Cops arrest woman on her own property taping traffic stop (attorneys, military)

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by Megadell

The biggest thing we could do is eliminate the war on drugs. So much saved. Prisons would shrink immediately.

Sounds like you're all FOR cop unemployment.

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by jackmccullough

What are you talking about?

Since when does not respecting the statement "I don't feel safe" give the police grounds to arrest somebody?

Don't forget the old standby, "I feared for my life".

[ergohead]

Man, I'd feel so honored if someone filmed me while I was doing my work.

Actually, I once paid someone to do that.

I'm just hoping no one will ever ask, "Did you pay someone to take this picture"?

And, it was just a photo, anyway.

I think cops only like to be photoed posing.

[jackmccullough]

Originally Posted by BiggJoe4181

Umm...my personal opinion makes no difference. Is this not a forum for people to state their opinions?

Did you really think the officer was rude to the lady?

I don't care whether he was rude to her. He forced her into his police car and locked her up in jail!

That's worse than rudeness.

[emilybh]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

What!?!

She made no comments, stood quietly on either her or public property maintained a safe distance from the officers AT NO TIME was she "standing behind him. The "confrontation" was about a citizen asserting her rights against the "sentiments" of a cop who clearly had no concern for the Constitution. Filming cops works two ways, it can be damning evidence of police wrong doing but it can also be damning evidence exonerating police of misconduct.

Well in this case it certainly didn't exonerate the police from anything. It made them look worse!

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by ergohead

Don't forget the old standby, "I feared for my life".

YouTube - ‪Law Abiding Citizen - Cell Phone Explosion‬‏

[sailordave]

Originally Posted by BiggJoe4181

Just thought you all would like to know that there is a law on the NYbooks that states:

"S 195.10 Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer.
A person is guilty of refusing to aid a peace or a police officer
when, upon command by a peace or a police officer identifiable or
identified to him as such, he unreasonably fails or refuses to aid such
peace or a police officer in effecting an arrest, or in preventing the
commission by another person of any offense.
Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer is a class B misdemeanor."

Perhaps this is what she was arrested for.....

Not a chance!

[BiggJoe4181]

Originally Posted by jackmccullough

I don't care whether he was rude to her. He forced her into his police car and locked her up in jail!

That's worse than rudeness.

She was given the opportunity to walk away.....MULTIPLE times. She didn't have wind up in the back of his car.

Anyways...when was the last time anyone volunteered to get into a police car? Isn't pretty much everyone forced to get into the back seat?

[BiggJoe4181]

Originally Posted by sailordave

Not a chance!

Are you saying that this isn't an actual law or are you saying that this isn't the reason she was arrested? Please clarify your "not a chance" comment.

[jackmccullough]

Originally Posted by BiggJoe4181

She was given the opportunity to walk away.....MULTIPLE times. She didn't have wind up in the back of his car.

Anyways...when was the last time anyone volunteered to get into a police car? Isn't pretty much everyone forced to get into the back seat?

Why is this so hard for you to understand?

She was given the opportunity to walk away from her own front yard! Since when does she have to?

Until you can demonstrate a legitimate law-enforcement basis for the police to demand that she stop recording them, and a legitimate basis for concluding that she broke some law, don't bother posting anything.