Confrontation caught on camera when officer curses at passenger and grabs cellphone

It's a heated confrontation with a police officer insisting a passenger put her phone down

When she doesn't, he curses and grabs it out of her hand and it's all caught on camera!

[BEATRoify]

The cop said "stop recording" which indicates that he was aware that the phone was functioning as a recording device, not a weapon.

[Amandaxanime]

“ cell phones can be weapons” by recording the truth?

[jamesjokerst]

She has every right to record, first amendment, the officer violated her rights and theres no copsplaining that

[jillyb]

The statement "phones can be stun guns" is just another way to curtail peoplea rights.

[MACK]

If you can't tell, after several minutes and in broad daylight, that a phone isn't a gun, then you should probably not be a police officer.

[nlakeshnomisdai]

"A weapon in disguise" ??? COWARDS

[oscopin]

Cell phones can be weapons? And they wonder why the public has lost all confidence in them. Unbelievable.

[erichardric]

"We've taught officer's that phones can be weapons" ever since Rodney King cops have looked at phones like they're weapons.

[b.a.goodman]

"We've taught these officers cell phones can be guns."
Yeah, you've taught the public that officers can be criminals, can be dangerous.

[mudd]

He calls it a phone 8 times if for even a millisecond he thought it was a weapon he would of had his gun out

[morganbudreau]

Common sense would say that a cell phone can never be used as a weapon at any time. How in the world can someone disguise a phone as a gun?

[donniepatt]

I seriously doubt any of those cops have ever seen a cellphone gun or taser

[mayhem]

Show me a stun gun or gun disguised as a cell phone. They don't exist.

[krishollow]

"Damn, this phone is dangerous. I need to turn the safety on."
*Turns off recording.*
"There we go. It's safe now."

[Mrbradboy]

There's no way I'm letting a cop grab my phone especially when recording too.

[Dgram]

I’m not surprised they think a cell phone is a weapon, that’s what they act like

[russellhunter]

He is actually right. They our weapons to fight injustice

[overlordshankoftheygftsqua]

Once he turned that recording off he should have been charged with obstruction

[scottdoubleyou]

The second an officer says "I am in control of this situation" you know he's/she's lost all control.

[joestolzenberger]

So, they don't allow people to film. WHY?? a camera is now a weapon. This is to get people not to film them.