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« Defining Sexuality One Vote at a Time | Main | Calvin on Snoopy » October 16, 2007Videotaping PoliceEarlier this summer Radley Balko penned a compelling column arguing in favor of a citizen's right to videotape police (the related ITA post and comments can be found here). The evidence supporting such freedom seemingly mounts daily as ordinary citizens videotape police conducting illegal or unethical activities, typically to the citizens' detriment. In May in Oregon police conducted an illegal search, destroying property illegally along the way. When nearby residents videotaped the incident, they were "shot with a bean bag gun and a Taser". Why? Because they had "refused to drop the camera which could be used as a weapon." You can make up your own mind by viewing the video here. Posted by Joshua Claybourn at October 16, 2007 12:21 PM CommentsIt's hard to really make up your mind when they only give you the last 20 seconds of what happened, unfortunately. The way the police are characterized as acting sounds oppressive and unfair. The video doesn't help us evaluate the situation, though, other than to show that, yes, the police did in fact taze the guy. Videos showing little bits of situations like this, in ways that put the police in the worst possible light, are exactly why police dislike being filmed in the first place. Note: I do think anyone should be able to film pretty much anything, especially police searching their house, as long as they aren't disrupting or interfering with the investigation. I'm just saying this video isn't helpful. Posted by: phil at October 17, 2007 09:58 AM | permalink Post a comment |
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