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This law only serves to tell police how close they need to move towards people filming in order to get them to stop so their abuses can be done without being re

• ksaj 4y ago
  I think an officer approaching you makes you party to the interaction. I wouldn't shut mine off in this case, and I'd happily face court if an officer approached me while simultaneously claiming I'm not party to the interaction. The officer's approach to my person is the only the interaction I'm videoing at that moment. Anything else is incidental.
  • calabin 4y ago
    I think that one major issue here is that while you and I likely have the time and other resources to go fight something like this if it were to occur, many of the people for whom this law will be most relevant (areas where the most police activity occurs are often in impoverished areas) do not have that same luxury. If you're barely scrapping by on an hourly job, and then get picked up or fined for this, oftentimes your only option is to accept the plea so you can get out of the courtroom and try to get back to work. This law serves to provide a means for the police to place that burden on people who cannot bear it.
  • nerdponx 4y ago
    Good luck making that stand. Hopefully the Supreme Court will hear the case!