LAWYER: How Police Get Around Your Right to Record Them

[@wesleyhoward5599]

For police, a camera is scarier than a gun.

[@arcanondrum6543]

Well, if it's one scary gun and many, MANY officers, it's still the gun as well. Am I right, poor, ethnic people of Uvalde?

[@Brrrap743]

With the acorn in a close second.

[@stephendrummer1542]

Especially if you direct upload to the cloud where police can’t get to it.

[@stephendrummer1542]

Transparency and accountability are feared by less than competent officers.

[@JoeBloe-ft6eb]

Nah, cops are scared of EVERYTHING--including their own shadow

[@Gigachad_69_420]

If the cops are willing to violate your rights on camera, imagine what they’re willing to do off camera

[@KTSLAY]

@Gigachad_69_420 use stingray to access your device an turn you into a targeted individual for some, a beating for others, jail, paper terrorism and sometimes all the above

[@stickinthemud23]

Like murder people for being black. Or gay. Or bothersome.

[@whendricso]

Stream with VODs enabled and when they try to destroy the evidence, there will be a recording plus witnesses.

[@mikes9759]

People die from it!!!!

[@margaretthomas5548]

Something has gone very wrong when people need to be given instruction on how to stay safe with 'peace' officers just as we need to know how to stay safe with wild animals

[@TheAlienPoison]

Goes both ways.

[@selfdo]

The DIFFERENCE being...?

[@PhilipFear]

Somethings been going wrong for years.... I was a cop in the late 70s and throughout the 80s for 10 years working for federal, state and county/ city authorities in reserve units while looking for a department I was happy working for until I got hurt working construction and unable to pass the physical.... But I saw good and bad and intolerable in many areas, the best of which was the US ARMY Military Police and the Sheriff Department showed the least amount of corruption....

[@kurimiaisukurimu]

​@@TheAlienPoisonIt's the police's job to keep citizens safe. Not the other way around.

[@arcanondrum6543]

Let's remember how we kept losing more of our Rights (and "who") "War on Drugs" ? (Reagan) "War on Terror"? (G.W. Bush). What about the courts? Well, not only did (R) Mitch McConnell deny a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland but ALL Federal Court nominees were blocked by McConnell for Obama's last 2 years of his Presidency. Did Barack make enough noise about it? Sure doesn't seem like it but then; When has msm been interested INFORMING us about important information??? George Floyd's death made it on the news because the story blew up on social media and they couldn't ignore it. McConnell meanwhile, ALWAYS lurked and did damage in the shadow of media "distracted by something else".

[@PDNH]

Police will say they are recording for "officer safety." I would say I am recording for "public safety."

[@carrieroderick5574]

💯🤦🏼‍♀️

[@harrisonbergeron6577]

Why not just that YOU are recording for officer safety?

[@masonhardenburgh]

I think it’s ridiculous that people don’t realize if I cop doesn’t want you recording them…. they have bad intentions period

[@randalhuffman8827]

Thats all of them​@@masonhardenburgh

[@Thwarptide]

Cops don’t wear body cameras for their safety (that’s bologna), otherwise they have the option to not wear em (more bologna). They wear em because they have to, that’s what the public wanted. There are plenty of good benefits to wearing body cams too. 1. It tends to keep the honest cops honest. 2. They paint a very accurate account of on the scene situation and encounter (s). 3. Motive and evidence. Every thing you say and do can and will be used against you in a court of law; and this applies to both sides of the fence. Body camera evidence has damned tons of guilty folks to jail/prison. Body cams have also weeded out bad cops permanently. (They’ll never be cops again). 4. Only bad cops don’t want to wear body cams. More reason to have body cams. Most cops prefer to wear them.

[@phlodel]

Remember, if you can't hire a good lawyer, you don't have any rights!

[@jackhodgson4749]

No doubt!!!

[@Dasani_water_drinker]

Lol. Silly. Hiring a lawyer guarantees you have no rights- bar still under Britain.

[@geofwhitford327]

ABSOLUTELY !!!!!!!!

[@MattRios-jn1qx]

Yes. I've watched several of this guys videos and in each different subject we can at some point realize that if you have money you can get out of trouble; if you don't have any money....? Most of us know what happens

[@shannonmcstormy5021]

You can't afford a cheap lawyer. The couple of times I have had to hire a lawyer, i made sure he was a good one, and it was money well-spent: He was a pit bull. It was in the area of family law and my lawyer beat my ex's lawyer like an old rug. We got everything we were seeking. It helped that we were completely in the right, had organized, high-quality and relevant documentation around what was going on, and our goals were realistic, not overreaching nor vindictive. We just wanted the Child Support to be used on the 9-year-old kid, not one weekend at the casino......

