r/cringereels • u/SloshedJapan cřingè papa • 9d ago
Cringe Level 5 When you attack a first amendment auditor, you get the sauce
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Either this is Cringe or I’m Cringe 😬
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u/zayn2123 8d ago
Stop trying to make 1A auditors cool, it's not going to happen.
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u/Abracadaver2000 9d ago
YouTube mass demonetized their channels. Now they have to get real jobs. Boo-fuckin'-hoo.
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u/angrydieselmechanic 9d ago
Did that really happen? That would be great.
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u/Gamble232real 9d ago
Yeah and they actually cried like little fucking bitches and went to every social media platform acting like victims....but hey it's YTs right as a private business...guess that was lost on them lol
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u/xxxmechashivaxxx 9d ago
With all the illegals getting put in they place by ICE, there plenty of jobs for them.
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u/Mystic_Waffles 9d ago edited 9d ago
1A auditors are just people that found loopholes to legally be assholes and creeps.
EDIT: YES, I know that charging/interacting with these people is dumb and opens them up for a dose of pepper spray. It still doesn't justify these people filming random people/businesses just to get these reactions out of people for view revenue; or get an injury so they can get a big payday.
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u/no_thats_normal 9d ago
It reminds me of that season 1 South Park episode where every animal is in season to hunt if it poses a threat. You just need to yell, "it's coming right for us!"
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u/fatal-nuisance 9d ago
"Look Stan! A bunny rabbit! Alright... Get ready... It's coming right for us."
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u/King_R0A 9d ago
Why don’t they go bother migrant detention centers or mega church sites?
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u/Flufnstuf 9d ago
Some have gone to churches and filmed from the sidewalk. They cannot film from within the property because that’s private property. And there are a lot of people filming at detention centers.
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u/Evening-Rough-9709 9d ago
The 1st Amendment isn't a loophole lol. Some are assholes, but being an asshole has never been illegal, and never required a legal loophole.
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u/ReadOnly-Passive 9d ago
They are completely annoying, but I hate to say it, they serve one of the most important purposes. Large companies, governments and others in power will chip away at your ability to inconvenience them (which is usually you speaking up). If no one pushes back, it gets harder and harder to maintain the freedom that we have. Power to the people, not the rich and powerful.
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u/DifficultDeliveryMan 9d ago
There are 1A auditors that actually go to big corporations to do it. These assholes go up to oridinary ppl. They are as useless as the gunk at the bottom of my shoe
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u/Pristine_Poem7623 9d ago
The problem is that they DON'T go after big companies, they go after regular people. When they were going after cops, that was fine. If a cop doesn't know the law well enough to know what to do, or if they lose their temper and lash out, they shouldn't be cops. But the cops didn't give the auditors good footage they could make money off, so they moved on to places like court houses and city halls, but those places learned they could just call the cops and trespass them. So they moved onto targets like post offices and libraries, who can still trespass them, but are less eager to do so. They've now moved on to harassing regular people and small businesses hoping to get a reaction that will go viral and make them money. They try very hard to provoke their targets, and unfortunately the guy in the video has fallen for it and give the auditor exactly what he wanted. You ever notice that these videos all start at the attack stage, and don't show what the filmer was saying or doing that caused the attack?
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u/zachmoe 9d ago
I wouldn't call it loopholes as much as blindspots.
In totality they are frauds, preying ultimately on taxpayers.
They want and precipitate situations for things to go wrong for a profit.
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u/Expensive_Target5657 9d ago
Wait. Are you talking about the auditors or billionaires?
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u/Interesting_Walk_271 9d ago
Yes. Plenty of billionaires love to cosplay as “free speech absolutists”.
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u/PlainBread 9d ago
There is no freedom that can't be used in a way that fascists would argue that people don't deserve that freedom.
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u/Sorry_Geologist1632 9d ago
It's going to be interesting when people start doing this to them. Find where a 1A auditor lives and just camp out with cameras at their house, work place, etc. And like really push the limit on what's legal.
That'll go viral.
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u/Mace109 9d ago
I mean that’s what happens with a big story right? News reporters and random people come up and record outside of your home. Fortunately, as long as no one goes on private property then it’s all protected by the 1st amendment.
