Head over a dozen offices there at that man's property to destroy a crop used for basket weaving and clothing. What does hemp have to do with weed legalization. Hemp is a freaking textile.
The act of turning off bodycam should be punished to the highest level possible. If that is done then we should assume that something very bad was done.
unless the suspect requests it, it probably shouldn't be allowed unfortunately. I say unfortunately because alot of decent police will use that ability to turn off the camera to help the suspect or subject somehow in a way he otherwise couldnt.
So called "law enforcement" is losing allies fast, what exactly do they think is going to happen to them in the most heavily armed country on the planet after they don't have any allies left at all? These aren't "law enforcement officers" anymore, these are mercenaries involved in organized crime at the highest level.
Thank you for doing this story. I had given up on our media doing any stories to bring transparency to State and local agencies,and acting as journalists, keeping the people informed on what our State and Government entites are doing, and trying to keep them accountable. We do have rights, and I pray this cuit goes as far as it can, so We The People can at least start to see some type of Justice and Accountability to those in Authority, who abuse our Constitutional rights. I guess we still have a long wait, if ever seeing this come fully to light. Thank you again for at least trying!
The part that saddens me is when they turn off their cameras. What it tells me is that they KNOW that what they are doing to that guy was WRONG. So so sad
That is why when these bodycams first started they (the aclu) petitioned for the cameras to stay on at all times and not be under the control for officers to be able to turn them on and off at will. I guess they lost that battle.
What is really sad is that they will fight tooth and nail (with your tax money) to keep from being held accountable for the Laws they willfully violate.
Immediate dismissal for any police officer doing that. If it isn't concealing evidence, then it looks like concealing evidence, and neither is acceptable.
the judge trusted the people he should not have to worry about trusting. those people hid information, presented false information ect. all of which led that the judge to have no reason to question it he must have believed it met the threshold of the crimes so signing off on the warrants was all above board. now if he had no idea or no involvement I'd imagine he would see to it anyone involved in misleading him would not only never be in infront of a judge outside of their own prosecutions. I'd hope he would issue a public apology and help to set standards to help keep corrupt law enforcement officials from abusing the court and making the punishment significantly more harsh for lies and withheld information as well as the immediate firing and permanent rehiring ban of any officers who fail to activate, purposely distrup or distort or power off their body cameras prematurely and when clearly done to hide their actions
Taxpayers will pay for this.make it so it comes out of their pension fund !! their not going let their fellow officers mess up their retirement money!! they would do better at policing themselves! All these people should be held accountable!!! but they won’t because of qualified immunity!!
I do not watch nor trust most mainstream news outlets. But this reporter has proven many times he has the peoples rights first and foremost when reporting news. Thank you sir! You do an incredible job holding public officials accountable. Thank you and please continue to kick ass in the name of the people🙏🏽
@@joshcannon3600 yes but ot should be aggravated and enhanced. Police have a higher status in society and thus should be held to a higher bar. The penalty should be harsher for their crimes.
excuse me!!?? If you know what the laws are and what they arent and how they dont apply to most men and women, then why do you need an attorney. An attorney pledges his allegiance to the CROWN first and foremost and takes a bribery wage from the STATE. A client is secondary to an attwhoreneys duties. If people knew this, they might dig deeper into the reality of things and may wake up to this blatant prejudice and injustice happening in all courts of the world.
Never trust GOONS WITH GUNS on behalf of the State..as they only hire the most violent, racist, dumb, IDIOTS THAT WILL CARRY OUT THE EVIL INTENT OF THE WEALTHY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE WORKING CLASS
Never ASK if you need a attorney! Just demand one! "Am I under arrest?", "do you have a warrant?" "I want a attorney" & "I wish to enact all my constitutional rights including the right to remain silent" These are the only things you should SAY to a cop!
@@lizf1353 that's a recipe for disaster. Never demand for an attorney otherwise you agree to all their terms and conditions and you agree to all their laws. This is what is getting a lot of people in trouble. You have no constitutional rights whatsoever. The Constitution is not going to save you it is designed to entrap you.
Talking about fascists, well if you have a fascist government then what do you expect sorry. Look what they are doing in Ukraine, encouraged the nazi's and today I heard they were pushing hard for Ukraine army to amass and and attack the Russians even though they didn't want to, all so the Democrats would look good for the mid-term. They don't care a rats for the Ukrainians, they can fight to the last man. How many times have I heard that.
@shockwave6213 He tried to amend his application. Weather conditions forced him to change his plans, something that farmers face every year. He never found out the amendment was denied and never had the chance to appeal that denial. Furthermore, the AG told them to get judicial approval prior to destroying the crop. When they asked a judge for permission, the judge said, "not without a hearing." Then, they went to a magistrate for an arrest warrant. They got the arrest warrant, but not permission to destroy the crop (the magistrate could not give that permission anyway). Then, they destroyed it anyway.
Oh c’omon… this is not journalism at all.. They should be informing us the people about real serious things, like the laws and legislations that are being forced into us, that are meant to affect us… Like the patriot act, it’s everything but patriotic…. The inflation reduction act biden signed… Its only creating more inflation on our economy… Inform us on how the billions of dollars we “sent to ukraine “ are on the pockets of american defense contractors not actual aid to ukraine people… Oh yeah.. this “journalism” was allowed by their the owners of this news media channel because it doesn’t affect corrupt politicians
I agree real news is so rare thease days you never see it I appreciate the reporter s and the people that had the balls to actually report the simple truth
Bro those cops didn't destroy your product, they stole it...straight up strong armed robbery!!! They literally waited for your product to mature and it's worth millions.
NO, THEY ARE NOT. THIS IS SENSATIONALIST NONSENSE. THAT ISN'T HEMP, IT'S POT. AND POT 100% ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
Absolutely, this story needed to told, and followed up on. Hope they like their footage they wanted to be on TV. Now the world knows about their unlawful enforcement.
This is crazy, I'm at loss of words. Great documentary, thanks for putting the effort in to expose the real crooks. The state should pay for what they have done.
I hope this Farmer gets millions. That will send a very clear message the the Chief and the Attorney General of the State. Demonizing Marijuana, Lying and Violating this man’s rights is reprehensible.
@4Runner Yes…the lumber companies wanted hemp gone…they even demonized hemp with the public. *The Tin man with an Axe in the Wizard of Oz represents those lumber companies with no heart.
Why would it? Money would be paid by taxpayers, won't cost these people anything. They need to lose their jobs and banned from holding any government position for life, but that probably won't happen either.
No cash settlement! Make every corrupt official involved serve hard labor on the farmers farm. Make these criminals work off their doubt to the farmer and society! Why punish the tax payers who did nothing wrong?
I want to make it a FEDERAL offense for law enforcement to take off, cover up or remove their camera or alter in any way. No less than 5 years imprisonment AND LOST OF public funded retirement which is tied to their public funded salaries.!!!
No, it should be a death penalty offense for them to have a non-functioning or off camera. The reasons for it being non-working don't matter. No camera, dead pig. Enough is enough.
The easy way to put an end to the videos being shut off during an arrest is to make a law stating any officer who doesn't have all the footage and audio of the arrest will immediately make the charge null and void
The saddest part is the taxpayers who hired these thugs are the one who have to pay the bill for the future settlements. We need nothing less than jail time and personal forfeiture of the thugs personal assets.
Right there is the evidence of denial of God given rights! These thug satanic children didn't have a warrant of claim of sworn affidavit of harm done by this man, nor did they provide their oath of office, as required per the Constitution. Tyranny, assault, kidnapping and deprivation of rights. False arrest, barratry amongst many.
