These so-called “eavesdropping laws” (that say you can’t even record a conversation in which you are a party, if all other participants don’t consent) were passed by so-called “civil libertarians” (that is, ACLU types). The laws were stupid then, and are now coming back to bite them in the ass.
One commentator noted that under the Illinois “anti-eavesdropping” statute, someone could surreptitiously record their own murder, but the tape would be thrown out as evidence against the perps.
These laws need to be overturned now. They go way beyond the actual definition of eavesdropping. Any event that happens in public, or to which the person doing the recording is an invited participant, is fair game.
This kid needs to be released now and all charges dropped.
They thought they could BS a kid into pleading to a lesser charge ?!?!?!?
What was the “lesser: charge ?!?!?!?
Well this has got my knickers in a nice tight bunch this afternoon............daaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm !