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I'm not sure why you think this law explicitly allows people to be 8' away and film. Instead, it criminalizes being closer than 8' and filming, while not super
by mlyle 4y ago
I'm not sure why you think this law explicitly allows people to be 8' away and film. Instead, it criminalizes being closer than 8' and filming, while not superseding other laws that could be used to harass or prevent recording.
An explicit codification of the right to record and circumstances when it applies could be part of a decent compromise here, but this legislation isn't it.
- gambiting 4y agoBecause previously, the cop could define their personal "safety zone" as literally whatever - 20ft? 50ft? It wasn't defined in the law. Now it is - it's 8ft. If you're further away than 8ft then it cannot be argued that your filming was unlawful.
- mlyle 4y agoThis isn't true-- any existing laws that could have been employed at 15' can still be employed at 15'. They have not been superseded or repealed. There's a new misdemeanor for 8' or less.
- ddingus 4y agoI agree with this and had not considered the legislation in this light.
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- ddingus 4y ago>and without the permission of a law enforcement officer (LEO). (Sec. 1) I went to the original text, pasted here. That language is NOT OK. This law does NOT explicitly allow.