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Police limits on taking photo's in DC; can we hear an opposing view?
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:53:29 -0400
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From: "Lin, Herb" <HLin () nas edu> Date: July 27, 2010 5:03:29 PM EDT To: "dave () farber net" <dave () farber net>, ip <ip () v2 listbox com> Cc: "gerry-faulhaber () mchsi com" <gerry-faulhaber () mchsi com> Subject: RE: [IP] Police limits on taking photo's in DC; can we hear an opposing view?
I've spoken to various LEOs on this point, and they are of mixed views. Some support it, saying taping provides them with PROTECTION against charges of abuse. Others oppose it, saying that a camera only sees/hears part of the overall context, and may be unduly prejudicial in light of what is not recorded. herb lin CSTB/NRC From: Dave Farber [mailto:dave () farber net] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:03 PM To: ip Subject: [IP] Police limits on taking photo's in DC; can we hear an opposing view? Begin forwarded message:Date: July 27, 2010 9:58:57 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Police limits on taking photo's in DC; can we hear an opposing view?If there are any IPers in law enforcement, perhaps they could offer a comment regarding the rationale for banning video/audio recording of police contacts with citizens. Other than the obvious CYA rationale, it is difficult for me (and I am LEO-friendly) to see why this makes any sense. But I'm willing to be instructed. Any LEOs out there who could enlighten us? Professor Emeritus Gerald Faulhaber Business and Public Policy Dept. Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Professor Emeritus, Penn Law From: Dave Farber Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:50 AM To: ip Subject: [IP] re Police limits on taking photo's in DC Begin forwarded message:From: Labmanager <labmanager () gmail com> Date: July 26, 2010 9:04:30 PM EDT To: dave () farber net, plevy () citizen org Subject: Re: [IP] Police limits on taking photo's in DCThis isn't a trivial issue. A Maryland motorcyclist is facing 16 years in jail for video taping a police officer with his helmet camera during a traffic stop. When he posted the video on Youtube.com, they raided his home, confiscated this camera, computer and arrested him. http://abcnews.go.com/US/TheLaw/videotaping-cops-arrest/story?id=11179076 "That Anthony Graber broke the law in early March is indisputable. He raced his Honda motorcycle down Interstate 95 in Maryland at 80 mph, popping a wheelie, roaring past cars and swerving across traffic lanes. Anthony Graber was arrested for posting a video of his traffic stop on YouTube. But it wasn't his daredevil stunt that has the 25-year-old staff sergeant for the Maryland Air National Guard facing the possibility of 16 years in prison. For that, he was issued a speeding ticket. It was the video that Graber posted on YouTube one week later -- taken with his helmet camera -- of a plainclothes state trooper cutting him off and drawing a gun during the traffic stop near Baltimore. In early April, state police officers raided Graber's parents' home in Abingdon, Md. They confiscated his camera, computers and external hard drives. Graber was indicted for allegedly violating state wiretap laws by recording the trooper without his consent." Jerry On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Dave Farber <dave () farber net> wrote: Begin forwarded message:From: Paul Levy <plevy () citizen org> Date: July 26, 2010 7:52:57 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Police limits on taking photo's in DCThe Washington Post carries a story this morning about the tendency of many police officers to interfere with people taking photographs of buildings and police operations in DC on vague claims of security or in one hilarious case, by citing the entire criminal code as authority. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/25/AR2010072502795.html?hpid=moreheadlines Reminds me of my travels through the Soviet Union in the early1980's. Paul Alan Levy Public Citizen Litigation Group 1600 - 20th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 588-1000 http://www.citizen.org/litigationArchives | Modify Your Subscription | Unsubscribe NowArchives | Modify Your Subscription | Unsubscribe NowArchives | Modify Your Subscription | Unsubscribe Now
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