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"OK to film cops" says MD judge
Nina Zhito, Photographer
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bay area | CA | | Posted: 9:00 PM on 10.02.10 |
->> and the associated wire-tapping (16 year sentence) charges were thrown out, too. No, on-duty officers have no expectation of privacy. From the Washington Post: http://wapo.st/cP1D1K
Concluded Judge Emory A. Pitt Jr: "Those of us who are public officials and are entrusted with the power of the state are ultimately accountable to the public. When we exercise that power in public fora, we should not expect our actions to be shielded from public observation. 'Sed quis custodiet ipsos cutodes' ("Who watches the watchmen?”)."
The ACLU of Maryland states, rather optimistically it seems to me, that this "is likely to be the last word" on the matter, and will be viewed as precedent-setting by police.
For cops' perspective on the case: http://bit.ly/cfB4Ls |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 8:50 AM on 10.04.10 |
| ->> Some of those comments by "law enforcement professionals" are downright scary. They really need to stiffen hiring requirements in that profession... |
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Michael Fischer, Photographer
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Spencer | Ia | USA | Posted: 1:13 PM on 10.04.10 |
->> If you read the posts underneath the article, you'll see that most LEOs had no problem with this. In fact, many of them questioned why the officer pulled his weapon.
The posts highlight something we already knew: There's a lot of good LEOs, and a few dunderheads. Just like every other segment of society.
The guy on the motorcycle was an idiot imho. The filing of charges in reaction to the video making YouTube made them look petty.
The other interesting tidbit was the fact you have the legal right to ask the officer to turn off his wireless microphone - at least in some states. Personally, I wouldn't if I was acting properly since it would just prove me correct, but... |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 8:42 PM on 10.04.10 |
->> Important point, Michael. I am very supportive of law enforcement, but the post-9/11 mentality has really thrown the bad actors into sharp relief.
To my mind, the quote the WaPo pulled from the opinion says it all:
"Those of us who are public officials and are entrusted with the power of the state are ultimately accountable to the public. When we exercise that power in public fora, we should not expect our actions to be shielded from public observation. 'Sed quis custodiet ipsos cutodes' ("Who watches the watchmen?”)." |
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