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Film a Cop and Go to Prison

By Lawrence Taylor

I posted a couple of weeks ago about the disturbing trend toward prosecuting citizens for recording cops with such devices as cell phones — even if they are engaged in illegal conduct such as beating a helpless person.  See Taping a Cop Making an Arrest is a Felony.  The following news article contains an interesting video from the CATO Institute of police filmed by citizens.  Police Continue to Harass Citizens Who Record Them  Wash. DC.  Sept. 13  – A number of cases show how police continue to misunderstand citizens' rights to record their behavior, and they're now neatly compiled into a video from the Cato Institute. The Examiner editorialized on the subject in June, noting that those who record police frequently are 'more of a threat to the jobs of public safety officers than to public safety itself...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on September 17, 2010 (boomark / email).