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The Insane New Path to YouTube Fame: Taunt Cops and Film It

BAD BOYS, BAD BOYS

Auditors say they’re exposing police brutality and protecting the right to film on public property. The cops don’t see it that way.

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Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast

Last April, the San Antonio Police Department got a call about a man filming at a strip mall. The officer who arrived first on the scene was in for a couple of surprises—and unexpected internet stardom.

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