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Cops in my opinion didn’t really do a bad job they’re a little annoying but it was the douche bag owners that need to move to North Korea if they hate our freedom so bad. Hopefully they lose tons of business because of this video and they then understand what freedom is.
I mean the man says GBTH for Christ sakes and people “feel” uncomfortable. He’s just holding a freaking cheap ass sign at that and look at these idiots. 🤦🏿♂️
"I'm embarrassed. I'm humiliated. I feel like a criminal." Yeah, well, that tends to happen when you commit a crime, bonehead. Having a bad day in no way justifies you taking it upon yourself to abuse other people.
@@A_Bunch_of_Savages you think people saying God bless the homeless vets are a bad thing? Gee aren’t you proud to be a butt to people who are showing the homeless vets need to be blessed.
Meh. In my experience, 100% of people holding a sign like that are panhandling. Jeff might be the only person in the world that isn’t panhandling while holding a sign like that. It’s not egregious of use to assume that he is panhandling; we make these kinds of judgments all the time, everyday about a lot of things. The egregious part is his behavior towards another human. You just don’t do that for no reason. You can’t take out previous bad experiences with panhandlers on other panhandlers. That’s unfair.
They always assume he is homeless and is panhandling. Which panhandling is legal in every city in this country. The Supreme Court has ruled panhandling ordinances are unconstitutional, everyone has the 1st Amendment right to ask for help. So any city that has panhandling ordinances and are enforcing them is breaking the law. Only aggressive panhandling is illegal, and that is when someone tells them no and they continue to follow them around demanding money. But if they ask and are told no and that ends it, that is 100% legal.
@@aaronqueen55the problem isn’t that random citizens make assumptions. People are going to make assumptions. Not illegal. The problem is when citizens make assumptions and then the police use the assumptions to impose the power of the government in order to violate rights. The cops must witness illegal activity or have RAS in order to do anything. Way too often the cops also make assumptions and stsrt demanding he move, demanding ID and much more.
@@BoydBuildersInc my favorite part about your comment is that you start off saying, “the problem isn’t that random citizens make assumptions,” then shortly after you say, “the problem is that random citizens make assumptions…” It’s like you don’t even have a point.
They cant stand not being above someone else and hate that they, the unwashed masses have the same rights they do. So sad, I wont be spending my money there, I dont support communists.
This cop has NO RIGHT to tell a citizen that he cannot speak with other people. I really wish that cops would stick to the law rather than feel that they need to be 'negotiators' in every situation. They just complicate things.
The cop took it "a bridge too far" when he told Jeff not to talk to the customers. It's not up to the cop or restaurant owner to determine with whom the customer can make conversation. Jeff is on the sidewalk.
Well to be fair, the cop said “if you don’t mind”. But I would have pushed back and let him know that I could speak to whomever I wanted to and that wasn’t illegal.
“If you don’t mind, officer...could you just not make contact with any other citizens when you’re in public?” Jeff is the only one in the video who didn’t have a room temperature IQ.
I once had a (virtual) conversation with him about The Ridley Report, and Jeff cited him as one of his inspirations... Ridley isn't as active as he used to be but he's been a 1st 2nd 4th and 5th activist/reporter for a long time. Started out in New Hampshire and travelled around a bit. He'd stay local and stick with a story like Jeffs investigations into various agencies over the years. It was well over 10 years ago Ridley hosted an open carry litter pick and a cop pulled up freaking out about cameras, didn't mention the guns once lol... Not much changes when the police keep hiring from the bottom of the barrel.
That's all America is for most people anymore. It's not a nation with a clear identity, laws, culture, and morality. It's merely a place to set up shop and do business with no respect for the people who came before and created the space that's so open to them.
They only asked for IDs because they want to get the person out of there and not deal with the problem I’ve seen it on many other disputes web party knows other party has a warranty starts a fight and then the other part he gets hauled off😐
The entire interaction with the trespasser is so much more friendly than the one with Jeff. I am very sad to see that people don't appreciate the freedoms we have in this country that so many people fought and died for.
