This video is for educational purposes on freedom of the press on public photography and holding our government officials accountable and promote transparency with in law enforcement it is a 1st amendment right which is protected by the US constitution.
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A group of First Amendment auditors visit various government locations in Florida, including a mobile tax collector's office and a federal building. They engage in heated confrontations with public employees over the right to record in public spaces, arguing that government transparency and the lack of a reasonable expectation of privacy in public justify their filming.
Yeah, I know.
We are in public.
You can't record us because we have customers here and it's their first amendment right.
No, it's not.
There's no privacy in public.
There's no such thing as privacy in public, bro.
How about your rules and regulations to the federal property?
It's right here, man.
Anywhere there's public access.
So you guys enforce rules, not the law?
Not you guys specifically.
You guys got to follow orders for a living.
I get that.
And I'm not here for them.
I'm not here for them harassing.
That's another step that you're wrong in.
Look up the meaning of harassment and Google it.
Hey, how you doing, man?
Is this for the licenses?
Yes.
So we do rules for IDs for licenses.
Cool.
Yo, my man, I can get my fishing license here?
I want to say yes.
Let me, you need my ID for my fishing license?
Alright.
This is what they have here, guys.
How you doing?
Good.
I'm going to get my fishing license.
You are?
Nice.
Hell yeah.
So we're here at Camry 2026.
This is Virginia Gardens City Hall, guys.
How long does that take?
It takes a while?
It should.
A mobile tax collectors, guys.
This is what basically this is.
A mobile tax collector.
Is this City Hall right here, Raghu?
City Hall?
This is the one that they're going to get taken over by the other city.
Yeah.
There's a very, very small police department over here, guys.
There's a City Hall.
This is Virginia Gardens.
What happened?
You see this guy?
He's a politician.
Why does he have to put his face on everything?
Wasting my taxes.
Can't make this ---- up.
Hey, can I do a picture with you?
Do you mind?
It's weird.
We're speaking about a state process.
We prefer not to speak in a live video or live recording.
Why not?
Because it's a state process.
Yeah.
You work for the government?
I work for the government.
It's about transparency with the government, bro.
There's no agency.
There's no privacy when it comes to the government.
Yeah.
So if you know we do this, we do it.
That's part of our services.
So we have to refer you to the office.
He wants to document his interactions and what's going on when he gets his fishing license.
It's a first amendment right.
We can do that with our government.
That's fine.
That's all.
We do each of that.
That's all we're doing.
What's your name?
Luis.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah.
Cool.
You have to go to the office.
What's your position with the department?
My position?
I'm assistant branch manager.
Okay.
With the tax collector's office.
Okay.
And my fishing license can't be done at the mobile office.
It has to be done at the tax collector's office.
It requires some special, yes.
Oh.
So you just can't get a fishing license here?
You can go to the office.
Okay.
It's not because of the camera?
No.
I have one more question before you leave.
How much money do you make?
This guy's telling us we can't record here.
Yeah, I know.
We are in public.
The reason we can't record is because we have customers here and it's their first amendment,
right?
No, it's not.
There's no privacy in public.
There's no such thing as privacy in public, bro.
There's no expectation of privacy in public.
You guys need to learn the law, bro.
This is why we do this.
You're out in a public sidewalk, bro.
You want privacy?
You got to create your own private room, bro.
That's how it works.
You can't record here.
You guys are wrong.
Crazy.
We come very respectful to get a damn fishing license and look what it ends up being.
You know what I mean?
You guys need to get educated on how the law works with public photography.
You have no expectation of privacy in public, dude.
You guys need to learn the law.
What you're saying, you're giving out false information, bro.
Okay?
If you want privacy, you got to make a room for anybody.
You're out in a public sidewalk.
You guys are public employees.
You don't have expectation of privacy in public, man.
That's it.
I appreciate it.
Okay.
But don't give out false information, dude.
Thank you.
All right.
What's your name, man?
I don't have to tell you.
Oh, there goes the unprofessionalism on top of that.
You work for the government too, dude, don't you?
When you're being aggressive and asking questions and doing what you're supposed to do.
Listen, that's the way I speak, bro.
If you don't like it, then tough ----.
Don't be a public servant.
I'm sorry.
Don't be a public servant.
So you're not going to be professional then.
All right.
Cool.
What's the name?
The whole internet is going to see you unprofessional.
You're ashamed of your name, bro?
My name is Joey, bro.
What's your name?
That's it.
Was that so hard?
When you're talking to me the way you are, yes.
You don't like it?
And your last name?
Then don't give false information to people, bro.
You started first.
I said I was concerned about the privacy of my company.
Well then take them inside somewhere.
Take them in there.
Not out here in the public view.
All right then.
So then take them in there.
You're out in public, sir.
And I'm not here for them.
I'm not here for them.
Harassing.
That's another step that you're wrong in.
Look up the meaning of harassment and Google it.
Me giving you my opinion and straightening your education is not harassment.
I'm feeling threatened.
Oh my.
Go work at McDonald's then, bro.
Don't work for the public.
I'm feeling threatened.
Don't work for the public then.
You're scaring me.
Okay.
Oh well then.
Don't work for the public.
Sorry.
You're threatening me.
So does that mean I'm harassing?
It feels like that.
Does that mean?
Oh well.
You can feel all you want, bro.
There's a difference.
All right then.
You feel harassed because I'm setting you straight.
That's why.
I don't like your attitude.
Just the way you came at us in the beginning.
This is what you get.
You give what you get.
You get what you give, bro.
Period.
You're cool.
Was I cool with you?
Yeah.
Right?
All right then.
Your attitude was condescending from the get go.
Yeah.
You're going to get a complaint.
Absolutely ridiculous you are, dude.