These sovereign citizens with guns and badges need to be held accountable. The judge and the LEO's need to be disbarred and banned from every being able to serve in any capacity. Our justice system is broken like most other government agencies. We must stand together to prevent this!
Imagine if the oil companies got raided every time they caused a spill. Why spend all this time and money going after citizens growing plants when foreign companies are allowed to run amok and do whatever they want. Ignore real problems and make up problems to harass citizens.
Imagine if the government officials were held to the same standard. We have allowed these folks to run rampant. There are no consequences for them (depending what political ideology your categorized in). If the justice system is not blind, it's just a matter of time before it all comes crumbling down.
Yes a very good job of reporting. We got trouble with the law going after law abiding citizens and being dirty it is dam scary and we should all be afraid of this it affects all of us
The worst part for me is understanding how fucked up what they did to this man is, and knowing the people with real power are doing a lot worse. I’m glad the reporter actually did what’s in the job description!
I could be wrong, but I think I'm on the other side of this discussion. I think what they did to him was execute the law. He spent some hours in jail like a misdemeanor criminal because he committed a misdemeanor crime. He had his illegal crop destroyed because it was illegal. I'm not sure I follow how they mistreated him.
@@craigape IT'S A SENSATIONALIST STORY. THE FACT IS, THAT WAS NOT HEMP AT ALL IT. THE GUY SHOULD BE FACING TWENTY YEARS FOR MANUFACTURING. BUT HE THINKS IF HE CAN RAISE A BIG STINK ABOUT IT IN THE NEWS THAT HE CAN GET OUT OF IT. HE HAS BEEN MAKING MILLIONS AND IS SURELY SPREADING THE WEALTH AROUND TO THOSE DISREPUTABLE LAWYERS AND TV TALKING HEADS TO DO HIS BIDDING.
I'm impressed by how John Pendarvis has been acting exemplary through all out this. I wouldn't have managed to keep such a cool even though it's the smart thing to do. Honorable and admirable and he will win this in the end. Keep fighting. Good luck all the way from Sweden, John
IF YOU SPEAK THEN YOU DON'T NEED AN ATTORNEY. THAT ISN'T HEMP, IT'S POT. AND POT 100% ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
@@DOOMJESUS The term “hemp” is used to mean cannabis that contains 0.3 percent or less THC content by dry weight. Note he had a license for that crop, just not in that location but he had filed a change order. The difference was defined in 1979 and codified in the Agricultural Act of 2018 and other laws in the United States. Most states accept this.
Despicable. Instead of investigating actual dangerous drugs they go after a hard working farmer growing a plant that has many uses besides recreational and medicinal. Thank you for this great reporting
Hemp rope is the best on open seas. Best for pain in cancer patients instead of opioids, and works great in calming animals instead of knocking them out which is very dangerous.
Publix Store owner put $90,000.00 into stoping Medical Pot....Remember Publix has Pharmacy ....Lot of people smoked or ate a Gummy Bear and Artritice is Gone
I think if a law enforcement officer mutes or turns off a body cam it should be automatic dismissal. These people are pure thugs . Somewhere behind this prosecution, there is a money trail.
@@colinsmith1495 You are exactly right, and that SLED chief knows it too well. That's why he's not answering any questions whatsoever to the media. Some of the things they did could probably even be obstruction of justice. I can't believe he's not been dismissed from his chief position until this has been fully investigated. Disguisting behaviour from SLED and their co-conspirators.
The entire act has the appearance of entrapment The state gives a permit to grow then the state goes out of it's way to arrest and convict a person for the very thing they wrote a ruling to be lawful ENTRAPMENT out right.
Body cams should not be able to be muted or edited, turned off and should be on a live access feed always available for the public to pull up with no questions asked.
@@angrybadger8136 then they can contact dispatch and they shall be the only one's allowed to deactivate the cam for that break...also it will be verified that is what is happening and he's not actually on a call🤷♂️
@@angrybadger8136 Well then they should probably be a bit more...prudent...about getting the bad apples out of the barrel then. Kinda hard not to look at a cop and think "coin flip says this cop's just a gangbanger with a badge".
As a South Carolinian and a farmer, I pray these crooked ass ppl have to pay with their jobs and livelihoods. I hope they lose everything. My heart goes out to this family
Every single one of the Law Enforcement Members involved in this need to Lose their Law Enforcement Bond and Forfeit their Pensions and any State 'Benefits' and anyone from the Attorney Generals Office need to lose their Law Licenses, Forfeit their Pensions and 'Benefits'. Those Pensions and 'Benefit' Money should be given to the Hemp Farmer along with any Damages awarded by the Civil Lawsuit Jury!!
The Attorney General did not give them approval to go after him as far as I can tell from this. They told sled to go get a court order. It's entirely sleds fault
He did ALL THAT to jump through hoops to get licenses, was an actual farmer, waited in line, paid the government AND STILL got his LEGAL HEMP raided like it was drug cannabis! And Here I am in California and I can just grow multiple plants no license no paperwork, i can be given a seed and grow it in an urban area outside! lol
Man, was this a major malfeasance of justice on the part of SLED, the state AG, SCDA, the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office and even SC Forestry. I hope that Trent eventually wins his civil suit against all these entities and the individual officials who conspired against him. I hope that a win in the civil case would lead to criminal charges coming down too against some of the principals in the case. That probably won't happen because SLED and the AG are the state's top cops. That's a case of who polices the police? I also hope that people in South Carolina push their legislators to not only allow for medicinal pot but eventually recreational pot as well. The biggest lie in law enforcement in roughly the past 100 years is the supposed evils and dangers of pot.
What kind of rock do you live under?!?! Everyone thinks it's so bad her but then everyone else is trying to get here because it's so bad everywhere else. Try saying anything contrary in China, or the Middle East, or Mexico, or hell even Canada or Scottland these days.
What he means when he's says "We're not going to discuss pending litigation" means we're not going to discuss pending litigation that is aimed at us. If it's them against someone, they'll discuss the hell out of it, even if it isn't true. Unfortunately it will be the taxpayers left paying for their illegal activities.
Too bad the people who get punished and have to pay the lawsuit will be the taxpayer while nobody takes responsibility for what happened and get off Scott free.
This is mind boggling, wow unbelievable, how could these officers go home and look their family in their eyes, disgraceful. I hope the farmer gets compensated.
This was a video that I wish I could say I was surprised that this happened in the US, but I am not! This corruption runs deep in this country. Please do an update as this makes its way thru the courts.
Whatever his time and value that his crop would have yielded needs to be 3x or 4x for his troubles and defamation. This is absolutely terrifying and not okay! These government establishments and people in charge need to be held accountable.
The crime started when they wouldn't allow him to call his lawyer and it got worse from there. This was a MAJOR misarrange of justice. I hope he wins big and that SLED officer should be in a state penitentiary, along with everyone who was at his arrest. This is why people don't trust law enforcement and government agencies!
@@virgobro2025 You're right as those cops that behave that way tend to be right wing minded. Cops aren't known to be progressives. We should force cops to have more training, watch more videos, have them watched by internal affairs more closely.
This needs to go to the supreme court, and for that matter, ALL regulatory practices in the hemp industry need to be ELIMINATED ENTIRELY, since they are UNCONSTITUTIONAL at best, and TYRANNICAL at worst. I see straight up tyranny occurring here.
Never understood why cops even have the ability to turn off body cameras while on duty. Yes I understand folk have to use the restroom occasionally but the audio, at least, should have to be on the entire time they are on the clock. Also all footage should immediately backup to a hard drive in their vehicle that they do not have access to. Law enforcement "losing" body cam footage is all to common for them to ba trusted with it's custody.
