Police: They Are Just Doing Their Jobs

These are some of the clips from http://www.copblock.org contributors who are currently living around the Keene, NH area. For more information check out http://www.freekeene.com

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[concerneduscitizen22]

@FoxeoVideos I SAY AGAIN::: CHECK YOUR RESOURCES. The case you refer to is Anthony Graber case in MD.. ncjolt.**org/**blog/**2010/10/­14/**anthony-graber%E2%80%99s-­**case-dismissed-videotaping-p­olice-still-issue (REMOVE ** and then read). I apologize if I sound 'rude.' I simply believe people are too quick to accept whatever "authority figures" tell them. Our forefathers would be saddened at our lack of Patriotism today.

[FoxeoVideos]

@concerneduscitizen22 You're making a common mistake that a lot of Americans make -- they think laws are the same all over the country. They are not.

Perhaps you haven't heard of the motorcyclist who was charged for wiretapping because during an arrest he did not inform the officer he had a video camera in his helmet capturing audio.

Every state is different. Don't be the idiot who thinks there are "universal" laws. Closest thing we have to those are Supreme Court rulings.

[concerneduscitizen22]

@FoxeoVideos You should re-check your sources. IF "anyone" (public citizen, LEO, etc) is in the public, they have 'no expectation of privacy' and, THEREFORE, you CAN video AND audio record IF you do it in the open;;;; NOT in secret----- EVEN in 'two-party' states. Those laws all refer to surreptitious recording of conversations—on the phone or in person. SO, in conclusion, IF you are outside AND a PUBLIC OFFICIAL is performing their duty; THEN they have NO expectation of privacy

[FoxeoVideos]

@greggh Don't misunderstand the Supreme Court -- you can video a public official pursuant to the laws of your state. Some states require you to have the permission of both parties to record audio (wiretapping), and thus you would need the officer's permission for audio (but not video).

While a handful of officers may become upset and then have those videos uploaded to YouTube, that does not represent the majority. Don't sensationalize stuff, it destroys rational debate.

[FoxeoVideos]

@greggh You are building up to a strawman argument. You take sensationalized incidents, and then you extrapolate them out to be the norm. Then, you hypothesize your own reason for the actions of others, and then you knock it down. Voila, strawman at its finest.

Police are protected by the same Constitution that protects you. While full exercise of rights can make it harder to capture criminals, the majority of police do not hate the Constitution. Far from it.

[greggh]

@FoxeoVideos Why do we see so many police officers telling people they can't video them? Why do so many officers walk up to people who are recording at a distance and detain them and demand ID? Go to the several online police forums. I have. See how officers comment on how they will look for extra things to ticket driver with if he remains silent during the traffic stop. Why do officers get so angry at citizens exercising their rights during police encounters? Do police hate the Constitution?

[TheChuck624]

Writing bullshit tickets - Just Doing Their Jobs. Arresting people on trumped up charges - Just Doing Their Jobs. Beating the shit out of a suspect -Just Doing Their Jobs. Fucking with business owners where they don't like the customers - Just Doing Their Jobs. Speed Traps to generate revenue - Just Doing Their Jobs. You know Cops, Fuck You, Not in a funny, joking way either, I mean it FUCK YOU. I had respect for you guys 20 years ago, what the fuck happened to your principals?

[archie977]

its time the police stop comiting purgery and started supporting the people of this country we are the people who own this country not the police

[FoxeoVideos]

@gsvkck There's no doubt that there's a lot of good advice and truth in this comment of yours.

I did choose to become a police officer. I'm not whining about my job being hard; I love my job and enjoy it every day. But my statement is still true -- the general public is clueless and their accusations & attacks on police are prejudicial, hateful, and misplaced. The real enemy is the overreaching federal govt.

And yes, a few idiots on YouTube hating police isn't a big deal.

[TheChuck624]

Another good example of public servants not getting the fact that they work for us, we don't work for them. If someone yells fuck the police, ignore them unless they are disturbing the peace or the business owner has called you to quiet things down. No business owner wants goons in uniforms fucking with his customers. So get in your squad and go out on patrol and quit getting into pissing contests with college kids smarting off to you and getting a reaction out of you to film idiots.