As a matter of fact, Jacob was actually cited for riding his bike on the sidewalk to prevent him from "copwatching." Another example of how police departments nationwide will go to any lengths to hide their "dirty deeds." When Oscar Grant was killed on the BART subway platform , it was pro-active "copwatchers", but not active with Jacob's group that captured that horrific event. Until that moment, Jacob had never seen a cop kill anyone on tape.