Any police officer who does not wish to be recorded is either committing a crime or contemplating doing so. That applies to courts as well. When any public servant refuses to be recorded while performing public service should be removed from service immediately. The first thing any criminal will do is try to avoid accountability.

I bet if the cops had to pay out of thier own pockets if they were taken to court. They wouldn't be so inclined to arrest people that are exercising their constitutional rights.

Criminals and cops do not like to be videotaped ! What a coincidence !

Rule 6: Have a buddy that is also recording, both on a live stream.

Like the NSA says “if you’re not doing anything wrong you shouldn’t mind being recorded”.

1st rule of recording police. There are no rules. Its a right!

If arrested, when you get out, find the most blood thirsty civil rights lawyer you can and take them to court and feed them their badge.

I have been told to stop filming police in Ohio and Kentucky. When I kept filming in Ky, the officer grabbed my phone, threw it down and then grabbed my arm and demanded ID. I did complain to his supervisor at the station

When he advised against holding the phone aggressively, something struck me. By holding the phone the way he advised defeats the police claim that they thought the phone was a gun.

police misconduct? when a citizen does the same as a police.. no one calls it "citizen misconduct"... the correct terms is "police criminality"

only reason a cop dont want to be videoed is because they will do something criminal

Round of applause for this man!! Thanks for informing the masses on how to approach a very common and potentially tense situation. I approve 👌🏽

Rule 1: Hoeizontal videos only. Vertical videos are subject to arrest and torture.

He forgot to mention one important thing that if you are brave enough to record the police you should be also prepared for being subpoenaed to appear as a witness.

"risk arrest" should also add "risk death"

9:15 most important part: don't film vertically lol

Rule #6: if you anticipate recording the police, for whatever reason, practice! In a rapidly unfolding situation, you want to be immediately familiar with how to do everything described in this video from starting your recording/streaming application, to locking your phone. This should all be muscle memory.

Thank you. Herein lies the true value of the internet, informing the citizens on the law and other such important matters that may have wonderful or grave consequences to all. Just knowing what you may or may not be required to do in the presence of police , when anything you may do has the chance of undermining your freedoms, can be of immense value, especially in such times as now, when the police stretch the rules when interrogating. And nothing short of having a personal attorney on scene is more vital than having and using a camera to record ALL contact. When you are able to add streaming video to your arsenal, you begin to level the field with those officers that would break the law, and in fact, you may come to overwhelm them. Use your freedoms or lose them, but be prepared to fight for them at all costs and be the true patriot, as those of Concord and Lexington, and Valley Forge and Yorktown, and all the points that defined our nation's birthplace, who committed more than just words to secure our freedoms for generations to come. It would be far more than a travesty to let their sacrifices go to waste simply because we had become too complacent, too wrapped up in our material world to continue the struggle they commenced to secure and maintain our right to be free. Freedom, that which is not physical in nature, with no taste or smell, silent and unseen, and given little thought until it is missing, or taken from us, like love, is worthy of all efforts to cultivate and nourish, to protect and to fight for, least it be gone.

The first 1:30 is just an intro and can be cut. Skip to 1:30 for the 5 rules.

I would ad 6, sue the police officers personally when they violate your rights, because when the police illegally arrest you, they don't have the law on their side, so they are acting on their own.

I also would like to impart that, within the illusion, all those who are in a position of "authority" have that authority because everyone else has given it to them. Authority is not inherent. That's N O T inherent.

Every police you talk to, even the friendly ones, are looking for any reason to arrest you if they can.

"Officer, if you are working within the law and your department policies then this video will provide evidence to that and would be an asset to you. If on the other hand you are violating the law or department policy then this video would be a liability. Are you violating any laws or department policies at this time?" The cops only choice at this point is to arrest you, seize your camera and attempt to destroy any evidence, or leave you be.

This video should be shown to every officer around the country, and it should especially be shown in every training program for every new officer. I know it's frustrating now, but smart phones are still a relatively new thing, and a lot of older police officers haven't acclimated to the fact that almost anyone has a camera in their pocket ready to film at any time. Give it about 5-10 years and the majority of police should be educated about the laws pertaining to recording in public.

Its sad that this is an issue

It’s interesting to watch this after all of the protests. The militarized police are out of control & cop watchers are everywhere now! Thank god! We need as many people documenting them & their bad unlawful behavior as possible!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Things cops say 1 you look suspicious. 2 I smell marijuana. 3 I'm doing this for officer safety and . 4 "my favourite" BANG stop police

Can you believe they he has to say if you are brave enough to record the police.... Should we not feel safe around those there are hired to protect and serve on behalf of the people.... Why should law abiding people be afraid of the hired hand.

