE, you're on my [ __ ] THAT'S CALLED ASSAULT. YOU'RE ALREADY COMMITTING ASSAULT, YOU DUMB [ __ ] >> YOU'RE ALREADY COMMITTING ASSAULT.

[00:15:01]>> BACK OFF of me.

[00:15:04]>> This guy just assaulted me.

[00:15:06]>> That's what happened. And now the police ARE ALREADY ON THEIR WAY.

[00:15:09]>> HEY, you're already assaulting me.

[00:15:11]getting close and threatening me, buddy.

[00:15:14]You need to stay out of my personal space.

[00:15:16]>> It's all right. Now you're going to get a PPA.

[00:15:19]>> Hey, just stick around.

[00:15:22]>> Just stick around.

[00:15:23]>> Your grandchildren died.

[00:15:24]>> You are already committing assault, getting so close and threatening. You better back off.

[00:15:28]>> Your mother's a [ __ ] >> It's not going to end well for you, buddy.

[00:15:31]>> Your mother's a [ __ ] >> You need Hey, you see all this?

[00:15:35]>> You are definitely the instigator, buddy. You need to calm down.

[00:15:38]>> I don't need to >> calm down, dude. Police are on their way. Can't wait to tell them.

[00:15:41]>> Trust me. Yeah, I know. They got to look at our film.

[00:15:44]>> Yeah, you're calling the police by yourself. Trust me.

[00:15:46]>> They're already on their way.

[00:15:47]>> Trust me.

[00:15:49]>> The situation escalated even further when an aggressive bootlicker citizen inserted himself into the confrontation and allegedly assaulted one of the peaceful journalists simply for exercising his constitutional rights.

[00:16:03]The activists had been standing in public, documenting government activity, and engaging in protected First Amendment conduct when the individual suddenly became hostile. Instead of respecting the journalist's right to gather news, the citizen appeared determined to intimidate and physically confront them for daring to hold a camera in public. At that point, the journalist was left with no choice but to defend himself. The activists had already been threatened by police, falsely accused of trespassing and subjected to escalating intimidation tactics. And now the hostility had turned physical. The entire incident demonstrated exactly why these journalists record in the first place.

[00:16:46]Because the moment citizens begin asserting their rights in public, some people immediately resort to aggression, threats, and violence in an attempt to silence protected speech.

[00:16:58]master.

[00:17:00]He already made a decision to let them stay here. So, we're >> He can't decide that. He can't decide that. I >> I understand. I wasn't talking to you guys. We can all We can have conversations.

[00:17:10]>> You can educate people. Educate them properly. Educate them properly.

[00:17:12]>> If you want to have a conversation with me and the officers, we will. But I don't need you interrupting our conversations.

[00:17:17]>> But you're giving wrong information. We cannot He cannot I'm not debating this with you.

[00:17:22]>> Great. You should We can have a conversation. You should not. You should not. Let's have a conversation. Okay.

[00:17:26]Let's have it. I want to hear how somebody could kick us off of public property.

[00:17:30]>> No, I just >> I'll protect you from you guys.

[00:17:35]>> Go ahead.

[00:17:35]>> I'll protect you.

[00:17:36]>> Okay.

[00:17:37]>> I'm here for >> So, you ready for that conversation?

[00:17:39]Hold on.

[00:17:41]>> Is ridiculous. It's im It's immature >> and it's below what you guys the professionalism that you stand for.

[00:17:47]>> She was afraid. So, I was trying to >> No, you weren't.

[00:17:49]>> Reass.

[00:17:51]No, you weren't.

[00:17:52]>> If you So, if you want to have a real conversation, we can have real conversation. So I want to hear about getting trespassing on this property.

[00:17:58]How does that work?

[00:17:58]>> Yeah. So it's if >> we're on public property. Start there.

[00:18:00]We're on public property. So how do you get trespass on public property?

[00:18:02]>> You're on >> public property. Public property.

[00:18:05]>> That is post office property.

