How My Video Got 6 Cops Indicted | I Was There

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  • Almost two decades before cell phone video cameras came into widespread use, the violent actions of N.Y.P.D. officers during the Tompkins Square Park riot in 1988 were caught on a hand-held video camera by local Lower East Side resident and artist Clayton Patterson (@claytonles). In this episode of I Was There, Clayton recounts the wild and free era of the L.E.S. in the 80s and the events that led up to the riot and its aftermath, which included the indictment of several police officers and a jail sentence for Clayton for refusing to turn over his footage to authorities.
    Featuring Excerpts From the Film “CAPTURED” (2008) provided by Clayton Patterson, Elsa Rensaa, Daniel B. Levin, and Ben Solomon. www.capturedmovie.com
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  • @VICE
    @VICE  3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Watch more from this series: th-cam.com/play/PLDbSvEZka6GEnUbRSjvVpe-5aF3T2Cb7q.html

    • @teachingclinic2378
      @teachingclinic2378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      th-cam.com/video/f25LvQDttsk/w-d-xo.html

    • @bobdebuilda3877
      @bobdebuilda3877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This guy deserves a full documentary, get on that.

    • @michaellarue8645
      @michaellarue8645 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vice please take a look at my video
      Its titled drunk cops shooting guns. I have a part two i have not released. I would like vice news to review my content because i have been wrongfully charged by corrupt cops. Please help me before i end up killing myself. Cant win against tour government police force in canada.

    • @1nvisible1
      @1nvisible1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      *Hero.*

    • @monateru1712
      @monateru1712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Subtitles please... Youre a major news and video company. You cant pay to have subtitles??? For a company like yours it should be a given that your videos are uploaded with subtitles. Small independent youtubers pay, or use volunteers, to get subtitles up fast. Why can you? This video is almost a month old. Subtitles shouldn't have to be begged for.
      Auto generated does NOT count.

  • @TwilightsSprite
    @TwilightsSprite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1947

    "I was able to challenge the system. That to me is the American Dream. To be able to fight for freedom and survive." Hell of a quote.

    • @JacksonTravel
      @JacksonTravel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Chills

    • @YouTubeDubb
      @YouTubeDubb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hell of a quote!!

    • @AutonomousPlayground
      @AutonomousPlayground 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Classic american loving any statement with this Sentiment, Trump would say the same thing

    • @TwilightsSprite
      @TwilightsSprite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Autonomous-Playground: calm down, England. The point of the quote is that it is a *subversion* of the "American Dream" fantasy.

    • @allisoncastle
      @allisoncastle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yet conservatives would say he hates America lol

  • @christianterrill3503
    @christianterrill3503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3065

    This is the vice we love.... raw, real people story's.

    • @MayorMcheese12
      @MayorMcheese12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Eh. It's pretty biased

    • @swami7829
      @swami7829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      @@MayorMcheese12 And? This is the people's pov

    • @TheGreekSneak
      @TheGreekSneak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I feel the same way brother. It's a mainstream issue without the mainstream angle. Excellent video imo too! 💯

    • @shoreline4287
      @shoreline4287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      These are reals stories instead of Latinx lame vegan bullshit that no one wants to see

    • @stocktonjoans
      @stocktonjoans 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@MayorMcheese12 show me a news organisation that's not

  • @jimmydiresta
    @jimmydiresta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1024

    Clayton is a genuine NYC /LES legend! I lived around the block from him for 25 years. rock on brother ✊🏻

    • @jamal2982
      @jamal2982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      did you get beat up by the cops too?

    • @jimmydiresta
      @jimmydiresta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@jamal2982 I had a gun held to my head in a case of mistaken identity. Undercover NyPD.

    • @quanbrooklynkid7776
      @quanbrooklynkid7776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jimmydiresta damn

    • @dominicdelprincipe2583
      @dominicdelprincipe2583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey JD did you see the riot at Tompkins?!

    • @jimmydiresta
      @jimmydiresta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@dominicdelprincipe2583 I was in and around that time but not that nite

  • @sherifox2854
    @sherifox2854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    My dad is friends with Clayton, they grew up together in Calgary, AB Canada. I always enjoy talking to Clayton, his stories are fascinating. One of the nicest guys you will ever meet.

    • @XxheymoonxX
      @XxheymoonxX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thats awesome, hes originally from canada?

  • @TheOriginalArchie
    @TheOriginalArchie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1624

    He's still living in the same spot as those 80's pictures were taken, in front of the security gate? Being from NYC, I can tell you that's an accomplishment in and of itself. Good for him.

