This past Friday afternoon when coming home from work I noticed a cop car parked in a no parking zone. I contemplated just walking by to start enjoying some down time but concluded that if I don’t speak up, even against such trivial law-breaking, who else would?

As you’ll see in the video below, despite having received a complaint by a citizen (me) the responding officer failed to hold his fellow officer to the same standard that he stated he would if a civilian engaged in similar activity. And rather than apologizing for blatantly breaking the law, the officer who parked in the no parking zone thanked me by following me on foot - actions that unsurprisingly made me just a bit uncomfortable.

I share this video to document not just this situation but the mindset that unfortunately is all-too prevalent in policing today. And to hopefully help hold accountability those who swear an oath to uphold the law but who in practice - at least in this case - are willing to not only flaunt that law but intimidate those who question them.

Hopefully follow-up from this incident will result in ramifications for the officer and help to inspire other freedom fighters to speak up as well. I’ll leave you with a few related quotes:

• Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the State becomes lawless or, which is the same thing, corrupt. - Mohandas Gandhi
• When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. - Thomas Jefferson
• The main political problem is how to prevent the police power from becoming tyrannical. This is the meaning of all the struggles for liberty. - Ludwig von Mises

As I concluded, stay tuned for developments. And if you’re curious about the “past encounters with police” reference, check out the following:

• Shootback: Arlington County Police Department about an Arlington Co. police officer parking in a no parking zone in 2008.06. I followed-up with the chief and received a letter back that stated that my claims had been substantiated and actions had been taken.
• Shootback: National Park Service about government employees who parked in a handicapped spot in 2008.09.
• “A Little Run-In With the Law” that gives an overview of my being detained for an hour by 10 Arlington County police officers in 2007.08 despite breaking no law. I submitted a FOIA request, received documents back per my request, filed a formal complain, received a response from the chief, submitted a second letter to the chief, and received a second response from the chief.

Under the guise of transparency, below is the complete raw footage from Friday’s incident, which also includes an exchange about open carry laws and natural rights.