[@ancientgamer3645]

"You're under arrest for resisting arrest". A favored cop expression.

[@RickCobra710]

Nah their favorite line is, you're under arrest for disorderly conduct

[@arthurholmes2210]

​@@RickCobra710Oh and Stop Resisting!! When you're cuffed and they're on your back !

[@JohnnyGranström]

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[@kylemendoza8860]

​@@arthurholmes2210 You can still be resisting. Cuffs Don't paralyze you.

[@JohnGriffith-w2w]

The only reason that police do not want to be recorded is that they very often DO NOT conduct policing within the limits of the law. After all, the police would have to actually know the law to do that.

[@captainjimolchs]

They know the law. That's why

[@JohnGriffith-w2w]

@ Not really or the police would be protecting the rights of the people and not violating the rights of the people. The police would be wise enough to keep We The People on their side instead being Tyrants Thugs bullies rights violators and operating outside of the limits of the law. You can put on KZbin and watch the police break the law by violating the rights of the people all day !

[@mr.funkalicioussplendiferous]

​​@@captainjimolchsI can assure you, they DO NOT know the law. They can't even conduct a consensual encounter without demanding ID with no crime or RAS, and threatening an obstruction or failure to ID arrest... I LOVE when cops ask me where I went to law school when correcting their bs. The University of Colorado, btw (final year of my JD with a master's degree in Administrative and Constitutiinal Law already). That usually shuts them right up, especially when I turn it around and ask them where THEY went to law school...

[@bodystomp5302]

Especially Florida cops.

[@jesusaxium]

That's because police do not operate under law. They follow policy,protocol, and procedures.

[@zootallure4819]

Citizen safety is far more important than officer safety. Otherwise, we do not need the police.

[@raymondrich6720]

Good point

[@zbart2000]

Yes, more stupid laws. Officers have guns, lots of them quickly available to them within a short radio call. Seems like maybe they need to figure out that innocent civilians caught in the cross fire is what they should be concerned about. Defund the police was about this at its core. I’m not arguing for that at all, but lots of innocent people have been put in jail overnight or worse because of ridiculous police actions. Just one is the Mom who was trying to teach her kids some responsibility and respect by making him walk the few blocks home who was arrested. Officers need more training on what they are actually swearing to protect not BS laws that will cause harm.

[@Brrrap743]

And if we don't overturn TERRY V OHIO, which is the case law that allows officer safety to trump our Fourth amendment right, our safety will always be a jeopardy.

[@jesusaxium]

​@Brrrap743 it's also Pennsylvania vs Mimms. That should only be applied in that state only. But it is abused in the entire country.

[@Brrrap743]

@@jesusaxium I concur

[@sorryociffer]

Do NOT use face or fingerprint security! 8 digit passcode! Keep finger on power button to be able to power it off in case they try to grab it.

[@JeffC-fq1be]

Steve Lehto covered that - yup!

[@jesusaxium]

Recording on KZbin live also keeps dirty cops from deleting what you recorded if you can't turn off the camera fast enough.

[@colintca094]

If it’s an iPhone, hold the power button and up volume to do a power off. Then you’re in a special startup mode after reboot that also encrypts the file system and disables biometrics. They can’t force you to give the passcode.

[@stickinthemud23]

WORD!

[@wlonsdale1]

@@colintca094 You still have to swipe the icon to turn it off

[@stephenb7067]

Put the phone in your shirt pocket with camera lens above the pocket. Cop cannot claim you are recording. If cops want your phone- Lock It and return it to your pocket. Tell the officer he has no authority to confiscate. Tell the cop you will not prevent him taking it, but you will not hand it over. Force him to break law.

[@patnor7354]

And have face-ID turned off. Cops often use that to open the phone and delete evidence of their crimes.

[@StandWatie1862]

Wear a shirt with a pocket at all times.

[@BritneyStinson]

they don’t like it when you say, ‘officer I’m recording for my safety and yours’ but they’re quick to use the same line to try and search you

[@MrWolfsDen]

Officer safety is a priority , report all falling acorns and squirrels immediately !

[@AnyaMidkiff]

Justice for Peanut!! And Fred! 😁

[@craigrobbins3540]

Yeah… don’t report the squirrels or raccoons. They will kill them.

[@arcanondrum6543]

"Shots fired! Shots fired!".... Oh wait, it (really) was an acorn.... AND the officer responding to the acorn drop "attack".

