Connecticut State Police troopers seized a camera belonging to a protestor and the camera continued to film while they conspired on which bogus charges to level against him. Michael Picard was protesting near a DUI checkpoint in West Hartford by holding up a big handwritten sign that read Cops Ahead: Keep Calm and Remain Silent Picard, who was lawfully carrying a handgun, also had a camera that he was using to film the police. One of the cops talked about needing to punch a number on this guy before adding, we really gotta cover our ass”]