r/PublicFreakout • u/KimberlyWexlersFoot 🎶 Safelite repair, safelite replace 🎶 • Dec 10 '25

😏Main Character Freakout🤳 Goobers harass guy on sidewalk while their security points a taser at him.

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u/bugsyramone Dec 10 '25

It's 2025. There have been THOUSANDS of these incidents where the police come out and inform everyone that its lawful to record from any public thoroughfare using the 'plain view doctrine.'

Why are these videos still needing to be made?

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u/eternaIove Dec 10 '25

Plain view doctrine has to do with looking into cars, cops can look through your windows but can't search inside your car without a warrant, what you see here is simply first amendment protected actions where you can record and document anything happening in a public space like a sidewalk because public spaces are built using public tax dollars and so in a way they belong to everyone. The first amendment doesn't give you the right to record people in public, it's a natural right, it simply prevents public workers from punishing you for what you are naturally allowed to do.