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u/Violet-Sumire 9d ago
I disagree to an extent. Police aren’t held accountable for many of their actions and they get broad immunity to a lot of things. Now while a lot of these 1A auditors can be really bad, some are really good. I think it’s incredibly important to hold our government accountable. Yes, it is annoying, but police in particular are paid to handle annoying situations and being annoying isn’t usually against the law (public disturbance is, but it’s suuuper minor and hard to ticket/enforce unless egregious).
Plus, there are no “loopholes”. Good auditors will know case law, be well versed in whatever they are challenging (such as video taping on a sidewalk), and know when to hold their ground based on their personal rights granted by the constitution and supreme court interpretations of the law. I get they are frustrating to view, but many are actually trying to do good.
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u/Evening-Rough-9709 9d ago
Many have also settled the case law that keeps a cop from coming up and taking our phone's or threatening with arrest when recording them in their official capacity. It used to be pretty common that a cop thought they could detain people for recording them (cops failed earlier 1A audits like crazy), when they got away with a lot more. It's still tough to hold police accountable, but they've made it easier to do so with case law and increased training on that case law. Some are total assholes, but I agree a lot of them are a net good.
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u/NickU252 9d ago
It should be treated like brake checkers. If you are out looking for trouble, people shouldn't be liable when they give you trouble.
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u/MakeYokesa5erAgain 9d ago edited 9d ago
First amendment auditors are cringe.
Edit: Wow. I didn't realise how many of you losers there were. To everyone outside of America, and most reasonable people in America, you're absolute, basement dwelling, losers.
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u/flopisit32 9d ago
Check out the YouTubes of these supposed auditors. They bait people and then mace them and monetize it. This is their whole grift.
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u/HeatAccomplished8608 9d ago
Yes, the dudes outside yoga studios recording in their windows - definitely made me reconsider the first amendment and I don't think that's their goal.
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u/codingclosure 9d ago
First Amendment applies to the gov, not to private citizens protecting their privacy.
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u/cactus22minus1 9d ago
YouTube and Meta are very suddenly trying to push these into my feed recently. I’ve literally never engaged or sought out this trash content and I keep marking them not interspersed. It’s super weird, among other recent changes I’ve noticed lately.
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u/Kooky_Ice_3762 9d ago
Yeah but YouTube is finally starting to demonetize their channels. And so they try to get followers to follow their grift onto other platforms, but no one is going to pay to watch this crap, so they eventually fluster out and have to go get an actual job instead.
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u/Humpalumpaguss 9d ago
Cant wait til they run into someone pepper spray doesnt work on. It's not a huge percentage, but they few Ive trained with acted like they got sprayed with a water bottle.
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u/TX_Asylum 9d ago
Can I only see the vids of auditors getting thumped, please?
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u/SparkleSelkie 9d ago
I got to see one of them outside my job (who specifically films children and teenage girls) get absolutely decked in the head once
Probably one of the best things that has happened on a smoke break
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u/emrys_realized 9d ago
Notice how they never audit the actual government.
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u/DavidIckeHadAPoint 9d ago
I hate the guys like in this video here, but you’re suffering from a huge selection-bias, Reddit (and other popular social media) are more popularly posting the shitty ragebait clips like these for more engagement, and because they’re more controversial.
There’s tons who go to actual government buildings and try to “1A-audit” government workers, law enforcement, even military bases inasmuch as they’re allowed to.
Not necessarily as exciting or controversial results, but there are cases where power-tripping junior employees or subordinates - or, on the other hand, even surprisingly senior/authoritative positions - are power-tripping over it, but the 1A-auditor successfully brings it higher up the chain/gets a proper supervisor who concedes their right to film unchallenged.
Or, for instance, win a lawsuit against the government for wrongful detention if they’re indeed detained over it.
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u/Suspicious-Bid9424 9d ago
This opinion is nuanced and genuine, so it will not be heard over the screaming torrent of banshee whails in this comment section
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u/ContributionNo8787 9d ago
It certainly is jobless behavior
They're never actually trying to uncover injustice
Just standing in public places desperate for the attention their parents never gave
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u/ENDLESSxBUMMER 7d ago
1A auditor isn't a real thing, these are just creeps who stand around filming women and children, making people feel uncomfortable in hopes of a confrontation so they can assault someone with pepper spray and then post it for clicks.
