Police vs Reporter, US - ABC TV Crew Pulled Over, Gunpoint

[MyGrunt0311]

Well, If i was a cop, I would pull you over for suspicious activity, It could have been a filming of a porno or a molester on a kidnapped kid or something...there are alot of freaks out there. Lady in blue dress, was laughing after they let her go, she didn't look harmed....

[geffel]

The only laws the filth observes the law that protects its own and the law of their corporate masters.

[speeddemon157mph]

PIGS

[pm7king123]

bottom line is FUCK THE POLICE.

[tdhill84]

they must have been hard up for a story that night to do this. yet when all hell breaks lose who are the first ones to want instant access on and about the scene of crimes??? of course its the media. If that oh-so not intimidating mother of 3 would have been followed like she was doing the cop, who would she call....ghostbusters?

[HalZula]

I don't know how long they were driving around with the cops behind them flashing their lights, but regardless, that seemed entirely excessive.

[KrosWyred]

This is Maryland cops for you. I deal with this on a daily basis.

[Booger6995]

@KrosWyred I live in Laurel. Same problem there too. You can't even fart in your own vehicle without a cop wanting to smell it. It's pretty bad.

[tony62896]

The law is corrupt, police can do whatever they want with no consequences.. Just the other day I saw a cop on the phone while driving, where in the state of California it is illegal..but if I was on the phone I would have to pay the ticket.

[sritger]

It's PG county...what did you expect?

Maryland...the Free State, my ass...

[FoxifiedNutjob]

@mjmccrae8559

Fvck you with a cattle prod. These reporters were doing NOTHING wrong. You're just a cop or an ignorant dickhead who hasn't a clue whats going on in this country.

Fvck off!

[mquiroz90]

the news studios should build or make secret ways that they can film watever

[Blues353]

Lowering police testing score requirements just to insure minorities will pass in the 1970's and 1980's was never a good idea. But those policies have never been reversed. Combined with the Patriot Act, we see the results here against this 'Threatening woman". 

[rhg6464]

Dash cameras are not required by any state or federal law. Unlike what he said at the end of the video. Just saying

[vocam12]

if we are talking about media it's police brutality, the rest of as are criminals on cop tv.

[rapskallion]

"We've also requested dashboard video tapes from the nine police cruisers on the scene but we've been told that every single one of the federally required cameras was either inoperable or not running".

After getting called on these lies for so long, law enforcement changed it's strategy and now states that any video they have is "part of an ongoing investigation" and therefore not released to the public - the standard tactic these days. This also affords them immunity from interview questions.

[MitchellGBerube]

Well from what I believe is that police could get away with murder and won't get charged but if we killed some one we go to jail for 5-life, this is what I believe is bs. Like this comment if you agree!?!

[fader22]

Its called stealth mode POLICE STATE try visiting CALIFORNIA and get pulled over. How about going through airport security where EVERY American CITIZEN is considered a suspect. Ya its heaven all right.

[ecwfan3052]

" Every single one of the federally required cameras was either inoperable or not running" right... who the fuck is going to believe that.

[logik316]

Interesting. If a cop follows you around, he's just doing his job. If you follow a cop around, then you're a stalker and deemed a threat.

[GraceJustSharted]

I agree that the police went overboard, but I think the whole "I'm a mother of three" kind of melodramatic shit gets old.

[usmccp]

@GraceJustSharted Yep, she dodge the question. The question was, was her driving around with someone running something in the back seat that was pointed at the officer a threat, not was she alone a threat.

[Ltb0b]

moon walk

[tymorse22]

This is what a judge has written about filming police officers "Those of us who are public officials and are entrusted with the power of the state are ultimately accountable to the public," the judge wrote. "When we exercise that power in public fora, we should not expect our actions to be shielded from public observation."

[assfuckt]

If I wanted to be a career criminal and always get away with my life of crime, I'd become a cop.

[micahjlloyd]

Idiot reporters. who's to say that important cargo wasn't being transported in the SUV, the officers were totally in the right to treat the reporters the same way that they would treat any other suspicious vehicle following them.

