property like over here where you're not allowed to be restricted areas where where's restricted areas show me where show me where it's restricted Raise Your Voice me sir you're the servant understand that that you are safe don't officer person in Bristol a journalist with a camera and a strong sense of Duty set out to test the boundaries of public recording especially around areas visited by law enforcement on a particularly sunny day the journalist found himself in the parking lot of the local police department filming the comings and goings of the area Pearson asked why he was filming the journalist stayed calm and explained politely can I sleep with you just a moment sure how are you today all right a little hot I'm with the police department here in Bristol the reason I'm talking to you is we've gotten some complaints about you going around filming in Police Department parking lots things like that what's going on just doing some filming today doing some filming today yes sir okay PE seemed a bit annoyed when the journalist didn't give a clear answer he kept asking questions the journalist shook his head but Pearson kept talking not understanding the law correctly the journalist explained it nicely are you looking into the some of the Commonwealth Attorney cars and things like that I'm just places where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy oh you know there's no reasonable expectation of privacy in public sir there is Sir inside of vehicles there is if you can see it from public sir you know better than that no that's not entirely accurate is that right accurate you all don't use uh you don't you all use that to your benefit no sir it's not absolutely not things got more tense as person felt like he was being questioned he asked for the journalist's ID but the journalist didn't give it because he had the right to stay Anonymous unless he did something wrong have your ID on you uh no sir I don't have an ID on me you don't have an ID on you no sir okay what's your name I'm not giving my name sir I have no reason to okay it's called The Plain View doctor and you should know about that anything you can see from public view is filmable and recordable okay so trespassing trespassing on property like over here where you're not allowed to be restricted areas where where's restricted are show me where show me where it's restricted right over here where you were just we're we're not walking over there Pearson wanted to show he was in charge he talked about the plane View Doctrine saying that anything you can see in public can be filmed but then he said the journalist was trespassing in places he shouldn't be the journalist disagreed and asked person to show where it was marked that he couldn't go there show me where it's restricted where does it say restricted where's the restricted signs where's the private property signs you're over here on property where when you're over here on Fire Department property fire department that's that's not public property it is no sir it's not it's not funded by the public it is funded by the public property they have a reasonable expectation of privacy of the fire department too the officer couldn't show any clear signs that said the areas were off limits the journalist even mentioned that he could film The Fire Department property nearby because it was paid for by the public another officer joined the conversation to calm things down they said they got calls about the journalist carrying a gun open ly in wearing a mask which worried some people sir you don't know what you know what Plain View Doctrine is are you are you the attorney how do you know I'm not an attorney are you the attorney how do you know I'm not an attorney how do you know I'm not an attorney I don't know that's why I'm all right well no doubt my intelligence I'm trying to have a conversation with well I am trying to have one with you too okay all right so what you know what the Plain View Doctrine is Right filming and everybody you know what the Plain View Doctrine is right like that you know what the plan View Doctrine is right I do know well then why are you even question I absolutely do anything that you can see from public is recordable okay so you're you're saying you're saying that people don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy inside their vehicle no sir they have to onus is on them to create that privacy just like in your squad car I can walk up to your squad car right now and film everything I can see in here cuz it's called Plain View doctorine you've left your computer on which is not a good thing is it not cuz that's on you to cre that privacy on that computer right okay the journalist stayed strong not letting the officer scare him or give him wrong information about his rights he said firmly that he wasn't doing anything wrong because he knew the Constitution protected his actions before we discuss further if you found it interesting then share this video and don't forget to subscribe for more cases like this right that's not right no is it on me to create that privacy am I'm the one that's supposed to shut it are you sco with the police a policy or anything like that I am sir and and normal constitutional law as well okay yes sir are you so basically you're just out here to cause trouble for everybody I didn't talk to anybody so who's causing the trouble you're the one that stopped me you're the one to sto me I'm not stopping yes you did you hollered for me and told me to stop did you not did you not so then you stopped me said don't say you didn't you mind if I talk for just a second I'll talk to you but he he ain't make sense so we just we got a call down here probably understand you're open carrying a firearm which is fine okay and you mask on that can ca some public concern with the co today seriously I'm just saying somebody openly seriously now who's being ridiculous understand where I'm coming from okay some tell you what the call was that we received I don't give a [ __ ] what the call was officer person and the other officer understood better what rights people have in public places in US law there's a rule that lets police take evidence they can see from where they're allowed to be but how this rule applies to regular folks especially journalists has many legal details so that's why if I'm breaking a law we come down here to make Raise Your Voice me sir you're the servant understand that that you are safe and everyone else to sa okay talk over have a nice day I ain't wasting my breath with your I'm done a good day sir keep stepping you're dismissed a good day tell everybody in there they need to close their curtains I've got Social Security numbers all in the open the journalist believed that filming in public where there's no privacy expected is allowed by law and many court cases back this up that's called Plain View Doctrine if it was this on them they're the one to get in trouble you dumb it's not respon my responsibility to hide people's information is it is it is it yeah on them cuz they're the ones that would lose it you don't all right you want to go are you that stupid are you no I'm not cuz I'm standing there if it was identity theft you'd be hooking me the wouldn't you in cases like G like versus Conifer it's been decided that people can film government officials like police officers in public places the journalist didn't stop filming or give ID because of these rights this shows that citizens have the right to watch and record what happens in public without anyone bothering them well right now you're being me the out right now you're being disorderly this is not disorderly it is you can't be the complaint and the disorderly you stupid God Almighty y'all are [ __ ] am I wrong yeah you're wrong I you can be the complaint in the disturbance call you are [ __ ] then hook me up then how stupid Bristol sign is right there and I thought I wasn't going to get nothing today sorry for the pacing back and forth and turning around all the time he had me fired up guys I was tore up what a bunch of retards thank you the police police cops mad cops mad cops mad Cops Bad Cops Bad Cops Bad Cops well boys and girls that's how you do it what retards do they have working for Bristol Bristol stupid right there I get tired of listeners I don't want to sit and argue with them it ain't worth my breath yeah and I'm going to put all that info out there cuz it ain't my responsibility is it you dumb get off the gun range and go to the L Library quit learning how to shoot learn how to learn to law you dumb sorry for the zoom again guys I swear when I get that gimbal everything will be better I tell you this incident brings up bigger debates about the Constitution while the fourth amendment protects against unfair searches and seizures it intersects with the first amendment's protection of public rights the officer asking for ID and to stop filming without a clear reason might violate protections against unnecessary government interference legal cases have shown that there's less privacy in public spaces the Supreme Court has said that things seen in public don't have the same privacy as private places and that's it a day that began with filming in public turned into a big lesson about our rights privacy and how police should balance their duties with the freedoms we all have if you've ever had a similar experience or just have something to say about filming in public please share it in the comments below thanks for watching until next time keep standing up for what you believe in