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"Wiretapping" Charges May Be Oddest Ever Recorded

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the tap-into-the-future dept.

netbuzz writes "Guy kicks up a fuss at a Massachusetts car-repair shop, employees call the police, guy allegedly gives them a hard time, too, and they charge the fellow with a variety of expectable charges: disorderly conduct, resisting arrest ... and 'unlawful wiretapping and possessing a device for wiretapping.' The device? A digital voice recorder. Massachusetts is one of only 12 states that prohibit the recording of a conversation unless all parties to it are aware it's being recorded."

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  1. Re:A concealed carry law... by truthsearch · · Score: 4, Funny

    I could tell you, but you'd have to stop recording this conversation.

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  2. Re:"only 12 states" by SydShamino · · Score: 4, Funny

    12/50 = 24/100

    Doesn't sound like exactly 20% to me. Closer to exactly 24% (or ~25%)

    Am I missing something?

    Canada? Western Europe? Iraq?

    /ducks

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