I started running video in my car because of bad drivers but bad cops are another good reason to have video. If the OP story happened to me, I would give a copy of the video clip of the full stop through the traffic stop to my lawyer and I'm confident he would get the DA to drop the charges without a trial.C-dub wrote:I'm sorry, but this LEO didn't care about the truth. He only saw what he wanted to see and left no room for any other possibility. I have also been a victim of this type of abuse and luckily it only cost me several hundred dollars nearly 30 years ago. And we are usually at their mercy with no way to prove what the truth of the matter was. Fortunately, I have not come into contact with another officer like that since then.
If I got a sincere apology from the cop within 30 days, I would consider the matter closed. Otherwise, that video would be all over the internet with the cop's name and agency, showing their disregard for the truth to the world.