"If they say 'shut it off or we'll arrest you', ,do it". But they always say that, one way or another. Alternative: "On what grounds?". This is lame. Stand your ground, don't yield.

1. Always Be Calm And Cool 2. You Have The Right To Remain Silent 3. You Have The Right To Refuse Searches 4. Don't Get Tricked! 5. Determine If You’re Free To Go 6. Don’t Expose Yourself 7. Don’t Run 8. Never Touch A Cop 9. Report Misconduct: Be A Good Witness 10. You Don’t Have To Let Them In

Don't the judge's get sick of these cases coming before them? Why aren't they reprimanding these officers? Why isn't common knowledge among law enforcement, it's a waste of time!

It's good to stream them, but they can still beat you up for "resisting arrest" if they feel like it. They can claim that you're interfering. Anything can be construed as interference.

thank you Steve Silverman & Co. for your work.

#6: If you're finding yourself recording the police often, buy a phone case AND camera bag that isn't black or aggressive like the color or a gun or weapon. I've seen plenty of examples of cops that flip out when surprised by someone, last thing you want is someone with a lot of stress and a deadly weapon misidentifying your motives.

Thank you .... good summary of the rules. I would like to have seen all the presenters.

When a police officer steps outside the law, he/she loses the protection of that law. Many jurisdictions protect police from lawsuits, but only if they are acting within the law.

I love this guy, he answered all my questions I needed to know about recording the dishonest cops. 👌

"Officer, I'm not interfering I'm asserting my first amendment right to record. you're being documented and recorded off site." "Im familiar with the law but the courts have ruled that the law doesn't apply to on duty police."

Very good explanation for the people. That is what people need is to know the law.

the Beaverton Police Department pulled me over they asked if they could search my car I told them no they Lolly gagged for five minutes wouldn't let me leave then another car pulled up with a police dog in the car they have the dog go around the car and said the dog hit on your car now we have the right to search your vehicle there was nothing in my car they kept me for 2 hours searching my car this happens to everyone in my area there is no way to tell them no because they'll say their dog hit on your car and that gives them the right to search your car

One thing to remember is that when you are recording you may be recording a crime. This makes your phone and all of it's contents subject to subpoena in court and everything on your phone could be presented in public in open court.

THANK YOU, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

I feel like if government officials have the right to openly record us with cameras and hidden ones under light fixtures then we should also have the right to record government officials

This is AWESOME!!!! Thank You!

I felt this video is important enough that I downloaded it to my laptop.

His "I know kung fu" impersonation was spot on! hahaha

This was excellent, very helpful, and much appreciated. I hope they show this video in police stations around the country.

Thank you sooo much! I'm going to buy a smart phone simply to exercise these rights! Good job, keep up the good work.

Good stuff! That's some useful advise.

So useful. One of my favorite videos on the topic. Thanks!

Great amount of useful info, thanks. I did try to get bambuser for myself, but it is very expensive.

Phone should be encrypted. Pass codes can be bypassed.

but i still don't know kung-fu

we need this in UK.

What’s the best app to use today (2020) for recording the police? I like the idea of it being stored on another server and not just on the phone. Thanks!

Wonderful information! Thanks to all involved.

Okay I will shut off the video and I will take it to internal affairs. That's also a really good response.

#5... You may be released, after due-process has taken place. That means, detainment, finger printed, ID'd, visiting the Magistrate (if its not the weekend, you may have a comfortable overnight stay and Cement Hilton if its the weekend), and agreeing to post a 2500 bail (10% usually). Either the way the state wins... Money you out your pocket, and your time wasted.

There are software apps that you can easily download and use to not only protect your recording, but also to keep your data from being deleted by the police. Streaming is great but not all phones support that kind of instantly continuously records your information. The offsite server/cloud is a secure recording system is absolutely necessary to keep cops in line because your data is precious and shouldn't be in the hands of police. There are apps per state that allows you to upload and send data to your lawyers office.

Federal Court has reruled unless your saying filming for 1st amendment rights they can stop you from filming in some jurisdictions.

Thank you so much for this video. I found this extremely helpful.

This video has good information for then. How about a link for information for 2018!

Great advice! I'll use this next time (although I hope never) that I feel the need to record police.

If the police impedes your movement in any way, to investigate you with questions, and commands, you are technically already under arrest, but they don't want you to know that. You should make the agent for the bench aware that you know that, so he can read your maranda rights so that you do not have to answer any questions as they may be used against you in a court of law, be it kangaroo, statutory, or maritime military.

