With all of the reality shows on tv such as COPS and others, why are the police angry about being video taped. Is it because there is no royalties paid?
Growing Number of Prosecutions for Videotaping the Police
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That Anthony Graber broke the law in early March is indisputable. He raced his Honda motorcycle down Interstate 95 in Maryland at 80 mph, popping a wheelie, roaring past cars and swerving across traffic lanes. Anthony Graber was arrested for posting a video of his traffic stop on YouTube.
But it wasn't his daredevil stunt that has the 25-year-old staff sergeant for the Maryland Air National Guard facing the possibility of 16 years in prison. For that, he was issued a speeding ticket. It was the video that Graber posted on YouTube one week later -- taken with his helmet camera -- of a plainclothes state trooper cutting him off and drawing a gun during the traffic stop near Baltimore.
Sixteen years? That is insane. Maryland needs to get it together. Maybe they should go here and get educated about the first amendment:
Photography is Not a Crime - It’s a First Amendment Right
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Every citizen in America with a camera capable cell phone should take every opportunity to record citizen - cop interactions. Let's overload the courts with cases nationwide! Record the cops every chance you get!
They should be thankful we're only talking about "recording" them. Some of us wouldn't have any problem doing worse.
Paladin
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