Why citizens MUST retain the right to film police & government officials

[roaringwaterbay]

the police are liars, goons, and thugs.

[Cylamir]

Criminals often use security cameras to give them advance warning when authorities might be paying them an unwanted visit with a search warrant, Miller said.

[1947Silver]

OH HECK NO!! If you film a LEO in Maryland, you will face a long jail time!!!! I have a friend that lives there and he is terrified of the LEO's there.

[JavierSoriano1]

The U.S. Constitution gives us the right to take pictures and videotape police officers while they are working. Officers don't have the right to seize our cellphones o cameras.

READ about the SIMON GLIK case in 2011:

ca1.uscourts gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=­10-1764P.01A

[wanaa66]

/watch?v=hyT1buoyTnY <--- watch this video of B. DOLAN FILM THE POLICE

[JOHN316503]

If cops are doing nothing wrong then why do they get pissed when being filmed? Hell they are filming us. They are public servants that need to be held accountable

[schumacherenator]

That Orwell quote was taken out of context. GODDAMMIT

[kre086]

i've been told a couple of times by police that if i'm doing nothing wrong, i've got nothing to hide. why does this not apply to them?

[PistolWhip00]

@kre086 Exactly, why should they be worried?



[captainLAGER]

Orwell was speaking about Oceania, the most totalitarian, evil regime imaginable, when he had it described by O’Brien with the boot/face imagery. It is fucking disingenuous when the left uses it to describe our world today.

[gweflj]

@captainLAGER With regard to US cops the Orwellian reference is valid IMO.

[nonameisacat]

Trust me, I have a mustache.

[EightAlek]

Why do they keep talking about Orwell when it was Aldous Huxley that was right...

[aniakwiata]

You give them your tax payer money but you can't go after them. Yeah that sounds totally fair....

[casemods]

Remember that a bunch of goldfish together will overpower a shark.

That's the public vs the government.

It was spray paint art in a wall with the big fish with a crown and a bunch of little fish behind it together being bigger than the king fish.

[jollyrogger51]

we shouldnt generalize all police officers because of a few bad officers. Even though he said "if your doing your job correctly, why does it matter if your caught on video?" i disagree considering many people dont know what a police officer is trained to do, and that things now a days are blown way out of proportion. Videos often never show the whole story/truth, and make most situations seem alot worse than they really are. Remember use your cameras, but be wise to whats really going on.

[nnorrellim]

if you get stopped from filming by a cop. Wouldn't the video that is being stopped be evidence? And if so then wouldn't it be illegal evidence tampering? Just wondering.

[Petertunes]

this is one of the first proper un-bais reporting pieces I have seen in months

[chickenyogurt]

If you're doing your job correctly, what does it matter if you're on camera?

[TheMangione91]

Fuck that. WE are the authority figures.

[Cluescrollch]

good video. cheers.

[SassyAmadeus]

I love how the other cop is so non chalant. He knew what was going down.

[Grubnar]

"Beware of he, who would deny you access to information, because in his heart he dreams himself your master." The Planetary Datalinks. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

[DavidOv54367]

Cops lie

[sddallas]

Carry your cell phone and use it!. "faith and trust" in a guy that abuses his power? screw that!

[yuzu833]

Never trust a cop. No matter how friendly they are to you.

[codykonior]

"[Cellphones] are weapons against tyranny." Best quote ever.

[musikislyphe]

"We have to put some faith and trust in our authority figures"...like a god, right?

You fucking kidding me?! As if cops don't already have a god complex.

They're only human, easily influenced by emotions. We, as civilians, have every right to keep them in order.

[imoprahrich]

"faith and trust in authority figures" FUCK THAT SHIT!!!

[secobi]

"faith and trust in authority figures" = 'stop destroying society with your checks and balances'

[scopemagic13]

Fuck the Government.

[QuickFixStudio]

Civil Libertarian: If they're not doing anything wrong then they have nothing to worry about.

Never heard that one before. Sweet double standard.

[CJRamze]

The difference is they dont pay you or I tens of thousands per year to protect the public, Nor do they give us weapons to kill or the right to arrest.

Should we have that power I'd willingly allow myself to be recorded whilst I arrest someone.

[selophane43]

Ice T said it best....

I got my twelve gauge sawed off

I got my headlights turned off

I'm 'bout to bust some shots off

I'm 'bout to dust some cops off

Cop killer, better you than me

Cop killer, fuck police brutality

Cop killer, I know your family's grievin'

(Fuck 'em)

Cop killer, but tonight we get even

[adrianheink]

So a cop push's a guy and get's fired, But go ahead and push a guy if your gun is drawn.

[captainAmerika701]

dont give up hope in authority... we just have to change some things

[Potts132]

@captainAmerika701 No need to, if that authority has something to fear, "When the citizen's fear the government it;s tyranny. When the Government fear the public, it's democracy."

[captainAmerika701]

@Potts132 gov should fear us... but it doesnt seem like that anymore with all the shit going on

[captainAmerika701]

@SubSaibot99 i totally agree with you... but in my opinion revolution is sort of a last resort type thing. Obviously we are having problems with our gov but revolution is not always the answer

[SubSaibot99]

@captainAmerika701 I know. I was just reminding everyone of what our democratic republic system is based on. We shouldn't fear the government, but the government should fear us.

