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Ex-Seattle Police Chief Defends Citizens Filming Cops: It's 100% Lawful for an American to Do It

Protests against police brutality continue in the aftermath of the police killings of two African-American men, Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota. "Democracy Now!" looks at how people who record police violence have themselves been targeted, harassed, arrested and even imprisoned. In Baton Rouge, store owner Abdullah Muflahi was detained after he recorded Sterling’s death on his phone. Meanwhile, an Air Force veteran in Atlanta named Chris LeDay was arrested and held for 26 hours after he posted video of Sterling’s death. "Democracy Now!" speaks to former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper.

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