[@WebDesignSocal]

First they came for the squirrels .....🐿🐿🐿🐿

[@royg2840]

what if the squirrel is armed with an acorn 😊

[@Isaac_132]

So, you can be arrested for "interferring" with a police officer performing his or her duties if you simply stand there quietly and record. Ok. So, lesson learned here, never interfere with a police officer performing his or her duties. If I ever see a cop struggling with a suspect I will remember it's wrong to interfere. You can't have it both ways, officer.

[@delresearch5416]

He's being paid to deal with it, you are not. And scotus said they do not have a constitutional right to protect you. What they are being paid for.

[@NotGoodAtNamingThings]

​@@delresearch5416 - They are being paid to "keep the peace" which has nothing to do with justice.

[@hobbz7126]

Who ever said you're obligated to help when someone is fighting police? You're probably too fat and weak to be of any help anyway.

[@tylisirn]

*HE* is protected by qualified immunity, *I* am not. Therefor I will not do anything that would expose me to potential liability, the cop can handle it himself.

[@meramosjr]

The chances that a cop will need your help to subdue a suspect are very slim to none. They have a radio the can use to call for back up. But in the rare event you witness this, I wouldnt interfere either, you dont want them mistaking you for the bad guy.

[@steveladner4346]

Self proclaimed heroes have abused every law and tool they have been given.

[@sheilamullins4417]

Indeed they have from enforcing unconstitutional mandates, unconstitutional laws, edicts from self-proclaimed dictators and enforcing censorship. The police have done themselves a great deal of harm and many people want to defund the police because of the police's behavior. They have chosen to take the approach. We were just doing our jobs. The same defense that the soldiers in Germany chose during the Nuremberg trials. Like the German soldiers, they are declaring that everything they did was legal. Anything that isn't a front to the Constitution, regardless of what the courts say is illegal.

[@KeithHubbard-r7l]

Including badge

[@johnm.3279]

We do not have a criminal justice system, we have a criminal justice industrial complex.

[@stephengreen3566]

I still think the designers of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and Amendments made the First Amendment first for a reason and I believe they put the Second Amendment second so we could protect ourselves from just such officers.

[@Gaaaaaame]

The second amendment was originally to prevent a Britain scenario, where the overall government forcibly subjugates the population. It wasn't meant for local governments

[@cycleboy8028]

All the Bill of Rights flows like this. 1st is free thought. 2nd protects that. 3rd keeps soldiery out of house so you have 2nd. 4th keeps them out more. 5th keeps you from saying what they can’t find. Etc etc etc.

[@alaneastman9920]

Must start fighting back.

[@StandWatie1862]

Yeah. Obviously. They fought a war with their government. What gave it away? I'm sorry but this is not a belief. It's what actually happened.

[@mje1234]

The 2nd protects all the other rights 🎉❤

[@Goandgetit00]

It is also important to remember that you are dealing with domestic te*rorists.

[@paulnels108]

Limits on a right are a right restricted and denied!

[@henrycavanagh1259]

All rights have limits.

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

@henrycavanagh1259 there are no rights, only wrongs.

[@director.johnsnape]

Here in California, we have the Thomas Bane Act, which allows someone to civilly sue anyone who attempts to abridge your Constitutional Rights through threat or intimidation, including your right to record officers in the performance of their duties. It's a personal right, meaning you don't need a (maybe corrupt) DA to file the charges. We also have Penal Code section 148(g), which says an officer can't create probable cause solely out of you recording. They need other facts of criminal activity to detain you, as long as you have a right to be where you're standing.

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

Right this is all good and dandy until they commit three Brady violations and you end up serving five years in state prison. It was a miracle that one woman got caught red-handed in the middle of her Brady violation. But that's one of hundreds, at a minimum.

[@elvisparker359]

They don't want you to see what they do bad. The Governor needs to get another job.

[@superjesus4307]

The most important thing is NEVER use biometric "security".

[@geekchameleon]

Since you have the interaction on film, if the officer says you're being detained, ask them what crime they suspect you of. If they say something like "I wanna figure out what's going on," "I'm gonna ID you," or "because you're filming," you now have what should be a bulletproof defense to most crimes they might accuse you of later, because none of those answers create the legal obligation to provide ID, and it is completely reasonable to assert that you believed the officer was lying, trying to trick you into surrendering your rights. If he doesn't answer, that also creates the grounds to believe he is lying about his authority to demand ID. I really like the idea of putting a mirror on the back of your phone. If they try to blind the camera, you can shine it back at them. For them to complain about assault, they'd have to admit what they did to you first was a use of force, without any lawful authority to do so. Yes, there's the real potential that'll be an uncomfortable interaction.

