how you doing he you talk sir he know when a man lawfully exercises his right to record in public spaces police often struggle to handle it under the First Amendment individuals have the right to record public officials in public places the guy was out in Canton Mississippi filming in front of the M South Bank simply walking on the sidewalk he wasn't interfering wasn't trespassing just recording but that was enough to make the bank employees uncomfortable leading to a call to the police as expected officers arrived trying to assert control over a situation that wasn't even a crime it's against the law for you to record me if I tell you not to record me so stop recording say now I'll call the Poli back again and tell you come on let's back up and see what he got going on let's see what he got going on we going to go this way we going to go this way all right y y'all X for here it go I'm going try my best to do a salad I'm going try my best y'all know I ain't got no sense to do no salent how you going sir how you going [Music] sir sir I'm speaking to you how you doing he you talk sir sir got get another unit up here about uh R back sir sir sir why are you filing uh in the bank sir the reason why the reason why I stop I'm getting the call on you sir sir that's my question are you are you going to speak to me are you going to talk sir 27 yeah [Music] no more heading us [Music] [Music] how you doing sir going onco with the camp I told while talking you I told we got a a call on he he wants to video in the bank in the ice cream shop so he going to give me his name he going to tell me why he's doing okay well so I so I called assistant chief up here okay well I'm going to go back 10 uh 108 this is Amendment right so he haven't committed a crime so I know you committed a crime they do said I was in the store as well so right we can go back today he Ain callusing no problem open the line back all right man I'm out T again all right s all right you [Music] good hey Che hey can talk to you for a second hey hey gu what I'm going to join you I'm going to go record I ain't mad at you we need it hey he doing his right you know about that he know he know hey hey ass up hey all all I really want cuz you did a great job great I need know his name his not B he won't identify for some reason Ain this ain't this y policy yeah yeah it's officer Harris Harris B he got it be 11 we go by okay 11 I'm Reon I ask because I'm going have the for he took a picture of me I'm going go for where do I go with Forest I can come to the station yeah you can okay I'm going to get that picture he just took of me that's it that's I I want and uh you deputy chief assistant chief assistant chief I just want to get Johnson want to let him hear it on the camera cuz you did good you know ain't no big deal ain't no big deal y y'all be safe out there [Music] [Music] I'm still looking like I'm still looking hey be sa big dog yeahall say I don't know what what a driver shame is or a driver on so I'm just going to let y'all call it frustrated one officer took a picture of the man trying to intimidate him under the fourth of Amendment law enforcement cannot collect personal information without lawful justification recognizing this as an intimidation tactic the guy immediately stated he would file a public records request for the officer's photo that's when the assistant chief stepped in realizing the situation was just spiraling into embarrassment for the Department despite in all their efforts they couldn't make him talk identify himself or back down the silent treatment nearly broke them leaving the officers humiliated and outmatched like And subscribe for more police cam stories watch the next recommended video click to watch now