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Curious to see how applicable this is in states like California where one can't record another without their consent. Wouldn't that apply to the policeman being
by kloncks 14y ago
Curious to see how applicable this is in states like California where one can't record another without their consent. Wouldn't that apply to the policeman being recorded as well?
- cbr 14y agoIn MA we recently had a suit (Click v Cunniffe) over whether it's legal to record police. We're a two party consent state, but the judge ruled: Simply put, a straightforward reading of the statute and case law cannot support the suggestion that a recording made with a device known to record audio and held in plain view is "secret." http://www.citmedialaw.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/10-1764P-01A.pdf http://www.citmedialaw.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/10-17... (not a lawyer)
- Domenic_S 14y agoThat only applies if there's a reasonable expectation of privacy. The sidewalk or side of the road is not a place where you could reasonably expect privacy.