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Woman Dragged To Jail For Recording Cop
Officer: ‘I know the law better than you, believe me’
WND
Brandy Berning spent a night in jail after recording her traffic stop.
DAVIE, Fla. – “Get off of me! You are breaking the law!” shouts a South Florida woman as a Broward County Sheriff’s deputy enters her car and drags her out, all because she was recording her traffic stop on Interstate 95.
Now, the police agency is facing serious legal action for alleged battery, false arrest and false imprisonment.
The saga of single mother Brandy Berning began last March when she was driving alone in the HOV carpool lane, which is designed for vehicles carrying more than one passenger during rush hour.
She was pulled over by Broward Sheriff’s Lt. William O’Brien, who told Berning about her traffic infraction. That’s when she then informed him she was recording audio of their conversation on her cell phone.
“Oh, I forgot to tell you I was recording our conversation,” Berning said on the recording.
“I’m sorry?” asked the deputy.
“I have to tell you I forgot to tell you I was recording our conversation,” she repeated.
“OK, well I have to tell you, you just committed a felony,” responded O’Brien. “Give me your phone.”
Reposted with permission
She is lucky to be alive!