    • @AZJYouCantAfford
      @AZJYouCantAfford 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lol totally an accomplishment to sit inside all day and go out a few hours a week? 🤣🤣 Ok. From Bronx bro... It's like prison.. don't talk to nobody, don't mess with nobody, you'll be fine

    • @TheOriginalArchie
      @TheOriginalArchie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@AZJYouCantAfford There are people who live in palaces that stay there for years. So what is your point? Also, how do you know he goes out only a couple of hours. You think he only left a couple of hours to get all of those pics? You are a scumbag hater.

    • @surgec
      @surgec 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      lol seriously an understatement. Must be rent controlled!

    • @MoAli-wm4of
      @MoAli-wm4of 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      My uncles on the same thing in BK .. rent controlled building on border of mill basin … $615 per month today but he’s been in same exact unit since 1988 and it’s increased a couple hundred bucks a month or so since then …
      If he was to move out he would lose the rent control and have to pay full market value for rent … he got on the rent control list 4-5 years before he actually got one in late 80s and at some point they grandfathered that program in … ppl like him were guaranteed rent control at same price or increase limited to like a couple percent per year max back then and as long as they don’t break the rental agreement or move out willingly, they cannot be kicked out or have their rent increased. Same building in mill basin guys are paying 2250 for the shoebox 1 bed and his is a full size 2 bed … steal !! He won’t even risk sub letting cause it breaks the contract …

    • @TheOriginalArchie
      @TheOriginalArchie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@surgec Fact, and that was really my point. Even rent controlled spots have been moved out under different laws. He's been there about 40 years. Thats actually a miracle on the lower east right now.

  • @andyginterblues2961
    @andyginterblues2961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +917

    PTSD from police misconduct/ victimization, many people, myself included, can relate to that. Local cops took pretty much everything I had. And, while attempting to get justice, you discover that lawyers and judges apparently also fear the cops. Keep those cameras rolling, people.

    • @vysharra
      @vysharra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      @Dr Will Kutchurkokov there’s boot polish staining your teeth.

    • @everettlethem6747
      @everettlethem6747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@vysharra I love your comment.

    • @dead_beatbunny
      @dead_beatbunny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@vysharra 😂😂

    • @admthrawnuru
      @admthrawnuru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @Dr Will Kutchurkokov yes and they're are tons of mechanisms in place to protect those cops and go after the liars. But as you say, they're are two sides to every story, and a lot of cops lie, and far more look the other way when they're colleagues lie. There are not nearly as effective mechanisms in place to protect the victims of police misconduct and prosecute the police. For example, a recent study on exonerated people wrongly convicted of murder found that about half were victims of police perjury, and the police were punished (let alone prosecuted) only like 10% of the time. And that took an outside group to help them, the government refuses to. Prosecuting police for blatant misconduct is only now becoming commonplace, and they hate it and whine about it and send out siccophants to pointlessly bring up how sometime people do bad things to police, too.
      See the difference in relevance?

    • @brandonmacon3317
      @brandonmacon3317 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@admthrawnuru huh? TH-cam professor's never get old

  • @blas4me50
    @blas4me50 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    My boy Clayton, love that man, and his wife. I was there during the riots, I saw him taking pictures from the top of that paddywagon. He hung out with us in Tompkins Square. He has a store on Essex Street, go check it out. Nuff love from Abdulla, and the family.

  • @nemo9540
    @nemo9540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Of all the artists interviewed he's by far the most interesting of all, he doesn't have this obscure vision that a few art snobs pretend to understand his art is real and relatable and used for the good of the people. To say that your art tangibly helped others after being abused by the very people who swore to protect them is just incredible. Its obvious that this man has gone through a lot and he's openly said he has trauma that no therapist can understand so everyone who lives there and has been helped by him go make a concerted effort to help him because he deserves it.

  • @flatoutnorth794
    @flatoutnorth794 3 ปีที่แล้ว +658

    A good human and a camera can make a world of change.

    • @teachingclinic2378
      @teachingclinic2378 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/f25LvQDttsk/w-d-xo.html

    • @PRS-qh5jf
      @PRS-qh5jf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@teachingclinic2378 stop your spam nobody loves you.

    • @LegionOfShrooms
      @LegionOfShrooms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No kidding!

    • @Goulash45
      @Goulash45 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Especially when it only documents one side of the story.

    • @nlomas
      @nlomas 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      - Ron Jeremy

  • @expfcwintergreenv2.02
    @expfcwintergreenv2.02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +573

    That moment when you realize the person you’re listening to is talking straight wisdom 🎸 🎥

    • @teachingclinic2378
      @teachingclinic2378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/f25LvQDttsk/w-d-xo.html

    • @Goulash45
      @Goulash45 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He’s only giving one side of the story.

    • @martinramirez6050
      @martinramirez6050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Straight experience!

