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Independent journalists visited the Lee County Public Education Building to conduct \"employee conduct checks\" and access public records. The visits led to multiple confrontations with security and law enforcement over First Amendment rights, public access, and transparency, highlighting tensions between independent media and government administration.
No, I wanted to ask questions about how come I'm not allowed to go in back there to the HR department.
I wanted to take some video of the area back there.
Yeah, I can. This is, that's the HR department.
If you'd like, you can talk to the head of safety and security.
That's, I want to speak to some, no, we don't want to speak to security.
You guys are not in charge of this building, dude.
You guys are security guards.
So they pick and choose whoever can go back there to the HR department.
I wanted to speak to a supervisor so I can go back there.
I'm working on a story in this whole building.
Excuse me, sir. Can I get your name and badge number?
Can I get your name and badge number?
For what?
Because I'm asking for it.
Can you take your hands out of your pockets for my safety?
See all these people right here.
All these people right here.
This is public right here.
Yes, it is.
Don't touch me.
Give me the book back.
What if I don't give it back?
All right, guys, we're back here.
I'm back here at the Lee County Public Education Building.
And this is like my third time here.
I'm going to do a revisit here, exercise my rights.
They might be respectful here.
The last time I came, they were respectful.
But you know, these revisits are important.
You never know what you can run into.
Maybe some new public employees.
And this is why I'm here with personality check audits.
My buddy over here.
Make sure you subscribe to him, guys.
His link will be in the description below.
So let's go ahead and see what happens here.
This is a public school board administration building.
How you doing, guys?
Whoa, this feels good.
Fresh air.
What's up?
What's up, my brother?
How you doing, bro?
Just came to check on you guys.
Do a little.
Just do a little checkup.
What's it called?
How is it that Bay Area says it?
Yeah.
I forgot how he says it already.
When you're checking up on your government.
So behind this secured door,
don't know why it's secured.
It shouldn't be.
Is the HR department human resources.
So they have to buzz you in,
in order for you to conduct business
with the human resources back here.
So the security guards in the front desk
are the ones that decide who they let
and buzz in back here or not.
And according to them,
you have to have official business
for them to buzz you in
or have some type of an appointment.
And of course,
these ignorant security guards
don't know that working as a journalist
is official business.
So what does this mean?
This means that these securitards
have control of we,
the people's building here
in this school board administration,
which it shouldn't definitely be like that.
This is the people's building
in this HR department
should allow me to walk in there
and conduct my business
as a journalist, right?
Well, not in this building
because these securitards
are definitely not here
to just observe and report.
Oh yeah.
Now I know how he says it.
Employee conduct check.
Yeah.
Employee conduct check.
So the public can't go over there?
You gotta go to that email address
and in the bottom.
No, we want to do it in person.
Yeah, we can do it in person.
No, just submit it.
Just submit it.
That's it.
Yeah, that's fine.
Thank you, man.
I can't read.
Yeah, we want to submit it in person, bro.
We want to do it in person.
That's fine.
All right.
Yeah, but over there.
Yeah, she just came from HR.
So these are security guards, bro.
They don't know what the hell
they're talking about.
Got it locked over there, man.
How you doing?
How are you?
They called you over here?
Yeah, I remember him.
You've been in my videos before.
I'm sorry, I didn't realize.
Hey, this area is not open to the public.
What do you mean?
If you don't have an appointment
or business in here, you gotta go.
Okay, well, this is all open to the public.
No, it's not.
You have to go.
Okay.
Why does he say that I can record in here?
This is open to the public.
You're recording in here.
Yeah, I don't want to bother nobody.
What's your name and badge number again?
Deputy Cavalli 03100.
Okay.
Yeah, I'm just.
All right, you gotta go.
So.
Please, I'm asking you nicely.
If you're asking, there's a difference, man.
I'm asking you nicely.
I'm gonna decline the ask.
Okay, leave.
I'll leave when I'm done.
I'm just taking the video here.
I've never been here.
That's all I'm doing, man.
You don't have any business here.
Yes, I do.
Do you have an appointment?
I don't need an appointment.
This is not open to the public.
This is, you're causing a disturbance.
I'm just gonna finish my videoing and I'm leaving.
That's it.
No, you're gonna leave now.
That's it.
You just asked me.
You didn't give me a lawful order
and it has to be a law to back that up.
All right.
Trying to get all this off.
They went to go get the lady.
Hi, thank you.
Hi, how you doing?
My name is Joey.
Cool.
Yeah, he wants to submit a public record sequence.
They still got you working in this building, man.
Without further notice.
Yeah.