[cbasswm]

@micahjlloyd what kind of top secret cargo is a local city cop going to be carrying

[gnossticc]

A woman, an ABC reporter a national security threat? l0l American policemen are idiots with badges!

[gintroubad]

Go ahead and take our civil rights. We weren't using them anyway.

[babyfacefister]

If I hear the term "post 9-11 world" like 12 more times I am going to just randomly punching people in the face. I mean why not say "post pearl harbor world" while you're at it?

[RyanMiller3039]

Fuck u Paulleason

[paulleason]

fucking pigs

[dpimpchris]

@paulleason when someone breaks into your house car or shoots at you then dont call them and handle it yourself. I bet you wont be calling them pigs at that time.

[paulleason]

@dpimpchris I could give a shit about laws or police.

[dpimpchris]

@paulleason Let me guess your either part of the lower class or dont have anything worth stealing, or maybe your parents just failed as raising you properly.

[paulleason]

@dpimpchris or the fact that I just hate police, isn't that a possibility? Let me guess you, you are in your mid 40s and you are not entirely sure you know how to use the internet. you use proper grammar in every post. for some reason you are compelled to comment on posts about your thoughts. in this sense we are no different, so why dont you go fuck yourself you old man. why don't you take a dildo and go fuck yourself. seeing that your cock doesn't make your wife happy.

[Feuyaer]

@dpimpchris You're not very bright

[dpimpchris]

@Feuyaer And why is that

[Dusty696969]

Cops need to learn the laws and learn how to respect people b4 ruffing them up. I got my face skinned to hell from a cop shoving his knee on my neck because they had the wrong vehicle, we I reported it and got a lawyer. I lost. They said it was protocol.

[scfitch]

funny, when the media is the target of police brutality they say its not fair, but when a protester gets violated, the media demonises them..

[SharingEqualsCaring]

To me it looked like they could have been after a public official. Stop being a pussy, "oh my god my shoulder hurts", piss off you weak bitch. You were following a governmental vehicle with a camera, what did you expect?

[03SilverMustangGT]

@SharingEqualsCaring You handle all women with force I assume.

[SharingEqualsCaring]

@03SilverMustangGT

If women want equality, their going to take the same punch as their male counterpart.

[03SilverMustangGT]

@SharingEqualsCaring And with those words; I can tell you're still a virgin.

[dragonkeeperjoe81]

or was it may 1rst or 5th shit!!! May day may day!!! hehehe

[dragonkeeperjoe81]

April 15 Did they say??? Isnt that the birth date of the illuminati??? Just thought that was intresting..

[yachtzzuuup]

when did these cop bastards decide to change our constitutional rights. They all need to be fired.

[chrispie19]

we are educated to believe that capitalism is right, the law is just, and that the government must be obeyed. however, these officers are just doing their jobs and playing the game at the hands of a "boss." BUT aren't we supposed to be citizens of equal rights? strange to say, it's the boss who always has the government at his service. He can get the courts to issue an injunction against your interfering with his business, he can have you arrested and jailed.

[chrispie19]

Did you ever hear of a mayor, chief of police, or governor order out the police or militia to protect your interests? It's all a game.

[OdessiousJenkins]

How long are we suppose to tolerate being treated like this before we are supposed to fight back?

[MRATOMIK94]

what bullshit is that she wouldnt be hurt she is just faking so she can get them charged fucking dumb bitch

[healingduck]

Really cops? The news team are the wrong people to be overly aggressive with...

[robm9112]

FREEDOM OF PRESS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[mrsparex]

Lying police dept. Will not be responsible. Injured her by roughing her up when cuffing her. Amazing disappearing video tape from 9 vehicles (yeah right). Police state and very few folks seem to care. Wake up folks.

[Marw123]

Wow this report is very favourful for the reporter and the station, she was walking back unhurt to the car, and now she's suddenly injured? They had to do that to make the story sound interesting...

[runhorun]

That bitch was lying. lol If my shoulder was off its socket and I was being pulled I would be yelling in pain. "She may have to have surgery", Bullshit. Of course the police are going to think the car is suspicious, who wouldnt? Police have been tracked and killed like that before. If they were trying to follow them don't be so close idiots. Stupidity, I swear.

