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"There's been a rash of arrests of late for videotaping police, and it's a disturbing development."

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felony wiretapping charges

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yeah it's b.s. but the people arrested won't be able to fight in court so they won't win. It's the same as when a police come up and punch you in the face and then charge you with resisting arrest/assaulting an officer.

I mean, I guarantee you that if you code plead out the wiretapping law it does not apply to public places. having said that if you get too close to an officer performing his job they arrest you for interfering, but of course the police use that as an excuse to say you can't video them ever. like getting within 5 feet of an arrest and videoing it is the same as videoing from across the street.

bottom line: police will arrest you and then make stuff up and if you don't have a good lawyer you will get crushed by the system.