What is your friend’s justification for the cop exiting his vehicle to begin with?
My problem with this incident is:
1) Videotaping a car in the street is legal. No justification for the cop to get out and approach the cameraman. How does this make the cameraman a jerk? If anything, the cameraman’s “jerkiness” was in response to the cop’s inappropriate behavior.
2) The cop actually indicated that he was not there for any particular reason like responding to a call/complaint.
If what your friend says is correct, cops, as another poster put it, can simply walk down the street barking out orders and everyone must comply.
He stated that he didn’t know what the cop saw; he was just saying how to respond to a cop for your own safety. He is a founder of the Citizens Defense League of AZ and I respect his opinion on these subjects.
“If what your friend says is correct, cops, as another poster put it, can simply walk down the street barking out orders and everyone must comply.”
And “your friend” is going to cost some municipalities a bunch of money with his “advice.”