West Point Grad, Iraqi Vet Attacked, Arrested for Filming Police - [Video]

West Point Grad, Iraqi Vet Attacked, Arrested for Filming Police -

Sounds a lot like America, the new Jihad America that is. This has been happening in the USA for years now.

"Should law abiding citizens who videotape police on private property, or out in public, be subject to being beaten by police and 2 to 10 years in prison. Should citizens who care about justice become felons?"

Authority figures should not be above the law. They video tape people, so why not video tape police when they are committing a crime as well. The only police complaining about this are the corrupt ones, and the corrupt ones running the police departments.

The courts have already ruled that videotaping of police is LEGAL. But of course this is Texas so the laws of America don't apply.

http://peacefreedomprosperity.com/5618/federal-court-rules-videotaping-police-is-a-first-amendment-right/

This is also the law in Illinois and a few other states. You can thank the GOP for this and other draconian laws passed in the wake of 9/11. there are more to come if we don't reel them in. You can no longer pass laws to control certain segments of society and not have them affect us all.

Thankfully, that I know of no jury has found someone guilty for recording the police. This becoming very common, a lady in Illinois was sexually assaulted by a police officer that came to her house after coming their earlier in the day for police call. When she tried to file a report with the police they told her it would be in her best interest not to, she recorded them doing it so was arrested and tried for recording the police with a possible sentence of up to 24 years, the jury found her innocent.

Unfortunately there have been way too many incidents like this. I don't know the recent cause of this behavior but there always have been badge heavy cops out there who think a badge makes them exceptional. I've seen it in every city I've worked in. When caught behaving badly, their superiors try to either cover it up or sweep it under the carpet. You would think that administrators would want to get rid of bad apples when discovered but they don't.

This young man needs to get on some news outlet other than the Alex Jones show. It looks like there is a legitimate complaint against the Police Dept. But he needs a more legitimate outlet to carry his story.

This young man needs to get on some news outlet other than the Alex Jones show.

Its very hard, to get on the news for these things. Most of the time they don't cover them until after the jury has found them innocent or unless the police kills the person.

Fascist Gestapo !!

its been happening since video cameras came out. It wsnt a big issue until the internet became popular and the cops were exposed as bullies to the general public. Once people started getting upset the police unions pushed for laws against video taping.

http://www.newworldorderreport.com/News/tabid/266/ID/5282/Man-maced-brutalized-during-arrest-for-videotaping-police-officer-is-found-guilty-of-the-Crime-of-videotaping-a-police-officer-You-can-help-this-man-out.aspx

and yes people are being convicted and spending time in jail for outing the police for what they really are...thugs with badges.

I guess I don't get out much (never heard of Alex Jones), but about 3/4 of the way in when the host started his babbling about the Presidents 'power grabs', I became much less likely to believe the complete story.
Dude, nodding your head in agreement with crazy will not help your case. Sounds like the facts are clear enough without the grandstanding.

but about 3/4 of the way in when the host started his babbling about the Presidents 'power grabs', I became much less likely to believe the complete story

That's when I turned the video off.

Police better start getting their sh1t together because the citizenry are about to turn on them. They are going to mess around and pizz off someone from the special forces community and its going to get bloody.

Police should be required to wear Police Investigation Gathering video cams, PIG cams if you will, at all times they are on duty.

Their extraordinary privilege should be balanced with extraordinary scrutiny.

I'm not sure I'd call being a cop an extraordinary privilege. Actually, I definitely wouldn't. There are an awful lot, a ton of them, that do a great, thankless job.

It is the only person in our society allowed take away your freedom, beat you and to kill you. Thankless?? Wannabe cops are lined up to take the job.

Sounds like you are suffering from a form Stockholm's syndrome.

Cops love being cops. They do not care if you thank them.

Furthermore, it is a thankless job because so many have abused their priviledge. A PIG cam will restore the public's respect and eliminate abuse.

Think about it. They record perps whenever they can. Why not record them.

It looks like Blackwater is running our Police departments now.

Thankfully, that I know of no jury has found someone guilty for recording the police.

I am not sure that there will be a trial. SCOTUS has ruled that this is legal.

Yeah mentioning the president and power grabs ruined the whole story. It's a shame how opinionated pricks have ruined journalism.

Jerry - if the doubters do a search they will find that this story is validated on many sites. How it is delivered obviously isn't as important as it's message. It's just too hard for people to realize that we no longer live in our grandfather's America.

I dunno, but I've tried to watch the video, and it keeps saying 'an error has occurred' guess I'll go search you tube

I think the police can use a dose of their own line of reasoning:

Why not allow videotaping if you got nothing to hide?

I lost a small amount of respect for the victim when I found out he's an avid Ron Paul supporter. I was hoping to link to the actual video of the incident itself. Instead, I landed on some wind bag who smoked too long and liked to hear himself talk, all the while saying very little.

@ Razes, 1.5: As far as going to trial and being found innocent, it's not a victory. A) we wasted taxpayer dollars for it, and B) No doubt she had to cough up funds for an attorney, miss work, and deal with the stress of knowing the cops will make her pay, one way or the other.

In Minnesota, in order to be a cop, you have to pass a personalty inventory test. I've been on the unfriendly side of our Great Police Force, and I've seen first hand the abuses they have of the law and their position. I've come to believe that the personality inventory test just asks two questions: 1) Do you have a pulse? 2) Do you like money? And to those two cops whose reputations I've besmirched, find another job. Your position is almost devalued to that of an attorney or used car salesperson.

Dear Mr. Police Officer

It has become obvious to "We The People" that police kill innocent people with great regularity in our country.

Given that fact, please explain why I should not be in fear for my life when ever I am confronted by one of you ?

Why should I not act in justifiable self defence ?

Should any given zebra not fear the pride of lions because; they only actually eat a fraction of a percent of all the zebras ?

Every political candidate should be questioned point blank about what they intend to do about 'police' in this country.

Personally, I'm leaving Austin as soon as my mother doesn't need me anymore, in part because of the quality of people that have moved in and ruined this town, and partly because of the totalitarian climate here. Hell, the APD can't even enforce the traffic laws, but abusive treatment of citizens is routine. We may still be innocent till proven guilty in some places, but not here.

This is a pervasive cancer in our society. And if you don't think it can happen in your backyard, it is only a matter of time. Here in my state of Oklahoma, the Tulsa PD has undergone a major scandal involving police misconduct and wrongful drug arrests. Many of the cases have been dismissed or overturned (and a few other cases involving the officers in question have resulted in convictions). Even a few of our smaller cities have undergone some scandals (Just read the Tulsa World).

Video is the ultimate equalizer. They say a picture is worth a thousand words...a video can (and has) served as the ultimate rebuttal to the golden word of police testimony. It is not the corrupt cop that has a problem with being in the spotlight. It is the cockroaches...the "far less than pure" officers who abuse their authority that fear the public eye.

Who watches the watchmen indeed?