Cop Making False Arrest Is Forced to Let His Victim Go After Noticing a Citizen FilmingBy Matt AgoristThe Free Thought Project Oct. 26, 2015 |
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Atlanta, GA — A video posted to YouTube this week illustrates the power of holding police accountable with video. In the last few years, smartphones have become cheaper and more plentiful. According to recent statistics, the number of cellphones in the hands of Americans has been rising steadily every year. It is estimated that 182.6 million Americans will own a smartphone in 2015, an increase from 163.9 million in the previous year. 182 million smartphones means that nearly every adult in the country has a camera in their pocket. Since the increase in smartphones, there has also been an increase in police brutality videos. This increase in videos led to the question of whether brutality is on the rise or merely that the frequency of filming the instances has risen. While the answer to this question is up for debate, one thing is certain — the number of police brutality allegations being substantiated by video has increased. New York’s Civilian Complaint Review Board is an independent agency that is empowered to receive, investigate, mediate, hear, make findings, and recommend action on complaints against New York City police officers. According to the CCRB, nearly half (45%) of all claims of brutality and excessive force of NYPD cops have been substantiated by video in the first six months of 2015. The camera is power as it is a means of exposing unacceptable behavior — and police are beginning to understand its power. In the video below, Cameron Ford begins filming what he refers to as an unauthorized arrest. It appears that during the incident, the officer looks back at the man filming, realizes that he is being held accountable, and then ceases his false arrest. According to Ford: This video right here proves why you should ALWAYS FILM THE POLICE. This is the same very officer who trumped up charges on me stemming from an arrest days earlier on Wednesday, October 14th 2015. Below is the second clip, which shows the officer staring down the man filming. He seems less than pleased. As the Free Thought Project’s Andrew Emmet reported this week, While speaking at the University of Chicago Law School on Friday, FBI Director James Comey claimed that public outrage over recent police brutality videos might have caused an increase in violent crime. Shortly after making his speech, Comey acknowledged that he has no data to back up his claims. But according to the FBI's own crime statistics, violent crime has declined across the country.Only cops who have something to hide dislike being filmed. Unfortunately, it seems that most cops dislike being filmed. |