[@jesusaxium]

Arizona is now a stop and ID state. You no longer have to be lawfully arrested. And also is Arizona you cannot resist an unlawful arrest.

[@nottoday4351]

Police Interfering with a private citizen recording their interactions including purposely blocking their view should be grounds for immediate termination.

[@uzlonewolf]

10:50 A cop will never tell you you're free to go, they'll try to evade the question with a vague answer such as "I never said you could leave." Unless they explicitly say they are detaining you or order you to stop when you start to leave, you are not being detained.

[@kamaeq]

Turn it around. Ask them to clearly articulate a reasonable suspicion. If they fail to, tell them you are therefore free to leave.

[@sirfith]

You can contact the Institute for Justice (IJ) instead of the ACLU.

[@DaveBigDawg]

Or both

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

Yeah how many posthumous cases got resolved or were even brought to court? Do you have the numbers or have you even done a dive to see what you're actually advocating? I can start listing tens if not hundreds of unarmed children(minors under the age of 18) murdered by police with only one or two officers ever even being considered to be brought up for charges of ANYHING. If it is your plan to get people killed then don't be sly about it.

[@angc214]

An 8 foot rule in Arizona was ruled unconstitutional by the 9th circuit.

[@fromthebay6681]

This should be overturned as well.

[@iiiKingLongSwipeiii]

​@@fromthebay6681you sound like the police

[@Alligator40]

And the one in Indiana was temporarily halted

[@Alligator40]

@@fromthebay6681sounds like you don’t want cops to be exposed for being tyrants and sounds like you approve of these anti constitutional laws

[@andrewbrenneman3782]

Those such laws need to be challenged in court. 25 feet is absolutely wrong and such laws need to be tailored that police & DAs can't use laws against citizens.

[@mr.funkalicioussplendiferous]

The Arizonal law requiring 8 feet was challenged and deemed unconstitutional by the federal courts due to nits chilling nature on the 1st Amendment. I do not see any other outcome for any other similar law. Not only that, but the 5th Circuit has already ruled in Turner v Driver that the people do have the right to record public officials in the course of their duties.

[@laser2sail]

The police officer simply extends the scene by walking in pursuit after you're more than 25-feet from the scene.

[@Alligator40]

@@mr.funkalicioussplendiferousthe one was in Indiana was temporarily halted and not only that but the 11th circuit ruled in smith vs cummings and toole vs atlanta that people have the right to record police

[@Alligator40]

@@mr.funkalicioussplendiferous if you don’t know what the 11th circuit is its a federal appeals court that hears cases that come out of Florida,Georgia, and Alabama

[@mr.funkalicioussplendiferous]

@Alligator40 in case you didn't know, I already cited Turner v Driver out of the 5th Circuit. In case YOU didn't know, the 5th Circuit is the Federal Court of Appeals for Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Canal Zone... Yeah, guy, I know what the 11th Circuit is, and seeing as I cited case law in one circuit, you should know that I understand EXACTLY what the federal appeals circuits are. You think you sound smart trying to be condescending, but you don't, you only show how arrogantly obtuse you are.

[@wesleykorisky8600]

The officer's body cam is not recording when they are engaged in criminal activity. Turning the body cam off should be a felony with a life sentence attached to it. Only the most criminal of cops turn their body cams off during interactions with anyone.

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

Oh, my sweet summer child. You think you have rights.

[@RePeteAndMe]

Cops should be under oath while on duty. Lie to anyone and go to prison. We need trustworthy cops

[@madkingsmoke6321]

That's not going to happen. The courts have already ruled that cops are allowed to lie to you.

[@phlodel]

I just don't understand how the Supreme Court could find it permissible for cops to lie, ever. Obviously, the Justices know more about the law and Constitution than I do.

[@bakerman42]

Cop are allowed to straight face lie to anyone, especially in interviews or interrogations.

[@phlodel]

@@bakerman42 They are trained to lie. I think they get to the point they don't know what the truth is.

[@Knotyoma]

They are under oath. They take one when they become a cop. Do any of them uphold the oath? Nope.

[@ericanderson2482]

Next, they will try to restrict your ability to use your camera zoom to effectively get closer.

