Can you legally film a cop or TSA agent? Can you film your own trial? Part 1

[JeffSorrowz]

oh and one more thing, that is CALIFORNIA law, which there is a LOT of Cali laws that may make no sense, no open carry (banned) hard to get CCW, no assault rifles, a 1 bullet only fixed assault rifle, then you can convert it to a fully automatic, though LEGAL, doesn't mean you should let every Law Enforcement Officer know unless UNlawful or asked nicely before a LEGAL search. Know your rights and don't abuse them, aka be an ass.Know before you go, and treat LEOs w/ respect no one likes a douche.

[JeffSorrowz]

Was very useful, though as a person with (legitimate, Adult) A.D.D., I would have to say that that did seem to drag on for portions, and same with the jury (jurors) with ANY kind of recording, pictures, video, as all Jurors (Including YOUR person) has the right to anonymity, so if you're on jury duty and someone snaps a picture, you can report them to the nearest bailiff/sherif/LEO, and "possibly" beat them for fear of your life, though I'm no attorney to advise any of that. Trial was misspelled

[liquidbraino]

Great vid! 'tu

[Bruce1949919]

No one is advertising on your channel.

[Bruce1949919]

This is fucking boring.

[LAPTOPLIZARD]

@Bruce1949919 Sorry that you were FORCED to watch it.

Some people??

[meeio442]

New laws are not allowing the filming of law enforcement, so beware!!!

[pete5668]

@meeio442 Which new laws? Where do I go to find out more?

[sr71ablackbird]

One should be able to record a public servant anywhere, seeing that tax dollars are paying that public servant's salary (of which they mostly forget at times). Not only that, the Bill of Rights takes care of that, It's called Freedom of Expression. Enough said !!!! so, record away.

[yourroaddog]

they film us, to catch us doing wrong, but they know they will be caught doing wrong if they are recorded, i say we move to change the laws across the U.S to make every case recorded.

[sr71ablackbird]

@yourroaddog I already gave that answer above, not only that, one can issue a subpoena for the camera, but I find it unlikely that the camera will testify in a court. After all, one has the right to confront and cross-examine their accuser.

[4PlayFlorida]

i heard you can take video of a cop that pulls you over but not audio.... im lost lol

[PennaPlanum]

02:10 "from a private place." doesn't he mean INTO a private place?

[JWD773]

@PennaPlanum No, I think he said from a private space because I know there is a stipulation for recording private space so long as it is recorded FROM public space. This only doesn't hold for certain more secretive federal or national security locations. eg. a military base.

[PennaPlanum]

00:23 Manboobs ALERT!

Remedy: Do 100 pushups 3 times a day and these will disappear. Also use Manboobametric exercises. Press against your hands one up one down.

[TheDman216]

In publicly accesable areas yes you can..

[morbidious]

Very unprofessionally done, pot-lad. What? You couldn't even wear a button-up shirt or a suit to present this?! At least TRY to act like you're not a worthless pothead! sheesh! You're a dead give away. If I were that lawyer, I'd be ashamed to be plugged by the likes of you.

[samten10a]

California for propositions to get laws on the ballet. So it will take work to get a law crafted to allow the citizens to record the cop both audio and video. The second goal is to keep the cops from leaving an audio mike on your car while they go back to the squad car and recording you. Third keep any sex tape of husband, wife private. Fourth some will have word the proposition so that reasonable distance from cops as not to interfere but close enough to see and hear what is going on.

[WildBuck007]

When did a court room become non public? 0_0

This clearly needs to change.

[duski0069]

Why is it all these RP supporters are unattractive, unshowered, somewhat intelligent college kids, and predominately males?

duski0069 1 sec ago

[ArizonaSean]

@duski0069 Fuck off.

[cbarsonfire]

@duski0069

Put in the words of the time: They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin.

[AmericanTaxSlaver]

Airports are city public property, therefore private property recording mandates do not apply, case closed.

[RoyalBaller9]

@AmericanTaxSlaver

Wouldn't that mean the same in court too? Courts are public property paid for by tax payers, therefore in my opinion we should always be able to record there as well..

[madjimms]

@AmericanTaxSlaver Who says airports are public property? I thought the airline companies owned various parts of the building...

