Why Can't Trini Police Be Video Taped?
Name: Janice
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Comments: Is there a law in Trinidad and Tobago that says you can't video tape police? Why is it that they always trying to stop people from filming them?
Name: Spence
Comments: Because Trini Police are not armed 24/7 and if their images are recorded they become easy targets whilst off duty. No law against video taping but it is good sense to discourage it.
On TV6 I've seen the police walk up to camera men and push them aside or throw their cameras on the ground. If there is no law against it then what gives them the right to do that?
They have no right to be pushing people like that and if they do so, they're abusing their power. There is no law that states they can't be filmed so whoever tries to arrest you for that you know they're doing wrong.