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C Moon

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2. Someone on another site said he turned it on (began recording)

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 01:17 AM

Aug 3

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.

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Brutal arrest of Black student in Florida shows benefits of recording police from new vantage point [View all] OKIsItJustMe Aug 3 OP

Some good advice about turning on your phone camera for safety reasons..my question.. Deuxcents Aug 3 #1

Someone on another site said he turned it on (began recording) C Moon Aug 3 #2

There was no need for him to step out of car Lifeafter70 Aug 3 #3

Unfortunately the Supreme Court has ruled they have the right to take you out of the car if they want EX500rider Aug 3 #21

15 years ago I told a black friend that he should put a camera in his car. Old Crank Aug 3 #4

By live stream, do you mean, automatically streamed to the cloud and stored? Beartracks Aug 3 #5

Sending it directly to the cloud seems like the way to go. SunSeeker Aug 3 #6

Wow, good thought NJCher Aug 3 #7

Pretty much Old Crank Aug 3 #16

This is from the AP article posted above: NJCher Aug 3 #8

I'll bet . . . AverageOldGuy Aug 3 #10

Dash cams are the pervasive norm in Russia. Welcome to authoritarianism. littlemissmartypants Aug 3 #9

Did not know that NJCher Aug 3 #12

Well done! ... littlemissmartypants Aug 3 #13

Good on you for helping your students from the actions of droog-like cops... electric_blue68 Aug 4 #22

Twelve years ago, a meteor exploded above Russia OKIsItJustMe Aug 3 #15

umm. Interesting thanks riversedge Aug 3 #18

THIS! DiverDave Aug 3 #19

I remember when this first happened NJCher Aug 3 #11

This violent dynamic is in the American DNA BaronChocula Aug 3 #14

Some, or maybe all dash cams can be spun around to point towards window if you are stoped. frogstar0 Aug 3 #17

After almost getting hit a few times I got a forward facing dash cam... If anything happens you have the proof on video mitch96 Aug 3 #20