Turning the tables on Cops

[magicguido]

[Jim__]

1. Warning: Do not try this at home!

[FM123]

2. Interesting video!

[lapucelle]

3. Weird. N/T

[Vinnie From Indy]

4. WOW!

I have never seen anything like that before. Parts of it were amusing. That detective looked at the camera after he was asked if he was drunk like a dog trying to figure out human speech.

[Normanart]

7. Go to YouTube

search for "first amendment audit". Mind-boggling!

[KS Toronado]

8. I did, would encourage everyone to do the same

[salin]

10. I was guessing this is probably one of those firnge exercises.

[Normanart]

12. nationwide activity

people all over the country, and in other countries, e.g. UK and Canada, exposing the ignorance of law enforcement, security services, and government employees in general. we all have a first amendment RIGHT to film government workers in the course of their duties, and the RIGHT to video or photograph anything we can see from a public space. this includes any government building or military installation. people have no expectation of privacy in public.

[procon]

5. That was ballsy.

Reporter sure has some hefty cajones to pull off a stunt like that. While it was an interesting exchange, he put himself in extreme risk. I was expecting that cop to pull a gun and shoot him point blank at any second.

[Newest Reality]

6. Check out...

Check out his other videos. He does have huge cojones, but on the other hand, we shouldn't have to be so afraid of the police if we are not engaged in criminal activity.

The intimidation does not necessarily reflect the actual legality of a situation and does not suspend our rights. He is making that point. The risks he takes are actually helping people and promoting freedom over tyranny. When cops are tyrants, they cease to be public servants and treat us as if we exist to be controlled by them in all situations. That control they assume and assert is only contextual and it must have its limits demonstrated.

The question comes down to the source and legitimacy of authority. In many cases, law enforcement is contending that they have both without necessarily being correct.

John Basil Barnhill said, "Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty."

[johnnyplankton]

9. Sorry, I can't get behind this kind of shit

If he was drinking on the job. Good. You got him. But the acting like a punk stuff? Really?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

11. Beautiful!

The "reporter" certainly gave him a taste of their own medicine!

That cop needed a spoonful of sugar!