What would you've done?

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The biker is being charged with a major felony for posting the video.

This is a major concern in our present day society now that every Tom, Dick and Harry holds a camera in the face of every other Tom, Dick and Harry any time things go south in the slightest.

The wrong doings, or perceived wrong doings of an individual are bound to show up on the 6:00 news and any one of 100 web sites like youtube or collegehumor etc. until every single person with an internet connection can be made aware of the actions of some jack wagon

One could argue that something needs to be done as far as legislative action that more closely examines the admissibility of certain filmed evidence - and when and where and under which circumstances it is appropriate or innapropriate to engage in filming certain activity.

I know the man was wrong to speed and showboat in the ways that he had done

I know the biker was grossly negligent and irresponsible in his act which can so easily be described as "idiotic"

I also know that he has confessed to his wrongs, been found guilty of them, and paid for them...

... I am not so much attempting to pass official judgment on the man nor am i debating the ins and outs of this particular legal case.

I AM however attempting to participate in the discussion at hand, which inevitably means i will interject my opinion here and there.

My official opinion is that this biker was engaged in criminally excessive speeding and blatantly endangering the public - I don't see that he has broken any law by filming his traffic stop (or indirectly causing it to be filmed) - I also feel that the officer - in or out of uniform - acted accordingly and in the best interest of the public safety by removing this menace from the highway.

additionally, it is a bit silly to further discussion over it since we all know he received a mild slap on the wrist and the case is closed.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The point is that he's being charged with a felony for putting the video on YouTube.

Has anyone been able to find a citation for exactly what law he is being charged with? It makes it kinda hard to discuss whether it is right or wrong if we don't know the actual charge.

[Seth8530]

He deserves the ticket he got but the whole "wire tapping" felony is a very dangerous thing to charge him on. our civil liberties are at risk and all yall care to talk about is how stupid the rider was or how idiotic the cop was.

That is NOT the issue. The issue is that filming a public servent in public can get you 16 yrs of jail time. Thats more time than most money launders get.