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Police Officers Seek Right Not To Be Recorded
linzeal writes "When the police act as though cameras were the equivalent of guns pointed at them, there is a sense in which they are correct. Cameras have become the most effective weapon that ordinary people have to protect against and to expose police abuse. And the police want it to stop. Judges, juries, and legislatures support the police overwhelmingly on this issue, with only a few cases where those accused of 'shooting' the cops being vindicated through the courts."
I'm surprised it hadn't been said yet.
what slide? in each of those cases the person violated a law. the NYC one was by a bunch of idiots called Critical Mass who think it's OK to disrupt traffic. they deserve to get beat down for what they do. 99% of the people on bikes are always breaking traffic laws running red lights or going the wrong way.
i'm almost 40, i've only had a few traffic tickets and that's the extent of my contact with police officers. and i'm free to do whatever i want
except when the news reported about the dumb ass getting beat down in times square they said he disobeyed police orders. the video on youtube didn't mention it. only that some innocent person was knocked off his bike for no reason
Yeah, but watching condemned criminals hack each other to death with swords while being eaten by lions had to be more entertaining than swallowing a pill or watching would-be musical stars compete to see who can avoid being yelled at by a smug British guy.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Offtopic.
Self defense by the Israelis.
what legal privileges exactly? cops have a tough job and it's shitty pay. let me guess, you got busted speeding or something and now your all pissy at police?
If you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine....