Cops 'unlawfully' arrested man for filming them, ACLU suit says
By Laura Herzog | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com WEST NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey is suing West New York on behalf of a resident who says he was unlawfully arrested in July after trying to film local police arresting two teenagers. Cesar Sanchez, 42, of West New York, never got a chance to actually record any video, according to ACLU spokeswoman Deborah Howlett, but his rights were still violated in the interruption. "He got his phone out. He was trying to shoot video. The police immediately came over and told him he couldn't shoot video," she said. Sanchez told NJ Advance Media that his reason for filming wasn't clear when he saw "multiple" police officers allegedly twisting two teens' arms back and pushing them against a wall to arrest them. "I wasn't thinking about posting it online or making a whole political issue out of it. I just thought it was necessary," Sanchez said. "This has nothing to do with ...