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Charges Dropped In PA Video Taping Arrest

Posted by kdawson on from the common-sense-prevails dept.

Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed has reversed himself completely over the charges against Brian Kelly, arrested for wiretapping after videotaping a police stop. Now let's see if they are good enough to compensate Kelly for the 26 hours he spent in jail and the anguish of the cloud over his future caused by a felony arrest. From the article: "... [DA] Freed said his decision will affect not only Brian Kelly, 18, but also will establish a policy for police departments countywide. 'When police are audio- and video-recording traffic stops with notice to the subjects, similar actions by citizens, even if done in secret, will not result in criminal charges,' Freed said yesterday. 'The law itself might need to be revised.'"

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  1. Blackadder Reference by Icarus1919 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Permission to yell 'Bravo' in an annoying loud voice?"
    "Permission granted."
    "BRAVO!"

  2. Re:Cloud over his future caused by a felony arrest by PorkNutz · · Score: 5, Funny

    I personally have neither convictions nor arrests.

    Remind me never to party with you.

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  3. First time for everything by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I will tern into a complete police spy

    Tern? That doesn't look like a typographical error, since the "e" and the "u" are nowhere near each other on the keyboard, so we must assume that you intend to watch the police from the water while preening your feathers and searching for fish to eat. Or, perhaps you'd swoop down on them from the sky and crap on their shiny cars?

    Oh, you didn't mean "tern" like the type of bird, you meant you'd draw the three winning numbers in a lottery? Well, that's just confusing.

    I'm a bit confused about your use of the abbreviation for Post Office though - or did you mean Pissed Off?

    1. Re:First time for everything by McGiraf · · Score: 2, Funny

      I can be he'd be laughed at? this is getting confusing

    2. Re:First time for everything by Evilest+Doer · · Score: 4, Funny

      Tern? That doesn't look like a typographical error, since the "e" and the "u" are nowhere near each other on the keyboard, so we must assume that you intend to watch the police from the water while preening your feathers and searching for fish to eat.
      Sorry, but this reminds me of when I traded some sausage for a pet bird. I took a tern for the wurst.


      And then there was the time I was throwing rocks at birds. I wanted to leave no tern unstoned.

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  4. Lawsuit from Brian Kelly's attorney by imaginaryelf · · Score: 3, Funny

    will be filed against the city, county, and state, in

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  5. Re:thank god by jcgf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Driving and getting pulled over are normal parts of traveling. The other 2 are only involved in contingency plans.

  6. Oh you think so? by JohnnyGTO · · Score: 1, Funny

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8133720312 520034070 hehehehe. Love the deep south.

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