Officer Thinks a Cell Phone is a Weapon, Assaults Man Filming Himselfnews Post Courts continue to rule that filming police is not a crime while they are conducting their service to the taxpayer in a public location. However, the video below from San Diego, California shows an officer assert that a cell phone is a potential weapon (extended footage shows him saying potential conversion to a taser or .22 pistol), apparently justifying the attack that ensued upon the citizen, which required medical attention according to the video source. The man assaulted, Adam Pringle, goes on to describe in an interview with RightThisMinute (posted HERE) his harrowing experience about what follows after his cell phone gets smacked out of his hand. http://www.rightthisminute.com/video/cop-allegedly-assaults-man-recording-his-cell-phone Read other articles by selfnews Post Here 