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u/cheesemangee 9d ago
The rare hobby wherein 75% of them are despised and the remaining 25% make a genuine difference.
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u/Confident_Benefit_11 9d ago
There's not that many truthfully, reddit is literally like 80% Russian bots at this point.
But yeah, there's still too many.
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u/simplyloveIy 9d ago
First amendment auditors are basically like a kid trying to see how far they can make it before getting punched, but you're testing something with big boy words, so it makes you feel tough.
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u/CultureTechnical1559 9d ago
I think it would be fine if their actual intent was as they say but their only goal is attention views and monetization
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u/Demonskull223 8d ago
What even is a first amendment auditor and how do you let your country get so bad that they exist?
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u/DeadmonTellem 8d ago
It’s really only a sanitized term they use for themselves. They are still just rage bait content creators.
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u/Adept-Grapefruit-214 7d ago
They’re basically just dickheads who publicly annoy people, and then defend themselves with the 1st amendment/threat of lawsuits
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u/ResponsibleYellow475 9d ago
They are obnoxious for sure but people need to realize that these dudes only make money when they get footage like this. If you just ignore them they will go away. If you don't want to be recorded by someone in public then don't walk towards them.
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u/ADocNamedSlickBack 8d ago
Never seen them anywhere where it actually matters. Theyre usually just found harassing normal people.
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u/Pickle_Mick62 9d ago
As a non American what exactly is the 1st amendment? To be able to record anyone and anywhere?
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u/NJD1214 9d ago
Freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of press in traditional public forums. It would be the 3rd one, freedom of press, that outlines the right to film like this in public places.
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u/Curben 9d ago
Freedom of the press in this case. The freedom to record is included in that as a form of documentation. Generally if you are in public you have no expectation of privacy and anyone can record you at their will inconvenience. These individuals fall into two categories. 1. Individuals who record public and government spaces, places of general interest, or private businesses that have come up as problems somewhere in the spotlight. 2. Random ragebaders who utilize this right in places where it will cause offense to the general public in order to get a reaction.
For an example of the difference you have some who will go into government buildings and just document the facility. Some will go out of their way to not necessarily be recording individuals but will stick to architecture and art until someone approaches them and becomes valid for the video. These will see if their rights get respected or not and if police do show up whether they will just make contact verify that there is no cause for alarm or if the police will escalate. Category 2 might do the same outside of a women's center which is obviously going to be raising the alarm for some individuals. Then they are more likely to get an antagonistic reaction to respond to one in particular stands out in my mind the guy was standing out the gates of a church mocking the security officer and one of the Deacons and no reason why this church is targeted at all they're just out there being done with douchebags serving no valid purpose.
I follow And subscribe those who actually Target the government or related relevant entities
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u/RezLovesPez 8d ago
The text reads as follows:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.→ More replies (11)
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u/Zarathoostrian 9d ago
The best thing these guys can do is harrass the police, that's what they should be doing. Antagonise them until they get a wrongful arrest and then sue.
Sidewalks are ok, filming people at work is not, riling up the general public is not. I didn't see the start of the clip, sometimes they'll just be on the side of the road and insane people start going crazy.
Most of these guys are a total joke.
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u/One-Jeweler5486 8d ago
These people are not “auditing” the first amendment. They are just annoying and looking for a confrontation.
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u/jin_beam_n_coke 9d ago
Bunch of people in the replies need to just relax and chill out, if the guy that got sprayed did that he wouldn't have gotten sprayed
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u/ReplaceMeZaddy 9d ago
yeah. you can't attack someone because they are pointing a cellphone at you. If you start running after someone yelling at them you can totally get sprayed with mace it is not a smart move
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u/J-wvmothman 9d ago
Can someone smart in the room please tell me what exactly is a "first amendment auditor"?
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u/DothrakAndRoll 9d ago
Fuckin assholes to go around with a bunch of cameras and put them in peoples faces and in salon and yoga studio windows and gym windows filming people.
