An hour-long video went viral this past weekend, showing a heated exchange between a man filming a traffic stop and two Austin police officers. On Monday, Chief Art Acevedo spoke publicly about the incident. Our Stef Manisero shows us why the self-proclaimed citizen journalist feels his rights were deprived.

AUSTIN, Texas -- The man who posted the video this past weekend -- 26-year-old Phillip Turner -- calls himself a citizen journalist.

"If I see police activity, I'll get out and film it because you never know what you're going to catch," said Turner.

The activity, known as cop watching, is becoming increasingly popular.

In a part of the video, you hear Turner say to the officers, "Why are you touching me? Get your hands off me, dude, get your hands off me."

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Turner was recording a traffic stop on Burnet Road, when he says the officers shined their flashlights directly into both his cameras to ruin the footage, pushed and shoved him, and verbally taunted him.

"And they said, no, you're not going to leave, you're going to wait until the tow truck gets here and when the tow truck leaves, then you're allowed to get in your car and go," Turner said.

They are heard telling Turner he can't retrieve his camera even though the traffic stop was over.

"If I'm standing right here, silently recording where you can see me, you can just turn around and see me, then I'm perfectly fine," Turner said.

APD policy states that as long as the recording is happening in public, and he or she isn't interfering with the officer's safety, the officer's should not ask the person to stop, ask for identification, intentionally block cameras from recording, or detain or threaten the person.

Acevedo says his officer's behavior does not reflect that policy.

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"We have so much to deal with, this is a clear policy and we really shouldn't be here," Acevedo said. 

The police chief says at a time when mistrust of the government is at an all-time high, transparency is more important than ever -- transparency that comes from videos like Turner's.

Chief Art Acevedo

"This is a situation – shame that we're here, because we shouldn't be here. That's called a self-inflicted wound, that what people are thinking about is beyond me," he said.

Turner says he's recorded about 300 police situations in the past, but he felt that the incident early Saturday morning with the two Austin police officers went too far.

Phillip Turner

APD is internally investigating the officers' actions, but in the meantime, one of the officers from the video has been pulled from patrol duties.

"There's a big difference between videotaping, and inserting yourself and interfering," Acevedo said.

"Police need to be held accountable for their actions, and that's basically what I'm all about," said Turner. "Nothing more, nothing less."

Turner has a long history of lawsuits filed with various police departments across Texas, including the Dallas Police Department, Round Rock Police Department and an outstanding suit against the Austin Police Department.

All of the Austin complaints are regarding officer behavior in response to his filming.

In March, Turner was on Sixth Street during the South By Southwest shooting.

He says APD had the wrong suspect detained initially, and it was his footage that helped them arrest the correct person.

Watch the full YouTube video and Acevedo's press conference below: