OFF THE WIRE
http://youtu.be/59N6KyusmeY
This video appears to show a man peacefully filming from a public
sidewalk in Palm Beach County, FL. A sheriff’s deputy, a sergeant
nonetheless, arrives on the scene and demands to see some
identification. The man filming refuses and says he is required to show
ID only if suspected of committing a crime. By the way, Florida is a
Stop and ID state. A quick check of Florida statute 901.151 seems to
shows that the man is indeed correct. The sergeant again demands to see
some ID and tells the man he is interfering with an investigation. Huh?
The disagreement goes back and forth for a while until the sergeant
appears to arrest the man. Wow! The man filming sure didn’t seem to be
breaking any laws, and he wasn’t creating any kind of public
disturbance. The deputy, as usual, is on a serious power trip. Sadly, as
more deputies arrive, none of them seem to realize that 1) the man
isn’t committing a crime and 2) their own sergeant doesn’t know the law.
Of course none of them voice this. Sad, truly sad!