[00:18:07]>> No, it's public property, sir. Public property. If they want you off, you will be removed to the cycle.

[00:18:11]>> Okay. They I would like to see them try.

[00:18:13]You can encourage that.

[00:18:14]>> They already they already told you guys that they didn't want us to help and didn't want you guys off the property.

[00:18:19]>> Okay. Now, we got another phone call.

[00:18:21]>> Okay.

[00:18:21]>> And things may change and I will update you as soon as that happens.

[00:18:25]>> Okay. I have a question. So, if they say they want us to leave, you will forcefully remove us from the property.

[00:18:29]>> We You will arrest us?

[00:18:30]>> No. We'll arrest you.

[00:18:31]>> You'll arrest us?

[00:18:32]>> Yes.

[00:18:32]>> Okay. So, you violate our rights.

[00:18:34]>> If you choose not to leave, >> we would love that. We hope that they do because you will be violating our rights, our first amendment right.

[00:18:39]>> Not how you want. That's not violating your rights.

[00:18:41]>> Sorry, it's not me. That is the law.

[00:18:43]That is the law. That is the law.

[00:18:44]>> You're putting it on camera. That is the first amendment you on the wrong. That is the first amendment that you swore an oath to uphold >> and you're willing to violate that and that is great for us. That will be great for >> that'll be great for us. Yes.

[00:18:55]>> Yeah. We will do >> whatever we have to do with hope that happens >> the legalities of the law >> and then the court will tell you that you cannot trespass from public property.

[00:19:03]>> You know that we've been trained we're not breaking >> very poorly. If you've been trained on you've been trained very poorly on it.

[00:19:08]You've been trained very poorly on You know, we know if you want to have real conversation, if you want to have transparency, >> I know you guys don't know.

[00:19:16]>> Do that, but you don't want to hear that.

[00:19:18]>> Sir, I don't want to hear that you're willing to vi that you think you could violate our rights.

[00:19:22]>> You don't want to hear it, but you are hearing it.

[00:19:25]>> I I am hearing it. This is great for us.

[00:19:28]Thank you very much.

[00:19:28]>> He was here earlier. You didn't He didn't violate our rights.

[00:19:31]>> No one's violated your rights.

[00:19:33]>> No, >> you're right. No one is going to violate our rights.

[00:19:35]>> Violated your rights. You're willing to.

[00:19:36]>> You are very correct. I will I will educate you and inform you of what the decision is going to be by the postmaster >> and if it's changed from last time.

[00:19:44]>> All right.

[00:19:45]>> I will let you know.

[00:19:46]>> Great.

[00:19:46]>> And you can either choose to cooperate or not.

[00:19:48]>> No, we will leave under threat of arrest. So if you want to if you want to >> What truly cemented the civil rights lawsuit was the moment the arrogant sergeant once again threatened the journalists with trespassing even after the post office manager had already made it absolutely clear that the activists were allowed to remain on the property.

[00:20:07]At that point, there was no confusion left. The officers knew the journalists were lawfully present. They knew the filming was protected under the First Amendment, and they still chose to continue the intimidation campaign anyway. This was no longer a misunderstanding. It became a deliberate attempt to suppress protected speech under color of law. Federal courts have repeatedly ruled that citizens have a clearly established constitutional right to record public officials in publicly accessible spaces. In Glick versus Knif, the First Circuit held that filming government officials in public is protected by the First Amendment. In Ford Ice versus City of Seattle, the Ninth Circuit recognized the right to document police activity in public spaces. And in Houston versus Hill, the Supreme Court made it clear that citizens have the right to verbally challenge and question police conduct without fear of retaliation by continuing to threaten the journalists with trespass after the property manager explicitly refused to trespass them. The sergeant crossed the line from ignorance into outright retaliation against protected expression. That moment transformed the encounter into the foundation for a serious federal deprivation of rights lawsuit under 42 USC section 1 1983.

