‘We Are Out Here on a Suspicious Activity Call’: Missouri Black Man Arrested for Failing to Identify Himself While Legally Filming In Public After Cops Brags About His 17 Years on the Force

A Missouri cop who bragged about his 17 years on the force without getting sued arrested a Black man for failing to identify himself who was doing nothing more than recording video in public last month. “I’ve been doing this line of work for 17 years, right. I have done that without complaint or lawsuit on my record,” said Grandview police Officer Beau Bailey, according to bodycam footage recorded on Nov. 4. “OK, this will be your first,” responded the Black man, whose name appears to be Ariel Moses, the person who runs the First Amendment auditing YouTube channel Kansas City Accountability. A Black man who runs the First Amendment auditor YouTube channel, Kansas City Accountability, was arrested for refusing to identify himself as Missouri police confronted him for recording in public. (Photo: YouTube screenshot/Kansas City Accountability) “No, it won’t because between the two of us, I am the subject matter expert on the law, and that includes Constitutional law,” Bailey said.  “I have hundreds of hours of study and application of that in my line of work. We’re out here for a lawful reason. You’ve been contacted for a lawful purpose.”  “And it is within the course of my...