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.
Go over to Police the Police FB page.
Look at a few vids. (I don’t agree with most, but some of them are not right.
If video by cops is good, why not allow all video recordings?
We have no right to film our elected officials? But they have 2 Cspan channels paid for by us?
Democrats are afraid their corruption will be exposed.
Yup, the second most currup President of all time.
This doesn’t surprise me. The judge was a liberal, and most law enforcement officers are liberals represented by liberal unions. I used to be totally pro-law enforcement, but I’m really starting to lose my faith in it fast with$#%&!@*like this happening.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT SAID I COULD YOU FUCKING MORON!
Have not seen this law !
They also created the freedom of information act what a bunch of hypocrite s**t
Yet another freedom Liberals want to abolish. We can’t let them get away with this. What are they afraid if? Evidence?
Cover up their sins now