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MURPHY.DOCX (DO NOT DELETE) 1/9/2013 3:33 PM “V.I.P.” VIDEOGRAPHER INTIMIDATION PROTECTION: HOW THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROTECT CITIZENS WHO VIDEOTAPE THE POLICE * David Murphy I. INTRODUCTION With each passing day, more incidents involving police officers, private citizens, and video cameras are emerging on the Internet, making the news, and sometimes appearing on civil and criminal dockets.1 When individuals bring these incidents to public attention, more people seek to record police activity, which creates more opportunities for police officers to intimidate videographers.2 On YouTube, an Internet user can watch hours of uploaded footage showing police officers aggressively confronting videographers.3 These encounters raise questions about police conduct and private * J.D. Candidate, 2013, Seton Hall University School of Law; B.B.A. Information Technology Management, 2010, University of Notre Dame. Special thanks to my parents, Susan and John Murphy, for their persistent encouragement and support. 1 See, e.g., Hinhin2, Good Cops, Doing Their Job, Professionally, YOUTUBE (Feb. 28, 2011), /watch?v=sylrpLhG4w0NR=1; DanceRooster, How To Invoke Your Rights With the Police, YOUTUBE (Jan. 23, 2010), /watch?v=0En_sdsyh1Mfeature=related; RidleyReport, NH: What to Do When Cops Order Camera Shutoff?, Y OUTUBE