A South Carolina man was enjoying a relaxing break in his vehicle outside City Hall when he was suddenly approached by a police officer. His video depicts him being forced to leave, along with a back-and-forth with an officer and the Chief of Police about the incident.
Posted on his personal TikTok account, user The_real_orlin, Orlin is seen sitting in his vehicle, not bothering anyone, when he’s suddenly questioned by a police officer. The officer asks what he’s doing there, and Orlin explains he works in the area and stops there to eat lunch every day.
The officer tells him, “You can’t be pulling back here” and adds, “No more. They don’t want you driving back here.” Orlin claims otherwise, telling the officer he even asked for permission and got the go-ahead. But the police officer persists, telling him once again that he isn’t allowed to be there. Orlin then asks for the officer’s name and badge number. He willingly gives his name, but hesitates with his badge number before relenting to Orlin’s calm but persistent request.
When the officer brings up Orlin being there again, Orlin retorts that it “would be nice” if a sign were put up; if that were the case, it was his understanding the place was open to the public. The officer accuses Orlin of “being defensive,” and Orlin laughs it off. More importantly, the officer tells Orlin he’ll be charged with trespassing if he’s caught on the property again.
Viewers react to Orlin’s interaction with South Carolina police
Orlin expanded on the incident in his video caption and in the comments. Viewers shared their distaste for the police officer by sharing anti-cop sentiments and arguing Orlin wasn’t in the wrong.
In the caption, Orlin wrote that he raised the issue with the Chief of Police. “Cop lied and said I was difficult,” with the video being proof otherwise. He tagged the video as a “First Amendment audit fail.”
“Him not giving his badge number is a red flag,” one commenter argued. Although the police officer eventually gave his badge number, it wasn’t without difficulty.
“It’s public no need permission! Case closed!” claimed another viewer. In the following thread, Orlin responded. “Even with permission he still kicked me out the city hall clerk said I was the first one to ever been kick out!”
Although Orlin wrote further in his caption that his rights were violated, it is unclear whether he’ll take the issue further.
