Trooper claims recording them is "distracting" and interference, even though it is a well established constitutional right. Arizona tried setting an 8 foot minimum distance to record law enforcement you're not interacting with, it was ruled unconstitutional by a federal court because it's just that, unconstitutional.
Other states have tried 20 feet and have been ruled unconstitutional. We have the first amendment protected right to freedom of press, that includes BOTH theCOLLECTIONof andDISSEMINATIONof information of public interest to the public. Our right to record police AND THOSE THEY'RE DEALING WITH in public from close enough to see and hear everything is WELL established and above the feelings of cowards. Our right to speak is ALSO well established and upheld that it can not be interference.
So, WHY are cops violating CLEARLY established rights daily across the nation?
Because they've been getting away with it.
This woman cop just committed a federal crime on video, as do MANY EVERY SINGLE DAY, so what happened to no one being above the law?
>18 U.S. Code § 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law
>Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.