[captainAmerika701]

@SubSaibot99 couldn't have been said any better

[cakeorgtfo]

5 people like having boots smashed  into their faces for eternity.

[nstabl]

hi reddit.

[mocanaught]

there are a lot of good cops though, it sucks that there are so many bad ones...

[B1ackmagic]

I'm speaking as a foreigner. From what I see and hear from American people living inside and outside of America, your police force is amongst the most corrupt and feared out of any authority in a democracy.

When I see and hear people say "never trust a cop" it really shows.

[Rushly123456]

Every1 knows some people are cunts and some are awesome guys same with cops. cops are just people.

[jargon]

@Rushly123456 that's inherently the problem, if they want us to trust them they need to oust, not protect, the bad cops

[Rushly123456]

@jargon your right, bad cops are the lowest form of scum and need to be treated as scum not given mere suspensions.

[KidKapamTv]

@Rushly123456 no 99.999999999999999999999999 % of cops are evil distusting people

[sikk1996]

Hank what r u doing over here!?!?

[sonnycunny]

that guy looks like Hank from Breaking Bad lool

[mjok06]

fuck the police

[DoctorDreyer]

help humanity fight tyranny by carrying this GPS device in your pocket where ever you go

[jog31]

so when I draw a gun in public, can I only get 10-20 day suspension.

[jeeper858]

@jog31 If you have a license to carry

[fumamonourequiem]

@jog31 i agree with you, i mean lets all play by the same fucked up rules. I f the authoritties won't believe a citizen they should at least doubt what their employees say or declare to be true.

[bubbagreen29]

@jog31 you can open carry

1. Unloaded gun in plain view.

2. Ammo not attached to the gun

= Perfectly Legal

[DohDoh445]

@jog31 hahahahaha

[JoJoRockets52]

@jog31 yeah because its the same thing right?... right?

[RichardBurrR]

lots of cops are starting to wear cameras. thank god. no more out of context bullshit.

don't be afraid to use your rights

[ZombieXerus]

I don't have any trust in our authority. Cops should have video cameras attached to them at all times. Never trust a cop

[hkdharmon]

@ZombieXerus Some do have cameras. It is a spreading trend.

[hiperateo]

@ZombieXerus Never trust a cop.

[bamf09sigep]

@ZombieXerus Enjoy your shitty neighborhood, friend! :)

[JoJoRockets52]

@ZombieXerus your really ignorant...

[ZombieXerus]

@JoJoRockets52 Wow.... that's all you have to say? that I'm ignorant? I'm simply saying that authority figures should be held accountable for their actions or lies just like everyone else. If I tell a cop something that is not true I get charged with an extra offense. But if a cop says something that is not true just to bust you then you just get fucked. I think that is ridiculous.

[JoJoRockets52]

@ZombieXerus your basing all cops off of stereotypical information like this it's just like saying that all black people i meet will try to rob me

[ZombieXerus]

@JoJoRockets52 No. That is racism. Like I just said, cops need to be held accountable just like everyone else. Cops should be punished for lying just like everyone else. That's it. No stereotypes

[JoJoRockets52]

@ZombieXerus spoilers racism is built off of stereotypes...

[Dualwieldingroxas]

@JoJoRockets52 this was about policemen, not racism, it's got nothing to do with it, as policemen can fine you for alot of money and everyone WILL believe them. It's just so easy for them to make others' life terrible whenever they want and some got no patience at all and will fine you for walking on the street when the walkway is blocked. Those with power are the ones who should be surveilled at all times, as those are the ones who get corrupted easily

[JoJoRockets52]

@Dualwieldingroxas im comparing the stereotypical all cops are bad and the stereotypes of racism

[Dualwieldingroxas]

@JoJoRockets52 not ALL cops are bad, the laws of guns in america are just not good enough imo and there's PLENTY of videos on the internet and pretty much everywhere where you can see that alot of police officers only have that job to get in trouble less quickly himself (hell, i even know a friend who was smoking drugs with some friends, an officer came to them, told them to not throw it away and started smoking one himself. They're just not to be trusted, all highschool bullies become police

[ZombieXerus]

@JoJoRockets52 Your ignorant

[JoJoRockets52]

@ZombieXerus coming from the guy who believes all cops are untrustworthy

[ZombieXerus]

@JoJoRockets52 I already explained what I believe you dumb ass and your replies have made little to no sense so i'll just stop talkin to your retarded ass

[JoJoRockets52]

@ZombieXerus maybe it's because your ignorant?

[TimeForRave]

Not all cops are evil overlords, they are human beings just as messed up as the rest of us, and power corrupts.

I agree with this video but we really should respect them more.

Good cops never make it on TV, remember that

[TFR2087]

@TimeForRave I wish more people would think like that.

[TimeForRave]

@TFR2087 Well I'm glad you do, that says something at least.

[Innominate8]

@ZombieXerus Let's not forget the good cops who have the potential to have their actions vindicated by being recorded.

Cameras recording cops benefits everyone except the criminals.(on both sides of the badge)

[TEAMxACIDx]

@Innominate8 1:15

[trevorb420]

Very true

[ChaoticScout]

@trevorb420 Yeah it is, i think it is too :)