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Is Videotaping the Police a Felony?
AtomicSnarl writes "When Carlisle, PA, police noticed their traffic stop was being videotaped, they arrested the fellow with the camera for felony wiretapping. From the story: 'Kelly is charged under a state law that bars the intentional interception or recording of anyone's oral conversation without their consent... An exception to the wiretapping law allows police to film people during traffic stops.. [An assistant DA] said case law is in flux as to whether police can expect not to be recorded while performing their duties.'"
I'm surprised no one has said it yet: If you film the police, you are probably a terrorist.
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Nonsense. Putting on a badge doesn't mean you suddenly stop being human. The day that we can replace human police officers with androids, I will agree to your proposition. Until then, they have the same rights that we do.
In fact, the only "power" that the police have which YOU don't is the ability to affect an arrest based on testimony or inference, as opposed to your right to affect an arrest only if you have physically witnessed a crime taking place. Because of this one difference, you propose that we take away their human rights?
I think not.
If they make this charge stick, I recommend a shooting war.
If they pull you over they must be up to no good.
Defend yourself.
They are armed with guns so shoot them.
Kill a few hundred cops they will finally get the message.
Nothing is foolproof, fools are too ingenious. - Murphy
Yes, Mr. Cheney, it is all a big conspiracy.
No, it's illegal to use most controlled substances due to institutionalized racism.
Don't just stand there, get that other dog!