[BroomeBlocker4]

@runhorun Pretty much sums it up, Noone touched her, you can see she was uninjured when she tried to talk to the cop after she was told she can go. More like an obvious case of a slow news week so they made up some bullshit

[775marc]

@BroomeBlocker4 You're missing the point. The point is that American citizens are being denied their constitutional rights and the police state which we are living in is turning in to a martial law. Never give up your constitutional rights or you will be licking their boots for commiting a thought crime in no time. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME???

[BroomeBlocker4]

@775marc Yes, I am all for sticking up for your rights, but making up complete BULLSHIT is what I don't agree with. They were following and filming an unmarked government vehicle, which could of had a government official or someone that could of been a terrorist target inside. I would expect and WANT police to check it out, which is all they did. NOONE TOUCHED HER, the media are full of shit. You still have to use common sense. America is a no common sense state, not a police state

[roidz17]

The media has way more power than the police

[mmcclain88]

movement for an ANTI-POLICE STATE!!!

[deputycorndog]

Lawyers and news media are great at spinning the truth. Media have the power edit this story and spin it at their leisure, while the lawyers further spin it out of control to lie in courts.

[775marc]

@deputycorndog If cops were doing their jobs and not abusing their power than why fear being videotaped or filmed by the media? I know for a fact that the only reason for a police officer to go to court and testify is to lie because the District Attorney doesn't have any other evidence to convict.

[reaperiraq86]

Ummm Duh you were following a gov't vehicle, obvious case of stupidity

[Candyman11588]

didnt look like her shoulder hurt when she was let out of the cuffs.

[LtBitter]

Stupid post 9/11. Now everyone is a terrorist / criminal in police eyes.

[OpenEye73]

Despite whether or not the news reporter was hurt, this is a perfect example of things to come in America.

[runhorun]

@OpenEye73 What is that? If your an idiot following a gov't veheichle, nothing will happen to you. Sure. That is smart. If you are going to do it....make it not so obvious.

[OpenEye73]

@runhorun - My point is that law enforcement is controlled by evil.

[ImmortalUniverse]

three words

only in America

[shanejpt]

her shoulders not hurt.

[Indestructible17]

Wow 9/11 shouldn't have ever been mentioned, people need to relax. Im sure a terrorist has something better to do then follow a police car

[juggalonuke]

can't follow cops its illegal and is a felony impeding an officer

also bitch aint got a hurt shoulder carries her purse fine.,

[TheXzxi]

Film a cop is not a crime.

[tone4624]

This sucks cause i hate cops, but news reporters make law inforcement(pigs) look like heros day after day, but no reporters are brave enough to do REAL News, So much shit goin on in the US, and most sheeple no nothing about it, "in a post 9/11 world" anchor says, well talk about why its like that cause theirs no proof of any arab fundamentlist did shit to us, in the USA! I wanna see proof,first, a real investagation!

[ReinhardtvonMeinhard]

Another example of police abusing their authority.

[delsol2lowz]

scumbag pigs

[1unix]

Yet another coward brainwashed bunch of machines ... they make us hate em and they will pay ....

[formalz]

Lol Serious case of news media intimidation. Wow. They just make it seemed so bad cause it was their own crew, its them themselves writting the story. I see nothing wrong here.

[lookinassnigga4life]

FUCK THE POLICE

[kitkat19882002]

um you were following a cop while recording them WTF do you think is not suspicious plus any one can pull a trigger of a gun dont matter if you are a female that is 115lbs

[afr126]

black cops getting back on white people. like if the reporters were black they probability would of gotten shot :)

[blabblab1212]

"In a post 9-11 world shouldn't the police be suspicious" What the fuck does post 9-11 world have to do with anything? So what the reporter was saying is that because of 9-11, police should have the right to be suspicious of everyone, right? Linking 9-11 to the police being allowed to harass citizens because they feel threatened is bullshit.

