Jimmy Justice

Radley Balko | August 20, 2007

A ballsy, foul-mouthed guy from New York has been videotaping traffic cops breaking the law. He confronts the offenders, mouths off to them, then posts the videos on YouTube. He's getting some national attention, including a write-up on MNSBC, and an appearance on the Today Show.

He'd be more effective if he were less of an asshole (language warning on the second video). Still, it's good fun to watch, particularly to hear the cops' reactions to being called out on their own law-breaking. For example, it's apparently okay for an NYPD officer to park in a no-parking zone to run personal errands if she's having her period. Also, it's now illegal (actually, it isn't) to videotape NYPD officers "because of the terrorism."