A link to the complete ruling is at the site.
It should always be legal to audio or video record public officials in the public performance of their public duties.
1 posted on
08/29/2011 9:15:55 AM PDT by
marktwain
To: marktwain
If the police have done nothing wrong, then they have nothing to fear from their actions being recorded. The police have recorders in their vehicles. They can’t have it both ways. If they can record us, then we can rcord them.
2 posted on
08/29/2011 9:19:23 AM PDT by
from occupied ga
(your own government is your most dangerous enemy)
To: marktwain
It is for their own safety.
3 posted on
08/29/2011 9:19:52 AM PDT by
School of Rational Thought
("The proposition that the government is always right is manifested either in corruption or benefits)
To: marktwain
"Moreover, changes in technology and society have made the lines between private citizen and journalist exceedingly difficult to draw." I honestly believe "citizen journalists/bloggers will eventually save the republic by breaking the stranglehold the progressives have on disseminating the news!
4 posted on
08/29/2011 9:20:16 AM PDT by
Mad Dawgg
(If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
To: marktwain
One tiny step back from the abyss.
5 posted on
08/29/2011 9:21:06 AM PDT by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
To: marktwain
Ok, so recording the police in a public area is permitted.
What about recording security at an airport? Is the airport considered public, or would this be like recording security routines in a bank?
6 posted on
08/29/2011 9:22:21 AM PDT by
Hodar
( Who needs laws; when this FEELS so right?)
To: marktwain
Not just Police Officers, ALL public officials.
8 posted on
08/29/2011 9:24:34 AM PDT by
celmak
To: marktwain
It should always be legal to audio or video record public officials in the public performance of their public duties.
I have long been convinced that Pennsylvania's very restrictive wiretap laws were written specifically to protect politicians and their conversations with mafia bag men.
To: marktwain
Bravo! That's one for true freedom!
Mike
14 posted on
08/29/2011 9:43:12 AM PDT by
MichaelP
(The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools ~HS)
To: marktwain
It’s a bit of a stretch to me that anyone can be “the press,” although these days, when the cost of getting information out there is virtually zero, perhaps the distinction between them and regular people is irrelevant. Nevertheless, I don’t feel comfortable calling this a rights issue. Laws against recording public officials are stupid, but do we have to invoke the sacred and inalienable prerogatives granted us by God and Nature for every little thing?
By the way, what will this mean for all the various ways the real press is restricted? Surely cameras from legitimate and recognized outlets are routinely turned away by the authorities in different circumstances. Could a TV station claim banning cameras from court violates amendment one? I’m as tired as anyone of the slippery slope argument, but I truly don’t see where this ends.
To: rabscuttle385
22 posted on
08/29/2011 10:40:02 AM PDT by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: marktwain
Good...one step away from We the People having WebCams in our state and Federal representatives offices.
30 posted on
08/29/2011 11:19:40 AM PDT by
mo
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"Gathering information about government officials in a form that can readily be disseminated to others serves a cardinal First Amendment interest in protecting and promoting "the free discussion of governmental affairs."
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34 posted on
08/29/2011 3:52:55 PM PDT by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: marktwain
Any public servant has NO reasonable right to privacy while in the execution of his duties. Privacy in government actions is anathema to a Republic.
35 posted on
08/29/2011 3:58:09 PM PDT by
arderkrag
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