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Why Did Police Arrest This 11 Year Old Boy?

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[3:00]People like me, okay, he is supporting people who went over there and fought, some people who actually died, came back maimed.
[3:00]I will have everybody down here, because this is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen in my life.
[3:00]Sir, I don't understand what your beef is right now with an 11-year-old kid who is selling lemonade.
[3:00]And even if it wasn't for the veterans, where do you get off arresting somebody for not having a permit?
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[0:02]719, approaching suspect.

[0:10]What's going on?

[0:15]Yeah, we got a call over the radio about this. You don't have a permit, do you? Look at you, you're littering. You got a bunch of trash back there. You're breaking all kinds of laws today. You know you need a permit to be here, right?

[0:32]What's with those pins? What branch of the army were you in?

[0:39]So you're stealing valor right now. Not really? Did you fight for this country? So then why are you wearing that uniform? Blood, sweat, and tears of individuals that died for this country. Gave their lives to fight for our freedom, and you're casually wearing it? That doesn't seem strange to you? That's not okay. You didn't fight for this country. Support our veterans. That's illegal.

[1:18]Yeah, it seems very expensive.

[1:27]This lemonade is terrible.

[1:33]How could you make such bad lemonade? It's such a simple recipe.

[1:41]How long have you been out here for?

[1:48]So you're breaking the law for an hour? Where'd you get those pins? You can't just wear stuff like that.

[2:00]Why so quiet? Because you know what you're doing is wrong. You know you're breaking the law. Sitting here supporting stolen valor. This is not okay. You know my father was a vet.

[2:23]You know you're breaking the law, right? You know what happens when you break the law? You go to jail. Is that a place you want to go? Well, that's where you're going. Turn around. Hands behind your back. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law.

[2:55]Let's go. Move.

[3:00]Fake army boots on, too. You should be ashamed of yourself. It's an honor to wear that uniform. Hey! Hey! What are you doing with my son? He's breaking the law. He's selling lemonade without a permit and he's impersonating a veteran. Not okay. Wait a minute. Stolen valor is a major crime. Wait a minute. Did you just say stolen valor? 100%. $3 for lemonade to support our veterans. He's clearly not a veteran. He didn't fight for this country. He's 11 years old. Yeah, I know, which is why it's ridiculous for him to be saying he's a vet. Physically impossible for him to be one of those. Exactly. So why is he in the back of a police car? Because he's impersonating one. No, he's wearing a camouflage uniform. There's no law against that. Support our veterans. He's posing as a veteran. No, he's supporting veterans. I'm a veteran. I'm a veteran, sir. Yes, sir, I'm a marine, Camp Pendleton out of California. And that's my son. I demand that you take him out of that car. He's only 11 years old. He's there's no law against wearing a camouflage uniform. He's not saying he's in the military. He never said anything like that. Did you tell this man that you were in the military? He never said that. He said that he support our veterans. So why is he wearing the medals then? Those medals say that. You're an imbecile. He's only 11 years old. Get him out of that car before I call your commander and have you fired. This is ridiculous. He's breaking the law. What laws are he breaking? He doesn't have a permit for the lemonade stand. Number one. Littering. Number two. Impersonating a veteran. Look at the trash all over the ground. Okay, okay, littering. What littering do you see? He's going to clean that up. That's part of his business, sir. What permit? Speculation. You expect a 10-year-old, 11-year-old to to to to have a permit? I expect an 11-year-old to be at home watching cartoons right now. Not out breaking the law. He's out trying to support veterans. Do you support veterans? Were you in service, sir? No, I was not. Okay, so you don't understand what it takes. People like me, okay, he is supporting people who went over there and fought, some people who actually died, came back maimed. That's what he's supporting, and you're arresting him for that? What kind of person are you? He's impersonating those people. He's not impersonating anybody. He's wearing a camouflage uniform. He never said he was a part of the military. He's not trying to gain an advantage to anything. What is he trying to gain an advantage to? Tell me what he's trying to gain an advantage to. Tell me so I can understand that. High dollar lemonade consumers. $3 for lemonade. That lemonade's terrible. That lemonade's terrible. Okay, so oh you're arresting him now because the lemonade doesn't taste good? Doesn't taste good, no. You know what, you're a jerk. Get my son out of the car, or I kid you not, you know what? Call your supervisor by. I want you to call your supervisor by. I will get in contact with the commissioner. I will get in contact with the mayor. I will get in contact with Channel 7. I will have everybody down here, because this is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen in my life. He's 11 years old. He's not pretending to be the military. He's supporting the military and you're arresting him. Now that makes me wonder, do you even support our military? That makes me think no. Do you even have anybody who served in the military? Yeah, my father. Your father served. Yeah, what branch? The military. What branch of the military? The military branch. The military branch. Yeah. The the the what what which branch? The tree? What what are we talking about? We don't need to get personal with this, okay? No, I don't think your father served. Because if your father served, you wouldn't know what branch he served in. You wouldn't even know where where what station he served at. What are you doing, man? Arresting somebody that was breaking the law and impersonating a veteran. I've already stated twice now what what I'm doing. Sir, I don't understand what your beef is right now with an 11-year-old kid who is selling lemonade. And even if it wasn't for the veterans, where do you get off arresting somebody for not having a permit? He's 11 years old. Okay. Did anyone here make a complaint about, oh, there's an 11-year-old kid across the corner, he's selling lemonade, he's hurting my business? Yeah, I received a call from dispatch. From dispatch. This doesn't make any sense, sir. This makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. When you break the law, the police come. They didn't teach you that in the military, I guess. They taught me a lot in the military. They taught me about honor. They taught me about duty. They talked about pride. And you're a police officer. I would imagine that you would have those three things. And apparently, you don't. You're trying to tell me that it's your duty to arrest an 11-year-old who's trying to to raise funds for our military?

[7:58]Lemonade that tastes like that. He's destroying the place, trash everywhere. No respect for the military, impersonating a veteran. We will pick up the trash. What do you mean he has no respect? I'm his father. He has respect for me, and I'm a veteran. I take my son to other events with other veterans. He has respect. As a matter of fact, he says that when he graduates from high school, he wants to go into the corps. So then he can come back and sell lemonade legitimately. Sir, I'm going to ask you politely. Please get my son out of the car. Or I'm going to get in contact with the mayor. I'm going to get in contact with city commission. I'm going to get in contact with news service. And I have a funny feeling when that's done, you're going to regret putting this in the Do you know how bad this looks? Do you even care? I care that he broke the law. I just had another call come in. So for the sake of all of us, I'm going to let him off with a warning this time. That is so nice of you. I appreciate that. That's not to celebrate what he did though. What he's doing right now is wrong. And that lemonade's terrible. I that's so nice of you. I really appreciate that. And you put him in handcuffs?

[9:18]Hey. Are you all right? Did he hurt you?

[9:24]You have a good day, sir. 1016.

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