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That sounds great but now you're in court and having to prove that you were further than 8 feet. So you were harassed by police, arrested, charged with this cri
by lovehashbrowns 4y ago
That sounds great but now you're in court and having to prove that you were further than 8 feet. So you were harassed by police, arrested, charged with this crime, and sent to court. This is just another tool for police to harass citizens that is completely unnecessary for the safety of the public.
- frognumber 4y agoMost likely, things don't go that far. Prosecutors don't want to take losing cases. There are no high-stakes consequences, as there ought to be, but it also doesn't look good for anyone involved. Your bigger picture, though, is smack-on. By the time you hit the legal system -- criminal or civil -- you've already lost. A typical case will bankrupt most people in the US. Thing is, one can always come up with an excuse to sue / prosecute someone. There's a deeper problem there which this law doesn't change. I'd rather address root causes.
- lovehashbrowns 4y agoEven if it doesn't go to court, just being threatened with this crime might be enough to get someone to stop recording a police interaction. So again the law is to the detriment of the public. There is no upside to this law aside from it being a useful tool for police intimidation.