Great piece Jody Barr! I’d love to learn to make a documentary and investigate like you. You are an inspiration. Thanks for helping out that nice farmer and getting the truth out.
I think they should be brought up on both civil and criminal charges false imprisonment slander false arrest honestly I think all of them should be sentenced to 10 years behind bars hard labor treat them like they treat us guilty until proven innocent
Something similar happened to me in Texas. I had a license to do whatever it was that I was fined for (it's not important for this purpose what that was). Yet I was fined (not arrested) for operating without a permit. All during the process, they kept re-enforcing the FACT that I was obligated under the permit that I DID have. So I exercised THAT and continued to operate. The original fine was $10,500 for (get this) "Operating without a permit". Some governmental departments have far too much power. And that power violates the rights of citizens without due process. I complained to the inspectors' Boss and that person referred my case back to the person I was complaining about for review. Guess what happened. I paid the fine. When the people fear their government, there is tyranny.
@@jeffmiller3499 It's easy to say... and I tried including hiring a lawyer. But that's how power corrupts. We allow our government to control every aspect of our lives. Then if something happens they don't like, then they can use that regulation to shut down your business. That's how they shut us down during covid too. They threatened to revoke our licenses if we didn't comply. You know the licenses we didn't ask for but were imposed upon us in the first place? Yeah, those.
These power hungry pigs need to sacrifice their retirement pensions to reimburse this man. I can't believe how much they cause and arent held accountable.
When the body cams get cut off the conspiring begins. They should be charged with a felony when they cut off or mute a body cam at ANY TIME during an investigation. There's zero excuse to do so cause any personal information can be redacted at the appropriate time before it is released as a public record. It's absolutely a disgrace they are being allowed to commit felony's and it's on camera, there's no disputing it. They literally record themselves commiting felony's lol but nothing is being done about it that I'm aware of 🤔 It's insane they are given a free pass to break the law and conspire to destroy people's lives. 😡🤬
Keep the faith. I have great love for industrial hemp for 20 years. Things will change as the truth is exposed and people learn. They did this horrific act when people are stressed from many disasters and distracted. Keep on Truckin and hold the vision of waving fields of Hemp across America. I imagine the Hemp investors have lawyers. It's trillion $ industry 💕🙏💕
After his question about a conspiracy and the chief refused to answer, the reporter should have said “I’ll take that as a yes” and then reported it to the public that way.
They are just cowards. Since real criminals would shot back at their old slow asses they instead go after the law abiding citizens who wont fight back.
This is infuriating! I knew once they passed the law, there would be cases like this. Meanwhile, our founding fathers all grew hemp and in fact there used to be a law mandating people to grow hemp. There are so many things that can be made from hemp and it could help curb climate change. I wish I could help this guy somehow.
Listen and read 4:20, he was asked if he received a written notice it was illegal to plant in that field. He says "uh-huh" agreeing he received the notice 4:28 and knew he was not allowed to plant in that field, and planted there anyway. His excuse? Farmers sometimes have to plant in different fields because of weather. WELL NO! He had a permit to plant in a specified field ON:LY, it did not give him the option to pick and choose other sites. LMFAO! It's the same if you have a tag to go hunt a buck, and get caught with a dead buck, a doe and a fawn in your pickup. YOU GET BUSTED!! Yes he filed an amendment to move to a different field with new coordinates. 5:52 IT WAS DENIED. That means they said NO DO NOT PLANT THERE!
@@DIDYOUSEETHAT172 it's this man's property, period. You actually believe and encourage government intervention in private property matters? This man had a "license". He can grow his crop anyplace on his property he chooses.
@@joanallisonkica739 No he cannot. Its amazing how the average IQ seems to be lower than Tinker Bell's show size in most commenters. He broke the law. When applying you have to provide longitude and latitude to license the specific dimensions and locations of the property you want to plant on. You have to stay within that boundary period. He was granted a license for that specific area only. There is a provision for farmers to apply to move to another property location in these situations. However you have to do it before you plant to get approval. He did not do that. He planted then applied. As he did not comply with the rules he was denied the amendment. He chose to apply to plant the crop, and everything that goes with it, all the rules and regulations. He also chose to break those rules and regulations. and paid a price. Had he applied before he planted as stipulated in the guidelines, there would be no story here.
@@DIDYOUSEETHAT172 tell me you know nothing about farming, without telling me you know nothing about farming. You are an amazing example of how bureaucratic bullshit that looks good on paper, but not in practice, is destroying the country.
@@OddBallPerformanceRight. sad thing is if those idiots did just a little bit of research they'd realize that someone could smoke that whole damn field before they'd maybe get a buzz.
These officials took several liberies and bent laws because they felt he didnt cross one T. Not to mention they put him in cuffs the second he refused them permission to destroy his crop and wanted to call his lawyer. They litterally prevented him from contacting his lawyer.
I agree with pretty much all of that. He broke the law, but he should have had a slap on the wrist, a fine may be, or a warning. Destruction was way past what was ok when it wasn't a dangerous product.
@@kosgoth He broke the law by government denying the amendment he himself issued? The same amendment that gave them the "tip off" to open a criminal investigation? The very same amendment that the government intentionally refused and likely half heartedly reported said refusal to the relevant party? The ONLY amendment that was literally on a form expressly drawn up by the government for the exact use the farmer used it for? If this guy "broke the law" than I hate to break it to you but pretty much EVERYONE in the US is a criminal by nature of a petty, disjointed, pernicious judiciary.
@@jreimer9487 Miranda doesn't require police to provide a lawyer the moment a suspect asks for one. He was provided a lawyer, hence there was no Miranda violation. Not saying the cops weren't wrong but Miranda violation isn't it
Queen City - you deserve a Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism. Excellent work! I hope Mr. Pendarvis prevails against this travesty of justice. SLED, et al should be criminally charged.
It sounds like some powerful people wanted to bankrupt him and take this farmers land. Follow the money and it will lead back to them. Who would profit?
@@doomman700 really? First off, there are limits. Secondly, how do you think insurance companies have the money to pay these awards? They have a grove of money trees? I’m in the insurance business pard. Trust me, the taxpayers WILL pay the tab. Watch their rates soar.
@@Itsisawnotiseen how do insurance companies pay, since you know but asked anyhow , they collect premiums, invest the money to make money to pay claims.
I am half feeling for the taxpayers and at the other half I want the taxpayers to feel the pain so they can throw those agents out on their asses. It seems like the taxpayers are too tolerant of this crap.
Hemp still requires nutrients that wash into rivers and oceans like every other crop and it's no replacement for wood in almost all cases. Plus, trees must be removed from the area for hemp to grow.
Those emails are damning. To overcome qualified immunity, you need to prove that they violated his rights, and that the officers were on prior notice that the actions are against his rights. These emails show that the AG knew and advised it would be, prior notice, they then attempted to go around judges, and the AG.... This is like when a kid gets told no by one parent, and then they go to the other one.
The whole concept of the USDA having rules on your own personal land and what and how you can grow on it is already against rights, them coming out and killing the crop is also against your rights the founding fathers would not allow this to occur unfortunately people accept this stuff in our country
@@offgrid6789 Every single successful civilization since the Egyptians first started irrigating had a central authority that arbitrated between the rights (in their case water rights) of various land users. The problem is not having rules, or having an authority enforcing these rules, but the validity and practical necessity of those rules and the manner of enforcing them. Rulemakers need to understand farming and be incentivized to create as few rules as possible, and what rules there are need to be specified in terms of what they are meant to achieve and constantly measured against that goal.
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How many sex traffickers or Fentanyl dealers could they have investigated and arrested in the time they spent on this? Shameful
The only difference is they paid off the right people this guy didn't.
