Cameraperson: Government Control
Clip: Season 30 Episode 18 | 3m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Johnson's driver informs her that journalists need a permit to shoot video of the prison..
Johnson's driver informs her that journalists need a permit to shoot video of the prison – a permit they don't have. So they plan to say they are making an movie for entertainment, which doesn't need a permit. But their subterfuge raises the suspicion of soldiers and we're left to wonder if the driver is arrested.
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Cameraperson: Government Control
Clip: Season 30 Episode 18 | 3m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Johnson's driver informs her that journalists need a permit to shoot video of the prison – a permit they don't have. So they plan to say they are making an movie for entertainment, which doesn't need a permit. But their subterfuge raises the suspicion of soldiers and we're left to wonder if the driver is arrested.
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