Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Bearing Witness Edition

On the Media | Jun 12, 2015

As another disturbing video of police action goes viral, we provide a handbook for filming police encounters as a bystander. Brooke speaks with journalist Carlos Miller of Photography is Not A Crime, former police officer and current law professor Seth Stoughton, and Jennifer Carnig, communications director for the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Find the ACLU's apps for recording police action here. 

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