Does a viral bodycam video authentically show a cop pulling over a black judge and then the police officer "lives to regret it?" No, that's not true: The video originated from a channel that publishes re-enactments using the same actors repeatedly in supposedly unrelated roles and situations. While the YouTube channel's description claims to "bring you real, unfiltered bodycam footage," it also acknowledges the producers "reenact some elements." The timestamp on the video does not use the same font as authentic bodycam video.
The claim in originated a video (archived here) posted on YouTube by the Bodycam Declassified channel on May 14, 2025. The caption of the video read:
Cop Pulls Over Black Judge and Lives To Regret It.
Click below to watch the video on YouTube:
This YouTube channel has 20 videos posted at the time of writing. None of them are authentic bodycam clips. The actors posting as police officers, judges, and other characters are repeatedly used. The description of the channel admits that it uses actors and staged scenes:
In some cases, we may reenact some elements to clarify key aspects of certain encounters. Every case shared is original and exclusive, and if you see our bodycam footage elsewhere, Please report it to [email protected].
A big clue that the videos are not authentic bodycam clips is that the Axon Body 2 timestamp in the upper right corner does not use the same number font as authentic Axon Body 2 devices use. The zeroes in the fake timestamp do not have a slash through them.
(Source: screenshot of YouTube by Lead Stories)
This is what the numbers on an authentic Axon Body 2 video look like, as shown in the Axon.com page explaining how to read its timestamps:
(Source: screenshot of Axon.com by Lead Stories)
