Tactics used by members of the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) are under scrutiny following a viral video showing an officer playing copyrighted music while being filmed. The move seemed designed to trigger copyright filters used by social media companies to remove unlicensed material. In response to the video and subsequent media coverage, the department has opened a review into at least one of the instances.
Activist Sennet Devermont went to the Beverly Hills Police Department headquarters on Feb. 5 for help filing a public records request. Standing behind the desk was Sergeant William Fair. As Devermont frequently does, he streamed the exchange on his Instagram, which has over 300,000 followers.