[justcallmeskippy]

@madjimms do you know how many times the government has used your tax dollars to bail these airlines out?the american people own a part of just about every car manufacturer(amercian cars of course)and financial institution in this country.

[madjimms]

@justcallmeskippy I don't buy American products if I can help it. (I live in America BTW)

[allnamesaretakenful]

@madjimms I applaud your commitment. America has a lot it needs to change to even be able to claim it is a place of freedom without it being a joke.

[madjimms]

@allnamesaretakenful Once America actually promotes the benefit of the people & not rich CEO's I will support US products, but I doubt that will happen very soon. :-(

[LAPTOPLIZARD]

@madjimms Of all the stupid things I have seen and read on the tube you just topped them all.

Maybe you should just move somewhere else so that you wont have to deal with anything American.

[LAPTOPLIZARD]

@madjimms Sorry, my last statement was not meant for you

[LAPTOPLIZARD]

@madjimms Or was it?

[madjimms]

@LAPTOPLIZARD I'm guessing it was, because I don't but US built products if I can help it. I don't want to support a bunch of bigot Christian, Alex Jones loving people.... I'll much rather support an country that is prodominantly Atheist (Many European countries & a few Asian ones)

[02gtvert]

the 8 dislikes are crooked cops!

[turboMATRIX03]

is a goverment owned building a public place?

i dont know any non goverment owned airport that has TSA

most are owned by the county or city goverment

and the security checkpoint is considered federal property

[stromak]

"that would conflict with TRADITIONAL RIGHST OF COURTS..." ??? Hm? Right of courts? Right of who?? Corporations don´t have "rights". People do.

[worldmayhem]

record all cops and TSA Nazi's, sabotage their equipment, post their addresses online.

[faffaflunkie]

Why would you get "roughed up" if you videotape a public servant in a public place while they are doing the job you are paying them to do. We are now on notice to fear our government.

[usmcoth]

The dirty south doesn't want anyone to know what their good ole boys are doing against Yankees and others who do not pay off the judge.

[antonnie0099]

Ok on the TSA side of the question, unless some thing has changed since I left the TSA there are a few reasons that cretin things can not be photographed at the check points. First of all you can exorcize any of your rights any where so long as it does not violate the rights of others. That is why you can not photograph the X-ray monitors. There are things at the check that should not be photographed for security reasons. (mostly equipment) The TSA personal are fair game so far as I know.

[makemap]

I say it is legal for evidence. Even if someone got a video of a undercover cop dead it can be used as evidence and back up. Only evil people don't allow. Therefore for cops who don't allow filming in public should be investigate right away.

[EndoftheRd]

Hey man .. you are doing a wonderful work spreading the knowledge in the best way

Wow ..!!! still thinking of your courage and benevolence on all your work .

you are the public voice that it is intended to remain in silence

[NYWAORCANZ]

TSA full naked body scanners are RAPE and sexual abuse machines!

[descargaelbano]

Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts have specifically made it "illegal to record an on-duty police officer even if the encounter involves you and may be necessary to your defense, and even if the recording is on a public street where no expectation of privacy exists."

[Pafoofnik1]

@trachdog2: Very well said.

[icpchad]

Look up the 'legal' definition of the word 'Public' ... and you will know that it means: 'Government' (ie: Public Works, Public Property, Public Park) ALL Law is a word game ... and by understanding, or Standing Under their authority ... you consent to your own slavery.

[CbarMiiXaaS]

Wether it's legal or not shouldn't affect wether you do it or not.. 

[Armornone]

What was the deal with the advertisement in the beginning of the video? Did he video tape a surgery or something?

[daliOtter]

If you're not doing anything wrong, you shouldn't mind being recorded! Plain and simple.

[FreelancerCalifornia]

@daliOtter So would you be cool if a camera crew followed you around for a week 24/7 and put EVERYTHING on youtube for your friends, family (mother grandma father kids), co workers (boss, supervisor)? Think of all those F bombs, racy jokes, stupid habits, etc etc that everyone will get to see. I'm not talking about getting caught dealing drugs, shooting and raping but 9 times out of 10 its the 9 catagory small stuff people catch all those 'bad' and 'dirty' cops doing.

