AZ law signed that limits filming police

[NewOrleans]

The law makes it illegal in Arizona to knowingly video police officers 8 feet (2.5 meters) or closer without an officer's permission.

Someone on private property with the owner's consent can also be ordered to stop recording if a police officer finds they are interfering or the area is not safe. The penalty is a misdemeanor that would likely incur a fine without jail time.

There needs to be a law that protects officers from people who "either have very poor judgment or sinister motives," said Republican Rep. John Kavanagh, the bill's sponsor.

www.npr.org/2022/07/09/1110659827/arizonas-law-limits-filming-police

[NewOrleans]

@ teen

Meanwhile, in VA, police aimed their guns at a teen filming a police encounter that he was witnessing. This will always be the excuse when they make a person a hashtag. “Looked like a weapon, oopsy!”

Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, pointed guns at an unarmed teenager and screamed at him to get on the ground as he recorded them detaining another group of teens.

“Why you pulling a gun on me?” the teen recording asks an officer twice on a cellphone video.

“Because you have a weapon,” the officer responds, despite no evidence that he did.

www.vice.com/amp/en/article/pkgbv7/fairfax-county-cops-pointed-gun-on-recording-teen

[basilosaurus]

How the duck is this constitutional?

Don't answer. We know it isn't. We know our shit scotis will say it is

[goldengirlz]

This is bullshit.

I also wonder how this fits with freedom of the press. This feels like a clear First Amendment violation, especially because these are public employees.

[Michelle]

Jul 13, 2022 14:27:17 GMT -5 goldengirlz said:

This is bullshit.

I also wonder how this fits with freedom of the press. This feels like a clear First Amendment violation, especially because these are public employees.

And what if your home security system is filming police on your property. Do they have the authority to require that you disconnect your home security system on your own property?

There are constitutional and logistical issues with this whole idea. damn.