Vegas cop beats videographer

[joseephuss]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/30/national/main20085853.shtml

Caught on tape: Vegas cop beats videographer

A Las Vegas police officer is in hot water after being caught on tape beating a videographer outside of his home in March.

A police department review found that Officer Derek Colling violated police policies when he used "excessive force" on Mitchell Crooks, reports the Las Vegas Review Journal.

According to the newspaper, the incident occurred on the night of March 20, when the 36-year-old Crooks was in his driveway videotaping police as they investigated a burglary report across the street. Crooks said that when he refused to stop filming, Colling arrested and beat him, with much of the altercation recorded by the camera

 

[Ren]

if your name is Crooks you almost have to expect it at some point

 

[Rynie]

That's just dumb. The guy was well in his legal rights to video tape. Every cop should know that.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

If you are going to beat the ever-loving crap out of someone for videotaping you, how would you not erase the recording?

 

[YosemiteSam]

That's just dumb. The guy was well in his legal rights to video tape. Every cop should know that.

You expect cops to know the laws?!?!? :laugh2:

 

[joseephuss]

That's just dumb. The guy was well in his legal rights to video tape. Every cop should know that.

Are you sure about that?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/TheLaw/videotaping-cops-arrest/story?id=11179076

Growing Number of Prosecutions for Videotaping the Police

That Anthony Graber broke the law in early March is indisputable. He raced his Honda motorcycle down Interstate 95 in Maryland at 80 mph, popping a wheelie, roaring past cars and swerving across traffic lanes.

But it wasn't his daredevil stunt that has the 25-year-old staff sergeant for the Maryland Air National Guard facing the possibility of 16 years in prison. For that, he was issued a speeding ticket.

It was the video that Graber posted on YouTube one week later -- taken with his helmet camera -- of a plainclothes state trooper cutting him off and drawing a gun during the traffic stop near Baltimore.

In early April, state police officers raided Graber's parents' home in Abingdon, Md. They confiscated his camera, computers and external hard drives. Graber was indicted for allegedly violating state wiretap laws by recording the trooper without his consent.

 

[Hoofbite]

[youtube]pWg_qVOMqdY[/youtube]

You never hear about the cops who are completely polite and doing their job 100% professionally despite some ******* who's trying to instigate them.

It's almost like those "how am I driving?" stickers. Does anyone actually call in to congratulate the driver for being a law abiding citizen on the road?

Personally, I think "Jeremy" is being a complete slime ball. I mean, is what it has come to now? Recording just for the sake of trying to instigate and get a good shot of a cop beating the hell out of someone?

Police officers do more than enough for society to not have to worry about someone instigating them on camera.

 

[gmoney112]

Are you sure about that?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/TheLaw/videotaping-cops-arrest/story?id=11179076

Growing Number of Prosecutions for Videotaping the Police

That Anthony Graber broke the law in early March is indisputable. He raced his Honda motorcycle down Interstate 95 in Maryland at 80 mph, popping a wheelie, roaring past cars and swerving across traffic lanes.

But it wasn't his daredevil stunt that has the 25-year-old staff sergeant for the Maryland Air National Guard facing the possibility of 16 years in prison. For that, he was issued a speeding ticket.

It was the video that Graber posted on YouTube one week later -- taken with his helmet camera -- of a plainclothes state trooper cutting him off and drawing a gun during the traffic stop near Baltimore.

In early April, state police officers raided Graber's parents' home in Abingdon, Md. They confiscated his camera, computers and external hard drives. Graber was indicted for allegedly violating state wiretap laws by recording the trooper without his consent.

I believe the Supreme Court recently ruled on a case that videotaping from your OWN PROPERTY was entirely within your rights.

They should be videotaped at all times because the majority of them are ignorant rednecks who were too stupid to do anything else.

I've seen cops on duty doing methamphetamine they jacked off crackheads. Real swell dudes.

 

[Hoofbite]

I believe the Supreme Court recently ruled on a case that videotaping from your OWN PROPERTY was entirely within your rights.

They should be videotaped at all times because the majority of them are ignorant rednecks who were too stupid to do anything else.