Yes, sir.
How long you been in this building already?
Been a while, right?
Yeah.
That's all you do is just work.
You don't work the streets?
Occasionally when the schools are closed.
You go out there.
Oh, okay, cool.
Can I have a word with you real quick
about the situation over here?
Okay, that HR department there,
that's open to the public, right?
Like if I want to conduct business in there,
I want to take some video of that department.
I know it's not a restricted area.
That I don't know, to be honest with you.
That I don't know.
I don't know.
Because I see how the door is restricted there.
But then that's a public area.
It's an HR department.
It's not a restricted department.
I got you.
I don't know.
Personally, I don't know.
So who can I talk to?
Security.
No, they wouldn't know.
Security would know.
Yeah, but-
Not my big, yeah.
Because official business, he's saying
you got to have official business to go in there.
And documenting as a journalist is official business.
When you want to document the areas
that is not restricted,
like HR is not restricted.
So we're trying to let them know that.
But he's saying that you got to have official business there.
And what I'm doing right now is official business.
You know what I mean?
So is there anybody that you can like,
who's the supervisor to that department or something?
Because-
I'd have to go back and look for a supervisor.
Can you call somebody out here?
Can you call somebody out here for that department?
Absolutely.
Thank you.
Because I don't want to go back and forth with him.
Because-
Yeah.
Thank you.
Appreciate you being nice though.
All right.
Thank you.
Because that's HR.
I'm going to, you know what I mean?
It's not like-
Exactly.
I know.
Supervisor.
Oh, thank you, bro.
Appreciate it.
This guy's sitting over here, standing behind me.
Like he's, looks like he's working at a club or something.
Sitting like a bouncer there.
Standing like a bouncer.
So yeah, that's HR.
And they have that restricted there.
I don't know.
So we patiently wait here guys for maybe about, I should say a little over, maybe around 30 minutes.
Don't know why they're taking so long to come talk to us.
I picked up the feeling and the vibe that they are afraid to come talk to us or they don't want to.
Like they're beating around the bush type stuff.
Anyways, we wait.
And while we're waiting, I see a parent walking back there to the HR department.
The security let him by and buzzed him in.
So I go and I question the security guard.
How does he go in back there?
Why'd you let him go back there?
Hello?
I'm just asking a question.
Yeah, I'm just curious.
Like you let him go back there.
Like the public can go back there.
What did he do that you let him go back there?
What did he ask you for?
It's pretty interesting.
That's why I keep coming back to these type of places, man.
To these places like this, because of this type of, this type of stuff.
Now that was pretty rude.
Not only did he ignore me when I asked him the question,
but he immediately pointed the finger at his friend,
the other security guard and put the blame on him.
Like he's the one that buzzed him in.
And then he gets up and walks away from his front desk.
Super unprofessional.
And not once was I ever rude to this guy, right?
I can't be any more nicer.
These are the type of people that they have working here in the front desk.
As the public comes in, they are the first people that they interact with.
They're supposed to be professional and nice to the public.
Especially when the public, like me, myself, is being nice to them and professional.
But it's to a limit, ladies and gentlemen.
And this is when things escalate real quick here in a minute.
Stay tuned.
What about those cameras on top of you over there?
You're on those cameras too.
You're being recorded right on top of you.
Jesus.
Wow.
That's how powerful a camera you can get.
Hello.
Yeah.
Are you the one to come out and talk to us or no?
Oh, I'm sorry.
Because I'm waiting.
I'm waiting on somebody.
Please request and they will help you with whatever you need.
No, I wanted to ask questions about
how come I'm not allowed to go in back there to our HR department.
Again, after patiently waiting for over 30 minutes, ladies and gentlemen, this is what I get.
I apologize, ladies and gentlemen, but I'm about to lose my patience.
I wanted to take some video of the area back there.
Yeah, I can.
This is, that's the HR department.
See, that's why I wanted to talk to somebody in there.
Not you guys.
You have no idea what you're talking about.
We have a right to go back there and check out the HR department.
Like everybody else does.
There's people getting tickets here and they're going back there.
Why can we go back there?
That's what I want to know.
Does that make sense?
I understand what you're asking, but I'm not allowed to let you back.
Why?
This is why I want to speak to somebody.
Why do you let them and not us?
Because they are employees or they have an appointment.
Those are employees, these people, these parents?
I'm sorry.
We're just trying to do a story.
That's why I want to speak to somebody back there.
You guys are security guards.
I'm not looking for records.
I'm looking for somebody that can come speak to me.
I want to ask questions like the supervisor back there.
