75 years prison sentence for recording a cop
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roughdraftx01 at 09.7.11 - 12:57 pm
http://youtu.be/mNlJYSIzjoU
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Um... okay. It's hard to believe this is true, but they'll soon dismiss all of it. I'm certain.
And if they don't, then maybe I'll start wearing the tin foil.
gado_gado09.7.11 - 2:17 pm
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I've heard of cases like this before... recording audio of cops. those laws need to change
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09.7.11 - 4:53 pm
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Right now things seem to be going the other direction, so it is a mountainous climb even to stop the momentum against authority accountability. A lot of people will have to put a lot on the line to get this kind of law changed. I mean, you know who makes the laws, right?
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09.7.11 - 8:07 pm
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Well, I think CA is one of the states where you are still allowed to record officers in public places.
But no, we don't make laws. We vote for politicians who ultimately push whatever laws they want, and we hope we are voting for someone who will be honest with their policies.
Do you really think "we" or anyone voted for a law that made it illegal to hold police officers accountable for their actions in the public sphere? I don't think anyone would vote for that.
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09.8.11 - 6:39 pm
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The end is really succinct.
The jackass that murdered oscar grant got 2 years.
This guy is facing 75 for openly recoding in public.
I hope this shit goes to the supreme court.
trickmilla09.8.11 - 9:07 pm
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The same supreme court who upheld cops entering without a warrant because they heard rustling sounds? The same supreme court who upheld that corporations are people too?
But yeah, fucked up.
BUT! A lot of the "anti-recording" laws are based on wiretapping laws and thus the audio portion of the recording. So video without audio is way safer. I wonder if there is an app for that.
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09.19.11 - 4:47 pm
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