NC police sergeant tells man to stop recording him due to imaginary state law

[bathroommonkey76]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) — A Wilmington police sergeant is shown on video instructing a citizen who was pulled over for a traffic stop that he is not allowed to record the interaction due to a new state law prohibiting the recording of police interactions.

Shortly after that, a New Hanover County Sheriff’s deputy agrees with the officer that there is a new state law. There is no such law in North Carolina.

The video comes from defense attorney Jesse Bright, who also drives for Uber in his spare time. Bright said he was making a round trip for a customer in late February and was stopped shortly after the passenger got back into the vehicle.

The passenger was asked to exit the vehicle and submit to a search. The location where Bright stopped was described as a “drug house” by an officer heard on the video.

http://wncn.com/2017/03/09/nc-police-sergeant-tells-man-to-stop-recording-him-due-to-imaginary-state-law/

[bathroommonkey76]

1. I tell all of my friends to record LEO's here in NC.

You never know what kind of sh*t they'll try and pull against people these days. I hope this lawyer sues the WPD for an illegal search.

[OregonBlue]

2. The ACLU has a free app that not only allows you to record the police

it automatically sends the clips to the ACLU so they cannot be destroyed. It's free. They have it for most states and North Caolina is one of those states. Download it for free https://www.aclu.org/feature/aclu-apps-record-police-conduct

[bathroommonkey76]

3. Periscope and FB have similar livestreams that can't be destroyed.

Protesters use them all of the time.

Thanks for the link- I'll upload it to my tablet.