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Hanna wrote on 2013-04-22 19:14
It is illegal in many states to film or record police as they're detaining you.
What do you think about this? Should we be allowed to record/film our police encounters?
http://www.rcfp.org/reporters-recording-guide/tape-recording-laws-glance
I think you should be able to as evidence in case they break your rights or say you said something you didn't.
Police have cameras on the hood of their cars, but sometimes they will pull you out of the view or I've been detained on the street by police on foot.
this was recorded in my town and when he was in court they told him he couldn't use video evidence because he recorded them illegally.
[video=youtube;Td_sUsNhkVA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td_sUsNhkVA[/video]
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Cynic wrote on 2013-04-22 19:29
Like the government and law doesn't record people illegally all the time. I see no reason why we can't do the same, especially when it's actually beneficial.
Lord knows how many innocent people have been screwed over because the justice system insists on siding with cops, regardless of whether or not said cop(s) are actually right.
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Sumpfkraut wrote on 2013-04-22 19:45
Pfeh. That law doesn't make any sense for any other purpose. Cheap.
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Hanna wrote on 2013-04-22 19:50
Recording a man who accidentally shit himself on the street and uploading it to youtube = legal
Recording an officer to make sure you have evidence against them if they violate your rights = illegal
????????
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Mentosftw wrote on 2013-04-22 20:03
Corruption and abuse of power. Simple as that and there's little that can be done.
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Cannibal wrote on 2013-04-22 20:21
Even in places where it's legal, many cops seem to be super uncomfortable with people filming them. They need to realize that, while we may not need the film in the end, and it's not necessarily something against them, we need some sort of protection. Not all cops are good, and not all cops are going to follow proper law and procedures.
So, yes. It needs to be legal.
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Ninjam wrote on 2013-04-22 21:22
During class one time we were doing a video and wanted to get the police's opinion on something (this was like 3 years ago so I cant remember what, something about dress codes? or something). so we went out to the parking lot of the school (with permission, slip and all) and asked if we could record while we asked them questions. They were too uncomfortable to do that, so we settled for recording the ground while they talked.
This wasn't even recording something remotely intimidating.
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Aubog007 wrote on 2013-04-23 05:41
I wouldnt want anyone recording me on the job, because i get quite nervous, i know if i was a cop and someone was filming me, i would clam up.
I am sure there is some logical explanation besides all the negativity people have shown.
I can understand normal surveillance, that i am fine around, but when i see people physically recording me, it bothers me, like what the hell, however personal recorders like stuff that is on a car like what cops and russians have... That i am fine with.
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Osayidan wrote on 2013-04-23 20:12
It needs to be legal for our own protection.
Law enforcement/government wants to have cameras all over the damn place to get evidence against us if we break the law, so we should be able to do the same.
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Aubog007 wrote on 2013-04-25 10:53
Quote from Osayidan;1073876:
It needs to be legal for our own protection.
Law enforcement/government wants to have cameras all over the damn place to get evidence against us if we break the law, so we should be able to do the same.
I believe where i work, if anyone films another person here (employee to employee) without consent, you are liable to get fired due to privacy laws against recording government officials (unless by security)
However public to employee is still alright, just they don't like you doing that, (citizen to employee)
Government is kinda finicky, im sure city government is the same way.
God some of the laws need to be restructured...
OSHA cannot do shit for government places.
Our workplace violates many building code regulations and there is NOT A DAMN THING you can do about it.