Notice how much leeway they’re giving this clown at the bar? Meanwhile they told him they wanted him to leave. If that guy had a camera he woulda been cuffed and stuffed within 10 seconds
This is a good way of showing how people treat someone they think are homeless. Imagine actually being homeless, and having to deal with people mistreating you all the time, and knowing that most cops won't be on your side, if you should ask for their help. I'm guessing most homeless people don't even bother to contact the police if someone does something to them.
@Lando R so "most" homeless people spend their money on drugs ? care to throw a number out there ? like what 90% of homeless spend money on drugs ? or less ? or more ?
I have been transient from time to time. I’ve ridden the bus all across the country in between my breaks from traveling to go back to Toledo. I’ve worked for a door-to-door magazine sales company, helped people move (drugs from Colorado), hitched through Texas, and been a mechanic for a hippie convoy across America for a while. Life has strange paths. I thought I was gonna be a machinist or a landscaper. Lol
@Michele I saw a few people in the video stand up for him. The lady who said she would rather Jeff was okay, and she would rather have him around than the douchebag.
*That officer is still a tyrant, at 7min 35sec where he's saying they're going to go through to ticket any vehicles that the meters are expired and he goes on to say... "I mean yeah, that could be a way to... then stops mid sentence, obviously referring to possibly getting Jeff's information from his vehicle."*
Lmfao what? Having a dude out front of your business with a cardboard sign is bad for business... Why the fuck would any business approve of that. I mean I respect his right to do it, but chastising the business owner for worrying about his business has gotta be the stupidest thing I've ever heard xD
@@cybergypsy6380 is that a scar from plastic surgery under the chin? I thought maybe he got cut really bad and talk about hearts waxing cold 🧐 One more thing, did he say "it's the first time I have seen this in 300 hundred years" Crazy times we are living in 🤗
That was the worst part of this whole video IMO. These people like freedom right up until the point that someone uses it in a way they don't like. It's disgusting.
"Im a little bit vulnerable" he says while attacking someone who everyone else assumes to be homeless. I think Jeff needs to correct the cops whenever they bring up panhandling though. It would have been much better had the cop told the idiot that his assumptions were wrong.
@@melissagaynor5880 they meant about being homeless. Not that the cops would've believed him anyways had he said he wasn't. I don't blame Jeff for not telling them. It be pointless
Jeff did tell the cop that he was not panhandling, but not until after he saw the cop was not going to jump to conclusions, and instantly assume that Jeff was panhandling. If you are testing someone, you do not immediately let them know exactly what you are doing, you wait to see if they do the investigation, and get the facts. Then they can implement their authority, appropriately.
I’m dying laughing. Restaurant owner shakes hands, feels like the man, then the boys in blue say….. we are going start writing some parking violations in your parking lot now. Keep calling Karen’s 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@MrEkzotic these places dont have actual parking lots (usually, and especially in bigger cities), parking is on the street and must be paid for at the meter.
So many auditors are in such a hurry to post videos that they dont capture the complete story. By waiting for the body cam you have captured the complete story that your video alone would not have shown. Good job Jeff.
"I'm just trying to make this place a better community, I mean come on" Yes we do that by yelling and assaulting people in the street and making vulgar gestures and generally being disruptive to the general public
Jeff got out of the military when I was born. That's a few years ago anyway. Jeff an OG for sure. Thanks again Jeff! Your vids are always worth watching.
@@thatlsk They may have a policy to run tags on those vehicles given a parking ticket. Ownership of the vehicle will come back. They can run tags even without issuing a ticket, but here it seems like a lot of effort for a little return.
"Freedom of speech, blah blah blah..." Hey, if you dont like the country, leave.... ill hold the door.... ill pay for you to leave... Thanks for doing the work that needs to be done! God bless America and God Bless Our Constitution!
Your videos with the sign "God bless homeless vets" is a good lesson in not jumping to conclusions. Almost everyone you encounter jumps immediately to your being homeless. It is too funny that the instigator got trespassed!
That deceptive, conspiring cop was looking for any reason to hem you up, Jeff. Even something as stupid as a parking violation. But the S.O.B. in the Honda who assaulted you never really got what he deserved…😡 And the cops let him slide…
That cop was being very respectful to Jeff. You can't be reading into things that way. He was just telling him about making sure to keep things legal. I get that cops aren't always liked. Hell, I don't like a lot of the cops I see on these channels, but not every cop is an asshole.
