Liberty Hangout - Kaitlin Bennett - Kaitlin Bennett's CHARGES Get DROPPED!

May 13, 2026 - Liberty Hangout - Kaitlin Bennett

02:16

Kaitlin Bennett's CHARGES Get DROPPED!

# violation notice united states district court st augustine federal officer first amendment first amendment area florida free speech journalist detention lawful order legal challenges police conduct

Kaitlin Bennett faces a $530 forfeiture after a confrontation in St. Augustine, Florida, where she disputes a federal officer's order to vacate a First Amendment zone. The incident, occurring on public property, led to a violation notice for disobeying a lawful directive despite her argument that permits were unclearly communicated. While local liberals reportedly cheered the officer's actions, Bennett highlights a pattern of similar conflicts with three other Florida police departments, suggesting systemic overreach against press freedom in the state. [Automatically generated summary]
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Time	Text
Detained on Public Property 00:02:16
	You probably might go to jail.
	I'm going to go to jail.
	Possibly.
	She's literally asking the police to remove me from public property.
	All right, you guys need to move.
	Why?
	Over here, First Amendment area.
	Yeah, this is a First Amendment area.
	You don't have a permit here.
	They do.
	Yeah, so what does the permit do?
	I don't believe.
	I want my rights to be respected.
	I'm allowed to be on public property.
	Over here is our First Amendment area number five.
	Yeah.
	For small groups and counter protesters.
	Yeah.
	You're a small group?
	No, I'm not.
	And you're a counter protester?
	I'm media.
	Are you here with this group?
	I'm here with media.
	You need to move.
	They're thanking them for writing me a ticket.
	You're being detained for a ticket.
	You're on federal land.
	I'm a federal officer.
	Yes, great.
	So you're getting a federal ticket.
	Okay, great.
	I can't wait to fight this.
	The liberals here in St. Augustine, Florida are cheering because this guy is trying to kick me off of public property.
	No, no.
	You get to stand here.
	No, on federal public property.
	Public.
	You notice you said public.
	You don't get to tell me which public property I can be at.
	I'm sorry that you don't know the rules and regulations.
	I'm sorry.
	Oh man, this is gonna be good.
	Do you have anything with your ID on?
	No.
	Okay, get your mic out of my face.
	I'm allowed to do this.
	This is my first attempt.
	You are not allowed to stick your mic in my face.
	So step back and get it out of my face.
	So here's the thing I am on public property.
	He just admitted I was on public property.
	This is not permitted to turn this space into private property.
	You guys cannot do this.
	We have been over this in Florida with three different police departments.
	Three.
	I love you.
	More, did you say more content for me?
	Thank you.
	Disobeying a lawful order is your ticket.
	What lawful order was that?
	I directed you to go from there to here.
	And you think that was lawful?
	You refused my lawful order.
	So that was lawful, huh?
	So this is United States District Court violation notice.
	It's a $500 forfeiture, $30 processing fee.
	Very cool.
	Total collateral is $530.
	What was the lawful order that you just said?
	He didn't tell me.
	He didn't tell you?
	Yeah, that's a good question.
	There's a local journalist here that actually, why don't you go ask him?
	You're a journalist.
	Go ask him.
	Oh, God.
	Goskim, so you asked what lawful order I disobeyed?
	And he couldn't tell me, he said.

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Detained on Public Property 00:02:16

You probably might go to jail.

I'm going to go to jail.

Possibly.

She's literally asking the police to remove me from public property.

All right, you guys need to move.

Why?

Over here, First Amendment area.

Yeah, this is a First Amendment area.

You don't have a permit here.

They do.

Yeah, so what does the permit do?

I don't believe.

I want my rights to be respected.

I'm allowed to be on public property.

Over here is our First Amendment area number five.

Yeah.

For small groups and counter protesters.

Yeah.

You're a small group?

No, I'm not.

And you're a counter protester?

I'm media.

Are you here with this group?

I'm here with media.

You need to move.

They're thanking them for writing me a ticket.

You're being detained for a ticket.

You're on federal land.

I'm a federal officer.

Yes, great.

So you're getting a federal ticket.

Okay, great.

I can't wait to fight this.

The liberals here in St. Augustine, Florida are cheering because this guy is trying to kick me off of public property.

No, no.

You get to stand here.

No, on federal public property.

Public.

You notice you said public.

You don't get to tell me which public property I can be at.

I'm sorry that you don't know the rules and regulations.

I'm sorry.

Oh man, this is gonna be good.

Do you have anything with your ID on?

No.

Okay, get your mic out of my face.

I'm allowed to do this.

This is my first attempt.

You are not allowed to stick your mic in my face.

So step back and get it out of my face.

So here's the thing I am on public property.

He just admitted I was on public property.

This is not permitted to turn this space into private property.

You guys cannot do this.

We have been over this in Florida with three different police departments.

Three.

I love you.

More, did you say more content for me?

Thank you.

Disobeying a lawful order is your ticket.

What lawful order was that?

I directed you to go from there to here.

And you think that was lawful?

You refused my lawful order.

So that was lawful, huh?

So this is United States District Court violation notice.

It's a $500 forfeiture, $30 processing fee.

Very cool.

Total collateral is $530.

What was the lawful order that you just said?

He didn't tell me.

He didn't tell you?

Yeah, that's a good question.

There's a local journalist here that actually, why don't you go ask him?

You're a journalist.

Go ask him.

Oh, God.

Goskim, so you asked what lawful order I disobeyed?

And he couldn't tell me, he said.