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DETECTIVE EXPOSED! #audit #cops
Summary
Long Island Audit presents a deposition from a federal lawsuit in which a detective testifies that the charge of 'false report to induce an emergency response' was based on someone openly carrying a firearm (legal in Texas) while being recorded by plaintiffs. The witness admits he had no independent concern that the charge’s elements were met. The clip suggests a pattern of weaponizing emergency-report laws to deter First Amendment auditors from filming police. Topics include pretextual prosecution, open-carry rights, police retaliation against auditors, and deposition evidence in a civil-rights lawsuit.
Why it may matter: This deposition testimony provides direct evidence from a law enforcement officer that a common charge used against auditors (false report to induce an emergency response) may be applied inappropriately when no actual emergency or deception occurred. The admission that the witness saw no factual basis for the charge, combined with inquiries about conversations among police chiefs regarding auditors, supports allegations of systemic retaliation against recording activity in public spaces. For desks tracking the legality and consequences of police response to auditors, this is a critical piece of civil discovery that questions the validity of such charges.
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What did you charge the plaintiffs with? >> False report to induce an emergency response. >> Your testimony is that because Rankin walked around with a firearm openly, which is legal in Texas, and because someone called 911, that must have been what he wanted to have happen. >> It is possible. >> Based on what? >> Based on when they got there, the plaintiffs had their phones out ready to record the police when >> Was it your impression that the intent was to charge these individuals to stop their conduct in filming the police? Are you aware of what the conversations were between Chief Parish and the city of Corrigan police chief about First Amendment auditors? When you arrived on the scene, did it appear that there was chaos? >> No. >> Was there panic? >> No. >> Did you independently have any concerns about whether the factual circumstances of that incident met the elements of false report to induce emergency response? >> No. >> What's up, guys? Sean Paul Reyes with Long Island Audit here, back again with another video. In today's video, we are going to be watching the federal lawsuit deposition of Livingston to