[@YT4Readers]

I was going through an area 2 blocks from a crime screen where at least 2 soccer fans had gotten rowdy. Two young police officers were stationed on the perimeter to get some learning experience. The short, young, male officer started mouthing off at me. The young, female watched. It became obvious that the male officer had become police in order to bully. He walked up to me, expecting me to reflexively back up. However, I have lots of training and experience with behaviorist psychology and carefully picked my response to his aggression. I simply stood still. He kept walking towards me, confident that I would reflexively back up to keep normal social distance. I kept standing still. At the last moment, he continued to pick aggression, and I continued to pick standing still. He walked right into me, pushing me off balance such that I fell. He was shocked that I had not either backed up, nor put a foot out to counter his force. I had merely stood still to provide no resistance to the force of impact. He then demanded that I get up. I got out my smartphone and recorded. I told him that I needed paramedics to assist me. He started freaking out. I remained calm and down. After a few minutes, an older police officer, who out ranked the newbie wanna be police, came over and was shocked that the new guy had pushed me down by body contact. I got each of the young officer's name recorded on video. To the end of our encounter, all 3 police believed I was going to file a complaint against the one who pushed me down. I believe I was entitled to. However, my intention was for the young bully to remember that the public is entirely capable of NOT behaving as he expects and that the public is capable if getting him thrown out if the police force. I expect the older, experienced officer understood the newbie wanna be police was flawed.

[@StandWatie1862]

Congratulations you've emboldened an idiot they're held to such low standards and you failed to actually hold one accountable who's superiors were actually willing to admit fault. You did more damage.

[@meramosjr]

So you accomplished less than nothing or worse! By not filing a complaint, that officer went home that day knowing his aggressive actions have no consequences.

[@sampletext9426]

​@@meramosjr I'd gladly report the incident and hope that mfer gets some repercussion though of course it could be possible for the newbie cop to conduct self reflection and change his ways 😂

[@dwl2383]

Big mistake should’ve filed a complaint

[@triple_gLXX]

It took me 50 years to learn “to serve and protect”, is actually “to serve and protect the state” 😡

[@samrapheal1828]

Addendum: PROTECT the revenue streams and SERVE the arrest warrants.

[@bojohannesen4352]

Welcome to the matrix

[@HippieLongHaired]

Louisiana law created by bullies who want to make it easier to be bullies. It should be a criminal offense for an officer to tell someone some act is illegal when that act is not illegal. If a LEO asks why your recording you could say you're going to submit the recording to "America's Dumbest Criminals" (without making it obvious who the criminal is)

[@MrJohn33751]

People have the right to record the police in public under the first amendment.

[@rguy57]

Jeff you are the best! Your most profound teaching is to claim one’s refusal to have your rights violated and then save if for court. In front of a judge is where these arguments should be made!

[@terryschima4964]

Just curious, the woman who filmed the beating by the officer, and was subsequently arrested, does she now have an arrest record, even though the case was dropped? If so, I hope she sued the authorities for millions because they stole her good name.

[@innovationsanonymous8841]

Ime, no. There's nothing you can do via legal channels. If you feel that the unlawful arrest is adversely affecting your income potential, you simply have to compensate for the lost income via extra-legal means.

[@uzlonewolf]

Yes, she now has a record. Even if you are able to get a false arrest expunged, the private corporations who make money from background checks will have already picked it up and will report it to any employer who asks.

[@terryschima4964]

@ Wow! This means everyone is a criminal because the evil bass turds in power are making that principle a reality so the number of people who can still vote is less.

[@PaulStatz-xl3em]

It makes it easier for police to use another officer to block your view and for sure to get clear audio of a interaction This makes using more professional equipment instead of just a phone and that's why the blue line and certain politicians want these distance law's

[@jesusaxium]

Politicians that make these laws are getting their pockets lined by the police unions and should be investigated by the Feds.

[@Bob9961]

It happened to me in the spring of 2018. I observed & recorded a uniformed employee of the Des Moines Police Dept. walking to her car from the building. At all times I was on the public sidewalk, at police headquarters, in broad daylight. A dozen or more officers gathered around me, harassed me, arrested me, and confiscated my phone & camera. Then they un-arrested me and held onto my property for 12 days. It took almost five years to resolve the Fourth Amendment case, so justice was delayed (and denied) for the duration of the legal proceedings. This is the hard part: I lost in FDC and the 8th CCA on my First Amendment complaint because I was "evasive" in my answers to inquiring officers; and because a monster named Scott Greene murdered two metro police officers in the dark of night in another part of the metro, ambush style, some months prior to my encounter with police; also, because the Black Panthers are thought to have set off an explosive device at PD HQ in 1970. I shit you not!

