He ignores much of the facts in his case. He was stopped asked several questions. Refused to answer and remained in the traffic lane for over an hour blocking traffic. They asked him to park on the side until resolved, He refused. Finally they used force to move him and his car to the side as he fought them.
It was his refusal to answer who he was and whether he was a us citizen. The Broder patrol was simply doing their job. He bragged afterwards how many times in the past he refused to comply with the request of a law enforcement officer in the performance of his duties.
It looks to me like he was asserting his 4th amendment rights.
He was repeatedly left without an answer.
Had he attempted to move he could have been charged with "felony eluding" or "assault on an officer" or even shot as an imminent threat.
Many LEO's love to escalate confrontations to a deadly force level during "simple traffic stops"
Grovel or die peon.
If what you say is true the guy is a moron.
He stopped at an illegal checkpoint under duress. He was under no obligation to answer anything or identify himself. The 4th amendment still counts for some things.
it was a challenge to the constitutionality of random road blocks and their stopping people, demanding id’s and searching their property at will.
The power of this country have gotten out of hand and are ignoring the constitution. He was brave to challenge it. They beat him and that, too, was unconstitutional. I have had it with the random police state.
If they are targeting illegals...go after them and leave Americans alone. The same with Islamic terrorists; don’t start naming Americans “terrorists” and start police state denying our rights and harassing us.
I am not willing to be denied my constitutional rights anymore in the name of whatever crisis the police state is acting on. Enough is enough!