With the advent of cellphones as a standard device carried by hundreds of millions daily, the ability of citizens to film police and politicians in public settings has increased accountability for those holding positions of public trust.
Unfortunately, a growing trend of judicial tyranny could curtail a person’s right to access their phone to suddenly film an event unfolding before them in a public setting.
First Amendment rights advocates argue that the right to film public events should never be abrogated, given the protections of the U.S. Constitution.
But with the judiciary having more statist judges in place, it’s become more challenging to protect these most basic rights.
In the federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Missouri, a recent ruling has struck down the right to film public officials in a public setting. On the next page, learn how the dispute may have to head to the Supreme Court to get resolved.
Bullcrap
This is Propaganda
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/a-major-victory-for-the-right-to-record-police/533031/
F**k them…land of the slaves and the home of the bankers
They are public figures. They should expect to be recorded.
It works both way… not only back up a person’s testimony but could exonerate the police officer.
Yeah communist don’t like that, they like darkness to do their dark deeds…
BS!!!!!!!
Don’t hold your breath.
Recall this idiot, the right to film or photography things occurring in a public area, evem when law enforcement is involved, has been upheld repeatedly.
Huh