Many on social media are angry at the actions of a University of California Berkeley police officer who was seen in a viral video citing a hot dog vendor, going through his wallet and confiscating his cash.
Los Angeles resident Martin Flores posted the video on Facebook on Saturday where it received over 10 million views and thousands of shares.
According to Berkeleyside, Flores, a Cal alum, was attending a game with his family on Saturday. He said he was buying three hot dogs from the vendor, who identified himself as "Juan," when officers stopped the transaction.
The video shows an officer, identified as Sean Aranas, flipping through the vendor's wallet, removing cash and cards.Â
"That's not right," Flores can be heard saying.
At one point, Aranas remarks, "This is law and order in action."
Watch the video above.
Flores alleged that while Aranas was citing the vendor for not having a permit, officers were ignoring cases of people drinking alcohol in public.
Many on social media questioned whether Aranas was legally allowed to take the vendor's money.
Civil forfeiture allows law enforcement to seize assets from those suspected of criminal or illegal activity without neccesarily charging them.
UCPD said that the vendor's money was booked into evidence after the citation was issued.
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