"Church Members Question & Get Physical With Photographer" #FirstAmendmentRights

I was in Brea Ca. on Father's Day Sunday (6/19), documenting (gathering phots & video) from the public sidewalk. Within 5 minutes of my arrival , I was quickly approached by two individuals from this congregation ( one who later in the video identifies himself as a pastor) , expressing their discomfort of my presence with my cameras. I tried explaining I have to them that I have the same right to be there as they do , under the first Amendment (Freedom of religion & press) they then placed a call & moments later the larger individual named Dno started to engage me by deliberately bumping into me on the sidewalk, He claimed later to Police that he felt I bumped into him . Police were dispatched & ultimately Dno apologized for his behavior in under the assumption I would not pursue further legal action, I never accepted his apology & have since spoken to several lawyers. Unfortunately none of them felt I had a case to move further. I placed a request for Brea Police body camera footage from their interaction with Dno in hopes of seeing what information of mine was given to him by police since he knew my legal name when he initiated his so called apology. The request for body camera footage was also denied. One can only guess what Brea P.D has to hide with denying the request for footage.

#FirstAmendmentAudit #1AAudit #PublicPhotography #OrangeCounty #SouthernCalifornia