Cook County Judge Says Law Banning Recording Police Is Unconstitutional

Posted by timothy on Friday March 2, 2012 @11:22PM from the isn't-anyone-offended-by-the-original-charge? dept.

schwit1 writes "A Cook County judge Friday ruled the state's controversial eavesdropping law unconstitutional. The law makes it a felony offense to make audio recordings of police officers without their consent even when they're performing their public duties. Judge Stanley Sacks, who is assigned to the Criminal Courts Building, found the eavesdropping law unconstitutional because it potentially criminalizes 'wholly innocent conduct.' The decision came in the case of Christopher Drew, an artist who was arrested in December 2009 for selling art on a Loop street without a permit. Drew was charged with a felony violation of the eavesdropping law after he used an audio recorder in his pocket to capture his conversations with police during his arrest."

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Re:No Problem by Richard_at_work · 2012-03-02 23:42 · Score: 5, Funny

The Police have been covered by the RIAA since the 1970s...
Re:No Problem by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-03 00:27 · Score: 3, Funny

The Police have been ripped off and generally screwed over by the RIAA since the 1970s...
FTFY
Re:No Problem by Stargoat · 2012-03-03 05:47 · Score: 3, Funny

Thanks Sting. Although, there's no reason to post anonymously. We all know you're a member in good standing of /..

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