In the following exchange, Box is a State Trooper and Guessford is a citizen legally exercising first amendment rights. The troopers ripped the sign out of his

In the following exchange, Box is a State Trooper and Guessford is a citizen legally exercising first amendment rights. The troopers ripped the sign out of his hand (classic first amendment violation), made threats (to take his car and kid), and then explicitly challenged the citizen to make a legal response. The legal response led to the state having to pay the citizen $50K due to a constitutional rights violation. """“Take it to court. That’s what I want you to do,” Box replied after Guessford told troopers he was going to take legal action. Box also threatened to charge Guessford with resisting arrest. “We’re going to take you in. We’re going to tow the car, and we’ll call social services for the kid,” Box said, referring to Guessford’s young son, who was with Guessford and witnessed his profanity-laden tirade against the officers. “It’s not a threat, it’s a promise,” Box added.""" A major part of the case was video evidence showing the troopers breaking the law and boasting about it.