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TAVA analyzes two First Amendment audit videos, highlighting confrontations between activists and authority figures. The first involves hostile staff and a police officer at a gentlemen's club, while the second features a photographer at a decommissioning power plant. Both cases examine the legality of filming from public spaces and the right to refuse identification.
Welcome back welcome back to the channel and thanks for tuning into the surreal cam channel guys
And I'm trying to make this as brief as possible because today
We got a double feature banger that I'm gonna bring to your attention and this first one
We're gonna take a look at was recorded by my boy Chuck Bronson
Um he's also with Liberty Troll as well another great activist
Now these are they're both on a public sidewalk
And I find this interesting because you never see something like this a First Amendment audit conducting and conducted in
Front of a strip bar so in front of a gentleman's club
So we're gonna take a look at some tough guy that walks out
And he looks like he works there if I'm not mistaken some of you probably seen this already on their channels
But you haven't seen this version of it now most of you probably haven't seen this so stick around if you really support me because
I got another interaction here that you're not gonna want to miss is an ID refusal
And it's a pretty good one as well guys
You know I only bring bangers to your attention
And I'm here to react to these videos give you my thoughts my take and give you my criticism
Definitely gonna drop everyone's channel links that are in today's video
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Working on a story, what's up?
And I can't disclose it
Yeah, but it's kind of weird that y'all standing out here
Club what do you mean? Yeah? It's kind of weird. I would say it'd be weird to go in and hang out in a club
Like this why is that why do you think it's weird to hang out outside because you're outside
In the middle of the night filming people coming in and out of here
And then saying you said
What did I say trouble or something what did I say that's him right there?
Yeah, that is him. You're the guy that just left and turned around it came back in
That's you. Yeah, so what do you mean? That's him? What what did that mean evidently?
I think you're looking for some trouble how because you said something to me. I didn't say anything to you
Talking to him. I said told him that's him didn't say a word to you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah
What's so what's up? What do you what's up? You want some trouble or something? I guess you guess I guess
Put the cameras down and then what I'm gonna give you all the trouble you want you want to go hang out in the back
Alley, yeah, what do you what do you want to do? How much you charge?
Now you're being funny, right? Well, I don't know
Nothing to beat your ass. Oh, you're not you do it for free. No way man. That's awesome
You're one cool guy. Yeah, I think y'all need to kick rocks. I think you need to kick rocks
We're gonna be out here doing we're doing and you're the one that's gonna go back inside and kick rocks. No, I don't think so
I guarantee that I think that the owners in the mix who called in the law on you right now
Oh, what do you think's gonna happen? I think they're gonna tell you to get lost. Well stick around and find out
So, I mean what kind of story are we doing here? You'll find out when we post it. What's your name?
I'll tag you in it. No, you ain't gonna tag me. Why not? It's an investigation
Yeah, what's up, man?
They want they want to film everybody and do some weird ---- and say some weird ----
Yeah, I'm thinking they're looking for some trouble
You guys have trouble
He said you guys are have a bunch of trouble here we need to look at
There's cameras all over the building so that won't make no difference I
Thought you wasn't gonna kick rocks
He's kicking rocks
Excuse me. I really love the sarcasm from Chuck Bronson and Liberty troll. Also
That that type of sarcasm could really get under people's skin
Especially when you got they got that Karen in them if you know what I mean
just like this bozo that started walking up right now back up to the camera because
They said a few words that he didn't like kind of getting butthurt there, this is what makes these videos so entertaining
Really don't want to play I'm the wrong one to play with I
Am definitely the wrong one to play with you're the one that turned around came back and injected yourself into this
And you were weird standing out here like maybe it's somebody weird
So it's weird for somebody to stand on the sidewalk
What's weird is somebody who's not minding their business walks all the way out to somebody mind there
Well, you said something to me. That's why nobody said a word to you. I said what I can't hear you
You said I got it recorded
We take
Cameras from you and everything. I'll get a bunch of bikers down here that fast. Okay, let's go. Let's see it
I'm down
Call them up
Really
You ain't gonna beat ----
I'm not worried about you. I'm worried about my equipment. So we'll take that equipment from oh you are
So you're threatening robbery now don't get on camera come on in the back you're not gonna be able to get up off the floor
You're a bigger. Yeah, that's why you're walking away
Okay, there's no cameras and take your equipment from you come on do it right here there's cameras back there there's cameras out here
all talk
All talk
See you later kick rocks
Beat it. Hey, what's up?
