"I feel threatened"
STOP RESISTING!
I was going to side with the cops until I saw them arrest her. Our culture is collapsing before our very eyes. This is NOT acceptable!
They said they did not feel safe with her behind them and wanted her to go in the house. Would they have felt safer if she had gone in the house and rested a 30-06 on the window sill and pointed it at them?
Sheesh.
My late uncle (and my best man at my wedding) was a career officer back when the motto “To Protect and Serve” actually meant something.
But it’s stuff like that causes me to advise folks about whom I care that if they ever find themselves in a bar frequented by cops to leave IMMEDIATELY. They are armed, possibly drunk and they’re ALWAYS RIGHT!
A reasonable person would not be afraid for their safety in this instance. Even Barney Fife would not be afraid. If he really was afraid for his safety he could have patted her down then let her resume taping.
Notice how he uses plural We for concern for safety and commands. BS you do not have to comply with an unlawful command, safer to do so and fight it later but this was not even a close call.
She wasn’t arrested for taping. She was arrested for being right behind the officers while they were arresting someone and refusing orders to go inside.
So she was charged with “Obstructing government administration” under New York State code that is defined as such:
“A person is guilty of obstructing governmental administration when he
intentionally obstructs, impairs or perverts the administration of law
or other governmental function or prevents or attempts to prevent a
public servant from performing an official function, by means of
intimidation, physical force or interference, or by means of any
independently unlawful act, or by means of interfering, whether or not
physical force is involved, with radio, telephone, television or other
telecommunications systems owned or operated by the state, or a county,
city, town, village, fire district or emergency medical service or by
means of releasing a dangerous animal under circumstances evincing the
actor`s intent that the animal obstruct governmental administration.”
Sorry ... just don’t see it.
I have experienced only one bad police officer. Every other one has been a good guy just doing his/her (And, yes. She was hot) job.
This jackass needs to get the boot. HARD.
I noticed several things. First was that the officer tried to pretend that something had happened before the video had begun. Then the common trick to shine the flashlight both in the face to blind someone, and to shine it at the camera so that the officer’s face cannot be recorded.
In such a situation, she should have countered his activities by first, when he stepped on her property to immediately state that he is trespassing, has presented no warrant, and must leave immediately.
Second, if his name plate can be read, to use his name repeatedly, to insure that he cannot pretend it wasn’t him, or that it was some other officer. Numbers on police cars are good as well as reading off police car license plate numbers.
Then, come at him from an odd angle, that the police will use sometimes. Ask the officer if he has been drinking, because you “smell alcohol on his breath, your speech sound slurred, and you are walking in an unsteady manner.” You may also say that you smell marijuana smoke on him as well.
Another thing is to mention that other people are video recording him as well right now, that someone is calling 911 because he has gone on to your property as has not left despite being told he is trespassing, and is acting in an aggressive, and *sexually* threatening manner, and that your attorney will be on the scene momentarily, as he has been contacted as well and lives nearby.
Also state that he has his hand on his gun in a menacing manner, and if he brandishes it, the person making the video will regard the action as criminal assault under the color of authority.
The police also use the gambit of repeating statements that are not questions and are not orders. This deserves a quid pro quo stating that he is violating the law and is he aware of this fact? Is this the official policy of his police department? Is he aware that he is exposing the police department and the city to significant civil liability, or does he not care?
Finally, demand the presence of a police supervisor, and that failure to inform his police supervisor is tantamount to admission of guilt for both criminal and civil offenses.
At this point, when all else fails, wild, emotional, and off the wall accusations are about the last chance. “I recognize you. You are that child molester! You are the guy who attacked those kids, and you’re a cop!”
If at all possible, get that recording out of there and somewhere safe, because the most important priority to that police officer will be to destroy it at all cost.
The story loses credibility when the headline is a lie. She was not arrested for video taping her lawn.
Rochester where?
Pigs in the 19th ward
This garbage is becoming more frequent. I hope this or another similar goes to SCOTUS and they set a precedence that this is unconstitutional i.e. violates first amendment rights.
“I feel threatened.”
“You’re holding something that might be a weapon! Drop it so I can inspect and disassemble it!”
“STOP RESISTING!!!”
Use TEN cameras, get as many people as you can to record the action.
A few cops can intimidate one or two people but its much harder when there are multiple cameras and dozens of people all recoding the action and explaining to the cops they are overstepping their authority.
In our area if a cop had walked onto private property to arrest someone who was doing nothing but taping their arrest, that cop would not had much of a public life afterwords. Around hear everyone knows everybody and the poor cop would have to finally apologize AND probably remit some form of compensation.
A few years back a young cop tried to solicit sex from a young lady in lieu of getting a speeding ticket. Relatives found out and the poor fella got so much flack and threats he finally quit the force AFTER he apologized. His car was repeatedly vandalized, he got cold-cocked twice in the bars and every witness refuted the cop's story.
bttt for later
Stock legal phrases from both sides. However, the officer had an opportunity to question her about the potential for being armed and he did not. To me this indicates his “I feel unsafe” comment was specious. He instead opted for intimidation and the threat of arrest for an ‘unproven’ fear. Were I on a jury, the Rochester Police Department would be driving scooters and bicycles from the jury award forward.
If you ask me she’s a dope, a random car is pulled over for a traffic violation and she starts filming it? She’s probably one of those that thinks the police are evil, I’d bet the farm she’s a lib and hippie. I didn’t watch it all but I hope she got tazed !
Out-of-control
Ticketing cars at a support meeting for Emily
Maybe somebody can post a hot link