>If I wanted to undermine the ability to film police, this is where I would look - because recording something, it could be argued, is not an expressive act. I

>If I wanted to undermine the ability to film police, this is where I would look - because recording something, it could be argued, is not an expressive act. I linked this on an earlier reply, but I believe it answers your question. https://canons.sog.unc.edu/2022/11/responding-to-first-amendment-audits-is-filming-protected-by-the-first-amendment/ https://canons.sog.unc.edu/2022/11/responding-to-first-amend... >Consider states with "2 party consent" laws for recording phone conversations. These have not been ruled unconstitutional even though it's a similar activity to filming the police. Police have tried using this as an exception but I believe it was shot down because it's in public. The fact that some of them disliked being filmed so much just bolsters the case that they need to be filed, IMO. >Most of us would be furious about being filmed on the job. We just don’t render deadly force. If you're in public, you're always being filmed. Look up at most light poles, there's cameras everywhere.