Illinois Police Officer Goes Berserk In Unconstitutional Checkpoint Stop


A video that was uploaded to Facebook on Saturday has outraged people all over the country, and The Free Thought Project says, it “paints a vivid picture of the American police state.”

Ryan Scott filmed the video of a “highly questionable” roadside safety check in DeKalb, Illinois. He said:

“I was just stopped at an unconstitutional CHECKPOINT in DeKalb, Illinois. This was Illinois State Police conducting the unconstitutional searches. You won’t believe how this just went down! I completely forgot to ask for name and badge number because this guy scared the shit out of me. He was not aware that he was being recorded when he ripped my door open. Unbelievable! This kind of misconduct and behavior is not acceptable. This is what happens when you exercise your Constitutional Rights as a law abiding American citizen. Share the hell out of this and make this video go viral!”

From The Free Thought Project:

Bi-partisan support from all levels of State and Federal government wage war on your ability to remain secure in your belongings and the freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.

Remember however, that your constitutional rights still apply in these roadblock situations.

Though police are permitted to stop you briefly, they may not search you or your car unless they have probable cause that you’re under the influence or you agree to the search. As such, you are not required to answer their questions or admit to breaking the law.

When Scott told the officers that he wanted to exercise his 5th Amendment rights, the officer didn’t even know what the 5th Amendment is.

What happened here is that the first officer was informed that he was being recorded, so he was on his best behavior, then the second officer jumped in. He didn’t know he was being recorded. Then he disgraced himself with not knowing what the 5th Amendment is, and asked Scott if he was “sure” that he has the right to remain silent.

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Unbelievable. America’s finest.

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