Why I can't go back there to the HR department and take some video in the public areas there.
That's it.
If you'd like, you can talk to the head of safety and security.
We don't want to speak to security.
You guys are not in charge of this building, dude.
You guys are security guards.
Okay.
So can I speak to somebody that's in charge back there?
The supervisor?
I'm requesting one.
No, I'm requesting a supervisor for the HR department.
So you're refusing to get a supervisor then, right?
Can I get the phone number to your department?
So like your supervisor, please.
Can I get your supervisor's number?
Somebody from your department.
So this John Brown works for diamond security.
This is the security company.
That's pretty much in charge of our building here, ladies and gentlemen.
And this is the phone number right there on the screen for you.
The number is 239-334-1102.
You know, you have a right to redress your government, but do it respectful.
Please do it.
Respectful.
Don't make any threats.
Don't cuss at them.
Be nice.
Cause you know, you will hurt their feelings and we don't want any issues.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Now this security company diamond security are contracted with the government.
So, you know what that means?
They are working for the people.
Government workers.
This is the main phone number to the school board administration to this department right here.
This is the main phone number.
Now it looks like this security guard wants to play games.
Actually, everybody behind this desk wants to play games.
So I guess we're going to play some games.
So they want to keep ignoring the public, right?
After we're being super nice to them.
Now I know a way that I can catch their attention real quick.
Check this out.
So you're just going to ignore us.
This is why I keep coming back here.
See all these people right here.
All these people right here.
This is a public.
This is public.
This is public right here.
Yes, it is.
Don't touch me.
Give me the book back.
What if I don't give it back?
Give it to me now.
I will, but don't touch me.
Give it to me.
Don't touch me.
This is ridiculous.
Right now.
This is public records.
It is not.
Yes, it is.
And why is it out in public?
Why is it out in public?
Give it to me.
Thank you.
Eat it.
Why is it out in public then?
That's all public records.
Then hide it.
Yes, hide it.
If you don't want it to be filmed, hide it.
That's the way the law works, bro.
I don't want to submit.
I just wanted to speak to somebody from HR.
No, I got diamond security.
I'm going to speak to you guys as supervisor.
You guys are wrong, man.
Up here.
Over here, bud.
These people are a joke, dude.
Complete joke, dude.
It's crazy.
That's all we wanted.
Security is not in charge of a building that the people pays for.
It's just ridiculous.
I came for you to file your public records.
That's really why I came for.
Not for this crap.
And all these sign-in sheets.
It's public records.
Exactly.
So then why can't I record it as the same thing?
You don't have no idea what you're talking about.
Yes, it is.
It's out in the public view.
Learn the law.
Out of sight, out of mind.
In sight, in mind.
Dude, there's nothing we can do about it.
I'm just going to file complaints on both of these morons.
And that's it.
It's ridiculous.
Cloud, there's nothing we can do, bro.
We can't force ourselves back there, dude.
I don't got all that time, bro.
They want to play games.
They're going to get the games.
We're going to play games, man.
We're going to play games.
No, because it's another thing.
I'm asking questions to this guy and he's ignoring the crap out of me.
And he works in the front desk.
He interacts with the public.
He can't be ignoring the public.
So they want to play games.
We'll play them, man.
It's public records, bro.
It's crazy.
They have no idea what the hell they're doing, bro.
Now they sent everybody back there, dude.
It's crazy.
And this guy just stands there and that doesn't do ----.
About it.
And he's a cop.
Let's just go, bro.
I'm done with these people, bro.
Yeah, I'm done.
There's nothing we can do, bro.
I'm not going to sit around and keep escalating ----, bro.
I'm not going to do that.
We'll just email the department.
Hey, we'll just email them, bro.
And see what we can get and see how far we can get with that.
No, we'll be back.
Definitely, we'll be back.
Because of that type of behavior, your security guards are wrong.
This guy is rude as hell.
Let's just let them be, bro.
I mean, it is what it is.
Look, somebody was supposed to come talk to us and then they didn't come talk to us.
Yeah, and he's being rude about it.
Yes, he is.
I have it all on video.
Don't deny it.
I have it on and the other guy ignored and the other guy is ignoring me.
So they pick and choose whoever can go back there to the HR department.
I wanted to speak to a supervisor so I can go back there.
I'm working on a story in this whole building.
I've never been back there.
I don't want to.
For what?
We don't want to fill out a public record.
We want to speak.
We want to speak to the supervisor back there.
Why won't they let me back there?
Okay, how do I make an appointment?
Let me get the phone number.
But he didn't tell me that.
He's being rude about it.
You guys want to play games?
