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Posted on 08/31/2011 10:16:48 AM PDT by flowerplough
“The felony charge against Tiawanda Moor has finally reached a courtroom.
Moore faces up to 15 years in prison for recording her attempt to report a Chicago cop who she says sexually assaulted her. Moore says she recorded the conversation because she felt Internal Affairs officers were pressuring her not to file a complaint. The Tribune article focuses on whether or not that claim is true. Which really misses the point.
State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez ought to be tossed on her tuckus for bringing this case in the first place. In a city with a long history of police abuse and corruption, where we only recently learned that for two decades people were tortured in police stations while Chicago police supervisors, prosecutors, and politicians looked the other way, it’s an absolute outrage that Alvarez would prosecute a woman for trying to protect herself while trying to file a complaint. And shame on the Illinois legislature for not having the courage to repeal this ugly, blatantly unconstitutional law."
So let me get this straight. A woman is allegedly sexually assaulted by a police officer. Worried that the police might be corrupt – can’t imagine why – said woman records her conversation with internal affairs. The state attorney then proceeds with criminal charges because…okay, I can’t continue. My brain hurts. What is wrong with these people?
I hear this a lot from people who say we need to trade off civil liberties for security: If you’ve done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear (from cameras, domestic spying, DNA gathering from innocent people, the Patriot Act, etc.)...
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
The hallmark of a police state. We are becoming a sugar coated version of the USSR.
Stop voting for 3rd world trash, and you might not have these problems.
“Those who would give up Essential Liberty
to purchase a little Temporary Safety,
deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
Attributed to Ben Franklin
Everyone should have the right to record every bit of audio and video that can be heard/seen within a 3ft invisible sphere around their own head.
Your memory already does this, so what is so different about doing it digitally?
This is not about HER. It's about you, me, everybody.
>> The hallmark of a police state. ...
Watch the video from reason.tv - about halfway down the page:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/08/chicago-district-attorney-recording-bad-cops_n_872921.html
“Cops seem to love recording you, but they often hate being recorded.”
You are 100% right about that.
Typical.
Honest cops have absolutely nothing to fear from being recorded.
People don’t have the right to defend themselves—that’s the socialist way.
People don’t have the right to defend themselves—that’s the socialist way.
Steve Chabot republican rep tried the same tactic. This is not a republican or democrat problem but a govt vs everyone problem..
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“So let me get this straight. A woman is allegedly sexually assaulted by a police officer. Worried that the police might be corrupt – can’t imagine why – said woman records her conversation with internal affairs. The state attorney then proceeds with criminal charges because…okay, I can’t continue. My brain hurts. What is wrong with these people?”
Nothing is wrong. Their mentality is that of the Leviathan State, where government is the most important thing and the little people only exist to support government. This is what a relationship based on power as compared to principle eventually ends up looking like.
[ Your memory already does this, so what is so different about doing it digitally?
You can be called a liar, your memory can be questioned, you can be threatened into silence. A video camera has no agenda and records everything it sees without bias or fear.
If you can’t impeach the credibility of witnesses against you, it’s really hard to get away with criminal activity. ]
Nailed It!
And, yes, it's audio too.
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