re: This may be the most Louisiana thing I've ever seen

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Makes for better youtube content to manipulate and draw in a bunch of gullible saps.

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It also helps to realize he has had multiple encounters with the police that he has filmed all over the country. This is not the only one in a library. He purposely brings in lots of "equipment" and makes himself a nuisance trying to push right up to the line without going over.

If I saw a guy with all that crap wandering about a library filming, I'd be keeping an eye on him myself.

The cop wearing the gang symbol in the beginning of the video actually shocks me. I can't believe they let cops wear gang symbols that desecrate the American flag (Harris 26 seconds in, not even sure if he is involved with the rest of the video)

I'll watch the the rest of the video later but based on his actions cops even showing up is a disgrace to our country. Hell, I have walked through unfamiliar libraries wearing a back pack looking for a quiet place with wifi and encountered locked doors, unfamiliar stairwells and unfamiliar layouts. Mostly because of covid and the need to be near campus but so much shite was closed that we didn't have places to do work without finding a place. Librarian needs to be fired and I swear these people need charges brought against them for calling the government to threaten people with violence in public places.

Please, drop all your positive encounters with the police. I have yet to encounter a positive encounter with a cop in nearly 40 years. Some have been nice, some have been complete assholes, some blatantly violated the law as others just stood by but I have NEVER had a positive outcome with a police encounter. I know, nobody is going to actually post the positive outcomes of their police encounters and they are just going to DV, I am going to enjoy the Pels getting this one back from the Suns.

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He purposely brings in lots of "equipment" and makes himself a nuisance

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Yeah, a guy walking around in a public place, filming his journey, breaking zero laws. He is not obligated to tell Karen why he is walking round.

There is a better known guy on Youtube doing this. While they are clearly baiting stupid cops that do not know the law, they get paid fat cash. This guy walked around the BR courthouse. Multiple cops lined up to violate his rights, and break laws by bullying him. I don't know if that suit is settled yet.

Damn, this place may be worse than fricking Nextdoor.

Who knew?

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Wrong. The Supreme Court has already ruled that if you are in a public place, you have ZERO expectation of privacy.

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I hate to argue - but a library is considered a limited public forum. A person is allowed to record, but it depends on what they are recording. Some library systems prohibit the recording of other library users and some require permission beforehand.

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Stop and identify laws don't require you to carry ID (unless you are driving or flying on a commercial plane) but if you meet the legal requirements you have to provide your name, address, and explanation of the actions you are being questioned about.

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IF you are suspected of a crime.

That's universal.

The dude was acting like a weirdo. How do the cops know he doesn’t have a bomb or something.

Just tell them your name and that you’re a normal white guy and they will just leave you alone. It’s a tried and true scenario.

What part of telling the cops his name quells any unfounded suspicion the guy might have a bomb?

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A person is allowed to record, but it depends on what they are recording. Some library systems prohibit the recording of other library users and some require permission beforehand.

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So, each individual library's little rules trump the Supreme court's decision? Wait, no they don't. I can film in public areas in public buildings, period. I cannot film in the library at your children's school, without permission beforehand. A public library, no permission is needed.