[watchdog68]

At 2:42, notice there's no threat whatsoever since everyone has already been detained. The officer pulls out his sidearm with no threat. That is an unreasonalble and intimidating show of force. It also adds the element of unnecessary danger.

[TheWTFers]

wow so many freaking cases shouldn't something be done?

[fader22]

POLICE STATE!

[kinghoho2]

A.K.A. the united states of america

[lamiac2411]

@kinghoho2 A.K.A United Nations of America

[FurorVikingorum]

@fader22 Have you ever actually been to a police state? Try visiting a Middle East or Eastern European country sometime. You'll think this nation is heaven by comparison. People in this nation think they deserve a consequence free, peaceful, Utopian life.

[GhostNappaVEVO]

@fader22 Its better if its a police state, than if some gangs would be ruling the streets like in Mexico or the mafia like in some parts of Europe and Russia...

[seanfields666]

cops are fucking assholes and this proves it beyond a doubt. msot were picked on in grade school and their too much of a pussy to join the military so this is their only option.

always remember, cops ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW. NO ONE IS. And if they try to contradict you, ask for their information and try to prove it in court. then we'll see how many cops a day are fired for pulling this kind of bullshit

[tcjazzbass]

what the hell is wrong with this country.cops need to get off their high horse.bad things are coming for all uf us.martial law

[heatherrose2006]

"Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do? Watcha gonna do when they video tape you? Bad boys, bad boy."

It seems they have no problem being caught on camera when it glorifies their steroid driven, testosterone fueled egos and they can edit out an "indiscretion" or two.

[dmitriy40]

These small-town cops are very often nothing but dangerous gangs with uniforms. Constitution? Yea, right...

[silent0saint]

This is dumb, she complains and claims she was injured after this happened. At 2:10, does she look like her shoulder was burning?

Her defence is that she didn't say anything because there was guns trained on her? Police aren't going to shoot you for talking, it's her own damn fault if she got any sort of injury.

[SpazMonkey15]

stupid bitch...

[chanlately]

oh fuck off,bitch!youre a reporter.you know th deal and now its "poor me!I'm a mother of 3 blah blah......"?!

FUCK PATZI'S[papparazzi]AND THE PIGS!

[jhweather]

You know what? I think you are a police officer due to your manner. Nonetheless, the police may not detain anyone without reason to believe that the person has committed or is committing a crime. Suspicion is not probable cause.

[stewartx5]

jhweather > ".. police may not detain anyone without reason to believe that the person has committed or is committing a crime .."

Study the law (1968 Terry v. Ohio, etc). Under many circumstances (suspicious behavior, loitering, crime scene area, etc), police do indeed have the authority to detain, ask for identification & question activities. It's called a "stop and frisk," which Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled in favor of. Probable cause or evidence of crime is not required.

[jhweather]

However, neither Virginia nor Maryland requires an individual to identify to an officer. Also, there is no federal law that requires a person to do so. The police do not have the right to frisk unless he has reason to suspect that the person detained is armed or dangerous, such as a pole bulging out from underneath a jacket. In this video, there appears to be no reason for the cops to have guns trained on a cameraman or a person wearing a suit. Having a camera out does not constitute suspicion.

[stewartx5]

jhweather > "Virginia nor Maryland"

Supreme Court rulings supercede state legislation.

> "no federal law requires"

Fourth Amendment protects only against unreasonable search & seizures, but Supreme Court has ruled (1968 Terry v. Ohio, etc) a "stop and frisk" is reasonable. Thus, officers have authority to force compliance. Supreme Court has also ruled in favor of requiring identify (2004 Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, etc).

[stewartx5]

jhweather > "police do not have the right to frisk unless he has reason to suspect that the person detained is armed or dangerous"

Again, the Supreme Court (1968 Terry v. Ohio, etc) has defined many circumstances (suspicious behavior, don't fit time or place, loitering, crime scene area, etc) where police have authority to detain, frisk, ask for identification & question activities. Probable cause or evidence of crime is not required for a "stop and frisk."

