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A first-amendment auditor records a confrontation with Houston Police Department officers at a federal post office. The auditor cites \"Poster 7\" regulations to justify recording in the lobby, while officers argue that videoing people is prohibited. The encounter ends when the officers issue a formal criminal trespass warning, prompting the auditor to leave.
Yes, I can
This is my business
I'm exercising my rights that you swore to protect and defend. Why don't you try doing that?
Honor your oath. How about that?
Correct I'm currently video
Okay, there's a video a bunch of photographs and it says
This is the lobby
So today we're gonna see a video that takes place at a post office in Houston, Texas
And it was recorded by my friend Hillsboro highlights right inside a lobby. You can see how far away
Um, he's from the where they conduct business at from where the registers are at
He's actually next to the entrance of the post office inside in a corner
Recording anything as I can see peacefully not bothering anybody and what you're about to see in this video
I just can't make this up
You got to see it to believe it the stupidity in this video and the ignorance from these two boneheads
It's gonna completely blow you away guys. Like seriously. I just can't believe how dumb these two officers are guys
This is the Houston Police Department. It takes place at a Houston post office in Houston, Texas
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I mean
So it looks like that was like the supervisor or something on this post office
It looks like he's had interactions before with auditors on in this post office now
We're gonna go ahead and watch a couple of Karen interactions
So you can have an idea of like what escalated this to for the cops to get called. Let's take a look
Just so you know if you turn it sideways you get a better picture
Yeah
I don't need your permission. You're in public. I'm me Miami, you know
You're in public **** yeah, this is a federal building
Yeah, that's permission. I don't need permission. Yeah, you publish that what's your name? Where's a card?
What's your name?
It's publishes somewhere and I didn't give permission to I don't need your permission. It's called a money release
You never gave me permission
Tell you what, tell you what I did
I did not give you permission to get out of bed this for us go home get back in bed
Likewise and take your own advice, you know, take your own advice. Don't tell me what to do. Thank you. Now you're getting recorded
Social media
You have to have people's permission. No, I don't
Wow
She touches me she goes to jail
Let's just stay in here
What does it look like I know
Because you're in public because you're in public
Yeah
You know, you're being recorded by the business, right
I'm exercising my rights on public property today
You don't have my permission to get out of bed, so why don't you go home again get back in bed
I
Don't need your permission. You're in public. Yeah, you do. No, you don't
Yeah, okay, why'd you
All right
If I'm an idiot, why don't you stick around and get educated?
Stick around get educated
Uh-huh. Uh-huh
No
You're the one running away
Stick around get educated. I mean guys
Poster seven is not rocket science
It's very easy to understand and I just still can't believe that there's cops out there in this country that do not
Understand that we the people have a right to record inside
Post offices out of all buildings the easiest building to understand because it has it has it in this rules and regulations
poster seven
Photographing may be taking for news purposes in lobbies corridors for years auditoriums. It's not hard
I just don't get it and this cops approach from the beginning from the first second. He approaches his cameraman to the end
Disgusting. Hey, I'm sorry, you know
Just peacefully quietly exercise my right to horn a public building today
Is there was there a reason why
Poster seven says I can poster seven says I can rules and regulations of the posters office say I can record in here
Poster seven rules and regulations of the post office. I know this very well
See photographs for news advertisement commercial purposes may be taken in entrances lobbies for his quarters
So I have every legal right to be here I've done this several times and several other post offices
Around the state of Texas. I know what I'm doing
It's
public photography
First part United States Code 10 or 18 section 242 deprivation of rights on our color of law
Would you are trying to act under is a federal crime?
freedom of the press
I'm not gonna leave unless you threaten me with arrest
Sir, honor your oath. How about that First Amendment? Did you not swear an oath to?
honor your own but no honor your oath on
We get talking here we're grown adults
We're grown adults. We can talk in here. I've done this several times. I
Know what I'm talking about
This is so so this office poster seven rules and regulations say we can record inside the boat inside the building
Educate you and show you something
There you go rules and regulations of the post office I know this very well
so
Photographs for news advertisement commercial purposes may be taken interest of a lot of supporters and corridors
That's express written permission right there from the postmaster themselves
Says I can do this as long as I'm not interfering with business
Post right there
It's open to the public this and honestly, sir. You have no jurisdiction here only
Federal police can be here. This is federal property
Yes, I can
Yes, I can those are rules and regulations right there officer if you can't read that's not my fault
Those are express written permission right there
What's your password?
Let's express written permission right there. Where's your supervisor?
Get him right here
You're blocking me
No, you're gonna trespass me
This is our written permission right there from the postmaster says I can do this. I know what I'm doing
How long you been on the force?
