THIS IS HOW FAR COPS WILL GO TO STOP YOU FROM RECORDING THEM
The arrest of citizen journalist James Freeman shows the extreme measures police in Arizona are taking to block the public from documenting routine police work and hide it from scrutiny.
James Freeman, copwatcher, arrested and tasered for filming the police. Credit: James Freeman
PAR continues to report on national efforts to monitor police, speaking to well-known cop watcher James Freeman about the perils of confronting cops with a camera. Freeman also shares his impression of policing in Arizona and local cops’ penchant for using deadly force in otherwise routine encounters.
TAYA GRAHAM
Host & Producer Before joining TRNN as an investigative journalist, Taya worked in Baltimore’s neighborhoods of color for years as an advocate and was awarded the Coalition of 100 Black Women’s Torchbearer Award and YANA’s (You Are Never Alone) “Love in Action” award. Her years of outreach to underserved communities have uniquely prepared her to connect with city residents. Now she cultivates relationships with Baltimore’s citizens to cover the stories on the ground.
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