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

You remind me of my poker buddy who either in Arkansas or Missouri was victimized by police and even though a white dude, they took $4381.62 he had to enter a 5K tournament, because he had over 700 USD in his wallet and the other money was in his car under his hoodie in a container in the backseat, therefore it is suspicious and it is deemed illegal tender for illegal means by the fat pig who pulls you over. He never got his money back, his car was returned something like three years later after exuberant fees and legal hoops.

[@cardigansrule]

So cops with: body armor mace billy club tazers riot gear (shields/helmets etc) grenades and grenade launcher (flashbangs/smoke) shotguns handguns assault rifles in some cases (seen it) armored vehicles multiple backups and more available within minutes via radio are afraid of: Sally Housewife with a CELL PHONE got it.

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

Don't forget 12 year old boy in a tank top with a ball. It's a hood classic, the cops make sure all yo kids don't grow.

[@breakupgoogle4584]

They absolutely are afraid of a cellphone, cause they are cowards and unhinged animals who dont want anyone to see what they are.

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

2:28 police hate cameras and being filmed because they hate accountability - this is especially true of corrupt police officers who are incredibly unprofessional and who frequently trample on people’s rights

[@Alligator40]

Exactly and the boot lickers completely support this law

[@Bloodlit]

Reasonable “ARTICULABLE” suspicion. It amazes me how many people forget they need to be able to articulate the law you broke. Other wise they will just say “Yes I suspect you of a crime” with out actually telling you what they suspect you of.

[@markp7262]

The problem is, there is no law that requires them to articulate it to YOU; they just need to be able to articulate it on an arrest report.

[@ACharbonneau911]

Citizens should not have to have the EXACT Words to assert their rights to record … nor should a poorly formed reply or statement . . .

[@eroseland]

The other element of the law is that YOU must knowingly approach. If the cops approach YOU, record away.

[@zootallure4819]

State laws do not trump the constitution. Period.

[@simplerick3851]

but they do and should.

[@zootallure4819]

If you do not enforce your rights, you have none. It is your duty to enforce your rights. States can not usurp the constitution, nor should they. States agree to enforce and protect the constitution by joining the United States. ​@simplerick3851

[@SimBir08]

They do in many states actually.

[@zootallure4819]

@@SimBir08 Actually, those states, along with the federal government are committing constitutional crimes against the people. People like you who only point to their crimes and do nothing are their enablers. So are all Americans who fail to enforce their rights. These are the same people who demand from government instead of commanding their government. It is your constitutional duty as a citizen to enforce your rights. Failure to do means you have no rights. There is no accountability by the people for what their government does. What will any of you people do about it? Try enforcing your rights first. At least then you'll know where you stand or kneel for that matter.

[@Alligator40]

@@simplerick3851you think the constitution should be overridden?

[@AlphaWolfph]

ACLU needs to step in for journalists rights

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

There are no federal SHIELD laws, so that's literally never going to happen.

[@freemarketjoe9869]

I can see a very probable near future where everyone will be wearing personal body cams, shouting "Back...stay...back...you are breaking my personal space" while waiting in line at the grocery store.

[@PUNKMYVIDEO]

Revolution is inevitable

[@xrydersx]

That 25-foot is a way to stop citizens from filming and revealing what many police officers want to do and that is to do their dirty, unlawful, and escalating encounters with citizens

[@SamSitar]

it's really 20 feet. the 5 in 25 is a mistake.

[@cardigansrule]

so all a cop has to do is literally RUN towards you and if you can't run away and stay 25+ feet from the cop, who is RUNNING TOWARDS YOU... you are arrested. great law.

[@ulrichkalber9039]

no, you have to "knowingly aproach" the cop. if he aproaches you you will win in court.

[@carlj3515]

What about OUR safety?

[@kenkneram4819]

They claim that recording them constitutes "interference." Paramedics will even stop treating an injured patient to grape at you because you're recording. Talk about an ego trip.

[@wes52101]

I suggest that you go live on social media if things get dicey.

[@alrightk]

You provided a very unbiased and legal interpretation of the 1st Amendment and how each branch of government and states can interpret it. I just wish my fellow Americans wouldn’t throw out free speech so easily. In the land of the free, we love to tell people what to do. Especially with how people speak as filming is just another way of expressing yourself. You can then tell a story in other mediums other than just spoken or written words.