Then you should be educated about this
If you understand it then why are you trying to violate my right so you swore protecting the thing? Yes, you are
This is federal property. I have every right to be here. I know what I'm doing. I know what I'm talking about
Says it right there
If you can't understand that you shouldn't be on the force and much less holding a gun
No, unless you threaten me with arrest and I'll leave unless you threaten me with arrest and I'll leave
You're committing you're trying to commit a federal crime right now, you know, that's 10 years in prison, right?
Yes, I can I've done it multiple times before and multiple post offices and you know what I'm doing
I'm creating my own privacy. Is that illegal?
Yes, I can
This is my business
I'm exercising my rights that you swore to protect and defend. Why don't you try doing that?
Honor your oath. How about that?
If you threaten me with arrest, I will leave
I'm not giving you any personal information because you're a public service
Good citizen
How can I address you? Do you have a name? I can good citizen. Okay, good citizen. Do you mind if we step aside and talk man?
Like I'm not leaving property for you to be in here
You're free to record everything but you're not you can't be recording people coming out here. Yes, I can
Anybody here
Well you are blocking me
You were in the middle
I'm not I'm not leaving unless he's threatening with arrest
Rules and regulations right there say I can be here as soon as I walked in a gentleman came up to see you're perfectly fine
What you're doing? I stood right there. He came up to me and said you're perfectly fine with what you're doing cops came here before
Possibly did the same thing this my first time I've ever been here and I said nothing wrong
Again guys, this is the Houston Police Department
Um, I can guarantee you that they definitely don't have jurisdiction on this federal property guys
And now his partner that walks in here and joins the encounter is probably even more ignorant than this officer
I don't know. You let me know in the comment section. Let's take a look
Name a badge number, please
Thank you
I'm just came in here to peacefully exercise my rights in public. Just quietly reporting
But here's the rules and regulations of the post office say right there from the postmaster say I can do what I'm doing
doesn't mean
I've been in and out this whole time
Yeah, no your other your co-worker decided I've been in and out of the doors I've been around that corner
Well
Well, I had a gentleman right here. I had a woman right here and I had an officer in front of this
Where am I gonna go?
Yeah, I'm in and out
I can go in and out and I can go around there and that's where I have been going
Well when they come here, yeah, well he told me to come over here in the corner
Fine and that's fine. I have the legal right to be here
They say you can be here record
Yes, I can. No, you can't closer seven right there says I can
So you're gonna threaten me with arrest
So you're gonna threaten me with arrest say it. So you're so you're gonna threaten me with arrest. Are you not?
Are you gonna honor your oath or not?
Where's your department at?
So you're gonna threaten me with arrest
Yes, I can freedom of the press honor your own
Are you gonna threaten me with arrest?
If you threaten me with arrest, I will leave
Are you gonna threaten me with arrest?
Give me a chance.
All you have to do is just walk out,
you can come back another day and do business here.
Unless you threaten me with an arrest.
Are you videoing, you're currently videoing, correct?
I'm currently videoing this interrection.
So it says nothing about videoing,
it just says photographs, okay?
Is the video a bunch of photographs?
And it says of the foyer and of the lobby.
This is the lobby.
There are people here, it does not specify people.
So I'm asking you to leave,
because if you want to be articulate,
we can be articulate as well, okay?
Am I being, are you threatening me with an arrest?
We're going to tell you to leave,
and we're going to give you a criminal trespass warning,
okay?
And if you refuse, then yes, we will take you to jail.
All right, that's all I wanted.
That's all you had to say.
------- idiots don't even know what the law is.
-------.
I can do the same thing inside.
I know what I'm talking about.
Maybe you need to go to the law library.
Go to the law library and read.
Okay, well, you just said you're doing what's on the wall.
I am.
Public photography, thank you.
I read the wall.
It does not specify photographs of people.
Is a video a bunch of photographs put together,
yes or no?
It's photographs of the people.
If you want to articulate what's on that wall,
I can articulate what's on that wall as well.
Articulate it?
Are you kidding me?
Even if cops read poster seven,
they still don't understand it.
By the way, the thick 80s mustache.
I mean, I don't know.
Do you think it's because of the mustache?
Guys, I really would love to know
what your thoughts are on this video
down in the comment section, ladies and gentlemen.
And my buddy Hillsborough Highlights
is gonna go file complaints on these officers.
Let's see how far that goes.
It will probably get thrown in the trash bin.
But at least all we can do is just try.
You know what I mean?
Try to hold these clowns accountable.
I'm gonna drop the Houston, Texas Police Department
phone number down below, guys.
If you wanna go and redress your government,
do it respectfully.
Please don't threaten them.
Don't say any harsh words or anything like that.
They'll get butt hurt real quick.
And we don't want none of that, guys.
We wanna stay professional, cool, calm, collected, guys.
Now, I'm gonna drop my friend's link
in the description again, guys.
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J Surreal.