here is a good example of why citizens are loosing patience with cops;

Buffalo, NY — Filming the police is entirely legal in every state. However, all too often, we will see police officers overstep their authority and arrest, attack, and assault innocent people for the constitutionally protected act of documenting their behavior in public. Ruweyda Salim learned about this the hard way this week when she was assaulted, called a derogatory name, and subsequently stalked and harassed for doing nothing other than legally filming the police — from over 20 feet away.

When Salim noticed nearly a dozen police officers begin to surround a man outside a 7/11 on Sunday, she decided to practice her first amendment right to film the police.

As the video shows, Salim is far enough away not to be considered a threat and is not talking or saying anything to the officers who have an unarmed man completely surrounded. Despite breaking no laws, harming no one, and not interfering in any way, Lt. Michael DeLong walked up to Salim and got in her face.

The officer, who is clearly larger, wearing a bullet proof vest, carrying a weapon, and surrounded by 10 of his fellow cops, singled out this young woman in what can only be called an act of intimidation and bullying. But Salim refused to be bullied.

“We have cameras, too,” DeLong says as he walks up to threaten and intimidate Salim.

“OK. Get away from me. Can you get away from me?” Salim says.

“No,” he replies.........read and watch more.........