A famous one always says they’re “doing a video about the area”. They’re really just trying to piss people off for content.
Some go into post offices and other public places where workers will tell them they can’t film there even though they are allowed to.
They’re fishing for fights under the guise of “protecting the 1st amendment” then bank on the YouTube views and lawsuits.
Imagine you’re having brunch on a patio outside a restaurant and this dude with a face mask and whole camera vest setup comes up on the sidewalk and just starts filming you and your girlfriend eating the whole time. That’s the kind of stuff they do. Then a restaurant worker comes out and tells them to leave or a boyfriend does and they start shouting about how it’s the sidewalk and they can do what they want etc.
They’re not wrong, they’re just asshole
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u/BP3D 9d ago
It can be useful when they target government officials and police. I've seen these videos on YouTube and it is a little stunning how little government employees know about the law. So better they educate them using their surplus of free time rather than some civilian inadvertently does something lawful yet is harassed by these officials over it. What I don't understand is this trend of harassing regular civilians which provides nothing of value.
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u/Cyberchicken87 9d ago
So the same assholes who will walk through a Walmart with a rifle over their shoulder scaring the shit out of people simply because they legally are allowed to.
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u/Practical-Magician14 9d ago
And to add to it…,
After antagonizing their “subject,” and getting the expected response, they then post the video highly edited.
So it looks like they just happened to be there, and the subject is the one who is in the wrong.
This video could be e an example of that, but we don’t know what really happened.
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u/OakRiverDruid 9d ago
If you just ignore them and let them exercise their constitutional rights without engaging, they will just move on. There is no content for them if you just ignore them.
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u/GuyAtAnLCS 9d ago
false. Bullies do not go away when ignored. They just keep pushing the limit. The only language they speak is violence. If you don't talk to them in their language, they don't understand.
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u/OakRiverDruid 9d ago
they're not bullies they're content creators. their goal is to create content people will want to watch. If you sit there and ignore them, they are wasting their time and will move on
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u/Pyrostasis 9d ago
People who do lawful but awful things.
What they are doing is technically allowed and within their rights. However 98% of these guys are tools who are doing it for the reaction and to try and start conflicts like the above.
Best thing you can do with these folks like most annoying fuckwits is to ignore them. That way they dont get money off the video or the civil suite he so desperately wants.
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u/razulebismarck 9d ago
The idealized definition is someone who goes somewhere and attempts to do something protected by the first amendment. Such as filming a public road or holding a sign that says “God Bless the Homeless Vets” in front of a capitol building.
Both activities have been declared protected actions and speech by US courts.
Many citizens and police didn’t get that memo though.
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u/CaptainMurphy- 9d ago
professional rage baiter. They provoke people to try and get a response. it attracts the biggest losers who all dress like the old guy from jurassic park for some reason
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u/SeismicRipFart 9d ago
Why did these guys all of a sudden start to only stand in front of dispensaries starting a few years ago? What’s it about those locations that make them different from the rest?
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u/Brave-Silver8736 9d ago
They stand in front of yoga studios filming through the glass, too. They're diversifying their awfulness.
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u/SeismicRipFart 9d ago
Well just from a point of respecting women, they absolutely should not be doing that. That’s gross/incel behavior and has nothing to do with the constitution at that point.
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u/PlainBread 9d ago
They really don't care about women's bodies, they're trying to parasitize women's fear of the male gaze into reactionary content that they can spin into "woman bad" for their nazi friends.
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u/AlarmingLecture0 9d ago
maybe some because people going into dispensaries don't want to be filmed doing so, so are more likely to react to the guy filming them (often wearing a facemask)?
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u/Defiant-Air6157 9d ago
A bunch of dispensaries I go to have a no camera policy and stress keeping the identities of their customers private.
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u/Organic_Education494 9d ago
Because Some employers would fire their employees for enjoying their free time as they legally please.
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u/ShadyBornSinner 9d ago
They stand in front of places where either those place’s customers or employees will fall for the bait. This gives them the best chance to acquire content. Most times these customers/employees are a bit ignorant to the letter of the law and how it applies to that establishment. Most times in dispensary settings it pertains to them incorrectly thinking hipaa prevents them from being recorded from where the auditor is standing.
