Do you leave your camera on until you arrive safely, then turn it on when you’re out again? Where would it be mounted and where would one get the mounting needed. Can I do it myself and if not, who would mount it and give instructions? In all sincerity, I’m not up on a lot of technical skills and at 78, I think I’d feel a lot safer especially if I’m in an accident. Thanks for your input..

after the police started making demands to him.
Looks like he has his phone on a car mount that sits in and around the dash.
A lot of people also have front and back "dash cams." But I guess those wouldn't get the activity seen here—mostly for collision evidence.

So to answer your question, it appears he began recording video on his phone after he was pulled over, because he felt uneasy about the police.

All they needed to do was write a ticket.
That cop was profiling. I hope he gets enough from his lawsuit to pay for his college loans and that cop gets fired.

And refusing to do so never ends well

One in the dome light area at least. For fake drug busts.
Camera and audio.
Now I would suggest 2 cameras hooked up to live stream

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The cops might destroy your phone if they realize you're recording. I'm seeing many instances of cops hitting phones out of people's hands, and ICE confiscating phones.

Sorry, cops, it’s automatic. You know, it’s the computer. Came that way from the store. Nuthin’ I can do.

Oh, wow, look at you ! There you are on streaming! Look, your wife and kids can see how you do your job!

I think turning it on when police pull you over or stop you instead of continuously.

. . . the cop made C's and D's in high school.

Cloud capture to a secure location is recommended. While live broadcasting can be very effective in gaining public engagement. Keep in mind though, that not all of that "engagement" will be supportive.

About Russia.

However, this stuff with cops and young black males has been going on forever.

I used to tell my students to not argue about the ticket. I’d say take the damn ticket and I’ll show you how to behave in court. How to talk to a judge.

They would do that and win! They would be so proud of themselves for getting a ticket dismissed. The increase in their self confidence was palpable.

Great advice for us all, Cher. Nothing matches the good feelings of accomplishment. ❤️

unlike a few DU'rs I don't believe all cops are bad; but too, too many are racist, and, or sexist! 😬

My opinion is from decades of listening to, or reading about people's experiences! Here in NYC, and around the country. Quite before George Floyd.

The thing which overwhelmed me was all of the recordings they had from car “dash cams.” I was barely aware such things existed, and yet it seemed like every car in Russia had one!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelyabinsk_meteor

I saw that same footage and was amazed at how many had dashcams.
It really is spectacular.

And I saw the footage, I recall thinking, “This guy is doing everything right.” I think in particular, the student asked a brief question to clarify the officer’s orders. This was important because the orders conflicted and if he had chosen without clarification, the cop would have an excuse to go off on him.

That really impressed me.

When I taught interpersonal communication, I would encourage students to talk about these incidents. Did they ever have the stories. The students all had situations with cops subtly setting them up. We discussed how to handle such situations, though obviously when you’re dealing with some LEO in a steroid-induced rage, there are limits.

In this day and age cops know about omnipresent camera surveillance. Yet their impulses to abuse those they've traditionally abused continue in spite of the higher risks of being caught. Those who can't control their impulses are, well, out of control.

The one my daughter has has a camera on the back of the car and the windshield mounted unit. It is easy to turn it to point to your drivers side window.

the other day I almost got clocked in a very confusing intersection. When I got home I reviewed the vid and I saw the other person was at fault and just pulled out in front of me. I had to hit the brakes hard!!
No accident but I had to change my nappies when I got home...
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