Cops want to turn cop watching into organized crime, but can they get away with it?

Are Texas police laying the groundwork to thwart cop watchers by sending them to jail for simply using cellphone cameras to film them? This is the serious question raised by a series of charges that accuse a group of Texas cop watchers of engaging in organized crime. In this episode of the Police Accountability Report, hosts Taya Graham and Stephen Janis investigate the basis for the accusations and possible consequences for the First Amendment, YouTube activism, and the future of citizen auditing, and speak to one of the men facing decades in jail for filming police to understand just how far police will go to evade accountability.<br /><br />Read the transcript of this episode: <a href="https://therealnews.com/cops-want-to-turn-cop-watching-into-organized-crime-but-can-they-get-away-with-it" rel="noopener">https://therealnews.com/cops-want-to-turn-cop-watching-into-organized-crime-but-can-they-get-away-with-it</a><br /><br />Pre-Production: Stephen Janis<br />Studio/Post-Production: Stephen Janis, Dwayne Gladden<br /><br />Help us continue producing Police Accountability Report by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: <br /><br />Donate: <a href="https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-par" rel="noopener">https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-par</a><br />Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-par" rel="noopener">https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-par</a><br /><br />Get Police Accountability Report updates: <a href="https://therealnews.com/pod-up-par" rel="noopener">https://therealnews.com/pod-up-par</a><br /><br />Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noopener">https://facebook.com/therealnews</a><br />Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/therealnews</a>