I've seen cops on duty doing methamphetamine they jacked off crackheads. Real swell dudes.

No doubt there are bad eggs just as with every profession.

I think a lot of that is baded on inherent flaws in the system.

 

[jimmy40]

I've seen cops on duty doing methamphetamine they jacked off crackheads. Real swell dudes.

you should have videotaped it.

 

[Dallas]

you should have videotaped it.

For the record, I don't believe them.

 

[MonsterD]

Even if the guy was not on his property the cop was wrong to beat him down.

The cop can arrest him but that is plain to see brutality. If he just took the camera and the put handcuffs on him then it would have been fine, instead he got off on continuously beating him and trying to damage the camera.

I never would want to have a cop beat the crap out of me because of a possible misunderstanding of communication, never.

 

[Eric_Boyer]

[youtube]pWg_qVOMqdY[/youtube]

You never hear about the cops who are completely polite and doing their job 100% professionally despite some ******* who's trying to instigate them.

It's almost like those "how am I driving?" stickers. Does anyone actually call in to congratulate the driver for being a law abiding citizen on the road?

Personally, I think "Jeremy" is being a complete slime ball. I mean, is what it has come to now? Recording just for the sake of trying to instigate and get a good shot of a cop beating the hell out of someone?

Police officers do more than enough for society to not have to worry about someone instigating them on camera.

yes, that was a great cop, but Jeremy is also performing a valuable public service and has my gratitude.

 

[ethiostar]

In the begining of the video clip, the cop asked him "do you live here?" and the guy replyed "Nope."

Am I missing something here?

 

[Eric_Boyer]

In the begining of the video clip, the cop asked him "do you live here?" and the guy replyed "Nope."

Am I missing something here?

yes, you are missing any reasonable cause for the force applied by the thug in uniform.

 

[ethiostar]

yes, you are missing any reasonable cause for the force applied by the thug in uniform.

Granted the cop acted hastily but why would the guy say that he didn't live there?

BTW, I don't know how much force the cop applied because I couldn't see anything on the video, all i hear is the sound the guy was making. For all i know he was acting out for his video, not saying he did but i have no way of know one way or the other.

 

[MonsterD]

In the begining of the video clip, the cop asked him "do you live here?" and the guy replyed "Nope."

Am I missing something here?

There are two issues here one is his legal right to record video, the other is the officer using excessive force.

 

[Eric_Boyer]

Granted the cop acted hastily but why would the guy say that he didn't live there?

BTW, I don't know how much force the cop applied because I couldn't see anything on the video, all i hear is the sound the guy was making. For all i know he was acting out for his video, not saying he did but i have no way of know one way or the other.

maybe because he is protecting an individuals right to tape public officials in the pubic square.

or maybe he got nervous when questioned by the authorities.

there is no acting. the police dept already said the cop acted wrong and he clearly knocked the camera out of the guys hand.

as citizens, it is our responsibility to ensure law enforcement also follows the law. to that end, we don't defend the thug in uniform.

 

[MonsterD]

Granted the cop acted hastily but why would the guy say that he didn't live there?

BTW, I don't know how much force the cop applied because I couldn't see anything on the video, all i hear is the sound the guy was making. For all i know he was acting out for his video, not saying he did but i have no way of know one way or the other.

There was another cop there, and they did find him to be using excessive force.

A police department review found that Officer Derek Colling violated police policies when he used "excessive force" on Mitchell Crooks, reports

 

[ethiostar]

maybe because he is protecting an individuals right to tape public officials in the pubic square.

or maybe he got nervous when questioned by the authorities.

there is no acting. the police dept already said the cop acted wrong and he clearly knocked the camera out of the guys hand.

as citizens, it is our responsibility to ensure law enforcement also follows the law. to that end, we don't defend the thug in uniform.

There was another cop there, and they did find him to be using excessive force.

A police department review found that Officer Derek Colling violated police policies when he used "excessive force" on Mitchell Crooks, reports

Well, good for them. I'm glad they found him guilty if he was proven to have used excessive force.

It still stinks of a setup to me though. The cop asked a question and the guy gave him false information. That doesn't make the cop innocent of using excessive force, however. He should have handled it better.