He refused to follow a cop’s illegal order and police have made his life hell ever since

Police demanded that a visually impaired passenger show them his identification, even though he was just sitting in a car. His refusal led to probation, monitoring, a $50,000 bail, and a relentless legal battle. But at the root of this story is the question of police power: how they wield it and why we grant it to them. A Police Accountability Report investigation into the unfettered growth of law enforcement overreach in rural America. Please join journalists Taya Graham and Stephen Janis for this important episode of the Police Accountability Report!

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