Crazy.
Follow City Hall, bro.
Yeah.
I feel threatened.
------- crazy, dude.
Have a good day, sir.
I hope you didn't call men with guns on us.
What?
City Hall?
Pretty cool.
Nice and cool and fresh.
So I just had to give it to that guy, bro.
Yeah.
Hello.
I'm not at the moment.
You got any cards?
Oh, there you are.
I'm just taking a look around.
That's it.
Cool?
All right.
Maritza Hernandez.
I like how this City Hall has two fish tanks.
As you can see, we have two fish tanks in this City Hall.
We got one here.
For real?
Pretty nice.
All right.
This is a very small town hall over here.
What's up?
Some nice fish, bro.
I wonder how much money they pay for these fish.
I don't know if I should leave my car here.
All right, guys.
We'll stick around and see what happens.
What's up, everybody?
Welcome back to the channel, SurrealCam.
I'm out with Chuck Bronson, and we're in beautiful downtown Tampa.
Tampa, Florida.
We're out exercising our First Amendment right to record in public and to see if our rights
are respected today to record in public.
This over here, we got a United States Post Office employee.
What's up, man?
Say hello to the camera, man.
Why not?
You having a bad day?
Recording our government.
So I'm out with Chuck Bronson over here.
We got a camera crew over here.
They won't, right?
You can't take a phone.
Yeah, really?
They don't allow cameras.
Are you serious?
Yeah.
Wow.
They don't play here.
Wow.
So much for transparency within our government, right?
So much for transparency, man.
You're trying to...
I'm trying to play cameras.
Yeah.
I wonder why.
Why?
You don't have no reason.
You don't think, why would they do something like that?
It's security reasons.
You know?
They're worried about me.
You don't think that...
They're worried about terrorism.
But cameras?
No.
Cameras is like...
It has to do with terrorism, you think?
I mean, not you, but them.
Yeah.
Yeah, I know.
I can't...
I don't...
I believe you on that.
Yeah.
We're going to try.
There's the memos on there?
So we got the rules and regulations here to the federal property, guys.
And, um...
Let's go see what's up.
State, county court, you can do that?
No.
Federal court.
If one of you want to go up and hold the phone now, one of you go up.
What?
I got a disability.
I'm not going to go remember everything they say.
Are they going to write everything down for me?
How about your rules and regulations to the federal property?
It's right here, man.
Anywhere there's public access...
That's the law, though.
That's the law.
Do you know all your DHS memos that are posted are expired?
So...
So you guys enforce rules, not the law?
Not you guys specifically.
You guys got to follow orders for a living.
I get that.
Please move aside so we can get the next person.
Oh, I'm sorry. Go ahead.
That guy has an attitude problem.
You know, the law is on the wall.
And, um...
They don't want to follow the law. They want to follow orders.
I mean, follow rules.
But I'm just showing you guys.
I'm exposing this to you guys.
This is all I can do right now.
Pretty much.
I mean, that is insane, dude.
They don't even care about their own DHS memo.
That's insane, bro.
Chuck.
There he is, guys.
There he is.
But for me, I'm in the middle.
I don't vote for him.
I don't vote for the other.
If y'all know what I mean.
So...
This is for the folks that are on that side of the fence.
And for the folks that are not.
So...
Appreciate it.
That's crazy, man.
It's the law, man.
It's the DHS memo.
But DHS overrules all that.
Yeah, we can't allow that.
We'd be out there with it, but not inside.
I know that you guys work under DHS regulations, right?
It's the law.
It says right here.
You got like nine postings of it.
Just so you know...
Just so you know, they're all expired, too.
Thank you for what?
We're just trying to abide by the law.
The law states that we can record in public areas.
Lobbies.
Foyers.
Yeah, but this is all public areas in there.
What if we want to conduct some business?
Which we are.
You guys don't apply by the law.
You guys apply by the rules?
You're not allowing me to get the public records that I need?
We need some public records.
You're refusing my right to...
Didn't you guys take an oath?
That's all we're trying to do.
Well, you're stopping me.
So what happens if...
You guys got to pass this through.
If this wasn't here, I would have just ******* walked by.
I don't want to go to jail either for something.
You know what I mean?
Then it'll be a crazy lawsuit.
We just want to file some public records.
That's it.
I just need the rules of procedure to file a federal lawsuit
on federal agents.
On some other US Marshals.
For violating my rights under a color of law.
And we have a right to document it.
Look, guys.
No matter what.
They do what they're told.
And that's what they do for a living.
That's how they can...
You know.
I guess they're doing their jobs.
You know.
It's insane.
Look.
Can I get your name though?
You don't want to give me your name at least?
Why is that?
I don't understand that.
I want to know who I interacted with.
You know.
I don't understand why you can't be professional
and at least give me your name.
None of y'all can give me your names?
Wow. Look what we have in America.
What's new in America.
This is why we record the government.
So much for transparency and accountability, right?
So much for that.
Insane, dude.
Crazy.
So much for transparency and accountability.
Guys.
I'm surprised they didn't kick us out of this lobby.
Yo, you can be in here.
You can be right here.
It's the law.
Alright.
Well, for next time.
Next time, you guys know.
That's fake news anyways.
Crazy, dude.
Crazy.
Look.
It's right here again.
They have it posted everywhere.
And we can't even document our business here
that we're trying to conduct.
Actually, I have Chuck's back.
He's the one that has to conduct some business in here.
And I'm just here following his lead.
And that's a violation of our rights right there.
They don't care.
They're federal, dude.
They do what the **** they want.
They don't give a damn.
They wouldn't even give me their names, but he wants to record me.
He wants to record me,
but he doesn't even want to give me his name.
Freaking crazy.