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Tell the cop he has express written permission to film, then hand him a copy of the Constitution.

geuss this cops IQ hahahaha. just goes to show what everybody knows police officer = liar,

"This officer is wrong on several points. Permission is not required to film in a public place. Not just police officers but anyone. There is no expectation of privacy in public. Many court decisions up to and including the US Supreme Court support this. It's also covered by the First Amendment.

The officer mentioned a "Terry Stop." In a Terry Stop and officer must have a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been or about to be committed and must be able to articulate that. In this case, the officer had no justification for the Terry Stop because there is no crime here.

The vidiographer was clear across the street from the check point and could not have been interfering with the officers as they performed their duties at the checkpoint.

This is obviously a case of the officer trying to intimidate the vidiographer because he didn't like him being there. This is a common situation throughout the US. People are becoming aware of this and are standing up to these officers by asserting their rights."

As posted on Google+ with a link to this page.

I believe the photog lost a chance to make a point with the police. Once the cop said it was a detention and he was making a Terry Stop, the photog had the cop by the short hairs. The detention was bogus but the order should have been obeyed re id. Give your name orally (no spelling, Jr etc, or written id or address) Keep filming and shut up. You do not need to do anything further unless it goes to an arrest. The cop can detain you for 20-30 minutes while he checks out what info he has. Don't give him anything else. He can do a pat down if he thinks you might be armed and are dangerous. After the detention, COMPLAIN LIKE HELL!! Complain to the supervisor on scene, go to the precinct and complain to the supe there. Visit during the day and complain to the commander. Sign complaints. Speak at the city council meeting. Write the newspaper. Try to get the ACLU or a lawyer involved. Unless MO requires permission from both/all parties to record, and every tourist in Branson is a criminal photographer, the stop was bogus.

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

That pretty much forbids stopping people who are taping public officials in public places carrying out their public duty. It also should prevent law enforcement from stopping people in their cars who are not suspected of any crime. DUI checkpoints should be banned.

Carlos,
It may be a good idea to start a page, a lawyer’s blog, which has legal advice from one of the lawyers you know. A lawyer would know the correct way to handle so many of these situations since they pop up over and over again. What to say, what law is to be used, how to explain it correctly, and so on. This would be of great importance to many that follow you and have done so through the years. I know there are the “photographer’s rights” but using some of the video and breaking it down would help tremendously. Thank you for all you do. Just a thought.

If a citizen needs "express consent" to record people in public shouldn't the cops need the same consent to record citizens via their dash cams and other recording devices?

What would rogue cops do without that catch-all adjective "suspicious" that doesn't really mean anything...

that cop is all dork

either cops don't actually know the laws, or they make them up as they go and just hope we all are too intimidated or too ignorant to know our rights.