- Two unidentified men from Boston, believed to be members of the city’s police “emergency team,” were seen feverishly interrogating an unsuspecting man late at night.
- But the victim can be heard reminding the men of their constitutional rights and telling them that she does not wish to speak to any of them about anything.
- An emergency team, also known as an emergency squad, is described as a special police unit that quickly surrounds and interrogates a person or group.
Video shared by a Boston man shows the moment he was confronted by two members of the city’s police “emergency team.”
The man, who goes by @jayglizz45 on TikTok, was seen being approached by overzealous ‘officers’ wearing police vests on a sidewalk late at night.
The two unidentified men, believed to be police officers, began feverishly questioning the unsuspecting but calm man about “reasonable suspicions regarding a firearm arrest.”
But the victim is heard responding and asking: ‘What law am I breaking, officer?’ to which one of the men wearing the hat backwards said: ‘I just want to have a conversation.’
After answering the victim’s question, the ‘officer’ wearing the upside-down cap can be heard becoming agitated as he says, ‘I arrested that kid for a gun and you left. It was very clear that you had something to do with it.
‘So you could record me all you want but let’s have a conversation. Do you want to do it like a man or do you want to record me?’
Two unidentified men from Boston, believed to be members of the city’s police “emergency team,” were seen feverishly interrogating an unsuspecting man late at night.
The ‘officer’ wearing the upside-down cap can be heard becoming agitated as he says: ‘I arrested that kid for a gun and you left. It was very clear that you had something to do with it. So you could record me all you want but let’s have a conversation. Do you want to do it like a man or do you want to record me?’
He then begins to ask how he knew the boy, but the victim calmly responds that he has no idea what the “cop” is talking about.
After hearing this, the man wearing the upside-down cap threatens: ‘Do you want to be locked up again? Do you want to talk like a man now?
But the victim tells the ‘officer’ that she does not want to talk and that it is her ‘constitutional right.’
The official, very agitated, then suggests that the victim “decides to tell him that he had nothing to do with [what happened] in the park’.
The victim then reminds the “officer” that the park is a public area open for use, to which he responds, “Everyone knows it’s a public park.”
Then he says, ‘So you’re telling me you didn’t know the guy?’ Can you swear on your life? Did you know the girl?
At this point in the video, the victim can be heard becoming angry at the unwarranted interrogation and asking to be “left alone.”
But the ‘policeman’ tells him that he is ‘detained’ and ‘part of the investigation’. He is also heard reminding him that while the man may choose not to answer any of his questions, he is still conversing with him.
At one point, the man wearing a backwards cap tells the victim that he is “under arrest” and “part of the investigation.” He is also heard reminding her that while the victim may choose not to answer any of her questions, she is still having a conversation with him.
The victim also turns the camera toward the other officer at one point in the video, who is seen standing to the side while chewing gum.
An emergency team, also known as an emergency squad, is described as a special police unit that quickly surrounds and interrogates a person or group.
The victim, upset, tells the man that she does not want to talk to him and that he should call his lawyer.
He also turns the camera to the other officer at the time, who is seen standing to the side while chewing gum.
The man wearing the cap backwards finally walks away and says, “Be on the lookout for a call from your police officer.”
After a second, the victim asks if he is “free to go,” to which the “cop” replies, “Yes.”
An emergency team, also known as an emergency squad, is described as a special police unit that quickly surrounds and interrogates a person or group.
They are typically on the hunt for people they “reasonably suspect of crimes”, particularly involving firearms, and have been known to violently jump on unsuspecting people and search them.
Members of these crews tend to dress in normal clothing and usually wear some body armor.
According to the DC Justice Lab, the practice has been used so frequently in black neighborhoods that people sometimes lift their shirts before officers can even jump out of their cars to avoid being rudely searched.