Can I refuse being video taped?
No. An officer, just like a citizen, can videotape the scene on a public street. A video doesn't implicate any constitutional rights a citizen possesses during the arrest process. The video at the station is also permitted, although we have seen instances where an accused refused to enter the video room when requested to by the officer. In one such case the officer dragged the accused kicking and screaming into the room! The officer got his tape but the whole scene probably had more to say about the officer's attitude than the defendant's intoxication.
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