    • @charliediep
      @charliediep 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just like the cops? Rather, he’s countering their side of the story…

    • @Goulash45
      @Goulash45 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@charliediep An objective journalist would provide both sides. This is biased propaganda.

  • @inception9118
    @inception9118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    The part when he says that something along the lines that people who used his video never so much as sent him a card over the years is heartbreaking and sad.

  • @jonmichael02302
    @jonmichael02302 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Men like this are the unsung heroes our children need to hear about.

  • @dickbubi1
    @dickbubi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    The two things cops fear more that anything: shotguns and cameras. Can't thank this dude enough.

    • @DOOMZEDAY
      @DOOMZEDAY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Having an uncle who was a cop who got shotgunned down, this felt some type of way

    • @oelruof5816
      @oelruof5816 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@la-li-lu-le-lo9444 not the way

    • @MoaiHeadEmoji
      @MoaiHeadEmoji 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I'm a cop and someone with a shoot gun is standing there if he even slightly raises it towards me he's getting shot

    • @oelruof5816
      @oelruof5816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MoaiHeadEmoji I’d like to say all cops 👮‍♂️ would do this?

    • @DOOMZEDAY
      @DOOMZEDAY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MoaiHeadEmoji yeah sometimes people stand behind walls or wait in corners

  • @305heezy
    @305heezy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    A hero and pioneer - introduced cops to accountability

    • @jaimedelgado7529
      @jaimedelgado7529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      they were indicted but got off so unfortunatly he only really introduced them to the *possibility* of accountability

    • @Goulash45
      @Goulash45 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder how much bad behavior he ignored from the other side. There’s always another side to the story. Those cops probably got off for a reason that he’s conveniently neglecting to mention.

    • @krazyhippy
      @krazyhippy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Goulash45 U are correct and I am sure he didn't show the other side bc it would have made them look bad.

    • @xxsunnymelodyxx77
      @xxsunnymelodyxx77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      When it was discovered the “community activist” boiled his girlfriend in the tub, made soup out of her and fed her to the squatters in the park .... lol.

    • @steve9473
      @steve9473 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      cops got off because of the garbage justice system that looks the other way as long as you're a cop.

  • @edgaralanfrog
    @edgaralanfrog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I hope he feels beyond proud, and I hope he knows he truly did change a part of the world and now a lot more people will know his name. And hopefully he’ll receive some extra Christmas cards this year ❤️

  • @D-train69
    @D-train69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man you did capture the last of the free life and set off what a bunch of people are calling police auditors. You have done a great thing by holding all the corrupt PIGS accountable for their actions otherwise they would be running rampant. Thank you for all you have done.

  • @Punketeria1369
    @Punketeria1369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Yay Clayton, I miss him and tnose days. Also, unexpected to see a couple old pics of me, Lydia and Spike back in da day.
    Thanks for showing the Tompkins Riot & Lucky 13th. Man, those were the most intense, beautiful and life changing times in my life. So grateful I was past of it.
    Clayton, I gotta come visit one of these days; Im just in Philly.
    chEErs,
    93
    93/93

    • @winterman8248
      @winterman8248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      whats with the upside down 666 and 333 is that a satanic gang?

  • @VLXVNDR
    @VLXVNDR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    A very knowledgeable and articulate man. He’s lived an interesting life and has some incredible stories. Definitely seems like he’s suffering from PTSD. I’d love to sit around a camp fire and sink a thousand beers listening to his stories. The saying is true, never judge a book by its cover. Cheers VICE 🍻

    • @randalllawkin
      @randalllawkin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Same minus the beer 😆 need to be awake to enjoy the stories lol

    • @daxsheepard9344
      @daxsheepard9344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same minus the poison lol

    • @VLXVNDR
      @VLXVNDR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@randalllawkin “a thousand beers” was another way on saying you’d be sitting there for hours as he would have soo many stories…

    • @kitterglitter7777
      @kitterglitter7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same. I absolutely love hearing older generations tell stories about how life was for them and the experiences they had.

    • @CuttySobz
      @CuttySobz ปีที่แล้ว

      Articulate?

  • @jennbearcat4484
    @jennbearcat4484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    JFC, that part about PTSD...I was at standing rock back in 2016 and the level of state violence we experienced was truly disturbing. After I returned home from camp I spend a solid year and a half trying (and failing) to manage my PTSD. When I finally came back into my mind enough to start looking for outside help, there was absolutely nowhere to turn. In fact, just seeing the soldiers in their military uniforms on the PTSD therapy websites was enough to retrigger my nervous system (the national guard also assaulted us out there). I ended up losing everything, my home, my pets, everything I owned, even my mind for awhile there. There really needs to be some type of anticapitalist/anticolonialist trauma informed therapy!

