# Arrested for video taping police from your front yard **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 27, 2011, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930 "2011-06-27T10:35:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/1 "2011-06-27T10:35:10Z")
Surprised a thread hasn’t been started about this yet. > **[Rochester Woman Arrested After Videotaping Police From Her Own Front Yard](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/22/emily-good-arrested-videotaping-police-rochester_n_882122.html)** > > NEW YORK -- In May, the Rochester Police Department arrested a woman on a charge of obstructing governmental administration after she videotaped several ... She’s due in court today. I’m guessing the charges will be dropped. What I’d like to see is the police force get hit with a million dollar or so civil rights violation case. A number like that would wake these idiot police departments up across the country and force them to train their officers a bit better. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/2 "2011-06-27T10:43:26Z")
Shame that you can’t recover legal costs incurred defending your rights… ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/3 "2011-06-27T10:46:47Z")
Ya I saw that floatin around. Its pretty crazy esp after the Arizona police files dump that cops are worried so much about being filmed. Maybe they should clean up their act and not be on such power trips when dealing with the public and people won’t be so fast to record them. Also, I agree with Fry. It sucks people can sue you and you can’t sure back for attorney fees you lost defending yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/4 "2011-06-27T11:02:44Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Shame that you can’t recover legal costs incurred defending your rights… Agreed^ Also if you sue and lose the case there should be some accountablility for that too, in order to keep stupid law suits from being filed. I wonder how close the lady was standing to the cop? on the sidewalk or actually in her yard? Was the car pulled over close to the curb by her yard? I kind of understand why the cop might get pissed off about it if she was standing 4 feet away from him… And she was arrested for not following his request, not the videotaping. :shrug: ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/5 "2011-06-27T11:05:09Z")
Meh, she should have listened to them, but I really DGAF. ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/6 "2011-06-27T11:23:41Z")
dismissed: [http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110627/NEWS01/110627014/Charge-against-Emily-Good-videotaping-case-dismissed?odyssey=tab](http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110627/NEWS01/110627014/Charge-against-Emily-Good-videotaping-case-dismissed?odyssey=tab) ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/7 "2011-06-27T11:27:41Z")
> [@Jeller](#): > > And she was arrested for not following his request, not the videotaping. :shrug: Yeah, but his request had no legal basis. She was within her rights to be in her yard filming. The cop made up some garbage “we don’t feel safe with you standing behind us” excuse. She even offered to move back, but refused to go inside the house like he wanted. [http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110627/NEWS01/110627014](http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110627/NEWS01/110627014) And charges dismissed. > In court papers, Good’s attorney, Assistant Public Defender Stephanie Stare, had requested that the charge be dismissed for lack of evidence. > Stare noted that, under the law, Good would have needed to use intimidation, force or “interference” to disrupt the police traffic stop. Good was 10 to 15 feet from the police and doing nothing to interfere with them, Stare argued in court papers. > The dismissal of the criminal charge, however, may not bring an immediate end to the controversy. Police say they have started an internal investigation into whether Good’s arrest by Officer Mario Masic was justified. Also, Good is considering a civil lawsuit, according to local lawyer Donald Thompson. Normally I’m against the whole suing for everything mentality, but this is one of those cases where I hope she does and I hope she wins big enough that every police department in the country is forced to take notice. ---
**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/8 "2011-06-27T12:01:29Z")
> [@Jeller](#): > > Agreed^ Also if you sue and lose the case there should be some accountablility for that too, in order to keep stupid law suits from being filed. I believe that in Canada if you are sueing for a certain amount of money, you need to have half the amount in an escrow account if I recall correctly. I _believe_ it is Canada that has this in place ---
**Author:** ![Scott](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/scott/32/7603_2.png) [@Scott](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Scott)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/9 "2011-06-27T12:15:50Z")
i really dislike cops ---
**Author:** ![FadetoBlack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fadetoblack/32/6118_2.png) [@FadetoBlack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FadetoBlack)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/10 "2011-06-27T12:20:14Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Shame that you can’t recover legal costs incurred defending your rights… I think Texas is working on that. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/11 "2011-06-27T12:24:06Z")
the big question in from all of this: can you disobey an officer’s order because you believe him/her wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/12 "2011-06-27T12:28:02Z")
I think when they started filming/recording everything the public does it really never dawned on them that we would eventually be taping everything the government does. Idiots. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/13 "2011-06-27T12:32:33Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > the big question in from all of this: can you disobey an officer’s order because you believe him/her wrong? You can disobey anyone you want. Repercussions are just different depending on whom you have disobeyed. The officer that you are disobeying better be damn sure of him/her self before reprimanding you for your actions because the repercussions to them could be a demotion, suspension, termination etc… The reproductions to you for disobeying depending on the situation could be arrest, tasering, or you could just get shot and killed. As an free individual you have the right to do whatever the fuck you want, just be sure that you are prepared for the consequences of your actions. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/14 "2011-06-27T12:33:14Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > the big question in from all of this: can you disobey an officer’s order because you believe him/her wrong? You can preach about your rights all you want, but in the end, what can you do? Police officers will do what they think is right, regardless of what you say. You can disobey, but in the end, you’ll just end up detained/arrested. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/15 "2011-06-27T12:40:00Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > the big question in from all of this: can you disobey an officer’s order because you believe him/her wrong? Well duh. Officers can’t give orders any more than you or I can. Cops are just people whose job it is to enforce the law. Their only authority comes from the point of a gun. We are all responsible for our own actions. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/16 "2011-06-27T12:47:05Z")
This is kinda funny, I watched it the other day… [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDVPm-2N4xk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDVPm-2N4xk) ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/17 "2011-06-27T12:52:14Z")
Last week Shredd and Ragan were talking about something similar to this that happened in Thursday in the Square with a guy recording a Transit K9 unit. The PO didn’t like the fact that some guy was recording the police dog pissing on a tree and threatened to arrest him if he didn’t stop recording and even kick his ass. Apparently this happened last year but the video has just recently come to light. ---
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/18 "2011-06-27T12:56:38Z")
> [@Carbonfiberhooded](#): > > Last week Shredd and Ragan were talking about something similar to this that happened in Thursday in the Square with a guy recording a Transit K9 unit. The PO didn’t like the fact that some guy was recording the police dog pissing on a tree and threatened to arrest him if he didn’t stop recording and even kick his ass. Apparently this happened last year but the video has just recently come to light. There’s some profanity if you’re at work. [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/1/4/140d12c8223c1948bf80823e3a18a949076a4d12.jpeg "NFTA Officer Threatens Bystander (Profanity)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlHPeWkU9a8) ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/19 "2011-06-27T13:57:46Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > This is kinda funny, I watched it the other day… > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDVPm-2N4xk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDVPm-2N4xk) LOL, now that is funny… I wonder what happened next. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930/20 "2011-06-27T16:51:59Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > As an free individual you have the right to do whatever the fuck you want, just be sure that you are prepared for the consequences of your actions. :salute: Its the consequence part that everyone seems to ignore / haveforgotten / never been taught. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arrested-for-video-taping-police-from-your-front-yard/213930.md?page=2)