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North Carolina Man Arrested For Trying To Report Suspected Crime
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| 17 May , 2012
| Carlos Miller
Posted on 05/19/2012 6:41:19 AM PDT by marktwain
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It should always be legal to video/audio record public officials in public.
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posted on
05/19/2012 6:41:26 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
Can a cop legally interfere with a 911 call by interuption of an uninvolved bystander?
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posted on
05/19/2012 6:47:23 AM PDT
by
healy61
To: marktwain
I bet he gets a wad of taxpayer money.
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posted on
05/19/2012 6:48:02 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: marktwain
Under cover cops are arresting a shoplifter? They were probably shaking down a druggy and didnt want any pictures.
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posted on
05/19/2012 6:54:17 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: marktwain
see something say something
right
they got ya commin’ & goin’
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posted on
05/19/2012 6:59:28 AM PDT
by
mreerm
To: driftdiver
“They were probably shaking down a druggy and didnt want any pictures.”
OMG!!! That could NEVER happen...no, NEVER!
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posted on
05/19/2012 7:03:03 AM PDT
by
GOPsterinMA
(The stench of Earth Pimp-age is permeating over the internet...)
To: driftdiver
Any decent DA will obviously dismiss this case.
I would sue them big time for violating my 1st, 4th, and 14th Amendment rights.
SCOTUS needs to address this issue once and for all.
Taking pictures or video of cops performing public duties should certainly be protected by the freedom of the press clause of nothing else.
If cops are following the law then they should have nothing to fear from a camera.
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posted on
05/19/2012 7:04:23 AM PDT
by
Clump
( the tree of liberty is withering like a stricken fig tree)
To: healy61
"Can a cop legally interfere with a 911 call by interuption of an uninvolved bystander?"No, he cannot, and this bastard full-well knew it. Just another Dirty Harry wannabe.
His badge should be yanked and he should face charges.
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posted on
05/19/2012 7:13:33 AM PDT
by
RightOnline
(I am Andrew Breitbart!)
To: marktwain
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posted on
05/19/2012 7:21:06 AM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: marktwain
Well, apparently he was taping them. He posted a video the police attempted to delete.
To: I am bigjohn
Who cares if he was taping them.
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posted on
05/19/2012 7:25:12 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: I am bigjohn
ooops, video is unrelated from a Carlos Miller. disregard previous post please.
To: driftdiver
Buncha guys with guns and badges maybe?
To: I am bigjohn
Oh the thugs who should be in jail. Yeah i guess so
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posted on
05/19/2012 7:28:59 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: RightOnline
Just another Dirty Harry wannabeYou better wash your mouth with lots of soap after that comment....punk.
delayed /s
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posted on
05/19/2012 7:32:58 AM PDT
by
trebb
("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
To: marktwain
He said the officer accused him of trying to use his phone to take pictures of the takedown of the individual, who was a suspected shoplifter.
Nix may have grounds for a lawsuit.
Courts have ruled that taking pictures of cops is not illegal.
A good lawyer can cram the 'resisting a police officer' charge down the police offer's throat.
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posted on
05/19/2012 7:34:12 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: marktwain
It is best never to have anything to do with the cops.
Interaction with them usually causes one to suffer discomfort and indignity.
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posted on
05/19/2012 7:40:13 AM PDT
by
x1stcav
(There's a bunch of us out here spoiling for a fight.)
To: x1stcav
I was broken into recently and felt an obligation to tell the cops clearing the house that there were guns in the house. I was worried if the jerk was still there he could use them against the cops. They seemed more interested in me after that. I regret telling them. I think theres a law in florida sayin u are a criminal if someone steals a gun from u.
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posted on
05/19/2012 7:49:45 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: marktwain
I think the way around this problem would be to have a “real time video posting” website, so that the video would go directly to the site while continuing to record. Thus the recording would continue until interrupted the the officer, and could not be destroyed after confiscation of the recording device. They would be just destroying the backup.
As a safety feature, the website might use a “6-hour delay” before reviewing and posting, so that if you contacted them with a pass code, you could delete the video without it being reviewed or posted. If you did not, they would look at the video, and either post it, or if they observed criminal activity in it, forward a copy to a different law enforcement agency.
To: driftdiver; x1stcav
It's a lot easier to hassle the innocent than to chase down the guilty.
It's happened to me as well and the real down side is that you wind up in their books or tribal knowledge as causing them a problem.
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posted on
05/19/2012 8:25:29 AM PDT
by
norton
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