07-02-2013, 09:36 AM
(07-02-2013, 09:08 AM)Donovan Wrote: There was a woman in my town, a young activist type, who filmed cops arresting/harrassing some other young people and was ordered back inside. She refused and continued to film from her property and they wound up cuffing her and arresting her for nothing more than that. Became a big public spectacle.
So much for law abiding citizens having nothing to fear...I'll try and find the girl's name and the video. Literally gets dragged off to jail for simply filming the traffic stop and refusing to stop. Cop claimed at the time he "felt threatened".
I've heard some cops claim they weren't sure whether the person in question was holding a camera towards them or a gun. I can't think of any cameras on the market that are remotely gun shaped to be honest.
The next time I see a cop on foot patrol in my town, which is a fairly regular occurence, I'm going to film them just to see what their reaction is I'm curious now. Time to experiment for myself.
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.