No Police for Politicians

I do not think that a politician has the right to use police force to stop people from filming him at a public meeting.  Because it is a public meeting, everyone should have access to it, so a video reproduction should be perfectly fine.  The police are not some special force for politicians.  They are employed to help enforce the law.  A simple, verbal request is not a law.  Politicians are supposed to be representing the public.  If they are truly doing that, why would they be compelled to use the police force to stop people from recording them?  The only reason they could possibly not want any video recording, is to protect themselves if they say something offensive or contrary to what the people want.  They should not be using the police force to protect their jobs.  They should be using their own words and actions to keep their jobs.  A true public servant has nothing to be afraid of.