Who do you think is running the sex trafficking and drug distribution.
Amen
Its easier and safer to arrest innocent people.
Head over a dozen offices there at that man's property to destroy a crop used for basket weaving and clothing. What does hemp have to do with weed legalization. Hemp is a freaking textile.
The act of turning off bodycam should be punished to the highest level possible. If that is done then we should assume that something very bad was done.
unless the suspect requests it, it probably shouldn't be allowed unfortunately.
I say unfortunately because alot of decent police will use that ability to turn off the camera to help the suspect or subject somehow in a way he otherwise couldnt.
@@ChadDidNothingWrong Good? Your funny , I have a bridge in London if your gullible ass wants to buy it.
I agree.
Absolutely
As in attempted illegal activity.
And they wonder why people are always fearful of law enforcement and government officials! Their dishonesty is disgraceful.
Yeah' true but it's not that 98% of every American in America dislikes the gvt we just hate them PERIOD
And it's getting worse. There MUST be consequences or this behavior won't stop
So called "law enforcement" is losing allies fast, what exactly do they think is going to happen to them in the most heavily armed country on the planet after they don't have any allies left at all?
These aren't "law enforcement officers" anymore, these are mercenaries involved in organized crime at the highest level.
And why many are sitting awaiting a civil war
And the killer of it is everybody pays for the defense of these corrupt law-enforcement
Thank you for doing this story. I had given up on our media doing any stories to bring transparency to State and local agencies,and acting as journalists, keeping the people informed on what our State and Government entites are doing, and trying to keep them accountable.
We do have rights, and I pray this cuit goes as far as it can, so We The People can at least start to see some type of Justice and Accountability to those in Authority, who abuse our Constitutional rights. I guess we still have a long wait, if ever seeing this come fully to light. Thank you again for at least trying!
Not an either/or. Law enforcement running roughshod over citizens' rights is MASSIVE and should not, must not be ignored.
The part that saddens me is when they turn off their cameras. What it tells me is that they KNOW that what they are doing to that guy was WRONG. So so sad
Police turning off their cameras while conducting official business should be considered destruction of evidence.
That is why when these bodycams first started they (the aclu) petitioned for the cameras to stay on at all times and not be under the control for officers to be able to turn them on and off at will. I guess they lost that battle.
What is really sad is that they will fight tooth and nail (with your tax money) to keep from being held accountable for the Laws they willfully violate.
Immediate dismissal for any police officer doing that. If it isn't concealing evidence, then it looks like concealing evidence, and neither is acceptable.
@@snafubar5491 truth, it's madness that they can use our tax dollars to fund it.
They should have to pay him for his entire crop, his attorney fees, and punative damages. The judge should be removed from office.
Actually the judge refused to just sign an order to let them do it.
@@tnwhitley But that magistrate? He would be getting a hard look or he should be filing against the officers that got him to sign it.
the judge trusted the people he should not have to worry about trusting. those people hid information, presented false information ect. all of which led that the judge to have no reason to question it he must have believed it met the threshold of the crimes so signing off on the warrants was all above board. now if he had no idea or no involvement I'd imagine he would see to it anyone involved in misleading him would not only never be in infront of a judge outside of their own prosecutions. I'd hope he would issue a public apology and help to set standards to help keep corrupt law enforcement officials from abusing the court and making the punishment significantly more harsh for lies and withheld information as well as the immediate firing and permanent rehiring ban of any officers who fail to activate, purposely distrup or distort or power off their body cameras prematurely and when clearly done to hide their actions
Oh he’s going to get paid big!
And, labor!! $$$$
If they're not held personally accountable situations like this will never stop and any lawsuit will be felt by the taxpayers.
Did the parasites sell the crops and profit from the sale?
Taxpayers will pay for this.make it so it comes out of their pension fund !! their not going let their fellow officers mess up their retirement money!! they would do better at policing themselves!
All these people should be held accountable!!! but they won’t because of qualified immunity!!
They should demand tHere tax moneys back😤
The crop didn’t look very mature. Don’t know if there would be much monetary value. I hope the farmer gets what he deserves.
American police are literally almost never held accountable for their actions and probably won’t change any time soon
I do not watch nor trust most mainstream news outlets. But this reporter has proven many times he has the peoples rights first and foremost when reporting news. Thank you sir! You do an incredible job holding public officials accountable. Thank you and please continue to kick ass in the name of the people🙏🏽
Cops who tamper with body cameras during an ongoing investigation should be thrown in jail.
Without question...tampering with evidence at the very least
Agreed it should be against the law for the film to stop ever. If it does that's a mistrial and dropped charges.
@@joshcannon3600 yes but ot should be aggravated and enhanced. Police have a higher status in society and thus should be held to a higher bar. The penalty should be harsher for their crimes.
5years minimum!!
They should be put them in jail and throw away the key. Biden and his crooked buddies should be joining them there. They are all crooks.
Never trust anyone that says you DONT need an attorney
excuse me!!?? If you know what the laws are and what they arent and how they dont apply to most men and women, then why do you need an attorney. An attorney pledges his allegiance to the CROWN first and foremost and takes a bribery wage from the STATE. A client is secondary to an attwhoreneys duties. If people knew this, they might dig deeper into the reality of things and may wake up to this blatant prejudice and injustice happening in all courts of the world.
Geeze you sure sure nailed it.
Never trust GOONS WITH GUNS on behalf of the State..as they only hire the most violent, racist, dumb, IDIOTS THAT WILL CARRY OUT THE EVIL INTENT OF THE WEALTHY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE WORKING CLASS
Never ASK if you need a attorney! Just demand one!
"Am I under arrest?", "do you have a warrant?" "I want a attorney" & "I wish to enact all my constitutional rights including the right to remain silent"
These are the only things you should SAY to a cop!
@@lizf1353 that's a recipe for disaster. Never demand for an attorney otherwise you agree to all their terms and conditions and you agree to all their laws. This is what is getting a lot of people in trouble. You have no constitutional rights whatsoever. The Constitution is not going to save you it is designed to entrap you.
The government never has your best interest in mind. The farmer acted in good faith and was railroaded by law enforcement.
Use "COP"roaches it Fits better the law what you said
Talking about fascists, well if you have a fascist government then what do you expect sorry. Look what they are doing in Ukraine, encouraged the nazi's and today I heard they were pushing hard for Ukraine army to amass and and attack the Russians even though they didn't want to, all so the Democrats would look good for the mid-term. They don't care a rats for the Ukrainians, they can fight to the last man. How many times have I heard that.
I believe Trump did have our best interest in mind
@@jswik2085 yeah and i also believe u have brain damage
Except for Democrats. LOLLLLOLOLOLOLLLLLL stupid demy voters........ 70 years and still don't get it......................
Infuriating that they destroyed his crop before he had a chance to prove his innocence.
@Roger He should get the cash value of the crop they destroyed. On second thought, double that for ehat they put him through.
Why? He admitted to growing it in an unapproved field. The cutting was done under the Department of Agriculture's jurisdiction at that point
sue them for damages?
@shockwave6213 He tried to amend his application. Weather conditions forced him to change his plans, something that farmers face every year. He never found out the amendment was denied and never had the chance to appeal that denial. Furthermore, the AG told them to get judicial approval prior to destroying the crop. When they asked a judge for permission, the judge said, "not without a hearing." Then, they went to a magistrate for an arrest warrant. They got the arrest warrant, but not permission to destroy the crop (the magistrate could not give that permission anyway). Then, they destroyed it anyway.
It’s good to see investigative journalism on this level.
Actually it’s good to see “ANY”honest, investigative journalism anywhere in MSM or “Any” governmental agency….
