Federal judge strikes down Arizona law limiting recording of police as unconstitutional
Federal judge strikes down Arizona law limiting recording of police as unconstitutional
An Arizona law limiting how close people can get to police while recording them was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in a Friday ruling. The law would have made it illegal to film polic…
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An Arizona law limiting how close people can get to police while recording them was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in a Friday ruling.
The law would have made it illegal to film police officers within 8 feet of law enforcement activity if the officer had requested the citizen or journalist to stop filming. In addition, officers could have ordered anyone filming on public property to stop if they determined the area was unsafe or if the person filming was interfering.
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Imagine the crap police would be doing if this passed
Just compare the police statements on famous events with what actually happened in the video.