Krupo: Wow, you're right. I hadn't noticed that it made the top 15. Thanks for the welcome! (=

Gervaise: "I dunno, Coast Guard?" I actually laughed out loud at that one, hehe

Some really interesting points (by quantumushroom, joedirt, wepwawet, gervaise, etc.) in regards to the subject of this video are being brought up. I agree that some police matters are definitely confidential and should not be subject to the general public's knowledge. I am referring specifically to Wepwawet's point of taking statements, etc. I certainly don't believe it is right for the public to actively and deliberately interfere with a criminal investigation.

Moreover, I feel that the mother in the video should definitely not have been aggressively and closely following the officers as she was. However, again, I feel the police officers may have overstepped their power in telling the person videotaping the incident that he was illegally doing so. It did not appear that he was interferring with their ability to enforce the law.

Nevertheless, without knowing the specifics of the local laws regarding this incident, and without knowing the complete story (given this may be considered a fragment of the overall recording), it's somewhat hard to come to a definitive conclusion. With the evidence provided, however, it *seems* the officers just didn't want to be videotaped, which I feel is a request that may be declined. This of course is again provided it isn't intentionally interferring with their enforcement of the law but is merely providing a recording of the incident, for better or for worse.

Gervaise: "I dunno, Coast Guard?"

seeknowsage: congrats on getting a top 15 vid as your first published one and welcome to videosift.com!