I just saw a guy a couple weeks ago getting some heat becasuse his spends all of his free time doing this. He has his own Youtube channel and he post. cops misbehaving. He was "interveing" alittle and provocking(?)them though, so they threw the "obstucting justice" thing at him.

Rodney King's video was from an observer, no one brought up the legalities of it being used in a court of law.

I saw "stay out of the way, why not?". But i dont' know the law so everything i've said is meaningless

just dont get in the way...In journalism your taught that anything in plain view of the public is fair game..for example if your undressing in front of the window and you can be seen in plain view from the street, it is legal to film or photograph you, it may not be right but its legal. So just dont get in the way or say anything because then it may be distracting and you could be arrested for obstructing. Also there can be a fine line if the cop says to stop and you dont, you can probably beat it in court but you may spend a couple days locked up.

GAMEDOG BLOOD:
Also there can be a fine line if the cop says to stop and you dont, you can probably beat it in court but you may spend a couple days locked up.

Exactly. If a police officer wants to arrest you, they are going to arrest you. The question is whether the charge will stick.

Just another black man:
Jesus Christ! Can you STFU already? Your just annoying me now!

this is DEFINATELY a Christopher response. busted,disgusted & just can't be trusted. the jig is up - admit you lied about staying off myspace.......

K:

Just another black man:
Jesus Christ! Can you STFU already? Your just annoying me now!

this is DEFINATELY a Christopher response. busted,disgusted & just can't be trusted. the jig is up - admit you lied about staying off myspace.......

lol, i knew it.

It's not ilegal BUT, any cop that is engaged in a questionable activity that sees you rolling tape WILL be comming after you. Be carful if you intend on doing this. It is your right to film if it is veiwabl from public place. You may want to drop by copwatch.com and do a little research there.

not sure but i do know my friend leigh from london and i almost got arrested for taking pics of the atlanta cops who were arresting a dude after a high-speed chase that ended in front of the high museum, where we were sitting on the lawn. this was a couple of years ago.

Travis:

GAMEDOG BLOOD:
Also there can be a fine line if the cop says to stop and you dont, you can probably beat it in court but you may spend a couple days locked up.

Exactly. If a police officer wants to arrest you, they are going to arrest you. The question is whether the charge will stick.

Or what happens to the taped evidence.

Reality is there for every one to videotape and publish as they see fit. There is no laws against videotaping any one reguardless of their occupation.

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