filming the police
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NC Cops Pull Man Over, Falsely Tell Him It’s Illegal to Film Them. Plot Twist: He’s Attorney and Knows the Law
A criminal-defense attorney in Wilmington, N.C., was pulled over by police recently, and as he began to film his interaction with them on his cellphone, one of the officers falsely told him that there was a new state law that prohibited him from recording the police. Jesse Bright knew there was no such law in…
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Ark. Lawmaker Arrested for Filming Police; Charges Later Dropped
UPDATE: Oct 5, 2016 8:32 p.m. The Root has learned that no charges will be filed against Omavi Kushukuru (Omavi Shukur). An Arkansas state representative who helped pass legislation that protects the right of citizens to photograph and record the police was himself arrested after he filmed during a traffic stop. According to the Arkansas Times, John…
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Conn. State Police Caught on Camera Fabricating Evidence Against a Protester
State police in Connecticut are facing a lawsuit after accidentally recording themselves conspiring to fabricate evidence against a protester. The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut filed the suit Sept. 15, a year after Michael Picard was arrested for protesting near a DUI checkpoint in West Hartford, Conn. Picard often protests DUI checkpoints, which he feels…