Civil liberties groups oppose the law, saying it will impede First Amendment–protected activity and protect bad cops.
C.J. CIARAMELLA | 7.8.2022 3:00 PM
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, signed a bill into law
Wednesday that will make it illegal to film the police within eight
feet.
The legislation, H.B. 2319, makes it a misdemeanor offense to continue filming police activity from within eight feet of an officer after
receiving a verbal warning. The bill originally restricted filming the
police from no closer than 15 feet away, but it was amended after
criticisms.
There are also exceptions for filming the police in a private
residence, during a traffic stop, and for the subject of a police
encounter. But the law qualifies those exceptions, saying they apply
only if the person recording is "not interfering with lawful police
actions," or "unless a law enforcement officer determines that the
person is interfering in the law enforcement activity or that it is
not safe to be in the area and orders the person to leave the area."
Interfering with police, or obstruction of justice, is one of the most frequently cited justifications for frivolous and retaliatory arrests.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona opposed the
legislation, saying it "lacks specificity and gives officers too much discretion—making it the bill more apt to protect bad cops who want
to hide misconduct than those who are doing their job properly with a bystander recording nearby."
The bill's sponsor, state Rep. John Kavanagh (R–Fountain Hills),
wrote in a March op-ed that he introduced it "because there are groups hostile to the police that follow them around to videotape police
incidents, and they get dangerously close to potentially violent
encounters."
"I can think of no reason why any responsible person would need to
come closer than 8 feet to a police officer engaged in a hostile or potentially hostile encounter," Kavanagh wrote. "Such an approach is unreasonable, unnecessary and unsafe, and should be made illegal.
T. Greg Doucette, a criminal defense attorney who also specializes in
free speech law, told Reason in February that there are constitutional problems with the law.
"Can you be arrested for standing still while wearing a GoPro under
this statute?" Doucette asked. "It seems the answer here is yes, which
would violate the First Amendment (since standing still isn't
interfering with an officer's duties)."
https://reason.com/2022/07/08/new-arizona-law-will-make-it-illegal-to-f ilm-within-eight-feet-of-police/
The United States has, hands down, the worst and most corrupt police
in the entire civilized (liberal democracies — *yes*, we are a
democracy) world. The reason a "defund the police" movement arose is
because American cops are so universally shitty. Only in America do
you see several cops whaling away on a defenseless person with clubs,
all the while shouting "stop resisting!" for the cameras.
On 10 Jul 2022, Rudy Canoza <notgenx33@gmail.com> posted some >news:6HEyK.423912$70j.295069@fx16.iad:
Civil liberties groups oppose the law, saying it will impede First
Amendment–protected activity and protect bad cops.
C.J. CIARAMELLA | 7.8.2022 3:00 PM
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, signed a bill into law
Wednesday that will make it illegal to film the police within eight
feet.
The legislation, H.B. 2319, makes it a misdemeanor offense to continue
filming police activity from within eight feet of an officer after
receiving a verbal warning. The bill originally restricted filming the
police from no closer than 15 feet away, but it was amended after
criticisms.
There are also exceptions for filming the police in a private
residence, during a traffic stop, and for the subject of a police
encounter. But the law qualifies those exceptions, saying they apply
only if the person recording is "not interfering with lawful police
actions," or "unless a law enforcement officer determines that the
person is interfering in the law enforcement activity or that it is
not safe to be in the area and orders the person to leave the area."
Interfering with police, or obstruction of justice, is one of the most
frequently cited justifications for frivolous and retaliatory arrests.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona opposed the
legislation, saying it "lacks specificity and gives officers too much
discretion—making it the bill more apt to protect bad cops who want
to hide misconduct than those who are doing their job properly with a
bystander recording nearby."
The bill's sponsor, state Rep. John Kavanagh (R–Fountain Hills),
wrote in a March op-ed that he introduced it "because there are groups
hostile to the police that follow them around to videotape police
incidents, and they get dangerously close to potentially violent
encounters."
