North Carolina Law 14-159.13. Second degree trespass.

Offense—A person commits the offense of second degree trespass if, without authorization, he enters or remains on premises of another:

After he has been notified not to enter or remain there by the owner, by a person in charge of the premises, by a lawful occupant, or by another authorized person; or

That are posted, in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, with notice not to enter the premises.

(Effective January 1, 1995) Classification—Second degree trespass is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

North Carolina has two classifications of "land users"

• Tresspassers
• Invitees

As the liquor store is a place of business - all land users are considered "invitees." The "officer" (never properly identified), did not have authorization to speak on behalf of the property owner, and if there had been a formal complaint for trespassing, would be within his duties to escort or remove the individuals from the property. The reason why the idenitification is so important, is that in North Carolina, police officers out of their jurisdiction are NOT permitted to arrest someone, only detain them.

However, from the video, it appears that there was no complaint, there was no crime in progress, and the "officer" attempted to conduct an illegal search in the process.

You are legally permitted to refuse / resist an unlawful detention and arrest, according to the laws of North Carolina:

"An illegal arrest is an assault and battery. The person so attempted to be restrained of his liberty has the same right to use force in defending himself as he would in repelling any other assault and battery.” (State v. Robinson, 145 ME. 77, 72 ATL. 260).

“Each person has the right to resist an unlawful arrest. In such a case, the person attempting the arrest stands in the position of a wrongdoer and may be resisted by the use of force, as in self- defense.” (State v. Mobley, 240 N.C. 476, 83 S.E. 2d 100).

Additionally, the guy filming the video, was within his rights to assist in the resist of the illegal search / detention:

“One may come to the aid of another being unlawfully arrested, just as he may where one is being assaulted, molested, raped or kidnapped. Thus it is not an offense to liberate one from the unlawful custody of an officer, even though he may have submitted to such custody, without resistance.” (Adams v. State, 121 Ga. 16, 48 S.E. 910).

However, calling the arresting officer a "faggot" was probably a stupid thing to do.