IF YOU TAPE RECORD POLICE ACTION YOUR GONNA GET ARRESTED IN MANY JURISDICTIONS
I GUESS THEY JUST HATE STUFF LIKE THIS:
Kelowna RCMP Police Brutality Investigation (video taped by a citizen)
Jan 24 2011Civil liberties complaint made against Kelowna RCMP
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has filed an official complaint against the Kelowna RCMP and several members.
The BCCLA alleges the RCMP members, including Cst. Geoff Mantler, who arrested Buddy Tavares on Friday, January 14, 2011 at KLO Road and Pandosy Street unlawfully used force to take the Kelowna man into custody.
The organization has also made a conduct complaint against Superintendent Bill McKinnon, Kelowna RCMP spokesperson Cst. Steve Holmes and other members involved in the release of information claiming that Mr. Tavares arrest was related to a domestic violence situation.
via reason.com:
In completely unrelated news, Florida teen William Kilgore was arrested and jailed last week for videotaping police officers in the town of Tarpon Springs. When Kilgore's friend Tommy Frane pulled out his cell phone to record that arrest, Tarpon Springs police officers then confiscated his cell phone, too.
Also completely unrelated, as I pointed out over the weekend, over the next several months at least three people will go to trial in Illinois for recording police officers, including one woman who was arrested for recording her attempt to report an alleged sexual assault by a police officer. All face felony charges that carry 4-15 years in prison.... laws that police are using to try to prosecute those that digitally record their actions.
We've often written on the disconnect between current laws and the reality of the digital age. When a person gets charged over a million dollars for pirating and sharing a few songs, and a robber stealing a dozen CDs might have to a pay a few hundred in fines, the system can seem incredibly flawed at times.
Another example of this disconnect that has recently been brought into sharp focus include laws that police are using to try to prosecute those that digitally record their actions. We already covered how police in some areas can arrest you, if you videotape or photograph them in a public or private setting. Well, in some areas they can arrest you for even recording an audio conversation.
Illinois is one of the states with the toughest laws against audiotaping a conversation between you and another party without their knowledge. The law [text] states that you can face up to 15 years in prison for committing the offense.
Full article here.
