Watch this video an Uber driver recorded of a cop telling him that he was not allowed to film the encounter, which is completely false. The officer, like many of his contemporaries, incorrectly assume that people are unaware of their rights as citizens and that they are welcome to lie to them;

One of the first things Jesse Bright did after being pulled over by police on a recent Sunday afternoon was turn on his phone and begin filming.

Bright was driving for Uber to make some extra cash, but he works full-time as criminal defense attorney in North Carolina. As a lawyer, he said, he believes strongly that when people record their interactions with police, it helps reduce confusion if their cases end up in court.

As he aimed his phone in the direction of officers and recorded, Bright was surprised to hear Wilmington police Sgt. Kenneth Becker tell him that there was a new state law that prohibited him from recording police.

Bright told The Washington Post that he knew better — no such law exists in North Carolina.

“Hey, bud, turn that off, okay?” Becker said.

“No, I’ll keep recording, thank you,” Bright responded. “It’s my right.”