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April 25, 2017

Title: Video Recording Police Activity
Topic: Video Recording Police

Discussed by Randy Peterson
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Part 1 of 3

NOTE: Please do not construe any information discussed in this segment as legal advice. If you have any questions, please contact the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Randy Petersen is a Senior Researcher for Right on Crime and the Center for Effective Justice at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Today, Randy will be discussing some issues regarding police safety and the First Amendment.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Do citizens have the right to video record a police chase and altercation? How close is too close?

If a police officer demands a citizen move away from the scene, must the citizen comply?

Are video recordings often helpful to police investigations?

Can a police officer confiscate a bystander’s phone for evidence? This question requires a complicated answer, so listen closely!

If a bystander walks too closely while recording an altercation between a police officer and another person, does this become a distraction to the police officer?

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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Video Recording Police Activity
Topic: Video Recording Police

Discussed by Randy Peterson
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

NOTE: Please do not construe any information discussed in this segment as legal advice. If you have any questions, please contact the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Randy Peterson goes into more detail in this segment concerning a bystander videoing an altercation between a police officer and a perpetrator. Bottom line: If a police officer tells you to back off, BACK OFF!

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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Video Recording Police Activity
Topic: Video Recording Police

Discussed by Randy Peterson
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

NOTE: Please do not construe any information discussed in this segment as legal advice. If you have any questions, please contact the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Texas is an open carry state. As an innocent bystander, must you inform the police officer(s) on the scene if you are armed?

There is NOT a bill currently being considered regarding this in the Texas Legislature. Listen as Randy Peterson discusses this further.

As a bystander, can simply yelling at a police officer during an altercation result in your arrest? Or, are you protected under the First Amendment?

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