[00:21:30]>> Okay. All [ __ ] four of you. You're the [ __ ] sergeant.

[00:21:34]>> What would you like to do?

[00:21:35]>> Listen, I'll [ __ ] tell you. You saw if I [ __ ] anyone else in here had a [ __ ] video camera of us bumr rushing someone for 20 feet calling [ __ ] cutting trying to press it and they go to someone else and put a [ __ ] camera in their face and then assault them and you have witnesses we would be arrested and you wouldn't be pulling this [ __ ] at all. We don't have we don't have enough footage. All you would need is another [ __ ] witness showing that I did or even saying that I did. Guys, that's all you need. THIS IS A [ __ ] DISGRACE.

[00:22:01]What's your number? Stop talking. What's your number?

[00:22:04]>> Oh, I'm not going to stop talking. 1566, 1475, 1436, >> and 1683. You guys are [ __ ] disgrace.

[00:22:12]Someone gets assaulted on your watch and your deal is Oh, they're not the auditors, so we're not going to do [ __ ] about it. You're all dismissed.

[00:22:21]Dismissed.

[00:22:21]>> Your unprofessional juvenile behavior.

[00:22:24]>> You should not wear a badge.

[00:22:26]>> You know, we're going to sit here and take it.

[00:22:28]>> Would have dealt with this properly.

[00:22:29]>> You know, we're going to sit here and listen to everything you say.

[00:22:32]>> I'm not talking anymore. You guys are all dismissed. This is a horrible stain.

[00:22:35]And you know what? Once this goes live and hundreds of thousands of people see this [ __ ] your guys' department got hit up, white coat going to hit. They're all going to be talking about how you didn't handle this [ __ ] properly. Cuz when they see this video online, they're going to see you guys let a [ __ ] perpetrator.

[00:22:52]>> Did you sign a PPA?

[00:22:54]>> No. Because you don't know what the [ __ ] you're doing. That's why you let them go because you are a disgrace, dude. I normally award cops when they're doing a good job. You guys are a [ __ ] disgrace.

[00:23:06]>> You're dismissed. E gone.

[00:23:08]>> I can't believe this atrocity on freedom right here. Hey. Oh, you're the you're the perpetrator. Hey, man. You're good.

[00:23:15]Take off. I just I don't like what I see. I have video footage and evidence and two witnesses. Yeah. Hey, great job, Newport. Great job, Newport. Appreciate you guys.

[00:23:27]>> Thank you for your service.

[00:23:32]That's fair.

[00:23:39]>> I'm going to give >> law enforcement.

[00:23:45]Okay.

[00:23:46]>> I support good cops. What I just saw today was horrible. Horrible. Absolutely horrible.

[00:23:53]>> We heard you.

[00:23:55]>> I just made sure it's called milk in the clock. They got the overtime going. Go ahead. This is just a disgrace. You guys are just going to be lit up on Oh my god. Lit up on life. They No one likes bad cops, guys. You should have stopped it the moment you saw it happening. You should have taken control, sir. You and you could have made all these guys do it correctly. But it seems like >> Keep talking, brother. None of us care what you're saying. I'm not listening.

[00:24:22]It's in one ear and out the other.

[00:24:24]>> Hey, you know what? It's just another reminder why you four shouldn't have a badge. Accept statement right there. No, just another reason there >> over whatever the hell that is.

[00:24:33]>> Your unprofessional and juvenile behavior, we're recording it as well.

[00:24:40]>> Just repeat what I say. That's good.

[00:24:42]That's good.

[00:24:44]>> I No problem. As long as you're focused on me, I love it.

[00:24:48]>> And you can go talk to my chief, command staff, everybody.

[00:24:51]>> What's her name? It's all good.

[00:24:53]>> So, >> what's the chief's name?

[00:24:56]>> Go to the Newport Beach Police Station.

[00:24:57]and you'll find it.

[00:24:58]>> You don't even want to tell.

[00:25:00]>> Yeah, they don't like saying [ __ ] when they're doing it wrong.

