The drivers name is Chris Kalbaugh and he's a member of the libertarian party in TN. The vid has almost 3 million views since july 4th. The officer is extremely obnoxious fro the get go. the story of this video and he reaction to it has been reported widely in the news. do a news search on Chris Kalbaugh.
You can always spot the police who haven't been challenged on the roadside, because they flip out.
Anger is masking fear because he didn't have his dux in a row. the driver did the cop a service by helping the cop isolate his weak muscles, figuratively speaking.
The officer will now learn that the SCOTUS conjured up the checkpoint exception for reasons of "public safety". In so doing the high court was discouraging random spot checks unless the vehicle is weaving, driving too fast or slow, etc.,.
As long as all cars are stopped the police are "fulfilling their mission" to earn those little military style, tossed salad campaign medals awarded by, you got it-MADD.
No matter how gutsy or knowledgeable a citizen may be there's a measure of risk when challenging cops on a dark highway. Don't forget that videos of jail abuse turn up blank and there's no penalty for "misplacing the evidence" that's in the custody of the jail staff. In fact, judges expect the staff to protect themselves that way.
SO, if a fat Tennessee cop decides to turn native on your ass then stomp your camera evidence to pieces, you could end up losing big time.
What I'd like is a direct TV hookup that records at a remote location (you know like a live remote broadcast on the six o'clock news) so the cops can't bury the body at the scene! That would really irritate the DAWGGY deux out of 'em!
What I'd like is a direct TV hookup that records at a remote location (you know like a live remote broadcast on the six o'clock news) so the cops can't bury the body at the scene! That would really irritate the DAWGGY deux out of 'em!
I completely agree, some way to tape and have the live video upload to a storage location for later retrieval.
I can't believe that nothing like that exists in this world of uber-invasive technology.
That would be particularly handy while bicycle riding.