"I can think of no reason why any responsible person would need to
come closer than 8 feet to a police officer engaged in a hostile or
potentially hostile encounter," Kavanagh wrote. "Such an approach is
unreasonable, unnecessary and unsafe, and should be made illegal.
T. Greg Doucette, a criminal defense attorney who also specializes in
free speech law, told Reason in February that there are constitutional
problems with the law.
"Can you be arrested for standing still while wearing a GoPro under
this statute?" Doucette asked. "It seems the answer here is yes, which
would violate the First Amendment (since standing still isn't
interfering with an officer's duties)."
https://reason.com/2022/07/08/new-arizona-law-will-make-it-illegal-to-f
ilm-within-eight-feet-of-police/
The United States has, hands down, the worst and most corrupt police
in the entire civilized (liberal democracies — *yes*, we are a
democracy) world. The reason a "defund the police" movement arose is
because American cops are so universally shitty. Only in America do
you see several cops whaling away on a defenseless person with clubs,
all the while shouting "stop resisting!" for the cameras.
If blacks and progressive liberals would do what they were told instead of >continuing to run their mouths and moving, the cops wouldn't have to
resort to such extreme measures. It's their own fault.
On Sun, 10 Jul 2022 19:30:07 -0000 (UTC), Elder Bates
<elderbates@gmail.com> wrote:
On 10 Jul 2022, Rudy Canoza <notgenx33@gmail.com> posted some >>news:6HEyK.423912$70j.295069@fx16.iad:
Civil liberties groups oppose the law, saying it will impede First
Amendment–protected activity and protect bad cops.
C.J. CIARAMELLA | 7.8.2022 3:00 PM
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, signed a bill into law
Wednesday that will make it illegal to film the police within eight
feet.
The legislation, H.B. 2319, makes it a misdemeanor offense to
continue filming police activity from within eight feet of an
officer after receiving a verbal warning. The bill originally
restricted filming the police from no closer than 15 feet away, but
it was amended after criticisms.
There are also exceptions for filming the police in a private
residence, during a traffic stop, and for the subject of a police
encounter. But the law qualifies those exceptions, saying they apply
only if the person recording is "not interfering with lawful police
actions," or "unless a law enforcement officer determines that the
person is interfering in the law enforcement activity or that it is
not safe to be in the area and orders the person to leave the area."
Interfering with police, or obstruction of justice, is one of the
most frequently cited justifications for frivolous and retaliatory
arrests.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona opposed the
legislation, saying it "lacks specificity and gives officers too
much discretion—making it the bill more apt to protect bad cops
who want to hide misconduct than those who are doing their job
properly with a bystander recording nearby."
The bill's sponsor, state Rep. John Kavanagh (R–Fountain Hills),
wrote in a March op-ed that he introduced it "because there are
groups hostile to the police that follow them around to videotape
police incidents, and they get dangerously close to potentially
violent encounters."
"I can think of no reason why any responsible person would need to
come closer than 8 feet to a police officer engaged in a hostile or
potentially hostile encounter," Kavanagh wrote. "Such an approach is
unreasonable, unnecessary and unsafe, and should be made illegal.
T. Greg Doucette, a criminal defense attorney who also specializes
in free speech law, told Reason in February that there are
constitutional problems with the law.
"Can you be arrested for standing still while wearing a GoPro under
this statute?" Doucette asked. "It seems the answer here is yes,
which would violate the First Amendment (since standing still isn't
interfering with an officer's duties)."
https://reason.com/2022/07/08/new-arizona-law-will-make-it-illegal-to
-f ilm-within-eight-feet-of-police/
The United States has, hands down, the worst and most corrupt police
in the entire civilized (liberal democracies — *yes*, we are a
democracy) world. The reason a "defund the police" movement arose
is because American cops are so universally shitty. Only in America
do you see several cops whaling away on a defenseless person with
clubs, all the while shouting "stop resisting!" for the cameras.
If blacks and progressive liberals would do what they were told
instead of continuing to run their mouths and moving, the cops
wouldn't have to resort to such extreme measures. It's their own
fault.
And the trailing edge of the bell curve chimes in yet again...
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