Oh c’omon… this is not journalism at all..
They should be informing us the people about real serious things,
like the laws and legislations that are being forced into us, that are meant to affect us…
Like the patriot act, it’s everything but patriotic….
The inflation reduction act biden signed…
Its only creating more inflation on our economy…
Inform us on how the billions of dollars we “sent to ukraine “ are on the pockets of american defense contractors not actual aid to ukraine people…
Oh yeah.. this “journalism” was allowed by their the owners of this news media channel because it doesn’t affect corrupt politicians
I agree real news is so rare thease days you never see it I appreciate the reporter s and the people that had the balls to actually report the simple truth
Thease officers need to move to Loveland Colorado were they fit with sack s of losers lol 😂
rare too
Bro those cops didn't destroy your product, they stole it...straight up strong armed robbery!!!
They literally waited for your product to mature and it's worth millions.
The funny thing is they sold it and split the cash.
Honestly this has to be true the war on drugs must go on so the boys in blue will continue to distribute
those government officials.
That's so disgusting. People like these need to leave the earth quick fast and a hurry. Scum of the 🌎 earth
Wow. I did not think theft. You are right on. Theives. They want his land too. 😤
Great job Queen City news! It's small local news outlets like Queen City news that are still doing real journalism in this country!
NO, THEY ARE NOT. THIS IS SENSATIONALIST NONSENSE.
THAT ISN'T HEMP, IT'S POT.
AND POT 100% ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
When you use the government as an example of the way you do your job.
know you have crossed the line
learn latin, govern'ment means 'governor mind' look through, greek, hebrew etc & quite simply mind-control.
kind regards alls
@@ordinarybear7037 Yeap, brainwashing.
Absolutely, this story needed to told, and followed up on. Hope they like their footage they wanted to be on TV. Now the world knows about their unlawful enforcement.
This is crazy, I'm at loss of words. Great documentary, thanks for putting the effort in to expose the real crooks. The state should pay for what they have done.
Respect for true investigative journalism 👍🏼
THIS IS SENSATIONALIST NONSENSE.
THAT ISN'T HEMP, IT'S POT.
AND POT 100% ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
Agree 💯 percent! There are very few journalist left these days
I hope this Farmer gets millions. That will send a very clear message the the Chief and the Attorney General of the State. Demonizing Marijuana, Lying and Violating this man’s rights is reprehensible.
It’s hemp not pot. Really. Just hemp
AMEN!!!!
@4Runner Yes…the lumber companies wanted hemp gone…they even demonized hemp with the public.
*The Tin man with an Axe in the Wizard of Oz represents those lumber companies with no heart.
Why would it? Money would be paid by taxpayers, won't cost these people anything. They need to lose their jobs and banned from holding any government position for life, but that probably won't happen either.
No cash settlement! Make every corrupt official involved serve hard labor on the farmers farm. Make these criminals work off their doubt to the farmer and society! Why punish the tax payers who did nothing wrong?
I want to make it a FEDERAL offense for law enforcement to take off, cover up or remove their camera or alter in any way. No less than 5 years imprisonment AND LOST OF public funded retirement which is tied to their public funded salaries.!!!
Wish I could like this comment a million times!!
"Tampering with Evidence" ?
No, it should be a death penalty offense for them to have a non-functioning or off camera. The reasons for it being non-working don't matter. No camera, dead pig. Enough is enough.
Preach!
COMPLETELY AGREE
"Well i have a obligation to ask and you can answer or not" respect to this rare example of a reporter doing his job
The easy way to put an end to the videos being shut off during an arrest is to make a law stating any officer who doesn't have all the footage and audio of the arrest will immediately make the charge null and void
Or they do 30 days unarmed in prison in full uniform. 🤣
No, charge them with evading cameras. Make it a felony
The saddest part is the taxpayers who hired these thugs are the one who have to pay the bill for the future settlements. We need nothing less than jail time and personal forfeiture of the thugs personal assets.
Why can’t the taxpayers file a civil suit against the officers?
They do not hire, but they sure can get rid of the ones who did!
The fact they didn't want him to reach his lawyer says A TON.
He should've called his lawyer before he even showed up there never trust the government
2 million dollars worth
Never hunt the kings grouse…….
Right there is the evidence of denial of God given rights! These thug satanic children didn't have a warrant of claim of sworn affidavit of harm done by this man, nor did they provide their oath of office, as required per the Constitution. Tyranny, assault, kidnapping and deprivation of rights. False arrest, barratry amongst many.
T W
T W, SURE DOES!!!!!!!! DOESENT IT!!!!!!!!!!
Authorities owe that man BIG TIME!!!
I hope this farmer gets every single penny he deserves and sends a powerful message to these state officials
When sled isn't helping home invasions they bust hard working people
The fact that someone needs a permit to grow on their own property is a scam
Yeah, think about how much the heroin from a field of opium poppies would sell for.
@@selanryn5849 the government is the biggest dealers
Grizzly.....YES IT IS!!!
I'll buy a farm in south america, where you are more free than this racket...'
@@scottmartinetti4875 until you get a necktie for not paying those people off.
These sovereign citizens with guns and badges need to be held accountable. The judge and the LEO's need to be disbarred and banned from every being able to serve in any capacity. Our justice system is broken like most other government agencies. We must stand together to prevent this!
Broken deliberately over time for a very nefarious purpose.
Loss of job , loss of retirement as well
Almost a million views in 12 days. Keep spreading the story. Like, comment, share. Help make sure these corrupt gov. Workers are held accountable!!!
THAT ISN'T HEMP, IT'S POT.
AND POT 100% ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
Absolutely.
Hold these “authorities” accountable
Hard labor on the man's farm, and back to prison for dinner a shower and sleep
Sir, “wE rESpECt LAW eNFORCEment”
First take away thier authority, then prosecute them!
Never ever forget who the actual criminals are.
100% truth Keel is a criminal at the head of a law agency!
He should be FIRED!
Amen
Guns don't kill people the government does
Imagine if the oil companies got raided every time they caused a spill. Why spend all this time and money going after citizens growing plants when foreign companies are allowed to run amok and do whatever they want. Ignore real problems and make up problems to harass citizens.
EXACTLY, commies laugh every time they see this stuff
America the great place in the world were corruption is openly ignored because we have to good of a life nah cuz the good government takes no fault
Imagine if the government officials were held to the same standard. We have allowed these folks to run rampant. There are no consequences for them (depending what political ideology your categorized in). If the justice system is not blind, it's just a matter of time before it all comes crumbling down.
The idea that you need a permit to grow a plant is insane
They want that cut of money my dude
Says every poppy grower😅
To be fair it make sense for invasive species other then that not really.
Sure is
Cocaine grows on a plant
So wrong to treat people this way
Ego's guy, he can;t do that, clouds cops judgement, now on tax payers dime.
So refreshing to see actual journalism online I'm so happy I found this video.
This is 1 of the best reporting g jobs in years that I've listened to. These 2 lawyers represent lawyers better than I've ever witnessed. Well done
Yes a very good job of reporting. We got trouble with the law going after law abiding citizens and being dirty it is dam scary and we should all be afraid of this it affects all of us
The worst part for me is understanding how fucked up what they did to this man is, and knowing the people with real power are doing a lot worse. I’m glad the reporter actually did what’s in the job description!
Yeah they don't like the competition.
THAT ISN'T HEMP, IT'S POT.
AND POT 100% ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
I could be wrong, but I think I'm on the other side of this discussion. I think what they did to him was execute the law. He spent some hours in jail like a misdemeanor criminal because he committed a misdemeanor crime. He had his illegal crop destroyed because it was illegal. I'm not sure I follow how they mistreated him.