  • @JR-mp9wu
    @JR-mp9wu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "You just sort of expected to be that person" - This hit hard. It is crazy how little we actually define ourselves in society. We begin to expect what society expects of us and its a constant struggle to be true to what YOU want.

  • @saber_marionette
    @saber_marionette 3 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    In my country, the guy who filmed the evidence would have been killed by the cops.

    • @grmpEqweer
      @grmpEqweer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Oof.
      Yeah, we could have it worse.
      You stay safe.❤️

    • @10.thbone42
      @10.thbone42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      When did you move to the u.s. 🤔🤔🤔🤔

    • @themetaldudespodcast8136
      @themetaldudespodcast8136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      That will happen in america soon enough. Free speech is stifled and only becoming moreso on a daily basis. We'll be joining your ranks soon comrad!

    • @ChickenMcThiccken
      @ChickenMcThiccken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      is that before or after i put it on the internet? would a cop kill if he knew the evidence was already available publicly? doubtful, because he would now be charged with murder in addition to the original crime he committed.

    • @joero4610
      @joero4610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ChickenMcThiccken yeah no that wouldn't happen. We don't know what country this guy is from. For all we know hes from mexico where if you film a corrupt officer you will never see the next day. Shits real man I'm glad to be an american

  • @jenniebun
    @jenniebun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    this guy is a hero

    • @redinstrumental7535
      @redinstrumental7535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indeed

    • @jenniebun
      @jenniebun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Jose skool II no i have a boyfriend

    • @MoaiHeadEmoji
      @MoaiHeadEmoji 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is he tho

    • @jenniebun
      @jenniebun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MoaiHeadEmoji read the room

    • @vogelvogeltje
      @vogelvogeltje ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MoaiHeadEmoji that’s why there’s a documentary on him and not you 🤡

  • @coachkells3759
    @coachkells3759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    If anyone wants to know, the guy with the dreads performing at cbgbs is a band called bad brains. If you really wanna hear that hardcore sound these are the guys!
    God fathers of punk imo

    • @brazenlilhussy5975
      @brazenlilhussy5975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah for sure. Dave Grohl has been getting the word out there about them the last 20 years!! I'm nearly sure he played with them a few times also? I could be misremembering though.

    • @MrJames-tw3so
      @MrJames-tw3so 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      there huge. everyone who knows punk and cbgb's knows them. beastie boys used there initials to show how much they loved em

    • @coachkells3759
      @coachkells3759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MrJames-tw3so I never knew that about the beastie boys!
      This is why i leave comments on everything, i learn so much 😂

    • @MrJames-tw3so
      @MrJames-tw3so 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@coachkells3759 I like your attitude towards the comments section and mine I felt I was being abit I don't know rude maybe which I wasn't I just know the BB a long time and just like to see there place in history more noted.

    • @coachkells3759
      @coachkells3759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MrJames-tw3so i appreciated the comment, reflects how important this band are to punk

  • @unknownentity7408
    @unknownentity7408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Yo my heart goes out to him not being able to get real help from mental health professionals that truly understand what he goes through. As a person with ADHD I understand his deserted feeling 💔

  • @mannymestrada
    @mannymestrada 3 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    This dude is real punk rock!
    You’re rad brotha!
    Central coast of California love to you sir!

    • @vogelvogeltje
      @vogelvogeltje ปีที่แล้ว

      👌👍 wassup from northern Cali

  • @sirsmokealot96
    @sirsmokealot96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The way he talks about the lasting effects of dealing with police really shined some light on my own life thank you

  • @eveinterrupted
    @eveinterrupted 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good for you for standing up for the truth! I'm sorry for the PTSD it's given you but you're a rare breed to stand up to police corruption! You're an amazing artist!

  • @jeremylamovsky3669
    @jeremylamovsky3669 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Imagine being there in the 70s and 80s and coming back to the neighborhood and recognizing this guy from back then. Cameras are one of the most important inventions in history. You look at old photos or videos and you can pop it yourself there, or if you were already there at the time it was taken, go back in time

  • @masskilla469
    @masskilla469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I grew up in The Lower East Side and remember it was a tough place but it was a community where people looked out for each other even though there were social differences because everybody understood we were all in the same boat.

    • @LaurasharkCW
      @LaurasharkCW 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      HEY look who I found!! When he was talking, I was like 'that voice sounds familiar' cause he sounds like you ❤ Tom Zebra may be the grandfather of cop watch, but this guy is for sure the great great great grandfather. Glad I watched this.....

    • @masskilla469
      @masskilla469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@LaurasharkCW WoW small world!! I knew this guy growing up he had a picture of my girlfriend in this video.

  • @timhackman9488
    @timhackman9488 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you VICE for sharing this video and thank you to this man who spent most of his life filming the changes in life and all of life’s ups and downs and never backing down for no one.

