Philadelphia: Police Threatens Cyclist For Recording Arrest

Cyclist videos roadside arrest, refuses to hand over cellphone to Philly police officer

20 October 2016

Jean-Jacques Gabriel was biking home Tuesday night when a pair of strangers stopped by Philadelphia police called out, urging him to record the scene on his cellphone. Two white, plainclothed officers had stopped two black men, whose hands were on the back of their heads, along Kingsessing Avenue, between 48th and 49th streets, in West Philadelphia, Gabriel said. It was sometime after 11 p.m. Gabriel obliged with the request, opening a live video stream on Facebook. He had recorded police activity in the past and figured his presence would de-escalate the situation and ensure the safety of everyone involved. But ...

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