Ai runs Media systems to sell anxiety, fear & misinformation. Sick over-stepping agent should be investigated.
kind regards alls
@@craigape IT'S A SENSATIONALIST STORY. THE FACT IS, THAT WAS NOT HEMP AT ALL IT. THE GUY SHOULD BE FACING TWENTY YEARS FOR MANUFACTURING. BUT HE THINKS IF HE CAN RAISE A BIG STINK ABOUT IT IN THE NEWS THAT HE CAN GET OUT OF IT. HE HAS BEEN MAKING MILLIONS AND IS SURELY SPREADING THE WEALTH AROUND TO THOSE DISREPUTABLE LAWYERS AND TV TALKING HEADS TO DO HIS BIDDING.
I'm impressed by how John Pendarvis has been acting exemplary through all out this. I wouldn't have managed to keep such a cool even though it's the smart thing to do. Honorable and admirable and he will win this in the end. Keep fighting. Good luck all the way from Sweden, John
yeah it's like he has a clear heart
Well said...
Great reporting QCN in this day and age we have to keep a very close eye on what goes on county and statewide
09:47 When LEO says you don't need an attorney is EXACTLY when you need it the most. CALL YOUR ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY!!
Confederate Leo ♌️
No I'm a maga republican cops are great. And always right
IF YOU SPEAK THEN YOU DON'T NEED AN ATTORNEY.
THAT ISN'T HEMP, IT'S POT.
AND POT 100% ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
@@DOOMJESUS The term “hemp” is used to mean cannabis that contains 0.3 percent or less THC content by dry weight. Note he had a license for that crop, just not in that location but he had filed a change order. The difference was defined in 1979 and codified in the Agricultural Act of 2018 and other laws in the United States. Most states accept this.
@@bjchandler8937 APPARENTLY, YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE OR THE OTHER. THOSE PLANTS ARE NOT HEMP. HEMP IS ABOUT TWENTY FEET TALL AND IS NOTHING BUT LEAF.
That's heartbreaking. I can hear the pain in his voice. Despicable actions by SLED
Despicable. Instead of investigating actual dangerous drugs they go after a hard working farmer growing a plant that has many uses besides recreational and medicinal. Thank you for this great reporting
Hemp doesn't have any "recreational" properties.
Hemp rope is the best on open seas. Best for pain in cancer patients instead of opioids, and works great in calming animals instead of knocking them out which is very dangerous.
hemp isnt even considered recreational really as it has no real psychoactive effects
@@jonothandoeser As i understand it Hemp looks a lot like weed,We've had this in the UK,
Publix Store owner put $90,000.00 into stoping Medical Pot....Remember Publix has Pharmacy ....Lot of people smoked or ate a Gummy Bear and Artritice is Gone
So shameful of the people in power, they should be punished to the fullest extent of the law for trying to ruin this man's life
I think if a law enforcement officer mutes or turns off a body cam it should be automatic dismissal. These people are pure thugs . Somewhere behind this prosecution, there is a money trail.
More than dismissal, it should be considered destruction of evidence.
@@colinsmith1495 You are exactly right, and that SLED chief knows it too well. That's why he's not answering any questions whatsoever to the media. Some of the things they did could probably even be obstruction of justice. I can't believe he's not been dismissed from his chief position until this has been fully investigated. Disguisting behaviour from SLED and their co-conspirators.
They shouldn't be able to mute or turn off, their shift should be live streamed to a separate body.
the people that put this in motion should loose their jobs.
"...pure thugs." Spot on...thugs with badges!
The entire act has the appearance of entrapment The state gives a permit to grow then the state goes out of it's way to arrest and convict a person for the very thing they wrote a ruling to be lawful ENTRAPMENT out right.
Desantos just did the same in Florida to voters who were told that they are allowed to vote.
Body cams should not be able to be muted or edited, turned off and should be on a live access feed always available for the public to pull up with no questions asked.
What if the cop is takin a piss? lol
@@angrybadger8136 to bad
@@angrybadger8136 then they can contact dispatch and they shall be the only one's allowed to deactivate the cam for that break...also it will be verified that is what is happening and he's not actually on a call🤷♂️
@@wadewalton4017 permission to take a whiz? Like in grade school? You'll see even LESS recruitment then..
@@angrybadger8136 Well then they should probably be a bit more...prudent...about getting the bad apples out of the barrel then.
Kinda hard not to look at a cop and think "coin flip says this cop's just a gangbanger with a badge".
If they are willing to bend the law for one thing, than they are willing to do the same when they will “need” to in other circumstances.
That is why laws that are bent are actually broken!
As a South Carolinian and a farmer, I pray these crooked ass ppl have to pay with their jobs and livelihoods. I hope they lose everything. My heart goes out to this family
Nothing will happen to them the taxpayers will end up footing the bill !
@Bob dang right, I’m with you on that!
@@steveroberson1488 hate to say it, but probably so. And most likely none will be fired
@Bob pathetic
This was a set up. Destroying his legal crop. ( Everyone involved should go too jail for grand theft. Conspiracy ?? Kidnapping. ? Trespassing ?? ).
Greetings From CHICAGO & PROPS 2D FARMER! BLESS U!
Every single one of the Law Enforcement Members involved in this need to Lose their Law Enforcement Bond and Forfeit their Pensions and any State 'Benefits' and anyone from the Attorney Generals Office need to lose their Law Licenses, Forfeit their Pensions and 'Benefits'. Those Pensions and 'Benefit' Money should be given to the Hemp Farmer along with any Damages awarded by the Civil Lawsuit Jury!!
The Attorney General did not give them approval to go after him as far as I can tell from this. They told sled to go get a court order. It's entirely sleds fault
Corrupt SOB's!
Outstanding reporting!
He did ALL THAT to jump through hoops to get licenses, was an actual farmer, waited in line, paid the government AND STILL got his LEGAL HEMP raided like it was drug cannabis! And Here I am in California and I can just grow multiple plants no license no paperwork, i can be given a seed and grow it in an urban area outside! lol
Man, was this a major malfeasance of justice on the part of SLED, the state AG, SCDA, the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office and even SC Forestry. I hope that Trent eventually wins his civil suit against all these entities and the individual officials who conspired against him. I hope that a win in the civil case would lead to criminal charges coming down too against some of the principals in the case. That probably won't happen because SLED and the AG are the state's top cops. That's a case of who polices the police? I also hope that people in South Carolina push their legislators to not only allow for medicinal pot but eventually recreational pot as well. The biggest lie in law enforcement in roughly the past 100 years is the supposed evils and dangers of pot.
They were targeting this man. Don't know if he refused a shakedown or if someone requested this.
He wouldn't pay them the protection money. 🤣
@@respectmyauthoritah1875 up vote
Or another hemp farmer turned him in hoping to get a larger market share
@@reelsoffortuneslotsplay4267 Sounds like "Tegridy Farms" to me.
Or another farmer?...
Unbelievable. How sickening. There are some evil vile sick human beings in this world. These thugs are the real criminals. Sickening
Couldn’t agree more
They need to be jailed all of them corrupt criminals for a long time.
Queencity News are doing some real journalism. That’s rare. I fw Queencity News. Queencity News gets the mrceresa stamp of approval. Congratulations 🎈
I can't imagine living in a country where the government and law enforcement are the worst of the worst criminals.
Police officers are part of the executive branch of the goverment.
Mexico Law Enforcement works with the Cartel (Not all though), like the other commenter said East Africa.
Happens all over the world ..every single day
What kind of rock do you live under?!?! Everyone thinks it's so bad her but then everyone else is trying to get here because it's so bad everywhere else. Try saying anything contrary in China, or the Middle East, or Mexico, or hell even Canada or Scottland these days.