Active duty police officers should expect NO privacy considerations.

Please, Please, Please, make more videos

Thank YOU 😊 will be looking at the website soon ‼️🎉

🗣️🗣️🗣️Extremely IMPORTANT and VERY INFORMATIVE VIDEO. Tia video must be HIGHLIGHTED

The fact that we have to try not to "offend" police officers is already nonsensical when you think about it. What is this? Some kind of authoritarian state?

Can you cite the Supreme Court ruling about needing a warrant for a cell phone? The last standing case I heard was they did not.

GREAT video! Thank you Steve!

Excellent advise Steve! Bravo!!!! And, thanks!

USA Police Definition: The Legal Way to be a Criminal.

great discussion... thanks for all the info... so sad how cops continue to lie about the recording laws...

Thank you sir I've been wondering about all of this. Very confusing info out there

It's also nice to have your mobile as a collar, so you don't have to hold it --- and the police doesn't force you to drop it during an arrest so you can have more audio recorded. Bonus points for not triggering nervous policeman who think of the little mobile device as a potential weapon to bonk people on the head or be a hidden gun (to be frank, fake mobiles that can shoot bullets DO EXIST but are very rare --- but cops will mention them to judges all the time)

I was recording at home so they shine a light in my camera but the sound is there.

I'm in Illinois. So I can record police in public as long as I don't try to keep it a secret?

man what a learning experience and yes the fuzz is and this is all the cops out there they're a public servant

God bless you for posting this for all us potential victims out here! America, we need to do much better background checks on the people we choose to “protect” us! That would be a good start but until then I guess we have to keep watching informative stuff like this!

This has never happened to me but I'm curious. What happens if its a federal agent, swat officer or someone high up like government or court. Are you still aloud to record?

This is breaking news! that is why I am recording lol

I love the body cameras it doesn't prevent misconduct it prevents false allegations and fake complaints.

As I understand it , the police arnt regiired to respomd to your 911 call. Also are not required to protect you. So what does the dishwasher do ??

Illinois finally caught up...RECORD, RECORD, RECORD. The courts have ruled that on duty cops have no expectation of privacy.

whats the app called for the livestream

Excellent ,informative presentation . Well done!

8 June 2020.... my - how times have changed.... 🤔

Bambuser is no more. As of 01/22/18 it will deny entry to non paying users. Users who pay will get to use it until 05/31/18.

One of the biggest issues I see when I watch 1a auditors etc is when they state that they are going to remain silent.. the cops Always have a way of getting them to talk..! Every time. I’m like “Dude, shut the hell up..”. Silent means silence.

Great vid, just wished there the other side of the discussion was presented. I would like to know how they justify asking us to turn off our cameras and whether they actually believe that it's better somehow if we do not record. I work in long term care, nursing. A few years ago, coworkers were all upset over a private camera being used in a private room. I volunteered to do tasks in that room, because it didn't intimidate me. Do I do every single thing right 100% of the time? I'm sure not. But I think the family's sense of well being trumped my comfort level with the situation. And that's what I think of filming the cops as well. Public accountability trumps the small increase in stress over being filmed and scrutinized. Thanks to the prevalence of cameras these days, I don't even have to ask what they are doing wrong that they need to feel worried.

LEOs refused me recording claiming I was not allowed as I was the subject of an investigation (driver in a pretext traffic stop). But I guess that's what rule 5 is for. Covertly audio recorded, including the 8 minutes of the dog being pulled up by the leash going around my vehicle (isn''t there either a smell or not a smell) and them saying I was slurring my speech, my asking, "Am I slurring my speech now?" and their reply "Yes".

--how does a person become a cop and not know the laws aren't they spose to know and study the law before they become a cop ?

Wow good work ,a video on how to use a camera or should I say video tape a officer who is remaking the law. How about retraining officers on what they need to do when in public or dealing with laws that already exist? I'm not saying this video isn't worth doing ,but what I Am saying is that officer are trying to make up there own laws when on duty and that's not except able at all.

At least one court has ruled warrant isn't required to make someone unlock a fingerprint protected phones, only password protected phones. Any update on this?

Great video thanks for helping us out. I appreciate someone caring about our safety because I know the police don’t care about our lives. Thanks dude you are a rockstar 👍🏻🙏

I n other it's like playing Russian roulette with your camera.

They dont fear braking the law cuz people dont sue them back enough lol

Thanks ! That was exactly the information I was looking for.

damn youtube i watch one video titled something like "dont talk to the cops" and my whole recomendation feed is filled with videos of lawyers and retired police saying the same thing.