How Do You Feel About Being Videotaped? - Page 2

Misty02 · 06-26-2011, 10:26

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Originally Posted by Sharky7

If this is the video the OP is talking about....it's clear she is not arrested for videotaping. Just plain and simple too close to the stop. If she was back another 20 yards or so I am betting they would not even had talked to her. Where she was standing, she could close the gap within just a few seconds....not something officers need when making arrests.

I can only assume it is based on the description, the OP would need to confirm it for certain.

They mention something (at 1:21 into the video) she said before the camera started rolling. Knowing exactly what that was would likely help me in forming an opinion on the whole event. If it was a threat of any kind, then I understand them being upset with her presence. If it is not, then perhaps their actions weren’t justified. I don't know.

What I did notice is that at no point did they ask her to stop recording. Could it have been a threatening comment they mention as the concern? Could it be a precaution to not have an innocent bystander too close in case something goes wrong if bullets start flying? The person they were investigating was actually facing the camera, were they taking precautions? Too many questions for me to form an opinion one way or the other.
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MeefZah · 06-26-2011, 10:39

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Originally Posted by Vic777

The Cop is the one who made the big production. The Cops should be filmed so when they violate someones civil rights they can be sued, and the Citizen can be set free. It's not Rocket Science.

Thank you for clarifying it for me, I feel so stupid now. You are right, the Cop is inherently evil and the Citizen is inherently righteous; and video keeps evil from triumphing.

Man, before Louis Le Prince we had a good run.

Goldendog Redux · 06-26-2011, 11:44

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Originally Posted by SAR

Dealt with both. Paris Hilton for several hours, waiting for her sister Nicky and her publicist to come get her.

I'm comin on a ride along. I haven't been to Hollywood in a long time.

***Morris*** · 06-26-2011, 16:53

Welp! Since we are going down Tidybowl Lane, I'll start popping the popcorn.

jbclark187 · 06-26-2011, 17:44

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Originally Posted by Sam Spade

As long as the junior Ernie Pyle is out of my way and not creating a hazard, I don't care. If he actually catches significant evidence on tape, I may end up seizing it.

Umm what? Seizing private property from a citizen? Hard to see why some cops get a bad rap.

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Originally Posted by JohnnyReb

Cameras also take away from the officer's word. With cameras being common place, its becoming almost expected to have video evidence of something, much in the way CSI has created an expectation of hi tech forensic evidence.

Umm. Wait. So are you saying we should only rely on the officers word and ignore video evidence? I must've misunderstood your point.

DaBigBR · 06-26-2011, 17:46

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Originally Posted by jbclark187

Umm what? Seizing private property from a citizen? Hard to see why some cops get a bad rap.

It's called "evidence" and it's seized quite frequently.

jbclark187 · 06-26-2011, 18:13

No. No. I get that... If it's to show a criminal act by the perpetrator... Sure. I can get behind that. I think most citizens would willingly cooperate in such situations.

But if the officers are being caught in the act of wrong-doing and attempt to seize said evidence... Not too much of a stretch that they may try to personally suppress this evidence (i.e. Destroy it).

What's your recommendation there? Just hand it over like a good lil' sheep?

DaBigBR · 06-26-2011, 18:49

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Originally Posted by jbclark187

No. No. I get that... If it's to show a criminal act by the perpetrator... Sure. I can get behind that. I think most citizens would willingly cooperate in such situations.

But if the officers are being caught in the act of wrong-doing and attempt to seize said evidence... Not too much of a stretch that they may try to personally suppress this evidence (i.e. Destroy it).

What's your recommendation there? Just hand it over like a good lil' sheep?

Where do you get that as the scenario that Sam Spade described? How does your initial reply reflect your specific concerns?

Dukeboy01 · 06-26-2011, 18:56

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Originally Posted by Morris

Welp! Since we are going down Tidybowl Lane, I'll start popping the popcorn.

Double butter for me.

IBTL.

jbclark187 · 06-26-2011, 19:10

His statement wasn't specific to that point.

I was merely implying that these encounters arent just to assist with the prosecution of a suspect - there can be other circumstances.

So... How does a law abiding citizen respond to an officer demanding a video of questionable officer conduct? I'm not trying to instigate anything here - a legitimate question, if someone would care to answer it.

***Morris*** · 06-26-2011, 19:13

Making caramel corn next . . .

**RussP** · 06-26-2011, 20:31

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Originally Posted by jbclark187

So... How does a law abiding citizen respond to an officer demanding a video of questionable officer conduct? I'm not trying to instigate anything here - a legitimate question, if someone would care to answer it.

There is no one answer to your question as circumstances can and do vary greatly between situations.

I would suggest you spend a few $$$ and talk to an attorney as to what the law in your state says about the matter.

And you know what they say about asking a cop for legal advice...

***Sam Spade*** · 06-26-2011, 20:39

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Originally Posted by jbclark187

Umm what? Seizing private property from a citizen? Hard to see why some cops get a bad rap.

Evil to him who evil thinks.

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Originally Posted by jbclark187

But if the officers are being caught in the act of wrong-doing and attempt to seize said evidence... Not too much of a stretch that they may try to personally suppress this evidence (i.e. Destroy it).

What's your recommendation there? Just hand it over like a good lil' sheep?

Ya know, we don't have a conversational history, so I don't really know your character. But I do know that you waltzed into the thread and led off with an assumption of wrongdoing on the part of LE, tying what you later claim to be a misunderstanding of my clear meaning to a snarky comment. So I'm going to invoke Big Boy Rules and give it to you straight.

