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Originally Posted by Tempest
Listen to the broadcaster just before they air the self serving footage.. The broadcaster says that the camera man was told to stop filming and move to the media area.. But it appears he kept filming while the cop goes to talk to the other guy.. They cut all of that out.. After the cop comes back towards him and tells him where the area is, he keeps filming... As far as I'm concerned, he was given 2 chances to comply and although I think it could have been handled differently, I feel the guy deserved a beat down. If you don't listen to what a cop tells you to do 2x then you better be willing to get an ass kicking and not cry about it afterwards. It's clear the camera man was hoping to provoke something.
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A cop has no right to tell someone to stop filming something on public property. He doesn't own that street. It seems like the reporter was trying to find out where to go and the cop finally told him. The only reason the cop hit him is because he made a rude comment and asked for his badge number. That is what the incident was about. If he hadn't done either, he wouldn't have been roughed up.
Maybe that's how you like it here, but I'm not a fan of a country that has the police beat up people for asking for their badge number.