The Free Thought Project – by Cassandra Fairbanks
New York, NY– A seven-second long video uploaded to YouTube on Saturday morning captured a man asserting his rights, and an officer actually respecting those rights, even as the man called him a scumbag.
This just may be the fastest we have ever seen a cop get shut down.
“Sir, what do you got in your bag?” An officer asks.
“None of your f*cking business, that’s what I’ve got in the bag.” The man asserts as he films the encounter.
“Alright,” the officer concedes, as he begins to walk away.
“Honor your oath scumbag!” The man filming throws in for good measure.
As awesome as it is to watch a cop get shutdown so easily, the most incredible part of all of this just may be the officer’s reaction. He didn’t puff out his chest and make threats or harass the man further, he accepted the refusal and walked away. It is a sad sign of the times that an officer respecting someone’s rights is noteworthy.
In 2014, the Civilian Complaint Review Board investigated 42 cases of individuals recording the NYPD over the course of just six months. In 27 of those cases, the police were accused of reacting inappropriately to the camera presence.
Earlier this week we reported on one of those videos which has just been released. The footage captured the NYPD officers lying in their police report, as the entire incident was captured on three surveillance cameras.
The surveillance footage incriminated the officers after they viciously assaulted a man for filming while one of the police officers got too handsy during a stop and frisk on the man’s female friend. After falsely arresting the man, they proceeded to throw the phone that he was using out of their vehicle window before driving away.
Know your rights, and always film the police. These interactions can be a deadly game of Russian Roulette. With a camera present, however, officers are often on their best behavior – especially with the ease in which these officers can be made famous from a simple YouTube clip.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/unlawful-search-shut-seconds/#E3fwows5eCrefiht.99
Love that. Needs to be done more. He’s exactly right. NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS!!
These cops weren’t very enthusiastic about arresting him in the first place or they could have gotten him on a disorderly conduct charge.
(he should have said “none of your goddamn business” rather than “none of your F%$#in’ business”)
makes no difference how he says it.
I’m surprised they didn’t pounce on the dude. That would have been more in character.
Awesome way to start my morning.
Feeling much better after reading the Forbes pig piece above.
Those 2 pigs must have been on a Valium vacation at the time.
WONDER IF THERE WAS A big DUDE STANDING BEHIND HIM WITH A BALL BAT.
wonder if it was an enactment…..if not, kudos to that national ….as far as his language he used the most appropriate adjective for the situation
This is bullshit. No cop would just walk away after someone cursing at them like that. Especially in NY. This looks rigged.
You do this to a real cop and they would pounce on you in a heartbeat or taser you or slap you with verbal assault, disorderly conduct, interfering with a public servant. Oh hell, they would just get their whole gang together and beat the hell out of you and then send you to jail half-dead.
LOL… same with LAPD, NC. That’s what I meant by Valium vacation.
Pigs don’t do those kind.
Were I live it is so bad. The high court stepped in and gave the police equal rights. You video them and they can video you right back. You ever notice in Asia. The police make a stop and every one stands around and videos them. Well now the police can video you back. Equal right to do so. Talk about a bad law! Now both sides of the story are recorded. Leads to the whole truth needing to be told there now. Very bad that is.
LOL….Hey, was that JD? lol