For Context: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/photographer-arrested-home-depot-ice-raid
How to document these events safely?
Drone?
FYI Dji has removed the geofences on their products. You may need to do a firmware update.
That sounds like a fine way to have your (presumably expensive) drone carrying your (presumably also expensive) camera hit with buckshot.
I’m not saying don’t try anyways. But there’s a good chance the gestapo just starts blastin’.
DJI Care Refresh has joined the chat (still expensive tho)
Simply get a remote camera. You can place it in the back of your back pack. Then just pretend to be looking the other way. You don’t have to look at the video as it is happening.
Oh wow this is the most genius method yet.
No eye-contact mean a very low chance of confrontation.
I’m gonna see what I can find for this
don’t forget to get some XR glasses so you’re sure to get all the action in-frame.
and a hoodie to cover all the wires.
With a small action cam Velcroed. It could be in a soda can too…just place the soda can strategically and walk away. Pick it up later.
Those 360 cams would be decent for this because they don’t need aiming and you can zoom in on the interesting action after the fact.
If you have an iPhone and an Apple Watch, you can activate the camera remotely. I used it to take this picture of a quail. I set up my phone and put tomatoes out. Worked perfectly.
You can also see what’s on screen but you’d just look like you’re checking the time.
Look at the AKASO EK7000. Its tiny and WiFi activated with remote control included. Supposedly it has image stabilization and 20MP resolution and can record 2hrs of video per charge. All for just $52 bucks. So there are way better options that don’t break the bank or risk your favorite phone full of your personal identifiable information. That way you can get your quail videos without personal risk.
With hidden cameras.
Pretend to be on the phone
This is often the simplest. I’ve done it a few times. It helps to practice to know where you’re pointing the phone when it’s up to your ear. If it’s noisy you can plug your other ear with your hand and tilt your head so the video isn’t tilted if that matters to you
holds the phone in front of me
WHAT? I CAN’T HEAR YOU, SPEAK UP. HELLO? YES I HAVE TO HOLD MY PHONE LIKE THIS, I’M ALLERGIC TO TECHNOLOGY. JUST GO ABOUT YOUR DAILY ROUTINE, DO NOT PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THE HAT.
being around police officers of any kind isn’t safe but you can film them as much as you want
They asked for “masked armed men” not police officers.
the answer is the same
The law only gets you compensation after the abuse and destruction ends. If anything.
to add to this, ‘you can beat the charges but you can’t beat the ride’ is a saying coined by our american police, their extrajudicial punishments include rough rides among other cruelty
your rights aren’t a shield.
And then what happens
I would have a shirt with a hole cut in the breast pocket. Then point a phone camera out while it records.
A few details: you’ll want a busy pattern on the shirt to make the hole less noticeable. You’ll also want an app that can record without easily being stopped (the default camera on my phone can be interfered with just by moving around inside a pocket).
Have a bigger gun with you.
But they are a group
Punt gun
Punt Gun vs 23 kidnappers 4K 200,000FPS slomo.
Bring a bigger group.
Bring more homies, and more guns. What could go wrong?
GTA: SA has taught you well
Not that it helps the victims but maybe we need a bunch of falsely abused and detained reporters able to afford significant lawsuits.
I like to think I’d stand up and do it, but I’m white and in a state where we don’t often have such conflict.
I mean we do, you can’t avoid it with the current administration. However it’s just not as often. Actually a couple of weeks ago one of my city councillors was roughly detained for videoing a gang of masked thugs depriving people of their rights. However while I don’t think it’s as simple as racism, he is Hispanic and that clearly makes a difference
