It makes me wonder, what was he supposed to do with the gun? was he ready to shoot the rider if he tried to escape? I can understand when a police stops a suspicious driver in a car, he might want to have his weapon ready while approaching the car, since he can't see who or what is inside. What can a biker do to harm a police officer?
Javier. On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > First, let me agree that riders like this guy make it harder for the rest > of us. You will never catch me popping willies or weaving through traffic > like this guy. > I have to disagree still with the cop's reaction. From what I've read from > the article, there is no law against filming police. No law at all. This > will all come out in his court case, but the wiretapping law only applies > when one party has a reasonable expectation of privacy. An officer jumping > out of his car on a busy freeway with his gun drawn and a very obvious > helmet camera pointed at him has no reasonable expectation of privacy. > You're right, the cop was humiliated and wanted to retaliate. > I have a helmet cam, I suppose I should wear it all the time now. > > -Kyle > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Coming from a violent country such as Venezuela where you can get robed >> at any corner, I would have a much different reaction in this situation, >> with probably much worse consequences. But I guess we could argue for days >> about weather the cop was too rude, should he show the badge and then the >> gun, or not taking the gun out, etc. The real issue here is the state law >> that makes filming a police a felony. Really? 5 years? I am sure there are >> murderers that have been in jail similar periods of time. The other issue >> that I see is the abuse of power. It is not like the guy with the camera was >> suing the police for his actions (which I am sure he could do with a good >> lawyer). He just posted the video in youtube. So, why do the police will >> make a case against him? one, because they can. Second, I think, because the >> police guy felt humiliated by the video appearing on the internet, so he is >> looking for vendetta. The funny thing is that now the video has been shown >> in national television and even more people are talking about it. >> Clearly, the driver deserves his license being taking off just for being >> such an ass whole. I know a many good and responsible drivers that pay a >> fortune for the insurance of their sport bikes just because of morons like >> this one. >> >> Javier. >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I agree he should have been ticketed. In the article he agrees too. But >>> the cops raiding his house and detaining his parents and confiscating every >>> computer and the camera is wrong. Trumped up "wire tapping" charges are >>> wrong too. The cop pulling his gun is questionable, showing his badge would >>> have been a better move. >>> >>> -Kyle >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 7:09 AM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Afraid I have a different take on this: >>>> >>>> Unlike most crotch rocketeers who terrorize the motoring public with >>>> their high-speed foolishness, the dumbass got caught. Now wants to >>>> mitigate by turning his illegal behavior on the cop by claiming victim >>>> status. >>>> >>>> That's bullsh*t. >>>> >>>> In my view, the cop did what he was supposed to -- he put a stop to it >>>> before somebody got hurt, plain clothes, no badge...whatever. If I'd >>>> been the perp I woulda destroyed my own tape to avoid the embarassment >>>> of my stupidity becoming even more public than it already was. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jul 21, 10:19 pm, Stumpi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Awesome on that first one I'd have sued that guy and state from the >>>> > get go. 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