[00:25:03]>> You can Google it in two seconds.

[00:25:05]>> I don't I I don't know how to >> This guy even knew this guy did it wrong. And you're out here playing trying to act like mutual.

[00:25:12]>> Oh, I'm not acting anything.

[00:25:13]>> Dave Miner.

[00:25:14]>> Yes, it is.

[00:25:16]>> See, there you go.

[00:25:17]>> Okay. So, he said if you want to trespass, that's all you have to do is say that.

[00:25:23]>> You guys are good. No, but but tell him no, we would like it because he thinks we can be trespassed from public property. So, we would like that. That would help us out tremendously cuz all he has to say is we're going to arrest you under threat. Well, you have to be leave or you'll be arrested under >> They're doing their job, guys. They're doing their job.

[00:25:39]>> They're doing it very poorly. Very poorly.

[00:25:40]>> I will definitely give you lessons if you need it. Or you can call me Papa, Mr. Sergeant.

[00:25:46]>> No.

[00:25:46]>> Yes, sir.

[00:25:47]>> You haven't earned that.

[00:25:49]>> Well, I'll tell you what. You definitely haven't earned those stripes, bud.

[00:25:52]>> You only knew. If I only knew.

[00:25:54]>> No, we we don't from what we've seen.

[00:25:58]>> This sergeant thinks we could be back.

[00:26:00]>> No, no, wait. You You missed it where he said that we could be trespassing the property.

[00:26:04]>> Realizing the situation had completely unraveled and that the entire encounter had been captured on camera, the officer suddenly began backtracking from the earlier trespass threats in an obvious attempt to distance himself from the constitutional violations that had already occurred. After aggressively asserting that the journalists were trespassing and attempting to intimidate them into leaving, the officer now tried to soften his position and pretend the encounter was merely a misunderstanding.

[00:26:32]But the damage had already been done.

[00:26:35]The unlawful threats, the false claims about restricted areas, and the retaliation against protected First Amendment activity had already cemented the foundation for the massive civil rights lawsuit now hanging over the department.

[00:26:50]That was bad, dude. Feels bad.

[00:26:53]>> He thinks He thinks we can be removed from public property.

[00:26:58]Sands a crime.

[00:26:59]>> [ __ ] your ego up, didn't we?

[00:27:00]>> No crime. We're going to We're going to remove you from public property.

[00:27:04]>> No, no, no.

[00:27:07]>> So, do you do you violate people's rights often or just when you feel like it? When you don't like somebody?

[00:27:12]>> Why are all you guys covered up?

[00:27:13]>> What are you hiding from?

[00:27:15]Hey, >> I'll wait till you guys leave.

[00:27:18]>> Jacob, >> we did ask him to ask you guys to have us trespass cuz we want to see you attempt to have us trespass because that will make a very, very, very good, very expensive lawsuit against you for violating our right.

[00:27:42]>> I've heard it all.

[00:27:43]>> Yes.

[00:27:44]And you still want to violate our rights, right?

[00:27:47]>> Call it what you want.

[00:27:48]>> You don't know how rights work. You know how the first amendment works. You took an oath to the first amendment.

[00:27:53]>> Keep talking.

[00:27:53]>> I am. Hello. Listen.

[00:27:54]>> This is all just talk.

[00:27:55]>> Here it is. Just talk. Just talk.

[00:27:57]>> You look like a fool.

[00:27:58]>> I've heard it. I don't look like a fool.

[00:28:00]>> You do thinking that you could trespass somebody from public property without a crime happening.

[00:28:04]>> Okay.

[00:28:05]>> You think that you can do that, right?

[00:28:06]Go ahead.

[00:28:07]>> That's right. Right.

[00:28:07]>> Play it.

[00:28:09]>> Duty right here.

[00:28:09]>> No, this guy. Hold on. You missed it all. You missed it all. So he says he's going to remove us under threat of arrest if he asks us >> to be removed. The the postmaster just like >> he says we don't know what we're talking about. He thinks we can be removed.