[daliOtter]

@FreelancerCalifornia Your comment is so absure it's insulting. First off, no one is following them 24/7, but rather filming them while they are on duty and working for??? you guessed it, the American people. Personally I would think cops would like to be filmed for their own protection so when some a-hole slams his own head against the concrete and claims the cops assulted him there would be video proof of what really happened.

[FreelancerCalifornia]

@daliOtter Its called iCop, records everything a cop does on duty and saves everything 3 seconds prior to turning on emergency lights and any encounter they choose to record and saves it on a harddrive to be used later in court or as evidence. They love it, only problem I see is that here your proven innocent till proven guilty so you never have to deal with if your not doing anything wrong you have nothing to hide guilty untill innocent way of things so that doesn't seem like a good reason

[TheEodtch]

@FreelancerCalifornia Actually you are guilty if you comitted the crime period, we just don't punsh people unless we can prove it. Example if I killed someone I would be guilty even if I got off like OJ did. He is guilty we just didn't punish him because supposedly we couldn't prove it.

[FreelancerCalifornia]

@TheEodtch We proved it, he latter basically admit it, peopel just fucked up along the way and he got off on a technicality.

[HappyBruiser]

Feb 2011 – Mississippi state senator Joey Fillingane is blocking in committee a bill that would allow videotaping of LEOs in the entire state.

Please call (601)359-3237 or write Joey and tell him you want this Bill to be voted on.

[MarkTimchuk]

@HappyBruiser ya fight the libs, but not physically...

[Pashatube]

However, staged recording in public, depending on state you live, may not be legal. Example, if you put up a hidden camera and then try to get/push a person or a cop to commit in abusoive behavior. In some states this will be entrapment and may be unlawful. But, lets say you setup a hidfden camera shooting a spot, then catch a person or cop in act, (remember Rodney King), the video is then legal and admissible as evidence. As I wrote below, I record myself in public and its helped me many times.

[Pashatube]

Recording anything in public unless posted sign, ordinance or Gov restriction prohibits such recording is legal. Whether it can be used in court is another story. I record myself all time while driving & coming in contact with unknown person in public. This is done in conjuction with recording my life while in public and if it leads to any findings it can then be used to defend myself. Police officers nowadays record themselfs for protection from public and it is no difference if you do it.

[MILACCHO]

YOU GUYS NEED TO GET OVER TSA. THEY ARE HERE TO STAY AND WHATEVER THEY DO TO SECURE YOUR FLIGHT CANNOT BE CHALLEGED.

[Towndrunk26er]

I believe where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy, you can record someone or be recorded.

[dvsdnaa]

Official Code of Georgia Annotated, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-62

[Pafoofnik1]

@dvsdnaa: Good cite. It says we can record, as long as it's in a public area.

[dvsdnaa]

try going to lexisnexis(dot)com/hottopics/g­acode/Default.asp

[faffaflunkie]

Cops hate to be filmed. But nobody has a right to privacy during an official contact. Not you OR the cop.

[starzus]

TSA = TWISTED SATANIC ABUSE

[xander7ful]

I was told by cops here in New York State that there's a statute prohibiting photographing someone without their permission. I was photographing them trailing and shadowing me through a mall. And I was ordered to delete the pictures. How can I find out if they were lying or if there is such a law?

[Pafoofnik1]

@xander7ful: Spend some bucks and have a lawyer research it.

I'd treat an officer's words the same as anyone else that prides themselves on the fact that they are allowed to lie.

[epohnopulse]

@xander7ful Go to your local congressman. They actually did something illegal by "making" you delete the pictures. They would need a warrant for that. However, you did say that you deleted them, not the police themselves, so that could be their loophole.

[jpmcauliffe]

I come down pretty consistently on the side of civil liberties. My only concern with the recording of courtroom proceedings would be in the case of a witness testifying against persons involved in organized criminal enterprises. These witnesses often need the courts protection from these vicious criminals who think nothing of committing murder for hire.

[phuk7]

Thank you for the info. Does it apply to Illinois? I would love to expose individuals for infractions commited by public servants and victims' statements not believed (or ignored) in the courtroom by judges. The police lie as does TSA.

[phuk7]

Thank you for the info. Does it apply to Illinois?

