How do we know that the cell phone has evidence against the officers? What if it has evidence that will clear the officers and they were afraid the exonerating evidence would disappear?
And, somebody needs to Google "excited delirium"
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How do we know that the cell phone has evidence against the officers? What if it has evidence that will clear the officers and they were afraid the exonerating evidence would disappear?
And, somebody needs to Google "excited delirium"
Did you watch the news conference?
Regardless of the circumstances, I wouldn't just stand there with my cell phone shooting video while someone was getting beaten to death. Cops or no cops.
That's actually an interesting question and one that I would sincerely like to know the answer to.
My guess is a layman is 'no, you don't... unless they ask'. Regardless of whether you're actually required to do so or not if you refuse to do something a lawman tells you then you get to play the whole 'contempt of cop' thing. They're gonna win that one; as we see here it's definitely a team sport and your ass is probably going to be outnumbered.
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You are correct sir. We don't know. What I do know, for an absolute fact, is that my wife isn't going to record something that is going to get me in more trouble than I'm already in and I doubt his did either.
Very well put, very well put!
Negative. Did they cover Oklahoma law(s) on that during it?
That's actually an interesting question and one that I would sincerely like to know the answer to.
My guess is a layman is 'no, you don't... unless they ask'. Regardless of whether you're actually required to do so or not if you refuse to do something a lawman tells you then you get to play the whole 'contempt of cop' thing. They're gonna win that one; as we see here it's definitely a team sport and your ass is probably going to be outnumbered.
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Only reason I ask is it doesn't seem like a LEO could just walk up and ask for ID if you aren't doing anything wrong, but nothing about the situation the whole family was in was very right.
No, but they did explain why the officer asked for his ID.
There is no law stating you must have ID on your body at all times so I would assume there is no law requiring you to present said ID whenever a LEO asks.
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