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Originally Posted by limeypride
Thanks for creating this thread--a nice idea and much appreciated.
I'm curious--and possibly asking you to speculate but... why is video recording an engagement with the police "not allowed"; I'd consider that a reasonable attempt at (albeit citizen-driven and optimistically more credible than words alone) oversight? Does "not allowed" translate to an offense in and of itself (within the jurisdictions you're most familiar with)?
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Originally Posted by limeypride
Thanks for creating this thread--a nice idea and much appreciated.
I'm curious--and possibly asking you to speculate but... why is video recording an engagement with the police "not allowed"; I'd consider that a reasonable attempt at (albeit citizen-driven and optimistically more credible than words alone) oversight? Does "not allowed" translate to an offense in and of itself (within the jurisdictions you're most familiar with)?
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Sure thing, glad to help! And you caught me! I haven't done a case in DC in a decade and it shows!
I looked up some legal searches and found this article:
https://legaltimes.typepad.com/files...complaint1.pdf
That's why lawyers do many hours of live CLE (Continuing Legal Education) to keep up to date on the new laws.
So I stand corrected, you can record cops anywhere that is in a "public" space while visibly public from a non-private view.
Even I thought it was illegal in DC, but I was wrong. It's still not advisable but it can be done. Police can always say it's "interfering with their job" but that's a tougher argument these days.