The Power of Video

The old saying goes that a picture is worth 1000 words. There's truth in that saying which is why video is almost impossible to counter when it is purported to show something. More and more videos of police encounters with citizens are occurring. You'd think that law enforcement would welcome the videos as they'd make the gathering of evidence much easier. That police officer are threatening people more and more with arrest for the video taping of their actions should speak volumes to the public. These are the same police that frequently have cameras mounted in the dash board of their cars. These are the same police that advocate the installation of traffic cameras and red light cameras. They want to tape you, but they don't want you to tape them.

Knowing all of that, the video in the below situation is the only thing that kept an innocent man from becoming a convicted felon.