[00:28:22]>> Going to hit you. I got it. Let's get out of the way.

[00:28:25]>> Sir, we're not trying to >> I want you guys to be safe. They're going to try and leave.

[00:28:29]>> Be safe, guys.

[00:28:30]>> That's the last Yes. Everybody. There you go.

[00:28:32]>> Violate our rights properly.

[00:28:34]>> All right. So, look.

[00:28:38]>> So, we have you on camera.

[00:28:41]hear about how you think you could violate our rights.

[00:28:43]>> Why don't you >> being on public property?

[00:28:45]>> Yep. Let's go. Let's go, guys. No more of this letting you guys know what's cracking. We're going to buy them for you.

[00:28:50]>> Check it out. I'll give all >> you are not special. If we want to be next, >> who would who can trespass us from?

[00:28:59]>> No one.

[00:29:00]>> No. No. But but according to him, because he thinks he thinks a postmaster can trespass us from this public.

[00:29:06]>> So, who could trespass us from there?

[00:29:08]Another cop?

[00:29:08]>> How can you enforce that? another tyrant like yourself.

[00:29:11]>> They could get us right there. How can you enforce it?

[00:29:14]>> I'll get back to you. I I got to look that one up.

[00:29:16]>> Okay. Yeah.

[00:29:18]>> While you're looking that up, look up the First Amendment, learn about it, and learn about how we can be on public property without being trespassed. No matter who as I'm always about educating myself.

[00:29:28]>> Come here and say we want him trespassing. You cannot trespass >> illegally. Yes, you can.

[00:29:32]>> I don't care who the [ __ ] asks us to be trespassed. You cannot do us. But of course, we can illegally.

[00:29:38]>> Have a blessed day, guys.

[00:29:40]>> Now, >> I'll ask for the incident.

[00:29:42]>> Bye, Tyrant. Bye, Tyrant.

[00:29:44]>> Sergeant, incident number.

[00:29:46]>> Ain't going to be a sergeant longer.

[00:29:48]>> Sergeant, incident number.

[00:29:49]>> Yep.

[00:29:50]>> Remember, he's not listening to >> Sergeant. Incident number, please.

[00:29:53]>> He hears you, but he doesn't listen.

[00:29:55]>> Do we get the incident number, please?

[00:29:57]>> Sir, >> get on the hood.

[00:29:59]>> Incident number. Hey, how quick and I >> number.

[00:30:07]>> Bye.

[00:30:10]>> Hi.

[00:30:10]>> You guys are so funny.

[00:30:12]>> Thank you. We appreciate it. I'm glad you appreciate our humor.

[00:30:15]>> As the officers finally turned and walked away, the humiliation on the scene was impossible to ignore. after falsely claiming the area was restricted, threatening peaceful journalists with trespassing, and attempting to intimidate citizens engaged in protected First Amendment activity, the entire narrative collapsed right in front of the cameras. The post office had already confirmed the activists were allowed to remain on the property, and the officers were left with no lawful justification for the threats and harassment that unfolded throughout the encounter. The Walk of Shame said everything. Now, the Newport Beach Police Department has been hit with a massive federal civil rights lawsuit seeking $2 million in damages for deprivation of rights under color of law. The lawsuit alleges that officers violated the journalist's First Amendment rights by attempting to suppress lawful news gathering and retaliating against citizens for recording in public. It also centers around unlawful intimidation, retaliatory threats of trespass, failure to protect peaceful citizens from assault, and abuse of authority carried out while the activists were engaged in constitutionally protected activity.

[00:31:30]What began as a group of journalists peacefully holding cameras outside a post office has now exploded into a federal legal battle that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. If you support constitutional rights, government accountability, and the public's right to document officials in public spaces, make sure to subscribe to the First Amendment Guardian channel for more coverage exposing abuse of authority and protecting the freedoms that every American is supposed to have.