No, because not all arrests go as peaceful as that went down. And there are people, with the pretention of filming with their cell phone, who would, when the cops are distracted because the person under arrest got antsy, pull out a gun and shoot some cops dead.
And I’m saying that is an unnecessary risk that cops shouldn’t have to face.
In principle, I support the right to film cops to ensure they are making clean arrests and that any acts they do, while arresting somebody is by the book.
However, I also support the rights of police to being able to do their jobs without having to take into consideration that somebody is going to use pretention to harm them.
That’s the reason why some areas of large cities aren’t patrolled by police and are free-for-all zones for gangs. Some people, in the name of rights, hassled the police to the point that it was in their interest to abandon some areas and let the residents try to figure out how to deal with the gangs in their midst without the protection of the police.
“And there are people, with the pretention of filming with their cell phone, who would, when the cops are distracted because the person under arrest got antsy, pull out a gun and shoot some cops dead.”
You can’t arrest someone for crimes they MIGHT COMMIT.
You arrest people for crimes they DID COMMIT. See the difference? That’s an important concept to grasp. Let it sink in.
And this woman committed NO CRIME, so the cop falsely arrested an imprisoned (denied the liberty of) an innocent American citizen.
The woman is innocent. She did nothing wrong. The cop is the one who is at fault.
Is it sinking in yet?
Take all the time you need.
And it is also possible that some guy standing there with his hands in his pocket will pull out a gun and shoot the cops... That is an unnecessary risk cops shouldn’t have to face. So why don’t we let the cops apprehend everyone present just to be on the safe side? /s
With that, wouldnt you just want to ban any people from being around someone being arrested. There could be an arrest, and a group of people watching, without filming, and one of them shoots the cop. Any scenario where someone is being arrested and there is one more bystander than officer presents that possibility.
Plus, I dont think cop killers are trying to pretend like they are filming, to throw the cops off, then shoot them. That takes a lot of planning.