Cop attacks camera man, you think it was justified?

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

Discuss.

Video here http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=104763

An eyewitness news 4 photographer is cuffed and cited today for disobeying a police officer. It was one of those situations where the photographer was just trying to do his job... and APD would probably argue---so was the cop.

Tonight the Albuquerque police chief is reviewing the tape you're about to see ... to see if the officer crossed the line. This is the unedited videotape.

3:30 am.

Start--- APD says a driver and officers had exchanged gunfire at Copper and Rhode Island. Our photographer approached these two police cars at Copper and Grove...believing the suspect was already in custody... and was told he had to go to a media staging area... but claims the officers wouldn't tell him where that was... so he just moved back. Here you can see the two officers briefly talk... and then one of them comes and tells our photographer where to go.

Bite---1 08 36----1 08 48 the officer walks away...looks at photographer... and then walks out of frame while the other officer begins to drive away from the scene.

1 08 59----1 09 03 ... the photographer then begins to put his camera in the news vehicle when the officer begins circling around.

1 09 10 I’m not putting this camera down until…

Our photographer was released by police about 90 minutes later... just after 5 this morning. APD chief Ray Schultz has not seen the tape yet, but APD's spokesman says. 'I can't comment exactly what occurred on it. That will be reviewed by the independent review officer and, like I stated, he will come across with recommendations and the Albuquerque Police Department will act on those recommendations. ''APD says at this point... It will proceed with the citation against

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[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

ibrepost.

and if it is, they didnt make it searchable enough.

The cop was like waiting til the guy had his back turned and shit. just lunges at him.

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

That will be some BS if they bring charges on the cameraman. He was attacked by that cop. Nothing in that video would suggest that the cameraman caused any problems, or that he needed to be arrested. Just another case of police brutality at it's finest (or worst, as it was.)

Hopefully, a judge/jury will see that footage and make the right call.

 

[Liquid Bass 10+ year member]

it would have been hard not to kick that cops ***.

 

[85Caprice4d 10+ year member]

**** the police

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

I like how the cop looks around for other officers then attacks him when the other cop leaves. Ithink that cop should lose his job at min.

 

[85Caprice4d 10+ year member]

im surprised the camera man got out with the footage and it wasn't confiscated.

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

cop came back and confirmed where the staging area was, the dude starts yelling at him like he is stupid. as a human i would have kicked his *** based on those principals alone.

That will be some BS if they bring charges on the cameraman. He was attacked by that cop. Nothing in that video would suggest that the cameraman caused any problems, or that he needed to be arrested. Just another case of police brutality at it's finest (or worst, as it was.) Hopefully, a judge/jury will see that footage and make the right call.

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

and you wonder why they tap your phone, if they tap your phone they are allowed to monitor your internet. idiot

**** the police

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

$50,000 camera? Is that possible?

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

yes it is, is it possible to have a $20K car amp or a $30K set of speakers?

 

[BigE 10+ year member]

$50,000 camera? Is that possible?

yup ..

those are for the cops for you..

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

meH.

 

[Goindef154 5,000+ posts]

The camera guy did make a couple smartass remarks, do I think the cop was justified in what he did, no.

 

[85Caprice4d 10+ year member]

and you wonder why they tap your phone, if they tap your phone they are allowed to monitor your internet. idiot

what are they gonna do about it?

and i got a new phone.

legally i don't think they can monitor my internet here...its in my parents house in their name...and if they are, i hope they like gay p0rn:

edit: sorry no thread jack.

either way, yes the camera man treated the cop like an idiot...but if he is a news reporter, doesn't he have the right to video tape at the scene? or am i missing something