We can play them, man.
And you security guards don't run this building, dude.
You were nice last video.
I came last time.
Are these your guys?
They need to stop being rude to people with cameras.
No, look at me.
Oh, we were very, very, we weren't here for this.
They started it.
No, we're not.
We're holding our cameras.
What do you want us to do?
Go back and like this and cover our cameras?
No, we're here working as journalism.
That's it.
So now they're going to get exposed to the world how rude they are.
That's fine.
It is what it is.
It's fine.
Give me the number.
I'll follow your procedure.
It's not supposed to be like that, but that's fine.
That's fine.
What?
Yeah.
We walked right through.
I came here.
I came in through here.
You guys think I have something?
We're not armed.
Can we talk to you on the phone right here?
I don't have a cell phone.
It's a cell phone in your hand.
It don't work.
That's only a camera.
How far the appointment appointments are like if I call today.
So I got to make an appointment just to take video back there.
Yeah, that's fine.
We're going to follow the procedure.
See how that goes.
It's not supposed to be like that, but we're going to do that.
Yeah, not to not to go.
If you want to take some video as journalism, we don't need to make an appointment.
So it's not for that.
No.
Okay, so we're going to do that first time.
I've never done that, but we're going to do it for the first time.
But your guys are rude.
This guy and the other guy.
They were rude.
I'm going to call them out.
I'm going to call them out on that.
Definitely.
I'm going to call them out on that.
Let me have what I want.
That's who I want.
Huh?
I'm going to put it.
All right.
I won't put it.
I'm going to put it.
Come on, man.
It's all public records.
What's the big deal?
Yeah.
See, we want smiles, man.
We want this type of freaking reenactment.
We don't want no negative crap.
But when our rights get violated and people are rude to us.
Yeah, we're going to go away.
We're going to go away right now.
And when we're done.
What's the big deal?
I'm going to do it anyways.
Oh, my God, this lady's serious.
All right.
Look, I'll put it in my pocket.
All I'm going to do is call him.
That's it.
So are we done here or what?
Are you done?
Well, it's you got to cover it up.
You got to you got to create the privacy, man.
You got to create the privacy.
What's your name, man?
Nice to meet you.
Cool.
You seem pretty.
I'm Joey.
Yeah.
It's independent.
Independent.
Yeah, I work on stories on government buildings, government employees,
you know, stuff like that.
And that's it.
You know, it's just it's a story.
I publish it and stuff like that.
It depends.
But yeah, this I'm going to publish this because this wasn't cool.
But anyways, it's for educational purposes, too.
You know, exercising our rights.
First Amendment also, you know, that's it.
You know, so.
All right.
So, yeah, are you finished?
Oh, nice to meet you.
Cool again.
Me, too.
We got backup over here.
Excuse me, sir.
Can I get your name and badge number?
For what?
Because I'm asking for it.
What's your badge number?
Yeah.
Can you take your hands out of your pockets for my safety?
No, I'm serious.
What's your badge number?
Yeah, that's good.
You want to look at my badge?
Here's my badge.
Want to video it?
There you go.
It's not just have a number, though.
What's your department like?
What do you do?
I'm the chief of safety, security and operations.
Good to meet you.
My name is Joey.
All right.
Your demeanor is cool.
Keep it that way.
No, relax.
We're going to make the appointment.
I'll make the appointment.
I was figuring we'd knock it out right here.
Take one minute.
We'd be gone.
We don't have to come back.
Oh, you're in charge of the HR?
Oh, that's not you.
All right, we'll make the appointment.
You guys have a good day.
Take it easy.
Have a good day.
Bye-bye.
All right, guys.
There's nothing else we can do here, Cloud.
You got to run back the camera.
I forgot.
You got to be safe, man.
That's right.
Since you work for the government, you're supposed to identify.
Take it easy, man.
Let's go.
All right, guys.
So they're making us do an appointment, guys.
We're going to just follow the procedure here like they want, right?
There's no way.
Look, this is the procedure right here to call this guy the head honcho.
She didn't want me to record this.
So there you have it for the Lee County Public Education Center.
Again, guys, this is why revisits are so important, guys.
I've been here several times already.
And the last time I came, they were all right.
One thing led to another, and things happen.
You know what I mean?
So I'm out with a personality check audits.
And I'm going to leave his link in the description.
Let me know what you think about this one, guys.
Yeah, I took that freaking notepad.
And that ----'s all public records, man.
They had a meltdown on that.
I did that on purpose.
They want to play games.
We can play them.
All right, guys.
We're out of here to the next one.
Rest in peace, Jay.