Illegally
arrested by Alberton SAPS
video by Eblockwatch: it's owner Adriaan Snyman
writes:"We have now set up a clever way to record police. Warning. Ploce
get twitchy if they are being recorded so they also target the '
JOURNALIST" recording them. They have been known to take arrest them and
then force them to delete the evidence. Eblockwatch has now taken another step
ahead and we will tell those registered on our eblockwatch community button how
to be streetwise when recording Police.
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http://youtu.be/I86expSZdPc
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Go to www.eblockwatch.co.za and connect your home to our community panic button now.
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UPDATE: (PAGE VIEWS ATTACHED)
jULY 22 2013 Andre Snyman writes: "The charges did not even get into the court roll. Ryan and L are speaking to our eblockwatch reporter for the papers tomorrow. Even the court Okay: " wanted a bribe to keep off the roll even when it wasn't going to be there. He wanted lunch money." (His son also was arrested for 'recording the incident of the police-harassment, which reportedly included a black policewoman screaming 'Mandela birthday viva...'
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Andre Snyman also reports that 'the video footage shows that this was not the case.' He adds: " The two video clips indicate that there also were justifiable resistance to being arrested (by the couple).
"Lukas writes" "The claim of urinating in public was never a charge on the charge sheet. Secondly the police officer who said she had proof of the incident, produces a wet spot on a smooth yellow wall.
"The wall in the back of the video is a Tuscany greenish wall. It made us wonder what the motive was and why the police would allow someone to do his business and then arrive to arrest him.
"Secondly. a round wet spot on a wall? If the person urinated against it the pattern should be different.. This seemed to be fabricated evidence. "Interestingly, the charge of urinating in public was only mentioned on the video, never again in any charge sheet (by the arresting police).Lukas, the father, writes: "We have the interesting scenario that someone is arrested for resisting arrest on a charge that was never brought up?
"Does this mean that police officers may arrest people at will and then if you reasonably resist, get arrested because you resist the arrest?"I did not hear one word of abuse on the video. The charge is crimea injuria?"My daughter was arrested for taking the video under the auspices she was "interfering in police work."
Somebody needs to police the police. "If they did everything right, why arrest her for interfering by filming the "arrest"? If they (the police) were doing everything perfect, the video should show that.
"This episode cost me 22 hours of my time and the legal fees. Is this fair given the competency levels observed?
Andre Snyman of eblockwatch writes: "While we wait google Drop box. This is what we use when we ask members to record arrests. This get the recorded arrest out of the phone and onto a server.
The police can not force our members to delete the footage."
Rudy Buys writes: " It (urinating in public) falls under public indecency. According to the Jhb Bylaws they can only fine you, but according to SA Law you may be arrested and charged."
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http://youtu.be/I86expSZdPc
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Go to www.eblockwatch.co.za and connect your home to our community panic button now.
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UPDATE: (PAGE VIEWS ATTACHED)
jULY 22 2013 Andre Snyman writes: "The charges did not even get into the court roll. Ryan and L are speaking to our eblockwatch reporter for the papers tomorrow. Even the court Okay: " wanted a bribe to keep off the roll even when it wasn't going to be there. He wanted lunch money." (His son also was arrested for 'recording the incident of the police-harassment, which reportedly included a black policewoman screaming 'Mandela birthday viva...'
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Andre Snyman also reports that 'the video footage shows that this was not the case.' He adds: " The two video clips indicate that there also were justifiable resistance to being arrested (by the couple).
"Lukas writes" "The claim of urinating in public was never a charge on the charge sheet. Secondly the police officer who said she had proof of the incident, produces a wet spot on a smooth yellow wall.
"The wall in the back of the video is a Tuscany greenish wall. It made us wonder what the motive was and why the police would allow someone to do his business and then arrive to arrest him.
"Secondly. a round wet spot on a wall? If the person urinated against it the pattern should be different.. This seemed to be fabricated evidence. "Interestingly, the charge of urinating in public was only mentioned on the video, never again in any charge sheet (by the arresting police).Lukas, the father, writes: "We have the interesting scenario that someone is arrested for resisting arrest on a charge that was never brought up?
"Does this mean that police officers may arrest people at will and then if you reasonably resist, get arrested because you resist the arrest?"I did not hear one word of abuse on the video. The charge is crimea injuria?"My daughter was arrested for taking the video under the auspices she was "interfering in police work."
Somebody needs to police the police. "If they did everything right, why arrest her for interfering by filming the "arrest"? If they (the police) were doing everything perfect, the video should show that.
"This episode cost me 22 hours of my time and the legal fees. Is this fair given the competency levels observed?
Andre Snyman of eblockwatch writes: "While we wait google Drop box. This is what we use when we ask members to record arrests. This get the recorded arrest out of the phone and onto a server.
The police can not force our members to delete the footage."
Rudy Buys writes: " It (urinating in public) falls under public indecency. According to the Jhb Bylaws they can only fine you, but according to SA Law you may be arrested and charged."
http://censorbugbear.org/farmitracker/reports/view/1264
