“You may shut the f— up”: Dashcam vindicates cops confronting corruption

This video was released Tuesday by Tenafly police.

Sometimes, dashcams and bodycams catch police in their worst behavior. But a video released on Tuesday shows police in Tenafly, New Jersey exercising remarkable restraint in the face of badgering by Caren Turner, a commissioner from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Turner, who was appointed to the position by former Governor Chris Christie, suddenly resigned last week.

“Commissioner Turner’s resignation was appropriate given her outrageous conduct,” a Port Authority official said in a statement to NJ.com.

Turner’s daughter was riding in a friend’s car on March 31 when police pulled the car over. Police decided to tow the vehicle after determining that the car’s Nevada registration had expired and the driver couldn’t produce proof of insurance. Turner was called to pick up the daughter and her friends, but when Turner arrived, she tried to intercede with the police officers. “I’m here as a concerned citizen and friend of the mayor,” Turner told the officers. “I take full responsibility for them.”

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Source: Ars Technica – “You may shut the f— up”: Dashcam vindicates cops confronting corruption