Good. Such a law is ridiculous and dangerous. Cops already have ridiculous amount of immunity and free rein to do whatever they want.
this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2023
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Imagine the crap police would be doing if this passed
Just compare the police statements on famous events with what actually happened in the video.
Within 8 feet I can understand- If you're apprehending someone fucked up out of their mind on whatever drug, you don't want to also worry about what duder with a camera phone might do or what guy your apprehending might do to them in the process of wrangling. Having camera person move to ten or so feet away is a fairly reasonable ask.
The public spaces in general bit? Bruh. That shits ridiculous.
Yeah and then they'll approach you while you're filming their colleague murdering a suspect. They'll demand you turn off the camera and follow you around so they can arrest you for being too close, then "accidentally" smash your phone.
They don't deserve that kind of power.
Yup. The law shouldn't be based on proximity to an officer, but instead proximity to a crime scene or legally detained individual, and those should be specifically defined. You should always be able to film as close to an officer as you choose, provided you're not interfering in any real way with their investigation.
Or there should be a law restricting filming police at all.
Like you don't KNOW there will be cops running towards filming witnesses while their colleagues make arrests and now you have to leave and can't film anymore.
"Hey you can't film while I am less than 8 feet away from you."
"Then don't follow me."
"Don't talk back, don't resist, GET ON THE GROUND!"
Expect the supreme court to hear the case.