  • @blondzruleall5443
    @blondzruleall5443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for being someone that endured PTSD and stayed the course, you sacrificed so much for true history, seeing how the cops behaved, is so true to how they continue to behave. I am a trauma therapist and understand why this fell onto the way it did.

  • @usernotfound904
    @usernotfound904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    YES VICE 👏🏼
    Give this man his own series!
    I’m sure he has hundreds of thousands of pictures and videos documenting our great city!

  • @Dan-ud8hz
    @Dan-ud8hz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    "I have no particular love for the idealized ‘worker’ as he appears in the bourgeois Communist’s mind, but when I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do not have to ask myself which side I am on."
    George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia

  • @Paisles
    @Paisles ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got nothing but love and respect for old boy. I appreciate all the hard work and time you've dedicated to your passion. you've definitely made a great impact on this world

  • @AlexandraG_
    @AlexandraG_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This man is a true hero in my eyes. A true visionary, and I really appreciate his work and ideology.

  • @mjstecyk
    @mjstecyk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Hopefully he can archive the video he's shot over the years - It'd be awesome to see old hardcore sets in CBGBs

    • @br9k663
      @br9k663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would also love to see this bro

    • @rich5708
      @rich5708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was thinking the same thing, I got into hardcore/metal mid 90’s coming up on bands like Focal Point, Earth Crisis, Sworn Enemy, 108, threadbare, endpoint ect, this dude I bet has so much sick footage he could create an amazing video dedicated to the rise of hardcore/punk/thrash anyone has ever seen.

    • @dead_beatbunny
      @dead_beatbunny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@rich5708 Pretty sure there were some clips of Bad Brains in there.

    • @jayonez137
      @jayonez137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yup.
      I remember Clayton when I was only a 14 year old skinhead in NYC in mid 80’s
      He has tons of Footage of the hard-core scene in New York. Lots of old bad brains footage as well

  • @gardenlifelove9815
    @gardenlifelove9815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Kind of like today, they can't stand being video taped. God forbid we catch them with proof of their crimes...

    • @philaufan6
      @philaufan6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There are bad apples in all professions. They do not represent the whole.

    • @rodtaco9860
      @rodtaco9860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@philaufan6 they do not represent the whole, but unfortunately that’s what we see first because it isn’t okay

    • @mikofreeman1808
      @mikofreeman1808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@philaufan6 problem with what you’re saying is that with every profession, you being a bad apple and terrible at your job, would get you fired or punished. Being bad and terrible while being a cop, doesn’t even get the cop verbal punishment. They could even take your life unjustifiably and not be punished, THATS the difference, so when you sit here and say “ well there’s bad apples in every job or professions” all you’re doing is excusing their bullshit and defending them. In law enforcement, the bad and good apples are one in the same, because there is no one paying for their actions.

    • @jed-henrywitkowski6470
      @jed-henrywitkowski6470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rodtaco9860 I agree, their are dirty cops, I've been the recipient of injustice because such cops.
      I have also seen videos "proving" misconduct by police... problem is, they were clearly shot in a way or edited, to omit actions done by the suspect.

    • @hrtlsbstrd
      @hrtlsbstrd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jed-henrywitkowski6470 All of them?

  • @juanitacoronado1707
    @juanitacoronado1707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would like to say thank you for everything you've done. You deserve so much more appreciation.

  • @2w122
    @2w122 ปีที่แล้ว

    The price you pay hits me hard. The price we all pay is sad. They are Punishers, Clayton you are a Protector a Guardian and you do it with a camera you document the truth you capture it in time and in doing so you Protect and guard our rights. True solider of freedom. Freedom is living life without Force.

  • @brucelee-wb7ph
    @brucelee-wb7ph 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This dude kickin that wisdom and knowledge. Excellent piece by vice. It’s always so good when someone sticks with their craft. Eventually they get recognized. Thank you for your contribution to your community your country and humanity. What you have done is very important. Many blessings brotha.

  • @kaydee1486
    @kaydee1486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Honestly, sometimes I forget that older people were once young!

    • @roterfuchs8201
      @roterfuchs8201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah but they haven't got any crisp looking cell phone footage of Miley Cyrus being outrageous with Robin Thicke have they. Just some camcorder of police riots & hardcore punk rock shows & bikers, drag queens, gang members, dealers, criminals, weirdos, artists.

    • @Guayubino
      @Guayubino 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Because some of them forget too.

    • @iainowsiany7424
      @iainowsiany7424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Remember that when you get old, if you live that long

    • @Nobody-11B
      @Nobody-11B 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We forget sometimes too but we're still badasses just slower.