We are there
What he means when he's says "We're not going to discuss pending litigation" means we're not going to discuss pending litigation that is aimed at us. If it's them against someone, they'll discuss the hell out of it, even if it isn't true. Unfortunately it will be the taxpayers left paying for their illegal activities.
We need to attach their family fortunes to their behavior this crap would stop immediately.
Sue them for everything and make sure everyone involved is fired and publicly named a traitor to the people
if he does that they will send SWAT into his house at 5am for a parking ticket.. (yes, that happened this week)
yeah ... give him a TRAITOR badge instead...
Too bad the people who get punished and have to pay the lawsuit will be the taxpayer while nobody takes responsibility for what happened and get off Scott free.
This is mind boggling, wow unbelievable, how could these officers go home and look their family in their eyes, disgraceful. I hope the farmer gets compensated.
Slime officials and local cop shop leaders wanted their kickback just like they get for all the other drug deals
This was a video that I wish I could say I was surprised that this happened in the US, but I am not! This corruption runs deep in this country. Please do an update as this makes its way thru the courts.
Whatever his time and value that his crop would have yielded needs to be 3x or 4x for his troubles and defamation. This is absolutely terrifying and not okay! These government establishments and people in charge need to be held accountable.
You can always tell by a person's character and how they talk to you, who they are. These are criminals wearing public servant uniforms.
Domestic Terrorism
The crime started when they wouldn't allow him to call his lawyer and it got worse from there. This was a MAJOR misarrange of justice. I hope he wins big and that SLED officer should be in a state penitentiary, along with everyone who was at his arrest. This is why people don't trust law enforcement and government agencies!
Good, investigative journalism is still out there somewhere. Good job!
You got that right… we don’t see real journalism in America like this anymore.. ole Jodie laid the hammer down on the SLED Chief..
Apparently they treated this man like a common criminal. That’s my takeaway. Shame on them. And the way they tricked him to show up is terrible.
They stole his crop and sold it. That's why they went around the law. You don't work that hard against the law and rules for nothing.
No the real criminals wore government uniforms and hid behind government laws and government guns.
The cops have been out of control for too long now . These men should NOT be in authority , in fact , they should be prosecuted .
Calm down pothead
Nothing will change when everyone continuously votes republican.
@@virgobro2025 Do you really believe that your votes have any effect on elections ?
@@virgobro2025 You're right as those cops that behave that way tend to be right wing minded. Cops aren't known to be progressives. We should force cops to have more training, watch more videos, have them watched by internal affairs more closely.
This needs to go to the supreme court, and for that matter, ALL regulatory practices in the hemp industry need to be ELIMINATED ENTIRELY, since they are UNCONSTITUTIONAL at best, and TYRANNICAL at worst. I see straight up tyranny occurring here.
These people are so out of line. Ridiculous and upsetting. These people need to be criminally held liable
Never understood why cops even have the ability to turn off body cameras while on duty. Yes I understand folk have to use the restroom occasionally but the audio, at least, should have to be on the entire time they are on the clock. Also all footage should immediately backup to a hard drive in their vehicle that they do not have access to. Law enforcement "losing" body cam footage is all to common for them to ba trusted with it's custody.
So they can control what is seen and heard.
Agree 100%
Should be against the law to shut off body cameras at anytime.
remember that "defund the police" thing, they need funds to pay for an eternity of recordings to be backed up, it becomes expensive very quickly.
@@kosgoth Nonsense. Storage tech drops by half about every year.
Great piece Jody Barr! I’d love to learn to make a documentary and investigate like you. You are an inspiration. Thanks for helping out that nice farmer and getting the truth out.
I think they should be brought up on both civil and criminal charges false imprisonment slander false arrest honestly I think all of them should be sentenced to 10 years behind bars hard labor treat them like they treat us guilty until proven innocent
Something similar happened to me in Texas. I had a license to do whatever it was that I was fined for (it's not important for this purpose what that was). Yet I was fined (not arrested) for operating without a permit. All during the process, they kept re-enforcing the FACT that I was obligated under the permit that I DID have. So I exercised THAT and continued to operate. The original fine was $10,500 for (get this) "Operating without a permit". Some governmental departments have far too much power. And that power violates the rights of citizens without due process. I complained to the inspectors' Boss and that person referred my case back to the person I was complaining about for review. Guess what happened. I paid the fine. When the people fear their government, there is tyranny.
This is what happens when you elect corrupt people, they put other corrupt people into positions of power to go along with their corruption.
Not a chance I'm paying that fine. You shoulda fought it harder man.
@@jeffmiller3499 It's easy to say... and I tried including hiring a lawyer. But that's how power corrupts. We allow our government to control every aspect of our lives. Then if something happens they don't like, then they can use that regulation to shut down your business. That's how they shut us down during covid too. They threatened to revoke our licenses if we didn't comply. You know the licenses we didn't ask for but were imposed upon us in the first place? Yeah, those.
Sounds like a good lawsuit even though you already paid. I'm not an attorney but still sounds like you'd have a good case
Damn, $10.5K. That is a bit over the top.
I am so relieved that the judge wouldn’t sign it.
Police officers who intentionally violate a persons rights should be held personally liable.
These power hungry pigs need to sacrifice their retirement pensions to reimburse this man. I can't believe how much they cause and arent held accountable.
When the body cams get cut off the conspiring begins. They should be charged with a felony when they cut off or mute a body cam at ANY TIME during an investigation. There's zero excuse to do so cause any personal information can be redacted at the appropriate time before it is released as a public record. It's absolutely a disgrace they are being allowed to commit felony's and it's on camera, there's no disputing it. They literally record themselves commiting felony's lol but nothing is being done about it that I'm aware of 🤔 It's insane they are given a free pass to break the law and conspire to destroy people's lives. 😡🤬
They feel they are Above the law. Gestapos tactics. Disturbing disgusting anti American thugs.
Keep the faith. I have great love for industrial hemp for 20 years. Things will change as the truth is exposed and people learn.
They did this horrific act when people are stressed from many disasters and distracted. Keep on Truckin and hold the vision of waving fields of Hemp across America. I imagine the Hemp investors have lawyers. It's trillion $ industry 💕🙏💕
Some S.L.E.D. officials need jail time,and the farmer's owed for losses plus fines against the state for maleficence.
Oh he will get paid in the end for sure.
He was a big boy in the body cam video but he's really been suffering since then. The stress on this guy must be immense.
what?
@@YearsOVDecay1 Meaning the stress of the situation has caused this poor guy to lose weight.
@@abeclark524 agreed, ppl don't realize that stress is also a killer.
THIS IS SENSATIONALIST NONSENSE.
THAT ISN'T HEMP, IT'S POT.
AND POT 100% ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
True He needs to have some of his crop for his stress..oh wait..smh
Never. Not ever trusting cops. Ever
Freemason's
Not all law enforcement are crooked .
@@CryMeARiver63 their colleagues make that too difficult to determine - they're not worth the trouble.
@@CryMeARiver63 and the good cops stand idle while the bad cops do their corrupt bad cop things
@@CryMeARiver63 really hope you don't believe that.. It's a joke if you do.. All pigs are crooked
Turning off a body cam should be a federal offense
After his question about a conspiracy and the chief refused to answer, the reporter should have said “I’ll take that as a yes” and then reported it to the public that way.
Wow, isn't it amazing how in this day and age even the law thinks they are above the law!
They and the establishment masters they work for have made the system where they are above the law.
i mean... only if you haven't been paying attention.
These people are totally lacking honour and integrity and are a disgrace to the community there corrupt to the core.
