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Cop Seeks Wiretapping Charges For Woman Who Videotaped Beating
An anonymous reader writes "A police officer who was disciplined for his role in the beating of a Massachusetts man (many broken bones in his face and permanent partial blindness) is looking to bring criminal wiretapping charges against the woman who caught much of the incident on video. The officer received a 45-day suspension for the beating. He does not appear to deny anything that happened in the video, but he apparently thinks it shouldn't have been filmed."
Damn you horribly biased, agenda pushing slashdot summary writers!
The officer received a 45-day suspension for the beating..
No no no no nooooo. The officer who did the beating was fired and is facing criminal charges. It is one of the officers who stood by and watched that got the 45 day suspension.
Just for the record, I think this wiretapping charge is bullshit and I think all the cops involved should be punished appropriately. But the summary makes it seem like a cop only got a 45 day suspension for assault with a deadly weapon, which is incorrect and borderline flame bait.
If what I just said sounded like a troll, it was probably just a failed attempt at humor.
You mean the accessory?
How is one to know whether your video recorder or phone has put sub-protocol information on the recording that identifies you. Ok, even if its a camera, it can put the serial number of the camera there. And if you bought it with a CC, then they can relate the two. Or , if you post other video of your camping trip or whatever, they could relate two recordings.
If recording the audio is a crime, then one should strip the audio before giving the recording to anyone. This would block the seizure of the tape as evidence that the recording itself was a crime.