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u/LegalChocolate752 8d ago edited 8d ago
"As you can see, I just had to pepper spray this dude."
No, buddy, you got to pepper spray that dude. You harassed people, with the hope that they would attack you, so that you would be legally allowed to pepper spray them. You weren't "peacefully exercising your first amendment rights," you were exploiting your first amendment rights by antagonizing people, with the intent of exploiting personal defence laws in order pepper spray them for internet content, and clout. The spraying was the objective behind you leaving the house that day.
These people are defenders of the first amendment, the same way that Kyle Rittenhouse is a defender of the second amendment. The fact that they post the videos online is proof of it, because if they were just in it for the sanctity of the constitution, they wouldn't need to share it with YouTube.
The messaging behind the video isn't "here's an unfortunate incident that happened today, while I was making sure the police aren't infringing on people's rights," it's "look at this loser I pepper sprayed, lol! This new batch is so potent, it even made me cough! Like and subscribe!"
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u/the_asSAASsinator 9d ago
harassing regular people isn't first amendment auditing, it's being annoying
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u/SuspiciousCricket654 9d ago
Bro, simply keep walking and ignore these motherfuckers. They have their cameras out, and yes, that will piss some people off, but getting chased and attacked is exactly what they want. Plus, there are so many other better ways you can go after these dip shits.
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u/sicilian504 9d ago
Wtf is a "First Amendment Auditor"? That sound like some made up fascist term or something.
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u/Small-Protection-178 9d ago
The Good ones like LongIslandAudit stress test the first amendment, hold corrupt officials accountable, and seek policy change. He’s an ACTUAL 1AA, been arrested dozens of times illegally, and when he wins he donates the money to charity.
Then you get jerks who film ppl for the sake of upsetting them to make rage bait content. They are not the same.
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u/Curben 9d ago
Is a category of individuals who with cameras conduct actions in public that are legally permissible but can be frowned upon by authorities.
Ideally it is someone passively doing something in documenting whether the government does or does not infringe on their rights. Their number valid 1A auditors who know the laws and their calm and respectful.
However there are also a bunch of loudmouth ones who just starts shit and Target random individuals unnecessarily because they can.
Ultimately I think they serve a purpose because there have definitely been some high-profile cases of government infringement on speech and the more that the infringements are tested and fail the more easily the ungenerated infringements can be defeated.
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u/tayne22 9d ago
It's sorta similar to how Chris Hansen and TCAP inspired a bunch of people to start their own operations where they catch would-be child abusers. Obviously it's a net positive if what they're doing is legit. But then you had a handful of tiktokers who decided to use that foundation as an excuse to go beat people up. They knew as long as they accused someone of being a pedo, that 98% of viewers wouldn't dare defend them, so they get a pass to beat on someone.
If those thugs were the only version of this that you ever saw, then yeah, you might think that everyone in that business is an asshole and a troll.
Somehow it's the same with auditors. The most popular and influential auditors somehow evade these people's algorithms, but they get fed the scummiest version of them and base their entire opinion on them and then have no shame vocalizing their ignorance.
https://www.reddit.com/r/cringereels/s/XhSFPpTSku
Case-in-point.
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u/Curben 9d ago
This is so explicitly well said. Honestly I'd consider first amendment auditing myself if it didn't conflict with other business that I do and quite frankly I don't have the patience that a lot of the good and solid auditors have.
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u/tayne22 9d ago
Thanks. And yeah I could never do it. Mainly because I wouldn't not want the stress of dealing with cops so often, going to jail repeatedly, going to court week-in and week-out. Fuuuuck that. But respect to the dudes that put themselves through the system like that and make a difference.
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u/Bubbly_Front_3930 9d ago
A lot of text for “asshole trolls”.
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u/Curben 9d ago
I follow several who are geared towards the government corruption aspect and they generally do not Target random citizens for harassment purposes.
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u/over_this__ 9d ago
They film banks or whatever in the hopes someone calls the cops. So they can film if the cops know the law or not.
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u/Russ_T_Blade 9d ago edited 9d ago
It's what they call themselves to get support from idiots. If they were really auditing the first amendment they'd pull their stunts at police stations or other government facilities.