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

This is hugely interesting and important to me as an Irish patriot in the U.K., especially since Covid - the UK’s online safety act and the incoming digital ID’s, even aside from EU imposed GDPR post-Brexit, still lead some to believe that even though the police and others are allowed to record them without any limitations on CCTV and via other means, even with facial recognition technology, there still remains the misconception among many people in the U.K. and Ireland that “filming the police in public is illegal” because of “hostile reconnaissance” and extends to all filming in public - the big fear here is that the U.K. parliament will pass a specific law banning all filming in public by private citizens for private purposes and that online platforms will not allow that footage to be posted online and the same laws could be passed in Ireland

[@stephenb7067]

Cops know the law……. Take the ride. Get the check.

[@zootallure4819]

You do not assert rights. You enforce them.

[@captainjimolchs]

Assert first, Enforce later.

[@KhaoticKalm]

That biometrics loophole is infuriatingly dangerous. People have scanners on their homes, although other barriers are in the way now, this precedent weakens them greatly.

[@User-qazws]

Awesome advice. I would definitely want you on my side.

[@constitutionprotector3130]

Gazoo

[@tq6407]

The Supreme Court has already ruled on this you can film cops, but you have to be 6 foot away. Now the cop comes up to you then he’s in violation of the rule of law.

[@SamSitar]

correct, police need to stay on task.

[@georgebowman1060]

That 25 ft rule should be challenged to the Supreme Court.

[@krzosu]

6:07 - The supreme court already ruled that interference must be physical act - filming them is not a physical act - thus they - can't cry it's an interference.

[@terryjwood]

If you're a 1st Amendment Auditor, you better have an attorney on retainer. In American you have all the rights that you can afford.

[@SamSitar]

police need stay on task rather than arresting people for recording.

[@tinof5829]

I love you! You are one of the BEST attorneys on KZbin. Thank you so much for educating and helping us all.

[@Gary-e9c]

Gangster in uniform

[@SmellTheLilies]

❤❤That Louisiana law is a perfect example of a Jim Crow law. It’s a law that enables cops to abuse citizens. It’s not just against black ppl these days.

[@HeatherEvans-p1i]

They can record on body cam and turn it on and off at their leisure.. you can record them

[@lpd1snipe]

Interactions with police over the years is why I have several cameras in my truck and cameras in front of my house and around the house. Body cam footage "disappeared" when I was handcuffed and shoved face first into my sidewalk by the cops when they try to intimidate me when I was going through a divorce with my now ex-wife. That will never happen again.

[@DavidPimentel]

Glasses with a camera and microphone are the obvious method of obfuscating one's recording activities.

[@bearwrex9806]

State law doesn't trump The Constitution. End injustice. End qualified immunity.

[@jdsivad6229]

What if you are the one being investigated by police?

[@hueysimon2726]

I used to be republican. Now am anarchist. I know Jeff Landry and he is a typical republican totalitarian. I supported Edwards, a democrat, over Landry, because Edwards is actually better on the constitution and our rights than Landry is. Landry is also ex law enforcement, which explains his totalitarian nature. I don't even vote anymore, but I will be voting for ANYONE running against Landry.

[@DaveBigDawg]

Only thing Landry has done positive so far is Constitutional Carry

[@hueysimon2726]

@@DaveBigDawg Which we never needed to begin with. It's just a government trick. You already had the right. They created a law saying you now have the right. But if that law is later repealed, they will say you no longer have the right becuase they repealed the law. More laws only hurt us. They never help. If he wanted constitutional carry, there was a better way to do that and it doesn't include any lawmaking. Repeal the unconstitutional laws saying we don't have the right that we clearly do have as explained in the 2nd amendment. Some people even believe that if they repealed the 2nd amendment that we wouldn't have the right anymore, but that's just because they don't understand rights. I never got any rights from government or their pieces of paper. They are mine by birth by virtue of being human, because no other human has a right to tell me what I can or can't do, unless I am harming someone or their property. But you never see them repeal anything. It's always add. More laws, makes us less free.

[@Alligator40]

@@DaveBigDawgyeah i did hear something about that

[@roninkraut6873]

Where does this leave us? It leaves us in the same place we’ve been in for 80 years, as subjects of an authoritarian government not citizens in a free country.

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

When are you going to realize the Soviet Union and the USA are actually two sides of the same exact coin.

[@stephendrummer1542]

Transparency and accountability are feared by less than competent officers.

[@tryink688]

I think a better response to why you're recording is "I'm recording for everyone's safety"

[@JMWexperience]

Telephoto lens, high gain directional microphone and laser rangefinder will solve that problem!

[@BigBoyJudge]

Get a laser measuring tool that shoots a laser to measure distance. Record yourself asking from “what point” would you measure from? (He gives answer) measure with laser and show him you’re distance. If he says you’re still to close you can show he’s lying.

