Three police officers were recently filmed arresting a man for using “foul language” in Caldwell, Idaho, which the cops said was “disorderly conduct” (video below).
The man, who wants to be identified as IR Pedro, told The Free Thought Project that he gave the finger to one of the cops: “I flipped him off as he was driving [past] me. I didn’t notice this, but he turned around and parked until I came out of the gas station.”
“My ride just showed up, and as I’m getting into my car, I notice this SUV almost ramming the car,” Pedro added. “I get out my phone and immediately start recording.”
https://youtu.be/0rYFfjMSoYw
In the video, the officer repeatedly tells Pedro that he is there to provide some kind of “help” that Pedro needs, which Pedro repeatedly denies.
When Pedro asks the officer if he is being detained, the officer refuses to say, and asks Pedro twice if he is “educated.” The cop repeatedly asks to see Pedro’s ID, again under the claim of trying help him and make sure that he is OK.
In an abrupt change from his multiple offers of help, the officer tells Pedro that if he doesn’t give him his ID then he going to go to jail for “obstructing and delay.” After Pedro insists that he has not committed any crime, the officer says that Pedro “needs some help,” which, once again, Pedro denies.
As two more police cars pull up, the officer tells Pedro that they all are there to determine if he needs help. The officer tells the other two cops that a “citizen flagged” Pedro, but does not mention any crime.