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The person the officer is interacting with might be concerned in a very different way about what they say to a police officer, vs what they say to a police offi
by usrusr 5y ago
The person the officer is interacting with might be concerned in a very different way about what they say to a police officer, vs what they say to a police officer while a random or perhaps not random at all third party is recording. 8 ft seems like a reasonable cutoff.
But something needs to be done about the abuse potential of another officer walking towards the recording person, repeating "eight foot rule! eight foot rule!" to continuously push back the recording person so that their colleagues can proceed unwatched.
- everfree 5y agoAs I mentioned, the article clarifies that the law only applies in the case that an officer is interacting with a third party. A cop walking towards you is clearly interacting with you, not a third party, thus the law would not apply.
- usrusr 5y agoThanks, missed that detail. Surprisingly well thought out then!
- garyfirestorm 5y agoThe second part of your comment is the exact intention of this law! That’s exactly how it’s supposed to work.