>Perhaps '8 feet' is meant to keep a filmer out of potential harm, and from interfering with a police officer and suspect potentially struggling. If that were

>Perhaps '8 feet' is meant to keep a filmer out of potential harm, and from interfering with a police officer and suspect potentially struggling. If that were the intent, there'd be no reason to focus on the act of filming. It would just say "8 feet for anyone besides police officers and those the police officers are dealing with."