Good cops stand up to a bad off duty detective because he assaulted a man because his young daughter dropped a candy wrapper on his property. We are in Springfield, Tennessee and a father exposes what happens when badge-heavy egos collide with citizens with recording cameras. ​Jeremiah Payne was walking down the street with his wife and young daughter when a wrapper from her candy fell on the ground near an off-duty officer’s yard. What should have been a complete non-issue instead triggered an aggressive confrontation from Metropolitan Nashville Police Detective William Thorogood. The off duty officer immediately went on the attack by threatening to arrest Payne. Not knowing who this guy even was, Payne immediately reached for his cell phone to document the event. ​When Payne began filming and requested Thorogood’s name and badge number, the off-duty officer escalated to physical force. Payne was shoved to the ground and held under the detective's weight by his neck and chest while being told he was under arrest. Thorogood attempted to take Payne's phone and told emergency dispatchers that the family might be carrying weapons simply because they appeared to be homeless. ​Payne held his ground, maintained his composure for his daughter, and kept recording until Springfield Police units arrived on scene. All while being harassed and followed by the off duty detective. The presence of marked patrol cruisers and active lenses caused an immediate retreat in Detective Thorogood's posture. Payne provided officers on site with the story of what happened at well as video proof. The responding officers immediately approached the Detective regarding his actions and did not back down because this man is a police officer. In the end detective Thorogood stepped forward, formally identified himself, and offered an on-camera apology to Payne and his child, openly admitting that his reaction over yard litter was completely unwarranted and admitted he was wrong in his actions as well as conduct. In the end Payne showed to be the better man as he accepted the apology with a handshake. That said I'm my opinion, an on-scene apology does not erase an unlawful assault under the color of authority. Off-duty officers do not possess qualified immunity to assault citizens or retaliate against those exercising their First Amendment right to record. Personally I think he should have pressed charges. Let me know what you think.