@@sharudd … to Jeff’s face, yeah he was pretty respectful. But BEHIND HIS BACK - in bodycam recorded video with the restaurant owner, he was seeking any reasonable method to charge him with violating a city ordinance or statute! And then there’s just the condescending manner of his speech…and passive/aggressive tone in which he described Jeff’s free exercise of civil liberties! That cop was a pr!ck…
Actually a lady at the Florida Welcome station called the cops on Jeff saying just having a sigh is a form of panhandling. She was proven wrong of course.
@@chrisbudesa Which pisses me off. Because it IS a crime. At least in my state it is. In Florida it is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable by up to one year imprisonment and $1,000 fine.
Did the owner say "freedom of speech blah blah bullshit"?? And that's precisely why we need people brave enough like you doing what you're doing. 6:00 We all need to do our part to wake up these ignorant zombies.
All I can say is wow. The way they treat Jeff because they think he’s some homeless vet. Says a lot about these people in this video. Jeff you don’t have to talk at all just keep getting those body cams. Let them show who they really are.
It's about time law enforcement starts investigating and enforcing the laws about making false claims to a 911 report misuse of Emergency Services is illegal and dangerous
Wow that pure art. See how powerful auditing is. The root of all our problems because a vast majority of people don't know their laws and lockdown on people that do. Good video mate👌
You know what? You are the only one who mentioned the importance of the cops' body cam. Without the body cam footage this video wouldn't be as good. I think it raised it from about a 5 to a 10+ because it gave an in depth view of people's personalities & what they said about Jeff behind his back.
When you can't charge Jeff Gray for a crime ... you waste the next hour giving out overtime parking tickets just in the hopes one of those cars are Jeff's??? Every day is more insane 😖💔
It was nice to hear that those people wanted to have dinner with Jeff, well done by those officers keeping it professional. I did enjoy hearing him eat his Humble Pie
Those thin blue line thugs were just itching to go hands on with Jeff…when it dawned on them that Jeff had done nothing wrong, they started to get little boners at the thought of writing parking tickets…then the unruly customer fell into their laps and they finally got their rocks off with a trespass. They are real “heroes.”
@@garcommedia2771 And they tried to "nudge" the owners into giving an account against Jeff. But after first-hand reports of unruly behavior, obscene acts, and aggression by Mister Karen, they soft-shoe like cops responding to a domestic disturbance in the 1970's.
My.dad dies today two years ago, so I figured to make the world a better place I would degrade soemone in public who I think is homeless. Now I feel like a fool and I'm embarrassed. Did you hear the guy try and place the guilt on everyone else but himself. I will last atleast he left and didn't act a fool even more. Well done Jeff. Imagine a sign with a positive message of unity and acknowledgement to one of the cancers on our society , triggering people to act the opposite way. The cops did really well here, it was funny how he still had to give directives and stopped short of saying he hoped he could give you a traffic citation, that's just the way they are trained. He did really well aside from that. Absolute gold of an audit and keep it up.
Great job educating everyone there. I'm sure everyone walked away feeling more informed about The Constitution. The guy that got trespassed totally understands what happened, and won't harbor any ill will towards homeless vets in the future, due to confusion, I'm sure....
I loved that the cops told the owner that since they were there they were going to be doing parking enforcement. So if the douchebag hadn't called the cops they might not have been checking meters. But I guess they'll say it was all Jeff's fault. Glad to see they sort of dealt with the instigator. Too bad there wasn't any public lewdness charge over the dollar bill deal.
Cops have double standards, can't be trusted, pretend to be your friend then back stab with anything they can get on the flipside, play both parties looking to violate citizens rights and freedoms! Overpaid tyrants!
So let me get this straight... HYO is holding a sigh and saying God Bless the Homeless Vets and our karen-boy has lost all control of simple civility? Sheeeesh.
Watch some "road rage" video's; He never had any to begin with...DB is going to get in his car (drunk, most likely), then take it out on other innocent people...The "cops" wont do a DAMN THING!
@@MonkeyJedi99 More like an IGNORANT, and confrontational mind set; T"he HOA is always fining me for the most trivial things..." YET, when you attempt to suggest the solution of not buying an HOA home, they balk, and conform to their ignorant "group bias"...Absolutely ZERO individuality.