They are just cowards. Since real criminals would shot back at their old slow asses they instead go after the law abiding citizens who wont fight back.
This is infuriating! I knew once they passed the law, there would be cases like this. Meanwhile, our founding fathers all grew hemp and in fact there used to be a law mandating people to grow hemp. There are so many things that can be made from hemp and it could help curb climate change. I wish I could help this guy somehow.
exactly...and remember what the cotton growers did to the hemp growers....
@@greco2189 nothing recently, I am taking about what the cotton companies did to the hemp farmers back in the day, before we were born.
Crooked cops deserve jail time. That farmer deserves recompense.
The way the SLED CHIEF stutters when asked any questions says it all .
I definitely picked up on that too
Listen and read 4:20, he was asked if he received a written notice it was illegal to plant in that field. He says "uh-huh" agreeing he received the notice 4:28 and knew he was not allowed to plant in that field, and planted there anyway. His excuse? Farmers sometimes have to plant in different fields because of weather. WELL NO! He had a permit to plant in a specified field ON:LY, it did not give him the option to pick and choose other sites. LMFAO! It's the same if you have a tag to go hunt a buck, and get caught with a dead buck, a doe and a fawn in your pickup. YOU GET BUSTED!! Yes he filed an amendment to move to a different field with new coordinates. 5:52 IT WAS DENIED. That means they said NO DO NOT PLANT THERE!
@@DIDYOUSEETHAT172 it's this man's property, period. You actually believe and encourage government intervention in private property matters? This man had a "license". He can grow his crop anyplace on his property he chooses.
@@joanallisonkica739 No he cannot. Its amazing how the average IQ seems to be lower than Tinker Bell's show size in most commenters. He broke the law. When applying you have to provide longitude and latitude to license the specific dimensions and locations of the property you want to plant on. You have to stay within that boundary period. He was granted a license for that specific area only. There is a provision for farmers to apply to move to another property location in these situations. However you have to do it before you plant to get approval. He did not do that. He planted then applied. As he did not comply with the rules he was denied the amendment. He chose to apply to plant the crop, and everything that goes with it, all the rules and regulations. He also chose to break those rules and regulations. and paid a price. Had he applied before he planted as stipulated in the guidelines, there would be no story here.
@@DIDYOUSEETHAT172 tell me you know nothing about farming, without telling me you know nothing about farming. You are an amazing example of how bureaucratic bullshit that looks good on paper, but not in practice, is destroying the country.
They tried to ruin this honest mans life because they wanted to protect their jobs. Pathetic. ALL of them should be in jail.
But, they'd still have jobs if they'd just left homeboy alone
@@briefcaseblues6061 you and I know that, but they don't want the evil devils lettuce in their state.
@@OddBallPerformanceRight. sad thing is if those idiots did just a little bit of research they'd realize that someone could smoke that whole damn field before they'd maybe get a buzz.
no they ruined his life because they wanted to make a statement. They need be hung.
@@jimmythecrow and that statement protects their positions of power... aka their jobs.
These officials took several liberies and bent laws because they felt he didnt cross one T. Not to mention they put him in cuffs the second he refused them permission to destroy his crop and wanted to call his lawyer. They litterally prevented him from contacting his lawyer.
I agree with pretty much all of that. He broke the law, but he should have had a slap on the wrist, a fine may be, or a warning. Destruction was way past what was ok when it wasn't a dangerous product.
@@kosgoth The law WAS INSANE. Probably only a state reg, anyway--who voted for it?!? JURY NULLIFICATION NEEDED HERE!
@@kosgoth He broke the law by government denying the amendment he himself issued?
The same amendment that gave them the "tip off" to open a criminal investigation?
The very same amendment that the government intentionally refused and likely half heartedly reported said refusal to the relevant party?
The ONLY amendment that was literally on a form expressly drawn up by the government for the exact use the farmer used it for?
If this guy "broke the law" than I hate to break it to you but pretty much EVERYONE in the US is a criminal by nature of a petty, disjointed, pernicious judiciary.
Cops violating 'miranda' SHOCKING!
@@jreimer9487 Miranda doesn't require police to provide a lawyer the moment a suspect asks for one. He was provided a lawyer, hence there was no Miranda violation. Not saying the cops weren't wrong but Miranda violation isn't it
Absolute fantastic journalism here. This happens to be the new trend in law enforcement across the country.
I’m not surprised SC would handout a death sentence for marijuana if they could get away with it.
Queen City - you deserve a Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism. Excellent work! I hope Mr. Pendarvis prevails against this travesty of justice. SLED, et al should be criminally charged.
Thank God he HAS an attorney and the money to handle this. Imagine what these people get away with against those who can't afford legal defense.
THIS IS SENSATIONALIST NONSENSE.
THAT ISN'T HEMP, IT'S POT.
AND POT 100% ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
They count on that, the tyrants know many, no most people can’t afford to fight them in court! Them bastards
It sounds like some powerful people wanted to bankrupt him and take this farmers land. Follow the money and it will lead back to them. Who would profit?
@@dianemitchell1717 DON'T BE AFRAID TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN STORY.
Florence county sheriff's office needs to be investigated for a pattern of behavior.. Excessive force, unlawful arrest, and much more.
Oh yeah, especially Ronald McDonald. Threaten me again tuff guy! 🖕😁🫵 To the poster that's not directed at you. 😁
I hope he wins millions. Unfortunately, those who were in the wrong won’t pay the judgment. Yes. The taxpayers will pay the tab.
The insurance company will pay it
@@doomman700 really? First off, there are limits. Secondly, how do you think insurance companies have the money to pay these awards? They have a grove of money trees? I’m in the insurance business pard. Trust me, the taxpayers WILL pay the tab. Watch their rates soar.
@@Itsisawnotiseen how do insurance companies pay, since you know but asked anyhow , they collect premiums, invest the money to make money to pay claims.
I am half feeling for the taxpayers and at the other half I want the taxpayers to feel the pain so they can throw those agents out on their asses. It seems like the taxpayers are too tolerant of this crap.
@@doomman700 😊
Hemp is the future. Much better than logging and so good for the environment.
And big companies don’t like that.
This hemp is not going to replace logging it gets made into ropes or clothes.
Yes and the Past !! See "HEMP for Victory"
Your Government will not allow anything that is good for the people to be grown.
Hemp still requires nutrients that wash into rivers and oceans like every other crop and it's no replacement for wood in almost all cases. Plus, trees must be removed from the area for hemp to grow.
Those emails are damning.
To overcome qualified immunity, you need to prove that they violated his rights, and that the officers were on prior notice that the actions are against his rights. These emails show that the AG knew and advised it would be, prior notice, they then attempted to go around judges, and the AG....
This is like when a kid gets told no by one parent, and then they go to the other one.
And then goes to grandpa because he doesn't know the rule and tell grandpa we just want to bike when they were riding motorcycles
The whole concept of the USDA having rules on your own personal land and what and how you can grow on it is already against rights, them coming out and killing the crop is also against your rights the founding fathers would not allow this to occur unfortunately people accept this stuff in our country
@@offgrid6789 This is not the USDA. this is state rules.
@@offgrid6789 Every single successful civilization since the Egyptians first started irrigating had a central authority that arbitrated between the rights (in their case water rights) of various land users. The problem is not having rules, or having an authority enforcing these rules, but the validity and practical necessity of those rules and the manner of enforcing them. Rulemakers need to understand farming and be incentivized to create as few rules as possible, and what rules there are need to be specified in terms of what they are meant to achieve and constantly measured against that goal.
@@paulie-g I believe in absolute freedom, and I'm not trying to be an Egyptian I'm an American, you sound like a communist/socialist.