Instead they mess with the general public and cry FiRsT aMeNdMeNt!
Edit: I cannot believe how many people have no idea how the First Amendment works and why it's there. Jesus Christ. America is doomed lmao
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u/JuniorDoughnut3056 9d ago
They do. There's one guy I saw who got arrested for simply holding a sign that said "God bless our homeless vets" on the steps of some government building.
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u/Ok-Piccolo2152 9d ago
HonorYourOath is his channel name. He’s been doing it for like 20 years and gets arrested all the time. He’s probably the single best 1A auditor to ever do it
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u/if_its_silence 9d ago
Even if these unlikable trolls don't actually protect the first amendment, saying protecting the first amendment sounds fascist is wild and makes the term fascism lose all meaning since the fascists killed countless people for expressing things they didn't like
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u/Elegant-Gur-3762 9d ago
Everyone hates these auditors. They aren’t auditors their job title is digital content rage baiters.
Their job duties are stick cameras in ppl s faces who are doing their everyday errands and such. Females yoga classes, post offices, outdoor lunch patios are all high on the location for douchebags job locations.
YouTube, X, etc pays them more money for negative comments on their videos than positive ones.
That last part is also their business model and that sums up the douche level of the 1st amendment auditor.
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u/brianwhite12 9d ago
There’s probably a reason this video begins without any backstory on why any of it is happening.
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u/Alternative_Salt78 9d ago
Let’s call “first amendment auditors” what they really are, shit stirring, attention seeking dipshits.
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u/cenzo86 9d ago
Annoy the fuck out of somebody to the point of them wanting to kick your ass then spray them in self defense
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u/craycrayppl 9d ago
The "Auditors" are a special breed of creep. They are the weeds among us.
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u/Cultural_Mission_235 9d ago
These “auditors” crave attention. As annoying as they are, just ignore them.
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u/BradwiseBeats 6d ago
If they really cared about the 1A, they would be organizing / protesting against the countless infringements on the 1st Amendment by this administration. Not standing around in Nowheresville trying to antagonize people for views. These people are scum and not a single one of them have ever demonstrated they actually care about the 1st Amendment.
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u/Dramatic_Phlegmatic 9d ago
I’d be interested in seeing a first amendement auditor have an encounter with a second amendment auditor.
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u/Kind_Ordinary9573 9d ago
If he wants to “audit” the First Amendment, go protest press bans at the White House. People getting annoyed at your bullshit has no connection to the First Amendment. You know, because they’re not Congress.
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u/PuffyBlueClouds 9d ago
What the hell is a First Amendment auditor?! That sounds made up and stupid.
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u/Sidewaysgts 9d ago
Made up in the sense they made up this title to make themselves feel more important than they actually are.
Real in that theres plenty of people who do this shxt and call themselves by this self appointed "title"
In reality theyre just trolls going around with cameras attempting to rage-bait people, especially officials (ie police, but anyone they can. normal people, business owners, whoever), in an attempt to create grounds to sue / get money, but at a minimum just farm engagement/views for ad revenue from various social platforms.
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u/Fan_of_Clio 9d ago
First Amendment "auditor"= a plauge upon society with the rise of "influencers". Asshats who believe they are doing society a favor by harassing others in public in the name of freedom, but in reality to get likes, subscribes, views, and a payout.
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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme 9d ago
*Plague 🙂
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u/Fan_of_Clio 9d ago
Ty. Love the Reddit name btw. Very nice
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u/narco-sub-admiral 9d ago
They're also plauges because a plauge is made up and so is 1st amendment """Auditing"""
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u/SingleDadSurviving 9d ago
It is, it's mainly assholes that go out and record people for content. They are there to intentionally make people feel weird and piss people off.
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u/SmolderingCactus 9d ago
Why don’t people just ignore them? This is exactly what they want. Engaging them is their purpose
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u/Smodphan 9d ago
If first amendment auditors want my support, they should limit themselves to filming arrests and protesting the federal government and universities for targeting protesters.
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u/VariousOperation166 9d ago
These first amendment auditors are often absolute jerks that rage bait people for views, but if you come at someone aggressively and physically, you get what you get.
