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Immunity Impunity, Politzei uber Alles Dept. 0

Perhaps you heard about the cop who tried to roust an Uber driver who refused to get out his car when ordered and who recorded the incident to boot; the driver turned out to be a Not Black lawyer. Here’s bit from the story as reported in the Raleigh News and Observer:

A Wilmington (North Carolina–ed.) police officer was caught on camera telling an Uber driver that it’s against the law to record police.

There is no such law.

Now comes Barry Sanders a-wondering:

Can you imagine, though, if Jesse Bright had been named Jamal Bright or Daquan Bright or Hector Gonzalez Bright and had asserted his right to keep filming, and then on top of everything else had refused to get out of the car?

Follow the link for his answer.

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