If you're inept enough to get caught filming cops committing a felony, and then stupid and inept enough to get caught with the film while they were busy committing their felonies, then yeah, I recommend that you turn it over before you get it beaten from you. How can you possibly be so naive as to think that the criminals you just caught in the act will melt under your righteous indignation and ignore that you hold their freedom and livelihood in that little SIM card of yours? The only explanation I can think of is that you've lived a comfortable sheltered life, protected from reality in large part by the people you're disparaging, and have now confused Hollywood entertainment with reality.

You can get butthurt by this post if you choose. But at least someone has now exposed you to a glimpse of real life. Reread carefully---there are several nuggets of wisdom in this post.

glockbob · 06-26-2011, 21:43

It really can't hurt me or my case, since I am recording as much as I can. I wouldn't even look twice at someone recording me from a distance.

Now as others have mentioned, you get into my scene, and compromise my safety by distracting me. Then we are going to have a problem.

blueiron · 06-26-2011, 21:53

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Originally Posted by AA#5

It sure did bother those cops when they found out about it.....especially when it was instrumental in convicting two of them in federal court.

It also bothered the cops when their racist radio dialogue was made public.

I fail to see the point of your comment. You infer a cause and effect relationship that any cop being videotaped will exhibit their true behaviors and do stupid things.

To that, I say that your impressions of me and my career are far better than my evaluation of your failures at a logical inference and developing a rational point in cognition.

resort to emoting. Reasoned thought has bypassed you.

SDforce · 06-26-2011, 23:24

I work in a city with several movie studios and tv stations so I assume that I'm always on camera. I already record the audio from every stop. Heck, I was eating lunch with my partner one day, and Jennifer Love Hewitt walked by, introduced herself and chatted with us. We ended up in several papar***i photos. A few weeks later, my partner and I were at dinner and Erik Estrada sat down and joined us. Naturally, cameras started flashing. So now, I'm used to it and don't mind it. If you're in public, you have no expectation of privacy.

***Morris*** · 06-27-2011, 00:26

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I work in a city with several movie studios and tv stations so I assume that I'm always on camera. I already record the audio from every stop. Heck, I was eating lunch with my partner one day, and Jennifer Love Hewitt walked by, introduced herself and chatted with us. We ended up in several papar***i photos. A few weeks later, my partner and I were at dinner and Erik Estrada sat down and joined us. Naturally, cameras started flashing. So now, I'm used to it and don't mind it. If you're in public, you have no expectation of privacy.

Geez. All I get are the anti-war hippies and animal right nutters I have to remind to keep off private property areas . . . somewhere, there is an anti-tester nutter that has video of me smiling and waving towards their camera while saying, "Hi Mom!"

Glock27NY · 06-27-2011, 05:51

I will never understand why people go out and record police officers doing their job and when asked , answer is always the same " its my right, theyre public servants". Do you really have nothing else to do?

***Glockdude1*** · 06-27-2011, 05:52

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Originally Posted by Vigilant

As far as being videotaped while at work, the camera is my friend. I have never been caught on film doing something I wasn't supposed to do, and there's a reason for that. Film footage has reinforced my statement on many occasions. Inmates lie; cameras don't.

merlynusn · 06-27-2011, 06:17

Sam, that pretty much hit the nail on the head.

golls17 · 06-27-2011, 06:42

My camera is running anyways. Somebody else recording will just give a different angle. The problem comes in when the person or media tries to turn it into something it's not.

**RussP** · 06-27-2011, 07:50

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Originally Posted by Sam Spade

Ya know, we don't have a conversational history, so I don't really know your character. But I do know that you waltzed into the thread and led off with an assumption of wrongdoing on the part of LE, tying what you later claim to be a misunderstanding of my clear meaning to a snarky comment. So I'm going to invoke Big Boy Rules and give it to you straight.

If you're inept enough to get caught filming cops committing a felony, and then stupid and inept enough to get caught with the film while they were busy committing their felonies, then yeah, I recommend that you turn it over before you get it beaten from you. How can you possibly be so naive as to think that the criminals you just caught in the act will melt under your righteous indignation and ignore that you hold their freedom and livelihood in that little SIM card of yours? The only explanation I can think of is that you've lived a comfortable sheltered life, protected from reality in large part by the people you're disparaging, and have now confused Hollywood entertainment with reality.

You can get butthurt by this post if you choose. But at least someone has now exposed you to a glimpse of real life. Reread carefully---there are several nuggets of wisdom in this post.

This just went on my GT blog.

S.O.Interceptor · 06-27-2011, 10:56

Damn. This has potential. The crazy guy who said he would murder a Wal-Mart greeter in cold blood if he dared try to stop him from leaving the store, starts a thread in CT about the Rochester arrest, and his troll friends followed him. Why are all the cool threads made while I'm at work?

SKSman57 · 06-27-2011, 11:07

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They only get mad when I tell them I am recording them as well with my own camera.

Bingo! I wear one of these...

For some reason, the attitude "ITS OK TO FILM EVERYONE" seems to change when they realize that I had one of these rolling.

wjv · 06-27-2011, 11:34

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Originally Posted by blueiron

I was around when Rodney King became famous and everyone started videoing us at anything.

The bad part there was that the media kept showing the same ~90 seconds of so of the video, with poor poor Rodney being beat down by "the man", and never would show the several seconds of video leading up to the fight, where Rodney was physically resisting and charged at the officers. Fortunately the jury got to see the entire tape.

Un-Fortunately the Feds stuck their nose in afterwords and re-tried the 4 officers. . .