Policeman gets owned by law student

[Rooskibar03]

Again you miss the point. Driving 55 doesn't generally generate a call to police to look into things. Parading around town with an MP5 knockoff over your back and a camera in your hand is very likely too. This guy went out wanting to be stopped by police, hoping to catch him on tape doing something he shouldn't (poking him) with his comments. When you get what it is you were looking for you're no longer the victim of police harassment.

This little douche started the encounter by spouting off legal precedent to provoke. It's ambush journalism in reverse.

If I ever open carried, I would expect to be confronted by the police. What if I just get so sick of being harassed that I start carrying a video camera? You don't think it's reasonable to do something legal and not get harassed for it? Cops should know the law. They shouldn't even ask a person open carrying what they're up to. It's legal.

Do I get pulled over going 55 down the highway, and the cop says "I pulled you over because I noticed you're following the speed limit." "Uh, yeah." "Well give me your id." "No" "Well carry on then."

Moral of the story: Just because you can go 55, doesn't mean you should.