"Its origin has tragic roots. Javier Ambler, the new law’s namesake, died of heart failure after being tased and forcibly detained by a Williamson County sheriff’s deputy following a 20-minute chase. The alleged offense was Ambler’s failure to dim his headlights to oncoming traffic. A film crew for Live PD accompanied the deputy and captured the entire ordeal, a condition that bill sponsors cite as the reason for the heightened response leading to Ambler’s death.

Citing a report from the Austin-American Statesman, the Bill Analysis says that Javier Ambler’s Law is necessary because “violent encounters between Williamson County sheriff’s deputies and civilians nearly doubled in the year after Live PD cameras began following deputies.” It warns that “[t]he presence of production crews during police operations blurs the lines of reality and entertainment” and leads to more intense police encounters than would otherwise occur."

I'm assuming the violent crime rate also doubled just like it has in major cities across the country too.

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/texas-outlaws-tv-crews-at-the-8076393/

"Its origin has tragic roots. Javier Ambler, the new law’s namesake, died of heart failure after being tased and forcibly detained by a Williamson County sheriff’s deputy following a 20-minute chase. The alleged offense was Ambler’s failure to dim his headlights to oncoming traffic. A film crew for Live PD accompanied the deputy and captured the entire ordeal, a condition that bill sponsors cite as the reason for the heightened response leading to Ambler’s death.

Citing a report from the Austin-American Statesman, the Bill Analysis says that Javier Ambler’s Law is necessary because “violent encounters between Williamson County sheriff’s deputies and civilians nearly doubled in the year after Live PD cameras began following deputies.” It warns that “[t]he presence of production crews during police operations blurs the lines of reality and entertainment” and leads to more intense police encounters than would otherwise occur."

I'm assuming the violent crime rate also doubled just like it has in major cities across the country too.

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/texas-outlaws-tv-crews-at-the-8076393/

The newspapers and local news on TV not only left out that the guy fled in his car but the fact that when they finally did get him stopped he resisted and would not obey commands. It was a shame he passed away but had he complied with the LEO's he would most likely be alive today.

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Tragic loss of life but at the end of the day I don't care what you are being stopped for....pull the hell over. 20 minute chase tells me there was probably more to the story than failure to dim headlights!

The newspapers and local news on TV not only left out that the guy fled in his car but the fact that when they finally did get him stopped he resisted and would not obey commands. It was a shame he passed away but had he complied with the LEO's he would most likely be alive today.

TLK hit the nail on the head. A lot of these tragedies could have been avoided if the perps would just follow directions. It’s that simple.

It's not that simple. It boils down to a lack of shared information, like previously pointed out. The media cherry picks facts and twists a few and sells commercials and newspapers. I'm not saying in this case I have facts but as an example of what we don't usually hear I'll put myself in a perps shoes. If a was a felon (possibly on parole) and had dope in the car or some other contraband, I would not "simply follow directions". I'd run like hell to dodge going to the pen. The term they taught us decades ago in school was Yellow Journalism. If the yellow were to turn clear, folks would realize how good we have it and stop whining about what bathroom someone else uses etc, etc.

I watched maybe 2-3 episodes of that show. It was like Cops, once you seen one, you seen em all.

Liability is my guess.