"As a general rule, if you're in a public place and not interfering with police, you can take as many pictures as you want," Long said.

Long said he did not recognize the seasonal officers on the video and did not want to speak about the specifics of the taped incident.

But he said that generally police officers have to be aware that video cameras are readily available, especially in a public place such as the Boardwalk, and that their actions can be recorded.

"It would be an appropriate topic for some additional training. It's definitely a relevant topic for an in-service training," Long said.

Upper Township defense attorney John Tumelty watched the video at the request of The Press and said he believed the cameraman was within his rights.

He said of the portion of the video where one officer says the cameraman can be locked up: "He was not doing anything that amounts to obstruction of justice."

"It seemed to be some unprofessional, rude conduct and basically they just didn't want to be filmed," he said.