First off the guy didn't shove a camera in the cops face, not only that but he was being fairly polite compared to other anti-cops videos I've seen on the internet.

Secondly, "you are begging for a police state every time you steal an item or harass cops with cameras..." really makes no sense, it's called transparency. How is creating transparency going to create a police state? Why is it okay for them to film us but wrong if we film them?

Take a look at this....

[link to www.ksl.com]

So, since I don't like being harrassed with a camera in my face, can I take a cops camera glasses?

Of course the answer is a firm "No" but my point is the same. They can record us, we can record them.