It's working on a story
Yep
Only thing you welcome film out here if you're not on property property, it's open to everybody. That's fine
Just don't be filming inside of the door because insides consider private it is
Inside ability. I already did. I already did it man. I
Recorded inside the building or take me
Take me outside. You're welcome to film the rights to crap man. I write so, you know, I recorded when the door was open, man
Just don't be feeling what's going on inside because inside is considered private property inside
So like I said the reporting inside
You know what? You should be saying you should say if you got if you don't want the guys recording inside
You need to put up blinds
When you shouldn't come out here
Wow, this is Pinellas County, this is the Pinellas County Sheriff's Department if I'm not mistaken and
This cop right here is just as dumb as the bozo that first came out right here
You know, come on, man
Again, it's not rocket scientist to know the simple laws when it comes to public photography
Anything you can see from public you can record it
It doesn't matter if it's private property or not
If you have your doors or blinds open you can see through it. It's not illegal to record it
now this bozo over here doesn't realize that he just committed a crime on camera by
Threatening the camera crew that he were gonna he was gonna take their equipment and beat their ass and all that. That's a crime
You can't threaten people like that, especially if you're on video. So another one that's not too smart in this interaction
The two camera guys great job. Now, let's go over to the next interaction and check out and see what happens there. Shall we?
Little story on the power plant with the decommissioning. Okay, not sure if you were aware of that
They're doing a decommissioning thing over time so we're gonna do a quick
Story on that real fast. All right, well you could understand they're a little sensitive about everything over here. So understood
Did I do anything wrong? Yeah, cuz well, like I said, they're very sensitive about it being yeah, but I'm on public property
I was just gonna be also being a pedestrian on the roadway. That's also against the law. So either way
That's someone you should be going after
Because I have making contact with you I want to make sure you're okay and then you can go about your business
It's all I'm gonna do
You know, I'm allowed to be
Technically, you're not. Okay. You're not allowed to be where you are right now. All right, you're on the roadway. You're not allowed
There's no pedestrian traffic
Yeah, and that's okay like I said I just got idea make sure you're okay
You're telling me the truth
Absolutely, and I'm not here to violate anybody's rights
Here we go. Another cop that tries to kill with kindness just so he can get what he wants his daily ID fix
And he's not realizing that he's really trying to violate this man's rights
And it's funny how he just said, oh, I'm not trying to violate anybody's rights
These are the type of cops right here
They will try their best to bullshit you lie through their teeth make up their own laws on scene
Just like this one is doing here trying to say that pedestrians can't walk
Down the road not even like no public easement. They're like what it's illegal
Because of the sensitive nature
Where we are the fact you're on a roadway. I had somebody come to the police department and actually report you
That's why I'm here. Okay, so I'm checking you out as a
Suspicious person taking pictures of it you realize I don't I'm not
I'm gonna run with you, but I'm just gonna kind of put this out here
Suspicious person is that a felony or misdemeanor you see what I mean?
Oh, but it gives me probable cause to investigate why you're here what you can ask, you know
But the whole ID thing this is what I do. I do this all the time everywhere. I do a lot of audits
I'm sure your department actually pretty much knows me because I've already filed a report against one of the officers
I'll give you my first name for right now. It's Michael, but I'm sorry Michael. I'll give you that right now
I'm just saying your department has already been audited and I actually have a complaint that was turned down by Todd
You know, okay chief
Yeah, me and him go back. But yeah, you know, I kind of disturbed by that
But I mean, honestly, I mean I do this all the time different departments different government buildings
You know, I've actually been out here before and I was out here for a good hour. Nobody said a damn thing
Well, I'm kind of started
Again I wasn't aware that you were here. We had an individual actually came to the police department
I don't contacted us said hey, there's a guy out there taking pictures standing, you know taking pictures
He said you were actually over there. So yeah, I came out right on this side based on that
Check you out. You gave me a perfect explanation. Hey, I'm just it's gonna be decommissioned. I'm just taking some pictures
Okay, that's legitimate right now that I've had contact with you though. I do need to document that I spoke to you. That's all
that's all it is so as far as your name and if you say you've already made complaints and the police department's aware of
you then
Well, I the hesitation to give me your name. It's just it's just my constitutional right if you know, if I'm not breaking the law
You know what I'm saying?
