I don't think it was the the Taz-ee's phone that was being used. It says 'a student's' not 'the student's'.
If I wanted to record something I was a bystander to - it would take 15-20 seconds from 'holster' to recording. However I'm not one of those people who feel they need to record every little thing. As seen on youtube for instance.. :)
you are correct....my bad....still it appears that something is missing from this article