Man Faces Life In Jail For Recording Police

[Worriedman]

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Filming police a Class 1 Felony, really?

[Alleycat72]

God please let the war start while I’m young enough to participate.

[LagerHead]

I only had to get four words into the article before this made perfect sense.<br><br>Illinois. Where freedom went to die.

I know I'm going to catch flack for this, but I hope the ACLU gets involved in this case. At least it will lessen his financial burden.

EDIT: It seems the ACLU is involved.

Edited September 1, 2011 by LagerHead

[hipower]

Might be one of the few times the ACLU could actually do some good.

[Ramjo]

I agree with the picketer...we pay them to serve us, so we shouldn't need their consent to record them. If they have a problem with it, then hell, don't be a policeman!

[Guest GunTroll]

Man. Hats off to that guy for standing his ground against the oppressors of freedom ,and common sense. POS cops & lawyers! Not all but many!

[TGO David]

Let's keep the brash generalizations out of the thread and focus on the participants in this instance. Thanks.

[LagerHead]

Man. Hats off to that guy for standing his ground against the oppressors of freedom ,and common sense. POS cops & lawyers! Not all but many!

Cops & lawyers don't make the laws. Blame the politicians.

[mav]

Cops & lawyers don't make the laws. Blame the politicians.

I am sure there is enough blame to go around.

[Guest nicemac]

Cops & lawyers don't make the laws. Blame the politicians.

It is not illegal to film police…

[LagerHead]

It is not illegal to film police…

Then let me rephrase: Blame the politicians for bad laws. Blame the police for incorrect enforcement. Or as Mav said, there's plenty of blame to go around.

[Guest tommy62]

Might be one of the few times the ACLU could actually do some good.

I agree.

[Guest GunTroll]

Let's keep the brash generalizations out of the thread and focus on the participants in this instance. Thanks.

Sure thing. Sorry, your right. I should have typed more. The Cops and Lawyers in this link are all POS's IMO. With the scenario set up like it was they have chosen to direct their time and energy towards this guy instead of the thousands of other BG's in IL (and nationwide). Huge waste of time and precious resource's for a stupid law.

Cops & lawyers don't make the laws. Blame the politicians.

And ourselves while we are at it.

I am sure there is enough blame to go around.

Got that right.

[BigK]

I don't like the idea of my employers being able to install a camera to watch me work, but I accept it as being within their right.

That being said, I should only mind if I'm doing something wrong, right?

[greenego]

Does anyone know the law in TN?

[strickj]

Does anyone know the law in TN?

1st Circuit rules videotaping police is protected speech - National Law Journal

[MikePapa1]

1st Circuit rules videotaping police is protected speech - National Law Journal

Tennessee is in the 6th Circuit rather than the 1st, but I believe this is the law in Tennessee, as well.

[Dolomite_supafly]

It is corrupt people, regardless of vocation, that fear the camera in public places.

When it comes to officers, specifically all the decent officers that I have known and worked with welcomed anyone with a camera. This was because a lot of times the bad guy or their family would make false allegations of police brutality. And in most cases when there was a tape present the officer would be vindicated and the charges dropped.

It is when the officer doesn't want to be taped that the brutality takes place or other laws are knowingly broken by the officer. If an officer is acting in good faith, even if they are wrong, he/she won't be judged as harshly as those who blatantly break the law.

Dolomite

[Fourtyfive]

OMG , that is ridiculous ! Wiretapping , eavesdropping , you must be kidding. What has happened to our rights ? I need more Glocks !

Edited September 1, 2011 by Threeeighty

[Fourtyfive]

1st Circuit rules videotaping police is protected speech - National Law Journal

The only thing that makes sense to me.

[greenego]

1st Circuit rules videotaping police is protected speech - National Law Journal

Thanks for posting. Looks like he should get off.

[vontar]

For Reference on this topic

"Can We Tape?"

state by state guide

BTW, if it happens in public, I feel it should be legal. They should not fear the camera. They should welcome the camera as the camera only records the truth right? I mean they aren't doing anything wrong.

"Can We Tape?"

[BryanP]

I only had to get four words into the article before this made perfect sense.<br><br>Illinois. Where freedom went to die.

I know I'm going to catch flack for this, but I hope the ACLU gets involved in this case. At least it will lessen his financial burden.

EDIT: It seems the ACLU is involved.

Not surprising. This isn't a right vs left issue. You get similar reporting both from people on the way-out far right (like the link at the top) and at the other end of the spectrum like HuffPo:

Chicago State's Attorney Lets Bad Cops Slide, Prosecutes Citizens Who Record Them

[Guest WyattEarp]

talk about a double standard.

they can use cameras to issue speeding tickets and when you blow through a red light, but when the public records the police, suddenly someone's facing life in prison?

Welcome to the modern day Soviet Union people.