Comments for "Man videoing DUI arrest is himself arrested" Video at VideoSift.com

By eric3579

eric3579 (http://eric3579.videosift.com) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:56:02 -0700

For all you that know the law. What would you suspect that he was detained for? Something like interfering with a police action. Maybe due to him not being on his own property? I have to think this is what bad cops do when they dont like you filming them.

By rougy

rougy (http://www.videosift.com/member/rougy) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:10:48 -0700

This is wrong. If cops can't perform their duties openly, it implies to me that perhaps they aren't doing the jobs that they should be doing.

Furthermore, I don't think there is any law that says a person has to be standing on their own property or face arrest.

By MarineGunrock

MarineGunrock (http://www.videosift.com/member/MarineGunrock) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:41:35 -0700

I'm just wondering what the end of that sentence was. "They're arresting him for n-"
I also wish I could make out what was said just prior to the arrest. Anybody have any luck with that?

By rougy

rougy (http://www.videosift.com/member/rougy) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:03:43 -0700

I think they said "They're arresting him for nothing."

By Rotty

Rotty (http://www.videosift.com/member/Rotty) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:28:08 -0700

Florida is full of dumbass, cracker pigs.

By bellman

bellman (http://www.videosift.com/member/bellman) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:53:24 -0700

Actually, the correct title is: "Man videoing man videoing DUI arrest, who is arrested, escapes arrest himself by retreating to friend's yard as ordered by fascist cop."

By Unsung_Hero

Unsung_Hero (http://www.videosift.com/member/Unsung_Hero) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:53:32 -0700

To Rotty - Sigh, I would comment back explaining the numerous reason as to why your comment is unjust and ignorant BUT... Anyone posting a comment like that on the internet would lack the capacity needed to comprehend my statement. Nor would they have the articulation necessary to formulate a coherent response.

By joedirt

joedirt (http://www.videosift.com/member/joedirt) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:14:23 -0700

No there are three people here.

man being arrested for DUI is videotaped by man who gets arrested and all of it filmed on a cameraphone by a man who almost gets arrested.

It is illegal to interfere in arrest or investigation. It is illegal to not follow a police order. It is illegal in some places to film without both parties permission (or at least the audio is illegal). It is illegal to film from someone else's property (and there did not appear to be sidewalks). It is illegal to be standing in the roadway filming.

Pick one. Cops just don't like it when they tell you to get lost and you do not. I almost got arrested for watching a crazy arrest from a sidewalk. This stupid cop lady kept telling me I had to move, so I would take a step backwards and ask if it was ok to observe from there. I kept asking her to tell me where it was safe to observe from (I was already 30ft away from the arrest). They get really mad if your rights somehow conflict with their arbitrary feeling of authority.

By Rotty

Rotty (http://www.videosift.com/member/Rotty) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:35:29 -0700

Hey Unhung_Zero...ever been to Florida? Sigh....

By rougy

rougy (http://www.videosift.com/member/rougy) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:51:08 -0700

"It is illegal in some places to film without both parties permission (or at least the audio is illegal)."

You might be right, JoeDirt, but I think that public place is public property.

Angie Jolie and Brad Pitt probably never sign releases for the road-side sneak attacks launched on them by tabloid swine.

Bottom line, in my opinion: nobody has to ask anybody's permission to videotape news-worthy events.

When we start arresting people for filming such things, all it does is keep the truth from being told.

By 8427

8427 (http://www.videosift.com/member/8427) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:01:15 -0700

Thats the way police are here in Orlando. There was a big stink here for a while that cops were arresting people that didnt carry I.D. until the local radio guy Jim Phillips made a big deal about it. This is probably one of the worst places i've been as far as they go.