Plainfield City Hall — Local services in Plainfield

I have never visited this city hall in NJ but I just saw a 30 min video on youtube. It was published in 2022 by long Island audit who is a first amendment auditor. When approached by the city hall police, a detective Franklin in a very aggressive and disrespectful manner. Obviously officer Franklin was ignorant of the laws on public filming. However, the way he talked to the first amendment auditor was in very por taste and unprofessional. These employees need training in communicating with the public in a respectful and cordial manner and most important knowledge, education,and training in laws relating to public video filming. Witnessing the manner the employees (public servants) treat and communicated with the public is shocking and poor presentation of the City Hall establishment of NJ. I give them a great big F...

I thought Det. Franklin was an embarrassment until... Sgt. Gonzales came along. How embarrassing for officers who have been employed by the city for many MANY years and still don't care or care to understand basic laws and how to perform their duties. All these employees were such a disappointment in their treatment of a law abiding citizen looking for help. I thought serving the public was the first and foremost requirement their job. Every member of the public deserves to be treated with respect and professionalism. Has there been any additional training for ALL city employees in the past few years? Has anything been done to rectify these poor...

Two officers Franklin and Gonzales, its baffles me how people make it to this position without knowing citizens have the “right” to film in public buildings. Besides the fact that they swore an oath to uphold The Constitution of The United States!!! Do your job guys or get a different one! I absolutely would not want to count on one of these officers to protect my rights!...