>>>>Yes, as with any group, there are corrupt members here and there. But in defense of the police: They are a needed part of society and by the nature of their job, they deal with crimminals most of the time. It stands to reason that many would become jaded after continuously dealing with that sort of people. Some of them will crack and take action that they should not. That said, the police probably do not have the right to demand that taking pictures or video of an event be forbidden.
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>>>Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Well, the public. Anyone can take a video nowadays.
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>>>If this law passes, it will truly bring on a police state.
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>>Too late. In at least three states, it is now illegal to record any on-duty police officer. But you know what? If I see a cop going Rodney-King on someone I'll be the first one to break the law and start taking a video....furthermore I'll run away to protect myself & my video too.
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>Do you have a reference for that? I don't believe it is actually true. My understanding is that the only law that comes close is the law meant to protect citizens from surveillence without reasonable suspicion a crime is being committed and the posting of films on . Most communiations and surveillence laws were written to protect the public against surveillence of private communications. I don't think they have leg to stand on if any citizen actually sued. The police in California, Massachusetts, and Maryland are trying to use those laws to stop the public filming. Were you thinking of another state and is there a law that I don't know about (that would not surprise me).

..another example
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/31/3161.asp