[E. Pluribus Unum]

These kinds of laws have one purpose, and one purpose only: to assure that you cannot collect evidence against government officials.

[MrB]

And these laws not only need to be reversed,
there need to be laws that punish the government official that attempts to thwart recording of their official behavior.

[Paladin2]

"the audio recording of police officers while performing their duty “can affect how an officer does his job on the street.” "

Gee, who'da thunk it?

[Paladin2]

"These kinds of laws have one purpose, and one purpose only: to assure that you cannot collect evidence against government officials. "

Apparently these guys have something to hide.

[blackdog]

There is a school liason officer I know of who has a pocket recorder in their shirt pocket. She records every conversation she has with every student and parent. The school principal told me that the entire police force has the same and does the same to the public. The only twist is that in a public school, students give up their right to not be recorded by attending the school. But the rest of the officers are violating the law.

Almost every government office now posts that cell phones are prohibited and must be turned off. The odd thing is that the rule does not apply to the workers, just the public who pays their salaries.

[Cboldt]

-- These kinds of laws have one purpose, and one purpose only: to assure that you cannot collect evidence against government officials. --

And because they are felonies, the government can piggy-back a personal firearms prohibition too. Given the extent of hostility the Illinois government has toward citizen-possessed firearms, I suspect that disarmament is another intentional purpose.

[DoughtyOne]

Yep, you nailed it. This law should be stricken from the record books.

There is no reason for this law other than to protect the posterior of people who may be breaking the law, and by so doing ending their career and possibly going to prison.

[infowarrior]

These kinds of laws have one purpose, and one purpose only: to assure that you cannot collect evidence against government officials.

Exactly, note well where these laws are in effect, and are prosecuted. Blue states mostly, these laws are a statist's wet dream...

the infowarrior