[PanzerKardinal]

There seems to be alot of discussion about giving the police your storage media.

Hope this clears some of the confusion.

As a photographer I always keep my attorney’s card in my wallet and I have his office, cell and home phone numbers programmed on my cell phone.

[wastedyears]

Run away as fast as you can.

[bamahead]

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[mountainbunny]

The Photographer’s Right

A Downloadable Flyer Explaining Your Rights When Stopped or Confronted for Photography (^)

Download it, print it, keep it.

Share it with law enforcement if it comes to it.

I will say that in all the time I've been a photographer, I've never been bothered, stopped or questioned.

[MaxMax]

The only evidence the police keep is the evidence that the DA can use against you.
The fine line is that they can call anything at any time an investigation
and you can be arrested. Best not to be seen taking video.

[hoosiermama]

Time to read it again:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

[B-Chan]

Cue badge-lickers in 3... 2... 1...

[PureSolace]

Unfortunately from what I understand, The opposite is true in the U.K. (And for some reason the statist want to be “more like the U.K.”) (which is of course rubbish.)

[packrat35]

Then again, seeing as how the police had just shot an unarmed man dead, maybe you don’t want to be victim number 2. Cops can make your life hell, put you in jail, and still take the camera as “evidence” and you’ll be no better off.

[paul51]

Do Police Have The Right To Confiscate Your Camera? (Answer is NO!)

They don't have the right to kill you either but that didn't stop them.

[LifeComesFirst]

Good to know, thanks.

[gitmo]

Email the video to yourself and several friends.

[Turret Gunner A20]

Ping

[apillar]

Get to know your phone, if you take a video in such a situation quickly upload it to a couple friends. I wouldn't advise just sending it to your home email in case the police get the phone and know enough to look up what email you sent. Then if the police try to force you to turn over the phone, know how to quickly set the security code. That way even if they have it, they won't be able to access or delete anything. However, they could still destroy or "lose" the phone, but that is why you uploaded the video to your friend first ;)

Camera's are even easier. You know those little memory cards? They are VERY easy to pop out and quickly hide just about anywhere. "Sorry officer, I thought I had caught that incident on tape. But, dang it! In all the excitement I forgot to push the record button."

[Joe Boucher]

This is an excellent subject PanzerKardinal.
What about filming? I’ve seen where cops beat you if you say are stopped by a Florida Highway Patrol on the turnpike for say speeding.
If you try to tape the stop the Patrolman will tell you to turn it off or be arrested. I’ve seen it on t.v. a few times.
But then you see arrests and folks not involved film say a cop beating down some guy. Cop fails to see the taping and the tape is released. Then you have to wonder if the guy doing the taping should be in fear from the cops?

[teeman8r]

police departments have powers, not rights. rights are only given to individuals... who in turn give powers to the institutions that govern them, not rule over them.

there are legal means to acquire cameras through the procedures of subpoenas...

and as to “take the pictures, then run like hell”, if they’ve already killed once, what stops them from shooting an accomplice running away.

teeman

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

No.

[GOPJ]

“Cops may be entitled to ask for people’s names and addresses and may even go as far as subpoenaing the video tape, but as far as confiscating the camera on the spot, no,” said Marc Randazza, A First Amendment attorney based out of Florida and a Photography is Not a Crime reader.

Would it be too hard to include this in a hand out to protestors? Give them a sheet on liberal lying tactics ( the diamond) and some stuff on their "rights": you don't have to give up the camera... The best tactic we have against these people is the light of day...

[GOPJ]

“Cops may be entitled to ask for people’s names and addresses and may even go as far as subpoenaing the video tape, but as far as confiscating the camera on the spot, no,” said Marc Randazza, A First Amendment attorney based out of Florida and a Photography is Not a Crime reader.

Would it be too hard to include this in a hand out to protesters? Give them a sheet on liberal lying tactics ( the diamond) and some stuff on their "rights": you don't have to give up the camera... The best tactic we have against these people is the light of day...

[elkfersupper]

Our Founding Fathers gave us a reset button.

It may very well be time to push it.