Two Activists Who Secretly Recorded Planned Parenthood Face 15 Felony Charges (npr.org)

mi writes: California prosecutors on Tuesday charged two activists who made undercover videos of themselves interacting with officials of a taxpayer-supported organization with 15 felonies, saying they invaded privacy by filming without consent. State Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a longtime Congressional Democrat who took over the investigation in January, said in a statement that the state "will not tolerate the criminal recording of conversations." Didn't we just determine that filming officials is not merely a right, but a First Amendment right? The "taxpayer-supported organization" is Planned Parenthood, and the charges were pressed against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt. Daleiden has called the charges "bogus," claiming that Planned Parenthood "has violated the law by selling fetal tissue -- an allegation that has been investigated by more than a dozen states, none of which found evidence supporting Daleiden's claim," reports NPR. "Daleiden claimed the video showed evidence that Planned Parenthood was selling that tissue, which would be illegal. Planned Parenthood said the footage was misleadingly edited and that the organization donates tissue following legal guidelines and with permitted reimbursements for expenses, which investigations have corroborated."

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Re:Some privacy is more equal than other

[meglon]

I'm sorry, you're one of those "states rights" dipshits until a state does something you don't like. It's called - a state law. The supreme court has not invalidated it, no matter how much of a long, stupid and completely off tangent attempt you make to try to shoehorn one thing into meaning another.

So the answer to your question: "Didn't we just determine that filming officials is not merely a right, but a First Amendment right?" is.. NO, only fucking morons who don't understand the difference between police officers working for the public in a public setting, and doctors working for a private company would have had their heads so far up their ass to think that's what they were supposed to have learned.

And lets be real clear.... not only did NPR report none of the states found any evidence of wrongdoing, INCLUDING the fucking fake christian sociopaths running Texarse. Here's a good rundown if you can pull your head out of your ass long enough to be bothered to read it: http://www.npr.org/2016/01/28/...

These films were nothing more than a couple lying piece of shits, the likes of which normal people have come to expect from conservatives and fake christians, lying like little bitches because they're too fucking moronic to live in reality.