NYPD Cops Arrest Woman Recording Them, Apparently Stealing Wrong Memory Card

[Cronus Protagonist]

23. I think she crossed the line when she interrupted them verbally

Unfortunately, because I've seen and been the recipient of so much police abuse, I know it exists and would love to see all abuse documented and addressed legally.

However, when she called them verbally and broke their conversation to insert herself into the situation, particularly so aggressively, she became more than just an interested party filming police action and became part of the action. They were then able to use this, albeit flimsy, excuse to use police action on her. They can't do their jobs with someone standing right beside them asking combative questions over and over. She should pay the fine and thank God that she didn't attract even more violent intervention.

And the police could have handled it a lot better. They could have had an officer step aside and deal with her by simply answering a few questions and explaining what they were doing and why. On YouTube, I saw one officer once do that and he also stated his badge number on camera and addressed the person's concerns. It was just what anyone would want from their police force. Calm, reasonable interactions, even on camera, even under stress. It's their job, after all.

In that case, I gave the officer and A+ for his work. In this case, they get a C grade IMHO.