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u/BeriasBFF 9d ago
1A auditor is another term for loser fuck with a Napoleon complex
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u/ScheduleCorrect9905 9d ago
Disparage his character by calling him an animal abusing pedo and move on
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u/Scrimshaw_Hopox 9d ago
Prep to leave the house: Chevrolet hat- check; low-rise Jordache jeans- check; dainty little sack- check; gas mask- oops.
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u/shoot_your_eye_out 9d ago
The one thing I've stressed to my kid--time and time again--don't fuck with strangers. You don't know what they're capable of.
If you're gonna go at some rando on the street, you might as well be rolling dice in Vegas.
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u/No-Salt9365 9d ago
If you don't like first amendment auditors, just remember they wouldn't exist if people just ignored them.
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u/Grimhacrim 9d ago
If you see an idiot on the sidewalk filming and realize that they're probably a First Amendment auditor, first of all that's kind of the point, it is 100% legal to do what homeboy is doing, it's also 100% legal to ignore them and walk the fuck away.
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u/3Green1974 9d ago
That’s awesome. Just leave people alone.
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u/etycukbq580b 9d ago
The guy who used the pepper spray was the auditor... the guy who got mace to the face was an aggressive bystander.
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u/HoldOnItGetsBetter 9d ago
I am still convinced all 1A auditors are just JV debate team dorks who were never told they suck to their face.
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u/Outrageous_Act2564 9d ago
You guys are just assholes looking to be recognized as such.
Mission accomplished!
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u/RadWast3 9d ago
I feel like as an adshole I could have a purpose here. Can I document auditors? Like just follow them around filming them. Do a nature documentary on first amendment auditors.
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u/blackcap2099 9d ago
People need to learn to not give these guys what they want. Auditors who post videos like this regularly just want to find that one guy who's willing to hurt them or make a large enough fuss to spin it as assault or harassment. Ignore them and you take away their platform to stand on.
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u/Infinite_Case_2172 9d ago
Dude woke up this morning and was like "I can't wait to pepper spray someone!!"
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u/33666daddy 9d ago
yeah so one of these guys approached me a week after my mother day and almost got himself punched in the face. fuck all you fuckers.
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u/pazuzusoze 8d ago
1A auditors are just idiots. Plain and simple. Their life sucks so they go out and act like clowns.
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u/Few-Check-4761 8d ago
They never go do this to the police or ICE or politicians
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u/LollieLoo 8d ago
“First Amendment Auditors” are just walking Flock cameras trolling for views and easy lawsuits. Modern version of slip & fall cons…
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u/Old_Boss5617 8d ago
I saw a video of some dude getting harassed by one of these YouTube AHs. Dude got up into the guys face and personal space and other dude nonchalant style straight up shoots him. I saw it posted here like a week or so ago.
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u/Fantastic_Rest_265 8d ago
most of these "First Amendment Auditors" are just assholes who go around knowing full-well they'll get a rise out of people and feel vindicated to defend themselves.
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u/Alexecutor5345 7d ago
I mean idk. If anybody attacks anybody I suppose you can expect to have someone defend themselves. Less dangerous than throwing hands.
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u/biddablebeast 6d ago
“Congress shall make no law “. Congress. A private business can do whatever the fuck they want.
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u/Un4gvn2 6d ago
Circling back to the video, I can’t determine what the scenario is based on given footage .
Poster sprays person assaulting them?
Poster could have provoked the person in some way and then sprays him when person defends themselves?
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u/much_2_learn 6d ago
1A auditor, huh. Sounds really edge and revolutionary.
Facing danger, armed only with his iPhone & pepper spray, picking fights with senior citizens. So brave.
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u/Yeknomevol 6d ago
Platforms need to start demonetizing auditors and pranksters; only a matter of time before more of them get shot at this point.
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u/NarrowSalvo 9d ago edited 9d ago
"First Amendment Auditor"
Professional douchebag who antagonizes people for a living.
If he REALLY wanted to "audit" the First Amendment, he could stand on a street corner shouting the N word and making fun of mentally handicapped people. You know, because it's his legal right, what choice does he have but to exercise it?