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I'd prefer to be recording when I walk past in that situation to make sure they don't mess with ME without being recorded.

It's not a hypothetical situation. I've been there.

This is my home state Arizona and from time to time I think about moving back and this makes me not want to.

Geez I'd just cross the street to avoid the situation rather than go to that kind of effort.

Yeah most of the time I do that but it's not always practical. For one thing what about if there are police on both sides? Yes that happens.