I stated in the the original Walter Scott thread that I will make a thread where we can exchange information on how to protect our selves from these soul-less race soldiers disguised as cops.
I was thinking how fortunate Walter Scott's family is that the video was not immediately release because it gave the crooked police officer the illusion that he could present a false report of what happened. There is no guarantee that the race soldier will get reprimanded but there is a higher chance because of the timing of the tape. So here are some rules to follow when you see a slimy, heartless, soul-less cop harassing someone unjustly.
1. Know the law.
You have te right to openly record the police in public.
1st amendment protected activity.
For states that under the "All party consent laws" say that the law is not applied when you OPENLY record the police.
*Tip: When openly recording, be prepared to email or upload the video in the event that the police confiscate your phone or attempt to damage your phone.
2. Know your technology
Police are required to obtain a warrant before searching your phone so make sure you have a password on your phone.
Put a streaming video app on your home page of your cell phone.
When the video is streaming, the video is sent securely to an off site server.
3. Respond to things that cops say.
If cop asks why you are recording, say "I am not interfering, I am exercising my 1st amendment right to record."
If a cop says that it it is against the law to record say "I am familiar with the law and the law does not include recording on duty police"
4. Do not point camera at police as if your phone is a gun.
Hold the phone at waist level so that your pose is not confrontation.
5. Don’t Share Your Video with Police
If you capture video of police misconduct or brutality, but otherwise avoid being identified yourself, you can anonymously upload it to YouTube. This seems to be the safest legal option.
6. If you record the police and they DO NOT see you. Do not make your presence known.
7. If you recorded the police without them knowing, do NOT turn in the video until AFTER an official report has been made public.
If police know that there is a video, they will build their lies around what they see in the video.
Let the cop play their hand with a false statement before you provide video.
8. Be prepared to be arrested
Cops may abuse their power and arrest you for recording them.
If you do get arrested, don't talk until you speak with your lawyer.
9. Learn how to handle police intimidation
No matter how much you think you have prepared yourself, it can get downright nerve-racking when a hulking cop stands over you with a badge, gun, handcuffs, taser gun and pepper spray, ordering you to hand over your identification and/or your camera.
But you need to think of yourself as a journalist not an activist. You are there to do a job, even if you are not getting paid for it.
10. Learn to edit video
If you want your video to go viral, you need to keep it short and concise.
People on the internet don’t have time to sit through a ten minute video. In fact, most people will probably not make it this far down in this article, so imagine them trying to sit through a video where nothing is happening waiting for something exciting to happen.
More Info:
http://reason.com/archives/2012/04/05/7-rules-for-recording-police/1
http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2013/06/ten-rules-for-recording-cops/
Add on any information that you have...
