‘Did I Break the Law?’: South Dakota Cops Show Up to Man’s Home, Order Him to ‘Refrain from Taking Pictures of Other People in Public’ After Woman Complains of Being Photographed In Gas Station, Video Shows
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Knowing that no law was being broken, South Dakota police confronted a man at his house after a woman complained he had photographed her in public.
But Travis Duffy, who runs the YouTube channel Last Call Heroes BBQ, said all he was doing was sending Snapchat messages to his friends while waiting at a gas station for the chicken meal he had ordered – and perhaps inadvertently photographed a woman who was also at the store.
“Did I break the law by taking those pictures?” Duffy asked one of the Brandon police officers who had entered his property, according to a security camera on his property.
The Brandon Police Department in South Dakota sent three police officers to confront a man who had taken photos in public. (Photos: Security camera/City of Brandon)
“No, you did not break the law,” the cop responded.
However, the cops insisted on looking through his phone to determine if he had taken any inappropriate photos of the woman or of a 6-year-old girl who was also at the store. And Duffy, noticeably nervous about the interaction, allowed them to view the contents of his phone.
But not only was he under no legal requirement to...
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