[stopbeingcowards]

hahahhahahaha listen to the way they describe the police now since they are on the receiving side this time!!!! hahahahah its so funny to me how the words dramatically change when different people are getting arrested in similar situations,,, i cant believe most people are too stupid to see this or understand it!!!!!! almost ripped her arm out of the socket hahhaaha come on thats standard baby!!!! ahhahahahah

[Alyssa2122]

Of course they were imoperable or out of order because the Fucking pigs are trying to cover their asses. Its a good thing that ABC had their camera on and running.

[stewartx5]

The foolish TV reporter (on the prowl for a money-making story) was stalking a city vehicle assigned to the County's Chief Administrative Officer, thus clearly should have been stopped and questioned. Cops had no way to know she was a reporter until after the stop. However, since reporters can just as easily commit violent crimes as anyone else, she really should have been stopped and questioned even if that fact were known beforehand.

[jhweather]

It doesn't matter. The 1st amendment states that all individuals who can publish may film or take photos of anything from a public place. The reporter was filming from a public place, the street. So, without concrete evidence that a crime is committed or is being committed, the officers violated the Constitution that they should have sworn to protect as an officer. This is a police state.

[stewartx5]

jhweather > ".. 1st amendment states .."

The First Amendment says nothing of the sort. Further, there is no such thing as unlimited freedom, even in the "freedom of press" clause. Members of the press are subject to the same laws and standards of civilized behavior as anyone else. A press ID does not excuse stalking, for example, as was the case in this video.

[jhweather]

Stalking is defined as a repeated following and harassing a person. In order for it to be illegal, the stalker must have an intent to harm or instill fear. Anyone who can publish may videotape or take photos of anything as long as the person is on public grounds and is not interfering with police conduct. The police may indeed ask questions, but they cannot detain a person without reason.

[stewartx5]

jhweather > "camera does not constitute suspicion"

However, stalking-like behavior does.

> ".. Stalking is defined as .."

The "stop and frisk" is intended to prevent crime & protect officers & public. In this incident, the stalking-like behavior of following a government car driven by a police officer, with individual attempting to conceal him/herself in back seat, easily established the "supicious behavior" requirement, defined by the courts, for a legal "stop and frisk."

[nosferotica1]

@stewartx5

Of course, the police knowing it's the media and doesn't want the media to follow them could just say "oh i thnk sum1 iz stalkn me lolz."

[Tamayo1980]

Guess if you shot @ then then all the cameras would have proved that.

[pacononame]

lmao my arm hurts...whatever she is ok.

[chanlately]

yeh,like those 6 bullets in my back really smart! she'll live

unlike those in the trailer parks&ghettos

[ozonewdb]

lets see. they were investigating the misuse of taxpayer money. How in the hell is this about being liberal. when you are on your job are you not being filmed, if not your emplouer has the right to do so. They are under our employ, which means that if they are being paid at that time, we as taxpayers have every right to know what they are doing. to say this is about liberal or conservitive is plain assinine. turn off Rush Limpbone sometime and try for once to think for yourself.

[beauberman]

May have been legitimate to pull her over but not to hurt her shoulder.

[khakipearls]

is this where you want to be when Jesus comes back ? -assalting defenceless housewives?

[GibraltarWaterMelon]

What liberal bollocks!! She was following an official around WITH A CAMERA! people should be glad the police are so on the ball and quit complaining all the time!

[nosferotica1]

@GibraltarWaterMelon

So what if she was following the official around with a camera? Isn't the job of the free press to hold accountability?

[runhorun]

@nosferotica1 How bout this....If 2 people were following you behind your car... and lets say they were "black", not being racist, would you still feel the same way? LOL. Seriously, dont dilude yourself.

[nosferotica1]

@runhorun

So you're equating journalists tailing a potentially corrupt government official to black guys following white people around in vehicles?

[DevilT0WGunner]

She got pulled over because she was tailing the vehical of the Cheif Administrative Officer. She could have possibly been someone covering movements or building a profile on the vehical. I hate liberals...

[SunSunSuperFun]

You don't know very much about PGC Police's record do you?

Also, I remember when this happened. Interesting how every police car's cameras were either disabled or lost their tapes.