I do enjoy when the cop just flat out admits they want your ID to run you for warrants to arrest you. No BS, no pussy footing around, no "I just want to know who i'm talking to" nonsense. Just straight up tells him, I want you to help me arrest you for something. I respect that over the usual song and dance they do to get ID.
..... says," i just want to run you for warrants ( so i can arrest you)... then immediately asks" why dont you want to give me your ID?" I ALMOST laughed to death
At the very least for the honesty Haha Much better than "because when a LEO asks you have to," or "So I can tell you who I am but you can't identify yourself?" I wonder why the out control bar customer wasn't asked for ID to check for warrants or had the parking lot checked for his car's expired meter.
Jeff it is against the law to talk to the customers. Boy you learn something new every day. I would never of guessed that talking to a customer could get you arrested. Lucky this cop is out there saving us from the customer talkers
Well they're on private property and it's expected that you wouldn't want a random person coming to talk to you while you're in the middle of dinner interrupting them, that's disrupting business and if asked to stop would be harassment, WILDLY different than saying it to someone passing on a public sidewalk
Remember, good police officer works on creating probable cause for arrest at all times and with all questions - even when he is thanking you for your military service. Gotta love apologizing lowered tone of the officer when he has to basically apologize for not being able to arrest Jeff. Such a pity. Even while talking to the guy being trespassed, the tone is night and day compared to what we usually hear addressed to Jeff. They are still somehow on the same side. No "or else", no "it can easy way or hard way", no asking for ID followed by threat of arrest for obstructing.....
Exactly, that cop was in no way interested in his military service. He was asking questions to see if he would slip up about something. That’s why not answering any questions is the best practice, even simple questions that you think are harmless.
Whats crazy is the cops watch this guy head to his car after sitting at the bar drinking but I don't know what happens after the fact. Great video and thanks for serving
@7:38 Did he just admit that he would try to find and ticket your vehicle to make you leave the area? Otherwise everything changed when the two people came to complain. Showed some professionalism in handling the other man and ensuring what seems to be a happy resolution to the matter. Did they come back to say something?
Let me get this straight, so the cop says; we're going to go ahead and run every license plate & start issuing tickets to your customers as well for not feeding the meter,.Just to try to find out who this guy is.. Is that about right? I've heard of service with a smile, but I've never heard of service with a parking ticket.
Wow this video is already two years old, and Jeff is still being a great guy, wonder what Mr just trying to make the place better (by bullying) is doing apart from bullying people. Thanks Jeff for doing what you do. GBTHV.
Great life lesson when it comes to making an assumption. How many times in Jeff's videos have people automatically come to the conclusion he is panhandling for holding a sign?
"Please pay the parking meter, don't harass anyone, don't eat the yellow snow, and ... you have your ID ?" GOTTA give directives and get some ID power.
Idiot to restaurant staff: "I apologize for my approach. I'm Sicilian, I'm gnarly, my dad died today two years ago, I'm a little bit vulnerable, OK?" What he should've said: I apologize, I'm a pathetic little judgmental snowflake and I have a problem with masculinity. I'll see myself out now.
14.20 I live 45 minutes south of here and I can tell you this is EXACTLY how people around here think! Want to cry victim or make excuses for their bad behaviour! Mind you those are the same people that will run up and say '"Thank You for your service" to that same homeless vet they are calling the police on!
Loved it as always Jeff! Bit why did it take the police SO LONG to remove that idiot from inside after the owners requested he be removed? They treated him w kid gloves....and didn't even ask for his ID?
God bless you Jeff this video is one in a million my friend thank you for not only demonstrating how the First Amendment may be used for documenting the experience and protecting everyone but also demonstrating that your hard work is working videos like this are proof beyond the shadow of a doubt that rights are more important than feelings thank you very much
So much to unpack. The complete inappropriate conversation with the owners was mind boggling. The other officer comes up and call the guy the wrong name and then says you all look alike. The guy says we can’t even slash his tires. Like wtf. Everyone knows once you are of interest to an officer they try to find a way to I’d you. Maybe we can find his car thru doing parking tickets. The officer did the right thing in this audit reluctantly. He was going down a path to try and find a way to get his name and info. Love the channel.