The video has gone viral and city councilman Adam McFadden received a link this morning. McFadden says while the incident lacks context, he questions why the officer needed to engage the woman. "It did not look well for us in terms of how we police and what it is we're attempting to accomplish for public safety."
Within the hour, Rochester Police Chief James Sheppard issued a statement saying he has seen the video and is launching an internal investigation of the matter. While the chief's statement does not identify the woman, police reports say she is Emily Good.
Even the council rep admitted it didn't look good. It definitely does not. All this woman was doing was taping her employees during their job--with her TAXES. She was NOT interfering with anything or anyone. The cop just did not like her taping them. Scary stuff, when you can be arrested for doing nothing but taping people whom salaries you are paying for. I normally support the police, but this is terrifying.
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The video has gone viral and city councilman Adam McFadden received a link this morning. McFadden says while the incident lacks context, he questions why the officer needed to engage the woman. "It did not look well for us in terms of how we police and what it is we're attempting to accomplish for public safety."
Within the hour, Rochester Police Chief James Sheppard issued a statement saying he has seen the video and is launching an internal investigation of the matter. While the chief's statement does not identify the woman, police reports say she is Emily Good.
Even the council rep admitted it didn't look good. It definitely does not. All this woman was doing was taping her employees during their job--with her TAXES. She was NOT interfering with anything or anyone. The cop just did not like her taping them. Scary stuff, when you can be arrested for doing nothing but taping people whom salaries you are paying for. I normally support the police, but this is terrifying.
So making this simple. Why can't she "enjoy the fresh air" or videotaped something outside her yard at that particular moment of her desire while on her own property? Is she an underaged and rebellous child, needing to yield to the advice of her "dad" in the form of that moronic cop?
To your second point. Of course, few judges will consider anyone brought in and charged "innocent" because they have the integrity of law enforcement to uphold. But of course, this is a given.
Let me ask you this, if the cops felt "threatened," why wasn't that message applied toward everyone on the scene, but only to the one with a camera?
Exactly, Well said. WHY, was this officer so afraid of her taping them? We should all be watching and documenting big brother.
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Quote Originally Posted by kickinA:
So making this simple. Why can't she "enjoy the fresh air" or videotaped something outside her yard at that particular moment of her desire while on her own property? Is she an underaged and rebellous child, needing to yield to the advice of her "dad" in the form of that moronic cop?
To your second point. Of course, few judges will consider anyone brought in and charged "innocent" because they have the integrity of law enforcement to uphold. But of course, this is a given.
Let me ask you this, if the cops felt "threatened," why wasn't that message applied toward everyone on the scene, but only to the one with a camera?
Exactly, Well said. WHY, was this officer so afraid of her taping them? We should all be watching and documenting big brother.
I'm glad people in charge are questioning the bullshit, rather than denying and using "big" words to avoid the disaster...Clearly the cop was out of line, and to think otherwise is truly moronic
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I'm glad people in charge are questioning the bullshit, rather than denying and using "big" words to avoid the disaster...Clearly the cop was out of line, and to think otherwise is truly moronic
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