[RP4409]

@KSWAN007 ...not true

[KSWAN007]

@RP4409 maybe in your state but in Illinois you can only bring them into a specific part of the building. There are a lot of laws that complicate things like that.

[Izzdan]

Trail? Or Trial ..LOL

[lllottolll]

According to the TSA's own website....

"TSA does not prohibit the public, passengers or press from photographing, videotaping, or filming at screening locations, TSA may ask a photographer to stop if they are interfering with the screening process or taking photos of X-ray monitor screens in a checkpoint."

[WorBlux]

Just to note off the bat is to watch your own language. You ask can you, while the question should be may I? It's not possible to do something without permission or contrary to the opinion of so-called legislators.

[corporateCoffee]

tsa= uniformed thugs

[scumgod13]

Just this year, 3 states have outlawed the filming of police officers while on duty.

Thats GA I guess the law hasnt changed there.

[DavidForthoffer]

"The First Amendment protects the right to gather information about what public officials do on public property, and specifically, a right to record matters of public interest." Smith v. City of Cummings

[Jgoitom27]

thats why i have a video camera with audio in my car just for when cops pull me over cause they be on some bull shit.

[samten10a]

question how about A usual public area such as city park BUT the city rented it out for wedding. Now that could considered private would the laws now pertain to and video switch to private? How about uninvited guests?

[samten10a]

Mileage may very depending on state, county, city.  Check your own state, county, city.

[slavicmissions]

can you record the TSA in any airport in America?

[burrdturgler]

Great video.

Are there distinctions between audio and video recording?

[mastercylinderpants]

Very well done, these videos hold questions that many people don't know how to get the answer to! Please continue to put these videos up.

[rokrspi]

AMAZING!!

[PatriotEke]

Does the law change when the police officer requests you to come and sit in his cruiser? I had a police officer do that once, and I did not know if I was required to go with him or if I could record or video the conversation once in his vehicle. Maybe it would then not be considered public anymore, so I would not be able to record it?

[snowfallzz]

just wanted to say usually they record inside the car starting when they ask you if you understand your rights. I'm in the power industry now but I took a lotta credits for law enforcement a while ago and from not agreeing with policy and getting in trouble..changed my major. Anyway, I learned a lot of tricks of the trade from a Christian/retired officer from old school. they can detain you in their car, and while looking back {recorder off} they can say you nodded your head to a car search.

[polevaultrockstr]

@snowfallzz yes let them find whatever they want. So long as you know you did not consent then the search is illegal as is any evidence found during the search, no matter how guilty you may be from the evidence found.

[jleehwks]

Doing a great job on these videos, Tarrin. Keep it up!

[gypsy108]

Tarrin, this was so cool. I literally was just taking a walk the other day wondering about some of these questions. All the stuff lately with Sam D., and the Motor Home Diaries folks, well, it's just got me thinking. I'm really liking what you're doing and have subscribed!

Keep up the great work!

Mariana Evica (from facebook) :)

[RP4409]

I just got kicked out of court again today for having a recorder.

[ryansmrke]

@RP4409 HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[MrPineapple2012]

@RP4409 You should get one of those spy pen camcorders.

[KSWAN007]

@RP4409 you cant do that man.

[803honda]

verry informative.

thanks.

[faithhopelovep91]

Whatever is done in public IS public.

Any government officers who prevent recording of any public happenings are evil and hiding something. They answer to we the people, not the other way around.

[maverick10241]

@faithhopelovep91 your right except scum cops don't like being filmed when there out there beating,raping,tazing,and murdering people for the fun of it.but there have been cases where police didn't mind getting filmed while they where having sex with sheep and other farm animals

[WorBlux]

@maverick10241

Roaches scatter when you turn on the light. (:

[maverick10241]

@WorBlux i bet you sat by your computer for days until that stupid remark hit that pea brain of yours i no your embarrassing your parents by being born that stupid but do you really have to show the world your that fucking stupid.

[nukeycookey]

@faithhopelovep91 That's how it would work in a perfect world. Guess what, it's not a perfect world...

[shooter348]

Thanks for this and a big thanks Counselor Lowe, I've been wondering what a lawyers opinion of this question would be.