Cops accidentally record themselves admitting they harassed activist at rodeo owners' request

[TalkingDog]

http://boingboing.net/2013/08/14/cops-accidentally-record-thems.html

An anti-rodeo/animal right activist was subjected to a blatantly illegal, harassing traffic stop after he was asked to leave an Oregon rodeo. How do we know it was illegal? Because the cops who stopped him forgot to turn off their own cameras and recorded themselves admitting that the rodeo (which is a major donor to the Malheur County Sheriff's Department) had demanded the traffic stop. The same cops who participated in the stop were previously at the center of a lawsuit that the county settled in which they were alleged to have fabricated evidence, so they've got form for this.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Video:

Published on Aug 12, 2013

Watch SHARK's first video of this stop for much more info:

Oregon's Malheur County Sheriff's Deputies will apparently do anything to protect the cruel Jordan Valley Big Loop Rodeo. The sheriff's department raises money at the rodeo, and sheriff's deputies sit on the rodeo board.

The sheriff's department will even make illegal traffic stops, and openly talk about what they are doing. Too bad they forgot about that cruiser camera, which recorded every word.

If you wish to call the Malheur County Sheriff's Department, the number is [phone].
Sheriff Brian Wolfe can be emailed at: [e-mail]
Dan Norris, District Attorney, [phone], [e-mail]

Please let us know what the sheriff and district attorney have to say about this outrageous conduct!
Email: [e-mail]

[BVictor1]

2. I wonder if an African-American could get away with recording the police?

[Rex]

3. YAY COPS!

THEY ARE THE BESTEST!

[AnotherMcIntosh]

4. Mandatory photo:

[awoke_in_2003]

6. What? No Lucky Charms?...

They're fascistly delicious.

[NuclearDem]

5. Well, when you take orders from animal torturers...

[reusrename]

7. They're thugs.

And the rodeo is inhumane.

I love this guy for standing up to them.

[Kennah]

8. FBI might be investigating THE DEPUTIES!!!

http://jg-tc.com/news/state-and-regional/sheriff-says-fbi-will-probe-activist-traffic-stop/article_b33cba9a-b43f-5211-b893-17bed5b0e300.html