Okay, so for any public roadway, okay, first of all, just let me finish I'm not trying to be rude
And I'm sorry if I'm coming off that no, no, I'm not trying to be that way
No, we're good. You are not allowed to be a pedestrian on a public way in the state of Illinois
You cannot walk on a highway. There is no pedestrian traffic. You're not allowed not even okay
I walk on well technically part of the roadway is 15 feet from the center of the roadway over to here when that ends it
becomes
their property
So then that private property that's why I'm staying here basically would have to have their permission to be on the private exactly
But that's up to them. They didn't call us
Technically the new plan itself is in Will County's jurisdiction, right?
So I'm not worried about that, but unfortunately this roadway is ours and this is Braidwood's jurisdiction
So that's where I'm worried
You obviously fill out your name and everything cuz you made a complaint, you know letting you know from my point of view
Yes, I'm not trying to be argumentative. No, sir. You're not. I'm not taking it that way. All right
Well, I have no listen. I have no problems with that at all
I just like I said, I just want to document that I spoke to you and I'm explained on the call
I have to have a disposition for my computer for the call. So once I say hey the guys out here just taking videos
Hey, no problem on our way and I documented that was you that way if something comes down the road I can say yeah
This guy Mike was your name, correct?
All right, I can say hey, I saw Mike and and that was it
I have no interest in bothering you about being right here as long as you're off the roadway
You just say that I couldn't be here because no pedestrians on the roadway we're not a lot on the roadway
No, so I can't even be here though. Well, sir, then that becomes as I said before the white nice one
Roadway is and then once you go beyond that you then would be on their private property and it would be up to them
And that would be up to County. It's not up to us
I'm not I wouldn't worry about it unless County called us and asked us to handle the call and then that gives me the
jurisdiction in
outside my jurisdiction
Yeah, they are not done that the only reason I'm asking is because you said I was able to still do this after we're done
With us, but I also don't want to step, you know
If I'm allowed to be here legally on the grass then as I know I was I just want to clear it out
Yeah, if you guys want to step over here I don't want you guys get hit either I'm you know
I'm gonna go ahead and do what you know
I'm just actually doing a documentary on the nuclear power plant. I don't know if you heard that they were decommissioning
Oh, here's the guy that flew by
I don't need their permission
As long as I'm in public, I don't actually have to have their permission unless I step on their property, which I'm trying to avoid
so
That's why I was standing out here
It's a nice ride though. So it looks like that is the car that just flew by
Just a few minutes ago. I don't know caught that when this interaction started
I don't know what's up with that if they know each other, maybe that's an undercover detective
I don't know. That's a pretty badass ride though. I can tell you that but that car just broke the law
It looks like he was speeding way over way over the speeding limit to me in my eyes
So and this cop is worried about IDing this cameraman. That's peacefully taking video from a public
Easement guys pretty wild, isn't it? Let's keep watch. I
Was actually getting a couple more minutes of footage before I left and then you guys showed up
So that's all I had to clear up where I can, you know be for the last like two minutes and then head out
so
Smells good though
Yeah, he was asking me, you know if I got permission from them
Well, I actually technically don't need permission until I go on the property
you know, but
No, I understand
If I were to technically refuse my ID even though I have it in hand
So you're telling me that I still wouldn't have to unless County came out and said really you don't have to
Okay, cuz that was actually under the impression you were about ready to say hey, you know don't ID yourself you can go to jail
Okay, I mean, I'm not you know, I don't have warrants. I'm not you know out there doing stupid ----
So well, so there you go people nice try officer. It's not gonna happen guys
Let me get this clear guys, and let me make this clear
Actually, um a cop can ask for your ID a lot of these auditors and a lot of us on video say
Oh, you can't ask for my ID officer without committee without me committing a crime. Yes, they can't ask but it's up to you
To defend your rights and to stand your ground cops can really ask you anything, right?
But it's up to you again is to exercise those rights
Now I think this uh camera guy was talking a little too much to the cop, but it's okay it is what it is
I know a lot of you be like, oh, you know what don't ever speak to police. That's the best
Uh, that's the best advice that you can actually give somebody I agree with you on that
But when you're trying to stand your ground and trying to educate the cops
Sometimes you really do have to speak to them and really make it clear to them because a lot of them are not too smart
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J. Surreal