[@dustinadamson833]

An officer who steps outside of the boundaries of law is an armed assailant.

[@Mountaingoat59]

Sounds unconstitutional

[@juanesteban8827]

From a young age my step father, a 45 year member of the California Bar, told me "A cop can arrest you for anything. It may not stick, but at the end of day it will be a huge inconvenience that can potentially cost you a lot of money".

[@Here_This]

I've tried to record them when they acted illegally , but they didn't let me .

[@Alligator40]

When I recorded a cop here in Florida he put me in cuffs and shut my phone off

[@Here_This]

@@Alligator40 Yeah sh*t ! They didn't let me grab my phone at all . They would "have the right on their own picture" !

[@Alligator40]

@ in the future have your phone in hand ready to record

[@BremertonLibertarian]

If the police were professional, there wouldn’t be an escalation concern!

[@wesleykorisky8600]

12:00 NGL, of an officer told me that recording them in a public place was a violation of their civil liberties I don't know if I could stop myself from laughing in that officer's face.

[@ThomasWright-n2k]

Someone should bring a civil suit against any officer who uses this law against them into the federal courts.

[@johnbohl]

This 25 foot rule is ridiculous. So, if they pull someone over, they can arrest anyone else in the car just because they’re within 25 feet?

[@bobechs7234]

You think this is not an intended effect?

[@Tinks82]

If a cop tells me that he's recording, I'm telling him that I'm recording too but, mine doesn't disappear!!

[@dantyler6907]

Wild... when cops cry and make a stink about recording, they only cause GREATER interest (and MORE viewers!)😮

[@notyou6950]

“OFFICER SAFETY” is another word for COWARD. Always film the police!

[@weldabar]

Could you be arrested and go to jail for ... ? For any such question the answer is "Yes!". This is why we need laws to require police chest cameras. Of course they will turn them off before doing something wrong, so do document police bad behavior.

[@rnordquest]

And worse than that be prosecuted and convicted, and hopefully win on appeal. Plus you could be seriously injured, spend a year in the hospital and subsequently die.

[@Sir_Scrumpalicious]

Simple answer to that is to require that if there is no body camera footage than the "suspect" has to be let go due to lack of evidence.

[@weldabar]

@@Sir_Scrumpalicious There already exists a law like that, if you can prove the police destroyed evidence. I agree with you - we shouldn't have to prove the an alleged malfunction was intentional.

[@uzlonewolf]

@@Sir_Scrumpalicious Which is why the cops have wizened up and now turn away so the footage still exists but doesn't show their illegal actions.

[@peteallen8420]

There is exactly why the police want to END citizens ability to film them, while I would hope that the majority of cops are good and decent people that want to help their community, there are, sadly enough bad ones that do not want their actions filmed that this has become an issue.

[@robertmichalk1322]

Domestic terrorist where badges!

[@billysmith5594]

You mean wear*, right? 🤦🏻

[@caesarq7513]

Officer: step back or I’ll arrest you. Me: no problem sir. My phone has a good zoom lens. 😂❤

[@Factsnotfox]

Remember George Floyd? So do cops. That's precisely why they don't want you recording them.

[@MarkMYoung]

Remember George Floyd’s autopsy and the medical examiner’s testimony? Apparently not.

[@SandCrabNews]

17:30 "There's only air and photons between us, please explain how I am interfering with you."

[@bojohannesen4352]

Photons? Is that a threat? Are you pointing a laser canon at me?

[@CarlSmithAviationBroker]

Thx so much for your channel. Are there apps that automatically stream live video to a private account in the cloud?

[@ClarityDetermination]

I'm 63WW in Canada and like to walk late at night around where I live. I'm not afraid of being mugged. I am however afraid of police not doing their job correctly.

[@thomasnisen3214]

Indiana passed a 25 foot rule! Fascist State!

[@Alligator40]

It got temporarily halted there

[@Alligator40]

And they did one here in Florida too

[@michaelpowers4961]

If the cops are doing nothing wrong, they don’t need to worry about being recorded, do they? That’s what they tell us all the time, anyway.

[@gordonwrichert8240]

SO WHEN IS A CAMERA A WEAPEN THE POLICE JUST DONT LIKE GETTING CAUGHT BREAKING THE LAW

[@kubikariYOU]

If an officer stops what they are doing to arrest someone, they were obviously not being interfered with. If arresting a citizen is more important than what the officer was doing, whatever the officer was doing has very little importance.