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7 Rules for Recording Police

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lewrockwell.com / By Steve Silverman, Flex Your Rights / December 20, 2014

This article by Steve Silverman originally appeared April 5, 2012 in Reason.com. It’s been updated to include new information regarding recent rulings in favor of citizens’ right to record.

Last week the City of Boston agreed to pay Simon Glik $170,000 in damages and legal fees to settle a civil rights lawsuit stemming from his 2007 felony arrest for videotaping police roughing up a suspect. Prior to the settlement, the First Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that Glik had a “constitutionally protected right to videotape police carrying out their duties in public.” The Boston Police Department now explicitly instructs its officers not to arrest citizens openly recording them in public.

Slowly but surely the courts are recognizing that recording on-duty police is a protected

First Amendment activity. But in the meantime, police around the country continue to intimidate and arrest citizens for doing just that. So if you’re an aspiring cop watcher you must be uniquely prepared to deal with hostile cops.

If you choose to record the police you can reduce the risk of terrible legal consequences and video loss by understanding your state’s laws and carefully adhering to the following rules.

Rule #1: Know the Law (Wherever You Are)

Conceived at a time when pocket-sized recording devices were available only to James Bond types, most eavesdropping laws were originally intended to protect people against snoops, spies, and peeping Toms. Now with this technology in the hands of average citizens, police and prosecutors are abusing these outdated laws to punish citizens merely attempting to document on-duty police.

The law in 38 states plainly allows citizens to record police, as long as you don’t physically interfere with their work. Police might still unfairly harass you, detain you, or confiscate your camera. They might even arrest you for some catchall misdemeanor such as obstruction of justice or disorderly conduct. But you will not be charged for illegally recording police.

Twelve states—California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Washington—require the consent of all parties for you to record a conversation. But do not despair if you live in these states: All but 2 —Massachusetts and Illinois—have an “expectation of privacy provision” to their all-party laws that courts have ruled does not apply to on-duty police (or anyone in public). In other words, it’s technically legal in those 48 states to openly record on-duty police.

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    • desertspeaks

      you’re presuming that the laws are applicable to the private person.. do you have any factual first hand, irrefutable evidence that proves that the laws apply to anyone?? or are you just going on speculation, hearsay, feelings, beliefs, opinions, assumptions and presumptions?? because none of those is evidence of a damn thing!

    • The Clucker

      I did and they took my camera as evidence, so now I have to go to court and get it back…

      I like how all the Gov laws makes it mandiatory for all business to be video taped so they have proof of crimes; yet at the same time, YOUR LOCAL POLICE DEPT REFUSES TO RECORD THEMSELVES INSIDE THEIR OWN STATIONS, NOR IN THE FIELD. BET YA THEY WOULDN’T HAVE A SINGLE POLICEMAN LEFT ON THE STREETS AS THEY’D ALL BE IN JAIL FOR THEIR CRIMES.

      Yeah, no video taped dash cam’s, nor audio mic’s so they have a TRUTHFUL RECORD of their actions.. How much do they cost? $100? You see, the police falsify most stops, and write as many tickets, and arrest everyone because it gives their very own city “FOR PROFIT” CORPORATION funds and a money maker. So you see, they fleece as many people out of their hard earned money, and that money goes to your local cities “Private For Profit Business Corporation” that is owned by ONE PERSON; THE BUSINESS OWNER, AND GOES INTO THEIR PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT! Your city gets kickback money to give you the illusion it is your communities but its not. Must read:

      /alternative/2014/11/secret-backdoor-government-laws-revealed-make-viral-serious-3068508.html

      /politics/2014/11/us-birth-certificates-make-you-a-private-corporation-2663492.html

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