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Man Protesting Police Kidnapping and Mental Torture Schools Cop on Rights and Filming in Public

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1331 Views (570) 368-2488, (570) 368-8473, arrest for filming, blatantly false claims, Civil rights, civilian complaints, conducting an investigation, Contempt of Cop, cop block, Copblock submissions, copblock.org, fancy terms, Fight for your rights, film the police, filming in public, Filming police, freedom, good cop, Harassment, illegal activities, kelly patterson, Kevin Bradley, kidnapped, legal detention, magic costume, mentally tortured, Montoursville, Montoursville Police Department, name and badge number, no victim no crime, obligation to provide ID, pa, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Police, police, Police State, protesting, refusal to identify, rights, shiny badge, sufficient cause to detain, suspicion of having committed a crime, unnamed officer, video

The video included with this post was shared with the CopBlock Network by Kevin Bradley, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page.

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Should Officers Be Forced To Wear Body Cams?

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 CopBlock 1877 Views Accountability, accountablity, ancillary equipment, body, body camera, body camera footage, body cams, body worn cameras, bodycams, Brutality, cam, camera, Civil rights, civilian complaints, community concerns, community policing, cop, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, data storage and management, decrease in civilian complaints, decrease in use of force incidents, Dishonesty, duty, evidence, film the police, Filming police, Footage, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, PERF, Perf's report, police, police accountability, police body cameras, police body cams, Police brutality, Police Executive Research Forum, promote transparency, rights, rundown live, sample of police departments, shooting, Surveillance, survey, tablets, training, Transparency, use of force, video

More police departments are now requiring their officers to wear body cameras as a way to promote transparency in light

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The Police Consider Accountability Laughable, Because It Is (For Them)

January 31, 2016January 30, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2288 Views Accountability, accountability is laughable, attorneys, Badge #725, Badge #882, Carrollton, Carrollton Police Department, Carrollton Speed Tax, city attorney, Civil rights, civilian complaints, clear policy infraction, Commander Derick Miller, Contempt, cop block, Copblock submissions, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, do I amuse you, double-standards, Filming police, form letter, get an attorney, Harassment, internal affairs, Justice System, kelly patterson, knee slapping good time, mayor, Officer Robb, police, police accountability, pro bono, rights, ritualistic bonfire, Surveillance, Texas, Transparency, TX, unlimited resources, video

This post and the video above were shared with the CopBlock Network by “Carrollton Speed Tax,” via the CopBlock.org Submissions

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Citizens Filming The Police Are Making It Easier For Review Boards To Get Rid of Bad Apples

October 31, 2015 Kelly W. Patterson 1407 Views Accountability, advocates of filming the police, assault, Bad apples, bad cops, behaving badly, bi-annual report, Brutality, catch police red-handed, CCRB, Chairman Richard Emery, Civil rights, Civilian Complaint Review Board, civilian complaints, civilian-recorded videos, cop block, copblock.org, dysfunctional and notoriously inefficient kangaroo court, Featured, film the police, Filming police, freedom, FTP, good cops, helping eliminate bad apples, hype, Justice System, kelly patterson, misconduct, New York, ny, nypd, NYPD Civilian Review Board, one word: Video, phony war on cops, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, rights, strike the root, Surveillance, the real outube effect, Transparency, Vice.com, video, YouTube Effect

In spite of all the hype about the Phony War on Cops and the “YouTube Effect” being a bad thing

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