Cop Watch
The man who filmed NYPD officers choking Eric Garner to death is going to prison
Ramsey Orta shot the cell phone video that gave a movement its slogan, "I can't breathe." Now he's going to prison for selling heroin and gun possession.
Federal Judge Says Filming Police Is Not a Constitutional Right, Prompting Appeal
The ruling comes as cellphones have proliferated and more attention has been paid to police interactions with citizens, and may eventually lead to an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Video Shows Cops Wrestle a Black Teen to the Ground for Walking in the Street
At one point an officer appears to clip the boy in the face with a nightstick, but Stockton police say that the teenager was resisting arrest and that the officers complied with department protocol.
On Patrol with the Copwatchers Who Film the NYPD
El Grito de Sunset Park—a local police watchdog group—started in 2002, when the country's videos of law enforcement were mostly limited to Rodney King and the show 'COPS.'
We Spoke to Kevin Moore, the Man Who Filmed Freddie Gray's Arrest
Moore was himself arrested by police on Thursday, and released Friday without charge. He said that police had already interviewed him for several hours about Gray's arrest before he was taken into custody.