Cop gets caught lying in real time. Tried moving the goal posts to justify his actions.
We are in Midland Texas where Midland Police Department Officer Gill pulls the driver over under the absolute certainty that he saw the driver holding a phone in his hand.
The driver immediately points to his dashboard, showing the phone is securely mounted. Left with nowhere to hide, Officer Gill is forced to admit his mistake on camera, stating, "I stand corrected."
Under the Fourth Amendment, once the officer realizes the initial reason for the stop was invalid, the driver should be free to go. Instead, Officer Gill pivots immediately. Determined to salvage the stop and force the driver to identify, he suddenly claims the driver was speeding.
When the driver presses him for proof—asking if he was clocked on radar or paced—Officer Gill admits he has no data. Instead, he claims he "visually estimated" that the truck was going exactly "10% over the speed limit." Mind you, the officer was parked at a complete standstill. The driver calls out the absurdity, pointing out that his speed was a cautious 16 mph in a 20/25 (30 was the confirmed limit) mph zone.
Recognizing that the officer is fishing, the driver firmly refuses to hand over his driver's license. He rightly argues that because the original cause was a mistake and the secondary cause is completely fabricated, the officer lacks the reasonable articulable suspicion required by law to demand identification. He demands a supervisor.
Sergeant Wilson (Badge #330) arrives on the scene and initially tries to back up his officer with a classic legal bluff: claiming that the traffic code allows police to pull anyone over just to check for a driver's license. The driver holds his ground, refusing to be intimidated.
Realizing the driver knows the law, won't back down, and that Officer Gill’s shifting allegations wouldn't hold up for a second in court, Sgt. Wilson quickly de-escalates and tells the driver he is free to go—without ever getting his ID.
Know your rights, keep your cool, and always roll recording. What do you think about how this driver handled the shifting goalposts?
I will say that while the Midland police did a terrible job due to their lack of understanding of the law, I have seen these types of situations get much worse. Officers threatening arrest and pulling people from cars. These guys never once did any of that, so perhaps there is hope in Midland.
They dumb as hell. Gucci seen the nigga with the gun and purposely walked by him and the dumbass nigga recording gone show the nigga with the gun 🤣🤣 them boys fried