more of the cops acting in violation of the law with a video showing it clearly;

Des Moines, IA -- For years now, the Free Thought Project has been reporting on and participating in the act of filming the police. Many of these folks don't just film arrests and police stops, but they take to filming police departments to see how they react to legal behavior. These folks take to public spaces and legally begin filming to see what the police response will be. The practice of legally filming public spaces to report on the police response is known as a "First Amendment Audit."

While TFTP has reported on multiple instances in which good cops actually uphold their oaths to the constitution and protect the citizen's right to film in public, the majority of them react by showing their ignorance of the law.

As the co-founder of TFTP, Jason Bassler pointed out years ago, "More often than not the officers demonstrate they are more concerned with intimidation, dominance and subservience than knowing or upholding the law. Because many of them react so poorly while highlighting the lack of understanding they have for their job, the videos go mega viral garnering millions of views. The virility in turn creates incentive for more people to pick up the camera and "audit" police in their city and in the slightest way helps push back against the ever-increasing police state.".......more.........