    • @JohnDoe-jn4ex
      @JohnDoe-jn4ex 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No all young people will grow old

  • @JordanAF808
    @JordanAF808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "I was able to challenge the system and that, for me, was the American Dream; to be able to fight for freedom and survive." - Clayton Patterson

  • @platomk123
    @platomk123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live in England in the UK so don't really know much Re the culture there... this man sounds like a legend, a true artist who captured moments in time that would otherwise have been lost. He will undoubtedly not be forgotten... Respect.

  • @unofficial5151
    @unofficial5151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Big ups vice for putting up amazing content like this 🙌

  • @RD-kw7mk
    @RD-kw7mk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank you for sharing this awesome story. This is what people need to realize. Riots come out of a need for change. I can’t help but wonder how different his story would be as a black man

    • @joebones7237
      @joebones7237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Big difference between what was going on back then and what’s happening in NYC and in other places today. Oppressed people don’t commit rape with impunity. Victims don’t randomly slash open strangers faces with knives and box cutters. People who are living in fear don’t pull guns and spray bullets with no regard for where those bullets are going or who they might hit. Armed robbery isn’t a byproduct of living in terror. I was a little kid in the 80’s. I have friends from all backgrounds and I’ve seen how the attitude on the streets have changed. What’s happening now is people are taking advantage of liberal talking points. They are using victim hood as an excuse to commit violent crime. NYC is the real victim. It’s been raped and left for dead by communists like Bill Deblasio (real name Warren Wilhelm/look it up.) Until people start accepting responsibility for their actions NYC and America will continue down a spiral straight to hell. I can only hope people wake up.

  • @GlennsFastReviews
    @GlennsFastReviews ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting. Thank you, Clay, for what you've done in addressing the abuses of Koch and the NYPD, and for enduring all those years of PTSD, depression, etc. I hope you're doing better now! As someone who's struggled with mental health issues like that almost my entire life, I can definitely relate, even if the background causes are different!

  • @jak33
    @jak33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Legend!
    Also I know it can be hard to open up when you went through an obscure trauma. That moment really hit me in the feels.

  • @Biggieduets37
    @Biggieduets37 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you brother, you’re endeavours from the depths of your soul are truly appreciated.

  • @heavyballs8458
    @heavyballs8458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This probably started in the 70s like “OK, GUYS, you film me and I’ll film the cops and that guy over there will film you so we don’t get beat up”

    • @importantmancommenting9336
      @importantmancommenting9336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Trump lost lol

    • @heavyballs8458
      @heavyballs8458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@importantmancommenting9336 lost the battle but won the war👌🏻💯

    • @selfishstockton6123
      @selfishstockton6123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@importantmancommenting9336 are you still having nightmares about orange man?

    • @Yolo_Swaggins
      @Yolo_Swaggins 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@importantmancommenting9336 your not that guy pal

    • @BunnyBounce161
      @BunnyBounce161 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@importantmancommenting9336 What did saying that have anything to do with the original comment?

  • @omniplexmusic
    @omniplexmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Nelson Sullivan is the real OG vlogger, glad to see him mentioned here

  • @timothyphillips4801
    @timothyphillips4801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you to Vice for yet another reason to get up in the morning and stand up for yourself.

    • @oihilguest5902
      @oihilguest5902 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was arrested and charge d for tresspass on my own property and three other felonies added falsely prosecuted ycso

  • @jahawhitaker1016
    @jahawhitaker1016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    When he said he met Nelson Sullivan I wasn't surprised he was iconic for holding the camera in those days sad he passed so young

    • @jayonez137
      @jayonez137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nelson was the original OG blogger. 30 years ahead of his time

    • @jahawhitaker1016
      @jahawhitaker1016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jayonez137 yes he was deff the goat he would be a real name in today's time for sure

  • @mellomufasa
    @mellomufasa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I got beat by multiple cops and have seizures over it. They got away with it lol

    • @pirulidelgado1899
      @pirulidelgado1899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yup me at 13 got beat hard in yeh stomach got away with it

    • @frankwilliams4445
      @frankwilliams4445 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rip

    • @frankwilliams4445
      @frankwilliams4445 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Dr Will Kutchurkokov smoking cheese parmesan

    • @mellomufasa
      @mellomufasa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Long and messed up story. It made news but they lied and my medical files prove it.. Had a lawyer against the pd but she quit and never said why..

    • @PartnershipsForYou
      @PartnershipsForYou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Dr Will Kutchurkokov luck that boot more. Leftist like us are the ones that keep that boot from stepping on you

  • @nipps223
    @nipps223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This the side of Vice we love. Everyday people with everyday lives. This guys is just important (may be the wrong word) as the beatles or the president, in our minuscule existence.

