The more power you give someone, the more you have to keep an eye on them so they don't abuse that power. So I hope this spreads to the other states. It should

The more power you give someone, the more you have to keep an eye on them so they don't abuse that power. So I hope this spreads to the other states. It should be a federal law. All citizens should have the right to record police officers in public. We pay for them. They're job is to protect us. They are given a lot of freedom and power. And if they step over a line they should be punished the same way we would if we step over a line. Besides, photographing or recording people in public is perfectly legal. I always thought it was stupid how Britney Spears can be hounded day and night by paparazzi or the news can play your frantic 911 call, violating your privacy when you most expect and need it, yet in Illinois you record one officer while he's giving you a ticket and you get sent to jail with rapists, robbers, and crack heads.