In England, prior to the Declaration of Independence, the English government required all publishers to buy a license from the King. If you published something the government didn’t like, you lost your license and government agents burned down the printing press. So, the founding fathers wanted to make sure that there would never be a prior restraint on publications in the US. In the history of the US, the SCOTUS has never upheld a prior restraint, even if the government said that publishing would amount to a clear and present danger to the US or even if the material was obtained illegally.

This guy could file his own lawsuit in Federal court and win big bucks, just on the basis of the prior restraint argument.

And apparently these same cops were involved in a SWAT raid to stop a gay bar from having guys dancing in skimpy shorts that lead to everyone in the bar getting searched.

No way. Put it out there *immediately*. Let someone see it, download it, repost it, whatever; just get it out there. Start from the initial premise that it is the right and just thing to do, and let the response from the State stand as its own defense, or its own indictment.

If you give it to a lawyer or a journalist with a strong media company or good reputation, the police will have a very hard time getting to it, as their are long recognized protections.

Sending it out of the country would be safe. Of course, if its a federal matter, they might find some espionage statute!

http://www.appbrain.com/app/mobile-hidden-camera/com.mhc.android

Good call on Wiggum. Here’s who I thought of right away:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=retarded+policeman&aq=0

“To provide the highest quality of service to all persons equally in the most efficient, cost-effective and professional manner possible…”

http://www.wildwoodnj.org/DEPARTMENTS/PoliceDepartment/tabid/1097/Default.aspx

Looks like these Officers need retraining on their mission statement. Exactly what rule of law do they think we live under? That just because a cop barks an illegal order that citizens must comply? This was pure and simple and act of intimidation, specifically designed to create fear and force the lawful party to withdraw.

Every single one of those cops should be fired. Their supervisors should be fired. The Chief should be fired.

Wonder if Snooki is available for a cameo.

“2. The cops might subpoena Qik etc and find ways to destroy the evidence, or “revise” their statements”

You touch on something really important here – the need for offshore hosting services in countries that are apathetic to the aims of this one.

EH, I don’t think that’s a good idea.
1. There could be an error in recording or transmitting.
2. The cops might subpoena Qik etc and find ways to destroy the evidence, or “revise” their statements
3. The cop might put you in jail for recording, contempt of cop, etc, immediately. If you are going to piss off a cop, you better have a plan B.

Far better to wait, and then see what the cops do and say. Call your family, and make sure that copies of the confrontation are recorded, and are saved to multiple sites in different jurisdictions (e.g. not just on your computer, in your house). If its bad, send to a journalist or lawyer, making it very hard for cops to get it.

If the cops think there isnt evidence agains them, they will make all sorts of statements, including those in court. If they do, they might fudge the facts, or find someone else to corroborate.

However, once they have MADE statements, it becomes very difficult to change the story, especially if it official records, or sworn in court.
When you pull out the video, contradicting their story, they are placed in a difficult situation. More importantly, their commanders are placed in a difficult situation. THAT is worth several boxes of purple twinkies.

My strategy is to always say that this is what’s happening if someone has that much of a problem, regardless of whether I’m using Qik at the time or not (and in this situation I would be sure to). “Go ahead and smash the camera, the video is already on the internet.” Doughboy would shit purple Twinkies.