  • @seanjohnson6566
    @seanjohnson6566 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome interview thanks for mentioning RayBeez RIP the godfather of my hardcore scene great guy gone way too soon spent alot of time in L.E.S. as a youth and young man lots of heroin down there I've been clean almost 4 years now we can and do recover again thanks so much for the interview and getting those thugs with a badge held accountable the police would mess with us outside the venues just for being different

  • @notabadcookie
    @notabadcookie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Thanks, Clayton Patterson for being you!
    You began filming "the door" the year I was born.
    Take care man!
    ✊🏾 ❤️ 💎

  • @yubentrolled7097
    @yubentrolled7097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Great filming tips. So this man started the cop watch movement. Nothing to hide, nothing to fear.... Right officers?

    • @clambo7786
      @clambo7786 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great filming tips. So this man started the cop watch movement. Nothing to hide, nothing to fear.... Right citizen

    • @vysharra
      @vysharra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@clambo7786 oooh, so edgy supporting cops on a story about a guy famous for documenting unnecessary police brutality.
      All that blood and no arrests. Leather must taste especially good today, right buddy?

    • @onlythegracee
      @onlythegracee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@vysharra dw about it, I bet they’ve been brainwashed by big cop industry they can’t even think of individuality anymore 😮‍💨

    • @BunnyBounce161
      @BunnyBounce161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If a policeman/woman/other turns off their body camera, I can do nothing but assume they plan to do or already have done something wrong.

  • @rjscott6116
    @rjscott6116 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love you brother! I truly do. You are a blessing, a soldier, a reason I have hope in people, and believe we can work together, Americans, for the good, making a better world for tomorrow. You are a hero! Thank you, and thank God for you.

  • @toxicavenger7073
    @toxicavenger7073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Not all cops are bad cops but the bad cops make all cops look bad. Respect to this man and his buddies who helped get some kind of justice

    • @patrickmcpartland1398
      @patrickmcpartland1398 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where was any good cop in the department putting in .1% of effort to stop all the things this is trying to stop? Guess just no good cops in the NYPD

  • @PurplePatterson87
    @PurplePatterson87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks Clayton for what you do. That has to be a difficult thing to do and I’m grateful there’s someone out there dedicating their time to watching the watch dogs. 👀 ⚖️

  • @hughjirekshun8259
    @hughjirekshun8259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    RIP Raybeez; I'm now 42 and still have warzone sprinkled throughout my Spotify playlist

  • @MrAlfiew
    @MrAlfiew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is great, glad vice has started to put out good videos again. Please make a long version I want to see more of Claytons footage and photos!

  • @larryfloyd5111
    @larryfloyd5111 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Clayton's sacrifice for a greater good is the definition a hero.

  • @fcukyou2_
    @fcukyou2_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    awesome he mentioned Nelson..he was a man before his time, when it came to "vlogging"...he was the creator of vlogging..
    RIP nelson

  • @Learnaboutlife365
    @Learnaboutlife365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is amazing this man is a blessing that’s never been credited for his effort he deserves so much more

  • @DaCubanPrincess
    @DaCubanPrincess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Think of all the police brutality that went on before it can ever be captured on media smh

  • @sljm8192
    @sljm8192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for your due diligence you’re an inspiration, we must be vigilant and hold those whom are meant to uphold the law accountable for their actions.

  • @LeoSeysRawr
    @LeoSeysRawr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for finally posting something that actually stands for justice for once instead of being concerned with your bottom lines

  • @christianterrill3503
    @christianterrill3503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If cops are so innocent you would think they would want to prove they are in a proper manner and would want to filmed 24/7 to prove they are policing properly. Seems most cops dont want that I wonder why?!?!

  • @soulstorm8806
    @soulstorm8806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If he wants to find a psychiatrist or a psychologist that understands then he must find one who is willing to listen to his life story for a couple months of sessions in grave detail and then go from there. P.S. But do not forget Clayton himself said that some cops are good and some are bad. He would film the bad ones to show the truth. And more power to him! This video is worth something at least. Excellent video. Real to the core.

  • @CrackerCarl
    @CrackerCarl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the type of stories I love. Keep bringing me this content.

  • @scatteredvideos1
    @scatteredvideos1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The hero the US didn't know we needed. Thank you for your work.

  • @joeystevens3308
    @joeystevens3308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    The OG of police brutality caught on tape. What a legend!

    • @MoaiHeadEmoji
      @MoaiHeadEmoji 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why is it the ones with them self as there pics are the only ones missing a brain

    • @BunnyBounce161
      @BunnyBounce161 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MoaiHeadEmoji I’m afraid I don’t understand what you’re trying to say.

    • @MoaiHeadEmoji
      @MoaiHeadEmoji 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BunnyBounce161 hold let me put my self trough he'll agian and watch this vice video to make you look stupid online while my minecraft wrold sits there with no one in it no one in it

    • @BunnyBounce161
      @BunnyBounce161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MoaiHeadEmoji Wtf are you saying lol

    • @MoaiHeadEmoji
      @MoaiHeadEmoji 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BunnyBounce161 lol vice is the worst

  • @NeuroDeviant421
    @NeuroDeviant421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you go see a mental health professional and they ask "What are you, crazy?" keep shopping.

  • @stevendalloesingh1214
    @stevendalloesingh1214 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You just know that big bro Patterson had his teeth knocked out for no reason, mans still standing proudly! Respect from Suriname, South-America!

  • @ViewerIsLame
    @ViewerIsLame 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Let's hope this doesn't repeat again in 2021 or in 2022

  • @MoejiiOsmanTV
    @MoejiiOsmanTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That building he owns or office space is worth millions... God I wish I was in NYC in the mid 80s to of been able to purchase property back then and sit on it.

  • @vyoufinder
    @vyoufinder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Make sure you've got two cameras; one on the action, and another watching you. Because holding a camera can be like trying score a touchdown when they want it.

  • @tonyawaters4718
    @tonyawaters4718 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are truly a beautiful and amazing man .thank you for your calling with the camera and recorder .You are a real American Icon . May the camera always let you see .❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @kawaii4u2
    @kawaii4u2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I came for the title, stayed and now I want to just learn how to begin documenting through photo and videos :D

    • @Hengry-hn7rb
      @Hengry-hn7rb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The sky is the limit, maybe one day ur name will be next to the greats

  • @annoythedonkey
    @annoythedonkey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As “The Excitable Boy said. “I want to live all alone in the desert, I want to live like Georgia O’Keef. I want to live on the upper east side and never go down in the streets”

  • @skater101202303
    @skater101202303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When he mentioned Nelson!! Nelson’s videos are such a cool time capsule of the past I love his videos

  • @dresmusiccyn
    @dresmusiccyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was able to tag on that door, met Clayton a few times in LES- nyc legend!

  • @TreeHouse-zs6jr
    @TreeHouse-zs6jr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Salute to this man...sorry for what you went through during and after.. and thank you sir✍🏽💯

  • @scenczyk1429
    @scenczyk1429 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Vice. You've started doing good stuff again.
    I'm glad

  • @amuhammad27
    @amuhammad27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish this guy the best and that he finds a way to digitally archive all the footage he’s taken over the years

  • @WinstonSmith1997
    @WinstonSmith1997 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This man filmed Bad Brains @ CBGBs circa 1982. Much respect!

  • @MFSHECKS
    @MFSHECKS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Clayton is a real New York legend

  • @smileyp4535
    @smileyp4535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I totally understand being a little sad about not being known or thanked for all the good he's done which is why this video is great and long time coming, but tbf when you're policing the police anonymity can save your life so I think this is the best way, when it's all said and done and in a culture a lot more skeptical of the police this is the time he (and others like him, like the guy who recorded Rodney King and the people who filmed George Floyd and the many many others) should be honored, very important part(s) of true justice

    • @MayorMcheese12
      @MayorMcheese12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol such a cringe and biased comment

    • @smileyp4535
      @smileyp4535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MayorMcheese12 lmao true

  • @scott83gmail
    @scott83gmail 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This man is an unsung hero. With all sincerity I thank you for your courage and dedication. You Deserve to hear voices of gratitude everyday of your life

  • @AlexandraG_
    @AlexandraG_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the Vice I know and love. I loved the "how 90s trash TV became deadly" as well! That one was soooo good! Keep up the awesome videos! 💕❤🖤

  • @BlueTearDconnor
    @BlueTearDconnor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This guy deserves an award and to be mentioned in media school.

  • @youboob1996
    @youboob1996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This man is a hero.

  • @livingcoll8724
    @livingcoll8724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You sir, are a legend! Thank you for putting a tear in my eye! Inspiring

  • @kenzootv7351
    @kenzootv7351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Give this man his flowers. Thanks O.G

  • @kitterglitter7777
    @kitterglitter7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When this started I was wondering... hey I wonder if he ever rubbed shoulders with Nelson? Then I hear pyramid club then he says it!

    • @mfan54
      @mfan54 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was on the same wavelength. Kind of mind blown

    • @GoldpackMcgee
      @GoldpackMcgee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      When I heard Nelson I perked up!!!! We need a doc about Nelson.

  • @patrickholbert780
    @patrickholbert780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn he was well spoken. His last statement in the video hit me deep.

  • @thegame546444
    @thegame546444 ปีที่แล้ว

    The world needs more people like this guy. Thanks for all you've done.

  • @ElDantae
    @ElDantae 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a wise man!! If only the world had more people like him